Last month, the international spotlight was on Melbourne with the delivery of yet another successful Australian Open tournament, and we saw visitors flock from across the country and overseas to view the impressive Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in regional Victoria.

This month, the streets have been vibrant as Melbourne celebrates Chinese New Year.The relationship between Australian businesses and China is very important and we are seeing more and more Victorian businesses looking to create trade opportunities with Asia. This is why the Victorian Chamber has developed the successful Victoria-Jiangsu Business Placement (VJBP) program - an immersive, cross-cultural experience tailored to help your business reach its goals, faster. The program enables you to accelerate your business plans by joining a trade delegation to Nanjing in Jiangsu Province and Tianjin, two of China's top economic centres.

If trading with China is part of your future, I encourage you to find out more about this tailored business immersion program by registering here, or downloading the VJBP program information. Alternatively, you can call 03 8662 5234 to speak to our team.

The Victorian Chamber was proud to recently launch our new-look website. A big thank you to all of our members for assisting us with this process by resetting your passwords and reactivating your accounts. This will ensure you have access to your membership features and are provided with a more streamlined service for all your business needs.

In other news, we have released our January-June 2019 course directory, which includes a wide variety of training programs tailored to cover every part of running a successful, contemporary business. If you haven’t already done so, you can download a copy of the directory online and see how you and your staff can engage us to assist in moving your business forward.   

On a final note, we are pleased to announce that we have secured one of the racing industry’s greats, Jacques Villeneuve, as a guest speaker at our upcoming exclusive Grand Prix business breakfast. We hope you can join us for this premium event on Friday 15 March 2019.