CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To our long term member
TRUDI WIGHT
of
CREATIVE DESIGN CABINET MAKING
She was the
WINNER
of the
NSW Business Partner for 2011 Award
at the NSW HIA Awards in Sydney on Saturday night.
Trudi and Drew add this prestigious award to the swag of awards they have won over the last 2 years.
We are very proud of you Trudi.


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From Courtney Collins
I am conducting a feasibility study on behalf of the School for Social Entrepreneurs Australia (www.sse.org.au) to determine the need for a program of support for social entrepreneurs (or people who have created a solution to a social or environmental problem) in your area.
The SSE program is a 9-month, action-learning based program that has run successfully for over 15 years in the UK and now, is in its 3rd successful year in Australia. Anecdotally, we know that regional areas are a hothouse of entrepreneurial activity and it is SSE's vision to make the program as accessible as possible.
To do that, first we must determine the specific and unique needs of people working for positive social and community change in regional areas.
In brief I am asking for your support to:
a) complete the questionnaire for Friends of Social Entrepreneurs: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Hello_Friend
b) through your networks, distribute the second questionnaire to Social Entrepreneurs or change makers or community leaders in your area: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Hello_Social_Entrepreneur
The deadline for the survey is October 31st.
Thank you for your time. I look forward to your response. Please feel free to contact me with any queries regarding the survey, or the work of School for Social Entrepreneurs Australia.
Courtney Collins
Researcher
School for Social Entrepreneurs Australia
M: 0406 066 641
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Hi Ladies
I was hoping to advise you of a ladies afternoon on Melbourne cup day. Commencing at 1pm at the Powerhouse motel. Cost is $25pp. Lucky door and best hat prizes are being offered. Watch the race on the big screen in the restaurant while enjoying champagne and finger food throughout the afternoon. Bookings are necessary and there will be other drinks and sweets available from the bar.
If you see fit would you please pass on these details to the other members of the mrbwn. It would be very much appreciated. It is a strictly ladies only arvo and I have been placing adverts around town to advise of the event.
Hoping you can help to pass the word around
Yours faithfully
Tracy and Martin Vandenberg
Kempsey Powerhouse Motel
465 Pacific Highway
KEMPSEY NSW 2440
Ph: 02 6562 6988
Fax: 02 6562 6176

For more information
http://node3.int.trclient.com/202/online/18185838-85.html
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For more information:
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www.midcoastuniportal.com.au
Higher Education Project
Information Session
For parents, teachers and students
Wednesday 27 July 2011 at
Macleay Vocational College 1.00pm
Initiatives currently being developed include:
o Mid Coast Uni Portal
o Education and Skills Forum
o The Brolga Project -
regional work placement program
o Country Education Foundation Australia
o Hastings Education Fund
o LEAPS Program - for parents and students
o Scholarships
o Enhanced university programs
o TAFE to University pathway programs
o Integrated TAFE University courses
Come and hear more about these exciting initiatives and how they can benefit you,
your school and your community

Good afternoon Ladies
The Hot Women team would like to invite you to an informal get together. We started in business a little over one year ago and understand the desire for women to connect with each other in business and have some fun in social settings.
As I am a member of MRBWN for Hot Graphics and have mentioned Hot Women at one of the meetings could I ask that you forward this onto your members along with anyone else who is new in business or wants to meet with other positive women.

If you do not know about us yet have a look at www.hotwomenguide.com.au. If you could let us know you are coming that would assist with catering for the afternoon, just let us know by return email.
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Kind regards
Kylie Morris

MEDIA RELEASE
Kempsey Shire Council
APPROVAL GRANTED BY MINISTER FOR NSW INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO CHANGE DATE OF KEMPSEY CUP
Council has been granted approval by the Minister for NSW Industrial Relations to change the date of the half day holiday for the running of the Kempsey Cup to 11 November 2011.
Council made application to NSW Industrial Relations, supporting a request from the Kempsey Race Club Inc to change the date of the Kempsey Cup half day public holiday from 12 May to 11 November 2011.
The Minister for NSW Industrial Relations has now advised Council that approval has been granted for the change of date. Council has also approved the change of date to 11 November 2011.
Local public holidays are gazetted under the Banks and Banks Holidays Act of 1912. This act requires that banks are closed on local public holidays. An appointed local holiday under the Act benefits employees who have an industrial award, agreement or contract of employment which confers a right of paid absence (or penalty rates in lieu) on the local public holiday. In the absence of such express coverage within an applicable industrial instrument, the conferring of the benefit of a local public holiday to employees is entirely within the discretion of individual employers.
KEMPSEY SHOW - WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 11 MAY 2011
A public half day holiday on Wednesday afternoon, 11 May 2011, has been gazetted by the NSW Department of Industrial Relations in the Kempsey Shire Council area for the Kempsey Show.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For information:
JO McGOLDRICK -MANAGER
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Phone: 6566 3200
Date: 29 April 2011
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KEMPSEY BUSINESS AWARDS
Congratulations to all of our award-winning members. Here's what they achieved:
Business of the Year - Retail
Runner up KEMPSEY CARPET COURT
(Janinne Farrawell)
Business of the Year - Service - Professional
Winner TRAVELSCENE KEMPSEY
(Sue Gorman)
Runner up CURVES KEMPSEY
(Delma Buczko and Jenny Robinson)
Home Based Business
Winner BLISS EVENTS
(Anika Vidler)
Runners up COUNTRY MILE MOWING MAINTENANCE and RIGHT NOW YOGA
(Shannon Raison and Astrid McCormick)
New Business
Runner up BRENTON ACCOUNTING SERVICES
(Tracy Brenton)
Business Person of the Year
Runner up SUE GORMAN
Excellence in Customer Service
Winner Jo Carson CURVES KEMPSEY
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2010/2011 COMMITTEE
At last month's AGM the following committee members were appointed:
Chairperson
Geraldine Yabsley, Dunns Cranes
Vice-Chair
Leeanne Brenton, ETC
Treasurer
Tracy Brenton, Brenton Accounting Services
Secretary
Kerry Ross, ETC
IT
Shannon Raison, Country Mile Mowing Maintenance
Membership
Liz Drinkwater
General
Liz McPherson, Northern Nursery Supplies
Tania Powick, Bridges Personal Investment Services
Anika Vidler, Bliss Events

Celebrate the Macleay
Macleay River Business Womens Network
On Show

Trudi, Gerry, Liz and Lee (wo)man the stand.

Our Great New Banner

Business Cards and Flyers
770 in hats for record attempt
MRBWN members were among the sea of Akubra hats at the Kempsey Showground on Sunday 30th August.
The Akubra hats and their owners were out in force for the Guinness® world record attempt being staged at Celebrate the Macleay.

This amazing mural was painted on the Bellbrook School by Gordon Rossiter and Elwyn Toby - merging artistic cultures.


We now have a new web page, Member-to-Member, where members can offer other members special savings. Send us your name, contact details, logo, website address, your offer, and we will add it to the Member-to-Member page.
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LINK TO YOUR WEB SITE
If you’ve provided us with the address of your company’s web site we will provide a link to it from the MRBWN site. Feel free to send it by return email if you’d like to confirm the details.
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NAME BADGE?
If you require a name badge, please send an email to mrbwn@midcoast.com.au with your name, as you’d like it to appear (first name and surname).
Regards from the MRBWN Committee.
