All welcome at The Old Butter Factory Café, Doepel St, Bellingen.

The Chamber is proud to bring you these 2 Important presentations!

Is Your Business FloodSafe?
Be wise, Be clever and Be Prepared!

Does your business know what to do if flooding is  predicted?

Flooding causes an average of $128 million damage in NSW each year.

A business in the Bellingen area is more likely to suffer damage from a flood than a fire.

At this business breakfast you will hear from Bellingen SES and Bellingen Shire Council about the impact of local floods, the role of SES during floods, and what steps your business can take to be better prepared. At the end of the session you can take a free copy of the SES Business FloodSafe Toolkit.

Don’t be a victim of Crime – Prevention is better than cure!!

Inspector Brendan Gorman from the Coffs Clarence Local Area Command will be talking to business owners about crime prevention. He will be passing on tips and strategies to minimise the risk to your business of crime. Inspector Gorman joined the police in 1990, graduating in 1991. He has spent most of his working life policing in Western Sydney until his promotion to Inspector with Coffs/Clarence LAC in December 2011.

Everyone welcome for breakfast and networking!

Bookings essential by midday Wed 30^th May Registration 7am for 7.30 start.

Chamber members and their guests – $20,   Non members – $25.   Please pay on the day.

RSVP to Andrew – coordinator@bellingenchamber.com.au

Ph 0447 647 828 or web – www.bellingenchamber.com.au

Get the flyer and tell your friends

You are invited to attend the next Urunga Mylestom Chamber of Commerce Breakfast,

Our Guest Speaker – Michael Major

An insight into Generation Y

Michael is a high school teacher with 21 years experience working with youth from the Western Suburbs of Sydney to the North Coast of NSW. He is currently Head Teacher English at Nambucca Heads High School and has special interest in boys education and making powerful and meaningful connections with the students he teaches.

Michael will present a workshop on Generation Y – Inspired and supported by Michael McQueen the Generation Y Guru – Michael will enlighten, inform and challenge us with a snapshot of the generational paradigm rift between Gen Y and the rest of us !!!

In his presentation Michael will demonstrate the vast differences between our perceptions and those of Gen Y in an effort to help us engage what many of us see as a disengaged group.

DATE: Wednesday July 13th

TIME: 7.00am for 7.30am Start

VENUE: Ocean View Hotel, Morgo Street, Urunga

COST: Members $20 Non Members $25

RSVP to Greg McPhee on phone: 6655 6340 or email: Urunga.hardware@urunga.com.au by Monday 11 July

Regards,

Greg McPhee

PR Officer

UMCC

Ph: 6655 6340

Mob: 0408 556 341

You are invited to attend the next Urunga Mylestom Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, followed by the “Funnel Thinking” Masterclass….

Our Guest Speaker – Nigel Collin

Nigel will make his introduction, which will be followed by his FUNNEL THINKING MASTERCLASS taking place from 9am-12 noon. Regional Development Australia – Mid North Coast is funding the masterclass which means a saving of around $250 each by attending. Why not take full advantage of this fantastic opportunity? Come along to the breakfast then stay for the masterclass at no extra cost.

About Nigel

Nigel Collin is a champion of creativity, which means he works with business leaders to help them lead their creative people to get results and achieve business growth. After 15 years in the creative sector Nigel realized the challenge with creativity is not in finding creative people, or teaching your people to be more creative. It’s in knowing how to lead your creative people, harness their genius and direct it towards viable business outcomes.

If you can increase your creative capital you will also increase the value of your business, be more adaptable, and outpace your competition.

A Dynamic, interactive and practical speaker and facilitator, it is Nigel’s genuine knowledge and experience that sets him apart from others. He is one of those rare people whose passion and knowledge of creativity will engage, inspire, but more importantly make a difference to your people and your business.

Summary of the “Funnel Thinking” Masterclass:

The world is full of ideas. So how do you come up with ideas that are workable and commercially viable? Ideas that you can implement and that make a real difference to your business. The aim is to give you and your people the knowledge, skills and confidence you need to think more creatively everyday and generate workable ideas.

You will learn to apply our unique model to help generate and capture ideas and then funnel them down into workable solutions and outcomes. You will also learn and use a variety of relevant thinking tools. 46% of business leaders we surveyed said they didn’t have a process to harness and direct creativity. This workshop is specifically designed to give you a process to generate workable ideas and solutions and keep coming up with them

Our thanks to

Tiffany Slack-Smith, Media, Events and Business Development Officer

Regional Development Australia – Mid North Coast

For arranging a wonderful speaker in conjunction with The North Coast Innovation Festival

DATE: Wednesday May 4th

TIME: 7.00am for 7.30am Start (the Masterclass will also be held at the Ocean View, commencing at 9am-12pm)

VENUE: Ocean View Hotel, Morgo Street, Urunga

COST: Members $20 Non Members $25

RSVP to Greg McPhee on phone: 6655 6340 or email: Urunga.hardware@urunga.com.au by Monday 2 May

Regards,

Greg McPhee

PR Officer, UMCC

Ph: 6655 6340   Mob: 0408 556 341

Our Speakers are

Anne Judd, Clinical Nurse Specialist Organ & Tissue Donation, North Coast Area Health Service

Anne will give us all the information we need to make informed decisions about this important issue.

