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Transcript of EG2009 Mike Foster Ppt
Economic Gardening
Cowra
WHO AM I? Mike Foster - Married to Bev, 5 kids Economic Development - Cowra Shire
Council Cowra Business Officer
ABOUT COWRA
Central West NSW Population 9,000 in town 13,000 in
the Shire Lachlan River Wheat, Sheep Canola
HISTORY OF COWRA
Australia settled by the Aborigines 40,000 years ago
Wiradjuri Country – one of the first inhabited
Lachlan River - dingoes, bilbys, platypus, cockatoos
Indigenous population approx. 1,000
Koori
WIRADJURI
WIRADJURI GREETING
Yamandu marang?(how are
you?)
GAMBIANNA
(welcome)
Ngawa baladhu marang
(Yes, I am
well)
Marang nganha (That’s good)
HISTORY OF COWRA Early white settlement in 1817 Land grants for settlers, convicts,
squatters 2,000 acre grants
HISTORY OF COWRA
Crossing over the Lachlan River Coura Rocks 1840 began flourishing 1870 first bridge replaced boats (ferry)
COWRA AND WAR World War 1 – 1914 to 1918 World War 2 – 1939 to 1945 Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Sept 1940 military camp for 3,000
soldiers Infantry training – 80,000 passed
through
COWRA AND WAR Prisoner of war camp built in May 1941 Held 5,000 Italian & 1,000 other
prisoners
THE CAMP
Japanese prisoners arrived in 1943 and 1944
THE CAMP
THE BREAKOUT
On 2 am on 5 August 1944 Japanese prisoners attack the wires
Over 300 escaped outright over 230 died. 18 buildings were burnt to the ground
CASUALTIES Total Japanese Casualties
One Officer Killed 230 other ranks Killed One Officer Wounded 107 other ranks Wounded
Total Australian Casualties 1 Army Officer Killed 3 Guards Killed 3 Guards Wounded
COWRA WAR CEMETARY
COWRA JAPANESE GARDEN
COWRA THE NEXT 50 YEARS....
•Cannery•Furniture factories•Abattoir
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
(45%)
Retail Trade (11%)
Construction (10%)
Property and Business Services (8%)
Manufacturing
(6%)
Total Businesses 1,344
THE DECLINE OF INDUSTRY
Between 2005 & 2006
NSW lost 1,399
manufacturing businesses
THE RISE OF ECONOMIC GARDENING
LAUNCH OF COWRA ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM
COWRA ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM
KOORI ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM
WHAT DO WE ACHIEVE IN OUR PROGRAMS?
•Develop a business plan
•Create a vision for your future
•Understand your IR and staff needs
•Determine the health of your business
•Price your products and services
•Market your business
•Network with like-minded business
•Expand and value-add products, services, staff
OUR APPROACH:
Ultimately a one-on-one interaction Engender entrepreneurship in the
whole business community Encourage regional, national and
international marketing Strengthen business skills GIS – AnySite by Mapinfo ABS
OUR APPROACH:
Work smarter not longer
Australia has the second longest working hours in the developed world
PLAN – while we are working on the business
“This country was not built by those who waited and rested and wished to look behind them. This country was conquered by those who moved forward--”
JFK
CHALLENGES:
DROUGHT SWINE FLU SARS GFC KFC NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE
Questions ???
WHAT HAVE WE SEEN SO FAR?