RCCIWA Advocacy – Payroll Tax Threshold
We have been a long-time supporter of raising the payroll tax threshold for businesses in Western Australia, as we are of the firm view that the current low threshold is a genuine barrier for jobs and business growth. Currently the threshold sits at $850,000 and RCCIWA believes that the time is right to raise that threshold to $1,000,000. With the State Government firmly focused on creating jobs and having regional prosperity as a key priority for the whole of Government, raising the threshold will create more jobs in regional WA, have a positive impact on economic activity and allow more businesses to plan for growth. The recent adjustment to WA’s GST distribution also provides the perfect financial environment for the State Government to raise the threshold. With the State Budget soon to be released, we consider this the perfect opportunity for the threshold to be raised.

RCCIWA Advocacy – Regional Taxi Businesses – not eligible for cash buy back
The voluntary taxi plate buy back scheme that the State Government is currently offering is only for metropolitan taxi plate owners, and currently there is no support or offer for regional taxi operators. We understand the Department of Transports rationale behind their decision and are aware they are currently looking at ways they may be able to support regional taxi businesses. We would like to find out more about how this decision is affecting regional taxi businesses and work together on ways we may be able to assist. If you have any comments or information from regional taxi businesses that could assist us with working on a mutually agreeable outcome please email me.

RCCIWA Members Forum – June 13^th and 14^th 2019 - Perth
We are pleased to announce that the Hon Paul Papalia CSC MLA has generously agreed to host Day 1 of our members forum in June at Parliament House. Meeting at parliament House is a genuine privilege and one that is not taken for granted by RCCIWA and all of our members. It affords us the valuable opportunity of meeting with key members of Parliament to discuss issues of concern and also ways we can work collaboratively to affect positive change for all regional business communities. We are currently planning the day and inviting Members of Parliament to come and speak with and meet our members, so if you have any particular issues you would like us to raise, please let us know.

Day two is also shaping up to be a very valuable day. Held at the Mercure Hotel Perth, the second day focuses on operational and strategic items that all of our members have in common. We are aiming to have session on place activation, revenue streams, digital business directories and more, and again please get in touch if there are topics you would like us to cover.

For this first meeting we will be taking advantage of the booking platform, Try Booking, so keep an eye out in your inbox for the invitation in the next week or so as we think it will make the registration process much easier for everyone.

To compliment the excellent networking of the forum, we will also be holding our Business After Hours on Thursday June 13^th in the early evening. Hosted by National Australia Bank, the BAH will also feature tastings from a true regional business success – Limeburners – who are also a customer with NAB. Thanks to Jeff from NAB for coming up with this great idea and also to Cameron from Limeburners for agreeing to take part. It promises to be a fantastic networking event for members and key regional stakeholders. More information will be sent to your regarding this BAH over the coming weeks.

Mercure Perth looks forward to welcoming all RCCIWA Members and Guests for 2019!
Our Fabulous Corporate Member, Accor Hotels WA have a great offer for all members attending the RCCIWA Members Forum in June. Set in the vibrant cultural and business district of Perth CBD, Mercure Perth is an excellent choice for every imaginable kind of travel in Western Australia. Take in sweeping views of the city and Swan River from the rooftop pool.

Relax in stylish, contemporary accommodation with friendly and personalised service. Enjoy fresh, locally sourced cuisine and inspiring cocktails at Beccaria Restaurant. Mercure Perth extends great rates for both business and leisure. Starting from $159 per room per night including WIFI standard room. We look forward to making you Feel Welcome!

Book Here Or contact 08 9326 7000 or email H1754@accor.com

Website Refresh - Send us your Documents
We are currently working on developing a member’s only access area on our website that will be a resource library to share information from our members with our members. We get asked every week for examples and templates and thought it would be great to have a live resource you could access. We hope this will be up and ready to go by the end of May and to assist us, could you please send 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, 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
• Events information
• Policies and Procedures
• Committee Induction pack  etc