By Brendan Rees
It was a night of good food and networking as members of the Narre Warren Business Group (NWBG) celebrated during their annual dinner on 3 July.
Held at Butlers Kitchen in Narre Warren, outgoing president Steve Osborne handed over the reins to Dale Munckton, who steps into the role with a mind full of ideas.
“Over the next 12 months we will be working hard to further increase our membership base while running events to allow our members and guests to create real connections with each other,” he said.
“The committee and I look forward to continuing to grow our relationships with other local business groups and the City of Casey Council.
“As business owners many of us are in a position where we can help those less fortunate than us. I talked about the NWBG striving to increase support for local not for profit groups over the next 12 months,” Mr Munckton said.
Mr Osborne steps down after four years in the role. He thanked the support of the committee and members, and spoke of the growth of the group and the success of their monthly networking events.
International thought leader and author of four books, Ron Malhotra, was guest speaker at the dinner who presented on ‘How to leverage the power of LinkedIn to magnify your Influence, Impact and Profit’.
Rob Wilson was presented with life membership. His most notable achievement was in 1996, where he volunteered to run the Webb Street Traders Group annual market day.
He also assisted with having the group incorporated to become the Narre Warren Chamber of Commerce which later evolved into the NWBG.
“As chair of the group Rob was involved in running monthly business breakfasts, the creation of the Brownlow Medal Walk of Fame in Webb Street and working with Council for upgrades to the Webb Street precinct,” Mr Munckton said.
The group was also delighted to make a $500 donation to Transit Soup Kitchen on the night.
The NWBG’s next event will be a speed networking night with the Berwick Business Group on Wednesday 7 August.
An end of year charity fundraiser dinner is planned for November.
