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April General Meeting Minutes

Written by Narellan Chamber Admin on . Posted in Minutes.

General Meeting

9 April 2025
Held at Camden Valley Inn

The meeting was opened at 6.33pm

Welcome & President’s Report – Roland Blackstone, President

Roland welcomed everyone to the meeting including Life Member Tony Perich AM and Cathy Perich, Life Member Adriana Care, Past President Anne Parnham, Guest Speaker Kim Payne, President of Wollondilly Business Chamber Pania Gregson.  He also welcomed all members, and guests to the meeting.

Roland spoke about upcoming Anzac Day and that the Chamber will be represented at the Camden RSL Sub-Branch ceremony.  He also wished everyone a happy and safe Easter.

Apologies

Nil

Membership Update – Tony Bonanno, Director Membership

New member introductions:

  • Fox & Co Finance
  • Maryland Estate Developments Pty Ltd

Membership Challenge – welcomed visitors Melissa Musgrave of Sprit of Camden/Camden Village (introduced by Wendy White), and Sanket Shah of Fully Promoted Macarthur (introduced by Tony Bonanno). 
This challenge has been introduced – How do we get more people, growth plan.  5 tickets per meeting will be issued by Tony for you to bring a guest.

Sponsorship Update – Jason Haworth, Director Sponsorship

InKind Sponsors             Hamper Culture Gifting Studio
                                       Handprint Photography

What’s On – Rachel Elliott, Director Events

2 May                          Kids of Macarthur Corporate Golf Day
7 May & 15 May      Carrington Care Open Days
8-10 May                   Kids of Macarthur Mothers Day Gift Wrapping
22 May                       Youth Solutions Movie Night
21 June                       Lifeline Masquerade Gala
26 July                        Youth Solutions Jingle in July Gala Event

Networking Table Introductions

Networking Break

Speaker Presentation

Kim Payne presented “Unlock The Hidden Value In Your Business”

  • Podcast – Courageous Me
  • Don’t be a donkey
  • Human is a flavour
  • Build a better business – Build a better you
  • Courage is contagious
  • Courage is a choice
  • Choose your hard

Q&A session

  • Rob Elliott – why don’t people trust their gut feeling
    • Fear, there is no easy way to do it
  • Tony Bonanno – How does someone develop curiosity
    • Curiosity can be contagious, be curious, be open, ask questions and more questions
  • Vittoria Lazzaro – What does a future Kim look like
    • Live “Courageous Me” podcasts

Lucky Door Prize

Nicole Fox (Fox & Co Finance) – Gift box donated by Camden Council
Rowan Gregson (PestGo) – Narellan Town Centre voucher
Kim Meredith (Kelly+Partners) – Narellan Town Centre voucher

Closing Remarks – Roland Blackstone

Roland thanked everyone for attending and especially guest speaker Kim Payne.
Thank you to all the sponsors and the InKind Sponsors.

The next meeting will be on Wednesday 14 May at Lakeside Golf Club Camden with guest speaker Rik Rushton “The Power of Human Connection – Authentic Relationships and Meaningful Conversation”.

There being no further business, the meeting was closed at 8.40pm.