Big year for business

Contributed by Jenny Broderick

THANK you to all of our incredible businesses who have supported our Chamber this year.

A special thank you to all of our volunteer Chamber Committee who consistently give of their time. We are very fortunate to have such a committed team.

The Chamber Committee have been busy throughout 2022 hosting events and supporting our Business Community.

Through our Business Shopfront Survey, we have been able to gain valuable insight into the concerns and needs of our businesses, enabling us greater understanding into what our Business Community needs.

We will continue to build on this information in order to advocate for the issues that are important to you.

Thank you to our local businesses who were able to help us gather this information.

After several meetings and information sessions, have also had the opportunity to submit, on behalf of our Chamber, our considerations for the new Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme.

We will continue to push forward with this in 2023, with the formation of our ‘Future Planning Sub Commmittee’, with a focus of representing our business community to all levels of Government in future planning decisions affecting our region; including the upcoming Planning Scheme, Infrastructure, Transport and Zoning.

Among our many networking events this year, our biggest event was hosting our Annual HinterWonderLand Street Party in Beerwah, with Jack Rabbit Events.

Thousands came out to celebrate all that is great about our community with live music and entertainment, market stalls, school performances and more.

The night was a huge success and we are grateful for all the support and Sponsorship from our many local businesses. We look forward to doing it all again.

Our AGM is always a big success with the showcasing of our fabulous local produce, with this years menu grafted by Alec from Club Glasshouse.

We are grateful for our producers for providing us with such delicious ingredients! With a new Committee for 2023, we are excited about the year ahead.

Next year our Sponsorship and Membership structure for the Chamber will be changing, with the goal of being able to support even more Glasshouse Country Businesses.

Keep an eye out for the changes and if you are keen to find out more about our Sponsorship program, please contact us.

On behalf of the Glasshouse Country Chamber, we would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year, and we look forward to working with you in 2023.