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ANNUAL REPORT 2018 For the year ended 31 December 2018
Business Liaison Association
BUSINESS LIAISON ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT 2018 For the year ended 31 December 2018
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bla.org.au
Tel: 0431 022 249
36 Shields Street, Cairns
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Corporate Sponsors 2018 ______________________________ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Introduction _______________________________________________________________ 4
Sponsorship _______________________________________________________________ 5
Strategic Plan and Strategic Review ____________________________________________ 5
Key Objectives for 2016-2018 _________________________________________________ 6
Success and Achievements ________________________________________________ 7-12
Aspire Award Sponsors _____________________________________________________ 7-8
DATTA Award Sponsors _____________________________________________________ 9
Executive Officer __________________________________________________________ 13
Corporate Sponsorship _____________________________________________________ 13
Financial Management _____________________________________________________ 13
Corporate Governance _____________________________________________________ 13
Marketing ________________________________________________________________ 14
25th Birthday Celebrations ___________________________________________________ 14
Newletter ________________________________________________________________ 15
Strategic Plan ____________________________________________________________ 15
Operations Manual ________________________________________________________ 15
Website _________________________________________________________________ 15
Social Media _____________________________________________________________ 16
Meetings ________________________________________________________________ 16
Conclusion _______________________________________________________________ 17
Office Bearers ____________________________________________________________ 17
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PARTNER 2018
PREMIUM SPONSORS 2018
PLATINUM SPONSORS 2018
GOLD SPONSORS 2018
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INTRODUCTION
In presenting the 22nd Annual Report of the Business Liaison Association, I would like to
thank the Executive Committee for its efforts in the management of the Association
and Working Groups for a highly successful year.
The annual budget of the Association balanced out $362,698 and this was made
possible by substantial sponsorship and donations from the Cairns business community,
government grants, secondary schools donations, both public and private and
through fundraising.
Funding was allocated to the following activities organised by the Association:
• Careers programs including the Careers and Employment Expo
• Business industry seminars, breakfasts and workshops
• Awards and competitions
• Executive Officer and casual Administration Officer wages
The Business Liaison Association’s footprint spans 33 schools within the region from Tully
to the Cape, 11,000 students and actively engages 35 local businesses and educators.
OUR MISSION
To encourage and provide secondary students with relevant up to date knowledge, skills and
resources to meet the current and future challenges of the business community.
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SPONSORSHIP The Annual Networking Cocktails function for 2018 was held for sponsors past and
present, and members. It was well attended by corporate sponsors. The Association
presented gifts to the following 40 corporate sponsors in recognition of their
commitment and contribution.
Partner Premium Sponsors Platinum Sponsors Gold Sponsors
James Cook
University
Cairns Post
CQUniversity
Dept of Education
Oasis Magazine
Star 102.7
Efex
Cairns Show Association
Catholic Education Diocese of
Cairns
FGF
Grant Thornton
Mindwire
QITE
Skill360 Australia
TBS Distribution
Total Exhibition Services
Alive Discount Pharmacy
Big Cat Green Island Cruises
Cairns Airport
Careful Books
Cairns Mate IT
CBC Staff Selection
Ergon Energy
Hutchinson Builders
HEH Civil
Master Builders Qld
Michael Healy MP, Member for Cairns
My Pathway
Newart Group
Painting Party
Ports North
Progig
Rotary International
Sandran Property Group
Simply Hampers
Status Signs
TheSpace
TAFE Queensland
The Wine Tradition
Tong Sing Pty Ltd
STRATEGIC PLAN AND STRATEGIC REVIEW
Following a review of the activities and structures of the Association in 2015, a new
Strategic Plan and Business Plan (2016 – 2018) was developed to progress the findings
and outcomes. The Association continues to source new initiatives to maximise
opportunities for all stakeholders. This plan focused on the following key success areas
and is reviewed annually.
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KEY OBJECTIVES FOR 2016 – 2018
1. Succession planning
2. Technology and change awareness
3. Relationship awareness
4. Corporate and finance
5. Collaboration and expansion
An action plan was developed to progress these areas over three years.
