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As a valued employee of Business Chamber Queensland, access your exclusive 6.0% discount with Medibank Corporate Cover

Business Chamber Queensland (BCQ) has partnered with Medibank to provide a special offer exclusively for BCQ Affiliate Members. This includes a tailored suite of Corporate Health Cover products packed with unique features and benefits designed to support your business, your employees, and their families.

This exclusive offer is loaded with perks aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures while prioritising health and wellbeing.

  • Dear Goondiwindi Chamber of Commerce Members,

    We’re excited to share some fantastic news from Medibank!

    Business Chamber Queensland (BCQ) has partnered with Medibank to provide a special offer exclusively for BCQ Affiliate Members. This includes a tailored suite of Corporate Health Cover products packed with unique features and benefits designed to support your business, your employees, and their families.

    This exclusive offer is loaded with perks aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures while prioritising health and wellbeing. Here’s what’s included:

    • Corporate Health Cover Discounts : Exclusive rates for your business and employees.

    • Member Health Services : Access to an array of services, including discounts on travel, pet, life, income protection, and car, house & contents insurance through Medibank’s sister brand, AHM.

    • 24/7 Support : Assistance is always available with the Medibank Nurse, Mental Health Support Line, and Baby Sleep Support Line.

    • Virtual Events : Medibank hosts monthly virtual events covering a range of health and wellbeing topics, which you can share with your team throughout the year.

    As a valued member of the Goondiwindi Chamber of Commerce and Business Chamber Queensland, you and your employees now have access to these incredible benefits—and much more.

    If you’d like to learn more or explore this opportunity for your team, please complete the Expression of Interest form via this link. A dedicated Medibank representative will be in touch shortly to guide you through the process.

    In the meantime, feel free to watch this quick 2-minute video showcasing all the great benefits available: Watch Video. You can also visit the dedicated BCQ landing page here: Medibank BCQ Discount Landing Page

    Should you have any questions or need further assistance, don’t hesitate to reach out.

    Kind regards,
    Megan Kanofski
    Local Community Specialist – South West QLD
    Medibank
    Barunggam Land Level 2, Shop 59-60 Grand Central Shopping Centre, Cnr Dent & Margaret Streets, Toowoomba QLD 4350

    M 0409 474 712 E megan.kanofski@medibank.com.au

    www.medibank.com.au

Industry Project Opportunities

The UniSQ Industry Projects Team are now calling for expressions of interest to participate in our Virtual Work Integrated Learning opportunities

If you have a challenge or opportunity to explore in your business, the UniSQ Industry Projects Team can help facilitate a virtual project with students

Goondiwindi Streetscape Draft Design May 2025

The council is continuing its consultation process to end up with a future plan for the main street precinct for Goondiwindi. They have hired a streetscape consultant to come up with a proposed plan. It started a couple of years ago with a public consultation which many of our members participated in.

A steering committee was formed several weeks ago and has been shown the initial plan and the consultants have been taking feedback from this committee. The Chamber has been represented on the committee and have been giving feedback based on members input.

The main feedback already given by committee members and accepted by the consultants was:

  • Adjacent areas to the main street need to be included in the plan as well:

    • Bowen St

    • Bowen Lane

    • Callandoon Lane

    • Callandoon St

    • Further to the east on the main street to Frideswide St

  • Greater access through to Bowen and Callandoon St to encourage parking off the main st

  • Consider street cleaning in the design ( taps, easier to keep clean etc)

  • Connections to bike ways and pathways to be considered

  • Reduce loss of parking spaces in the main street, by the cross street walkways

  • Considerations of tree placement around park in relation to running the Hell of the West

  • Make laneways through to off street parking more appealing

  • Consult Care Goondiwindi Re: accessibility for disabled and elderly

  • Concerns of street furniture attracting litter from smokers and pub patrons after closing time

The next step is a reviewed plan that will be submitted to the public for more feedback. The Chamber has requested that its members be given a briefing on the plan and it is waiting to see if this will happen.

The last step is to take the public feedback into account and develop the final plan. This should be completed about October this year.

The steering committee are represented by main street business, the Chamber and councillors and have given a lot of feedback which the consultants are currently digesting. Council have agreed that if any Chamber members would like to look at the preliminary plan and offer feedback, they can request a copy. We encourage any members who would like to comment on the current draft and give feedback to the Chamber to do so. Bec will be happy to forward you a copy.

Please direct all feedback to one of the Chamber Steering Committee Representatives listed below.

Peter Travers; peter@pekal.com.au
Alisha Mullineaux; sweetazbrodesserts@gmail.com
Stacey Wild; wildpharm@bigpond.com