Welcome to Oxford Street Bulimba Marketing’s second annual End of Budget Year Bash at Bulimba.
I would like to welcome our special guests:
• Aaron Dillaway, Bulimba’s Member of Parliament with the Queensland Government
• Pauline Bell of RSL Queensland, organiser of the RSL Bulimba Festival @ Oxford Street Bulimba
• David Farrell, President of the South East Brisbane Chamber of Commerce
• Norm Love & Sandra Robbins from the Bulimba District Historical Society
• Shannon Harvey, founder & organiser the Bulimba Fashion Festival
• Wes Thomas from the Australian Red Cross Blood Service
• Jess Haynes from the South-East Advertiser
I would like to thank our Bulimba-based event sponsors for this evening:
• Delizioso on Oxford, one of Brisbane’s finest modern Italian restaurants, who have generously provided canapés, beverages & their superb service, hospitality & venue for this evening
• Talented Trent of Trent Penfold Brand Consultants who passionately operates one of Brisbane’s best brand consultancies, and designed our imaginative event invitation
• Creative Luke of Bulimba Studios who enthusiastically operates one of Brisbane’s most innovative digital media production houses, and is our official photographer for this evening
This evening we have a exceptional group of retailers & businesses across many sectors who work tirelessly to succeed in their business & make our urban village such a vibrant destination for locals & visitors to enjoy. Many are independent family-run small business operators, some are franchisees. Some are home-based, many have a retail shop presence. A lot of have been operating many years, some are start-ups. All are equal in their dedication to their business & its success.
Tonight we have:
• From Oxford Street Bulimba – Anne’s Secondhand Shop, Black Jacket Suiting, Bulimba Denture Clinic, Carbon Contemporary Jewellery, Delizioso on Oxford, Green Grass Home & Body + Park Bench Espresso Bar, Making Lemonade, Martinez Lawyers, Oxford 152, Oxford Street Bakery, Shingle Inn Bulimba, Smartline Personal Mortgage Advisors, Sugo Mi Bistro | Pizzeria | Groceria | Gelateria, Taylor & Turner Travel Associates, Trent Penfold Brand Consultants and WhiteSmile Dental Care
• From Godwin Street – Bulimba Studios, Mortgage Box, Pride Property (Qld) and Signright
• From Hawthorne Road – Carol Gante Estate Agents and Hawthorne Garage
• From Riding Road – Angus Meats, Cuchi Window Covering Specialists, EIS Promo Print Design & Tribal Sport, Hosikozi Clothing Company and Your Resourcing
• From Lytton Road – Mivida Wellness Massage Therapy
• From Thynne Road – Dion Seminara Architecture and Dixie Ann Middleton & Associates
• From Junction Road – Goodlife Health Club Morningside
• And in the neighbouring streets – Aurora Logistics, Hampton Swim School, Harriss Chartered Accountant & Business Advisor, Inna Bliss Yoga, Letchford & Letchford, Little Rugby, No Green Square and TumbleTastics
I would like to thank you all for joining us tonight to foster friendships for the benefit of our destination and in support of cultivating community-spirit, cross-promotion, collaboration & creativity. And I would like to commend & encourage you all to continue to support each other’s businesses into the future.
I launched Oxford Street Bulimba Marketing almost three years ago to promote & engage our urban village & I would like to thank everyone for embracing my vision that has come to life. We now have over 50 Sponsors & Marketing Members, have delivered 4 signature events for our retail & business community, have engaged over 30,000 unique visitors to our website, have had almost 20,000 people check-in to our Facebook page, and have approx. 6,000 Facebook, Twitter & Instagram fans & followers.
Tonight, I would like to especially acknowledge & graciously thank my first Marketing Member who joined Oxford Street Bulimba Marketing a few years ago. I am grateful that this member placed his faith in my business, which greatly inspired me to springboard by business. David Lake operates two successful businesses on Riding Road in Hawthorne – EIS Promo Print Design & Tribal Sport. He is husband of lovely Natalie, a father of five & coach & mentor of the Morningside Panthers, just to mention some of his inspiring accomplishments. Thank you David.
Tonight, I would like to make special mention of Wes Thomas from the Australian Red Cross Blood Service who tirelessly strives to recruit 40 blood donors every three months for the DonorMobile based at the Morningside ALF Club. As a mother whose youngest brave daughter has undergone 9 life-saving blood transfusions during her lifetime, I urge you to support Wes & the Australian Red Cross Blood Service by donating your blood if you can & encourage your employees to do the same. Also we have been trying to position a DonorMobile near Oxford Street Bulimba to make it more accessible, and will let you know if we succeed with this project. Thank you Wes.
Tonight, to kick off the beginning of your new financial year fitness regime, our Sponsor & Marketing Member Bruce Morris, General Manager of Goodlife Health Club at Morningside, has generously gifted everyone with a complimentary VIP 14 day visit pass to also check out his impressive re-launched club at Junction Road Morningside. Thank you Bruce.
Thank you everyone once again for coming tonight. Should you wish to stay on after 8 o’clock, Delizioso on Oxford’s bar will remain open. I hope you have a wonderful evening & a successful new financial year.
