Congratulations and welcome to our new Mayor, Julie Hall. The next few years will be as tough as the last and we wish Julie the very best in her new role. On the subject of councils, it is good to see more and more regional councils signing up for the Small Business Friendly Council Program.
The program is about encouraging councils to take a small business centred approach to services, to inspire and motivate councils with fresh ideas and know-how through the shared learnings of others in the network, and to promote and celebrate when great outcomes are made possible. The goal is to reduce barriers between council and small business to enhance the operating environment for small business. Towards this end we encourage all small businesses to share either success stories or specific issues in their dealings with Whitsunday Regional Council.
This week the minister for Employment and Small Business, Training and Skills development (The Hon Di Farmer) launched the Good People, Good Jobs Queensland Workforce strategy. More detail can be found at www.desbt.qld.gov.au but the strategy invokes a series of action plans spanning several years to address workforce participation, local solutions, school to work transitions, workforce attraction and retention and improving the skills of Queenslanders.
A wonderful program but the affordable accommodation issue needs to be addressed before any significant benefits will flow to regional areas.
Another useful little refresher tool put out by the Queensland Office of Fair Trade is the Small business self-assessment checklist. The checklist is to help Queensland small business understand and comply with their obligations under the Australian Consumer Law and has information on fundamental things like displaying prices, refund policies etc. Google "QLD OFT small business checklist" and you can download a copy
The next Chamber event in late September/early October will incorporate the AGM. If you are keen to get involved and help assist and promote small business in the region, keep an eye out for further details over the next seven days.
Allan Milostic, Whitsunday Coast Chamber of Commerce
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