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WELCOME to the
Tablelands Business Women's Network eNewsletter |
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President's Report
Membership
Date Claimers
TBWN news
Member's Ads
Dinner Photos
TBWN Contact info
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Next dinner meeting:
February Special Dinner Meeting
Please come and enjoy a lovely relaxed dinner, and share with the TBWN as we get ready to launch a new committee and our members into an exciting year of networking, learning and growing together. |
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Partners, friends and visitors are most welcome to join in our vibrant and friendly networking dinner at our special Feb price of $25pp.
Our February dinner meeting will include a very short special general meeting to enable some important changes for the TBWN. |
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when: Wednesday, 24 February - 5.45 pm – Networking for 6.30 pm – Function
where: Coffee Club, Silo Centre, Atherton, view map.
| cost: $25. members / guests |
To celebrate our Special Resolution Meeting we are offering all guests a special discounted dinner meeting price of $25 ! |
This includes:
- Main Course choices: (Please choose one main course and one dessert and order on arrival.)
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Beef Lasagne, or Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni - served with a rich napoli sauce, shaved parmesan cheese and a garnish salad, or
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Chicken Caesar Salad - cos lettuce, low fat Turkish bread croutons and shaved parmesan cheese, tossed with our own Caesar dressing, then finished with a warm poached egg and optional anchovies or
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Garden Salad with Grilled Chicken Breast - mixed lettuce, tomato, onion, continental cucumber, low fat Turkish bread croutons, green capsicum and snow pea sprouts.
- Dessert choices:
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Baked Cheesecake with cream or ice-cream or
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Mud Cake with cream or ice-cream
- PLEASE NOTE - If you have special dietary requirements (e.g. vegetarian) please include this information when you book your dinner
- Opportunity to network and create business opportunities
- Access to information affecting local businesses
- Fun & friendship
| payment & bookings: |
Book dinner nowor ring Sherryn - 4091 0388. |
by Monday 22nd Feb, 3pm. |
payment methods:
DIRECT DEBIT - electronically or
over the counter
at Bendigo Bank |
AT EVENT |
BSB: 633000
Account No: 122425051
Name: Tablelands Business Women's Network
Make sure you place your name on the deposit so it will show up on the statement. |
Cash or
Cheque payable to:
Tablelands Business Women's Network
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sponsorship: If you or your company would like to donate any kind of raffle prize, please email treasurer@tbwn.com.au
bring your business cards for our fun networking activity and our networking table!
membership information
Membership Info
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Membership includes two free advertisements each year - click for details. |
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president's report
The committee is looking forward to the appointment of our full committee and new president at the dinner meeting on February 24th. The new committee is excited about the opportunities available to the TBWN members this year and will shortly announce a program of activities, seminars and dinners for 2010. The committee is using feedback from a members survey at the January meeting to plan our activities. I know many people were unable to attend the January meeting so if you have any favourite speakers, venues or topics that you know are a must see or a must do for you this year or would like to see some new formats or ideas implemented - please email president@tbwn.com.au to let me what you would like.
Members feedback to date is summarised below - thanks to the efforts of Sherryn Rendall, TBWN Treasurer
Member Survey Results
- Members like to meet new people, network, share ideas, support small businesses within the community, keep abreast of what is happening in their communities and promote their business;
- Members enjoy the personal nature of the dinner meetings and the face to face contact;
- Dinner Meetings are enjoyed for the continuity that they have offered. Quizzes were not popular.
- There is an openness to also have some daytime lunch or breakfast meetings as well. Lunch meetings would have to take account of time constraints of businesses to be away at that time;
- Members want guest speakers who are successful business people, business orientated.
- All members are interested in workshops - topics suggested to date for workshops, seminars and speakers are:
- networking
- human resource management
- business management
- health, diet, nutrition and fitness
- stress management
- work/life balance
- time management
- presentations from businesses, how they started, grew, learnt and became successful
- Other suggestions included asking members who have B&B's, Cafe's, Restaurants to host an event at their venue;
- Having an expo of members’ businesses to promote their products or services
Do you have some great ideas - let us know on email: president@tbwn.com.au or 40972232 Ext 6 and remember the next Dinner Meeting is Wednesday 24 Feb, 5.45pm networking for a 6.30pm start at the Coffee Club, Silo Centre, Atherton please rsvp to Sherryn on 40910 388.
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date claimers:
 TBWN February Dinner Meeting - Wednesday, 24 February - 5.45 pm, Coffee Club, Silo Centre, Atherton, bookings: treasurer@tbwn.com.au
International Women's Day - 8 March
Queensland Government's theme for International Women's Day 2010 - Women Leading the Way
Cairns Regional Council Annual International Women's Day breakfast Cairns Colonial Club Resort Conference Centre - Saturday 6 March Tickets $30 - Ticketlink phone 1300 855 835
Cairns Business Women's Club – International Women’s Day Lunch Tuesday 9 March 2010 – 11.45am registration/networking, 12.30 lunch Guest Speaker – Lyn Russell, CEO Cairns Regional Council RSVP – 4 March
United Nations Proclaims 2010 International Year of Youth The year will aim at encouraging dialogue and understanding across generations. It will promote the ideals of peace, respect for human rights and freedoms, as well as solidarity. It will also aim to encourage young people to dedicate themselves to achieving the objectives of progress and development.
