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Making Sunshine Coast region a competitive digital economy

06 August 2021

SCBC has hosted several discovery sessions during 2020 and 2021 to explore the need and opportunities to grow ICT as a core regional capability to underpin digitalisation of the regional economy. One of the key recommendations to emerge from this work was to establish a regional ICT Industry Group to bring leadership and cohesion to…

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Ageing in Place Conference – Tues 20th July 2021

18 June 2021

Ageing in Place Conference Conference Details:   PROGRAM To view the conference program brochure, click here Sunshine Coast Business Council held the Ageing in Place Conference on 20th July 2021 at the University of the Sunshine Coast, the conference was attended by over 130 people with Nationally recognised speaker. Our expectations of how and where…

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March 2021 – Strategy Directions Workshop

23 March 2021

SCBC held its 2021 strategic workshop with members on 8th March 2021 with strong attendance by members and invited guests. The workshop focused on the economic and employment position of the region during this COVID period, the activity to enable and sustain a pipeline of Regional Projects enabling jobs as well as discussion regarding the…

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SCBC Annual General Meeting & Christmas Drinks – Thursday 3rd December 2020 – Surfair Beach Hotel

03 December 2020

Agenda Audited Financial Statements 2019-2020 Chair’s Annual Report

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Combined Government & Business Forum – 26 November 2020 – University of the Sunshine Coast

26 November 2020

Opening address speech by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive Officer, Business Council of Australia Andrew Wallace MP presentation Mayor Clare Stewart presentation Ted O’Brien MP presentation Agenda  

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COVID-19 Recovery Briefing Session 5 – 18 September 2020

01 October 2020

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Senator Rennick Luncheon 22 September 2020

01 October 2020

SCBC recently held a lunch for its members to hear from Queensland LNP Senator Gerard Rennick. The lunch commenced with a tour of the USC where the Senator was shown the new music and theatre facilities, the sports stadium and recovery facilities and ‘The Cave’, a world class visualisation studio, available for use by schools…

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Deb Frecklington – Leader of the Opposition, Webinar 20 July 2020 4-5pm

14 July 2020

Amidst one of the greatest economic downturns Queensland has ever experienced, voters will head to the polls on 31 October to determine which political party will guide the state on the long and challenging road to economic recovery. To provide the Sunshine Coast business community with insight into the Opposition’s roadmap to reboot the economy,…

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The Sunshine Coast Region Digital Transformation Workshop 6 July 2020

14 July 2020

For the past 12 months Sunshine Coast Business Council (SCBC) has been working with Sunshine Coast Council, RDA Sunshine Coast, the University of Sunshine Coast, TAFE East Coast and industry in creating awareness of how to maximise the economic benefit to be derived from the regional communications infrastructure, including the international submarine cable. SCBC conducted…

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COVID-19 Recovery Briefing Session 4 – 10 July 2020

10 July 2020

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