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.
The Chamber’s Business Awards are a premier event on the Muswellbrook Business Calendar. The Awards Ceremony is a Black-Tie event held each year with the evening showcasing finalists across a range of categories that have been assessed by a panel of independent judges.
Another large attendance was at our June Breakfast to hear from Sebastian Jacobs from the Muswellbrook Fire Station, plus to hear a Operations and Budget Report from the General Manager and staff from Muswellbrook Shire Council.
This weeks May Chamber Breakfast saw over 90 attendees from more than 40 different businesses and organisations hear updates from HVO and MACH Energy Mount Pleasant Operations on their current mining continuation applications.
There was a great roll-up for our April Chamber Breakfast at the Silks Function Centre, Muswellbrook Race Club. Those attending heard from Alex Slade from A Corp. Computers on the subject of Cyber Security, and Bob Hawes CEO of Business Hunter giving an overview of Business Hunter and the opportunities and challenges facing the Hunter Region.
Nominations/Entries are now open for this year’s 2024 Muswellbrook Business Awards. The awards are open to MCCI members only. To enter visit: https://muswellbrooknsw.awardsplatform.com/