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Commerce Ballarat Weekly News Bulletin 9 January – 15 January 2010 Welcome to the end of another busy week. Find out below what is happening in and around Ballarat, useful website links, members news and who made the media this week. Quote of the week "What matters is where you want to go. Focus in the right direction!" Donald Trump Welcome New Member: · Newbiz Solutions Paul Brick Info Comm Breakfast Sails on the Lake Lake Wendouree Friday, 12 February, 7:15am – 8.45am Members $15 Non Members $25 Join us for an update on the past 12 months and a look into the future from our councillors and Economic Development Team. · CBD Strategy · Economic Development Strategy 505 Club BGT 14 Hill Street Thursday, 25 February, 5.30pm – 7.30pm Members Free Non Members $15 An evening of networking and fostering relationships to grow your business. Drinks and Savories provided
Commerce Race Day Ballarat Turf Club Friday, 12 March, 11.30am Cost: $55 per person, $550+gst table of 10 includes entry to course, 3 course meal, race book. Chance to Win Great Prizes Two Gold Class Movie Screenings for 18 people Table for 6 Terrace Dowling Forest Many more Guest Speaker - Don Elgin Being born without the lower portion of his left leg was no barrier for him he went on to win a gold medal at the 1994 World Championships in Berlin. Don competed in the Sydney 2000 Paralympics Games where he won bronze in the Pentathlon. In pursuit of his ultimate goal of being number one in the World in the below knee amputee Pentathlon Don moved a step closer when he finished with a Silver medal at the 2002 IPC World Championships. 2004 Athens Paralympics Games Don became a triple Paralympics medallist winning one Silver and two Bronze. As a respected voice on sport both on and off the track Don commentated at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and appeared on Andrew Denton’s ABC TV show Enough Rope. An Inspirational Speaker!! Tables only to be hosted by Commerce Ballarat members. B.L.E.N.D yum productions 312 Fussell Street Wednesday, 24 March, 5.30pm – 7.30pm Members Free Non Members $15 Are you 39 or under and looking for an opportunity to share ideas and impressions of today’s business world. Drinks and Savouries provided Members News Have you had enough of the repeasted acts of vandalism and alcohol-fulled violence on Ballarat's streets? Take a stand against this anti-social behaviour and join The Courier's "Had Enough?" campaign. Ballarat Cancer Research Centre Get your team and sponsors together to participate in this year’s cycle classic. Funds raised from the event will be donated to Ballarat Cancer Research Centre. Over the past two years the Come to Life Ballarat Cycle Classic has raised over $200,000. Date: Sunday, 21 February 2010 Where: Lake Wendouree More information http://www.ballaratcycleclassic.com.au/ Commerce Ballarat will be entering a team if your business is unable to field and team please join ours, contact kara@commerceballarat.com.au Telstra County Wide In an effort to get you informed of what is happening in the Telstra Country Wide - the South West VIC team we have created our own Facebook page. The primary aim of the page is to keep you informed of what's happening both in the South West and also in the larger Telstra, we'll be limiting updates to once a week unless something urgent comes along, so as not to bombard you with information. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Telstra-Country-Wide-South-West-Victoria/209342144576?ref=nf ICT Breakfast – Online Survey If you have attended one or more Ballarat ICT Breakfasts in 2009, please take some time to provide us with feedback so we can continue to provide the high quality functions for which Ballarat ICT Ltd has become known. The link for the survey is http://www.cecc.com.au/programs/phpsurveyor/index.php?sid=77168&newtest=Y and will take you approximately 5-10 minutes. Australian Bureau of Statistics Engineering Construction Activity, Sept 2009 http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/8762.0?OpenDocument Retail Trade, Nov 2009 http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/8501.0?OpenDocument Labour Force, Dec 2009 http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/6202.0?OpenDocument Retail Trade, Nov 2009 http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/8501.0?OpenDocument Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry MR006: Maritime Strike in North West Shelf and Bass Strait Now a National Economic Issue Tapping into advisory boards Kim Mei-Li Dennis, the Chair of SME Boardroom, outlines the benefits of appointing an advisory board. SME owners usually operate their business using their own limited expertise, experience and perspective. This might be sufficient to help the SME owner achieve their goals. However, an Advisory Board can help make this process much easier and quicker, and less stressful and costly. An Advisory Board provides the immediate benefit of diverse expertise, proven experience, independent perspective and quality contacts. SME owners are also time and resource poor and need issues to be resolved quickly with minimum effort on their part. An Advisory Board allows SME owners to learn about real issues in real time, and to apply what they have learnt immediately to address the issue at hand. Advisory Boards may be customised to meet the needs of an SME owner at any particular point of time. The structure, the advisors appointed, method of operation and level of usage can also be adjusted as needed. Construction activity is slowing with fewer new orders Activity in Australia's construction industry has slowed with fewer new orders and employment numbers dropping in the industry. The Australian Industry Group’s Construction Index fell 3.3 points to 47.6 last month, in seasonally adjusted terms, below the 50 point level indicating expansion. The November decline was driven by a significant fall in apartment building and a further drop in engineering construction. The