What we do

BIEDO’s Charter:

BIEDO promotes a confident, capable, future-focused Inland. We:

strengthen industries & businesses, including primary production,
build community leadership & innovation,
create region-wide project partnerships,
stimulate proactive problem solving,
address service & infrastructure gaps – via partnerships, programmes or lobbying.

We deliver services to:

Both primary-industry based enterprises and town-based businesses
Volunteer community organisations, such as progress associations, festival committees, chambers of commerce, show societies, etc.
Local Governments - Councils
State and Federal Government and statutory authorities

Regional Services:

Rural Industry Innovation
Rural Microbusiness Development
Regional Business Development
Drought Business Services
Rural Community Renewal
Eco-projects (green innovations in technology, industry, water and waste management, construction, fuel and energy

Rural Workplace Re-entry Training and Capacity Building for isolated communities, primary producers and service shortfall areas such as trades
Problem Solving and Innovation - re: service and infrastructure shortfalls
Regional Coordination and Project Management (inter-shire projects, advocacy, lobbying, regional marketing, planning)
Research and Development (for local/sub-regional issues, such as depression and suicide management)
Secretariat and Project and Support for Regional Advisory Networks and Working Groups (such as the Community Renewal Committee for the North Burnett and the Bio Fuels Committee)

All community groups, small businesses and companies can access BIEDO services where a Shire Council is a Full Member.

Discounted Services

Members are entitled to access the following services at the rate of discount listed in our Membership Pricing

1. IT Services:

· Web site building,

· Web page building,

· Hosting an events web page,

· Technical support (basic – eg: loading software, setting up a laptop, hooking up printers)

· Using MYOB, email & Internet – individual & small group/enterprise training,

· Online Professional Library,

· Online Services Directories,

· Online Marketplace,

2. Fund Access Services (fund writing, editing, proof reading, fund search)

3. “Heads Up” (a monthly alert re: funding & sponsorship opportunities)

4. ‘Flashpoints” (the regional BIEDO online newsletter),

5. Community Capacity Building (skills building workshops for community groups

6. Event Co-ordination Services,

7. Project Management Services including a succession management pathway,

8. Community Group Development