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The Local Buying Foundation’s partnership with Tactic Driving Local Business Growth in South Australia
The Local Buying Foundation aims to empower, support and connect people though networking and business development opportunities, to build sustainable local business communities. One of the ways that the LBF delivers on this objective is by providing funding for a...
Central Highlands Events and Workshop Series 2024
In the first Queensland funding round of 2024, which closed in February, the Local Buying Foundation approved funding for the Central Highlands Development Corporation (CHDC) 2024 Event and Workshop Series under the Sponsorship of Business Awards, Conferences, &...
Collaboration leads to a brighter, more prosperous future in the Pilbara
Local Buying Foundation (LBF) Project Officer, Cody Girdwood, recently ventured into the heart of Port Hedland to connect with several key stakeholders, including the Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHCCI). At the forefront of the discussion were Bek...
Roxby Downs Career Connect Program
The Local Buying Foundation has approved funding for UniHub Spencer Gulf to partner with Career Co. in delivering the Roxby Downs Career Connect program. This initiative, part of the Workforce Development funding category, aims to address a key gap in local employment...
Care to Lead Leadership Development Program
Thanks to the funding from the Local Buying Foundation, the Care to Lead program is offered at no cost to participants working in early childhood and school-age care services in these regions. This collaborative effort with CLA ensures that educators have access to...
Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Directors Course in Mackay and Moranbah
The Queensland Local Buying Foundation has approved funding for the Resource Industry Network (RIN) to deliver the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Directors Course in Mackay and Moranbah. This project, falling under the Micro Business and SME...
Qld Trading Tracks Wins Striving For Diversity Award
Trading Tracks is a unique initiative that has been developed in partnership with the Local Buying Foundation, BMA and BHP. The program, delivered by the team at Indigenous Business Builders, aims to build capability and capacity of established Indigenous businesses...
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The Local Buying Foundation acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land where we work and live. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We celebrate the stories, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land.