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Illawarra Business Chamber Mining in the Illawarra: our history and the economic impact 3 February, 2015

Debra Murphy, CEO

Regional Chamber

1,249

Member Companies

Voice of Illawarra Business

Who is the Illawarra Business Chamber and who do we represent

Affiliate of NSW Business Chamber

Members by location (LGA) %

Wollongong 51%

Shellharbour 5%

Kiama 1%

Shoalhaven 34%

Southern Highlands 6%

Other 3%

IBC Members by LGA June 2014

Members by employee numbers %

Non-employing

9%

1-4 employees

42% 5-19 employees

32%

20-49 employees 8%

50-99 employees 4%

100-199 employees

2% 200 plus employees

3%

IBC Members by Employee Numbers % - June 2014

Members by industry sector

Manufacturing 4%

Information Media & Telecommunications

4%

Construction 5%

Education & Training 5%

Administrative and Support Services

6% Financial & Insurance Services

7% Health Care & Social

Assistance 8%

Accommodation & Food Services

9%

Other Services 11%

Retail Trade 12%

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services

17%

IBC Members by Industry Sector ANZSIC - June 2014

Mining

Agriculture, Forestry &FishingElectricity, Gas, Water &Waste ServicesWholesale Trade

Public Administration &SafetyTransport, Postal &WarehousingArts and RecreationServicesRental, Hiring & Real EstateServicesManufacturing

Information Media &TelecommunicationsConstruction

Education & Training

Administrative and SupportServicesFinancial & InsuranceServicesHealth Care & SocialAssistanceAccommodation & FoodServicesOther Services

Retail Trade

How do we advocate? Member

input

REPRESENTATION • MP’s • All levels of Government • Submissions (eg Council

Rates – 3 submissions) • Economic Development (eg Economic Development Advisory Board, Transition Illawarra, Minister for Illawarra – Illawarra Community Advisory Panel)

The Voice of Illawarra Business

POLICY PROJECTS 2014/2015 • Unfinished Business –

Towards 2015 and beyond • Infrastructure – Connectivity

Study – PwC • Rebuilding NSW - $20BN • Entrepreneurialism • Skill Shortages

Research…Surveys/ Taskforces

Advocate for Illawarra

Businesses

Mining since 1797

Nearly 10% of Illawarra jobs rely on mining

2013/2014: UOW Research: Centre for Small Business and Regional Research/ Lawrence Consulting

(2013/2014)

The Illawarra underutilised

Youth Unemployment Rate (15-24) : 16.7%

Unemployment Rate: 5.6%

Participation Rate: 56.5%

Illawarra Area Profile - October 2014 (ABS Labour Force Survey)

Illawarra economy

Manufacturing

Healthcare and Social Assistance

Public Admin and Safety

Education and Training Financial and Insurance Services

Construction

Mining

Transport, Postal and WarehousingRetail Trade

Professional, Scientific and Techincal Services

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Industry Growth (compound annual growth rate in GVA, 2001-2011)

Bubble size reflects total employees FY13

* Red bubbles denote services sectors Source: PwC GEM analysis

Mining companies’ direct spend

2013/2014: UOW Research: Centre for Small Business and Regional Research/ Lawrence Consulting

(2013/2014)

Mining adds $3 billion to the Illawarra Economy

2013/2014: UOW Research: Centre for Small Business and Regional Research/ Lawrence Consulting

(2013/2014)

Backbone of the Illawarra business community

• $3 billion in supplying business purchases

• 611 businesses in the Illawarra directly service the mining industry

2013/2014: UOW Research: Centre for Small Business and Regional Research/ Lawrence Consulting

(2013/2014)

Mining supports the Illawarra community

• 45 community groups $733,973

• Illawarra Councils $2,001,845

UOW Research: Centre for Small Business and Regional Research/ Lawrence Consulting

(2013/2014)

Mining in NSW adds $1.1 billion to NSW Government

UOW Research: Centre for Small Business and Regional Research/ Lawrence Consulting

(2013/2014)

Mining: our past and future