February 19, 2018
A Chamber of Commerce has been formed in Yarraman.
The Yarraman Business Group says its aim is to empower business owners and provide better access to information about assistance that is available for small business.
It also wants to raise the profile of the town through media, networking and the Internet.
The group is led by president Jason Smith and secretary/treasurer Tania Paul, and meets every third Tuesday in the club room of the Yarraman Caravan Park at 6:15pm.
Tania told southburnett.com.au the new group hopes to work in tandem with the long-establshed Yarraman Progress Association, whose Moving Yarraman Forward community plan has led Toowoomba Regional Council to spend more than $700,000 on civic improvements in the past year.
“The Progress Association has similar aims but its constitution doesn’t accommodate the sorts of things a chamber of commerce would like to do,” she said.
“So we see ourselves as an addition to town, and look forward to working closely with the Progress Association and help them advance their own projects.”
The Business Group plan to apply for grants to help Yarraman businesses upgrade their digital systems and gain access to better training.
They have also launched a new monthly community magazine – The Yarraman Junction – and hope to distribute 1500 copies per month in Blackbutt, Yarraman and Nanango.
Businesses who’d like to find out more can phone Tania on (07) 4163-8185 or 0409-504-383 or email her
