Hello ... well the sunshine has finally arrived. Thank goodness. We have had the most brilliant couple of months here at the Cairns Business Women's Club.

Our monthly luncheons and associated guest speakers have received rave reviews with a sell out crowd last lunch of 185 guests!

The CBWC Bendigo Bank Business Development and Leadership workshops are attracting an encouraging group of business owners and managers keen to learn, grow and network.

Membership has increased by 20% and our eNotice Board advertising medium continues to be one of the most sought after advertising mediums of our members and friends.

Just around the corner (23rd June) is another Business & Bubbles. Mark your diaries now as it would be fabulous to catch up with you all for champagne and a chance to network.

And soon to be launched is the 2006 Cairns Business Women of the Year Awards.

It is wonderful to be a part of this great Business & Networking Club.

Have a brilliant month.

Hope to see you at the June CBWC Luncheon,
Kind regards

Shelley Evans
President
Cairns Business Women's Club Inc.
E: shelley@uniquepeople.com.au

When: Tuesday 13 June 2006  Time: Registration and networking from 11.30am. Lunch commences 12.30pm - 2.00pm    Where: Pacific International at 43 Esplanade Cairns  Price: $38 for members; $45 for non-members. Includes a glass of champagne on arrival, lunch and the chance to network with other successful people in business. Book here now    Speaker: Shane Quinn  "Residential and General Property Markets in Cairns" Shane Quinn is the Managing Director of Herron Todd White in Cairns. Herron Todd White is the largest property valuation practice in North Queensland and the only one to incorporate specialist economic and property research capacity. Shane Quinn has been a valuer in Cairns since 1987. He specialises in commercial property including, industrial, retail, tourism and other business related properties. His presentation will provide an overview of the state of residential and general property markets in Cairns. Shane will be providing an economic overview of Cairns with particular reference to the property markets. Sponsored by: Ph: 4031 7888   If you would like to be a 2 minute speaker please contact Cathy Mattinson at cathymat@cairns.net.au (Members only) June's 2 minute speakers May Boisen - Business Manager & Maureen Healy - Customer Service Manager Telstra Country Wide Far North QLD Nicole Kielly-Coleman - Community Business Partnership Co-ordinator Leukaemia Foundation  Bookings: Click here to go direct to the booking page Please note: ALL bookings must be pre-paid before your booking is confirmed. No payments will be taken on the day.  RSVP: Wednesday, 7 June 2006

At the May Luncheon 2006 Pictured above are Jo Gomizel (The Marble and Granite Fitters - Cairns), Pamela Helps (Reception Plus) and Sonja Anderson (Life Circle Productions). Pictured above are Melissa Staff (Herron Todd White), Annette Bletchly (Herron Todd White) and Corrine Snowman (Neways). Pictured above are Robyn Henderson (Networking Specialist and Guest Speaker) and Sally Mlikota (CBC Staff Selection).   Top Raffles Donate a raffle prize: Promote your business while supporting the CBWC. Contact Gina Solano on 0407 153 220 or gsolano@pdc-group.com.au to donate a prize. If you would like something in particular said about your company or the prize please email a short paragraph to Gina one day before the event. Buy your tickets at lunch for a chance to win fabulous prizes. $5 for 3 ticket. $10 for 7 ticket. Thank you to last month's contributors: Accounting consultation and wine basket from Holmans Accounting & Taxation Financial Planning Consultation and Gift Basket from Holmans Accounting & Taxation "Have a Cuppa on Us" pack donated by Telstra 2 bottles of wine donated by Sarah Massey from SM Communications $1000 Towards your next permanent recruitment donated by Precruitment Eye make over donated from Napoleon Perdis at Cairns Central Baby hand and foot sculpture kit donated by Allison Tyson of Belly of Love 3 x lunch vouchers donated by La Porchetta Book pack donated by Robyn Henderson (Guest Speaker) Floral arrangement donated by Cathy Parks of Ivy Floral Design Business card draw Bouquet of Flowers donated by CBC Staff Selection Coffee/Cappuccino Machine donated by our new Club Partner MacDonnells Law

Merry merry memberships

Tips & techniques about membership

• CBWC Memberships are managed by electronic medium i.e. email and the website

• Your EMAIL ADDRESS is crucial to membership management

• STOP and log on TODAY and see if your email address is correct here.

• You will need your USERNAME & PASSWORD – if you have forgotten this log on here (Tips on how to do this are below)

• The CBWC Secretariat processes memberships and uploads to the website by the third Tuesday of each month.

Renewing memberships

• Renewal Reminders are sent by email one month (in advance) before your membership expires.

• If you miss the email reminder; your membership will expire.

• If your membership has expired you can renew your membership here.

New members

STEP 1 Logon to the website www.cbwc.org.au.

STEP 2 Click 'become a member' OR 'renew your membership'.

STEP 3 Follow the prompts.

STEP 4 Save your username and password as you will need to access this in the future.

STEP 5 A confirmation from the CBWC Secretariat will arrive after the third Tuesday of the month.

Lost your user name or password?

If you have forgotten your username and password, use the Password Recovery facility to have it emailed to you.

STEP 1 Enter your USERNAME. Your USERNAME is always your first name followed by a hyphen and then your surname (e.g. kim-gubiani)

STEP 2 Click on the grey button 'password recovery'.

STEP 3 Another window will appear and again enter your USERNAME (kim-gubiani), then place in your email address.

STEP 4 Your password will be emailed to you within 24 hours.

