HERVEY BAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BREAKFAST HAS ERGON ENERGY MANAGER AS GUEST SPEAKER
Dear Members & Supporters,
Hervey Bay Chamber Breakfast Invite
25 January, 2012
Topic: Ergon Energy on the Fraser Coast
Paul Jordon, General Manager Service Delivery Southern Region will be our guest speaker for the first breakfast in 2012.
Paul’s presentation will encompass:
- Technology impacts eg. ROAMES planes
- Apprentices and trainees
- Investment around the Region
- Electricity pricing
- Solar uptake
When: Wednesday, 25 January, 2012
Where: The Boat Club, Buccaneer Drive, Urangan
Time: 6.45am for a 7.00am start
Cost: $20 Members
$25 Non Members
RSVP: 23 January, 2012
CLICK HERE to download registration form.
Don’t miss our first breakfast for 2012 - RSVP today!
Business Card Draw sponsored by Bendigo Bank
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FRASER COAST LIBRARY FUNCTION INVITATION TO ATTEND
You are cordially invited to attend a brief information session, morning tea and launch of 10,000 steps @ Fraser Coast Libraries.
Where: Hervey Bay Library
Date: Wednesday, 23 November
Time: 10am
RSVP: Tuesday, 22 November (tomorrow)
lou.collings@frasercoast.qld.gov.au or 4197 4239
Download full details here.
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NAB SPEAKER SPIRO PAPADOPOULOS AT COMBINED CHAMBERS BREAKFAST FOR MARYBOROUGH & HERVEY BAY FRASER COAST
Dear Members & Supporters,
Hervey Bay & Maryborough Joint Chamber Breakfast Invite
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MARYBOROUGH YOUNG PROFESSIONALS HAVE GUEST SPEAKER ON NEPALESE FORGET ME NOT FOUNDATION ORPHANAGE
Dear Members & Supporters,
Breakfast Invite – 20 October, 2011
Speaker: Lars Olsen – Forget Me Not Foundation
Come and join in with the Maryborough Young Professionals to hear from an inspirational local, Lars Olsen.
In 2004, Lars Olsen travelled from his home town of Hervey Bay to Nepal to volunteer at a children’s orphanage. During this time, he became deeply disturbed by the systemic problems of malnutrition, abuse and poor levels of care that plagued the orphanage. Upon returning to Australia, Lars devoted himself to improving the lives of Nepalese orphans and worked to establish the Forget-Me-Not Children’s Home in Kathmandu. From the orphanage’s humble beginnings where it housed six orphan girls, Lars has led a tireless fundraising effort that has seen the Forget-Me-Not Children’s Home grow dramatically. Come along to hear his inspirational story.
Date: Thursday, 20 October 2011
Location: Maryborough RSL, Upstairs Function Room
Time: 6:30am for 6:50am Start
Duration: Finish by 8:00am
Price: $15.00
RSVP: http://mbyp.whosattending.com/events/55
We look forward to seeing you there!
RSVP NOW!
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DR ERNESTTO SIROLLI TO SPEAK ON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT @ THE USQ CAMPUS IN HERVEY BAY-SEPTEMBER
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INVITATION TO HEAR SPEAKER ON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Dr Ernesto Sirolli will share his highly successful approach to local economic and business development at a one-day seminar in Hervey Bay in September. The founder of the internationally acclaimed Sirolli Institute will outline how businesses can improve their bottom line results at the USQ Fraser Coast campus in Hervey Bay on Tuesday, 13 September. The seminar is supported by Council, the Noosa Institute for Socio-Economic Research, the Department of Employment Economic Development and Innovation and USQ Fraser Coast. More Information: Received & published by Henry Sapiecha
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THE VERY SUCCESSFUL JOB MART EXPO IS ON AGAIN AT THE FRASER COAST QLD
FRASER COAST JOB MART EXPO IS ON AGAIN
Fraser Coast JobMart is an annual showcase of education providers and businesses offering a diverse range or training and employment opportunities and advice.
It is a fantastic opportunity for business to get involved with our community, raise awareness of your business and promote the careers and employment opportunities available in our region.
This year’s JobMart will be held at the Brolga Theatre on Tuesday 6 September from 3.00pm-5.30pm.
More Information:
Click here to register your business using the Exhibitors Registration Form.
