Ballina Chamber of Commerce

Creating Exceptional Results Through People

balchamber — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:32:10 +0000

Trackside Marquee sponsored by Ballina Shire Advocate

balchamber — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:47:56 +0000

Ballina Shire Business Excellence Awards

balchamber — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:08:27 +0000

Once again we are calling for entries in the

Ballina Shire Northern Star Business Excellence Awards.

Submissions are open from now until Monday 20 September at 4.00pm. A Business Awards Workshop will be held in mid September – date TBA.

Southern Cross University will again provide the judging panel for all Business Excellence Categories excluding Customer Service which are to be judged by secret shoppers in late September.

Categories are outlined in the Entry Form and the Criteria is the same as 2009.

The Business Excellence Awards Dinner & Dance will be held at 6.00pm on Saturday 9 October at the Ballina RSL Club. Tickets will go on sale mid August.

Major Sponsor

Category Sponsors

Event Sponsors

Sponsorship opportunities are still available.

Queries to:

Nadia Eliott-Burgess

Executive Officer

Ph: 6681 5049

Mob: 0438 484 403

Northern Rivers Small Business Forum

balchamber — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:04:40 +0000

You are invited to attend the

Northern Rivers Yellow Pages

Small Business Forum

an initiative of Ballina Chamber of Commerce

Wednesday 18th August 2010

12 noon to 2.00pm

Ballina RSL Club

“The Small Business Forum is a must attend event for all members of community and especially small business”

Keynote: Michael Pascoe is one of Australia’s most respected and experienced finance and economics commentators with 36 years in newspaper, broadcast and on-line journalism. He’s also a most entertaining and provocative speaker on matters financial, economical and political.

Michael is seen on Channel 7’s Sunrise and news programs, is Contributing Editor for the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age’s BusinessDay.com.au sites, is a weekly finance columnist for Yahoo7, writes for magazines as diverse as Mining Monthly and YTE, and is an acclaimed speaker, bringing rare humour and plain language to the dismal science.

Born and educated in Queensland, he started his career with The Courier-Mail before working in Hong Kong for three years. He joined the Australian Financial Review in Sydney and then pioneered specialist finance journalism in commercial broadcasting – first with the Macquarie Radio network, then with Channel 9, Sky News and 7.

Go to http://www.smh.com.au/business/by/Michael-Pascoe to read some of Michael’s recent commentary about business and the economy, covering everything from current election uncertainty, tax, rates, house prices, migration, and more!!

$60 per ticket inc. 2 course luncheon

Tables of 8 also available

(N.B. this event replaces the August Breakfast)

Sponsored by

& proudly supported by the

Chamber’s Corporate Sponsors

This event would not have been possible without Travelling Experts Grant funding from the NSW Government’s Department of Industry & Investment

Queries to:

Nadia Eliott-Burgess

Executive Officer

Ph: 6681 5049

Mob: 0438 484 403

July Breakfast before Business

balchamber — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:30:25 +0000

Breakfast Before Business

Wednesday 21st July 2010

7.00 – 8.30 am

Ballina RSL Club

$25 Members – $30 Non Members

Inc. Hot Breakfast, Cereal, Fruit, Tea & Coffee

Guest Speaker: Katrina Luckie, CEO of Regional Development Australia Northern Rivers

Katrina is an experienced and energetic regional development professional. She is an Applied Science graduate who has applied her technical skills in the areas of community engagement, regional planning, statistical analysis, research design, regional advocacy, sustainability, industry development and capacity building. Katrina has an extensive knowledge of the Northern Rivers region and is passionate about innovative ways to improve the sustainability and quality of life for our region’s environment and communities.

RDA – Northern Rivers promote economic and employment growth and contribute to business development and investment attraction. Part of their role is to broaden the Northern Rivers’ industry base and develop new products or markets, including export markets. Job creation and economic sustainability are the key objectives of this work. Katrina will provide an overview of RDA’s many and varied projects along with some very interesting information about the Northern Rivers both now and looking forward.

RSVP by Monday 19th July to info@ballinachamber.com.au

Please note that between July and December 2010 we are running a ‘buy one get one free deal’ for Breakfast Before Business.

