Events listed below are either of relevance to the local business community or are delivered or sponsored by the Local Buying Program.

Business Lunch

Port Pirie  |  25 Nov 2025  |  12.00 - 2.00pm

You’re invited to join Business Port Pirie and Pirie Voices for a special business lunch focused on how our local business community can help shape Port Pirie’s future.

This lunch will be an opportunity to connect with other local business and community leaders, hear insights from Darin Cooper General Manager, Nyrstar Port Pirie, and take part in guided discussions facilitated by Kate Simpson from the Centre for Community Capital, an experienced leader and facilitator who specialises in helping communities and organisations work together to create meaningful change.

Building your best tender response workshop

Online  |  2 Dec 2025  |  11.00am - 12.00pm

Small Business Sustainability Support Workshop – Online 3

Online  |  2 Dec 2025  |  9.00am - 12.00pm

This hands-on workshop is designed specifically for small businesses — including those in hospitality, tourism and retail — who want to survive and thrive in a changing environment.

You’ll walk away with:

How To Manage Bids Over The Holiday Period

Online  |  2 Dec 2025  |  3.00 - 3.45pm

In this 45-minute webinar, expect a focused, actionable agenda to ensure you submit winning compliant bids without interfering with your well deserved family time over the holildays.

WHS for Officers

Online  |  8 Dec 2025  |  8.45 - 11.30am

As an ​officer’ under the Work Health and Safety Act, are you aware of your due diligence obligations and responsibilities? the South Australian Business Chamber’s WHS for Officers course outlines key responsibilities and provides clarity around your duties as an officer to help ensure due diligence in the workplace.

Responsibilities covered in this course include understanding Work Health and Safety legislation; defining relevant duties within your organisation; enforcing reasonably practicable regulations; understanding codes of practice; and the impact for failing to comply with legal requirements to ensure a safe workplace.

Health and Safety Representative Training

Online  |  14 Jan 2026 - 16 Jan 2026  |  8.45am - 4.30pm

This five-day program provides newly-elected Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) with the skills and confidence to identify and resolve workplace health and safety (WHS) issues. HSRs play an important role in organisations, advising colleagues about health and safety matters within the workplace and ensuring that safety standards are met. By representing workers in their group, HSRs provide an avenue for workers to raise safety issues within their workplace, ensuring that a process is followed to resolve any hazards or risks.

An introduction to Australian Government procurement

Online  |  5 Mar 2026 - 2 Dec 2025  |  11.00am - 12.00pm

Building your best tender response workshop

Online  |  12 Mar 2026 - 2 Dec 2025  |  11.00am - 12.00pm

Health and Safety Representative Training

Online  |  25 Mar 2026 - 27 Mar 2026  |  8.45am - 4.30pm

This five-day program provides newly-elected Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) with the skills and confidence to identify and resolve workplace health and safety (WHS) issues. HSRs play an important role in organisations, advising colleagues about health and safety matters within the workplace and ensuring that safety standards are met. By representing workers in their group, HSRs provide an avenue for workers to raise safety issues within their workplace, ensuring that a process is followed to resolve any hazards or risks.

WHS for Officers

Online  |  24 Apr 2026  |  8.45 - 11.30am

As an ​officer’ under the Work Health and Safety Act, are you aware of your due diligence obligations and responsibilities? the South Australian Business Chamber’s WHS for Officers course outlines key responsibilities and provides clarity around your duties as an officer to help ensure due diligence in the workplace.

Responsibilities covered in this course include understanding Work Health and Safety legislation; defining relevant duties within your organisation; enforcing reasonably practicable regulations; understanding codes of practice; and the impact for failing to comply with legal requirements to ensure a safe workplace.