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QUEENSLAND ENERGY SKILLS ANNUAL CONFERENCE ABOUT TO BEGIN.DO NOT MISS IT-BE THERE
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Queensland energy skills annual conference is about to happen.Be there.
Only One Week Away!
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ENERGY SKILLS QUEENSLAND CONFERENCE
31 August 2011 9.00am – 4.00pm Registration from 8.00am
Victoria Park Function Venue, Herston BRISBANE
Only one week to the only conference dedicated specifically to Queensland energy and telecommunications industry training.
Embracing the theme of ‘Leading Energy Workforce Innovation,’ the 2011 Conference will feature presentations from industry leaders with the inside word on workforce development innovation.
Keynote presenters will be discussing projects, opportunities and developments that are continuing to energise the industry.
The level of infrastructure development proposed in Queensland’s energy and telecommunications industries and the need for continuing skills development makes this conference an unmissable event.
Click here for the FINAL Conference Program Agenda – 31 August 2011
Click here to download the registration brochure
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WARREN TRUSS MP TO ADDRESS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AT BREAKFAST MEETING
INVITATION TO ATTEND BREAKFAST MEETING WITH THE HONOURABLE WARREN TRSS MP AS GUEST SPEAKER
Maryborough Young Professionals are pleased to announce The Hon Warren Truss MP, as special guest speaker at our August breakfast.
How has he outlasted many of his colleagues and opponents in a career that has spanned more than two decades in one of the toughest jobs around? Mr. Truss will share with us some of this inspiring story and discuss the young professionals he has encountered along the way – what did they do right and more importantly, what did they do wrong? What can you and I learn from them?
Event Details:
Time: 6.50 am for 7:00 am start
Venue: Maryborough RSL (173 Lennox Street)
Date: Wednesday 31 August 2011
Price: $15
The Hon Warren Truss MP:
http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/member.asp?id=GT4
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WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY NEEDS & CHANGES.MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
WORKPLACE PRACTICES NEED YOUR INPUT
21 March 2011
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Business Update
Harmonisation of Workplace Health and Safety
On the 1 January 2012, all jurisdictions across Australia will implement model work health and safety (WHS) laws. This harmonisation process is part of the Council of Australian Governments’ (COAG) National Reform Agenda where all Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments agreed to achieve national consistency through the development of a WHS legislative framework (including model WHS Act, model regulations and Codes of Practice).
The WHS harmonisation process was agreed to in order to deliver similar laws in each jurisdiction to ensure a more consistent approach across state borders, reduce the red tape and compliance costs on business and create a seamless national economy.
The national model Work Health and Safety Act was endorsed by the Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council in December 2009. Now, Safe Work Australia (SWA) is consulting on a range of documents that aim to assist employers and other duty holders to comply with their respective duties of care and include the Draft Model WHS Regulations and Model Codes of Practice. The main elements of the new national WHS Act are listed below for your information.
CCIQ Survey
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) is currently preparing a submission to SWA in response to this consultation process, as well as preparing information to assist our members and the businesses who receive our WHS services to prepare for the forthcoming changes in legislation. We are also working with Workplace Health and Safety Queensland on issues in the lead up to and implementation of the new legislation in Queensland.
As part of CCIQ’s submission to SWA we are undertaking a survey of businesses to obtain an understanding of where employers are at in relation to WHS and to identify concerns employers have about moving to a new system from 1 January 2012. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and will close at 5pm on Wednesday 30 March 2011.
To complete the survey click here.
Key Elements of the National Model WHS Act
The national model Work Health and Safety Act was endorsed by the Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council in December 2009. Under the Act, duties of care exist for employers, persons in control of a workplace, upstream parties (such as designers, manufacturers, importers, suppliers and installers) as well as workers.
Detailed information on the national model WHS Act is available on the SWA explanatory memorandum which can be found by following the link at the Safe Work Australia website.
Within the national model WHS Act is the primary duty of care for employers will be to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of workers and others who may be affected by the carrying out of work. Furthermore, there will be a requirement that officers of corporations and unincorporated bodies exercise due diligence to ensure compliance.