Members are encouraged to bring along a prospective member at no extra cost. This is a great opportunity to introduce a client or colleague to the network.

Note: free breakfast is available only to prospective members. The offer applies to non members (one per business) who have not attended prior.

This initiative is part of the Chamber’s program to increase our membership base to ensure we continue to have a strong effective lobby voice and to further cement our position as one of the region’s leading Chambers of Commerce.

Please bring some marketing material for the Display Table and make sure you have your business cards to go in the running for the Door Prize – a Pamper Voucher from Vital Beauty!!

If you have an announcement for the Member’s Soapbox or intend to introduce a guest please let me know.

Nadia Eliott-Burgess

Executive Officer

Ph: 6681 5049

Mob: 0438 484 403

July Business after Hours

balchamber — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:53:52 +0000

Business After Hours

Tuesday 13th July

5.30 – 7.30 pm

Hosted by

Shop 27 Ballina Central Shopping Centre

“If telecommunications are a corner stone of your business you should not miss this Business After Hours”

Yummy nibbles catered by Deli 4U

Telstra Turbo Card to be given away as a Lucky Door Prize!!

Don’t forget your business cards!

Come along to learn about this Ballina business, enjoy a drink, promote your business and meet some great people.

As a business operator, networking is an important way to promote your business, gain contacts, generate referrals and keep abreast of what is happening in the local marketplace.

RSVP by Monday 12th July

Phone 6681 5049 or email info@ballinachamber.com.au

Getting on to Broadband via your phone and the latest release for Smart Phones

June Business after Hours

balchamber — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:09:17 +0000

Business After Hours

Tuesday 8th June

5.30 – 7.30 pm

Hosted by

Seamark Building Shop 1, 46-54 River Street

The Yellow Pages® Network spans print, online, voice and mobile and allows businesses to be found 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year – when customers are ready to buy! Based locally in Ballina and with a team of committed and experienced Account Executives we take our role supporting the growth and prosperity of local businesses very seriously.

Don’t forget your business cards to go in the running to win a Door Prize!

Come along to learn about this Ballina business, enjoy a drink, promote your business and meet some great people.

As a business operator, networking is an important way to promote your business, gain contacts, generate referrals and keep abreast of what is happening in the local marketplace.

RSVP by Monday 7th June to

info@ballinachamber.com.au or phone 6681 5049

Breakfast before Business May

balchamber — Wed, 12 May 2010 06:22:52 +0000

Please join us for

Breakfast Before Business

on Wednesday 19th May

7.00 – 8.30 am

at Ballina RSL Club

Guest Speakers for this month:

Steve Barnier & Matthew Wood from the Strategic Services Group – Ballina Shire Council

Draft Ballina Local Environmental Plan 2010

Council has prepared the Draft Ballina Local Environmental Plan 2010. The LEP is a key planning document that provides direction for the shire. The LEP establishes the local planning framework for land use and development and addresses issues such as building height, subdivision and environmental management. From a business perspective the LEP also addresses a range of other matters including tourism development, the local retail hierarchy, future urban development and home business activity. The Draft LEP is currently on public exhibition and Council is now seeking community and stakeholder feedback.

Neil Weatherson the new Airport Manager for Ballina will introduce himself and outline his vision for the airport in the future.

The Junior Chamber of Commerce will also launch their Facebook project. Why not have Gen Y teach us a thing or two about Social Media?!

Please bring some marketing material for the Display Table and if you have an announcement for the Member’s Soapbox let me know.

$25 Members – $30 Non Members

Inc. Hot Breakfast, Cereal, Fruit, Tea & Coffee

Door Prize – a Voucher from Vital Beauty!!

RSVP by Monday 17th May 66815049

WHK – New Chamber Treasurer Joins firm Trifecta

nadia — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:24:16 +0000

April Business After Hours

balchamber — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:21:55 +0000

Business After Hours

Hosted by

With postcard views over Shaws Bay and a view from every table makes Sandbar Restaurant a local favourite. Known for great food and friendly service, 60 members came along to enjoy a fantastic networking event at this great location.

Check out the footage of the night;

http://vimeo.com/10949562