The theme for our April chamber breakfast held this week was ‘Meet the Candidates’ in the lead up to the Federal Election.
With Muswellbrook now in the New England Electorate. we had four candidates attend in person, and one providing a video.
An interactive survey was the flavour of the morning to determine how local businesses feel about the issues that matter to them. It was a different approach but very insightful to hear the responses on the screen given in real time.
Our last Chamber Breakfast for the year was our annual Community Organisations theme. This year we hear from Challenge Community Services, Muswellbrook Rotary Club, and the Muswellbrook Food & Toy Appeal. The profits form the breakfast were donated to local charity organisations.
The Chamber recently held its AGM. In his president’s report, Mie Kelly, sincerely thanked his fellow volunteer Directors for their continuing support and noted that all have taken time out of their business and private lives day to attend to Chamber matters and to support Chamber Programs. In his report he also went on to…
The Upper Hunter Conservatorium of Music was the venue for our November Breakfast, with the theme of the morning being The Arts. Those attending heard from Elissa Emerson – Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, Shane Delforce – Muswellbrook Amateur Theatrical Society (MATS), and Andrew French-Northam – Upper Hunter Conservatorium of Music.
Our October Chamber Breakfast held at the Muswellbrook RSL Club saw over 100 in attendance. Presentations included; Rob Sampson, Head of Acquisitions Brightlands Living, on their proposed 620 housing development for Muswellbrook; Katrina Keilly Community Connector with NSW Govt for The Welcome Experience program, designed to encourage and support essential workers moving to our region;…
At our September Chamber Breakfast, we heard from a number of our small business members to highlight the diversity and innovation of the region, whilst speaking on the importance of small business and the role they play in our economy. These included Tim Troon from Supply First Aid, Natasha Cotter from Count me in Clothing, and Robert Roussot from TLE Muswellbrook.
For our August breakfast, we invited Patrick Calabria from Lifeline Hunter along to provide an insight into the work that Lifeline does in the area of suicide prevention. Suicide has a devastating impact on families, friends and whole communities. Lifeline believe most suicides are preventable and will continue to advocate, educate and work to keep people safe until they achieve their vision of an Australia free of suicide.
During July we had visits to Muswellbrook by opposition leader Peter Dutton, and federal member Barnaby Joyce, where the Chamber and its members were invited to meet with them.
Both outlined the Coalitions Nuclear Power Station policy, and the opportunities for Muswellbrook in the power generation transition.
Another large audience attended or July Chamber Breakfast, with over 100 hearing from AGL sharing valuable community information in regards to their long term goals, the life of Bayswater Power Station, the decommissioning and demolition of Liddell, plus the future of Pumped Hydro on the Muswellbrook Coal site.