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What's happening
at the Chamber:
President's Report
Young Ch@mber Report
Welcome to our Newest Members
Centenary
Celebrations - Pre 1909
Benefits of Being Part of the Chamber
Membership Renewals
2009 - A Year to Work Together
Promotional Levy
Minister for Main Roads
Cairns Base Hospital
Stakeholder Reference Group
JCU Honours Project
Resource & Industrial Taskforce (R&IT)
Chamber Connection
Chamber Events
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President's Report |
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A happy and prosperous New Year to all for
2009!
With the Christmas break well and truly
behind us, it is time to forge ahead in the
New Year. Granted there are some uncertain
times, but for the very large part,
companies will remain open for business.
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So with
that premise, get out there and do business.
In this regard, my advice is simple -
wherever possible, do business locally as,
aside from keeping dollars flowing within
the region, it will have a stimulatory
effect as your business colleagues see
things happening around them. The flip side
to buying locally, nothing is worse than
seeing a southern supplier secure a job when
you know you could do the work.
The time is therefore ripe for you to
sharpen the pencil, lift your level of
service and nurture those relationships.
This is where the Chamber comes in
- we will
be providing a wide range of networking and
information gathering opportunities, from
our regular lunches, to our various
taskforce activities; from the Young Chamber
events, to our Centenary celebrations. And
if you have other ideas worth pursuing, the
Chamber may be able to assist - give the
team at the Chamber office a call.
I look forward to catching up with you all
during the year.
Regards,
Jeremy Blockey
President |
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P.S. The time is
right to support each other in Building Business - but don't forget
to have some fun along the way! To get you in the mood,
here's a couple of fond memories from 2008, guaranteed to raise at
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The Chamber Golf Day,
August 2008 |
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Q: What comes after 'Happy New
Year!'?
A: Usually a hangover.
And it's not just the type of
hangover that lurks in the bottom of
a tequila bottle that you have to
watch out for. For many, the
hangover that follows a busy year in
work or business is even worse, and
can often take much longer to get
over!
If you had a tough 2008, chances are
the break over Christmas and New
Years didn't quite recharge the
batteries. If you're anything like
me, you can't believe how fast the
time went.
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Now I'm not a morning person at the
best of times, so you can imagine my
complete dismay when I awoke to the
shrill sound of my alarm clock on
Monday morning this week, only to
find that I was no longer on
holiday. My first day back in the
office? Dragging of feet doesn't
even begin to describe it!
A visit to Dolce on the way to work
though, and I had overcome the first
hurdle (the transformation from
Sardonic Sub-human into
Economic Development Officer).
Now it was time to face the real
challenge: actually achieving
something productive. It's a lot
harder than it sounds, you know.
If you're still suffering from first
day back blues (perhaps several days
after your first day back), then you
probably need something stronger
than caffeine to get over it.
Finding your motivation is pretty
hard to do when the list of things
requiring your attention seems
insurmountable.
As they say though, you eat an
elephant one bite at a time. So,
here's a few ideas from the
Young Ch@mber to give you a kick
in the virtual pants.
First things first - close Facebook.
You've had all holidays to play with
that. And stop using that backlog of
emails to procrastinate. They've
waited this long, they can wait
another hour!
Ok. Now identify an outstanding
matter that is your responsibility,
one that is relatively minor and
highly achievable. Now DO IT! The
sense of achievement at scratching
something off of your To Do List
(however small) is quite satisfying
and in a way, generates some
momentum.
Now, time to take a bigger bite.
Of those other things left to do,
prioritise e.g. by deadline, most
significant outcome for least cost
or effort, or whatever works best
for you. Put those quasi-tasks, that
you've been using to procrastinate
so far, right down the bottom of the
list!
Now we're getting somewhere. Ok it's
time for the most important step:
before you start working on the task
that you've identified as being your
highest priority, give yourself a
light at the end of the tunnel -
something to work towards. For me,
it's lunch out at a nice restaurant
with friends.
Now it's time to sink your teeth
into the proverbial elephant again and give
that high priority task all of your
attention and energy. Once you've
completed the task, you can reward
yourself. Repeat the above, but as
the tasks become less significant,
so do the rewards (until you're
checking your emails again and
rewarding yourself with stale Monte
Carlo's!).
A private incentive scheme is a
great hangover remedy. Of course
it's not your traditional Berocca,
greasy fast food and DVD combo, but
it works just as well!
