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Annual General Meeting and Christmas Drinks – 2023

23 November 2023

Members and guests who participated in this year’s AGM and Christmas Drinks were welcomed by Member, Scanlon Property Group, to their new Essence Boutique Hotel at Peregian Beach complex. Financial Statements For The Year Ended 30 June 2023 Chair’s Annual Report for CY 2023 Notice of Annual General Meeting Sunshine Coast Business Council Sunshine Coast…

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Combined Government & Business Forum – Delivering Regional Infrastructure Priorities – 31 st October 2023

31 October 2023

The Combined Government & Business Forum is a by invitation annual event to bring 3 tiers of government and business leaders together. The 2023 theme is “Delivering Regional Infrastructure Priorities”. Combined Government & Business Forum 2023 – Brochure

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Think Tank Series 7: Talent Attraction Strategies

30 October 2023

Think Tank Series 7 focussed on Talent Attraction Strategies allowing the Sunshine Coast region to compete nationally and internationally. The series was held over four months – May, June, July and October 2023. A final session to review action items and future strategies are planned for March 2024. Click the links below to view and…

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Regional Housing Strategies – Corporate Lunch

15 September 2023

We are all aware of the housing crisis being experienced throughout Australia and in the Sunshine Coast Region.  There is a lot of publicity and talking around housing affordability and availability putting pressure on businesses seeking to attract staff, students wishing to study on the Coast and the vulnerable trying to find affordable housing to…

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Importance of Transport (August 23 event)

17 August 2023

The Sunshine Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in Queensland and is forecast to grow to 600,000 people by 2046.  Public transport infrastructure has not kept pace with population growth and is fast becoming a limiting factor to this region’s future sustainable urban development.  Download presentations below: Conference Brochure The transport / economic…

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Lunch with the Deputy Premier, Steven Miles MP

22 March 2023

SCBC is proudly hosting Steven Miles at the Sunshine Coast Business Council Lunch on Thursday 27 April 2023. Join us for an update on how State Government is progressing the Queensland Housing Summit Outcomes Report released November 2022, and on preparing SEQ for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Gain valuable insights on how…

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Annual Strategic Direction Workshop – 31 Jan 2023

31 January 2023

The purpose of the workshop, which engaged with around 30 Sunshine Coast Business Council (SCBC) members, was to finalise the group’s advocacy agenda for the year ahead. The workshop focused on the Business Council’s 2023 theme ‘Creating the environment to unleash private sector investment and deliver regional economic growth for the next decade and beyond’.…

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SCBC Annual General Meeting – 4 November 2022

21 November 2022

Agenda Audited Financial Statements 2021-2022 Chair’s Annual Report

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COMBINED GOVERNMENT & BUSINESS FORUM – 4 NOVEMBER 2022

04 November 2022

Housing affordability, availability and liveability was the theme of this year’s forum drawing on work from both the Property Council of Australia and SCBC Download the forum brochure

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Think Tank Series 6

06 September 2022

This session updated industry participants on the status of the drafting of the next Sunshine Coast Council planning scheme, on the advocacy activity that had occurred since SCBC lodged the industry submission resulting from TT Series 5 and to seek feedback from members prior to the next SCBC presentation to Sunshine Coast Councillors relating to…

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