C4W has recently launched a mentoring program for Wagga’s Young Professionals.
The ten nominated mentees were paired with some of Wagga’s more experienced leaders prior to the official launch of the program on March 27, 2018. A workshop was conducted on April 10, 2018 at the Townhouse Restaurant focussing on ‘developing a productive mentoring relationship’.
Read MoreI would like to thank the outgoing CEO, Phil May, for his commitment to C4W in his time in the role. Phil continues to make a valuable contribution to C4W, working closely with me as I transition into the role. I wish Phil all the best in his future endeavours.
Read MoreC4W’s School Leaders Program students recently completed Module 4 of the program. The students toured TEYS and ENIRGI plants as well as hearing from the leaders of these businesses. The afternoon session was spent further exploring their own leadership and interpersonal skills with Jum Lamont from JUMPSTART.
Read MoreAs business owners and operators, we all know there are many paths to success.
In a continuation of our Member Snapshot series, we speak with Samantha Brunskill – a young woman pursuing what many might call an unorthodox path in business to achieve outstanding results.
Read MoreThe C4W Wagga School Leaders Program (WSLP) was officially launched by C4W Chair, Judy Galloway at the CSU AgriTech, Incubator Hub, last Wednesday. Sixteen eager Year 11 students from 7 local High Schools completed the first Module and are looking forward to Module 2 at ARTC Kapooka next month.
Negotiating multi-million dollar property deals is all in a day’s work for Jill Toohey.
For the past nine years, together with husband Laurence, Jill has built her Knight Frank franchise into the only dedicated commercial real estate agency in the Riverina, providing a range of services including commercial management, sales, leasing and valuation.
On the board of Committee 4 Wagga since 2016, we caught up with Jill to discuss current trends in commercial sales, upcoming changes to local council plans and why she supports C4W.
Read MoreIf you’re involved in a sporting club or charity in Wagga Wagga, there’s a good chance you’ve benefitted from the generosity of Tony and Luita Aichinger.
Read MoreFor more than 40 years, Funeral Director John Bance attended to the needs of grieving Wagga families. Today, his son Scott carries on this tradition.
We spoke to both John and Scott about their observations of the changing face of their industry, their shared commitment to helping people and why telling someone you’re a Funeral Director is a sure-fire conversation stopper!
Read MoreWhat does lupin meal that goes to feed fish in Tasmania have in common with the barley that goes into Australia’s Milo? The answer is Croker Grain.
For 44 years, Croker Grain has worked with local producers to supply wheat, oats, barley, lupins and faba beans to customers around with world.
Read MoreInvesting in Wagga is something Ryan Knight knows well. In partnership with his parents, Ian and Lynne, and wife Michelle, Ryan owns Viewco Glass – specialists in architectural and designer glazing projects.
Read MoreThe 2017 Wagga School Leaders Program concluded recently, with 15 students from the city’s high schools graduating from the program.
Read MoreLand supply is a hot topic in Wagga.
New builds play a large role in accommodating the city’s growing population and continuous supply of land is a vital component in meeting housing demand.
Read MoreWhen you ask James Howell how Wagga might embrace new technologies, his face lights up.
Smart metering, free wifi, street lighting efficiencies and driving user behaviour through the clever use of data were just some of the many ideas he raised.
Read MoreAt Bomen, as you leave Wagga Wagga along Byrnes Road, you’ll find Enirgi Power Storage
It might surprise you to learn that every day, 350 days a year, more than 13,000 lead acid batteries are recycled there, producing approximately 40,000 tonnes of lead for battery manufactures to use in the production of new batteries.
Read MoreLocal butcher Anthony Francis has been wielding the knives since the 1970s.
Taking on an apprenticeship with Knights Meats in 1974, Anthony said he learned much from the many butchers he worked with.
Read MoreFor 15 years, ICG Construction has specialised in the design and construction of commercial and industrial projects. Their work includes the Oasis Aquatic Centre, Watermark Apartments and Borambola Conference Centre.
Last year, Joel Board returned to Wagga to accept a role with ICG and is now project managing multiple large construction works. He shares what brought him back to Wagga and why he wanted ICG to become a Committee 4 Wagga member.
Read MoreCommittee 4 Wagga recently undertook a comprehensive survey of it’s members to understand the sentiment towards Wagga’s economy, future investment, high priority projects, and the performance of both C4W and Wagga Wagga City Council. C4W represents 65 member organisations employing over 4,500 people in Wagga Wagga and the surrounding region.
Read MoreA long-awaited scheme to light up Lake Albert has finally come to fruition.
The story that appeared in the Daily Advertiser written by Nicolas Jungfer on Monday 10/4/2017 encapsulates the project very well and is repeated here.
Read MoreThree CommBank Innovation Labs, found in Sydney, Hong Kong and London, allow customers to interact with real-time data, interpret trends and brainstorm solutions to their individual business challenges with specialist project teams.
The bank has taken a pop-up lab from Melbourne to Perth, with plans to extend to other capital cities later this year. But first, it’s Wagga’s turn.
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