Representing the local business community since 1986.
Hello & Welcome to 2020!
We have a big year planned and already our subcommittee meetings have started!
You will have received by now your membership invoice and a link to our 2020 survey. We would really appreciate you taking the time to complete the survey. At most, it will take you a minute or two but it will help us enormously.
Our first meeting of the year is our AGM followed by a meet and greet the Candidates for Division 5 – all 9 of them that have registered so far being:
Winston Johnson
Greg Williams
Clive Waring
Tracie Sanim
Greg Cutlack
James Grimard
Tracy Burton
Kiti Bruinsma
Ben Child
We anticipate our AGM will take about 15 minutes or so while enjoying a buffet breakfast and then we will move into the meet and greet.
We have asked the candidates what they think they can achieve for businesses on the hinterland, so we are keen to see their responses.
This year we are losing 3 key volunteers from our committee, Spencer Shaw, Karen Shaw, and Lea Parkes. What these 3 have achieved in their time on the executive has been amazing. We have another 2 people that have nominated being Anne Brown and Paulette Steele.
We are following on with our Live, Love, Shop Maleny campaign with the first of this year starting on Valentine Days February 14th. We thought it fitting we start our #lovemaleny campaign on the Valentines day.
We will be launching our new #lovemaleny website because we have some exciting things happening this year and we need a new and improved website to support our ideas.
Short and sweet! I’ll leave you here and hope that the beginning of 2020 is prosperous for you and we hope to see you at our February 11th breakfast.
Nicole Hilton
President
Memberships Now Due
Memberships are now due You must be a Member to vote at the next AGM Invoices have been issued, if you have not received one please let us know
NEW MEMBERSHIP FEE DETAILS:
MICRO business (sole operator & no staff) membership – $80
Annual Membership Fee (paid after February AGM)- $140
Annual Membership Fee (paid BEFORE AGM) – $125
Second business Membership Fee – $65
Book for our February Breakfast AGM followed by Meet the Division 5 Candidates
We have secured the 9 that have registered so far
Following our AGM we will have
"Meet the Candidates"
So far 9 Division 5 Candidates are registered and will be attending.
Each having time to give us their pitch and take questions from the floor regarding business in the Hinterland.
Live, love, shop Maleny Your customer could win a $500 Debit Card 14 February to 14 March 2020
Information packs being delivered to businesses prior to 14 Feb
4th Edition Maleny Map
Hello Previous Advertisers,
We are in the process of producing our next tourist map.
Would you please contact Kay (Administration) admin@malenycommerce.org.au if you are interested in promoting your business again.
FUNDRAISER BLAZE AID, WIRES and WILDLIFE VICTORIA.
Hi, all you fabulous Artists, Shop Proprieties, Accommodation, Spa’s, Coffee Shops & any Business that runs out of this wonderful part of Mother Earth called the Sunshine Coast.
I know you all would have been extremely affected by the bush fires that have devastated our land, destroyed lives & property.
The massive loss of our wildlife and livestock has pushed us all to jump into action to HELP!
So many displaced people & animals it is totally a massive job to sort this all out as there are so many levels of work and healing to bring so sort of normality back.
So a small group has jumped into action myself, Heather Mollins is a marketing guru & her husband Ben Child who has a background in Fundraising.
We have with great gratitude have a fundraiser that will donate 100% of the takings that will be to three charities –BLAZE AID, WIRES and WILDLIFE VICTORIA.
The venue Is Altitude Of Montville - 3-course meal, music, and a live & silent auction
Date 23/2/20 from 6 pm to 9.30 pm: cost $100 per head
I am asking the Art Community to help out please, in donating some Art to be Auctioned, we will promote you as much as we can during the build-up.
If anyone else has some connections to accommodation, photography, spa’s, massage pack.
That they could donate, please can you ask or contact me – 0417194329
I will be donating a large piece and several small items.
3 WORKSHOPS Social Media, Canva, Facebook for Non-profits
Let's Get Social! Learn the basics of Social Media and what platforms your clients are on.
WITH KAY RIDGE
Cost $35.74
Bookings Essential
4th February 2020 9-11 am
The Orangery Maleny
Do you have a business and are unclear how to market to your Audience?
You know of social media but are unsure how it works and what each platform does. 70% of Australians are on some form of social media compared with 47% of small businesses - so what is the right platform for your business?
In the workshop we will learn:
The major social media platforms and niche social media platforms to get the right audience for your business.
Understand the customer journey
An insight into branding
What social media advertising you can do on what platforms
This is BYOD (Bring your own device) please ensure that you have access to Canva.
Facebook posts, logos, presentations, flyers, business cards, brochures, book covers, menus and lots more can all be created in Canva -you just need to learn how.
In the workshop we will learn:
How to create in Canva
How to change Colours
How to import your images or use Canva’s Canva Design School
How on earth do we thank these people! I cannot begin to tell you how many volunteer hours they have given to the Chamber, especially Karen who has run the Christmas Festival for the past 6 years! They have all had such a positive impact on local businesses, community and the rest of our executive. We will miss their input every month but we have formed great friendships so we will continue to see and talk to them. Karen and Lea will both be working on our Heritage subcommittee so we haven't quiet cut the strings yet! Spencer led us for 4 years and what a job he did! All three are very passionate people with drive so we will miss them. Please if you see them in the streets thank them for service to the Chamber. We wish them all the very best.
Our organisation’s operations are supported by council through a Community Partnership
About Maleny Commerce
Maleny and District Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. is an incorporated body representing the business community since 1986. Check our website for upcoming events.
