Premium Content Printing presses and graphic design go hand-in-hand for invitations, cards and company branding. But for Gympie businessman and printer Mat Tawse and designer Cat Childs the meeting of these two industries went hand-in-hand with family, too. It was a match made in heaven, Mr Tawse said. This match led to the creation The Love Press, an online printing company the couple started in 2008 before packing it up from its original location in Brisbane and relocating it to Gympie. This was in December 2019, right before COVID hit - but they stressed the pandemic was not the reason they hightailed it from the big city.
Mr Glentworth is guest speaker at the March 17 meeting.
“Neil‘s no nonsense and inspiring approach has delighted our members at previous breakfasts,” Mr Goodman said.
“We have welcomed him back, to present a much higher level version on what he has spoken about previously..to grow this region, to attract new business and outside investment and to create new jobs. Gympie Chamber of Commerce president Tony Goodman thanks business and political analyst Neil Glentworth during his last address to the Gympie business community.
“The other reason being that, the direction the Chamber has taken over the last two years has resonated with our members and the business community, that has seen standing room only breakfast events and that has created a lot of momentum going forward.”
Gympie Chamber of Commerce chief Tony Goodman said the region could be on the cusp of a âroaring 20sâ economy as its Gross Regional Product bucked the state trend.
Data from online hub Economyid revealed the regionâs GRP grew $37 million between June 2019 and June 2020, to sit at $2.237 billion, an increase of 1.69 per cent on the year.
This jump was in direct contrast to Queenslandâs GRP which fell o. 4 per cent from $373.7 billion to $372 billion; this was the first time the stateâs GRP fell in more than 20 years.
The region was expected to continue weathering the pandemicâs fallout better than the state, too.
Ensuring Gympie Regional Council tender and procurement processes are about fairness and honesty - not jobs for mates - are among the focuses of the council as it closes in on its first year in office. Mayor Glen Hartwig and council CEO Shane Gray addressed a full house at the first Gympie Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting for 2021 last week, outlining the state of the region and the council s top priorities moving forward. Mr Hartwig listed roads as a major focus, saying good roads would further stimulate the local economy, especially in light of the fact that agriculture, timber and fishing account for more than a quarter of the region s businesses and are its second biggest export after manufacturing.