THE WHITEHORSE
Oct-Nov 2011
Issue 5
INSIDE
THIS ISSUE:
BOARDS REPORT
BOARDS REPORT
1
MEET the board
1
Upcoming Event:
Christmas Breakup
2
FEATURED BUSINESS:
The Louise Multicultural
Community Centre:
2
Previous Event
Whats on
2
MEET the Sponsors 3
Upcoming Event
3
EVENT CALENDAR
4
THIS MONTH
IN HISTORY
Christmas is just around the corner, and for
retailers in particular that means busy times
are ahead. It’s a really fantastic time of year,
with the weather getting warmer and daylight
saving giving us long days and extra time to
do outdoor activities after work. The good
news is that consumer confidence is slowly
starting to increase, which will hopefully mean
an even stronger trading season for retailers
across the city. The Whitehorse Business
Group is gearing up for the Christmas season,
and we ask everybody to mark in their diary
the Christmas Networking Event, which will
be held on Wednesday December 7th and will
be a great opportunity to meet and greet your
fellow members before the holidays.
The Whitehorse Business Group is always
looking for ways to expand our networking
opportunities, present new and interesting
speakers and provide information and events
WHITE HORSE
BUSINESS GROUP
INCORPORATED
that are relevant to
our members. We really
encourage everybody to
keep in touch with the board
and to tell us your ideas. If
you know of a great speaker or
have an idea for an interesting
seminar, please email us and let
us know. Many of our events come
through referrals from Whitehorse
Business Group members, so we always
appreciate any recommendations.
October
•1964: The Shinkansen ( Bullet Train )
Introduced in Japan
•1949 - The People’s
Republic of China was
founded with Mao
Zedong as Chairman.
•1636 - Harvard
University, the
oldest institution
of higher learning
in America, was
founded in Cambridge,
Massachusetts.
•1965 - Pope Paul VI
became the first Pope
to visit the U.S. and the
first to address the UN.
•1962 - Uganda achieved
independence after
nearly 70 years of
British rule.
•1916 - The first birth
control clinic in
America was opened in
Brooklyn, New York.
MEET the board
Amanda Paterson
Amanda is one of the newer members of the
Whitehorse Business Group Board, joining in
November last year. She is a manager at BBQsR-US in Mitcham, a family business started
by her father over 30 years ago. Amanda
has experience working for large government
organisations as well as small business, and
has a degree in Media and Communications
from the University of Melbourne. She believes
the Whitehorse Business Group is a really
important forum for the business community,
and finds it interesting to hear the viewpoints
of other group members who come from such
varied business backgrounds – from her fellow
small business owners to larger corporations
and everything in-between. There is such a
depth of experience and knowledge held by
the Whitehorse Business Group membership
base, and Amanda feels it is very important for
these businesses to continually network with
one another and to learn from the experience
of others. When she isn’t working, Amanda
enjoys various sporting activities such as tennis,
horse-riding or walking her dogs. She also
loves to travel, and has visited many countries
Photography: Life Through a Lens Photography
www.lifethroughalens.com.au
– including a year spent in China teaching
English. Most of all she loves helping her family
business grow and develop, and this year
has enjoyed developing a new e-commerce
site and witnessing the continued growth and
importance of the internet and e-commerce in
business.
Amaand Paterson (front )with some of the board
Featured Business
The Louise Multicultural Community Centre:
The Louise
Multicultural
Community Centre
was proud to stage
the recent and highly
successful ‘Mask
Festival’ on 26
October. This is one of
the many events and
programs run by the centre, a not-for
profit community centre situated in Box
Hill founded in 1983 by Sister Miriam
Boland and named after the French Saint
Louise de Marillac. They assist people
of diverse national, ethnic, religious and
linguistic backgrounds to practice, enjoy
and share their own culture and to fully
participate in public and civic life.
The Louise MCC mirrors the diversity of
the community which includes
participants from 27 nationalities
speaking numerous languages and
dialects.
