Torquay Commerce & Tourism invite you to the first event of 2019. Open to ALL Local & Surf Coast businesses. Pop in for Coffee and a Muffin and network with local businesses. We look forward to seeing you there!  

  Come and celebrate the year so far and join other local business owners at the last TCT event for 2018! @ Bells Beach Brewing, Rear Shed, 22 Baines Crescent, Torquay Thursday 6th December 2018 6:30pm - 7:30pm Nibbles will be provided, drinks at bar prices Thanks to Surf Coast Times for their ongoing support throughout 2018. If you wish to become a Torquay Commerce and Tourism member, please click here.

Get up close and personal with entrepreneurial couple Ian & Leanne Neeland, who opened the Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery at Bellbrae just over 2 years ago. Ian and Leanne began their chocolate journey in 2012 in the Yarra Valley with that tourism business now welcoming 800,000 visitors per year! Join us for lunch at the Chocolaterie on Tuesday 30th October and be inspired by the passionate and determined couple who will share the challenges they faced in creating these 2 large tourism operations, some secrets to success and their vision for the region. Option to make and take home your own rocky road! $8 payable on the day. We look forward to seeing you there!  Any enquiries, please email us Not a member?  It's easy; join here.

COME AND HAVE YOUR SAY... AT THE STATE CANDIDATES FORUM   We want the best for our region and know that you do to...   Join Torquay Commerce and Tourism and 3228 Residents Association in a forum style discussion with the South Barwon State Candidates including: Andrew Katos Darren Cheeseman Damien Cole Peter Oseckos Marion Smedley Doors open at 5:45pm To ensure enough seating, please book your tickets NOW!

If you’ve ever had sick or injured employees and weren’t sure what to do...this night is for you! Join us in a discussion with Martin Reid - Managing Principal, Head of Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Simone Welsh - Senior Lawyer , Litigation & Dispute Resolution, to discuss Managing Sick or Injured Employees.  If you are a current Torquay Commerce and Tourism member it is FREE to come along. If you aren't a member yet, no problem! You are still welcome to join us for $25 per person.  We are looking forward to a great night of networking with all our local businesses. Please remember to bring along your cards AND your questions! This BIZZ3228 event is proudly sponsored by Coulter Roache. Many thanks to our event sponsors: RACV Torquay Resort and Surf Coast Times. Not a member?  It's easy - join here. If you have any further questions, please email us.

This is YOUR invitation to an exclusive 'Torquay Tourism Think Tank' facilitated by Torquay Commerce and Tourism to be held on Friday 12th October at the Kurrambee Myaring Community Centre. The Think Tank session includes a delicious lunch and is invitation only. We have invited the movers and shakers in the Torquay tourism sector. It will be a snappy two hour session where we will specifically discuss and identify key actions moving forward that include: Is tourism one dimensional in Torquay? Do we rely too much on the surfing industry as a key tourism attraction? Do too many visitors bypass Torquay? If so, how do we get them to stop, stay and spend? As a business community are we united in our identity and vision for Torquay and the visitor economy? Do we use all of our natural and man-made assets adequately and to their fullest potential? Is it possible for our business community to work together to create the best tourist destination all year round? And indeed, do Torquay businesses want that? What have we missed – are there other key factors that need consideration? We want to hear your opinions and not only that we want real action to take place. You will be key to this and your voice will be heard. Will you join us? Please register via the link on this page to secure your spot which includes a delicious lunch. This event is complimentary and is sponsored by Torquay Commerce and Tourism – your business voice in Torquay. Yours sincerely Cathy Stacey, President If you wish to become a member, please click here

  We are delighted to invite you to our 2017/18 Annual General Meeting to be held at the Surf Coast Shire offices at 6:00pm, Wednesday 10 October 2018.   Yours faithfully   Michelle McDonald, Secretary.

Business confidence is a unique barometer for economic activity; it is the measurement of what businesses think is going to happen in the future relative to where they are now. Therefore business confidence reports are one of the few forward projecting data sets available to the business community.              What do the results show? Come and be a part of a dynamic discussion with Simon Loone and Gretchen Gibson around the results of this recent business survey conducted by the Surf Coast Shire.   This event is proudly supported by: Surf Coast Times    Not a member of Torquay Commerce and Tourism?  Become a member NOW to commence receiving benefits and opportunities immediately!

Dear Member Please confirm if you wish to attend the Special General Meeting to be held at Surf Coast Shire Main Office, 1 Merrijig Drive, Torquay, Victoria 3228.  As set out in the notice of Special General Meeting, there is one proposed special resolution relating to the adoption of an amended Constitution.  If you wish to vote on the resolution but are unable to attend, please complete the proxy form provided in an earlier email and return it to us per the details outlined. Kind regards The Committee  

What is the future landscape of technology for home based businesses, SME’s and major corporates? We have all levels of business in Torquay and what’s abundantly clear is that the technological landscape is changing and doing so at a fast rate. Learn how these critical changes are reducing barriers to trade for all levels and types of business and increasing efficiencies that create greater profitability. Plus we’ll touch on drone technology and its application through to driverless air transport as a possibility for the future with much more! Meet Chris Horden board member of Technology Geelong and IT specialist who will take us into the future as well as how we can apply technology today.    We are also excited to announce a special partnership that will benefit all TCT business members. Join us to be the first to learn more. Book your tickets NOW as seats are selling fast! https://www.technologygeelong.com.au/ https://hordernit.com.au/    

Owning and running a business can be like a roller coaster ride. You will have experienced many highs and lows and may have mixed emotions about the past and the future. Business success requires you to focus more time ‘on’ not ‘in’ your business. This powerful session will look to identify common challenges faced by SME's, share our 2018 SME Research Report data, provide a snapshot of business concerns, Identify "Calls to Action" to address these concerns and look to identify emerging trends. Attendees will also be provided a free business risk survey that will provide a quick summary of how their business looks in terms of risk and may provide ideas for where to focus their time on in the future.

The SUNRISE SERIES EVENTS exist to provide an environment for local business owners to connect, form relationships, be inspired and educated on different subjects by leaders in their industries. Come and JOIN US for a delicious breakfast, great speaker and fantastic networking opportunities! If you are a current Torquay Commerce and Tourism member it is $30 to come along. If you aren't a member yet, no problem! You are still welcome to join us for $45 per person. Please book using the link below whether you are a member or not (we don't want to run out of breakfast!) We are being hosted by Mt Duneed Estate for the morning, and are looking forward to a great morning with all our local businesses. Please remember to bring along your cards AND your questions! See you there P.S. If you are not a member, please head across to: http://www.torquaycommerce.com.au/membership to join - it's just $66 per year if your business has 3 or less employees or $132 if your business has over 3 employees.