May heralds the beginning of Small Business Month, a time to honour and celebrate the backbone of our local economies. The festivities kicked off at the Burdekin Industry Breakfast, signalling a month filled with recognition and support for small businesses. Central to this celebration is an exciting competition that is currently underway, ‘Snap for Small Business’. As you’re shopping around town, snap a photo in one of your favourite small businesses and upload it to socials, tag @supportlocalburdekin and #snapforsmallbusiness to go in the draw to win 1 of 4 $100 Burdekin Gift Cards. Don’t forget to tag the business!
Looking ahead, mark your calendars for the Marketing Mingle event in collaboration with the Burdekin Chamber tonight at 6:00pm at the Kalamia Hotel. This event is presented by Natasha Buttler, founder of Boost Marketing Services and JCU lecturer in marketing, and is a great opportunity for anyone wanting to gain more knowledge. You will walk away with effective tips that you can immediately implement into your business.
You will have also seen in last week’s paper the newly installed tourist frames located at Lynch’s Beach, Alva and one to be installed at Mt Inkerman. I encourage locals to visit these frames and snap some photos of our beautiful region.
For those who don’t know, Councillors have been going on air with our local Sweet FM every Wednesday at 2:00pm. Be sure to listen in for your weekly update on what is happening around the region.