Other key elements of the national model WHS requirements include:
- Reporting requirements for notifiable incidents such as the serious illness, injury or death of persons and dangerous incidents arising out of the business or undertaking;
- Authorisations such as licences, permits and registrations (eg. for persons engaged in high risk work or users of certain plant or substances);
- Provision for worker consultation, participation and representation at the workplace;
- Provision for the resolution of health and safety issues;
- Protection against discrimination for those who exercise or perform, or seek to exercise or perform, powers, functions or rights under the Act;
- An entry permit scheme that allows union officials to inquire into suspected contraventions affecting workers who are members, or eligible to be members of the relevant union and to consult and advise such workers about health and safety matters;
- Compliance and enforcement measures and sanctions, including enforceable undertakings; and
- Regulation-making powers and administrative processes, such as the review of decisions.
Key Changes from Current Queensland WHS Requirements
One of the key changes between current Queensland WHS laws and the new system is that the duty of care is quantified by the term “reasonably practicable”, meaning that employers will be required to do what is reasonably practicable to ensure the WHS of their employees, rather than the current obligation for employers to “ensure” the WHS of their employees (an absolute duty of care).
Furthermore, workers will be required to exercise reasonable care to ensure that their acts or omissions do not adversely affect the health and safety of other persons at the workplace.
There will also be a move away from company directors being held liable for infringements by the company, however they will be required to have a positive and proactive duty to exercise due diligence. This requires company directors to:
- Acquire and keep up-to-date knowledge of health and safety matters;
- Gain an understanding of hazards and risks associated with the company’s operations;
- Ensure appropriate resources are available for use to eliminate/minimise risks from work carried out;
- Ensure appropriate processes for obtaining information about incidents, hazards and risks, and responding to them;
- Ensure processes for complying with duties are implemented, e.g. reporting, consultation arrangements, training and instruction;
- Verify the provision and use of resources for the matters listed above.
Other key changes between current Queensland WHS laws and the new laws include:
- There is no reverse onus of proof. The onus of proving all elements of an offence, including whether the duty holder has adopted reasonable practicable measures, rests with the Regulator;
- Workplace Health and Safety Officers (WHSOs) will not be required, however health and safety representatives (HSRs) have increased training and rights within the workplace;
- HSRs will represent defined work groups which need to be negotiated with the business operator;
- Health and safety issues are to be resolved in accordance with an agreed dispute resolution procedure which must be in writing;
- HSRs will be able to issue provisional improvement notices (PIN’s) and can direct workers to cease work after consultation and an attempt to resolve an issue, or without consultation if there is an immediate and imminent threat to health and safety.
Where To From Here?
The model WHS Act was agreed in 2009. The model WHS Regulations and priority model Codes of Practice have been released for public consultation until the 4 April 2011. Following the closure of this consultation period, SWA will review all submissions and make necessary changes.
In June 2011, the model WHS Regulations package will be presented to and agreed by the Workplace Relations Ministers’ Council. Following approval by Cabinet, all State and Territory Governments will then be responsible for implementing the model Act, Regulations and Codes of Practice in their jurisdictions for commencement on the 1 January 2012.
Further Information
Additional information on the current consultation process is available on the Safe Work Australia website. To contact CCIQ, please email policy@cciq.com.au.
Contact t: 07 3842 2267 | e: policy@cciq.com.au | w: www.cciq.com.au
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LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM TO BE HELD HERVEY BAY 25TH-26TH MAY 2011 @USQ CAMPUS
LEADERSHIP IN HERVEY BAY QLD TO BE ON THE USQ AGENDA
Dear Colleagues
We are pleased to be able to support the inaugural Regional Innovations Australia Creating Special Places Through Regional Leadership Symposium to be held in Hervey Bay, Queensland on the 25th and 26th May at the USQ campus.
The Symposium will discuss key issues impacting the regions and how communities can create or in some cases re-create their own special places.
With a line up of world-class speakers, including special guests from Vail Colorado, National and International Business Leaders, Academic Regional Specialists and Industry Professionals this will be an event not to be missed.
We look forward to welcoming you as our guest in Hervey Bay. Additional details and booking information can be found at http://www.regionalinnovations.org/workshop/special-places-symposium
Kind Regards
Connie Woodberry
Chief Executive
Regional Breakthrough
t: +61 07 41976983
m: 04388 79768
e: cmw@regionalbreakthroughs.com.au
Web:
www.regionalbreakthroughs.com.au
PO Box 5548
Torquay QLD 4655
In Association with: Regional Innovations Australia
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