• Racism Hurts Me Initiative

    Jarnail Singh has run a popular Indian restaurant in Bellerive for many years, but late last year he started receiving violently threatening letters demanding ‘this is our home not yours! Go home!’, his car was repeatedly vandalised, and his home graffitied with racist slurs – for no other reason than he was not born here…

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  • Sixtisix Solutions

    sixtisixsolutions.com.auPh 0417 615 071 Creativity drives our work at SixtiSix Solutions. Creativity helps people express themselves, learn faster, take risk, explore, connect with others and experience more harmony. Creativity is an innate skill; we are born with it. Everyone has the potential to be re-creative… to be creative again. Creative Change Coach Trish Goodfield is…

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  • Newsletter February 2024

    Message from the Chair Good news for outdoor venues in Salamanca Place with live music now being allowed on Sundays after a trial period was agreed upon by the City of Hobart. The motion for a year-long trial was brought forward by Ald Zucco and had the backing of the Confederation. Last week we held our February…

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  • Welcome New Board Members

    Welcome our two newest board members: Joakim Karlsson from Sincura Consulting and Jason Reed from Talent Advisory. Our board is made up of five members from varying backgrounds, but all have a passion to see small businesses prosper in Greater Hobart. Current Board

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  • February 2024 – Mac Point 2.0 Creating a Unique Tasmanian Community Precinct

    Our next Business Networking Event will be held on Tuesday 20th February and feature guest speaker Dean Coleman. Dean is managing director of Stadia Precinct, the group behind the bid to construct the MacPoint 2.0 Stadium on Hobart’s waterfront. Dean will discuss the transformative impact Stadia Precinct/Mac Point 2.0 is poised to have on our…

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  • Cyberwise Australia

    Website: www.cyberwise.auFacebook: CyberwiseAU Is your business Cyber Fit? Cyber Fit is a world-class, holistic, AI-driven, cyber resilience platform designed specifically for small and medium business. Addressing ALL of the key small business vulnerabilities: Our Approach Cyberwise Australia exists to help empower, advise and protect Australian small-medium business from the vulnerabilities and threats faced in the…

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  • MEDIA RELEASE: Rates Rise Pain

    Many small businesses in Hobart are just hanging on at the moment during this seemingly never-ending cost-of-living crisis. The latest challenge about to be landed at their feet are potential increased commercial rates from the Hobart City Council. By its own admission commercial rates will be higher under the new scheme proposed to calculate rates…

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  • Newsletter January 2024

    Message from the Chair Thank you to everyone that supported the Confederation last year by attending one of our monthly business networking events. These events had speakers presenting on a range of topics from Psychosocial Risk Management, Consumer Trends, Tasmanian Startups, and Sound HR Practices. Our events are a chance to connect with people in…

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  • Push for Outdoor Live Music in Salamanca

    Confederation chair Edwin Johnstone supports the call from Ald Marti Zucco for a trial of live outdoor music on Sundays between midday and 8pm on Salamanca Place saying Salamanca Market has traditionally had live music, “so I see this move as long overdue”. “Salamanca is Hobart’s premier entertainment precinct, and we should always be looking…

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  • Chairman’s Report 2023

    In July of this year, I took over as Chair of the Confederation of Greater Hobart Business. In that time small businesses have been facing a very challenging environment. The problems they face range from the cost-of-living pressures, supply chain issues and skill shortages. While it is heartening to see so many small businesses in…

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