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Subject: You are invited to the Business SA Regional Voice Port Pirie Networking Event Events Email not displaying correctly? View online Business SA Regional Voice Port Pirie Networking Event Dear Member, Please join Business SA, the Port Pirie Chamber of Commerce and Industry and fellow business leaders for the annual Business SA Regional Voice Port Pirie Networking Event. Business SA is committed to South Australia’s major regions as part of creating better business environments and discussing the issues affecting your business. Join us for fabulous local food, quality South Australian wine and talk to people in industry, who share your challenges. Walk away with new connections, opportunities and business insights relevant to your region. At this event you will be able to: · Build valuable professional networks · Learn from experts · Promote your products and services Special Guest Speakers Anthony Penney, Business SA Executive Director Industry and Government Engagement Jared Simes, EML General Manager These events are made possible by the partnership between Business SA, Port Pirie Chamber of Commerce and the generosity of our event partner EML. RSVP Time 5.30-7.30pm Networking Event Cost - FREE! Open to Business SA members, Port Pirie Chamber of Commerce and Industry members and key stakeholders Date Wednesday 22 March 2017 Venue Flinders On Main 151 Main Road Port Pirie SA 5540 Thanks to our event partner Employers Mutual http://www.piriechamber.com.au/ www.business-sa.com Tel: (08) 8300 0000 Level 1, 136 Greenhill Road Unley, South Australia 5061 ABN 14 725 309 328 Business SA is the trading name for the South Australian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. LinkedIn Twitter Facebook YouTube You are receiving this email because y

Port Pirie Regional Council Home > Major Works and Projects > Infrastructure Projects > CBD Rejuvenation Quick Links CBD Rejuvenation Port Pirie Regional Council wants to revitalise the CBD and enhance its image as a major retail and recreation destination for the Mid North region of South Australia. The main aims of the project are to: Revitalise the public realm and retail environment to support local businesses and the community; Increase the profiles of Port Pirie’s main streets as ‘places for people’; Highlight the cultural and historical significance of Port Pirie through urban design and public art; Create a safe and attractive destination that caters to the Port Pirie community and wider region; Improve the streetscape for pedestrians including more shade, landscaping, improved wayfinding, better links between key destinations and use of interesting urban elements and materials; Improve the functionality of the streets for vehicles and other transport modes. The Port Pirie CBD Upgrade project is designed to revitalise the Port Pirie City Centre and its environs, including the improvement of the streetscape, the alteration of associated signage, improved branding and essential infrastructure. This project is based upon the findings of a Retail Assessment and Employment Lands Study and involves the Regeneration of the CBD environs to improve Port Pirie as a Regional Service Centre, increase retail spend and employment opportunities. The growth of the retail centre would improve employment and the attractiveness of Port Pirie as a place to live, work and invest. Fact Sheet - Port Pirie CBD Upgrade(585 kb) CBD Upgrade - Stage 1 Construction Update The Stage 1 Construction phase of the Port Pirie CBD Rejuvenation project will involve construction of new hard surfaces, street furniture and landscaping in Florence Street, from Norman Street to Alexander Street, including Alexander Street from Florence Street to Ellen Street. During the construction period, traffic disruptions can be expected along Florence Street and the various streets that branch off. Construction is scheduled to begin with Alexander Street and Florence Street on 9 January 2017 and will continue for 16 weeks until early May 2017. This project marks the second of a series of projects designed to improve the CBD area of Port Pirie, with further works planned. Regular updates will be provided to traders and the community as construction progresses and every effort will be made to minimize disruption to pedestrian and road traffic. Map of CBD Upgrade Stage 1 Construction Area(861 kb) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - CBD Stage 1 Construction(352 kb) CBD Upgrade Design Port Pirie Regional Council commissioned a team, led by Jensen Planning and Design, to undertake the detailed design of Stages 1 and 2 of the streetscape upgrade project. The team refined these ideas in throughout 2016 during the Concept Design phase. The total cost of the upgrade works is in the order of $20m which will be undertaken over time. The project will involve improved landscaping, footpath paving, road surfaces and provision of suitable street furniture and installation of public art features. Council has secured a total of $3.5 million available to construct Stage 1 of the project in 2016. $1.5m of this funding has been sourced from the State Government’s Places for People program. A subsequent application for funding of $2.5m has been submitted for the construction of Stage 2 pending a successful outcome. Total funding for Stage 2 would be $6m. Construction of Stage 2 is subject to funding being made available. CBD Consultation Posters(4364 kb) CBD Rejuvenation(817 kb) Fly-through showcasing Alexander Street Design Fly-through showcasing Florence Street Design Port Pirie CBD Master Plan In 2013 Port Pirie Regional Council commissioned a Master Plan of the central business district in Port Pirie. The Master Plan includes concepts for the streets to be included in Stage 1 of the streetscape upgrade project. CBD Master Plan (Pt 1) CBD Master Plan (Pt 2)(3225 kb) CBD Master Plan (Pt 3)(5890 kb) CBD Master Plan (Pt 4)(5737 kb) Retail Analysis Report(419 kb) CBD Business Case(99 kb) facebook Twitter Council Address 115 Ellen Street PO Box 45 Port Pirie SA 5540 Contact Us Tel: 08 8633 9777 Fax: 08 8632 5801 Email: council@pirie.sa.gov.au Opening Hours Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm Copyright|Disclaimer|Privacy|Credits|Site Map