The following activities were carried out in 2018:
• A Careers and Employment Expo;
• Employment of a new Executive Officer – Kerrie Stanley (appointed 1 February
2018) to replace Sandra Grimm;
• Employment of a casual Administration Officer – Kym Copetti;
• The Association diversified its services to schools by offering a Young
Entrepreneurs Breakfast, Science Workshops, Hutchinsons Builders Construction
Site Visits, TAFE Health Careers Forum, Economics Workshops, Young Architect
and Engineer Workshops, She Flies Drones Camp, Legal Studies Workshops,
Enterprising Workshops, Financial Management Workshops and an Innovation in
Agriculture STEM Careers Day;
• During 2018, several rural and remote schools accessed our Visiting Experts
Program including Ravenshoe State School, Kuranda State College, Cooktown
P-12 School, Herberton P-10 School, Tagai College and Dimbulah P-10 School;
• One Annual Aspire Awards Presentation night to recognise student
achievement and success. This event is expanding and a new venue will be
sourced for 2019 to cope with numbers. The number of awards is also growing;
• More networking functions for corporate sponsors and supporters including a
Sunset Cruise and regular networking lunches;
• Expansion of sponsorship opportunities for corporate sponsors to include event
sponsors, lunch sponsors and now raffle sponsors;
• Recruitment opportunities for award recipients;
• The annual DATTA awards has offered expanded categories and the venue,
Cairns Central Event Cinemas has proved to be suitable;
• A new constitution was developed for the Association;
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• Trialed an Education start up Hackathon with TheSpace;
• Regular meetings were held by Finance Working Group, Marketing and
Governance Working Groups;
• Offered a very successful Business Teacher Workshop for Enterprise Education.
SUCCESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
The Association is very proud of its achievements and successes. These include:
• Our annual budget balanced out to $362,698;
• A highly successful one day Careers and Employment Expo attracted over 3,225
secondary school students, plus parents, careers advisors and job seekers;
• Approximately 3,000 students participated in 22 Business Liaison Association
awards and competitions with $60,000 (in value) being awarded to students for
further studies. These were generously sponsored by:
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• Another highly successful presentation of the DATTA Awards (Design and
Technology Teachers’ Association) at Event Cinemas at Cairns Central. These
awards were sponsored by:
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• The introduction of a new Oasis Internship Competition;
• Financial Management Workshops offered to St Augustine’s College and
Mareeba State High School;
• The Association was able to attract and finance high profile motivational
speakers for our breakfast seminars;
• The Association continued to trial three-day visits by high profile speakers to
cover Cassowary Coast, Cairns and Tableland schools;
• Over 12,000 students accessed our programs through 2018 – these are allocated
below:
SCHOOL TOTAL STUDENT
ATTENDANCE
Atherton State High School 86
Babinda State School 44
Bentley Park College 605
Cairns School of Distance Education 25
Cairns State High School 1695
Cooktown SSD 13
Dimbulah State School 75
Djarragun College 164
Freshwater Christian College 161
Good Counsel College 220
Gordonvale State High School 259
Herberton State School 55
Holy Spirit College 0
Innisfail State College 234
Kuranda District College 402
Malanda State High School 221
Mareeba State High School 702
Mossman State High School 277
Mount St Bernard Catholic College 150
Peace Lutheran College 165
Ravenshoe State School 76
Redlynch State College 852
St Andrew’s Catholic College 650
St Augustine’s Catholic College 942
St Mary’s Catholic College 323
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St Monica’s Catholic College 181
St Stephen’s Catholic College 123
Smithfield State High School 650
Tagai College 38
Trinity Anglican School 204
Trinity Bay State High School 634
Tully State High School 103
Wangetti Girls Academy 7
Woree State High School 593
Western Cape College 2
Yarrabah State School 88
Other 1,312
TOTAL ATTENDEES 12,207
• The Business Liaison Association fundraised for Headspace (youth mental health)
and donated $2,000;
Set out below is a snap shot of activities for the 2018 year and attendances.