Activities and programs include:
Please call the Centre Manager on 9285
4852 to discuss.
For more information about the Louise
MCC please go to www.louise.org.au
· English classes
· Other language classes (e.g. Mandarin)
· Computer classes
· Singing and dancing
A new Customer Service for Small
Business initiative is being developed
and may interest local traders. This will
include cultural awareness training to
attract more migrant customers to their
business. This program will commence in
February 2012.
Gab Clements wrapping prizes for
the Mask Festival
previous Event:
MEN’S HEALTH LUNCH
There is a show on ABC1 called Doc
Martin. In a recent episode, the doctor
was asked to deliver a speech at a
funeral. Instead of the normal eulogising,
his speech went something like this: “she
died because she was overweight. She
refused to accept that a bad diet and no
exercise could kill her.” His audience
was left silent and stunned after this
lecture. Luckily, this wasn’t the case
at the recent Men’s Health Lunch,
where the same message was
strongly repeated by guest
speaker Doctor Peter Larkins.
Dr. Larkins passionately
discussed the impact of
a bad diet and the lack of exercise on a
person’s health. Using well known and
wealthy individuals as an example, Dr
Larkins discussed how success in life is
as much to do with maintaining health
as accumulating wealth. Dr. Larkins’ key
message was that fit people are healthier,
live longer, live better and can achieve
more success at work and at home due to
higher energy levels. Dr. Larkins presented
some alarming statistics, including that
40% of the population is completely
inactive – they don’t even walk their dog
- and that over 60% of the population
is overweight. During the presentation,
Dr. Larkins discussed the rising levels of
cardiovascular disease and obesity and
remarked how Australia is now one of the
most overweight populations in the world.
He also discussed how our 21st Century
lifestyle is impacting on our health, with
people spending more time in offices and
on computers and therefore not expending
as much energy as they consume. The
key message of the presentation was the
importance of a fit and healthy lifestyle;
what we eat, how often we engage in
physical activity and how we control our
stress levels can have an enormous
impact on our quality of life.
We
were also very
fortunate to welcome
Dr. Paul Ruljancich
Dr. Peter Larkins with WHBG
Vice-Chair Ross Mitchell
Dr. Paul Ruljancich to the lunch. Dr.
Ruljancich is a Urologist, meaning he
specialises in urinary tract systems and
also the male reproductive system.
His discussion was based around the
risk of prostate cancer, and particularly
how in many cases the diagnosis could
have been made earlier if the patient
had recognised some of the symptoms.
Unfortunately there are not a lot of
symptoms for prostate cancer, however
Dr. Ruljancich did provide a list of things to
look out for – including frequent urination
and particularly frequent urination at night.
Primary risk factors are age and family
history, with the disease uncommon in
men under the age of 45. Dr. Ruljancich
encouraged men with a family history
of prostate cancer to undergo regular
check-ups.
Both presentations were very informative,
and we were lucky that both speakers
were able to deliver their information in
such an interesting and interactive manner.
It was perhaps ironic that it was delivered
whilst we all enjoyed a delicious 3-course
meal (including dessert), however it was
a very interesting presentation and there
is no doubt many people left with the
intention to take on board Dr. Larkins and
Dr. Ruljancich’s extremely good advice.
MEET THE SPONSORS
EPWORTH EASTERN
Epworth
Eastern
was
established in Box Hill in
2005 and is part of the
Epworth HealthCare group.
Epworth Epworth is a not for profit
where
all
Eastern organisation,
funds are re-invested into
our hospitals. Since establishment,
Epworth Eastern has enjoyed year on
year improvement in patient activity,
with a significant increase in patient
satisfaction since those formative years,
thus enhancing the industry reputation of
the hospital.
