Ballina Chamber of Commerce

Ballina Chamber of Commerce The Voice for Business and Industry in the Ballina Shire in the Northern Rivers of NSW, Australia Ballina Chamber of Commerce Inc.

is a pro-active not-for-profit business support
organisation and effective networking and lobby group. The chamber works
closely with the business and wider community, all tiers of government and
other business organisations throughout the region. Boasting 200 plus business
members, the Chamber has the capacity to act as a catalyst to stimulate growth and prosperity within the business community of Ballina and the whole local government area. Members of the Chamber enjoy valuable networking opportunities at monthly breakfast meetings & business after hours functions; access to local knowledge; lobbying of government bodies and a means of contributing to the progress of the local business community. The Board of Management and staff of the Ballina Chamber of Commerce and Industry extend a warm welcome to prospective members and encourage existing members to participate in Chamber activities and to access the many services available. We wish you success in your business and take every opportunity to promote and support business in Ballina.

Ballina Chamber of Commerce - Upcoming Business After Hours Event - Shape Aluminium - Wednesday 23 September.https://www...
16/09/2026

Ballina Chamber of Commerce - Upcoming Business After Hours Event - Shape Aluminium - Wednesday 23 September.

https://www.ballinachamber.com.au/events/ #!event/2026/9/23/september-business-after-hours-networking-save-the-date

COULD A PRIVACY MISTAKE COST YOUR BUSINESS $50 MILLION?That’s the top end of Australia’s privacy penalties. But the real...
14/09/2026

COULD A PRIVACY MISTAKE COST YOUR BUSINESS $50 MILLION?

That’s the top end of Australia’s privacy penalties. But the real question is: do you know what your business is doing with customer data?

Join Alex Fauchon, McCartney Young Lawyers and Miranda Ivey, Byron Digital for practical answers on privacy, consent, Meta, pixels, AI and social media risk.

LAST CHANCE TO BOOK!

https://www.ballinachamber.com.au/events/ #!event/2026/9/16/privacy-pancakes-mind-your-own-business

QUICK QUIZ: CAN YOUR BUSINESS DO THIS? Got a customer’s email from a purchase - can you market to them?Someone tags you ...
13/09/2026

QUICK QUIZ: CAN YOUR BUSINESS DO THIS?

Got a customer’s email from a purchase - can you market to them?

Someone tags you in a great photo - can you use it?

Got thousands of customer emails - can you upload them to Meta?

A customer sends a DM - what can you do with it?

Someone posts something questionable on your page - is that your problem?

And… what on earth is a tracking pixel?

https://www.ballinachamber.com.au/events/ #!event/2026/9/16/privacy-pancakes-mind-your-own-business

Next Wednesday at Privacy & Pancakes: Mind Your Own Data, two experts tackle both sides of the data story.⚖️ Alex Faucho...
10/09/2026

Next Wednesday at Privacy & Pancakes: Mind Your Own Data, two experts tackle both sides of the data story.

⚖️ Alex Fauchon, McCartney Young Lawyers — privacy, consent, customer information and what you can collect, use and share.

📱 Miranda Ivey, Byron Digital — pixels, tracking, targeting, customer audiences, AI and social media risk.

Bring your questions and real business scenarios.

https://www.ballinachamber.com.au/events/ #!event/2026/9/16/privacy-pancakes-mind-your-own-business

You’ve got the customer data.You’ve got the mailing list.You’ve got the social media accounts.But do you actually know w...
09/09/2026

You’ve got the customer data.
You’ve got the mailing list.
You’ve got the social media accounts.

But do you actually know what you can do with it all?

Meet Alex from McCartney Young Lawyers, he'll help us tackle the legal side of privacy, consent and customer data through real-world business scenarios and questions.

Can you collect it? Can you use it? Can you share it? And when do you need consent?

Come armed with questions. We’ll supply the experts, coffee and pancakes.

Ever wondered why ads follow you around online, or what happens when you upload customer data to Meta?Miranda Ivey is a ...
09/09/2026

Ever wondered why ads follow you around online, or what happens when you upload customer data to Meta?

Miranda Ivey is a Meta Ads Specialist & Creative Director with 8+ years’ experience helping businesses create campaigns that connect and convert.

Miranda will unpack the digital side of data: pixels, cookies, targeting, AI, customer audiences and social media risk.

Real examples. Practical answers. No tech waffle.

🥞 Coffee + pancakes included.

Privacy & Pancakes - https://www.ballinachamber.com.au/events/ #!event/2026/9/16/privacy-pancakes-mind-your-own-business

Cookies, pixels and tracking tools can help you understand what customers do online : but do you know what you’re collec...
08/09/2026

Cookies, pixels and tracking tools can help you understand what customers do online : but do you know what you’re collecting, where it goes and how you can use it?

For example:

A customer visits your website, looks at a product and leaves. Later, they see an ad for that product. That’s retargeting.

You upload a customer email list to Meta to find similar people. That’s a custom or lookalike audience.

A pixel records activity on your website so you can measure whether your advertising is working.

Useful? Absolutely. But consent, privacy expectations and platform rules still matter.

At Privacy & Pancakes: Mind Your Own Data, we’ll unpack cookies, pixels, tracking, retargeting and Meta audiences in plain English : with practical examples for local businesses and no legal waffle.

🥞 Pancakes included.
☕ Coffee included.

Wednesday 16 September 2026
8.00–10.30am
Byron Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

Book your place: https://www.ballinachamber.com.au/events/ #!event/2026/9/16/privacy-pancakes-mind-your-own-business

You have a customer’s email address. Can you add them to your marketing list? 👀Before using customer data for email mark...
06/09/2026

You have a customer’s email address. Can you add them to your marketing list? 👀

Before using customer data for email marketing, ask:

• Did they agree to receive marketing?
• What exactly did they agree to?
• Can they easily opt out?

These practical questions can help your business take a clearer, more confident approach to email databases and consent : without the jargon or legal waffle.

Join us for Privacy & Pancakes: Mind Your Own Business, a practical breakfast for business owners and operators exploring customer data, privacy and social media.

📅 Wednesday 16 September 2026
⏰ 8.00–10.30am
📍 Byron Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
🥞 Pancakes and coffee included

Book your place:
https://www.ballinachamber.com.au/events/ #!event/2026/9/16/privacy-pancakes-mind-your-own-business

Shape Aluminium would like to welcome the Ballina Chamber's members for a Business After Hours networking event on Wedne...
03/09/2026

Shape Aluminium would like to welcome the Ballina Chamber's members for a Business After Hours networking event on Wednesday, September 23rd.

The team at Shape are putting on a barbecue and there will be practical demonstrations on working with aluminium like repairing fly screens and security doors.

https://www.ballinachamber.com.au/events/ #!event/2026/9/23/september-business-after-hours-networking-save-the-date

You've got their email address.Can you market to them?Not necessarily. An email in your customer database is not the sam...
02/09/2026

You've got their email address.

Can you market to them?

Not necessarily. An email in your customer database is not the same as permission to send marketing. Consent, how you collect and use data, existing customer relationships and unsubscribe options all matter.

At Privacy & Pancakes: Mind Your Own Business, we'll explore the essentials in plain English, including:

• Email databases and consent
• Cookies, pixels and tracking
• Social media audiences and Meta
• Photos, reviews and online liability
• AI and customer data

Two experts. Two sides of the data story. Pancakes and coffee included. Legal waffle not included.

Wednesday 16 September 2026
8.00–10.30am
Byron Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

Book your place: https://www.ballinachamber.com.au/events/ #!event/2026/9/16/privacy-pancakes-mind-your-own-business

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