Ballina Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Small Business Entrepreneurial Dinner with Bob Ansett
19th September 2007
Sponsored by Credit Union Australia, Ramada Hotel & Suites Ballina and The Point Restaurant Ballina.

The Ballina Chamber of Commerce and Industry Race Day was held on the 18th of March. It was a beautiful March day and there were plenty of smiling faces and gorgeously dressed people enjoying a flutter.

Many thanks to Janelle from Sublime Clothing and Alan from Laneway Labels for sponsoring our Fashions on the Field. Categories were Best Dressed Female, Best Dressed Male and Best Dressed Couple.

Our race sponsors were: GIO
The Northern Star
Ballina RSL
Ramada International Hotel Ballina
Ballina Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Coopers Shoot Orchards
Marriot Foreman

Over 90 members attended the Christmas Party which was held in the fabulous premises of Cafe 29 On Friday 1 December. Exclusive viewings of the Ramada International Hotel’s prototype room were showcased on the huge plasma screen television that Cummings Retravision kindly donated to the Chamber to run a raffle to raise some operating funds. Kim and Ken Fitzgibbons of Ballina Marineland were the lucky winners of the raffle!!

Northern Rivers Brewing Company provided Chamber members with the first ever tasting (all ten litres of it!!) of their fresh ale - a new product line (feedback was great) and canapes were circulated by the friendly Cafe 29 team. REX sponsored a Lucky Door Prize for a trip for two return to Sydney of which Maureen and Bill Coulter were the lucky winners.

The weather was gorgeous and it was a fun and frivolous night with members saying the party was a great wind down after a big year in Ballina.

The BCCI Inaugural Race Day was held Sunday 19th March 2006

The day included 7 TAB RACES (Plus Sydney, Victorian &
other Interstate Coverage) FASHIONS IN THE FIELD Sponsored by Civilian Clothing, featuring Women’s Best Dressed and Couples Best Dressed parades
• Mini Trade Show • Fun and Prizes • Byron Bay Kidz Klub• Full Bar • TAB

This event will be held annually and the 2007 date will be announced soon.

A big thanks to our race sponsors GIO, Stacks Carusi Law, Cummings Retravision, Westlawn Finance, Riverbend Ballina and The Northern Star!!

The 2005 BCCI Christmas party was held at Thursday Plantation and was well supported with over 100 members in attendance. Soulman provided fantastic live music and Kevin & Andrea from the Northern Rivers Brewing Company sponsored the function by providing their fabulous beers brewed at their micro-brewery in Alstonville. Thursday Plantation’s curator, Priya Woolston and Director, Christoper Dean took members on a tour of the 10th East Coast Sculpture Show in between drinks and beautiful canapés catered by Mint Catering. REX Airlines and Ballina Flight Centre sponsored the Lucky Door Prizes - Return flights for two to Sydney including 5 days travel insurance!!

Bob Grant, Beth Taylor and Christopher Dean enjoying the 2005 Chrismas Party.

Craig Kerr of the Australian Taxation Office chats to Rob Stutfield and Anne Mearns