Telstra Country Wide Sunshine Coast Office is the first Patron Sponsor to formalise its support of SCBC.

Telstra is one of Australia's largest companies and the largest telecommunications business in Australia. It has been supporting regional business on the Sunshine Coast for many years.

SCBC is delighted that this Australian icon has agreed to be a Patron Sponsor for 2010.

Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE is the largest vocational education and training provider on the Sunshine Coast. The Institute provides quality vocational education and training experiences within this dynamic and developing region for career starters, career changers and career developers. Sunshine Coast TAFE’s reputation for producing employable graduates and providing quality training with a practical emphasis is reflected in strong demand locally, and increasingly abroad. Operations extend beyond the Sunshine Coast through state-wide and national programs and international activity, including the Australian-Pacific Technical College covering the Pacific Rim.

As a Patron Sponsor of the Sunshine Coast Business Council, Sunshine Coast TAFE will continue to highlight the value it brings to the Sunshine Coast Business community and the contributions the Institute makes to job creation and skills development in the region. The Institute has become highly cognisant of its local market through partnerships with business and would like to further associate the name of TAFE within business success and the growth of the economy in our community. Programs range across the areas of business; retail and community services, engineering and construction, creative industries, applied sciences, health and fitness, horticulture and hospitality.