lls Bay & Districts Community Bk® Project • media release Bonnells Bay & DisommuomjCommunity Bank® support continues to rise

Bonnells Bay, Friday 4th September 2009: Support for a Community Bank® branch

in Bonnells Bay is continuing to gain momentum.

The local steering committee has reached the milestone of over $300,000 in indicative pledges of support from over 100 local residents.Steering committee spokesperson

Col Roach said this was a positive start but further pledges of support are needed.

“The key to a Community Bank® branch is local ownership,” Mr Roach said.“The wider our pledge support base the more successful our campaign is likely to be, particularly keeping in mind that those who pledge their support are likely to become shareholders. “Other Community Bank® companies have more than 250 shareholders and with that ownership of their company comes an automatic commitment to see it succeed.

” Mr Roach said.There are now 239 Community Bank® branches across Australia with

40 of those in NSW/ACT including East Gosford, Lisarow, Kincumber, Ettalong Beach and Wyong - with another campaign for a Community Bank® underway at Mayfield.  Mr Roach said pledge forms are available from the The Bay Hotel Reception, Fishery Point Road, Bonnells Bay and Morisset Multipurpose Centre, 143 Dora Street, Morisset.

Pledge form information is kept private and pledge forms can be returned to the committee PO Box 283, Morisset. “No money needs to change hands at this stage of our campaign,

Mr Roach said. “All we are asking is for people to fill in a pledge of support indicating the level of share support they would be prepared to bring to the Community Bank® branch.

We need your support today to enable us to take the next step.”

ENQUIRIES:   Col Roach 0412 401 533 or Natalie Lett 4973 3177

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DUNSDON BOYS TRUST FUND.

There was a tragic house fire in Silverwater in late July that claimed the life of Mark Dunsdon – a single father of four young boys under 10 years of age.

The Bonnells Bay Progress Association Inc. and the Sunshine Progress Association Inc. have joined to-gether to set up a Trust Fund for the boys.

Donations can be made at the following places, and donations over $2.00 will be tax deductible:

• Through the Salvation Army, Bonnells Bay bank account ,Westpac Bank Morisset, Branch – BSB 032 524, Account No. 811206;
• Phone donations via Newcastle Salvation Army Office on 4929 5273 – business hours, Monday to Friday;
• Southlakes Community Services, Morisset Multipurpose Centre, 143 Dora Street, Morisset;
• Bonnells Bay Hotel – collection tins available;
• Dora Creek Workers Club – collection tins available;
• Lake Macquarie Hotel and Bottle Mart Shop – collection tins available;
• Morisset Country Club – collection tins available;
• Morisset Golf Club Pro Shop – collection tin available;
• Morisset Bowling Club – collection tin available.

This is a great opportunity for the community to support a family in real need.

Commercial Centre Study 2009

Morisset

In 1997, Council developed a survey for the City’s major commercial and bulky good retail centres with the intention of establishing a database of businesses in Lake Macquarie.  With the assistance of local business owners and managers, the information collected allows the Economic Development Department to monitor business mix, vacancy levels, retail leakage, and movements in employment levels for each of the town centres.  The survey was completed for a second time in 2002, and again in 2008. 

For this analysis, the 17 ANZSIC industries have been clustered into five major categories: Goods producing industries; Goods related service industries; Knowledge based service industries; Person based service industries; Government and essential services (two and one respectively) (see Figure 1).

Although anomalies in the data sets have occurred, mainly due to changes in collection boundaries and methodology, the statistics are a strong basis for analysis and planning.

Business Mix

Number of Businesses

An increase in the number of businesses has occurred in Morisset with the completion of some new business developments including the Morisset Square Shopping Centre and the new Pacific Smiles and Eye care building in Yambo Street.

Figure 1:   Number of Businesses 1997, 2002, 2008, 2009

Leasable Floor Area

The increase in leasable floor area can be attributed to new commercial developments as outlined above as well as the addition of business premises to the survey that were not previously included.  There is also a decrease that has occurred in the demolition of 103-105 Dora Street to make way for the new Woolworths and specialty shop development.  The completion of this development in 2010 will be clearly reflected in the 2010 survey.

Figure 2: Leasable Floor Area (m²) 1997 2002 2008 2009

Figure 3: Change in Leasable Floor Area (m²) 1997 to 2009

Employment

Permanent Employees

Figure 4: Permanent Employees 1997 2002 2008 2009

Figure 5: Change in Permanent Employees 1997 to 2009

Casual Employment

Figure 6: Casual Employees 1997 2002 2008 2009

Figure 7: Change in Casual Employees 1997 to 2009

Key Industry Cluster

Figure 8: Key Facts – Goods Related Service Industries

Appendix A

Major Industry Categories

Goods Producing Industries – those which grow, process, extract or manufacture goods.  Specifically Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Mining; Manufacturing.

Goods Related Service Industries – those providing services to industries that produce goods.  They move or sell goods and include employment in Transport; Storage; Wholesale Trade; Retail Trade.

Knowledge Based Service Industries – the high skill service industries that cover employment in Property and Business Services; Health and Community Services; Education Finance and Insurance; Communication Services.

Person Based Services – those which cater directly to people’s needs, including employment in Personal and Other Services; Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants; Cultural and Recreation Services; Construction.

Government and Essential Services – including Government Administration and Defence; Electricity, Gas and Water Supply.

Australia and New Zealand Standard Industry Classification 1993 (ABS)

See Appendix A