Checklist

þ	Yes – my current email address is on the website in the members centre
þ	Yes – I know my user name and password
þ	Yes – I know when my membership expires

Regards,

Kim Gubiani
CBWC Secratariat
Phone: 4040 2840
Email: info@cbwc.org.au

CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP Bruce Mellick Optometry Vicky Ansin CEC Group Limited Suzanne Hockey John Hartigan & Associates John Hartigan Mac Homes Pty Ltd Sue Gagno Penfold Buscombe Gaynor Moran Qld Apprecticeship Services Nancee Myles The 20/20 Group Melanie Wicks INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP Sonja Anderson Life Circle Productions Margaret Avram La Porchetta, Cairns Catherine Benson Annette Bletchly Herron Todd White Angela Capitanio Ray White Central Margaret Darveniza Tropical Education & Training Consultants Barbara Ferries The Baby Barn Margot Gordon Shino Shiatsu Bree Haigh Get Web Services Karen Heath Link HR Vanessa Johnson Baby Rock Laila Jones Axiom College Glenda Jordan-Wort The Australian Made Shop & Lasertag Cairns Shar Lindsay Vodafone Mobiletronics Joanne Male Joanne Male Marriage Celebrant Targa Man Tech Dive Academy Nikki Nolan Baby Rock Jennifer Pett MOD VIDES - Memories on Disc Therese Plath Ray White Central Stella Pomat Malabo Haus Klos Nancy Redman NL Redman, Bookkeeping & Payroll Services Alison Reed Growth Curve Contact Services Jessica Rickard Wet Resolution Simone Roseler Cairns City Council Patricia Ryan Communication Skills Consultancy Charmaine Saunders Dept of Employment & Workplace Relations Marc Sleeman La Porchetta Yumi Smith Japan Links Agencies Melissa Stagg Herron Todd White Natalie Walsh The Stumbling Goat Michelle Woods Fortune8Cairns Kyoko Yoneda

At the May Luncheon 2006 Pictured above are CBWC Virginia Sharpe (CBC Staff Selection) and Tanya Amos (CBC Staff Selection). Pictured above are Sue-Ann Tillett (Cairns Region Group Training) and Katrina Breen (Buckin Mex). Pictured above are Deborah Storer (Ignite Professional Development) and Vera Rinaudo (Vera's Skin Solutions and Make-up). Pictured above are Leigh Habermann (Bentley Park College) and Catherine Coombs (Delfin).

CBWC membership is $65 for individuals and $200 for corporate membership. Become a CBWC member on-line here

Committee profile - Michelle Commins

In each newsletter edition, we intend to tell you a little bit about one of our committee team members.

Kim Mullins - Guitarist

Kim Mullins is a professional musician, entertaining audiences across North Queensland and beyond over the past ten years. Originally from Sydney, Kim has been in and out of North Queensland for most of her life, and spent some of her childhood growing up in Mena Creek, outside of Innisfail.

Although she has been a professional vocalist for ten years, Kim only took a real interest in singing in her late teens. "I studied music through my schooling years, playing many instruments, including cello, viola, double bass, and clarinet, but at the time, I loved fine art and music equally, and singing wasn't even on my radar."

Kim claims 'the industry' has found her in many interesting situations, for example, as guest 'celebrity chef' for local ABC radio's breakfast program, entertaining guests in costume during dinner in the middle of a rainforest, and flying to Cooktown to perform on the M.V. Reef Endeavor as it made its way back to Cairns overnight.

Kim has teamed up with vocalist and musician, Celine Davies. "Celine and I have performed together from time to time over the past few years, we clicked straight away. When I was telling Celine of my plans this year, Celine told me her ideas were very similar. I asked Celine to come on board – straight away we decided to work together on this new project."

Kim and Celine have not one, but three new music acts they launched earlier this year! The two ladies feature in all three – their duo, Prodigal Sista, a top 40 dance band, Motif8, and 5 piece live band, the Kim Mullins Band. They play funk, rnb, top 40, blues, jazz, 70s classics, Latin, adult contemporary – you name it, they've played it! These ladies can entertain to suit your themed event as well.

"We pride ourselves on professionalism through years of experience, and keeping our audiences happy by playing so many different styles of music – although our passion is funk, rnb, blues and jazz."

If you want a duo or a band to entertain at your venue or your next function, I suggest that you call Kim on 0412 598 208. Christmas functions are booking very quickly.

At the May Luncheon 2006

Pictured above are Glenda Jordan-Wort (Laser Tag) and Sheila Taylor (Australiana Products).

Pictured above are Cathy Mattinson (CBWC) and Margaret Bradley (Addiction Help Agency).

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MacDonnells Law has recently entered a new era and like the CBWC, they are in the business of people. Their culture is about client needs where they deliver seamless and personalised legal services across Queensland in all aspects of business, corporate and personal law. Their culture is also about their staff; where they provide a positive and progressive working environment. They have over 180 staff; including more than 80 lawyers.

With all of that, MacDonnells Law is definitely the business of women. Many of their clients are women; many of who; past, present and future are part of the CBWC. Their administration teams are female and most of their lawyers are women, spreading through from legal trainees, to partnership and the board of management.

Every month MacDonnells Law will bring you an informative and interesting legal tip designed to de-mystify many of the often confusing legal issues we could face in business.

Bendigo Bank Business Development and Leadership Workshops

Workshop #3
"Sales to Improve Profits"
Thursday 27/07/06 Book on-line here

CBWC Secretariat
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