Anne has had an adventurous career including 10 years with the Royal Flying Doctor Service in WA, and 2 years in Borneo. Her nursing career commenced in the early 1970′s with general nursing training at RPA Sydney, after graduation she travelled to Scotland to complete midwifery training and then spent ‘a wonderful two years based in London and travelling extensively’.

Anne has post graduate qualifications in Intensive Care, Emergency, Child and Adolesent Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health. Her career path has spanned such different working environments as major metropolitan hospitals and remote Aboriginal Communities in both WA and North Queensland.

Anne is married and moved from Perth to Coffs Harbour five years ago to be closer to her aging family. Her interests include horticulture, cooking and travel, which has combined well with her career path. ‘I have always been passionate about recycling, so my present position as Organ & Tissue Clinical Nurse Specialist suits me well!’

Stephen Smith & Olivia Bernardini will take us through the Edible Street-scape project and other local food news.

The Edibe Street-scape Project is a Bellingen Chamber of Commerce initiative.

Stephen Smith, Director, North Bank Community Garden

Steve has lived in the area for the past 8 years and his children are growing up here. He has been gardening for the past 12 years and working at variety of jobs such as landscaping, commercial compost production, nursery work, market gardening and small farming.

Steve started the Northbank Community Garden in 2008 and is currently one of the garden’s directors.

‘We, the community garden, are presently involved in a range of projects based on local food, community development and sustainable business ventures’.

Olivia Bernardini, Social Ecologist, Community Activist and Environmental Educator

Olivia was born in Milan, Italy and educated in the UK with a Social Anthropology degree from the London School of Economics.

She has been involved in environmental activism and social change from an early age, beginning in Italy and the UK. After some years of traveling and living in Indigenous communities in South America, India and Thailand, she moved to Bellingen with her 2 year old son, Surya, in 2002.  They moved to an intentional community in Thora, where Olivia learnt to milk goats and grow a vegetable garden.

In 2008 she acquired a Masters degree in Social Ecology from The University of Western Sydney and became active in the Bellingen Climate Action Group, which later became Transition Bellingen, as steering committee member, event coordinator, workshop facilitator and media liaison person. Olivia has also worked as a Yoga teacher for the past 10 years and as an environmental educator with Bellingen Environmental Youth Experience.

Olivia have been actively engaged in supporting the North Bank Community Garden since it first started, mainly as a fund raiser and event coordinator to further community support for this project. She has a great passion for eating and sharing local, fresh and seasonal food. This inspired her to collaborate with the Bellingen Chamber of Commerce and the North Bank Community Garden to launch the Edible Streetscape project.

‘I believe that community gardens don’t only grow food, they also grow community. Sustainable and local food production lies at the heart of a community’s resilience. I feel passionate about Bellingen becoming a model “local food town” and leading the way in developing creative alternatives to meet our town’s food needs’.

Network with other business owners and gain an insight into issues affecting your town and business while enjoying a great breakfast at the Bellingen Valley Lodge

Registration 7am for 7.30 am start. $25 Chamber members and their guests, $30 non members. Bookings essential RSVP Susan at coordinator@bellingenchamber.com.au

Media release

Edible Streetscapes – schools get involved and plant the trees

Enthusiastic students from Bellingen High school and Bellingen Primary were busy on Monday planting citrus trees in Connell Park for the future enjoyment of the whole community. Sara, 14, says “These trees will be great for shading kids on the way home and for them to have a fresh piece of fruit while walking”. Tegan, 13, thinks that planting trees teaches kids where food comes from and also makes the landscape more colourful and enjoyable. Robin, 10, who planted a mandarin tree, looks forwards to eating the fruit when he plays soccer next season or the following one.

These trees will also provide opportunities for young people to learn skills such as pruning, harvesting and conserving produce in the years to come.

Charlie Brennan from Bellingen Landcare says: ‘this is an enjoyable project that brings together different parts of the Bellingen community”. He adds: “These trees are being planted to raise the profile of food growing, as well as being a sources of oranges for half time!’

The planting is part of the Edible Streetscapes project, a joint initiative by the Chamber of Commerce, the North Bank Community Garden and Transition Bellingen, supported by the Coffs Coast Local Food Alliance. Edible Streetscapes’s aim is to grow food everywhere, make Bellingen a model “local food town” and provide the community with a direct experience of harvesting and eating fresh & seasonal food.

