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The next Business@Lunch Chamber meeting will be held on the? at the Best Western Wine Country Motor Inn.

Special Guest Speaker will be:

Guest Speaker for July

Helen Hodgeson

SINC

Samaritans Information & Neighbourhood Centre

Including the Launch

of the Cessnock CBD?Promotional Leaflet?

Best Western Wine Country Motor Inn

12noon for 12.30pm til 1.30pm

$25.00 a head includes Hot Lunch

Bookings: Alison Davey?0416 119 996

The CWCCC aims to:

Offer member to member discounts
Access to business advice through chamber members and associations
Networking opportunities
Regularly inform members via a monthly newsletter and updates to the website
Present quality quest speakers
Offer web based sponsorship and marketing opportunities

Our goals include:

To form strong relationships with surrounding chambers and business organisations.
To remain up to date in regards to current developments in all levels of government and how they may affect chamber members businesses.
To provide a business lobby group to all levels of government.
To provide a platform for chamber members to share their concerns and successes.
To create social contact with like minded business people who have common interests.
To make a difference

It has been a busy year for your local Chamber with many programs completed through the Sunny Cessnock Main Street initiative. Not only has the Chamber contributed to the programs through membership funds and grants received through the Dept of State and Regional Development and the Cessnock Council but the momentum of these programs had just started to really gain some of the positive results we can see in the CBD area today. It is therefore disappointing that the Cessnock Councilors recently omitted to vote for any CBD town projects or economic development projects that would impact on the CBD area of town. Instead they found the discretionary votes to provide $32,500 to the Kurri Kurri Town Coordinator and $ 25,000 for the Lovedale Chamber. What ever happened to the promises of more support from the Cessnock Council to continue our Main Street Program into 2006/2007?

Fare not! We have managed to achieve great things within the area and will continue to do so regardless of the support or lack of support from our local government. The business community continues to thrive but this recent set back will only make the Chamber more determined than ever to encourage, support, communicate and educate our businesses in town ? providing what our CBD needs to keep it alive. If you haven?t joined our Chamber yet ? please do so now. Many great opportunities are there for you to take advantage of by attending our meetings and other functions. Keep the night of the 20 October 2006 free for our Customer Service Awards and encourage your staff to do the best they can to increase their customer service today. It will pay off big dividends in the end.

Happy trading!

Louise Jamieson

President