Supporting local businesses will be firmly in everyone's sights this week when St George Business Chamber and Georges River Council release new banners to be displayed on town centres across the local government area carrying the message to 'Buy Local'.
The banners have been printed by the chamber to celebrate Small Business Month and were unveiled by Georges River Council mayor Kevin Greene and St George Business Chamber president Allan Zreik this week.
"The council is helping us by putting up the flags in the town centres of Hurstville, Kogarah, Mortdale, Penshurst and Peakhurst and other business centres to encourage people to buy local and stay local," Mr Zreik said.
"We are looking forward to hearing from business people how it goes," he said.
"Things are getting a little better. We are seeing more people out. Shops are returning to normal opening hours.
"Chamber members will also be visiting businesses in the industrial areas to ask them how we can help them to improve their business. We all have to work together and hopefully things will get better.
Under a joint inititative with the council and the chamber, the banners will be on display during Small Business Month for the next three years.
The banners are part of the chamber's Buy Local Campaign which was launched across St George by the chamber in 2018 and supported by Georges River and Bayside Councils to encourage business and consumers to support locally-owned businesses.