Sarah
Young Ch@mber
Chair |
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Welcome
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Centenary Celebrations
- Pre 1909 |
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Pre 1909 - Did You Know?
"Outspoken and hard headed businessman, Richard
Kingsford, grandfather of famous aviator, Sir Charles
Kingsford-Smith, served with Daniel Patience and a
small band of civic leaders on the town's Progress
Association, which was the forerunner of the Cairns
Chamber of Commerce.
From earliest times, there was cooperation and much
interaction between the Progress Association, the Divisional
Board and later between the Chamber and the Council. These organisations dealt with the highest levels of
government of the day in their desire to improve the lot of
Cairns and its citizenry.
Moves to form a Chamber flowed from a public meeting
at the Hides and McCall hotel in May 1886. Among the
urgent items on the agenda were:
- Dredging a deep channel access into Trinity Inlet to allow
bigger cargo vessels to
navigate the new port
- The impact of Chinese
immigration
- Extension of much needed telegraph services in the area
- The completion of the Cairns to Tableland rail line, which
began in 1881, and
pushing this through to Herberton.
With Mr Patience at the head and holding the dual role of
Town Alderman, the Chamber experienced tumultuous times.
During his productive years in Cairns, he served on the
Justice roster of the Police Court, was elected Auditor of
the Municipal Council, married Sarah Ann Chard, served as
President of the School of Arts, and was elected Cairns
Mayor in 1893 serving a one year term.
Prior to adopting it's 1909 constitution, the
Cairns Chamber Of Commerce experienced several mercurial
years and included amongst its notable chairs were French
born architect and builder, Louis Severin, Callaghan Walsh
(who was mayor in 1889), the colourful character, William
Alexander Carpenter, James Lyons (Mayor, 1895) and Richard
Tills (Mayor 1900, 1901 and 1907).
In its first 25 years the population of Cairns grew to
11,000 - of whom 20% were Chinese.
In 1903 Cairns was proclaimed a town and one year later got
its first ambulance service."
Read more on the Pre-1909 times of Cairns and the Cairns Chamber of Commerce on
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Benefits of Being Part of the Chamber |
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The Chamber takes an active role in securing
the best possible future of both Cairns and
the region. This takes the form of providing
networking opportunities, hosting
interesting speakers, advocating on
strategic regional issues and so on.
Strategic
regional issues include:
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Regional Planning |
Water
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Road upgrades |
Education & training |
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Migration Policy |
Energy
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With the vision
of Building Business we present
opportunities to our members via:
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Inviting mining
representatives to Cairns |
Information &
networking events |
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Regional Business
Tours to Cape York |
eNewsletter &
eNoticeboard |
To stay abreast of
matters and keep focused on key areas we
have a number of subcommittees, which draw
on the interests and expertise of our
members. We have outlined previously the
focus areas for each of the groups.
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Young Chamber |
Centenary Taskforce |
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Resource & Industrial
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Health Taskforce |
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CBD Taskforce |
Regional Plan
Monitory Group |
Please visit our
website at
www.cairnschamber.com.au for helpful
links and information, or send us an email
at
info@cairnschamber.com.au if we can help
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Membership
Renewals |
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As you have seen through our Newsletters,
lunch and media coverage, the Chamber has
been very active in working for you, our
members. We need your ongoing support to
continue to deliver a quality and relevant
service to our members.
We would like to thank you for your
support and commitment to the Chamber in
2008 and look forward to continuing to work
together in 2009.
With 2009 looking
like a difficult year for business, we will
be working even harder to present you with
opportunities to help build your business.
We are also keen to hear your ideas on how
we can work together.
Membership renewal invoices were emailed to
the primary contact of each member business
last week. We trust that you value your
Chamber membership significantly enough to
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2009
- A Year to Work Together |
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It is during times when the going gets
tough that we all need to work together. The
events we have planned for 2009 will present
you with an ideal opportunity to build local
relationships as well as hearing about
innovative ideas to streamline your
business.
Our Chamber Calendar
which is sent out to all members has all
the key dates for 2009 to remind you to
stop, think and look around at what is going
on and see where we can benefit from each
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The Chamber is part of a reference group for Cairns Regional
Council considering the introduction of a
promotional/development levy. A promotional levy has been in
place in the former Douglas Shire for some time as well as
the Gold and Sunshine Coasts. We will be keeping you informed
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Each quarter the Chamber meets with Hon Warren Pitt MP,
Minister for Main Roads and Local Government. At our most
recent meeting, the Minister outlined some of the road
projects occurring in the region. These are:
Cardwell Range - the northern side of the range will
undergo a significant upgrade. Planning is currently
underway.
