Initiated a Chamber- based Buy Local, Buy and Win $900 Stimulus Promotion between April and October 2009 to attract customers to spend in NICC member businesses.
Produced and distributed 7000 (annual) Member Directories with Location Map between Helensburgh and Thirroul to promote the Chamber’s ongoing Buy Local campaign and promote all member businesses.
Initiated a series of Northern Illawarra Coastal Village Tourist Trails, scheduled for release in January 2010, to encourage visitors to stay and spend longer in our region.
Took ownership and upgraded the neglected Stanwell Park Village Directory to incorporate a listing and location map of all NICC Stanwell Park and Stanwell Tops businesses.
Worked closely with the local Police on the Community Safety Precinct Committee on crime prevention in our region.
Introduced alerts, reminders and invitations to members via SMS and Facebook technology.
Successfully lobbyed to keep Bulli Hospital’s services operative over 2008-9 to provide key services to the Northern Illawarra.
Successfully lobbyed Sensis to reinstate the Northern Illawarra region street directory (from East Corrimal and northwards) back into the Wollongong ‘Yellow Pages’ Directory in 2010.
Strengthened our relationship with the media resulting in increased print, radio and local television coverage on issues the Chamber has been actively involved.
Joined the Regional Chamber Forum (includes all chambers between Northern Illawarra to Nowra and the Southern Highlands) as a networking forum to provide support and exchange of business ideas.
2007-8
Established a new partnership with the Illawarra Area Consultative Committee (IACC) to bring regular small business related workshops and seminars directly to the Northern Illawarra.
Introduced regular guest speaker segments into Chamber’s General Meetings. These have included, the Lord Mayor of Wollongong, Tourism Wollongong, local political members; Illawarra business group representatives, and affiliate organisations.
2006-7
Introduced face to face (monthly Chamber meetings) and web -based opportunities (Chamber Blast) for B2B profiling.
Established a monthly electronic newsletter the Chamber Blast, as key communication tool between the Chamber, its members, the media, and Government and Tourism bodies.
Established an NICC online interactive Cross-Promotional Database for Chamber members to achieve wider exposure within the Northern Illawarra.
2002-5
Established the NICC Ball, held annually in November.
Produced a series of local walking tour brochures of the Northern Illawarra, funded by the RTA and distributed to regional tourism outlets during the Lawrence Hargrave Drive closure between Clifton and Coalcliff.
Provided in-kind marketing and financial support of the Inaugural "Festival of Flight" which attracted 10,000 local and intrastate attendees.
Won a $70,000 government grant to facilitate a major Strategic Plan Survey of the Northern Illawarra.
Became a founding co-sponsor in the development of a web portal, Northern Illawarra Online.
