I am excited to introduce new area managers to assist supporting our members! Matthew Donaldson will service members north of Brisbane up to Bundaberg and Rockhampton. Rebecca Mcreight will cover areas in Mackay and North Queensland.
The Industry Awards Gala is scheduled for Saturday 19th November, which is the day after our Annual General Meeting. All members are welcome, and this provides a great opportunity to engage with board members and senior management.
The recent meeting with the Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Mark Bailey, has resulted in further investigation into:
- three-month car registrations for independent car dealers, which was acknowledged as helpful for small business.
- the price paid for safety certificates, which was determined not appropriate if businesses were losing money.
On 11 March 2022, the Queensland Workforce Summit was completed and resulted in the release of the Workforce Strategy 2022-32 on the 30 August 2022. The Queensland Government is committed to increasing the size, skills, and adaptability of the State’s workforce with a particular focus on five key areas – workforce participation, local solutions, school to work transitions, workforce attraction and retention and skilling Queenslanders now and into the future. MTA Queensland will tender for programs across these areas in late 2022 to further support industry.
We will continue meeting members in regional Queensland, which are held outside business hours, and welcome your thoughts for guest presenters.
13 October 2022