EVENT
TOTAL
Refuel Arts Seminar
24th February 2018 69
International Womens Day Event
8th March 2018 111
FNQ Apprentice Roadshow
12th-14h March 2018 1140
Business Teacher Workshop
16th April 2018 30
A Performance with Christina Anu
23rd April 2018 442
Science Workshops with Jordan Debono
30th April – 2nd May 2018 791
Visiting Author – Cath Crowley
30th April – 4th May 238
Social Science Workshops with Dr Thomas Cliff
30th April – 4th May 2018 300
We Will Remember Forum
3rd May 2018 192
Cairns Airport Visit
9th June 2018 20
Visiting Expert - Architect Matthew Eagle
9th – 11th May 2018
450
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EVENT
TOTAL
CQU Breakfast – A Recipe for Change
11th May 2018
149
Careers & Employment Expo
24th May 2018 3225
Tournament of Drones
6th June 2018 65
Regional Readers Cup
15th June 2018 128
Annual Sunset Cruise
5th July 2018 55
Cairns Cup – BLA 25th Birthday Celebration
4th August 2018 70
UQ Visiting Troupe
24th-27th July 2018 879
STEM Careers Day – Innovation in Agriculture
25th July 2018 184
Education Start-up Hackathon
27th July 2018 35
Enterprise Workshops – Scott Millar
1st – 3rd August 2018 353
Engineers Without Borders
9th – 10th August 2018 235
RACI School Lecture Series
13th – 17th August 2018 715
QIMR School Visit
22nd – 24th August 2018 450
TAFE Health Careers Forum
23rd August 2018 83
Hutchinson Builders Construction Site Visits
May – August 2018 43
Year 8 Fantasy Writers Camp
4th – 7th September 2018 28
Visiting Expert – Prof. Anthony Gray Legal Studies Workshop
15th – 19th October 2018 364
Breakfast with the Law
19th October 2018 110
DATTA Awards Presentation
1st November 2018 333
Annual Aspire Awards
28th November 2018 564
TAFE Cookery Masterclass
29th November 2018 12
Finance Workshops with Brent Kelly
August – November 2018 220
Christmas & BLA 25th Birthday Celebrations
6th December 2018 124
TOTAL 12,207
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EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Sandra Grimm resigned from the Business Liaison Association in January 2018. Kerrie
Stanley was appointed to this role on 1 February 2018. With her strong background in
administration, marketing and public relations, she spent time reorganising the new
office at James Cook University and started planning the Careers and Employment
Expo 2018.
The focus for 2018 was reviewing the administration system, increasing corporate
sponsorship opportunities and exhibitors at the Careers and Employment Expo, raising
the awareness of the BLA within the community and improving marketing collateral for
the association.
CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP The following sponsorship information includes cash and in-kind sponsorship.
2018 2017
Sponsorship In-Kind $ 104,402 $ 81,190
Awards Sponsorship $ 54,066 $ 48,445
Rotary & School Donations $ 37,848 $ 31,103
Cash Sponsorship $ 78,402 $ 64,925
TOTAL $ 274,718 $ 225,663
These figures are extracted from Grant Thornton Financial Statements, Quick Books
software.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Judith Searle from Careful Books has generously contributed as a gold in-kind sponsor.
Judith carries out checks on finances, supervises accounts and has kept the Executive
informed. There have been regular meetings of the Finance Working Group, chaired
by Brent Kelly to monitor the Financial Reports.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Association has completed policy and procedures documents to enhance
corporate governance. All members of the Executive undergo training in this area.
Policies and procedures have been reviewed at Executive meetings throughout the
year. There have been some Governance Working Group Meetings chaired by Sandy
Whyte to enhance the corporate governance requirements for the association and to
finalise the new Constitution for the Association.
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MARKETING
The goal for 2018 was to raise the awareness of the Business Liaison Association. To do
this the Executive Officer increased the networking opportunities by joining Cairns
Business Women’s Club, the Cairns Chamber of Commerce, BNI and ad hock
networking events.
The Website has been researched, designed and the new website is currently under
construction, due for launching end of February 2019. It has a modern look and is
consistent with the Business Liaison Association’s new corporate image. It has some
fantastic new features including
• Meet the team – staff and committee
• Social media links
• App link
• Calendar (printable)
• Testimonies from past Alumni
• Statistics
• Expo Video
• More info about the Visiting Experts and Breakfasts programs
• FAQ
• All our sponsorship proposals online
The Executive Officer has increased the BLA’s interaction on the FaceBook page which
has resulted in an increase in the likes. The Executive Officer is also designing an
interactive app for the Youth and Careers Expo in 2019. This app will keep all exhibitors,
teachers and students up to date with what is happening at the Careers Expo. This will
also increase the likes of the BLA’s Instagram profile.
The Sponsors Booklet promoting all the Corporate, Award and Raffle sponsors is ready
for production.
