GrowthPlan changes, zoning reviews, and up-and-coming growth cells are all projects with which the Chamber is vested in.
News and Advocacy
One of the Chamber’s vital roles in the business community is as your business partner providing representation to government and other organisations, and a voice for business on current issues, proposals and local and regional developments that impact your business.
Some of the advocacy projects we take part in include activities such as publications to influence policy, laws and budgets. We use research, facts, our well established relationships with business, media, council and community, and aim towards messaging to educate, inform and advocate for the business and the wider public community.
We have a number of workstreams that perhaps are not so visible day-to-day, but we are working hard behind the scenes to make Cambridge a great place to work, live and play!
Carters Flat Stakeholders Consultation 2022
On April 14th 2022 at 7.30am Members of the Cambridge Business Chamber, Business Owners and operators from Carters Flat gathered at an online breakfast meeting to consult with council enlisted specialist Beca Ltd. Neda Bolouri and Sam Foster took us through the current draft plan and requested feedback from stakeholders in the area. If you would like to check out the PowerPoint from this event click the button below.
Interested in watching the recorded consultation CLICK HERE to view.
Do you want to influence how your town and nation grows? Do you want business to be represented at every level when decisions are made?
As a business community here in Cambridge and also through our wider relationships with the world chambers - as a group, we can be heard. The Cambridge Business Chamber has a strong role in advocacy at both a local and national level. With over 300 members, Cambridge Business Chamber works alongside others to be an effective advocate on your behalf.
The Chamber is actively involved in helping enhance the local business environment through advocacy. If you have opinions or views that you would like to be heard, please give us a call at the Chamber office.
Issues are raised regularly through media releases, the monthly Chamber Column, in the Cambridge Edition, Cambridge News and through submissions at both local and national level.
Plan Change-19.
A plan change that will review the zoning of two commercial areas in Cambridge – Carters Flat, and the area on the corner on Cook Street and Shakespeare Street is taking place. On the 11th of November Waipa District Council, Cambridge Business Chamber along with land and business owners met online to discuss this topic.
If you would like to see the latest Town Concept plans please CLICK HERE.
If you would like to know more about Plan Changes please CLICK HERE.
If you would like to know about Plan change-19 click the button below.
WDC, CBC & Carters Flat Webinar.
On Thursday 11th November 2021, Waipa District Council, Cambridge Business Chamber, Business and land owners of Carters Flat met to talk about Plan Change-19.
Engagement was wonderful and we would like to thank everyone who took the time to join us, what a wonderful community we have!
We had Julie Hansen from Waipa District Council and Kelly Bouzaid from Cambridge Business Chamber hosting the conversation. Also a Thankyou to Mayor Jim MyIchreest and Deputy Mayor Liz Stolwyk for joining us along with an amazing turn out from Waipa district council representatives as well.
If you want to check out the video check it out here. If you have any further questions or want to get in touch with either the Cambridge Business Chamber or Waipa District council you can find our links below.
Third Bridge Extension.
In 2021, with mounting pressure from our members to allocate resources to identify and protect a route for the third bridge, the Cambridge Business Chamber became involved in advocacy around our Third Bridge Extension.
A pulse survey of 60 members showed that 83.67% agreed there was a need to prepare for the future NOW in regards to pin pointing the location of a future river crossing.
With requests being made for;
- Priority and funding for thorough evaluation and confirmation of river crossing solutions.
- Commitment and a dedicated work stream within the 2022 Annual Plan to assess alternative crossing sites and committing to one.
- A contingency in the event of a high bridge failure or in-accessible situations.
- Considerations of alternative ways to manage traffic congestion from Leamington and re-route to the low level bridge.
- Considered impact and management of alternative transport growth eg cycling on the town’s bridges
Read more here.
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Check out some of the advocacy projects the Cambridge Business Chamber has been and continues to be involved in.
