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The Sunshine Business Council (SCBC) has conducted two of three planned think-tank sessions to debate how we as a region, can raise the quality of development and environmental management if we are to achieve the Sunshine Coast Council’s objective of being Australia’s most sustainable region. The second session was held on Monday May 4 and…

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Comments from Sunshine Coast Business Council Chair, Sandy Zubrinich The Sunshine Coast is often mooted as a region where it’s difficult to do business. This perception has been reflected in two consecutive Sunshine Coast Business Council (SCBC) surveys when seeking investor feedback.

Sunshine Coast Business Council Chair Sandy Zubrinich said she was disappointed to see Labor axe the $440 million project and was concerned that minimal – if any – attempts had been made to strike up a dialogue with the Mayor and local community regarding the need for the project before deciding on its termination.

“An Olympic games held in South East Queensland is bound to provide economic benefit to all Queensland regions, particularly those in close proximity to Brisbane and those known as tourist destinations such as the Sunshine Coast,” Ms Zubrinich said.

With the state election only days away, the Sunshine Coast Business Council (SCBC) has called on political parties to be more vocal on how the Coast and in particular the business community will benefit from their party being in government.

The Sunshine Coast Business Council (SCBC) has welcomed four new board members to its ranks following the organisation’s Annual General Meeting at TAFE Queensland East Coast in Mountain Creek last week.

Annual General Meeting – Chair’s Annual Report, November 2014