This movement in patient satisfaction is
substantially as a consequence of our
commitment to Epworth Excellence,
where all staff are required to adhere
to a number of critical processes that
are shown to enhance the patient
experience. These processes are further
enabled by point of care systems in the
patient rooms, which allow for patients
to participate in their recovery through on
line education, access to online pathology
and radiology results in consultation with
their doctor and the recording of nurse
Upcoming Event:
Invitation
To celebrate the festive season,
you are invited to attend the
Whitehorse Business Group
Christmas Break-up
Please join us for a fun filled evening
with hilarious live entertainment.
Finger food & drinks will be provided
6:15pm, Wednesday 7th December
Whitehorse Centre, Courtyard Room
397 Whitehorse Rd, Nunawading
$20 members • $30 non members
To RSVP contact us on 9275-6910, email us at
[email protected]
or for more information go to
www.whitehorsebusinessgroup.com.au
hourly
rounding
discussions.
This
point
of
care
system
was the first of its type
employed in the country and has
proven to be of great benefit to patients.
We continue to strive to improve patient
outcomes, with strategies aimed at
ensuring a consistent approach across all
aspects of the hospital, including support
and ancillary services such as hospitality
and administrative functions.
This commitment to excellence has
also proven to be fulfilling for staff
which is substantiated by our employee
engagement scores being exceptional, as
measured by an externally commissioned
survey.
One of Epworth’s stated values is
“Community” and this demands that we
strive to be a great corporate citizen in the
Whitehorse community. This is why we
are strong advocates in the Whitehorse
Business Group and participate in many
community activities including donation
of food and goods to under-privileged
people
in
the
l o c a l
precinct.
The
2010/11
year culminated in
Epworth Eastern being
acknowledged in the
Whitehorse Business Group
awards for Excellence as the
“Large” business award winner
and the best overall, which is
the major award for the year. This
is strong validation of our collective
efforts to provide patients with a
wonderful service.
Vincent Borg
Executive Director, Epworth Eastern
CHRISTMAS BREAK UP
To celebrate the festive season, you are
invited to attend the Whitehorse Business
Group ‘Christmas Break Up’. There will
be live entertainment, a chance to mingle
with your fellow members and to enjoy
the last Whitehorse Business Group
event for 2011. Finger food and drinks
will be provided. We hope to see you
there, as it promises to be a fun-filled and
entertaining evening!
WHEN: 6:15pm, Wednesday 7th Dec.
WHERE: Whitehorse Centre Courtyard
Room – 397 Whitehorse Rd, Nunawading
COST: $20 Members, $30 Non-member
Please call Laura on 9275-6910 if you
wish to attend, or visit our website for
more information.
Event:
Invitation to Exhibit
Bridal Wares
The Lions Club of Blackburn North is
inviting exhibitors to register their interest
in a Bridal Exhibition to be held at the
Box Hill Town Hall on Sunday 11th March
2012. Cost is a very reasonable $400 per
stall, which includes two trestle tables,
chairs and space for racks to display
items. As an exhibitor you will have the
opportunity to display your products to
prospective couples in a relaxed and
friendly atmosphere, and you will be able
to network with businesses associated
with the Bridal Industry, raise your profile
and increase your customer database.
There will be entertainment provided at
intervals during the day and the event will
be promoted widely.
For more information contact Margeurite
Cahoon on 9870 4046 or 0425708732,
email the Whitehorse Business Group
or contact The Lions Club of Blackburn
North.
Building Business Opportunities and Partnerships
Major Sponsors
Faculty of business and law
EVENT CALENDAR
Epworth
Eastern
7TH December: Christmas Breakup
15TH February: AGM
15TH March:
Speed Networking Event
Minor Sponsors
WHITE HORSE
BUSINESS GROUP
INCORPORATED
Whitehorse Business Group
Level 1, Kenneth McIntyre Room
Box Hill Town Hall
1022 Whitehorse Rd,
Box Hill, 3128 Victoria
Phone: 9275 6910
Fax: 9899 4507
[email protected]
www.whitehorsebusinessgroup.com.au
ABN 16 011 944 167