Swedish Australian Chamber of Commerce I Autumn News 2020

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF SACC

Dear SACC members, partners and friends,

To minimize the risk of spreading COVID-19 and to be in-line with health and safety measures taken by the Australian government the Swedish Australian Chamber of Commerce (SACC) will postpone all upcoming SACC and YP events and gatherings until further notice and only run events which can be organised online/live streaming. The safety and wellbeing of our members, partners, guests and community is our priority.

The SACC and YP boards will meet regularly and monitor the situation during this period. Planned events and activities will be rescheduled for later this year and we will keep you updated via email, www.swedishchamber.com.au and social media Linkedin and Facebook.

Please contact us if have any questions and would like further information: sacc@swedishchamber.com.au

Please see the respective government’s response relating to the virus:

Australia https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert/government-response-to-the-covid-19-outbreak

Sweden https://www.regeringen.se/regeringens-politik/regeringens-arbete-med-anledning-av-nya-coronaviruset/

For general information and guidance, visit the website of the Australian Government Department of Health: https://www.health.gov.au/health-topics/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov

Take care,

Jan Gardberg, President

Swedish Australian Chamber of Commerce

A GROWING CHAMBER

The Chamber has been growing over the last few years and with increased Chapters, we can now offer events and activities in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, and Brisbane. Our Young Professional sub-committee has also expanded and now offers events in both Sydney and Melbourne. Since the beginning of the year, we had some changes and additions to the YP board and a recently formed Brisbane QLD Chapter board. Meet the whole of SACC and its committee members presented via links below.

The SACC & The Board 

Melbourne VIC Chapter

Perth WA Chapter

Brisbane QLD Chapter

Young Professionals

Download the SACC presentation brochure for information and benefits and click on button below about becoming a member.

Become a member

EMBASSY UPDATE

Image
Ett tillfälligt förbud mot resor till Sverige med anledning av covid-19
Publicerad 17 mars 2020 Regeringen har i dag, med anledning av Europeiska rådets och kommissionens uppmaning, beslutat att tillfälligt stoppa icke nödvändiga resor till Sverige,…

Read more...
Image
Swedish Committee on the Labour market visits Australia to study Employment Services
The Committee on the Labour Market of the Swedish Parliament visited Australia during the last week of February, 2020. The delegation consisting of twelve members…

Read more...

NEW COMPANY MEMBERS

We are happy to announce that we have 2 new Corporate Members and 5 new Small Business Members, welcome onboard!

As a member of SACC you can participate in events and activities organised across the whole of Australia to members rates. We welcome company members to invite representatives from all areas of their organisation to the events and activities organised by SACC and YP.  

Image
NEW CORPORATE MEMBER - Essity
Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company. We are dedicated to improving well-being through our products and services. Sales are conducted in approximately 150 countries under the leading global brands TENA and Tork, and other strong brands, such…
Read more...
Image
NEW CORPORATE MEMBER - Spotify
Spotify is a digital music, podcast, and video streaming service that gives you access to millions of songs and other content from artists all over the world. Spotify transformed music listening forever when it launched in Sweden in 2008. Today,…
Read more...
Image
NEW SMALL BUSINESS MEMBER - Blumark
Blumark is one of Australia’s leading case management and process improvement specialists, assisting organisations with the difficult task of managing business processes and content in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Since our inception in 2008, Blumark’s sole focus has been…
Read more...
Image
NEW SMALL BUSINESS MEMBER - ANDE + CO.
ANDE + CO is a next generation Australian law firm assisting clients in Australia, and in the emerging markets within the Pacific, and South East Asian region. We assist multinational clients, as well as small to medium sized enterprises. Our…
Read more...
Image
NEW SMALL BUSINESS MEMBER - Mirrat
Mirrat Melbourne International RoRo and Auto Terminal Pty Ltd (MIRRAT) is a wholly owned Australian subsidiary of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions (WW Solutions) a company which operates 12 modern automotive terminals across Europe, the United States and Asia, combined these facilities…
Read more...
Image
NEW SMALL BUSINESS MEMBER - Amire
Amire is a digital marketing company and our experience in Search Engine Marketing date back to 2002. Our clients differs across the board and we have worked with big clients like 'Telstra' and Suncorp Group, but many of our clients…
Read more...
Image
NEW SMALL BUSINESS MEMBER - Optimity
Optimity offers a complete supply chain planning solution, from strategic supply chain optimization to detailed production scheduling, and everything in between. We pride ourselves at being the very best at what we do. Our team consists of experts with years…
Read more...

MEMBER NEWS

Image
Fika Swedish Kitchen - The best friends and their story
‘We’ the three Swedish best friends; Linda, Diana and Sophie opened Fika Swedish Kitchen in Manly in 2013. We love sharing the Scandinavian food and culture with all of Australia, starting in the heart of Sydney. We’ve dreamed of opening a second shop for the…

Read more...

EVENTS UPDATE

To minimize the risk of spreading COVID-19 and to be in-line with health and safety measures taken by the Australian government we have postponed all SACC and YP events and gatherings until further notice. The safety and wellbeing of our members, guests, and community is our priority. Affected upcoming events and activities are:

Sydney

·       2 April – Digital Marketing, SEO Business Seminar 

·       26 April – Swedish community event Daniel Solander, Botany Bay

·       27 April – Agenda 2030, Innovation and the New Generation, UTS 

·       9 May Wine Tour Hunter Valley, YP, TBC

·       20 May – Google Event - Diversity, Quality & Inclusion, TBC

Melbourne

·       18 March AW with Networking at Akvavit, Denmark House

Perth

·       7 April – Wine tasting evening, Vasse Felix

Brisbane

·       25 March – IKEA Sustainability Event possibly together with H&M

Planned events and activities will be rescheduled for later this year and where suitable online/live streaming events will be organised. Keep an eye on event updates via email, www.swedishchamber.com.au, Linkedin and Facebook.

RECENT EVENTS

Image
Team Sweden Energy Australia

Read more...
Image
Sydney - Fika Bondi After Work

Read more...
Image
Melbourne - IKEA and Tetra Pak leading the way in the Circular Economy

Read more...
Image
Sydney - Nordic Open Golf Day 2020

Read more...

PREMIUM MEMBERS

CORPORATE MEMBERS

See all company members with website links here

sacc@swedishchamber.com.au I www.swedishchamber.com.au

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Modify your subscription    |    View online
Swedish Australian Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 546, Manly NSW 1655, Australia
Copyright © 2019 Swedish Australian Chamber of Commerce. All rights reserved.