What Chamber Does

Lobbying

Clean up crime in Parramatta

Lobbying for the business community to be included in Local Elections

Monitoring Council Rates, Special Levies and Charges

Review and lobbying in regards to city development plans

Working with Local Council and Government to ensure the City's Masterpan is maintained

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Networking

Awards: WSABE Awards - Awards for Business Excellence: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Business After Five: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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President’s Lunches: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Community Support:

Business Helping Hands:
Business Helping Hands was established in 2005 and with the assistance and contribution of Parramatta based businesses and their employees, has enabled the Chamber to provide donations of food and beverages and volunteers for various activities, such as the Christmas BBQ Lunch for the homeless held each year at the Parramatta Mission and now has been extended to cover all the Chamber's charitable activities.
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Charity Golf day:
Held in May each year. Proceeds from the Golf Day are donated to a different charity each year - the focus being on charities based in Western Sydney.
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Aussie Xmas BBQ for the homless: Held in December each year at Parramatta Mission's Meal's Plus. Chamber co-ordinates businesses throughout the area to donate food and drink and helping hands on the day.
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Communication

PS Business Magazine:
In partnership with Parramatta Sun, PS Magazine is published monthly has a circulation of 16,000

Chamber e-Newsletter:
Emailed out to all members monthly, provides information and updates relevant to the business community

Chamber Viewpoint:
Published weekly in th Parramatta Advertiser

Press Releases (as required): Chamber office

Web Site:
Parramatta Chamber's website is an ongoing tool for our business community and members to enable them to acquire the latest and most up to date information in regards tot doing business in Greater Western Sydney.

Education

Through alliance with a number of business information providers including BEC and NSW Business Chamber, Parramatta Chamber provides our members with a range of essential business tools, seminars and advisory services to ensure they are able to stay abreast of the latest regulations and business practices.

Strategic Alliance

Parramatta City Council: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Parramatta Economic Development Partnership: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

NSW Business Chamber: Louise Zajac

Parramatta Police: Alan Overton AM

Is Light Rail the answer?

Is light rail really the answer to the mass transit woes of Western Sydney, particularly the North-west sector? If it is, are the priorities on the mark?

The proposed light rail system indicates that the first stage will be the West Central Line from Castle Hill to Bankstown. Second priority is the Carlingford Line from Westmead to Carlingford and third is the Macquarie Line which joins Macquarie Park to the Carlingford line.

My question is that the bulk of new residences and housing developments are going up in the Kellyville, Rouse Hill and Parklea areas and yet the Western Sydney Light Rail Link to these areas is still only indicated as “proposed”, which means it is a long, long way off; and that is after the long process from proposal to decision (if ever). This is the area of bottle neck. It is these areas which have two and three car households driving to and from work and school each day and that causes an increasing bottleneck on the major arteries such as the M2 and Victoria Rd. Our own major arteries, the two Windsor Rds are also incessantly clogged.

The situation continues to deteriorate and whatever the answer, let’s get the priorities right.