When: Tuesday, 20 June 2023
Time: 6.45am - 9.00am
(Doors open 6.30am)
Where: Cardinia Cultural Centre
Cost: $30 per person includes buffet breakfast

Winterfest 2023

We are calling on local businesses to take part in What's On Cardinia Winterfest 2023!

Designed to stimulate local business and economy, What’s On Cardinia will offer free promotion and marketing to participating local businesses, as part of the wider Winterfest campaign.

Winterfest will run from Saturday 24 June to Sunday 9 July 202.  It will showcase and celebrate local experiences and businesses, to encourage the wider community to explore and enjoy all things local these winter school holidays.

Economic Development Strategy 2023-2027

The Cardinia Shire Council has released Building a Stronger Economy: Economic Development Strategy 2023–2027, which outlines the council's commitment to building a sustainable community and supporting local businesses.

The strategy's three primary pillars of partnership and regionalism, experiencing Cardinia, and fostering the new economy form the foundation of the plan, which was created in collaboration with local leaders.

The strategy places an emphasis on job creation, climate adaptation, and strengthening the local economy. 

Small Business Climate Adaptation Toolkit

An interactive toolkit has been developed by the South East Climate Change Alliance (SECCCA) to help small business owners prepare for the impacts of climate change by building an adaptation plan for their business.

The small business adaptation toolkit is a seven-step process designed to help business owners adapt to changing circumstances. It involves getting in the right mindset, understanding local climate impacts and the vulnerability of their business, considering risks and opportunities, listing adaptation options, developing an action plan, and implementing, checking, and reviewing it.

SECCCA invites you to an online event launching their Small Business Climate Adaptation Toolkit on June 8th from 12-1pm. 

This webinar will step through how to use the toolkit and the value it can provide small businesses from a range of sectors, showcasing feedback from a selection of small business owners local to the SECCCA region that the toolkit has been piloted with.

Women in Small Business:
Balancing Work and Home Life

After its successful launch earlier this year, Women in Small Business: Balancing Work and Home Life, an evidence-based webinar series, is returning with a 7-part series. The series will take place on Wednesdays from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., starting on May 10 and ending on June 21.

Join Wellbeing Coach Dana Topchian (Partners in Wellbeing) as she facilitates group discussions with women leaders in small business. The small business owners who participated in the first series of webinars have directly influenced the topics covered in each subsequent webinar.

Digital Jobs

Does your organisation need talented people with digital skills?

Hosting a Digital Jobs program participant is a great way to fast-track recruitment for digital roles and increase diversity in your digital team.

Employers receive a $5,000 wage subsidy for each 12-week work placement or entry-level job offered to a program participant and have the option to retain the participant as an ongoing employee.

Self-Employment Assistance program

Do you have an idea for a business but don't know where to start? Or are you already running your own business and need some help?

Self-Employment Assistance helps people turn their business idea into reality and can also help existing small business owners.

Find your nearest Self-Employment Assistance provider or Entrepreneurship Facilitator, and start ticking off your business goals today!