As the year draws to a close, the Noosa Chamber of Commerce and Industry held its annual AGM, marking a confirmation of leadership and celebrating a successful year of community and business achievements.
In his President’s Report for 2024, Ralph Rogers said: “Thanks to the dedication of the team this year the results have been outstanding. Measuring the calendar year of 2024 the program has been breathtaking and only possible due to the efforts of the events team led by Caroline Edgington and the educational learning programs led by Andrew Davidson of Team Body Corp. All of this has only been possible because of the quality of the entire team – all working together.”
“This year so far without the 70 guests here today at our Xmas function – thanks to our many event sponsors and our major sponsors, we have held 10 social events mixed between coffee catchups and sunset drinks with a total of just over 500 business attendees and nine educational learning events made up of the meet the candidates, two large format seminars and six classroom format personal development sessions totalling 566 business attendees. In addition to the above Noosaville Business Association members have also attended our events ticketed through an external system. For a voluntary organisation this performance is exceptional.”
Mr Rogers acknowledged the presence of Clare Stewart as acting chair during the election process to ensure proper governance of the AGM and Nadine and Mira Love of Anumis legal to count the secret ballot votes.
The election outcome resulted in all of the management committee being re-elected with no changes. For 2025 these are:
President Ralph Rogers, Vice Presidents Maryanne Edwards, Joel Laventure, and Tim Rook, Secretary Ingrid Jackson, and Treasurer Karen Cook-Landen.
Committee members: Andrew Davidson, Caroline Edginton, Melinda Gannon, Jacqueline Gray, Pat Rogers, and Nicky Turner.
Following the AGM, members gathered for a festive celebration at Lucio’s Marina Restaurant, a picturesque location on the river at Noosa Marina. The event set a high bar for Chamber Christmas celebrations with food seamlessly provided while fostering networking among attendees to reconnect with old friends and make meaningful new connections.
Musical entertainment was provided by Sunshine Coast brothers Frank and Louis, who have been winners of the Noosa Busking Championship and Australian National Busking Champions. The Chamber is proud to have been able to support and promote theses talented young musicians, who can be booked via their Instagram @frankandlouismusic.
Planning for next year’s events is already underway, promising another year of engagement and growth.
To join the chamber in 2025 visit Noosa Chamber of Commerce & Industry website.
