By Abbey Cannan
The Cooroy Chamber of Commerce congratulated outgoing president, Chris Bell, for his achievements and welcomed incoming president, Sirah Robb at their recent annual general meeting.
Sirah shared her journey in business and the vision she has for building on the chamber’s strong foundations that have been created by those who came before her.
“Most would know me as the owner of Wythes Real Estate in Cooroy and Doonan since November 2017, with my husband John,” she said.
“We have an almost six year old son, Jack. They are my two biggest supporters.
“Thank you for the opportunity to be your Cooroy Chamber of Commerce president.
“I’m excited about the road ahead. I believe business is the key for the future. Businesses can make an impact, create change and open a world of possibility. When business is healthy, the community is healthy.”
Carol Christensen was honoured at the meeting with a life membership for her 30 year contribution to the Cooroy community before retiring from the chamber executive.
All other members of the executive were re-elected and include Peter Zipf from Cooroy IGA as vice president, Brendon Murray from Bentleys Sunshine Coast as treasurer, Jacquie Meyer from Livelife Pharmacy Cooroy as secretary, Richard Hansen from HinterAuctions, Andrew Denny from Carshop and Chris Bell from Noosa Pool Safe.
Sirah plans on increasing memberships from 160 to 200 in the first year, as well as hosting regular networking nights in the business showcase format.
“I want to invite guest speakers to help businesses thrive and build a community of switched on business leaders,” she said.
She also plans on creating a Cooroy trail and Cooroy map, an iconic Noosa Hinterland bag, and lighting up the roundabout tree.
“I plan to advocate for the Noosa Hinterland and our business community,” Sirah said.
