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Creating Exceptional Results Through People

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Trackside Marquee sponsored by Ballina Shire Advocate

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Ballina Shire Business Excellence Awards

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
  
Once again we are calling for entries in the
 Ballina Shire Northern Star Business Excellence Awards.
 
Submissions are open from now until Monday 20 September at 4.00pm. A Business Awards Workshop will be held in mid September – date TBA.
 
Southern Cross University will again provide the judging panel for all Business Excellence Categories excluding Customer Service which are to be judged by secret shoppers in late September.
 
Categories are outlined in the Entry Form and the Criteria is the same as 2009.
 
The Business Excellence Awards Dinner & Dance will be held at 6.00pm on Saturday 9 October at the Ballina RSL Club. Tickets will go on sale mid August.
 
Major Sponsor
 
 
Category Sponsors 
    
                           
 
              
              
 
     
 
Event Sponsors
 
               
         
 
   
 
Sponsorship opportunities are still available.
 
Queries to: 
Nadia Eliott-Burgess
Executive Officer
Ph: 6681 5049
Mob: 0438 484 403

WHK – New Chamber Treasurer Joins firm Trifecta

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

WHK

March Breakfast before Business

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Join us for
Breakfast Before Business
Wednesday 17th March
7.00 – 8.30 am - Ballina RSL Club

Please bring some marketing material for the Display Table.
 
Make sure you have your business cards to go in the running for the Door Prize – a Pamper Voucher from Vital Beauty!!
 
If you have an announcement for the Member’s Soapbox let me know.
 
$25 Members – $30 Non Members
Inc. Hot Breakfast, Cereal, Fruit, Tea & Coffee
  
Nadia Eliott-Burgess

 

Executive Officer
Ph: 6681 5049
Mob: 0438 484 403
RSVP - lunchtime Monday 15th March -phone 6681 5049. 
 

March Business after Hours

Friday, March 5th, 2010
Business After Hours
 

 

Hosted by  
124 River St, Ballina Town Centre
 
JUST FUNKIN MUSIC has got even funkier.
 

 

 

 

After nearly 10 years of introducing the community to some weird and wonderful music, Jen & Graham from JUST FUNKIN MUSIC decided it was time for a change. In fact the change was a bit of the old and a bit of the new.

The new – is a groovy espresso bar, serving the great taste of Melbourne’s Premier boutique coffee company…..”GRINDERS”.

 “we wanted a coffee that was medium roasted with a smooth taste, with a lingering mellow finish. After sampling a lot of coffee in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, we kept coming back to GRINDERS. The espresso bar gives the store a New York feel about it”.

The Music side of the shop has gone a bit “Retro” while still providing the newest of local, national and international releases. The store has taken on a more 60’s look with music Icons on the walls, such as Jim Morrison, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, painted by local artist – Wayne Brown.

A number of listening stations are dotted throughout the store with different genre’s of music already loaded and ready for a listen, and a great place to drink your ‘GRINDERS’ coffee.

 “we are a cd store and that’s what we concentrate on. Although we have a wide range  of music related dvd’s, the cd’s are our main business. What you will find is music of all genre’s and all era’s, the majority don’t feature on many Australian radio stations. and you have to ask yourself why.

I guarantee you can come into JUST FUNKIN MUSIC and walk out with something you have never heard before. We are constantly looking for that album that blows you away, like a lot of people out there wanting to expand their mind and looking for something new – well JUST FUNKIN MUSIC is their haven. That’s not to say we don’t cater for the more popular artists, in fact it’s difficult to think what we haven’t got. After nearly 10 years, we have got lots of loyal customers up & down the coast, as well as our locals that pop in when passing to check our ever expanding range”.

In a world where major record companies and chain stores are trying to limit the range of music we listen to, Ballina has got what a lot of cities are craving for, and that’s a cd store that is an interesting place to browse, full of every genre and era of music, and is run by true music enthusiasts, and now a great place to get a great coffee.

