Gallery: Chamber President calls for local action while MP and business leaders share updates
From left: The Shack’s Dale & Donna Dowler, Nambour Chamber of Commerce Board members, Lance Harding, Julie Smedley and Mark Bray.
The historic Nambour Museum provided a fitting backdrop for Thursday's Chamber of Commerce Coffee Catch Up, where community leaders, business owners and volunteers gathered to discuss local initiatives and upcoming projects.
Chamber President Mark Bray used the venue's historical significance to emphasise Nambour's central role in the Sunshine Coast's development. "This is where the history was, this is where it started," Mr Bray told attendees. "The beachsides were sort of outposts of what was going on in Nambour."
Mr Bray called for community self-reliance, referencing recent volunteer clean-up efforts around town. "I think as a community we've got to do some of these things ourselves to get them going. We can wait and ask other people to do them or suggest that other people do them, but we need to go out there and do it ourselves."
The Chamber President revealed exciting plans for the next October 2 coffee catch-up, which will feature Council CEO John Baker as the keynote speaker at Nambour Cinema. "If you can get to a coffee catchup, this is one to come to," he said.
Local MP Marty Hunt urged local businesses to fight graffiti by removing it as soon as it appeared. He said he wanted Nambour to become a graffiti-free town and would have more to say in the near future.
Dale Dowler from The Shack also presented to the group, contributing to discussions about a “Just Say G’Day” t-shirt initiative that is helping vulnerable members of the community feel like they belong.
The meeting showcased the diverse range of community organisations active in Nambour, from financial services to aged care advocacy, demonstrating the collaborative spirit that drives the town's ongoing development.
