May Meeting
Our May Meeting (Tuesday, 6th of May) will feature Violet Petrovski from the Surry Hills Medical Centre who will talk about health service provision in the South Sydney area. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. with refreshments at The Learning Lab, Level 2, 418a Elizabeth Street, cnr Devonshire Street, Surry Hills.
Small Business Awards
The South Sydney Chamber of Commerce is participating in the Wentworth Courier Small Business Awards.Nominations have closed and judging is in progress now. Some of the finalists in our area are: Centennial Park Automotive, Prasit's North Side Thai, Crown Street Pharmacy, Water on Sunday, Jones-Prichard Desktop Publishing, Pepa Meja and Third Millennium.
The Awards will be presented at a gala evening at East Leagues Club, Bondi Junction on the 14th May. The cost is $45/person.
April Meeting
Our April meeting was held in the Sydney Set Room at Souths Leagues Club. Our sponsor for this meeting was Tony Moroney catering who generously provide the room for free.Our guest speaker was Peter Belinfante who spoke about preparing for the end of the financial year. Peter laid out the issues involved in setting up an appropriate taxation strategy and pointed out some of the dangers inherent in a too creative approach to accounting.
Copyright Warning
The Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA) has written to the chamber advising of their national program to license businesses playing copyright music.They maintain that, if your business plays music, radio or TV to either staff or customers, including music-on-hold, you may be liable under the Copyright Act.
We have a set of brochures from APRA which cover these situations. Also APRA has an Information Centre on (02) 9937-4597 which can provide additional information.
State Chamber Activities
Our Chamber is affiliated with the State Chamber of Commerce of NSW. We are able to take advantages of their connections and use their services. Some upcoming events are:-Federal Budget Breakfast, Wednesday, 14th of May, 7:15 - 9:00 a.m.. Panel: The Hon. John Fahey, MP, Peter Switzer, Julie Flynn & Michael de Palo.
International Business Luncheon, Monday, 23rd of April, 12:15 - 2:00 p.m.. Guest speaker: The Hon. Tim Fischer, MP - Conquering the World , Australian Small and Medium Business.
The State Chamber does much more. Contact Geoff May if you want details of other services.
Scrap Book
Robin Yabsley our Publicity Officer is creating a Scrap Book. Would anyone who has any magazine or newspaper articles that mention the Chamber please get in touch with Robin (phone: 9331-8077) who will arrange to take them off your hands to get them copied.
Business Meetings
The Chamber meets on the first Tuesday of each month except January.
Meeting Venues
We are seeking different places to hold our meetings. This is a good opportunity to get some exposure for your business via the Chamber meetings and members.
Business After Hours
The Chamber meets socially on the fourth Wednesday of each month at a local restaurant. If you would like your restaurant to be featured, please contact our coordinator, Paul Canty on 9360-3506
Chamber Directory
Who knows about your business? The Chamber does and is going to help you promote it. We are putting together a directory of members' businesses. This is a free service of the Chamber. All you have to do is tell us how you wish to be mentioned.The format is classified with Business Name, Street Address and Phone Number. The first draft is attached to this newsletter. Please contact Geoff May with any changes to your entry. If you don't tell us by the 20th of May your entry will stand as in the draft.
Meeting Door Prizes
The President has donated a bottle of wine as the Lucky Door Prize at the next General Meeting. What can others do?
South Sydney Council
The next South Sydney Council meetings are on the 14th and 28th of May and the 11th and 25th of June.The meetings are held in Erskineville Town Hall, commencing at 6:00 p.m.. Details can be found by phoning the Council Chambers on 9313-0111.
Go along and see how your rates are spent.
Also, consider registering to vote in council elections. If you don't vote you can't complain...
Membership Enquiries
The South Sydney Chamber of Commerce welcomes new members. If you wish to join or want further information about chamber activities, please contact our Secretary, Joan Weisz on 9310-5910.Joan will send you an information pack which includes a membership application form.
Newsletter Editor
There is an opening in the chamber's organisation for an enthusiastic person to become Newsletter Editor. The pay is bad, the hours are long, and, no-one ever supplies copy on time. However, for the right person, it can be a rewarding and fun experience.Please contact the President, Geoff May, if you're masochistic enough to take on this task.
Chamber Internet Site
I have been experimenting with an Internet World Wide Web Site for the chamber. It's URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is:- http//www.nim.com.au/sscoc/If you have World Wide Web access, please check it out and let me have your comments and suggestions.
FaxStream Service
The Chamber has enrolled in Telstra's FaxStream Service. We will be sending meeting notifications and press releases to our members through this service.Therefore we need to know your fax numbers. If you don't get a fax from us via Faxstream in the near future, please contact Joan Weisz on 9310-5910 to ensure that we've got your fax number correct.
Newsletter Copy Deadline
If you have a subject that you wish to write about in this newsletter, please note that the deadline for copy is the 20th of each month.Our aim is to get the newsletter to you in the week before the Monthly Meeting.
Last Update: 04/10/97
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