August 11, 2016
Wondai may not have a Chamber of Commerce any more, but it may have the makings of something new after 23 locals attended a business breakfast at the Wondai Regional Art Gallery on Wednesday morning.
The breakfast was organised by gallery curator Elaine Madill and the Wondai Lions Club, who provided the catering.
South Burnett businessman Ken Mills was the meeting’s guest speaker, and he gave a 30-minute talk about the most important aspects of running a successful business.
Mrs Madill said the meeting had been “a very positive experience” for everyone who attended.
“Ken gave an insightful talk about the rules businesses need to obey if they’re going to be successful, and I think everyone took something away from that,” she said.
“It was also good to see our businesses get together and swap ideas.
“Some people had never met one another before, and they got to do that at the meeting.”
She now plans to hold further breakfasts “every three months or so”, with the next planned for November.
Mrs Madill said the main purpose of the breakfast was to get the town’s business people talking to one another, not to form a new group.
But this could occur at some time in the future if there was a general feeling the town needed it.
“We’ll have the Rail Trail coming through Wondai before the end of the year, and I’m certain Wondai will see a lot of benefits from it,” Elaine said.
“I hope it will encourage new businesses to start up.
“And if that happens, then we’ll want to have something in place that can welcome them to town.
“Maybe it will be our three monthly breakfasts, maybe something else.”
