SURAT BASIN NEWS: Enterprise Evening with AGL, Nexus, business exporting and rt health fund

For your procurement team: AGL Latest

It was fantastic to have AGL Energy as sponsor for the first Enterprise Evening of the year in Brisbane. AGL have had a milestone recently with the awarding of contracts for their Western NSW windfarm project, near Silverton. In this case GE partnered with construction firm Catcon to win the work. We look forward to some announcements in 2017 regarding the Cooper’s Gap windfarm in our Region.

Major project community sponsorship – Nexus Together

Nexus has begun a community sponsorship program to supporting the groups which are working hard to benefit the local community. There will be two rounds of funding in 2017 and another two rounds in 2018. The current round is open now, and closes 30 April 2017. If you have a project, event or initiative that contributes to community health, safety, education or the environment, you may be eligible to apply for sponsorship. For more information please head here.

Does your Business Export…or have plans to !

There are a number of excellent incentives and frameworks you can use to set yourself up for assistance toward becoming export ready. Ruth from Montreux Blue consults primarily in the Export industry, developing powerful strategy & marketing for Agribusiness (beef, organic meat, grain & wine). Read her take on the Export Market Development Grant below.

For business owners:

Did you know TSBE have their very own health fund plan available to member businesses and staff? TSBE have an arrangement with rt health fund, and it’s a great way to offer services and savings to your workers. rt are a large industry health fund, not a retail one - so rates and services are excellent. Our TSBE representative David Stock visits our members and their latest offer is below.