Welcome to Oxford Street Bulimba Marketing’s inaugural annual End of Budget Year Bash at Bulimba.
I would like to welcome our Special Guests:
• Aaron Dillaway, Bulimba Member of Parliament, Queensland Government
• Penny Cutting, President, South East Brisbane Chamber of Commerce
• Kieran O’Hea, Chief Digital Officer of Brisbane, Brisbane Marketing’s Digital Brisbane
• Bulimba District Historical Society
• Bulimba Navy Cadets
• Australian Red Cross Blood Service
• Morningside State School
• South-East Advertiser
• Style Magazines
• Coffee News Bulimba
I would like to thank our event Sponsors for this evening Nick Dempster of Delizioso on Oxford & Trent Penfold of Trent Penfold Brand Consultants both on Oxford Street Bulimba.
Nick passionately operates one of the most-renowned finest modern Italian restaurants in Brisbane and we are exceptionally fortunate to have Nick & his team deliver their expertise at Oxford Street Bulimba. Tonight Delizioso on Oxford have created & will deliver delicious canapés, are generous with their beverages & have gone to exceptional efforts to ensure everyone has a wonderful evening & experiences Delizioso on Oxford at its finest.
Trent passionately operates one of the best brand consultancies in Brisbane & kindly designed our imaginative invitation. His professional demeanour & creativity is inspirational.
I would like to thank Frankie & the Fox on Oxford Street Bulimba whose gorgeous fashionable attire I am wearing tonight.
I would like to thank my personal circle who support me tirelessly including my beautiful mother who is here tonight.
This evening we have a special gathering of retailers & businesses across many sectors who work tirelessly to make Bulimba & Hawthorne urban village such a vibrant destination for locals & visitors to enjoy. Some are home-based, many have a retail shop presence. Many are independent family-run small business operators, some are franchisees. All are equal in their passion for their business.
Tonight we have:
• Long-time operators such as Anne’s Second Hand Shop who opened 27 years ago, Hosikozi Clothing Company who opened 25 years ago, B Hair and Martinez Lawyers who have been operating on Oxford Street Bulimba for over 11 years & Bank of Queensland Bulimba for over 9 years.
• We have new operators such as Hawthorne Garage who turn 1 in August this year & Beauty on Oxford who opened this month on Oxford Street Bulimba.
• We have operators just off Oxford Street Bulimba – Beauty in Style Bulimba, Clearly Organised, Cuchi Interiors, Diriger Consulting, EIS Promo Print Design, Harriss Chartered Accountants, Home Care Select, Hypoxi Body Boutique Bulimba and Kieron Gait Architects.
• And we have Oxford Street Bulimba operators – Belle Property Bulimba, Complete Clean External Specialists, Delizioso on Oxford, Evermore Designed Homes, Ray White Bulimba, Touch of Grace Nail & Beauty & Trent Penfold Brand Consultants.
I would like to thank you all for joining us tonight in support of cultivating community-spirit, cross-promotion, collaboration & creativity. And to foster friendships for the benefit of our destination.
Oxford Street Bulimba Marketing was launched almost two years ago to promote & engage the Bulimba & Hawthorne urban village & I would like to thank everyone for embracing our vision that has come to life. We now have almost 40 Sponsors & Marketing Members who we work with to promote. Tonight we wish to acknowledge our newest Marketing Member, the Bulimba District Historical Society who are dedicated to keep the history of Bulimba accurate & alive.
I would also like to mention a new initiative that we will launch next month, our Employee of the Month program. Our program will enable our Marketing Members to have their employees publically appraised & recognised by our wider community for their customer service. Our program will be kindly supported & sponsored by Councillor Shayne Sutton of the Brisbane City Council.
This evening we are delighted to have guest presenter Kieran O’Hea with us. Oxford Street Bulimba Marketing’s promotional efforts are predominantly driven by digital marketing & social media as you know. Kieran will inspirationally provide us with an overview of Brisbane Marketing’s digital strategy emphasising the importance of digital to grow your businesses. Bulimba & Hawthorne is set to become Brisbane’s most digital marketing savvy urban village.
Thank you everyone once again. Should you wish to stay on after 8 o’clock, Delizioso on Oxford’s bar will remain open. Have a wonderful evening & a prosperous new financial year.