New machine boosts firm's outlook Greg Mayfield 7 Feb 2017, 12:53 p.m. NEW: Independent Frome MP Geoff Brock, left, chats with Johnson Home Improvements manager Darryl Johnson beside the new machine. NEW: Independent Frome MP Geoff Brock, left, chats with Johnson Home Improvements manager Darryl Johnson beside the new machine. See your ad here Never has the art of making cupboards been easier, thanks to a $97,500 grant arranged by Independent Frome MP Geoff Brock. And not only will the production process be enhanced at Johnson Home Improvements, but the company will hire eight joinery workers in the next few years. Mr Brock said the development reflected the new Come See Change rebranding for Port Pirie and built on the "transformation" of the city. As he spoke, a new machine used rubber suction cups to hold a big sheet of white chipboard in place while it drilled a multitude of screw holes. The board was then cut into predetermined segments for assembly. Amazingly, it was all done within minutes. The computerised process is much quicker and more accurate than previous methods, listing the components down to the last screw. It will allow the company to use the techniques to boost output to enter the lucrative Northern Territory market. Johnson's manager Darryl Johnson said there was only one other such machine in Australia and it was located in Sydney. He said the equipment had cost more than $100,000. Mr Brock, who is Regional Development Minister, said the process had "unlimited potential". "It makes it a lot easier, quicker and more accurate - there are unlimited marketing opportunities for this state-of-the-art manufacturing process," he said. "They can actually do work from anywhere in Australia ... you don't have to be in the capital cities to do this. "It opens it up to be able to compete against anyone, anywhere. “It is part of transforming Port Pirie. I believe the city is starting to lead in the field of technology." The company's managing director, "Bluey" Johnson, said the equipment would turn out better-quality products. “This will assist us in targeting the Northern Territory and other markets, expanding our business reach and creating jobs, not just in our factory but indirectly through related sectors such as transport and maintenance," he said.

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Last night's exciting official launch of Port Pirie's NEW promotional branding saw Local Business, Chamber of Commerce, Port Pirie Regional Council, RDA, Nyrstar and TLAP all come together and celebrate. Please tag and share! VISIT THE NEW WEBSITE: www.comeseechange.com The Port Pirie Come See Change Partners recognise the magnitude of the exciting changes for the City of Port Pirie and surrounding region. The Smelter Redevelopment along with Council-planned renewal and new infrastructure projects means Port Pirie's future is not only secure, but becomes an exciting regional hub full of promise and greater possibilities for its community. We are a city proudly contributing to our own and to an exciting and prosperous global future! You will see the new 'Port Pirie Come See Change brand starting to pop up all over our beautiful city as stage one is rolled out.

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The last module has arrived for the Nyrstar transformation. We look forward to the completion and commissioning and the bright future this offers Port Pirie

FROM THE JANUARY MEETING President Mark reported there had been several positive meetings re the Come See Change launch. The launch will be held at PADARC on February 1, starting at 6.s0 pm. Tickets are $50 per head. Council CEO Andrew Johnson told the meeting that demolition work at the Memorial Oval precinct would start on Monday, January 16 and McMahon’s had the contract. No contract has been let for construction work, which is expected to take two years to complete. A. Johnson also reported work on the CBD and Wandearah road was proceeding as planned. The meeting discussed the numerous complaints from householders and traders re phone outages. It was generally considered that that the NBN roll out was causing problems. The Chamber will hold its next executive meeting on February 17. If any member has any item they would like to have discussed email secretary@pirieregionfirst.com.au

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Work has started on the CBD upgrade therefore there will be some disruption to businesses. Please do your best to support those businesses throughout the construction period