AiGroup's director of public policy, Dr Peter Burn, says further falls are expected over the next few months as the First Home Owners Boost expires totally on December 31. "The survey results reaffirm the fragile state of current conditions in the construction industry which has slipped back from the tentative signs of recovery seen during the previous two months," he noted in the report. Regional Industry Link Website If you’re not on it, how are you going to know about it? Are you registered? www.regionalindustrylink.com.au Operation and Lease of Art Gallery of Ballarat Cafe Reference No: 1509 Published Date: 21/12/2009 Closing Date: 27/1/2010 City of Ballarat is seeking expression of interest from parties interested in the operation and lease of the Art Gallery of Ballarat Cafe. More information www.regionalindustrylink.com.au Water Harvesting Alfredton Rec Reserve Reference No: 1510 Published Date: 21/12/2009 Closing Date: 20/1/2010 City of Ballarat is seeking tenders from interested parties for the construction and supply of Water Harvesting Infrastructure at the Alfredton Recreation Reserve. More information www.regionalindustrylink.com.au Rehabilitation of Ararat Street, Ballarat CBD Reference No: 1511 Published Date: 11/1/2010 Closing Date: 3/2/2010 City of Ballarat is seeking tenders from interested parties for the rehabilitation of Ararat Street and associated works, Ballarat Central, between Lydiard Street North and Armstrong Street North. More information www.regionalindustrylink.com.au Publication: The Courier www.thecourier.com.au Date: Saturday 9 January In support of The Courier’s Had Enough? Campaign, the Ballarat branch of the Australian Kyokushin Karate Association will be opening its doors to children and adults for free lessons. Date: Monday 11 January Had Enough? Commerce Ballarat commends The Courier for this campaign. Ballarat businesses have endured a difficult year in 2009 with many challenges. Our businesses deserve a safe and positive environment to enable them to prosper. Jodie Gillett Date: Wednesday 13 January Counselling is being offered to Ballarat residents feeling the effects of their Christmas credit splurges. Child and Family Services financial counselling program co-ordinator Jacqui Marshall said an increased reliance on credit, coupled with the greater consumer spending at Christmas, leaves many people financially vulnerable when the first bill of the New Year arrive. Date: Thursday 14 January A University of Ballarat academic has been awarded a 2010 research fellowship at Canberra’s National Film and Sound Archive. Date: Friday 15 January The City of Ballarat is going underground in its quest to expand its sporting venues and save water. Work has begun to install an underground drip-irrigation system at Tom Brown Reserve in Sebastopol. Dates of Interest: Rural Press Club of Victoria Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police speaks at Geelong Date: Thursday, 21 January 2010. Time: 12.15pm registration for 12.30pm sit-down. Venue: Alex Popescu Room, Skilled Stadium, Geelong, Victoria. Parking: Parking is available at the ground. Dress Code: Business attire. Moderator: Ed Gannon, President of the Rural Press Club of Victoria. Cost: $60 per head RPCV members, $70 per head non-RPCV members. *Special dietary requirements to be advised on booking. Further details: Visit our website www.ruralpressclub.com Bisnet Breakfast It’s 2010 and if you don’t have a website you may be missing out on a whole new market. If you do have a website then your goal should be to increase the traffic into that site so that your business is being exposed to a much larger audience. Learn how, with just a few simple changes, you can dramatically increase the traffic to your website and by doing so, win more business. Our next Bisnet breakfast has Internet entrepreneur Ben Stickland as guest presenter. Ben will give a practical workshop showing how easy it is to boost traffic to your website using case studies from the Ballarat region. Date: Tuesday, 2 February 2010 Time: 7:00 to 8:30am Venue: Alexandria on Lydiard RSVP: cso.ballarat@rdv.vic.gov.au VECCI Modern Awards and the National Employment Standards BRE7342 Date: Friday, 5 February 2010, 10:30am – 12:30pm Venue: Alexandrian on Lydiard St North Cost: Member’s free, non-members $25.00 From 1 January 2010, the new Safety Net introduced by the Fair Work Act 2009 will be in operation. The new Safety Net is comprised of two elements - modern Awards; and the National Employment Standards. The introduction of the Safety Net is the second, and final, transitional stage of the introduction of the Fair Work Act 2009. Westpac Westpac together with Jen Dalitz, founder of sphinxx are holding the Ascend Leadership Development Day for women. The vision is to see women equally represented in leadership roles, in our work places, businesses and communities. Guest speakers include: · Pamela Catty - Take the Lead · Suzanne Mercier - Authenticity · Bev Brough - Networking · Jen Dalitz - Negotiation Date: Tuesday, 23 February 2010 Venue: RACV Club, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne For further information click here Regional Women Leaders Convention A National Event for Regional and Rural Women Date: 19 & 20 April 2010 Venue: RACV Club For more information contact Dominic Meachen at Workplace training Advisory of Australia on 1300 138 037 or dmeachen@wtaa.com.au Business After Dark Hosted by Ballarat Professional and Women in business. A Carnival theme, will enable you to meet and network with others in the Ballarat and surrounds business Community in an informal, interactive and fun environment at the end of the working day. For more information Email: mcousins@vecci.org.au Note: You are receiving this email as part of your membership with Commerce Ballarat of Commerce. If you do not wish to receive this information, please email info@commerceballarat.com.au with the words ‘unsubscribe Weekly Bulletin’ in the heading. |
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