Fundraiser for Atherton District Hospital Palliative Care - Most Loved JAZZ...Sunday Feb 21, 2pm - 4:30pm, Yungaburra Community Hall, $15pp entry including Afternoon Tea. |
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TBWN Business Directory
We all want to be able to find each other and promote each other’s businesses. Please take a look at your listing in our Business Directory – www.tbwn.com.au/business.html - and email your full details to enewsletter@tbwn.com.au if there are any changes. |
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TBWN news:
Our new Newsletter Co-ordinator is Pamela Helps from Reception Plus. Pamela is originally from Adelaide, now based in Cairns. She has been travelling nationally for five years holding seminars to encourage and assist people in front desk positions, and those seeking reception roles or wishing to get back into the workforce. Pamela will be gathering information for the newsletter. If you have any events, information, tid-bits, or gossip! – send it to Pamela - enewsletter@tbwn.com.au by the 10th of the month. |
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some websites of interest:
1millionwomen: Campaign involving daughters, mothers, sisters & grandmothers. Goal is to inspire 1 million Australian women to take practical action on climate change.
Udderly Fantastic: Australian dairy industry now has its own social media website. Joint web-project managed by the Australian Dairy Industry Council and Dairy Australia. Designed to encourage farmers to participate in social media and networking. Free and easy to register. Restricted to members of the dairy industry.
Outback Growth Club: Blog by Wendy Agar who was runner-up in the 2009 RIRDC Rural Women's Award. Outback Growth Club was her RIRDC project. What began as a series of webinars has now become a weekly blog from a "chick from the sticks". |
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| our sponsors |
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Reception
Front Desk
Customer Service
Motivational Informative Seminar & Lunch
Cairns
Wed 24 February
Find out more – receptionplus.com.au |
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member's adds - eNews advertising
Membership includes two free advertisements each year in the TBWN eNewsletter
Current distribution - eDelivery to about 200 subscribers.
Please email your image and text to enewsletter@tbwn.com.au
Deadline for data is the 10th of each month. guidelines:
Maximum ad size - including image & text - 730 pixels wide (25 cm), 150 pixels tall (5cm)
IMAGE - your logo, business card or artwork:
- must be .jpg or .gif, no .doc or .pdf accepted
- maximum ad size - 730 pixels wide (25 cm), 150 pixels tall (5cm)
- image will be resized if needed.
TEXT
- maximum 100 words - text will be edited to fit with image into allowed space
- no spaces between sentences.
LINKS - maximum 2 per ad:
- email address
- website URL
YOUR AD will run as is in two consecutive newsletters unless otherwise instructed. |
photos from the last dinner meeting
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Notice of Special Resolutions
1. Following the resignation as President of Melisa Cook, that the following nominees be considered for election to the positions of:
- President – Michelle Bell-Turner, nominated by Sheila Tait and Seconded by Gina Raccanello
- Vice-President – Rhonda Sorensen, nominated by Gina Raccanello and seconded by Sherryn Rendall
- Venue Co-ordinator – Sylvia Nelms, nominated by Sarah-Kaye Page and seconded by Maria Pesavento
- eNewsletter Co-ordinator – Pamela Helps, nominated by Sheila Tait and seconded by Maria Pesavento
All nominees are willing to accept the positions.
2. The TBWN committee would like to propose the following minor change to the TBWN constitution*:
Clause 13 (1):
Currently states "The management committee of the association consists of a president, 2 vice presents, treasurer and any other members the association members elect or appoint at a general meeting, namely; minutes secretary; membership secretary; ITC officer; Sponsorship Officer, Events Co-ordinator, Public Relations Officer, 1 Committee. (Total 11)
The TBWN Committee propose to change the clause to read as follows: "The management committee of the association consists of a president, treasurer and any other members the association members elect or appoint at a general meeting, namely; vice president, minutes secretary; membership secretary; ITC officer; Sponsorship Officer, Events Co-ordinator, Public Relations Officer, 1 Committee. (Total 10)
The Special Resolutions will be presented at the General Meeting to be held on Wednesday 24th February, 2010.
Please view january_dinner_meeting_report for background details on this Notice of a Special Resolution.
*This change is proposed to ensure the flexibility and longevity of the association. Given recent events which saw a limited number of volunteers for committee executive positions, this will allow more flexibility for the TBWN to continue in all situations it may face. |
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contact info
Tablelands Business Women's Network
PO Box 1421,
Atherton,
Queensland,
Australia, 4883 |
email: president@tbwn.com.au
website
ABN 74 669 596 987 |
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publications
TBWN Emails out
three ePublications monthly, Jan to Nov.
Dinner Invitation - book quick for our popular dinner meetings. (Emailed out 1st week/month)
eNewsletter - information about doing business on the Tablelands,
Queensland and the world. Find out about business events
including seminars, workshops, and training. Enjoy business
tips and networking opportunities. (Emailed
out 3rd week/month)
Dinner Update - either a booking reminder or a booked out notice. (Emailed 4th week/month)
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