Damming
19 March 2024 – Damming Infrastructure spending will future proof the region. New catalytic infrastructure grows the economy, and an identified pipeline of projects ensures…
Connected or Constricted
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,…
Local Government Election Priorities
5 March 2024 – Local Government Election Priorities We are an entrepreneurial city, a small business city that is the backbone of the Toowoomba regional…
Toowoomba Decides
26 February 2024 – Toowoomba Decides The Chronicle, Triple M, and Toowoomba Chamber have joined forces to bring to the community, Toowoomba Decides. A Town…
Disruptive Marketing
Chronicle Column – 19 February 2024 – Disruptive Marketing When was the last Toowoomba Chamber Billboard you noticed? Late January, or early February 2024? Was…
A Year to Celebrate
CHRONICLE COLUMN – 23 January 2024 – A YEAR TO CELEBRATE Get ready to pop the confetti because we’re gearing up for a massive year…
UniSQ’s Micro-Credentials
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…
UniSQ’s Micro-Credentials
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…
Summary of the Year That Was 2024
Buy Local Toowoomba this holiday season
Buy Local Toowoomba
Buy Local Toowoomba this holiday season
TRC Small Business Friendly Results?
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…
Toowoomba & Family Business
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 Conferences Windfall
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…
Toowoomba Sports Ground
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.
Efficient Regulation
The recent report by Business Chamber Queensland titled, Efficient Regulation Report 2023 – Measuring the red tape burden on Queensland business,
Toowoomba Central Business District
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
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…
Focus HR Business Excellence Awards 2023
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…
Youth Employment Success Program Launches
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
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,…
Kate Venables steps aside
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…
Scholefield
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,…
Toowoomba Tourism Opportunities
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…
Raise Some Dough for the Local Community
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
. Toowoomba Chamber Board Nominations open now
Darling Downs Regional Alliance
The purpose of the Darling Downs Regional Alliance is to support and be the voice of regional business.
Foundation Partner
CHRONICLE COLUMN | MESSAGE FROM TOOWOOMBA CHAMBER FOUNDATION PARTNER The value of lifelong learning cannot be overstated. Lifelong learning promotes personal growth and resilience, fosters…
Women in Sport
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…
Toowoomba Business Sentiment Index
CHRONICLE COLUMN – 24 JULY 2023 – TOOWOOMBA BUSINESS SENTIMENT INDEX We are at it again. Building a suite of research to assist in creating…
Membership Fees Price Freeze
CHRONICLE COLUMN – 10 JULY 2023 – MEMBERSHIP FEES PRICE FREEZE In March 2023, the Business Chamber Queensland’s Pulse Survey of business conditions revealed that…
BEA, How It all Began
CHRONICLE COLUMN – 2 JULY – BEA, HOW IT ALL BEGAN Today, the Toowoomba Chamber acknowledges the beginnings of the Business Excellence Awards and the…
Leader of the Opposition | David Crisafulli
25 JUNE 2023 – LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION DAVID CRISAFULLI As the State of Queensland continues to grapple with a range of pressing issues –…
The Source
CHRONICLE COLUMN – 19 JUNE 2023 – THE SOURCE Combine our rich soils, with our glorious climate, inspiring talent for growing, making, baking, and brewing…
World Environment Day
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.
Bonza All Right
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…
Focus HR Business Excellence Awards 2023
CHRONICLE COLUMN – 23 MAY 2023 – FOCUS HR BEA23 LAUNCH This week the Toowoomba Chamber will kick off the local business Awards Season with…
Toowoomba Businesses Seek New Investment Incentives And Tax Reform In Federal Budget
CHRONICLE COLUMN – 5 MAY 2023 – Toowoomba Businesses Seek New Investment Incentives And Tax Reform In Federal Budget An RSM Australia survey of Toowoomba…
Small Business Month
CHRONICLE COLUMN |BACKBONE TO THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL ECONOMY | 02 MAY 2023 May is small business month and there is a lot to…
Kindness Can be Commercial
CHRONICLE COLUMN | KINDNESS CAN BE COMMERCIAL | 24 APRIL 2023 I recently attended our Business at Dusk Event held by ALE on North Street,…
Toowoomba Business Performance Sentiment Index 2023
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,…
Small Business is a Big Deal
CHRONICLE COLUMN | SMALL BUSINESS IS A BIG DEAL We are an entrepreneurial city, a small business city that is the backbone of the Toowoomba…
What is ESG?
CHRONICLE COLUMN | ESG | 21 MARCH 2023 Toowoomba Chamber is gathering information to help keep members informed about ESG (environment, social and governance) and…
Events Promote Wellness
CHRONICLE COLUMN | WELLNESS | 14 MARCH 2023 A health crisis derailed many in the event industry. But we are hitting back. And I believe,…
Toowoomba needs an Autumn Feast
CHRONICLE COLUMN – THE AUTUMN FEAST Last week, Dine Darling Downs and the Toowoomba Chamber in partnership with its Food and Agri Network Advisory Committee,…
Manufacturing Renaissance
CHRONICLE COLUMN – 27 FEBRUARY 2023 – MANUFACTURING. There is a renaissance currently underway rejuvenating the manufacturing industry across the Darling Downs. It’s been an…
Red Tape Crippling Business
CHRONICLE COLUMN – RED TAPE – 13 FEBRUARY 2023 In 2020, the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), in their report titled, How Red Tape Stops…
State of the Economy
CHRONICLE COLUMN – STATE ECONOMY – 13 FEBRUARY 2023 How do you feel about reported economic headwinds? Another interest rate hike was announced and the…
Food Security
CHRONICLE COLUMN – FOOD SECURITY – 31 JANUARY 2023 Do we have the required availability (quality and quantity) of food to future proof all Australians…
E-Scooters
CHRONICLE COLUMN – E-SCOOTERS – 10 JANUARY 2023 There was a time when every kid in the neighbourhood had a push scooter. We had one…
Rocket Science
CHRONICLE COLUMN – ROCKET SCIENCE Let’s blast off into 2023! If you were to Google “Toowoomba Virgin Space Port” you’d have access to around a…