It’s all About Excellence
CHRONICLE COLUMN – IT’S ALL ABOUT EXCELLENCE On Tuesday night, at Wellcamp Airport, with host, Toowoomba Hall of Fame Inductee, Mort & Co, the Business…
CHRONICLE COLUMN – IT’S ALL ABOUT EXCELLENCE On Tuesday night, at Wellcamp Airport, with host, Toowoomba Hall of Fame Inductee, Mort & Co, the Business…
The popular Toowoomba Chamber, Emerging Leaders Mentor Program is back for 2024. Designed with the future in mind, this initiative is committed to fostering the…
9 April 2024 – Tax Reform Is it time we get series about tax reform; don’t you think? How about an open and transparent respectful…
25 March 2024 – Future Jobs Is your business planning for the future workplace? The World Economic Forum recently released work and workplace trends to…
12 March 2024 – Connected or Constricted The Right to Disconnect is the latest IR legislation on everyone’s lips, complete with all the normal misinformation,…
5 March 2024 – Local Government Election Priorities We are an entrepreneurial city, a small business city that is the backbone of the Toowoomba regional…
26 February 2024 – Toowoomba Decides The Chronicle, Triple M, and Toowoomba Chamber have joined forces to bring to the community, Toowoomba Decides. A Town…
Chronicle Column – 19 February 2024 – Disruptive Marketing When was the last Toowoomba Chamber Billboard you noticed? Late January, or early February 2024? Was…
CHRONICLE COLUMN – 23 January 2024 – A YEAR TO CELEBRATE Get ready to pop the confetti because we’re gearing up for a massive year…
Advance your career through UniSQ’s micro-credentials In today’s dynamic business landscape, the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce recognizes the increasing prominence of micro-credentials, underscoring their pivotal…
Advance your career through UniSQ’s micro-credentials In today’s dynamic business landscape, the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce recognizes the increasing prominence of micro-credentials, underscoring their pivotal…
Buy Local Toowoomba this holiday season
Buy Local Toowoomba this holiday season
Small Business Friendly? Chamber advocacy leads to improved results but excellence is a way, away. On 16 March 2020, Toowoomba Regional Council signed a Small…
Family businesses are the backbone of Australia’s economy, holding a remarkable position in our nation’s entrepreneurial landscape contributing half a trillion dollars (RSM Australia). The…
Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce, Toowoomba Conferences, powered by the Toowoomba Regional Council has secured significant injection into the local economy over the next eight months…
In early 2022, I wrote an article on the proposed upgrade of the Toowoomba Sports Ground (TSG) as the city’s option to participate in the 2032 Olympic Games. I acknowledged that TSG is a great city tradition.
The recent report by Business Chamber Queensland titled, Efficient Regulation Report 2023 – Measuring the red tape burden on Queensland business,
Without big data, you are blind and deaf and in the middle of a freeway.” — Geoffrey Moore. The Toowoomba Central Business District is the…
FOCUS HR BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS GALA DINNER On Saturday night the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce was proud to deliver the region’s most prestigious business event…
Storytelling, that moved us Last night the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce was proud to deliver the region’s most prestigious business event of the year once…
Darling Downs and South West workforce project says YES to local jobs Youth Employment Success Officially launched in Toowoomba today, the YES website is already…
Focus HR business excellence awards are here for 2023 I am so proud I get to live in the city of Toowoomba: a thriving, regional,…
After two years of guiding the direction of the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce, Kate Venables has decided to end her reign leading the local business…
The young town of Toowoomba was all flutter on 12 October 1899. In fact, according to the Darling Downs Gazette article from the day before,…
TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES Toowoomba shone as bright as ever in September. A month were the city, under the Carnival of Flowers banner showed itself off to…
LOCAL BUSINESS RAISES DOUGH FOR HOMELESS Darling Downs business owners, Robert Gillis and Rob Sampson today announced they are hoping to raise some significant dough…
. Toowoomba Chamber Board Nominations open now
The purpose of the Darling Downs Regional Alliance is to support and be the voice of regional business.
CHRONICLE COLUMN | MESSAGE FROM TOOWOOMBA CHAMBER FOUNDATION PARTNER The value of lifelong learning cannot be overstated. Lifelong learning promotes personal growth and resilience, fosters…
CHRONICLE COLUMN – 15 AUGUST 2023 – SPORT AND WOMEN IN SPORT Wisconsin State Journal reports that the attendance of 1,533,545 fans so far in…
CHRONICLE COLUMN – 24 JULY 2023 – TOOWOOMBA BUSINESS SENTIMENT INDEX We are at it again. Building a suite of research to assist in creating…
CHRONICLE COLUMN – 10 JULY 2023 – MEMBERSHIP FEES PRICE FREEZE In March 2023, the Business Chamber Queensland’s Pulse Survey of business conditions revealed that…
CHRONICLE COLUMN – 2 JULY – BEA, HOW IT ALL BEGAN Today, the Toowoomba Chamber acknowledges the beginnings of the Business Excellence Awards and the…
25 JUNE 2023 – LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION DAVID CRISAFULLI As the State of Queensland continues to grapple with a range of pressing issues –…
CHRONICLE COLUMN – 19 JUNE 2023 – THE SOURCE Combine our rich soils, with our glorious climate, inspiring talent for growing, making, baking, and brewing…
On 5 June 2023, it is World Environment Day. This day is about security of and for the environment, not just for us, but for future generations.
CHRONICLE COLUMN – BONZA ALL RIGHT We’re willing to do what we can to support you through these early days and get you up and…
CHRONICLE COLUMN – 23 MAY 2023 – FOCUS HR BEA23 LAUNCH This week the Toowoomba Chamber will kick off the local business Awards Season with…
CHRONICLE COLUMN – 5 MAY 2023 – Toowoomba Businesses Seek New Investment Incentives And Tax Reform In Federal Budget An RSM Australia survey of Toowoomba…
CHRONICLE COLUMN |BACKBONE TO THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL ECONOMY | 02 MAY 2023 May is small business month and there is a lot to…
CHRONICLE COLUMN | KINDNESS CAN BE COMMERCIAL | 24 APRIL 2023 I recently attended our Business at Dusk Event held by ALE on North Street,…
Last week we launched the Toowoomba Business Performance Sentiment Index Survey 2023. Your opportunity to be heard and have your voice, in a confidential way,…
CHRONICLE COLUMN | SMALL BUSINESS IS A BIG DEAL We are an entrepreneurial city, a small business city that is the backbone of the Toowoomba…
CHRONICLE COLUMN | ESG | 21 MARCH 2023 Toowoomba Chamber is gathering information to help keep members informed about ESG (environment, social and governance) and…
CHRONICLE COLUMN | WELLNESS | 14 MARCH 2023 A health crisis derailed many in the event industry. But we are hitting back. And I believe,…
CHRONICLE COLUMN – THE AUTUMN FEAST Last week, Dine Darling Downs and the Toowoomba Chamber in partnership with its Food and Agri Network Advisory Committee,…
CHRONICLE COLUMN – 27 FEBRUARY 2023 – MANUFACTURING. There is a renaissance currently underway rejuvenating the manufacturing industry across the Darling Downs. It’s been an…
CHRONICLE COLUMN – RED TAPE – 13 FEBRUARY 2023 In 2020, the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), in their report titled, How Red Tape Stops…