Tomaree Business Chamber Wins at Hunter Business Awards FEATURED Nelson Bay (Tomaree Peninsula areas) Port Stephens News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 15, 2018 Chamber Director Peter North, President Leah Anderson, past president and Mayor of Port Stephens Ryan Palmer and Director Robert Reeve at the presentation of the award. THE Tomaree Business Chamber has tackled some big issues this year and while the results of their efforts can be seen in the Nelson Bay streetscape they are also being recognised as being the best of the best in the region. Modern Media: Advertise with News Of The Area and you get your ad in 1) in Print, 2) on the News Website (like this ad), and 3) on our Social Media news site. A much more efficient way to advertise. Reach a HUGE audience for a LOW price TODAY! Call us on 02 4983 2134. Or media@newsofthearea.com.au Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE Chamber President and Port Stephens Woman of the Year Leah Anderson is with her board, and team of volunteers certainly creating a better place to do business, not just in Nelson Bay but across the whole Peninsula. The Chamber has won the prestigious Hunter Business Awards category of best local Chamber of Commerce for 2018. The Chamber has made some hard decision this year and introduced some new initiatives including the engagement of some 70 plus volunteers to revitalise the town centre of Nelson Bay. Chamber President Leah Anderson told News Of The Area, “I am really proud to be president of the Tomaree Business Chamber and to be able to work with such a wonderful volunteer board, we have a great vision for the peninsula and are very proud of this award which is recognising the work that we and all the volunteers that help us do.” Some of the key activities of the Chamber at present include participation in Nelson Bay Now, commissioning the study which has identified a need for a higher education hub in the Nelson Bay CBD and making the peninsula a better place to do business. The Chamber is now a finalist in the NSW Business Chamber of the Year Award which will be announced in November. While the Blue Water Country Music Festival structure changed Tastes at the Bay is still a Chamber event and it will run on the first weekend of November. The Chamber is holding a Meet the Member event on 15 August at Nelson Bay Golf Club where Council will be presenting on the Special Rate Variation Proposal. You can find out more about the Chamber at www.tomareebusinesschamber.com.au By Marian SAMPSON
