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SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE

State Development Centre Sunshine Coast
www.sd.qld.gov.au
Level 2, CBD Building
12 Innovation Park Way
BIRTINYA QLD 4575
Telephone: 13 26 50 (QLD callers)
Telephone: + 61 7 3001 6359 (Outside QLD)

  • Business licensing information
  • Business assistance programs
  • Advisory service
  • Workshops
  • Bookshop
  • Small business research and statistics

SUNSHINE COAST AREA CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE (SCACC)

AusIndustry
www.scacc.com.au
Suite 16, Plaza Home Centre
27 Evans Street,
Maroochydore  Qld  4558
Telephone: (07) 5479 5099

  • Small Business Field Officer program
  • Programs and initiatives offered by the Australian Government
  • Providing up-to-date government information relevant to small business
  • Relevant local small business regulatory requirements.
  • Employment issues
  • Encouraging the development of business networks for small business
  • Providing workshops and information seminars

SUNSHINE COAST COUNCILS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UNITS

Caloundra City Enterprises
www.ccenterprise.com.au

  • Key contact point for new and existing business enquiries
  • Promotion and marketing of Caloundra as an outstanding location to do business

Business Maroochy
www.businessmaroochy.com

  • Promote jobs and economic growth
  • Raise overall productivity and incomes
  • Attract international business investment
  • Assist local business
  • Provide up-to-date market intelligence, regional statistics 

Economic Strategies & Innovations
www.noosa.qld.gov.au

  • Heighten the profile of economic issues and to support business growth
  • Diversify and strengthen the Noosa economy
  • Achieve economic prosperity within a framework of sustaining resources
  • Support growth in the range and quality of employment and career opportunities for the Noosa community
  • Provide current industry data and statistic

TAXATION: COMMONWEALTH

Australian Taxation Office
www.ato.gov.au
Telephone: 13 24 78

TAXATION: STATE

Queensland Treasury
www.treasury.qld.gov.au
Executive Building
100 George Street
GPO Box 611
BRISBANE QLD 4001 Australia
Telephone: (07) 3224 5908

EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION 

Department of Industrial Relations
www.dir.qld.gov.au
Floor 1, Centenary Square Building
52-64 Currie Street
Nambour Qld 4560
Telephone: (07) 4938 4155

Award/Wage Rates
www.wagenet.gov.au

Department of Employment and
Workplace Relations (Federal)

www.dewr.gov.au
8th Floor, 215 Adelaide St,
BRISBANE QLD 4000
Telephone

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION 

WorkCover QLD
www.workcover.qld.gov.au
202 Nicklin Way, Warana
PO Box 5802, Maroochydore BC Qld 4558
Telephone: 1300 362 128

WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY

Workplace Health and Safety
www.dir.qld.gov.au
Floor 1, Centenary Square Building
52-64 Currie Street
Nambour Qld 4560
Telephone: (07) 4938 4155

RETAIL TRADING HOURS

Department of Industrial Relations        
www.dir.qld.gov.au/industrial
Floor 1, Centenary Square Building
52-64 Currie Street
Nambour Qld 4560
Telephone: (07) 4938 4155

WEIGHTS, MEASUREMENTS & LABELS

Office of Fair Trading
www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au
Cnr Baden Powell Street & Maroochydore Road, Maroochydore
PO Box 870, Maroochydore, QLD, 4558
Facsimile: (07) 5430 898

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service
www.daff.gov.au

Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Blackall Street
Barton ACT 2601
Telephone: (02) 6272 3933

Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)
www.austrade.gov.au
Level 16, 307 Queen Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
Export Assistance Hotline: 13 28 78

Australian Customs Service
www.customs.gov.au
Telephone: 1300 363 263

Chamber of Commerce and Industry QLD
www.commerceqld.com.au
Contact Business Development Manager on
0409 622 297 or
suncoast@commerceqld.com.au

Export Finance & Insurance Corporation
www.atradius.com.au
Level 9
300 Queen St.
Brisbane 4000
Tel: +61 (0) 7 3405 2600
Email: info.au@atradius.com
 

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

Australian Copyright Council
www.copyright.org.au
Level 3, 245 Chalmers Street
REDFERN NSW 2016
Telephone: (02) 8815 9777

TRADE MARKS, PATENTS, DESIGNS

IP Australia
www.ipaustralia.gov.au
1st Floor
Grant Thornton House
102 Adelaide Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
Telephone: 1300 651 010

STATISTICAL INFORMATION

Australian Bureau of Statistics
www.abs.gov.au
Level 3
639 Wickham St
Fortitude Valley QLD
Telephone: 1300 135 070

CODES OF PRACTICE

AusIndustry
www.ausindustry.gov.au
Level 10, Samuel Griffith Place,
340 Adelaide Street, Brisbane
Telephone: 13 28 46

AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS    

Standards Australia        
www.standards.org.au
286 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
GPO Box 476, Sydney, NSW, 2001
Telephone: (02) 8206 6000
Email: mail@standards.org.au

LEGAL ASSISTANCE

Lex Scripta
www.lexscripta.com
Links to a huge variety of legal assistance.

TRADE PRACTICES 

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
www.accc.gov.au
Level 3, AAMI Building
500 Queen Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
Telephone: (07) 3835 4666
Fax: (07) 3832 0372

OTHER USEFUL LINKS

REGIONAL BUSINESS SUPPORT NETWORKS

Sunshine Coast Business Council
The Sunshine Coast Business Council formed in late 2004 to provide the premier voice of business on the Sunshine Coast. The Council is the peak industry body representing those who conduct business on the Sunshine Coast and contribute to the gross regional product.

The Business Council's strength lies in its membership, which comprises influential individuals representing key industries on the Sunshine Coast.
www.scbusinesscouncil.com.au

Sunshine Coast Business Women’s Network
The Sunshine Coast Business Women's Network was established in 1992 and has a growing membership of more than 300 professional and career focused women. Members come from all walks of life and types of business activity... from senior executives to business students, business owners to employees.

Today the Network is recognised as the peak body representing professional and businesswomen in the Region.
www.scbwn.org.au

Sunshine Coast Chambers of Commerce
Commerce Queensland, Queensland's Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a non-government organisation that delivers a broad range of services and representation to help grow business' bottom line.

Commerce Queensland is a founding member and influential partner of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and part of the world-wide network of Chambers of Commerce and affiliated business service organisations.

Chambers of Commerce are located in many local communities on the Sunshine Coast.
www.commerceqld.com.au

 
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