RCCIWA Members Forum– June 22^nd and 23^rd 2023
We are planning for our two RCCIWA Members Forums this year and are looking forward to delivering valuable and relevant events and also of course, to being able to spend time with you over the two days (our favourite part!!).  Our June dates are:

Thursday June 22^nd – Advocacy Day at Hale House

Thursday June 22^nd – Business After Hours

Friday June 23^rd – Operational and strategic day – venue to be confirmed

We have not finalized the logistics yet, however as soon as we have more information, we will share it with you. For now, can you please save the dates – we would love to see you there.

Can you also please send me any suggestions on speakers, topics or workshops you would like to see us include. All suggestions are keenly encouraged and very much welcome. Please let me know at ceo@regionalchamberswa.com.au

CCIWA – Workplace Health & Safety Live Briefing – Thursday March 30^th
Join CCIWA for their WHS LIVE Summer Briefing featuring industry experts across the fields of Work Health Safety and Workplace Relations. The briefing will focus on the key industry issues and challenges currently facing WHS professionals.  

Key Speaker Topics include:

• What to do when Worksafe comes knocking
• Respect@work and WHS Implications
• Management of Psycho-social hazards- New WHS Regulations

Get involved with an audience Q&A where you can ask questions and find out how your business can be better prepared. This ticketed event is suitable for Business Owners, HR Professionals and Safety Practitioners and you can attend in person or tune in online. All ticketing options are available at the link here. 

WA Government – Free RAT Supply For Your Members
Please see letter from David Eaton, the WA Small Business Commissioner who is offering free RAT supply to our members so that regional businesses can access them. All details in the letter below.
Good Afternoon,

With the winter flu season fast approaching, it is important for small businesses to put measures in place to reduce disruption from illness. This includes being alert to the continued possibility of COVID-19 cases in the WA community, with more than 2,200 new cases reported in the week to 23 February 2023.

I have been authorised by the Western Australian Government to offer industry associations, chambers of commerce and industry and other groups with small business members, a supply of free rapid antigen tests (RATs) for you to offer to your cohorts, including business owners, their employees and families.

An order form is available on our website. Order quantities will be 1,000 tests, 2,000, 5,000 and 6,500 (1 pallet or multiples thereof). Your order will be transmitted directly to the Department of Finance, who will undertake all logistics and fulfilment.

I encourage you to take up this offer as soon as possible, to help our state’s small businesses sector continue its recovery from the impacts of COVID-19.

Yours sincerely
David Eaton
SMALL BUSINESS COMMISSIONER

RCCIWA Monthly Online Members Meeting
On the second Tuesday of each month at 10am we hold an online members’ meeting which usually runs for an hour to 90 minutes. We usually see between 6 to 15 members represented each month to give member updates, discuss common issues & possible solutions to these, as well as the opportunity to share and learn from each other. We also hear from experts from the SBDC and CCIWA, as well as others as requested. The monthly meetings are a great way of connecting with our members with each other, as well as working through common issues or activities. Calendar Invites for the year were sent to our members last month. If you do not have a calendar invite, please let me know and I will send you one. The agenda and a reminder will be sent out a few days before the meeting each month. Our second meeting for 2023 will be held on Tuesday March 14^th at 10am via MS Teams – we would love you to join us.

RCCIWA Website Members Only Resource Portal
Just a reminder that as a RCCIWA Member you have access our resource library that contains a wide variety of documents from all of our members. This is a great reference point to refer to when planning events, setting up polices or updating your own collateral. Please email Emmi if you need access to the portal. We are regularly uploading documents however to keep it current, could you please email Emmi at  admin@regionalchamberswa.com.au any documents that you are happy to share with your fellow members. We will assume if you send it to us that you are happy for us to upload this on the members only access section of our website. Please send in pdf format (and in the smallest size you can), documents such as:

• Your Constitution
• Your Strategic or Operational Plans
• Membership Forms, Membership prospectus
• Member Benefits flyer
• BAH information
• Sponsorship information
• Directory information
• Business Awards Information
• Job and Position Descriptions, HR documents
• Events information
• Policies and Procedures
• Committee Induction pack 

RCCIWA Administrative Items

• We are constantly updating our membership contact list. If you have any changes to your contacts or would like to add any people, please email Emmi at admin@regionalchamberswa.com.au The information we need is name, position/role, email address and mobile number.
• Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and share our page with your members, and in particular your elected committee or board members.
• Please also let us know about any activities, initiatives or events you would like us to include in our weekly newsletter. We love showcasing a great idea, program or event that one of our members is delivering. If you have something you would like us to share – please send through the details to Emmi at  admin@regionalchamberswa.com.au