25th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
The Association reached its 25th milestone in 2018, and this was celebrated ‘in style’.
Firstly, our corporate sponsors and supporters were treated to a ‘high fashion and fun
day’ at the Cairns Cup. Our final celebration for the year was held on 6 December at
the Shangri La Hotel. It was a Christmas Cocktails and Birthday Party combined, with
lots of past success stories from Alumni, Laura Leighton, Chairperson, Angela Toppin
and Assistant Regional Director of Education, Steve Bell. A highly successful auction
was held to fundraise for Headspace (youth mental health). Guests were also
entertained by singer and past award recipient Kiara Cabassi and a range of fun
activities organised by Kerrie Stanley and Kym Copetti.
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NEWSLETTER
Four newsletters were produced in 2018 and distributed electronically to around 700
sponsors and supporters. The newsletters keep readers updated on what the Business
Liaison Association is doing, what events have been held and what events are coming
up. We will continue to publish frequent newsletters in 2019 and increase distribution
wherever possible. Within the confines of the newsletter, we were also able to promote
events that sponsors held.
STRATEGIC PLAN
Following a review of the activities and structures of the Association in 2015, a new
Strategic Plan and Business Plan 2016-2018 were developed to progress the findings
and outcomes. The Association continues to source new initiatives to maximise
opportunities for all stakeholders. A review of the current strategic plan is planned for
early 2019.
OPERATIONS MANUAL
Work on the Operations Manual (that was started in 2015) has recommenced. This is a
“how to” guide designed to set out procedures in a clear manner, along with
guidelines on the organisation of key events. This document is annually reviewed and
updated as events occur.
WEBSITE
The Business Liaison Association is grateful for the ongoing in-kind platinum sponsorship
of Mindwire web designers.
The Executive Officer will review and upgrade the website with Damian Codotto in
2018/2019. Our new look website below…
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SOCIAL MEDIA
The Business Liaison Association’s FaceBook page also received a lot of work in 2018.
The FaceBook page was redesigned to mirror the website in terms of consistency of
the BLA’s corporate image.
Facebook page 2015-
2016 529 likes
Facebook page 2016 -
2017 680 likes 151 +29%
Facebook page 2017 -
2018 793 likes 113 +16%
Facebook page 2018 -
2019 962 likes 169 +21%
Instagram and Expo App
The BLA is proposing to increase their Instagram presence in 2019 by designing an app
for the Youth and Careers Expo. This will also provide a platform which the BLA can
contact students directly with notification of upcoming events/awards and the like as
they are not using FaceBook as much these days. The app will also provide the BLA
with careers data, collected from students that can be generated into a report and
supplied back to each school. This data can also be monitored and compared each
year by the BLA and identify trending career pathways within our region.
MEETINGS
Meetings of the Executive Committee were held every six weeks during 2018. The focus
of these was:
• Refining accounting systems and procedures;
• Implementation of new initiatives;
• Ensuring accountability and responsiveness to stakeholders’ needs;
• Progressing the strategic plan and reviewing the action items arising from it;
• Corporate governance and finance;
• Technology and change; and
• Reviewing Marketing collateral.
All meetings during 2018 were held at the Business Liaison Association office, JCU
Building meeting rooms, 1st floor, 36 Shields Street, Cairns.
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CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the Business Liaison Association sincerely thanks the sponsors from
industry and community who support this association. Without their generous
sponsorship, we would not be able to do what we do for the young people of Far North
Queensland.
Sincere thanks must also go to the Principals, Teachers, Co-ordinators and Volunteers.
Sincere thanks also to the members of the Executive who are not seeking re-election.
Your professional contribution will be sadly missed.
OFFICE BEARERS
Chairperson: Angela Toppin
Deputy Chairperson: Andrew Hayes
Deputy Chairperson: Sandy Whyte
Treasurer: Les Searle
Executive Officer: Kerrie Stanley
Committee Members
Edna Galvin St Monica’s College
Brynn Livingstone JCU
Stephanie Thomas TAFE Queensland
Jacinta Perry VPG
Lesa Pershouse Mareeba State High School
Brent Kelly Kelly Wealth Services
Joylene Ireland Right At Home
Andrea Ambrosio My Pathway
Hugh O’Brien Education Consultant
Brett Moller Solicitor
Virginia Cullen Community Consultant
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Angela Toppin
Chairperson
31 December 2018