FAQ

We work hand-in-hand with local enterprises, building strong relationships and delivering collaborative marketing strategies that benefit the wider business community.

We are funded by supportive regional business partners and enjoy collaboration with stakeholders such as Destination Gippsland, Committee for Gippsland, Food & Fibre Gippsland, and Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (GLaWAC).

Our work is guided by a volunteer Board of Directors with diverse backgrounds and skillsets, all united in their commitment to the success of EGMi, our partners, and our region.

We’re proud to work alongside passionate local leaders, innovative businesses, and changemakers who believe in the power of collaboration and share our vision for a thriving East Gippsland where we connect, invest and grow together,

We support East Gippsland in a range of ways, including:

• Facilitating connections to a supportive network of businesses, tourism operators, and industry stakeholders working together to strengthen East Gippsland’s economic landscape.
• We shine a light on local businesses, ignite conversations, and work together to strengthen East Gippsland’s regional economy.
• Championing business growth through strategic investment advocacy to drive regional progress, ensuring your business has a voice in the conversations that shape East Gippsland’s future.
• Leveraging social and online media to cost-effectively reach broad audiences through our EGMi Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn channels; the Love East Gippsland Facebook and Instagram pages; and by supporting the East Gippsland Businesses group on Facebook.

We are East Gippsland Marketing Inc. (EGMi), an independent and dedicated not-for-profit organisation, driven by a volunteer board composed of passionate local business and community leaders committed to our Region.

No. We are independent of the East Gippsland Shire.

Because partnering with EGMi is a shared investment in the place we all call home, where together we can connect, collaborate, and grow.

Some examples of Partner Benefits:

• Monthly Partner Newsletter (featuring local partner businesses, grants and events that may be relevant to partners)
• Upon joining you receive a feature in the newsletter which goes out to over 1000 local individuals and business owners.
• Opportunity to host a networking event
• Access to the EGMi photo library
• Welcome Pack
• Letters of Support (where required)
• Invitation to bi-monthly business networking events
• Invitation to the EGMi Christmas Party
• EGMi Supporter email address signature
• Media Release at Sign up
• EGMi Facebook Business Post
• Branding on our EGMi Website
• Opportunity to partake in promotions, campaigns, and events EGMi are organising
• PR Opportunities as they arise.

Because we’re deeply passionate about East Gippsland. Many of us have grown up here, built our careers here, or chosen to invest in the region we love. We want others to discover what makes this place so special—to know it, love it, and be part of its future. Our shared goal is a thriving, unified, and forward-thinking East Gippsland.