Some members of the board of EBAI with Central
Queensland Regional Director of TAFE, Mr Bill Fry,
and Gladstone Director of Studies, Mrs Stephanie Fry, at Biloela's
new TAFE building,
on the day TAFE students first attended the new building, Tuesday
22nd November, 2006
ACHIEVEMENT
SNAPSHOT
Enterprise
Biloela Association Inc had it’s inception on
the 1st September, 2003.
Since then, the board of Directors and Executive have worked
proactively to fulfil it’s commitment to its membership and to the
businesses and residents of Biloela and the
Callide
Valley.
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EBAI has established a
strong relationship with Banana Shire Council with councillor
representation on the board. Mayor of Banana Shire is ex-officio.
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Corporate membership of Anglocoal Callide Mine, CS Energy
Callide Power Station and Teys Bros. Export Meatworks.
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Established reciprocal membership with Gladstone Area
Promotion and Development Ltd. (GAPDL), and Commerce Queensland.
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Established a
Memorandum of Understanding with
Dawson
Valley
Development Association.
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Is sponsored by Banana
Shire Council as a representative body committed to Economic
Development in Biloela and the
Callide
Valley.
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Co-ordinated the
Health and Allied Services sub-committee to monitor future
sustainability of health services in Biloela
.
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Undertook the
management of funding and co-ordination of Lake Callide Management
and Recreation Study and arranged the transfer of the management of
the study to Banana Shire Council.
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Provides phone, fax,
email and phone message service to its members.
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Provides an email
service to its membership with Government media releases, ACCC news
briefs, Local, State and Federal Government information on grants
and other opportunities relevant to community and commercial
operations.
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Co-ordinates a
quarterly dinner meeting for members and provides guests speakers on
topical subjects.
EBAI is identified as a proactive
representative body by Local, State and Federal Governments and
provides information and responses on a wide range of issues.
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Sponsor of The
Biloela Comedy and Food Festival
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Submits entries
annually to the Keep Australia Beautiful Tidy Towns Awards.
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Co-ordinated and
established the EBAI - Women In Business Group and Committee.
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Provides EBAI
representatives on current committees i.e.:-
1.
The
Lake
Callide
Advisory Committee.
2.
The Kroombit Tops Committee
3.
The GAPDL
Ethanol Committee
4.
The Banana
Shire Support Centre Affordable Housing Committee
5.
Banana Shire
Tourism & Economic Development Committee
6.
Banana Shire
Youth Transition Programme
EBAI’S
JEWEL IN THE CROWN OF ACHIEVEMENTS
A
major achievement was the launch in April 2005 of the Biloela and
Callide Valley Community and Business Website www.biloela.com
which
provides residents, guests, tourists, job seekers, conference
delegates and investors with comprehensive, up to date information
about Biloela and the Callide Valley. Links to appropriate websites
provide visitors to the site with extensive information.
The Board of EBA Inc. recognises
the desirability of securing a strong membership base, and to this end
offers a number of categories of membership, and invites membership
applications from all interested parties. These categories
include:
* Individual Membership
* Small Business (1-10 employees)
* Medium Business (11-30 employees)
* Large Business (31 plus employees)
* Sports, Community Service Groups, etc
Click
here for a Membership Application form
