SPBA Committee for 2018/2019
PresidentAnna Finch Vice PresidentGraham Stokes TreasurerDarren Wearne SecretaryTania Goodman |
CommitteeTim Harvey |
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Support new young professionals in the workplace.
The Shoalhaven young professionals (syp) are keen to support young professionals new to the area and/or new to the workplace.
Please contact us for an Integration Plan Questionnaire (for all workplaces) that employ young professionals – for new young professionals to the region.
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spba Breakfast & Committee Meetings - 2019
click through for minutes of breakfast meetings.
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spba Breakfast & Committee Meetings - 2018
click through for minutes of breakfast meetings.
spba Breakfasts: spba Committee Meetings:
15 February 18 January
19 April 15 March
14 June - includes the Great Debate 17 May
9 August 12 July
11 October - includes Annual General Meeting 13 September
15 November
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spba Breakfast & Committee Meetings - 2017
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spba Breakfasts: spba Committee Meetings:
9 February 19 January
13 April 16 March
8 June 18 May
10 August 20 July
12 October - includes Annual General Meeting 21 September
16 November
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spba members congratulate our new spba Aussies:
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spba Leadership Compass Graduation.
Welcoming the Premier of NSW with a Phyco gift.
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SPBA thanks our Committee for 2017
ChairSteven Bayer Deputy ChairDarren Wearne TreasurerBrad Moore SecretaryTania Goodman |
CommitteeGraham Stokes |
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EDUCATION, TRAINING or CAREER grants to Shoalhaven Youth
2017 started with a ‘bang’ for the Shoalhaven Education Committee! The committee has been busy accessing grant applications, conducting interviews, notifying successful applicants and holding our annual presentation night.
The current round of grants for 2017 closed on 31st December 2016 and a record number of applications were received.
40 grant submissions were received from Shoalhaven Youth and for 3 days in January 34 motivated and inspiring young people were interviewed. It was truly inspirational listening to their ideas, dreams and plans for their future.
24 grants were distributed including the annual Scott Morrison Scholarship.
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spba thanks our 2017 SEF HERO businesses:
spba thanks our individual HEROES who contributed.
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Welcome new Members of SPBA
Welcome to Professionals new to spba and/or to the Shoalhaven.
spba is unique to the Shoalhaven and is an Association born from the desire to grow and support the professional industry sector and its people in the Shoalhaven.
We enjoy meeting and talking with other Professionals. Our Committee and members welcome opportunities to talk over a coffee/tea about spba and doing business from the Shoalhaven. The Shoalhaven is a great choice for lifestyle, working and growing. As we do business locally, regionally and nationally, we can meet up with you at most locations.
We look forward to meeting with you. Please contact us
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spba Breakfast & Committee Meetings - 2016
click through for minutes of breakfast meetings.
spba Breakfasts:
11 February
14 April
9 June
11 August
13 October - includes Annual General Meeting
spba Committee Meetings:
21 January
17 March
19 May
21 July
15 September
17 November
2016 - spba delivered:
- The Professional Snapshot.
- Policy in the Pub - an syp initiative
- Young professional personal and professional mentor program.
- Judging auditors, Shoalhaven Business Awards
- Joint SPBA/SYP events
- The highly popular Winter Wine Tasting at Silos
- Active and successful syp calendar of events
- Trivia and more social fun.
- Professional Development with schools
- spba hero businesses donating $2,400 to the Shoalhaven Education Fund. Thank you to: Financial Dynamics; University of Wollongong Shoalhaven Campus; Architects Edmiston Jones; Carter Ferguson Solicitors, GHD and Sikorsky Helitech.
- Career bus in partnership with Shoalhaven City Council
- Inspiring and excellent guest speakers at breakfasts
- Continued growth in spba membership base
- Supporting the growing Shoalhaven allied health network.
spba: sponsorship - Shoalhaven Education Fund
Click here for more information (and to download an application) for the Shoalhaven Education Fund. The Fund has been set up by the Shoalhaven Women's Conference as a community resource to provide grants to young people who need assistance to help them achieve their post high school education or career goals.
spba is a proud sponsor of the Shoalhaven Education Fund.
Each year since SEF was formed, spba HERO businesses donate. Over the past four years spba HEROES have donated $12,000 to SEF. We thank spba HERO businesses and acknowledge and recognise that being a leading business in the Shoalhaven is being part of a vibrant community that reaches out to enable those around us.
In 2017, spba HERO businesses donated $2,600. In 2016, spba business Heroes donated $2,400 (see photo), we thank our 2016 spba Business Heroes: Financial Dynamics, UOW Shoalhaven Campus, Edmiston Jones GBB, Sikorsky Helitech, GHD and Carter Ferguson Solicitors.
In 2015 spba business Heroes donated $2,000 to SEF: we thank Tait Miller McIntyre Accountants; SET Consultants; Architects Edmiston Jones; RMB Lawyers and MHSCo Maritime Helicopter Support Company.
In 2014, spba business Heroes donated $5,000 to the Shoalhaven Education Fund. Thank you to the spba Business Heroes: GHD & Shoalhaven Water; Tait Miller McIntyre Accountants; Edmiston Jones; RMB Lawyers; Financial Dynamics; Shoalhaven City Council; University of Wollongong, Shoalhaven Campus, Telstra Business; Shoalhaven Defence Industry Group (SDIG); Sikorsky Helitech.
See below: Certificates of Appreciation were awarded to Sue Schofield, spba, and Elizabeth Wilson, Nowra High School, at the 2013 Awards Ceremony held at the Shoalhaven Campus, University of Wollongong. Well done to spba members for their support and to Sue for her enthusiastic participation.
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Young Professionals lead the way
a closer look at Shoalhaven Young Professionals (SYP)
The Shoalhaven Young Professionals (SYP) is a social group set up to emulate the ‘Friday night drinks’ culture of the big Sydney and Melbourne firms. Although a lot of the attraction of living and working in the Shoalhaven is being part of a small, dynamic team this can often mean that young professionals do not have the same opportunities to meet and mix with others in the area.
Meeting monthly, SYP alternates between lunches and drinks to accommodate either those who would not be able to attend during the day or those with young families, meaning after-work commitments are not possible. Every second month SYP also combine their social events with SPBA (Shoalhaven Professional Business Association) giving our group more exposure to the ‘older’ workers in town – they are a wealth of knowledge and a great source for; potential job opportunities, to gain more information about certain industries, or just about what’s really going on in the area!
There are no formal membership requirements or commitments and each of our events are self-funded so that we don’t have to charge annual fees.
So whether you are at Uni and want to find out more about potential jobs in town, or have been working here for years in one of the professional firms but would like to meet some new people – come along to the next event and say hi!
The SYP team www.facebook.com/ShoalhavenYoungProfessionals