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TBWN Committee Meetings
All members are welcome to attend TBWN Committee meetings. Committee meetings are held on the Tue following each Dinner meeting at 5.30pm.

The TBWN Committee 2010-2011

Michelle Bell-Turner PRESIDENT: Michelle Bell-Turner

Michelle has lived on the Tablelands for the last 15 years and has a passion for helping people find their true potential. Michelle is Marketing Manager for Mungalli Creek Dairy prior to this Michelle ran her own PR and events company which focused on assisting the organic and biodynamic industries.

Sherryn RendallTREASURER & MEMBERSHIP: Sherryn Rendall -

Sherryn is the Retail Manager of Suncorp Bank, Atherton. With over 25 years experience in the Banking Industry, Sherryn has worked in Charters Towers and Townsville before making the "tree change" to Atherton in June 2009. I decided to move to Atherton as I often came up here for holidays and loved it so much that I thought I would make the move permanent. It is so beautiful up here and the people I have met so far have been extremely friendly and welcoming. I am excited about being a member of TBWN and am looking forward to meeting other business women and community members.

It's a great way of promoting your business within the community so if you would like to meet other business women from the Tablelands and you feel like having some fun, then come along to one of our monthly meetings.And don't forget if you need any assistance with your banking and insurance needs then please come in and see me at Suncorp Atherton on contact me on (07) 4091 0388.

Sylvia Nelms EVENTS ORGANISER: Sylvia Nelms -
Sylvia is originally from New Zealand and after 30 years in Brisbane made the big move to FNQ to Malanda which she loves for its wide open spaces and green rolling hills. She been working at Suncorp for the past 8 years as Sales and Service Consultant. Sylvia has been a mad keen horsewoman since she was 10 years old and spends most of her spare time on training a horse for dressage. Her second job is working 2 days a week for Christine Doan assisting with the care of her many horses as well as admin support for her Malanda North development. This is Sylvia's second year as the Events Organiser at TBWN therefore if anyone has any favourite venue they would like to suggest then please email her on sylvia.nelms@bigpond.com with ideas.
Sylvia also sell Nutrimetrics and always has a brochure on hand to show the great specials available with this fabulous range so drop her a line if you require anything.

Noeline Smith SECRETARY & RAFFLES: Noeline Smith
Noeline has lived on the Atherton Tablelands for the past 10 years and has been selling real estate for all that time. She loves the industry she works in for both the opportunities it provides and the chance to get out and about meeting lots of people across the Tablelands. Noeline is passionate about making money and loves networking and we are very pleased to have her as our Secretary.

Mardi Nicolson GUEST SPEAKER ORGANISER / PR: Mardi Nicolson
Mardi has recently moved from Townville to Malanda for a 'tree change'.

She started her working life in retail however after seeking a change became a qualified Beauty Therapist and worked for some years in this profession. Since then she has worked in various government departments including several years at the Department of Primary Industries and also IT and Clincs at Queensland Health. More recently Mardi worked for the Minister for Main Roads, the Hon Craig Wallace MP. After spending several years in this position Mardi, her husband and three children moved to Malanda for a better quality family life. I have always been very interested in being my own boss and working for myself. I joined TBWN to gain more knowledge about what it takes to have a small business. Who better to learn from than women who have already been brave enough to take the leap and start their own business? Owning a business is not all about knowledge; it's also about have enough faith to make your dream a reality.

However in the words of Frank Scully ~ "Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?"

Sarah Holt eNEWSLETTER EDITOR: Sarah Holt
Originally from London, Sarah is a relative newcomer to the Tablelands having moved to Ravenshoe in November 2010. She now lives on a bamboo and cattle farm with her husband and horses. Sarah is an environmental scientist and works for 'RPS', an international consultancy that provides planning, surveying, landscape architecture and environmental services.

Nicky Jurd IT OFFICER: Nicky Jurd
Nicky is a friendly and approachable geek from Cairns, Australia where she owns a local web development and internet marketing firm, Precedence. Her firm has a strong emphasis on creating profitable websites for her client base of small and medium Australian businesses.