Stage 2 of Edible Streetscapes is planned for next Autumn. Your feedback and involvement in this project is very much appreciated. To get in touch, you can contact Olivia by emailing oliviaonearth@gmail.com.

Hi there,

You are invited to attend the next Urunga Mylestom Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, details below

Topic: Tips on how your Business can save $$ on power.

Guest Speakers – Country Energy’s

Daniel Bylsma – Acting Regional General Manager, and

Brendan Date – Manager Energy Answer Contact Services

Don’t miss your opportunity to hear how your business can save money on its next power bill.

Country Energy’s Acting Regional General Manager, Daniel Bylsma and Manager Energy Answer Contact Services, Brendan Date will be joining the Chamber for breakfast to provide some insight into Country Energy’s investment and support in the local area and how your business can save money – through some simple tips and initiatives Country Energy has on the go to assist business customers.

Daniel and Brendan will also be only too happy to answer any of your questions.

DATE: Wednesday 10 November

TIME: 7.00am for 7.30am Start

VENUE: Ocean View Hotel, Morgo Street, Urunga

COST: Members $20 Non Members $25

RSVP to Greg McPhee on phone: 6655 6340 or email: Urunga.hardware@urunga.com.au by Monday 8 November

Our thanks to Breakfast Sponsor, Radio 639 AM

Regards,

Greg McPhee

PR Officer UMCC

Ph: 6655 6340  Mob: 0408 556 341

Osprey Restaurant, Block I, Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC), Hogbin Drive Coffs Harbour

If you’re confused by myths like whether it uses more energy to turn lights off and on again, compared to just leaving them on, Alicia Bales from North Coast TAFE will bust (or validate) a few of the most common eco-myths.

Kim Towner, local business woman and green business entrepreneur, has a passion for reconnecting people with the reality of where our goods and services come from. Kim will talk about the strategies used in her businesses, including the The Happy Frog, Tangello’s Juice and Wrap Bar and Harbourside Markets to promote consumer choice that is ecologically, socially and economically sustainable.

Your business may be eligible for a 100% subsidies on Green Skills or Energy Efficiency Training. Chris Taylor from State Training Services will talk about how you can build you staff capability and improve your business bottom line through training.

Fiona Barden from Coffs Harbour Butterfly House will provide a snapshot of their businesses experience through the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change’s Energy Efficiency for Small Business Program. The program provides subsidised energy assessments and action plans, plus rebates up to the value of $5000 for energy efficiency improvements in small businesses with up to 10 employees or annual electricity costs of less than $20 000.

Cost:

$25.00 including breakfast (please pay in cash upon arrival)

Breakfast menu items sourced from local fresh food suppliers.

Enquiries and Registration:

Michelle Curry, 02 6659 3012 michelle.curry10@tafensw.edu.au

Contact and more information:

Tony McGowan, Business Capability Consultant, Tourism, Hospitality & Primary Industries

p: 02 6659 3148 f: 02 6659 3663 m: 0447 774 429 anthony.mcgowan@tafensw.edu.au

Invitation to attend next Urunga Mylestom Chamber of Commerce Breakfast

Guest Speaker: John O’Neill

John O’Neill was a NSW Policeman for 30 years, having commenced as a Constable and promoted through the ranks to Superintendent.

During his 30 year career on the force, John’s held a variety of positions including:

· Detective at the Criminal Investigation Branch [CIB], Homicide Branch, Armed Hold Up Branch and Arson Branch;

· Member of the Special Weapons and Operations group where he worked as a sniper, hostage negotiator and later was the leader of the witness security unit;

· Working overseas with the FBI and US Marshals Service; and

· As a Senior Operational Commander in various areas at the rank of Superintendent during his last 10 years of service

Since John’s retirement from the Police Force in 2001, he has successfully run a Security Consultancy Firm, owns and operates a Macadamia Farm at Valla and is currently a Director of Nambucca Macnuts Processing Co-operative.

DATE: Wednesday September 15th

TIME: 7.00am for 7.30am Start

VENUE: Ocean View Hotel, Morgo Street, Urunga

COST: Members $20 Non Members $25

RSVP to Greg McPhee on phone: 6655 6340 or email: Urunga.hardware@urunga.com.au by Monday13 Sept

Our thanks to Breakfast Sponsor, Radio 639 AM

Regards,

Greg McPhee

PR Officer UMCC

Ph: 6655 6340

Mob: 0408 556 341

Pia Dollmann from Our Living Coast will bring us up to date with O.L.C., it’s priorities, plans and how this impacts on us all plus tips to keep your busness sustainable.

Anthony Jephcott from Telstra Business Centre Coffs Harbour will bring us up to speed with the new technologies and how we can best improve out bottom line with how we use those technologies.

