Chamber Reports & Submissions
ABC Mildura‑Swan Hill
Hear the Discussion: Chamber's Response to the Draft Tourism Strategy
CEO Peter Alexander joined Grace Marshall on ABC Mildura‑Swan Hill to discuss the Chamber's 37‑page response to Mildura Council's draft five‑year tourism strategy — why it isn't ambitious enough, what council still needs to research before committing up to $13.5 million in tourism spend, and why destinations like Echuca, Moama and Renmark are out-competing Mildura for visitors. Prefer to listen than read all 37 pages? This is the 6‑minute version.
Hear the full show on ABC listen →Key points
- The draft strategy doesn't project a return to 2019 visitor numbers until 2031 — the Chamber says that's not ambitious enough.
- Council needs to identify Mildura's actual highest-yield target customers, rather than the generic visitor groups in the current draft.
- Closing the gap with Echuca, Moama and Renmark means understanding why visitors choose them — including infrastructure like boating and mooring access.
- The Chamber is calling for a focused 6–12 month program of research and planning before the strategy is finalised, given the scale of ratepayer funds at stake.
Chamber Media & Press
MWCCI on Triple M Sunraysia
The Chamber on the issues affecting local business.
- ATO credit card ban: half a backflip, and why we want it scrapped
- The ATO plans to stop taking credit cards for tax payments
- The mall: think bigger than a road. Reimagine the whole CBD
- Power outage: businesses need reliable and cheaper electricity
- Council’s draft tourism strategy isn’t ready
- Work-from-home bill back in Parliament, and help from the Small Business Commissioners
- Work-from-home bill: a delay isn’t enough
- Business pressure delays the work-from-home laws
- Work-from-home law: still on the timetable for 1 September
- Work-from-home law: check whether you’re over the 15-employee threshold
Sun City Streaming - Economic Outlook Breakfast - 10 June 2026
Sun City Streaming - Chamber Launch - 23 March 2026
Chamber opens election forum, October 2026
HeartBeat Newsletter — Edition 12, June 2026
