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Board Candidates 2023
President: No nomination Vice President: Kyle Shanahan Finance Director: Amy Goodwin Secretary: Kim Burbridge Director: Christine Blosdale Director: Rob Martinez Director: Chontelle Grecian Director: Peter

Notice of AGM
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Business Port Stephens Inc will be held on Wednesday, 23rd November 2022 at 5:30pm at

Nominating candidates for BPS Board of Directors
Below are the candidates who are nominated for the Board of Directors 2022: Mel Turner – President Rob Reeve – Vice President Amy Goodwin –

Notice of AGM
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Business Port Stephens Inc will be held on Tuesday, 23rd November 2021 at 5:30pm at

Read our October newsletter
October is small business month! Read our latest newsletter for new grants and funding, Covid assistance, upcoming events, Member of the Month and much more!

Defence Ready Seminar
On Wednesday 29 September Business Port Stephens were delighted to host Hunter Defence for an information session about the Defence Ready Seminar Series and to

Nelson Bay Smart Parking Update April 2021
Smart parking has been operating for 4 months and during this time Port Stephens council has been working with residents and business to make sure

Summer on Magnus December – January 2020
Revitalising retail in Nelson Bay From the 11th December until the 16th of January, late night shopping campaign ‘Summer on Magnus’ will be in full

Proposed Tertiary Education Facilities on the Tomaree Peninsula
Brief for research into the viability and the creation of a business case for the establishment of a tertiary education facility in Nelson Bay. This

Tomaree Headland Port Stephens Community Vision March 2019
Presentation to Parliament on the Tomaree Headland Project Week ending 7th June 2019 The Hon. TAYLOR MARTIN (15:13):I bring to the attention of the House

Winners at Port Stephens Examiner Business Awards
Port Stephens Examiner Awards- Outcomes The following Tomaree Business Chamber Members received awards: Yin Yan Consultancy [also won the Overall Award] – Kathy Rimmer Raine

Yacaaba Street Extension 2018
Background Council resolved to extend the road pavement from Yacaaba Street, through 106 and 108 Magnus Street, to join to the existing roundabout on Victoria
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October 2023 – Heavenly Tours
Tell us about Heavenly Tours – how and why did you start it? What sort of tours do you offer? Creating Amazing Adventures: For more

September 2023 – Port Stephens Koala Hospital
When and why was Port Stephens Koala Hospital first established? The mission of Port Stephens Koala Hospital is to save the endangered koalas of Port

August 2023: Tynan Wines
When and why did you start up Tynan Wines? I started Tynan Wines in 2011 as my tree/sea change after 30 years in the mining

July 2023: Barkers in Balance
Tell us a bit about yourself and Barkers In Balance “Never work with children or animals”….. OOPS! I must have missed that memo. Initially trained

June 2023: Barking Owl Property Maintenance
We began in 2001 in Brighton-Le-Sands (Sydney) as a weekend job installing wood heaters for BBQ’s Galore before moving to Nelson Bay in 2013. Our customers

May 2023: Nelson Bay Tile Co
Nelson Bay Tile Co Tell us a bit about Nelson Bay Tile CoNelson Bay Tile Co has been serving Port Stephens for over 40 years.

April 2023: enrichHR
enrichHR is a boutique human resources consulting firm who is passionate about all things HR. We partner with the owners of businesses to deliver tailored

March 2023: Footprints Podiatry
Tell us a bit about Footprints Podiatry Salamander Bay? Footprints Podiatry Salamander Bay is a trusted provider of quality podiatry services in the Salamander Bay

February 2023: Hunter Region Botanical Gardens
Tell us about the HRBG, why should people visit? Hunter Region Botanic Gardens is the only Botanic Gardens in the Hunter providing a wonderful outdoor

January 2023: Spark CoWork
Tell us about Spark CoWork – when and why did you start it? What services do you offer businesses? We launched Spark CoWork in December

December 2022: The Poyer’s Restaurant
Tell us a bit about yourselves and The Poyer’sThe Poyer’s opened in 2015, it is a family owned and operated over the water restaurant that

November 2022: Nelson Bay Health Foods
Tell us a bit about yourself and Nelson Bay Health Foods Nelson Bay Health Foods has provided the Port Stephens community with natural health alternatives

September 2022: Andrew & Julie Thorneley from Driving Miss Daisy!
Tell us about yourself and Driving Miss Daisy? My wife Julie & I have been running the Driving Miss Daisy Nelson Bay franchise since February

August 2022: Naomi & Stu from Port Stephens Brew Shop
Tell us about yourself and Port Stephens Brew Shop? Port Stephens Brew Shop helps people make great craft beer, cider, spirits, American-style BBQ, cheese and

July 2022: Karin Hensley from Angel Tots
Tell us about yourself and Angel TotsMy husband Steven and I bought Gumnuts, in May 2018. We changed the name to Angel Tots Early Learning

June 2022: Tass Taxis, Bay Living and Garden
Tell us about you and Bay Living and Garden?I had spent around 30 years working as a landscape gardener and it had started to take

May 2022: Shannon Craddock, Local Clicks
Tell us a bit about you and Local ClicksWhere to start? Well, I’m a passionate Sydney Swans fan, that’s AFL for all the NRL lovers

April 2022: Jess Burgess, Mortgage Broker, Advance Finance Solutions
Tell us about Advanced Finance Solutions: what services do you offer, how can you help businesses in Port Stephens? Advanced Finance Solutions, we are mortgage

March 2022: Debbie Innes – Addison Partners
We support small to medium businesses to work with their employees to reach their goals. We offer personalised assistance with everything from recruitment to termination

February 2022: Tania Bunk – KauKan JobForce Youth Express
Welcome to the Couch! Can you give us a brief overview of what the core business is for Youth Express? Youth Express delivers a range

January 2022: Fiona Brown, YOUtopia WELLbeing
Tell us about your current business. What do you offer, how long you’ve been there, size of your business? My business, YOUtopia WELLbeing, fits into

December 2021: Darren Gough, Y Drive
Who is YDrive:YDrive PTY LTD is a regional NSW SME, and in partnership with our university and corporate partners, we deployed the 1st autonomous vehicles

November 2021: Greg Wells, Custom Built Projects NSW
Q: Tell me a bit about your business, when you started, how you started?I’ve always had a passion for construction and first entered the industry

October 2021: Dave Eggins, Bright Design Co.
Tell me a bit about what your business does: I design and create a wide range of custom products ranging from military simulation training equipment,