PBC Alliance News
Business Breakfast Term 3
Thank you to all those who attended Friday's Business Networking Breakfast. Our guest speakers included:
- Hilary Jacobs of Southern Gold Coast Chamber of Commerce and The Pines Elanora with an update on local trends and business health,
Alumni - Platinum Partner Joel Mulvenney of Grip Star Socks told the story of his journey since being a student at PBC to supporting students at PBC,
- Tom Pasley coordinator of the new PBC Productions Program (funded by PBC Alliance Partners) outlined this exciting new programs with some student testimonials and a promise of exciting things to come; and
- Neil Mackay about the importance of supporting the PBC Alliance to ensure PBC students can reach their potential with this extra support.
A huge thank you to our lucky door prize sponsors included VMA Promo Products, Palm Beach Surf Club, Razor Edge Sharpening - Mobile Knife Sharpening/Gold Coast and Grip Star Socks. The winners were all thrilled with their goodies!
Thank you to our hospitality students, Ms Maher and Ms Dufty for all their support in providing an absolutely delicious breakfast.
Our next breakfast will be on Friday 28 October for our Industry Awards Breakfast celebrating student success and sponsored by our local member Michael Hart MP. Pop the date in your diary. We look forward to seeing you there.
Partner Spotlight!
PBC has a number of amazing partners supporting our students from the Retail & Tourism sector. If you are looking for products, places and services and are keen to support those businesses that support our students, visit our online Business Directory. There are often specials for the PBC community listed too!
Grip Star Socks are Platinum partners having supplied all our sports excellence students with a pair of these amazing, training enhancing socks! Grip Star Socks feature seriously grippy panels on the sole of the foot that eliminate slippage inside the shoe without compromising style or comfort. Grip Star Socks help increase speed, agility and acceleration and can help with blister prevention. Check out our business directory to find a special discount for our community! Visit www.gripstarsocks.com.au for more information!
Stone Style is a long time supporter and partner, providing the school with many beautiful sand stone landscaping features admired and used regularly by the students. Natural stone surfaces have been the trend for many years. With an abundance of colours, textures and sizes to choose from, each piece is unique and individual - ready to create a timeless look and style to suit your undertaking. Contact Michael Wyatt on 0431 925 332 or visit www.stonestyle.net.au for more information.
Annabel Trends, Gold Partner, is a fantastic online store based in Burleigh that caters for so many things! garden gifts, scented therapeutic and soothing products, travel accessories, spa and pamper products, bath and body products, baby gifts, and decorative home wares. Annabel Trends understands the need for new ideas, and the product mix constantly changes. Take time to browse the site, and come back soon to see the latest from the market leaders. Visit their listing in the Business Directory to find a special offer for the PBC community! Visit www.annabeltrends.com to see their selection.
99 Bikes Burleigh (Gold Partner) delivers a huge range of men's, women's and kids bikes from the biggest Australian and international brands. With road bikes, mountain bikes, hybrid bikes, cruiser bikes, fixie bikes, kids bikes, e-bikes, Downhill Mountain Bikes and BMX Bikes, our selection of over 800 styles of bikes for sale has something for every rider and every budget. Supporting our Mountain Biking team, you can visit 99 Bikes at 6/110 Kortum Drive Burleigh. Visit our Business Directory to find a special offer for PBC students.
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (Bronze Partners) are long time supporters of PBC students, providing traineeships, prizes for raffles and wonderful experiences for excursion groups. An iconic Gold Coast tourist destination where you can enjoy exciting, interactive displays, presentations and dining experiences. Nestled within 27 hectares of lush eucalyptus and rain forest, each day brings visitors face to face with extraordinary wildlife in shows and encounters. Every day at Currumbin is a new adventure. Cuddle a koala, get up close to a crocodile, get among a mob of kangaroos or check out reptiles, birds and marsupials in amazing wildlife shows and displays.
The newly rebranded The Butchers Table Elanora (The Pines) are long time supporters of our rugby league students! Having recently reopened with a new name in the Pines, you will find only the best quality product at The Butchers Table.
Thank you to the amazing businesses that support PBC!
For more information on all the great businesses that support PBC Students click on their names below or visit our Business Directory here: https://www.pbc-alliance.com/business-directory.html
These amazing businesses are supporting PBC students with their education in many different ways. This support assists many PBC programs and students directly ensuring all have the opportunity to reach their potential. Please support those that support our students.
Keep an eye on this section of the newsletter each issue for a spotlight on some of our fantastic partners.
PLATINUM
Bendigo Bank Tugun Community Branch
GOLD
Belle Property - Rhys Wildermoth
SILVER
Michael Hart MP, Member for Burleigh
BRONZE
Burleigh Bears Rugby League Club
Southern Gold Coast Chamber of Commerce
Platinum Realty - Alicia Kropkowski
REDS SUPPORTERS
TERTIARY PARTNERS
PBC Alliance Business Directory – support our local businesses
