Our Eden

Christmas will be celebrated in style again this year with Christmas on Imlay to be held from 5:30pm on Thursday 14th December 2017.

Bring the whole family and enjoy an evening of fun and festivity including:

• jumping castles for the kids (no charge!)
• local entertainment from Eden Public School, Eden High School, Sapphire Dancers and Sapphire Coast Concert Band
• wood-chopping
• ESSCI chocolate wheel
• loads of stalls inc. food stalls
• Grocery Grab kindly sponsored by Eden IGA (7:30pm)
• Santa Selfies and DIY pics (6:00pm-7:30pm)

and the big one: EDEN BUSINESS VOUCHERS PRIZE DRAWS – 6pm, 7pm, 8pm

(For your chance to win, shop at participating local businesses from 14th November – 14th December.)

A once only opportunity to attend 2 fantastic workshops is being offered to local businesses.

Southern Region Business Enterprise Centre (SRBEC) are running two workshops on Tuesday 25th October:

Session 1: 9.30am – 11.30am

Free Online Tools You Can Use Today To Enhance Your Business

and

Session 2: 12.30pm – 2.30pm

How To Leverage  From Social Media & Avoid The Hype

Presented by Chris Edwards who has many years experience in this field, including being a past ANU representative on the Federal Government Cross Agency Digital Archiving Group and four years as a representative on ATO Small Business Partnership Forum.

You need click on this link to register. Do it now to avoid disappointment!

The 2016/17 Cruise Eden is fast approaching.

Is our town ready? Is your business ready?

“My business is not a tourism business” – okay, we get that. But if we are to maximise cruise visits (remember – this is up to 2,000 people per day!), we need to build on our reputation as a welcoming community – so every business is a tourism business on cruise days 🙂

This Workshop is for everyone who wants Eden and the surrounding district to benefit as much as possible from this regular influx of visitors.

Come along to the Workshop on Tuesday 27th September from 5:30pm at the Eden Fishermen’s Club.  

See below for Agenda, Workshop Notes and other important information.  (Just click on the name to open the document).

• Get Prepared for Cruise Season
• Cruise Eden Workshop Notes
• Reasons for Poor Service – Startling Stats
• Moments of Truth
• Face to Face – Customer Service

If you have any questions, just email Cruise Eden Co-Ordinator Natalie Godward at: cruise@sapphirecoast.com.au or call her on 02 6495 7031.

Photo courtesy Scott Blanch

We had a very worthwhile presentation at last night’s General Meeting.  Paul Morris, former Principal of Eden High is now a consultant working on a Department of Family & Community Services (FACS) Project in Eden called the ‘Eden Futures Project’.  FACS is working with Bega Valley Shire Council, local schools, community organisations and businesses to support social housing residents and broader communities to create a positive future of social and economic wellbeing in Eden.

The priorities for this work are:

– Engagement and capacity building – Education and employment
– A positive community – A community hub
– Bringing people together – Transport

The first part of this work is the development of an Education, Training and Employment Plan for Eden.

YOU’RE INVITED TO A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP on Wednesday 21st September 2016 – 

12.45 – 3pm (light lunch included) OR 5.45 – 8pm (light dinner included) at the RSL Memorial Hall, Calle Calle St, Eden

Come along and share your ideas on the Eden Education, Training and Employment Plan

Please come along to either session, both will be the same.

The Chamber is committed to helping our community lift itself in socio-economic terms and is therefore very committed to helping with this project.

Paul Morris can be contacted on phone 0459422873.

Come along to the Eden Fishermen’s Club on Wednesday 6th July 2016 from 5:30pm till 8:00pm to find out the very latest news about the wharf project.

With the recent announcement of an additional $29 million from the State Government, the total project funding is now set at $44 million. This is a very significant injection of funds into our town and will see our Port become one of the busiest in regional Australia.  With this comes economic stimulus and more jobs for young and a little older.

A number of key stakeholders will be in attendance including the Project Manager and team, Port Authority of NSW Representatives, members of the Community Liaison Group, Cruise Eden Co-Ordinator Natalie Godward and members of the Chamber Executive.  Community members are encouraged to ask questions relating to this exciting project of any of these people.

Click on this link to download the flyer:  Eden Community Info Session Invite 6 July

Here’s a great workshop – Solar PV for Business – demystified.

This FREE workshop will be held in Merimbula on Wednesday 22nd June at the Bega Valley Learning Centre (formally Auswide – behind the Lakeview Hotel) from 9am till 10:30am.

Worth a look!  Click on the link for all the details:  Solar PV for Business – Demystified

A great opportunity has been offered by NSW Trade & Investment for a chance to participate in an Innovation & Leadership Skills in Business Workshop in Bega on Tuesday 21 June 2016.

It is for individuals who will have a leadership role in promoting innovation within a whole organisation – we have many of these people in our community!

Note:

• It’s FREE!
• Maximum is only 12 – so register now! (but the course won’t run if they don’t get the min. of 8)
• You will receive a Statement of Attainment – any training or skills offered for FREE are rare so don’t miss out!

Click on the link below for all the details.

Innovation and Leadership in Business Workshop Flyer – Bega & Moruya