TRADING HOURS 7.30AM – 5.30PM  MONDAY TO FRIDAY. & 8.00AM – 2.00 PM SATURDAY 

2010 International Women’s Day Celebration Luncheon sponsored by Ballina RSL Club

Friday, February 19th, 2010

IWD 2010

The Northern Rivers celebrating International Women’s Day 2010 Sponsored by Ballina RSL Club

Ballina Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Ballina Shire Council and the Office for Women invite you to join us for a celebration luncheon

Wednesday 10th March 2010 -@ Ballina RSL Club | 12noon – 3pm | $45 per person

Inspirational guest speakers, sumptuous lunch, fantastic door prizes! BOOK EARLY!

Tickets can be purchased from Ballina Chamber of Commerce & Industry on 6681 5049 or download a Luncheon Booking Form and fax to 6686 5810.

IWD is about remembering the battles long fought to build a society in which diversity, tolerance, safety, social justice and equality between women and men is a given. Its about celebrating what women have done, are doing and can do. In addition, the theme for 2010 is. . .  alleviating poverty

February Business after Hours

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

 

Was hosted by      

Ballina Marineland Boat Sales is owned by Kim and Ken Fitzgibbon, employing 3 full time staff and a casual. For the owners and staff at Marineland, boating is not a job- it’s a lifestyle!! Our motto is “we live it, love it , we do it!” And indeed we do – a boat builder, water ski racing champion, and we have a couple of mad keen fisho’s here too!!

Last October we had our very first Open Day to celebrate the opening of our new indoor showroom. It was a great success, we were thrilled with the response from the community and the Northern Rivers.

The  expansion of the business premises means we can display a variety of boat packages indoor, we have more boating accessories, and now have room out doors for  customers to sell their  boats on consignment.

     As a business operator, networking is an important way to promote your business, gain contacts, generate referrals, keep abreast of what is happening in the local marketplace.  

January Breakfast before Business

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
   
  
Our speaker for January’s breakfast was John Hale, Managing Director of Next Step Consulting, a boutique firm specialising in strategy consulting, organisational change and executive coaching. John works with both private and public sector clients across a broad range of industries to set strategy, build relationships, negotiate systems, enhance performance and inspire teams. John is a Visiting Professor at Bond University working closely with the Centre of Executive Education. He worked as a facilitator and presenter at hundreds of conferences and events.    Leading Executive Coach, John Hale presented the eight values based levels of consciousness, which represent the core value codes of humanity. Drawn from the ‘Spiral Dynamics’ work of MIT Professor Claire Graves, these values codes were used to resolve Apartheid in South Africa and during 2010 will be taught to a new leadership group to heal and rebuild society in Palestine.

Who’s who in the Zoo?

By now most of us are aware that our values drive our attitudes and our attitudes drive our behaviours and that understanding your own value set and the value sets of others around you are critical to business and organisation success.

The breakfast was a fantastic way to kick off a new business year with John’s interesting presentation and a full room of business people connecting, sharing a laugh and I am sure some great networking was also taking place!

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2009 Christmas Party!

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Chamber members know how to party!!
 
The Christmas Party was a great night! 95 members enjoyed amazing (very fresh) food provided by Deli 4U (Now Open on the corner of Tamar & Cherry St YUM!), whilst perusing the stunning artworks showcased in the David Mackay Harrison Gallery.
 
Drinks were in abundance thanks to Ballina Discount Liquor and the courtyards were a lovely place to lounge as a result of North Coast Party Hire’s cocktail furniture.
 
 
 
  
 

 

 

 

Its been a wonderful year for the Chamber with thanks to all of you - our members, the Chamber Secretariat, Copy That @ Profsec and the support of our generous Corporate Sponsors.

 Merry Christmas on behalf of The Chamber Board of Management – Glenn Costello, Peter Carmont, Bryan Marriott, Andrew McInnes, Mark Ezzy, Georgie Latimer and Treudie Kaehler
 

 

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