Tully - the southern approaches to Tully along the Bruce
Highway have undergone major upgrades with a new road
alignment that will reduce delays due to flooding. This is
a significant step towards improving the overall flood
immunity for the Bruce Highway and will reduce the number of
days the Bruce Highway is cut due to flooding.
Mulgrave River Bridge - This project is well underway and is
part of the flood immunity program of works on the Bruce
Highway.
Southern Approach to Cairns - Additional lanes will be
constructed between Edmonton and Ray Jones Drive including
overpasses to improve traffic flows, particularly during
peak times.
These projects will provide a healthy injection of jobs and
funds into our local economy in coming months. |
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Cairns
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Stakeholder Reference Group
The Chamber lodged an expression of interest for Jeremy
Blockey to be a part of this group. This has been
confirmed and the first meeting was held in December 2008.
Essentially the group's role is to ensure wide stakeholder
engagement in the development of the Cairns Base Hospital
upgrade.
It is fair to say that the actual planning for the
redevelopment is still very much in the early stages. It was
extremely pleasing to be part of the process at the
beginning, rather than when the concepts have been well
defined. We will be utilising our broad membership base to
gain feedback on issues and to provide information on the
upgrade. |
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JCU
Honours Project |
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The Chamber allocates funds each year to support a JCU
Honours student to undertake a project of relevance to the
Chamber. The 2009 project will be "Perceptions of Users and
Nonusers of the Cairns CBD". This project will provide
valuable information for our CBD Taskforce. |
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Resource & Industrial Taskforce (R&IT) |
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REMINDER: The Chamber will be holding a series of
breakfast presentations in 2009. The confirmed speakers so
far are:
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Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce |
They are
setting up a Business Centre that
could help Cairns' companies who
want to set up a presence in Port
Moresby to provide services to the
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Watson |
Xstrata
Mount Isa |
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Bulbrook |
Chalco (Arukun
Bauxite Project) |
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Messenger |
Cape
Alumina |
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Online eTendering For Queensland Government
The below link will find the most recent information about
Queensland Government tendering opportunities. This Website
lists opportunities that are upcoming, current or closed.
https://www.tenders.qld.gov.au/queensland/
R & IT Webpage
Visit the
R&IT page on the Chamber website. This page is being
constantly updated.
Information
If you wish to be
involved in any of our activities, or just
gain a better understanding of the scope of
resource projects that can be serviced from
Cairns, please contact the
Chamber office
or the Chair of the Resource Taskforce,
Sharon Dawson. |
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Chamber
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To highlight your
membership with the Chamber
and demonstrate your involvement with a
leading business organisation, you are
entitled and encouraged to
display our logo and
website link on your website.
To obtain a copy of the
Chamber logo, please
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Chamber
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Venue
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Pacific
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February Lunch - Celebrating 100 Years in
2009
Remembering Decade: 1909 - 1918 | Sponsored
by
Telstra Country Wide
at the Shangri-la Hotel, The Marina Cairns
Speaker: To
be advised
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Chamber
Lunch | Remembering Decade 1909 to
1918
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Parking
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Shopping Centre carpark
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Members and Guests - $42pp
(incl GST)
Non-members - $55pp
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Prepaid Registrations Only.
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Friday
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If you have never been to a Chamber lunch
you should consider attending. Apart from
hearing first hand what the Chamber is
involved with, we have a fantastic
array of speakers and, with over 150
members attending each month, this is a
great chance to do some business over lunch.
Details of our upcoming speakers can be
found
here.
If you ever miss a lunch, you can
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What do you think about the speakers the Chamber
presents to you? If you have any comments and
feedback about other potential speakers please feel
free to
email us at the Chamber.
Our 2009 Event Date Claimers are online at
the Chamber website so you can plan ahead and be
part of our Centenary celebrations. |
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Cairns Chamber of Commerce |
Level 2, 51 The Esplanade | Cairns, Queensland 4870
Postal Address | PO Box 2336 |
Cairns, Queensland 4870
Ph: 07 4031 1838 | Fax: 07 4031
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