Author: Jon Elbery

How things can change so quickly!

The team at Desborough Accountants We asked KCC member Lee Fox from Desborough Accountants to provide some tips for EOFY tax planning: It’s that time again, end of financial year! For some, it’s time to start getting your ducks in a row and sorting through all your documents ready for your personal income tax return….

KCC is pleased to be forming a partnership with Kalamunda Toyota to sponsor the local weekly Kalamunda Farmers Market, located in Central Mall, Kalamunda every Sunday from 8am to noon. We invited them to write a guest post for Chamber Matters: Now more than ever is the time to support local. What a start to…

Steady, steady…GO! I can’t help but think of a horse race when I hear reports that businesses may open again soon. Everyone is waiting, patiently, anxiously and as soon as the starter bell goes, business owners will be expected to rush out the gate to open their doors. But let’s face it, we all know…

JobKeeper Payment – available to businesses and self employed individuals. The good news is that the federal govt has just announced a JobKeeper program to encourage businesses to retain their employees. Employers can claim $1500 a fortnight for each eligible employee from 30 March 2020 for a maximum period of 6 months. Employees are therefor…

Wendy Rokich joined the Chamber last year and is a director of a company called HR Dept specialising in Human Resources and employment law support. She recently reached out the Chamber to offer some free help and resources to members. The first is “Employer Checklist – Managing Coronavirus in the Workplace” The second is “COVID-19…

You would have been receiving emails from various agencies, companies and politicians setting out issues relating to the steps being taken to deal with Covid 19. There have been an enormous number of posts on social media relating to restaurants, hospitality venues and other businesses that have had to close under the current guidelines. This…

With the start of a new year and a new decade, I would like to welcome our new members to KCC and thank our existing members for their ongoing and valued support. It is my pleasure to lead an exciting new Chamber Committee in 2020 that is dedicated to serving the Chamber and its members:…