Shellharbour City Business Network
Wednesday, August 18 - Shellharbour
Come and join us for this month's Business Network meeting.
Time: 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Venue: Seaspray Function Centre, Junction Rd (adjacent to Shellharbour North Beach Surf Club)
Cost: Free, finger food provided
RSVP: Phone 4221 6030 or email cps.support@shellharbour.nsw.gov.au for details
Guest Speaker: to be advised
Wollongong Council presentations at I3net meeting
Illawarra’s Innovative Industry Network (i3net) has its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 10th August 2010, commencing at 9 am.
Venue – Wollongong City Council, Level 9 Function Room, Burelli Street, Wollongong.
Cost—Nil.
Two Presentations:
Chris Hayne Council’s Supply Chain and Logistics Manager. Chris will discuss Councils procurement policy and procedures.
Peter Chrystal Council’s Place Manager. Peter will discuss key capital works in the Illawarra.
Networking and refreshments available after the presentation.
“Come along and catch up with colleagues and government representatives.”
Morning tea is provided.
RSVP — Sandy (i3net@i3net.com.au)
Small Business September
To hear about interesting ideas from other businesses and business development opportunities in NSW, September is the month. To find out what’s on or to register an event go to:
http://www.smallbusinessmonth.nsw.gov.au/
Focus on Our Water at Wollongong Science Centre
Our Water, Questacon’s latest travelling exhibition will open at the Wollongong Science Centre on August 7 as part of a two year tour. This comprises 28 hands-on exhibits designed to inform and encourage.
For more information on the Wollongong Science Centre go to: http://sciencecentre.uow.edu.au
Everything you need to know about health at Uni in the brewery
The Uni in the Brewery series enables you to hear prominent researchers from the University of Wollongong explain their ideas and research in a relaxed and participatory environment over a few foaming ales. The general public is very welcome to attend and join in the discussion. Events are at the: Five Islands Brewery, Eastern end of the WIN Entertainment Centre (Cnr Harbour and Crown Streets) Wollongong. Cost: FREE. Presentations from 5:30pm-6:30pm.
Next event features Sandra Jones of the Faculty of Health & Behavioural Sciences who will talk on: “Everything I need to know about my health is on TV - but most of it is wrong!” on August 25. For further details go to: http://www.uow.edu.au/content/groups/public/@web/@raid/documents/doc/uow083936.pdf#page=14
For those who can't make it to the presentations....Check out the research profile page and listen to/view some of the interviews with past presenters as well as find out about future events at http://www.uow.edu.au/research/profile/index.html
Help your local community with seniors’ health issues
Are you over 50 years old?
The Health Promotion Service for older people would like to train you to be a volunteer educator to conduct informative health related discussions to groups of seniors in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven areas.
The 3 day training will provide you with information about the role of a peer educator, group presentation skills and an introduction to health related topics. The program is run in many community languages, so if you speak English or other languages, we want you!
If you’re interested please contact Habib or Barbara on (02) 9281 3588 or 1800 451 488, email: health@cpsa.org.au
WHERE: Multicultural Community Council Illawarra (MCCI), 117 Corrimal St Wollongong
COST: Free! Morning tea and lunch provided
DATE: Tue 28, Wed 29, Thur 30 September
TIME: 10 am - 4 pm
Publicity for an Event?
If you want publicity for your community, business or technically related event, contact Colin Seaborn on 4254 0200 or 0419 841829 or click here->
We welcome stories and photos. With the YOC electronic magazine going out monthly you will need to send your story by the end of a month to get publicity for an event in the following month in this Clipboard column. | 
