April Abounds There is a buzz in the air. What an exciting time to be in the South West. With a four-day Easter break just behind us, and two weeks of school holiday’s well underway, Bunbury is alive with visitors. Our hospitality industry, more specifically our accommodation providers were at capacity over the Easter long
Business activity across most of our South West community continues to grow each month as the ongoing economic stimulus and the start of major infrastructure projects take effect. Easing of the restricted inter-state travel regimes, coupled with a surge in regional travel across WA has also had a positive impact on our retail and hospitality
In the run up to the WA State Elections in March, the Bunbury Geographe Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BGCCI) as the major local business association in the South West, released our key advocacy areas (below) prior to the start of the elections campaigning season:- The BGCCI proudly advocate for, and strongly support building enhanced
This has been an incredible first month with BGCCI – it is an honour to be appointed into this position. Thank you to the Executive Committee for trusting me to represent our local businesses and build a strong and vital community. I have been getting out and about meeting with our members and key stakeholders.
With just over a month to go to the end of December, I am left with mixed emotions from the highs and lows of the past 10 months as we look forward to finally being able to put the year of 2020 firmly behind us! We still live in a very uncertain and volatile world
Following the great success of our Business After Hours event in September, here are some further highlights from Albemarle At Kemerton near Bunbury, Albemarle are constructing a lithium hydroxide processing plant, representing US$1+B investment by Albermarle in the South West Region. Although new to Western Australia, Albemarle is a well-established global company, with strong values
This article bookends my time as the CEO of the BGCCI. The organisation has gone through significant change over the last three years and I leave the organisation a vibrant and relevant organisation. I will not be disappearing entirely as my new role will ensure that I will continue to utilise the CCI network across
I have been speculating how I may be able to describe the last financial year without uttering the words Corona Virus, I realised it was impossible so I thought I would get it out of the way early. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything we thought we knew about difficult economic conditions. Like the businesses
History will affirm that this has been an extraordinary period and a year unlike any other we have experienced before. We have witnessed catastrophic events and an ongoing economic crisis across the world precipitated by successive waves of the COVID 19 Pandemic. As a Nation and more particularly as a State we have had lower
It has been encouraging to see the increased energy and activity in many of our business sectors and communities over this past month, especially so in our retail and hospitality sectors which have been struggling for so long. However, there are still major sectors being impacted by the lack of visitors, tourism and significant sports
