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Upcoming event at the Kawana Chamber

Business connections made fun at the Kawana Chamber!

Welcome to Kawana Chamber - the hub for business connection, referrals and genuine relationship building on the Sunshine Coast.

As a small to medium business located in the Kawana, or the greater Sunshine Coast region it is critical to be informed, connected and promoted as an organisation people know, like and trust.

Amongst the myriad of stresses that keep you awake at night is the need to build and develop relationships that will help you to obtain more clients and customers, link you to the resources you need in a timely manner and ensure you are positioned at the top for your area of expertise. There is a never-ending list of demands on your time, energy and resources ... building meaningful connections does not need to be one of them!

So, that is why the Kawana Chamber of Commerce exists! Let us help you come together with other business professionals to help you share, create and foster lasting connections. At Kawana Chamber we pride ourselves on:

  • Connection to businesses, decision makers, and the community that can benefit your business(it is not what you know, but who you know!)
  • Promoting our region (and the businesses within it) as the dynamic, energetic and evolving area that it is (lets be trendsetters together)
  • Keeping you informed on the opportunities available for leverage (who has the time to go through all of those emails!)
  • Facilitation of member to member training opportunities and professional development that leads to success (lets pick each others brains!)
  • And most importantly, we enable an easy and highly interactive platform for customer referrals and lead generation (we are obsessed with finding ways to shout out from the rooftops just how amazing our members are!)

Imagine being part of a community of businesses that genuinely wants to see each and every person succeed and celebrates their achievements along the way. Established in 1986, the Kawana Chamber is on a mission to promote and assist local businesses while building a better business community in the Kawana area - and we have fun while we do it!

We have two (2) reoccurring networking events: Kaffeine @ Kawana and Friday Knock-Offs. Members and Non-Members are welcome to these events to meet people from the area and learn more about the chamber.

You will need to register for either of these events. We update our socials with our current event information and how to register/get tickets - so keep an eye out our upcoming information regarding events!

Join the Kawana Krew and become a member or sponsor partner today!

Annual Membership
$180/year
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Monthly Membership
$18/month
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Our Team

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Samuel Stolberg

Secretary

Sam is a Sales Consultant at Sunseeker Caravans. Sunseeker has been a family owned, Sunshine Coast based company since 2013 and currently employs approximately 70 Sunny Coast locals across their dealership, which is based in Birtinya, and their Vision RV factory, which is based in Coolum. Sam has a passion for people, consulting and leadership. With a love of the outdoors, he utilises all of his skillsets and passions to help his customers to get on the road to achieving their own hopes and dreams. With an added passion of networking, he would love to help grow the Kawana region and sees a lot of potential in the area for individuals and businesses alike.

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Alister Eiseman

President

Alister is Branch Manager at Pacific Motor Group, a partner of the Kawana Chamber of Commerce and has been a member of the KCC since 2019. Alister is committed to engaging our members and partners to ensure our Chamber is best serving our local business community, whilst advocating for strong outcomes for our region. Alister has a proven record of community service serving many local community groups, local charity, and a local school board.

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Jacqueline Eegdeman-Gerrits

Treasurer

Born and bred in the Netherlands, Jacqueline moved with her family to the Sunshine Coast in 2008. Her background is in Accounting and Auditing and she has over 25 years of experience working in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the Netherlands. Together with her husband they own and operate Copecats Printers, a commercial printing business in Maroochydore, for the last 14 years. She is passionate about networking and is excited about being part of the Kawana Chamber of Commerce Executive team, supporting loal businesses and connecting with them.

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Cassy Small

Vice President

Cassy Small is the Promotions & Marketing Manager for Grant Broadcasters QLD & NT, locally representing Hot 91 and Zinc 96 on the Sunshine Coast and Gympie Region. Having worked at the radio stations since 2014, Cassy has been instrumental in the creation of popular local events including the Hot 91 Ladies Oaks Day and Fire in the Sky, which has grown and evolved into a Grant Broadcasters signature event Queensland-wide. As a proud Buddina local for almost 20 years, Cassy is excited to be joining the Kawana Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee and working closer to support the amazing local businesses in our area.

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Mark Paddenburg

Committee Member

Mark is an Advisors at Board Associates, helping Australian business owners to grow profitable, reputable and sustainable organisations. Mark has also held senior positions at the Innovation Centre Sunshine Coast, Ingram MicroCloud, Trade & Invest Queensland, SunCoast Angels and Brisbane’s Economic Development Agency. Mark is also a co-founder of local cybersecurity company EverLast Networks, a founding Director of SunCoast Angels, Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has a Graduate Certificate in Management (UQ). Mark was appointed executive member of the Kawana Chamber of Commerce in 2023.

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Kate Ogg

Committee Member

Kate Ogg is the director of Oggy E-Scooters, the only Australian owned and run micromobility business in the world. She is also a mum to four young children, a bookkeeper and BAS agent in her and her husband‘s accounting practice in Mooloolaba, and was the 2022 winner of the Sunshine Coast Business Women’s Network Outstanding Business Woman of The Year award.

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Steph Richardson

Committee Member

People and connections are Steph's passion. She believes the positive networking and mentoring opportunities between businesses are invaluable. With a diverse work background ranging from children’s nurse, property developer, hotelier to admin super star manager roles, Steph is always eager to take on new challenges and to enjoy whatever experience that brings.

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