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Welcome to our June 2014 newsletter for valued members of the Sunshine Coast Business Council. In this edition: A New Planning Scheme for the Sunshine Coast SCBC Board Meets Sunshine Coast State MPs Economic Futures Board Revealed State Cabinet Comes to the Sunshine Coast
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Welcome to our April 2014 newsletter for valued members of the Sunshine Coast Business Council. In this edition: SCBC Calls for Transparency on Maroochydore Plan Outcomes of Agribusiness Conference Destination Q forum comes to Coast Upcoming Events
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More than 50 agribusiness industry representatives from across the region will come together today to identify opportunities for industry expansion as part of The Future of Agribusiness on the Sunshine Coast conference to be held at the Innovation Centre Sunshine Coast.
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The Sunshine Coast Business Council presents the Future of Agribusiness on the Sunshine Coast conference. This event will bring together local industry representatives from across a wide range of sectors to contribute their expertise and knowledge in planning the future of agribusiness in terms of expansion and investment opportunities. Click here to view the Agribusiness Conference brochure Click here…
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Welcome to our January 2014 newsletter for valued members of the Sunshine Coast Business Council. Business Council Welcomes New Board With a new board at the helm following last month’s Annual General Meeting at the Palmer Coolum Resort, the Sunshine Coast Business Council (SCBC) has vowed it will continue to deliver a united voice for…
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A RECENT forum on the Sunshine Coast has highlighted the shocking statistic that up to 44 per cent of the region’s 15-19 year olds are unable to find sustainable employment. In addition, while the state’s youth unemployment rate (15-25 year olds) hovers at six per cent, on the Sunshine Coast the average rate is 17…
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Welcome to our November 2013 newsletter for valued members of the Sunshine Coast Business Council. Meeting with Queensland Premier & Attorney General Last month representatives of the Sunshine Coast Business Council Board met with the Queensland Premier, Campbell Newman, and Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Jarrod Bleijie to discuss the critical issues facing the…
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Today over 100 local representatives met at the Sunshine Coast Business Council’s Youth Prosperity Forum to tackle the over 17 per cent youth unemployment rate in the region and to secure commitment from government and the business community to take responsibility for the issue.
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Currently, the local youth unemployment rate stands between 17 and 18 per cent, compared to an overall local unemployment rate of 6.7 per cent. With around 35 per cent of unemployed youth on the Sunshine Coast living below the poverty line and research showing that unemployed youth in the region experience high rates of depression, anxiety and…
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