Family Business Association (AU)

Last Friday, Partners Agnes Vacca and Sarah Josey and I were delighted to present the Family Business Essentials course for newly joined members of the Family Business Association (AU). The discussions coming out of the workshop were candid and free flowing and it was a treat to be in a room with many hallmark WA family businesses in various sectors including: 📲retail; 🥧consumer goods; 🧱construction and property development; and 💻consulting. Business owners ranged from first generation owners through to third or fourth generation owners and hearing the perspectives of the founders versus the nextgen was enlightening. Despite the different industry sectors and maturity of the businesses, there was certainly a common thread of the topics at the forefront of these family businesses including: 🌳succession matters such as balancing opportunities for family members vs appointing the right people in the right roles to ensure successful transition of control and ownership ✨finding and retaining skilled talent in a competitive environment 🏡 keeping the family unit strong as the business matures and becomes more complex and sophisticated (and operating in an increasingly complex regulatory environment). KPMG is a proud sponsor of the #familybusinessassociation who do incredible work and I am looking forward to seeing some familiar faces at next week’s FBA family business insights WA state conference! Thank you Katie McMeekin for organising the session! #kpmg #kpmgaustralia #kpmgenterprise #familybusinessmatters #succession #wealth #privatebusiness

School holidays knocked out a few of our Family Business Association (AU) forum group members this time so we innovated and went to the pub instead. Not just any pub though. We enjoyed a lovely lunch at the newly renovated Arkaba Hotel - Adelaide - HHG owned by fellow family owned business, Hurley Hotel Group - HHG! I love the contemporary retro theme. Loved the high tables and stools. Loved the menu. Loved the booths. This was my second visit in a few days and both times it was a hive of activity. Fabulous to see. Jenny H. #familybusiness #peersupport Sarah Leo 🌊

For Family Business Day, I took Attorney General Kyam Maher to award winning Orange Spot Bakery to sample their award winning sausage roll! Adam experienced sausage roll judge, Kyam talked me through the important factors - flaky pastry, caramelised ends, sauce between the pastry and meat. Mark talked us through the logistics of running the bakery and baking fresh food every day. Orange Spot recently took home Australia’s best sausage roll and Australia’s best pasty from yhe Official Great Aussie Pie Competition - more trophies for a wall covered in trophies (might need to add another shelf). Catherine Sayer Family Business Association (AU)

Not everyone gets the chance to spend quality time with a bunch of like-minded family business members. 🪴 This weekend I joined my first retreat with my Family Business Association (AU) forum group up at O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat, Villas and Lost World Spa & Conference Centre . We shared experiences and discussed the importance of leading with Values. We also had a session with Shane O’Reilly a third generation of the O’Reilly family. It was extremely interesting to hear about their almost 100 year history! Thanks Marina Skinner Executive MBA and the rest of our group and their families. ❤️

Continuing our series, KPMG Australia and Family Business Association (AU) acknowledge the contribution Boccaccio, Hoddles Creek Estate & the D’Anna Family has made in growing the positive footprint for Australian family businesses. This family's businesses trace back to the early 1960s when the D’Anna family arrived in Australia. Starting from humble beginnings, their businesses together have grown into a multifaceted paddock to plate operation, encompassing retail, wholesale and wine production. Their story exemplifies the journey of many family businesses, from small beginnings to significant economic and community, contributors. During a recent catch up with Anthony D'Anna and Franco D'Anna we discussed the importance of advocacy and raising awareness about the significance of Australian family businesses. Both Anthony and Franco shared their thoughts that family businesses are a vital part of Australia's economy, offering unique stories of resilience, innovation, and community engagement. Australian Family Businesses are an essential contributor in sustaining Australia's economic diversity and prosperity. They also emphasised the importance of staying relevant through technology and innovation is a priority for these family businesses, with a clear focus on maintaining a competitive edge against larger corporations as a key to their success. They have a clear focus on giving back to their industry and also to their local communities. The D’Anna family is one of many of the Australian family business owners who are having a significant impact contributing to Australia’s infrastructure, economic resilience and broader community and we thank them for sharing their story with us. Please join us in congratulating them on their significant success and their contribution to Australia’s economy. Catherine Sayer Robyn Langsford The Hon Bruce Billson

Great story in the Australian talking about our expansion into Adelaide. Thanks to Family Business Association (AU) for sharing our story.

❗REMINDER ❗ Changes to workplace laws start on 26 August. They include: •        new definitions of ‘employee’ and ‘employer’ •        changes to casual employment and conversion •        a new right to disconnect (this change takes effect for small businesses on 26 August 2025) •        new minimum standards and protections for ‘employee like workers’ in the gig economy and contractors in the road transport industry (regulated workers) •        additional rights for workplace delegates who are regulated workers. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/g_jUvmFu

The greatest renewable resource in Australia is the positivity of small and family businesses. Let’s look after them and give them the best chance of success. Read about the 14 steps to energising enterprise 👉 asbfeo.gov.au/14-steps #SmallBizAU #EnergiseEnterprise #14Steps