Southern Gold Coast News

Congratulations to Gail O’Neill on her election to the role of President of the Southern Gold Coast Chamber of Commerce recently!

Gail takes over the role from outgoing President Barry McNamara.

The Southern Gold Coast Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit organisation representing the businesses of the Southern Gold Coast area including Coolangatta, Rainbow Bay, Kirra, Bilinga, Tugun and Currumbin.

The Chamber is one of, if not, the oldest Chambers on the Gold Coast.

The Chamber holds formal meetings bi-monthly, as well as social functions throughout the year. As soon as the new membership form is available we will include a link under our Resources page to the form and encourage businesses in the region to support the Chamber and it’s work by becoming a member!

Australia's largest Surfboard, made by Nev Hyman (right) who is pictured here with Mark Richardson.

Surf World Gold Coast has, this week, installed its new sign to proudly mark the Gold Coast’s first Surfing Museum. The board once adorned the front of its makers shop in Mermaid beach, when the shop closed it ended up gathering dust in the garage of local legend Michael ‘Munga’ Barry! That is until the GCCC and SurfWorld Gold Coast expressed an interest in reviving this massive 24ft monster and giving it pride of place outside the Museum! Australian’s love BIG things… Currumbin welcomes its own Big Surfboard!!

This isn’t the only BIG board Nev has made before either. During the Quiksilver Pro back in 2005, Nev made a 12 metre (40ft) Surfboard that carried 47 people onto a small wave at Snapper Rocks and unofficially smashed the Guiness World Record.

Picture Courtesy of Mal Sutherland

This popular series of workshops is now coming to the Southern Gold Coast – designed specifically for the challenges and opportunities in our unique region – enrol now to secure your place.
Explore and learn about sustainability and its relevance to your small business and our region through practical, handson learning, lively discussion, interactive networking, and planning. Focused on small business and enterprise
minimising risks and preparing to become more resilient, innovative and networked – highlighting the close links betweenindividual business success and building up the resilience and innovation of theSouthern Gold Coast economy. Suitable for all business sectors and including specialist guest speakers. Facilitated by sustainability educator, Dr Sally MacKinnon.

Click here to enrol now! bssb-enrolment-form

Workshop One: Tuesday, 6 October
Local Living Economy: How a vibrant local economy builds
successful small business
There’s a new story emerging about the limits to global industrialised
economic systems and its called Local Living Economies (LLE) – find out the
importance of a strong LLE, the benefits it can bring to the Southern Gold
Coast region, and how your business can be part of it.

Workshop Two: Wednesday, 28 October
Resource Sustainability: Minimising your business risks and costs,
and lightening your eco-footprint
Understand the ecological and energy crisis, the risks to our businesses, the
strengths and opportunities for action, and the potential benefits for your
business.

Workshop Three: Tuesday, 17 November
Strategic Sustainability: How networking, collaboration and
cooperation can leverage your business
Why collaboration, cooperation and networking are so important and taking
the next steps toward overall resource and strategic sustainability.
Workshop format ….
Three morning workshops over two months bringing together up to 30
small business owners, operators and key staff. Attend one, two or all three
workshops to suit your commitments.
Includes extensive sustainability planning resources.