Rregistration 7am for 7.30 start at the Bellingen Golf Club.

Chamber members and their guests – $25, non members – $30. Please pay on the day.

Bookings essential ! RSVP Susan  coordinator@bellingenchamber.com.au

BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY & OUR LIVING COAST

The Bellingen Chamber of Commerce Spring Breakfast has, once again, two very interesting local speakers to help expand your understanding of local issues and how they could impact your business.

Pia Dollman, Project Officer, Our Living Coast (a Regional Sustainability Initiative) will bring us up to date with what this project encompasses, current involvement with the community, government programs for business sustainability and how all this could impact your business.

Pia Dollman has lived in this area since 1982 and is well known in the Bellingen community for her work as Landcare Coordinator over ten years. She has now taken that knowledge and experience into the Shires of Coffs Harbour City and Nambucca as well as Bellingen with the focus on sustainable living.

As project officer, Pia designs and implements a program for community engagement and education on sustainable living. This covers a workshop program on related topics such as renewable energy, gardening etc, a workshop series designed by CSIRO, called Energymark, a website and a business sustainability program. Pia engages with people to support their learning to make the changes they decide are necessary on this pathway.

Pia completed a Bachelor of Applied Science in Parks, Recreation & Heritage at Charles Sturt University and is now also the chairperson and media coordinator of the Bellinger Health Action Group. In her spare time, Pia likes to spend time on the beach, go horse riding and nurture the friendships in her life.

HOW DO INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES & FASTER BROADBAND SERVICES AFFECT YOUR BUSINESS ?

The Bellingen Chamber of Commerce has invited Anthony Jephcott, Telstra Business Centre Coffs Coast, to help unravel the complexities at the upcoming Spring Breakfast.

Anthony Jephcott and his wife Casey are the licensees of the Telstra Business Centre, Coffs Coast as well as the Telstra Store, Park Beach Plaza. They saw the opportunity to develop and grow a business on the Coffs coast and bought both businesses in July 2009. In the last 12 months the businesses have seen some phenomenal growth from 12 local employees to a team of 28 including 6 Telstra Business Certified Solutions Professionals, experts in tailoring communication solutions for businesses on the Mid-North Coast. This success they put down to the fact that the businesses are locally owned and run and so have a better understanding of what local businesses and retail customers want.

Anthony’s presentation will focus on local infrastructure upgrades that have taken place in the Bellingen region and the new faster broadband speeds plus the runout of the national broadband network. He will also cover how new technology is helping local businesses to increase productivity, shorten decision times, save costs and considerably improve customer service.

“We can help with a complete range of business technology solutions to customers; from mobile phones to more complex office phone systems,” Anthony says.

Being a local, Anthony is also heavily involved in the local community and proudly sponsors local Clubs, local schools, local sports associations, rotary Coffs Coast and more.

Once again, two fascinating local speakers to help expand your understanding of local issues at the Bellingen Chamber of Commerce ‘Spring’ Breakfast

Friday 3rd September at the Bellingen Golf Club. Registration 7am for 7.30 start. Chamber members and their guests – $25, non members – $30. Everyone welcome !

Bookings essential RSVP to Susan – coordinator@bellingenchamber.com.au

Hi all,

For those who haven’t replied to this invitation please consider coming along as Mike is an awesome speaker.

You are invited to attend the next Urunga Mylestom Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, details below

DATE: Wednesday July 14th

TIME: 7.00am for 7.30am Start

VENUE: Ocean View Hotel, Morgo Street, Urunga

COST: Members $20 Non Members $25

RSVP to Greg McPhee on phone: 6655 6340 or email: Urunga.hardware@urunga.com.au by Monday12 July

Guest Speaker: Michael Crossland

Michael is an extraordinary young man who has defied the odds of a life threatening cancer to build a life of exceptional achievements.

An accomplished businessman and an elite sportsman, his life is remarkable. His story, Field of Dreams inspires and his messages are pertinent to us all in the workplace, in the community and at home.

A natural communicator and gifted speaker, Michael moves, motivates and entertains his audiences. His love of life and approach to living it to the fullest with an attitude of humility and determination is infectious.

His Messages:

§ Tragedy into triumph

§ Maintain focus and retain self-determination

§ Developing your own support unit

§ Mentoring

Achieving your goals

A motivating and inspiring speaker who engages people to help them realise just how much more they can achieve regardless of the obstacles.

Relates to management and staff with thought provoking insights into leadership, teamwork, goal setting and “rolling up the sleeves” to do the “hard yards” to get the job done and to achieve.

Our thanks to Breakfast Sponsor, Radio 639 AM

Regards,

Greg McPhee

PR Officer  UMCC

Ph: 6655 6340   Mob: 0408 556 341