Tenterfield finally has a single entity to promote local business, tourism and industry with the dissolution of Tenterfield and District Business Association (TADBA) and Tenterfield and District Visitors Association (TDVA) completed.
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The financial resources of the two organisations have been invested into the Tenterfield Chamber of Tourism, Industry and Business, in the case of TDVA an amount of around $80,000 which will be earmarked for tourism promotion, chamber chair Vince Sherry said.
“It will be spent on the actual tourism events or their administration. We already have some ideas in the pipeline.”
Up next on the chamber’s agenda is supporting Back to Business Week, a state government-funded initiative that is celebrating local business in various ways around the state. In Tenterfield it’s with a business breakfast in Bruxner Park on March 1 from 6.45am.
Mr Sherry said the event has some good speakers, and he likes the focus on younger entrepreneurs like Dan Ford of Bald Rock Beef Jerky with start-up success stories.
Tenterfield Shire Council is also supporting the event, with the gathering being held under the council marquee. Council’s business development manager Harry Bolton said Bruxner Park was chosen for its central location and local business backdrop.
There will be a free breakfast provided by the Tenterfield Lions Club. In addition to Mr Ford the lineup of speakers includes Ian Henderson of Australian Vinegar (who spoke with great passion at the chamber’s meet-and-greet back in November), and a spokesperson from the Mountain Blue Farm blueberry plantation.
Lina Tillman of tourism and events agency the Tillma Group will also be speaking, and representatives from Regional Development Australia and Nortec employment and small business solutions will be on hand for advice.
Invitations have been sent to local businesses but anyone who missed out and would like to participate is encouraged to contact council.
Mr Bolton said it will be a great networking opportunity with a chance for business owners to bounce ideas off each other, and talk about what’s good and what’s bad in operating a local business.
“It’s an opportunity to come together, and also to see what the chamber’s up to and what progress it’s making,” he said.