Free council advisory service helping strengthen local businesses - Ipswich City Council

Free council advisory service helping strengthen local businesses

04 October 2022

Ipswich City Council is urging local businesses to take advantage of a free program designed to help them bounce back after recent natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Economic and Industry Development Chairperson Councillor Nicole Jonic said Strengthening Business is free business advisory service run by local independent experts who work with owners and staff to help their businesses grow stronger.

“The focus of the sessions is to offer constructive advice to support business recovery as well as tools for future crisis planning,” Cr Jonic said.

“Our small businesses are the heart and soul of our city and are a key economic driver, so we want to explore new ways to help our local businesses community to thrive.

“We recognise the impact that COVID-19 lockdowns and natural disasters have had on businesses and council wants to ensure that they can bounce back.”

The free program will cover topics including business goals, building on current strengths, business roadmaps, crisis preparation and becoming more resilient.

Councillor Jonic said participants can be assured there will be genuine advice and guidance to make businesses stronger and no sales pitches, hooks or after-session traps.

“The floods and COVID-19 brought fast-moving and unexpected impacts for business, and many were unprepared and are still trying to pick up the pieces,” Cr Jonic said.

“Attendees will learn practical ideas and strategies from experts that they can then action and utilise straight away.

“We look forward to offering our local businesses new ways to adapt to disruptions and turn uncertainty into an advantage and thrive.”

The Strengthening Business program is funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments, in partnership with Ipswich City Council, Entrepreneurs’ Programme, Deloitte and Small Business Financial Counselling Service (SBFCS) Southern Queensland.

Program sessions will be held between 9am-1pm at Fire Station 101, Limestone St, Ipswich on October 4 and 18 and November 1, 15 and 29.

For more information email Business@ipswich.qld.gov.au or visit Ipswich.qld.gov.au/bestnextmove

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LOCAL governments have shared a series of policy recommendations to support the scaling up of action to prevent and reduce disaster risk.

Municipal leaders came together at two major conferences in Asia Pacific to ensure that the voice and experience of local governments is captured to positively influence the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework.

At the Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Brisbane, Australia, the Local Authorities Stakeholders Group issued a ‘Statement of Actions’ that called for a ‘Think Resilience’ approach to all investments and development related decisions. The statement also emphasized the importance of creating ‘an enabling environment through national legislation and policies to accelerate the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic’.

It highlighted other opportunities to transform risk-resilient development, including greater inclusion of marginalized communities in local governance processes and increased access to and the capacity to manage financial resources for resilience.

Local government officials and technical experts also met at the 2022 International Disaster Resilience Leaders Forum, in Incheon, Republic of Korea, where they made a series of recommendations to the Midterm Review. The document called for scaled up partnership with the private sector and academia. It also highlighted the important role of international networks, such as the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative.

‘National, local, and international stakeholders engaging in disaster risk reduction should continue efforts to support further capacity development of local governments to prepare bankable projects,’ the report said. It also highlighted the increasing need ‘to access a variety of financial instruments, including thematic-labelled bonds and other funding mechanisms that support disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.’

MCR2030 is a United Nations-led global network that has mobilized 1,365 local governments, representing more than 386 million people, committed to strengthening their disaster and climate resilience. MCR2030 has also convened national governments, municipality associations, service providers, as well as 12 core partners that are a ‘who’s who’ of international organizations active on urban resilience.

The UN General Assembly has called for the Midterm Review, which marks the midpoint in the implementation of the Sendai Framework. The review is also an important milestone for other UN frameworks, including the 2030 Agenda, the Paris Agreement, and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. The Midterm Review is working to take stock, identify emerging issues, uncover context shifts, and build coherence with other frameworks. It is aiming to better address the systemic nature of risk and thus support regenerative and sustainable development. The review will conclude in 2023 at a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly.

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk

October 3, 2022

Kingaroy and surrounds have the biggest number of rooftop solar installations in the South Burnett, according to figures released last week by the State Government

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said more 722,000 Queensland homes now have solar energy panels installed, making the State the nation’s leader in rooftop solar.

“Together, Queensland’s homes account to over 3.5 GW capacity, that’s more generation capacity than Queensland’s two largest power stations combined (Gladstone 1680MW, Stanwell 1460MW),” Ms Palaszczuk said.

The State Government released data showing the number of solar installations by postcode. In the South Burnett:

• 4610 – 2243
• 4615 – 1374
• 4314 – 750
• 4605 – 597
• 4606 – 453
• 4614 – 259
• 4608 – 190
• 4601 – 173
• 4613 – 140

Bundaberg (4670) tops the State in first place with 15,690 solar PV installations.

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