Networking with the Community

Most business people know Facebook, but it seems not everyone realises the value the specialised online networking website LinkedIn can have for business networking. Microsoft’s $26 billion recent acquisition of LinkedIn, the biggest-ever deal for a social media...

President’s Report 2015/2016

I still believe in my last year’s wish list as strong now as I did when I first wrote it: Working together, changes start with us, and becoming the Best Regional City in Australia. Working together: We have: Worked with airport management to secure an airline...

Stay in tune with business solutions

I wish to share a story that I heard at a leadership workshop that made me think about the way I approach dealing with difficult situations and when things go horribly wrong. In 1975 a jazz concert was being held at the Koln Opera House featuring Keith Jarrett the...

City square work to steam ahead

After months of planning, work is about to begin on a revitalisation of central Coffs Harbour. Construction will this week start work on the new raised, shared pedestrian/traffic zone on Harbour Dr, as the Gordon St and Harbour Dr intersection is closed for major...

Federal candidates go head-to-head on policy issues

Jobs and growth were among the first words out of Federal Member for Cowper, Luke Hartsuyker’s mouth at this morning’s Cowper candidates forum at the Coffs Harbour Chamber of Commerce Breakfast. Employment issues was the first of six policy questions asked...