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COVID-19 – Your Questions Answered
“It costs money, but it could save you a fortune” - Keryn Angle The Chamber has been sharing a series of interview videos we shot over the past week with knowledgeable people in business here in Gympie. The purpose of the videos was to unlock some information from...
The Government Is Doing a Good Job COVID-19
Two more weeks into the new world of COVID-19 and things are looking a lot different. A fortnight ago we were having seemingly hourly updates from the Prime Minister now we are finding a new normal. The data shows that Australia has slowed the rate of new infections...
Shining Lights of COVID-19
I really don’t think we need to talk about current devastation currently sweeping our nation and the world. Let’s leave that for the news outlets to cover. I would like to talk about some rays of light that are creeping out through the cracks of this turmoil. Local...
Preparing Your Business For COVID-19
At the moment it feels like the business world is standing on the edge of cliff. But this time, the metaphorical cliff has been caused by a virus and there is little any of us can do to mitigate its affects. Honestly, did you ever contemplate a situation where grown...
Statement Being Quoted Around Town
“There is nothing to do in this town……..” Do you still hear this statement being quoted around town? I know I do; and what a total load of bull it is. I was speaking with Tony from ‘What’s on in Gympie’ on Friday, funnily enough, about what was on in Gympie for the...
Choice Between Negativity and Positivity
When presented with a choice between negativity and positivity, why do some people choose to go over to the dark side? Our recent Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting was our most successful and productive to date. My main take away from the meeting was that Gympie...
The Importance of being flexible
The board of the Chamber of Commerce is flexible. When we posted the line-up for the first breakfast of the year, a week or so ago, it took about half an hour for the phone to ring. We were receiving feedback that we could possibly find a different line-up up for the...
Is Gympie a Resilient Community?
Is Gympie a resilient community? This is an interesting question that has been posed by our next breakfast speaker, Professor John Cole OAM. How would you answer the question? Do you think Gympie is resilient? Personally, I think it we are. Gympie has many diverse...
The Children, Won’t Somebody Think of The Children
“What is wrong with this Generation”? “This Generation won’t get off their backsides”? These are just a couple of statements that you may have heard over and over or maybe you have even said it yourself. So, are these statements reasonable? Are the even true, perhaps....
2020 Major Retailers Dropping Reports
Well here we are in the first weeks of 2020 and we are seeing reports of major retailers dropping like flies. Nine News reported the closure of up to 170 stores across the country in the first two weeks of 2020. Add to this the fact that, for several us, the...