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The following areas are common to small and large enterprises and are the easiest places to start making water and cost savings.

Make your staff water wise

• Talk to staff about your water savings initiatives. Include water savings policies and procedures in staff inductions
• Encourage staff to contribute to water saving ideas.
• Look to appoint a water conservation champion in your business to help deliver change.
• Discuss water efficiency at team meetings and provide regular reports on water use figures.
• Establish a baseline for water use and set achievable targets for saving water.

Taps

• Install water-efficient taps with an aerator or flow restrictor to use less water.
• Install lever or mixer taps, these save water by quickly reaching a desired temperature.
• Fix leaking taps and replace washers - even a slowly dripping tap can waste 10,000 litres of water over a year.
• Avoid washing up under running taps.

Dishwashers

• Install water-efficient dishwashers to use 50% less water than average models.
• Wait until you have a full load before washing.
• Scrape, rather than rinse, dishes prior to washing.

Toilets

• Replace single-flush toilets with dual-flush toilets.
• Regularly check for leaks and fix immediately.
• Install water-efficient urinals with smart controls to reduce unnecessary flushing.

Showers

• Encourage staff and customers to limit showers to 4 minutes or less.
• Install water-efficient shower heads, which can use up to 40% less water.
• Fix leaking showers.

Air conditioning

• If you use evaporative air conditioners, set your thermostat to 24°C.
• Where possible, use fans and natural ventilation.
• Switch off heating and cooling after hours.

Gardens

• Install rainwater tanks.
• Use drought-tolerant plants.
• Use mulch to keep moisture in the soil.

Water-efficient products

You can cut water consumption by using white goods with a high water-efficiency rating. For more information, visit the Australian Government's Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (WELS) scheme and Smart Approved Watermark.

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MEDIA RELEASE

Thursday 8 September 2019

Time to pay it forward

Make the choice to shop locally and you could drive home this Christmas in a brand-new Honda Jazz.

That’s the challenge Tamworth Business Chamber is putting to shoppers in the three months leading up to Christmas with the launch of this year’s Shop Local Support Local campaign.

Now in its second year, Shop Local Support Local delivers significant dollars back into the Region’s economy, giving business a much-needed boost as drought and growing interest in online shopping, erodes local market share.

“Whenever you shop you have a choice – you can either spend it with a locally owned business, or you can jump online, or even head to the city and spend outside of our region” explains Tamworth Business Chamber President, Jye Segboer.

“If you choose the latter, your money leaves Tamworth and it’s gone, forever.

“When you support local business, you are not only supporting the local economy and the employment of local people, you are also indirectly supporting your wider local community.

“Local businesses sponsor local community groups, sports teams and valued community services. They live in our region and contribute to our reputation as a great place to live, work and visit” continued Mr Segboer.

In return, shoppers will be rewarded for their loyalty – with a chance to win a brand-new Honda Jazz, thanks to Woodleys Motors.

From today, anyone who spends $30 or more at participating retailers will be in the running to win. Shoppers can enter by placing their receipt and completed entry form into one of three competition barrels - located at Centrepoint Tamworth, Woodley’s Mazda and the Chamber Office in Fitzroy Street.

Shoppers must then tune into 88.9FM every Wednesday at 12.20pm to see if they’re one of 12 weekly key winners. One name will be drawn from the barrels every week and read live on air. The winner must call the station within 2 hours to claim their key.

The 12 lucky winners will then be invited to the lighting of the community Christmas Tree in Fitzroy Plaza on December 5, where the lucky winner’s key will unlock the car.

Local business can still register for the campaign, which is free for Chamber members or comes at a nominal fee for non-members.

“Last year, Shop Local Support Local generated in excess of $1M for the 103 participating businesses, and we will be collecting data again this year to share with those who sign-up.

“For little to no investment, you’re guaranteed great exposure and we are happy to accept new business sign-up at any point in the promotion” said Mr Segboer.

Visit tamworth.org.au for details and terms and conditions.

MEDIA RELEASE: Tuesday 20th November 2018

Tamworth Business Chamber in solid fiscal position

The Tamworth Business Chamber is in an excellent fiscal position to continue growing member services and the Quality Business Awards for the 2018/2019 financial year.

Record financial sponsorship, highest ever attendance at the 2018 Quality Business Awards, a solid membership base and a progressive and supportive Board has contributed to this.

The Tamworth Business Chamber Board will remain unchanged for 2018/2019 with four nominations received for the four vacant positions on the 2018/2019 Board. The following Directors have been re-appointed to the Board. Ben Davies, Clint Coles, Fiona Burns and Jye Segboer. The Chamber Constitution Clause 17.4.3 states that when there is an equal amount of Board Nominations to corresponding available positions on the Board, then those candidates who are nominated shall be elected and the Chairperson of the AGM shall at the AGM declare the candidates nominated duly elected.

Tamworth Business Chamber President, Jye Segboer is thrilled with the consistency and stability that this provides.

“The current faith in the Chamber, as reflected in our 2018 Financial Statements, is a result of the support and direction of the current Board. A consistent, relevant and active Board driving the operational staff provides consistency and stability. We have an exceptional Board who are forward thinking, supportive and who each bring individual strengths and networks to the table.”

The 2018/2019 Tamworth Business Chamber Board of Directors are: Jye Segboer – President – CH Boutique Hotel (returning) Fiona Burns - private member (returning) Ben Davies – Quality Hotel Powerhouse (returning) Clint Coles - Everingham Solomons (returning) Isis Ashton – H & R Block (returning) Stephanie Cameron – East West Enviro Ag (returning) Sara Crowe – returning - C7even Communications(returning) Mark Woodley - Woodley’s Motors Tamworth (returning)

The Executive positions will be elected at the next Board Meeting, Tuesday 4th December 2018.

2018 Annual Report here

2018 Financial Statements here