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Things were larger than life when Geoff Brock handed an over-sized $300,000 cheque to the Port Pirie Golf Club. The club is now well on its way to reinvigorating the course with a long-term irrigation scheme starting with installation of water tanks and a pump shed, thanks to the grant. The aim is revive the fairways to attract golfers from among the leading professions in the city, enabling Port Pirie to retain and increase its population, as well as host events. Independent Member for Frome and Cabinet Minister Mr Brock said he wanted to improve the situation at the course. Club captain John Penny said the cheque hand-over on Tuesday had happened two years and one month after Mr Brock was approached. He said the tanks and pump shed would be “for when we have got water”, hinting at long-term plans to pipe supplies to the area. He said Roger Kirchner had played a key role in the campaign for the grant. The club faced challenges at the time Mr Brock become involved. Mr Brock said that membership had been declining and he decided to seek the funding with support from the great work of Mr Penny and his sub-committee. “This is the start of a process to reinvigorate and improve the surrounds and playing facilities,” he said. “Greening of the course is integral to the future of Port Pirie. “If we want to attract the best sport events, we can do this with improving the golf course.” He said professional workers such as surgeons would benefit from the upgrade of the links as they pursued the sport of golf. Mr Penny and vice-president Grant Norton agreed as Mr Brock spoke at the gathering with officials and members including vice-captain Sue Penny.

Thoughts, Ideas, and Predictions to ponder….! In 1998, Kodak had 170,000 employees and sold 85% of all photo paper worldwide. Within just a few years after that, their business model all but disappeared, and they went bankrupt. What happened to Kodak will happen in a lot of industries in the next 10 years - and most people don't see it coming. Did you ever think in 1998 that 3 years later you would never take pictures on paper film again? Digital cameras were invented in 1975. The first ones only had 10,000 pixels, but followed Moore's law. So as with all exponential technologies, it was a disappointment for a long time before it improved, became way superior to traditional formats, was finally cheaper to produce and got mainstream — in only a few short years. It will now happen with Artificial Intelligence, health care, automatic/electric cars, education, 3D printing, agriculture and many other jobs. Welcome to the 4th Industrial Revolution and welcome to the Exponential Age. Software alone will dramatically disrupt most traditional industries as we know them today in just the next 5-10 years. Mind you, Uber is no more than just a software (app) tool. They don't own any cars, but are now the biggest taxi company in the world. AirBnB is now the biggest hotel company in the world, although they don't own any properties — just software. Artificial Intelligence: Computers have become exponentially better in understanding the world. This year, a computer beat the best Go player in the world, 10 years earlier than expected. In the US, young doctors and lawyers already have fewer jobs. You can get legal and medical advice, (more or less basic stuff), from IBM Watson within seconds, with 90% accuracy compared with 70% accuracy when output is provided by humans. So if you study medicine or law, maybe you need to rethink your career path? There will be 90% less doctors and lawyers in the future, only specialists acting as assistants will remain. Watson already helps doctors and nurses diagnose cancer, and being 4 times more accurate and faster than human doctors and nurses. Facebook now has a pattern recognition software that can recognize faces better than humans. By 2030, computers will become far more intelligent than humans, and with unlimited memory. Automatic cars: In 2018 the first self driving cars will appear for the public. Around 2020, the complete automobile industry will start to be disrupted. You don’t want to own a car anymore. You will call a car with your phone, it will show up at your location and drive you to your destination. You will not need to park it, you only pay for the driven distance and be productive while driving. (WOW!) Our kids will never get a driver's license and will never own a car. It will change the cities, because we will need 90-95% less cars for that. We can transform former parking spaces into parks. 1.2 million people die each year in car accidents worldwide. We now have one accident every 100,000 km, with autopilot driving that will drop to one accident in 10 million km. That will save a million lives each year. Most car companies might become bankrupt. Traditional car companies try the evolutionary approach and just build a better car, while tech companies (Tesla, Apple, Google) will try the revolutionary approach and build a computer on wheels. I spoke to a lot of engineers from Volkswagen and Audi; they are completely terrified of Tesla. Insurance companies will have massive trouble because without accidents, the insurance will become 100x cheaper. Their car insurance business model will disappear. Real estate business is bound to change. Because if you can work while you commute, people will move further away to live in a more beautiful neighborhood. Electric cars will become mainstream by 2020. Cities will be less noisy because all cars will run on electricity, which will become incredibly cheap and clean. Solar production has been on an exponential curve for 30 years, but you can only now see the impact. Last year, more solar energy stations were installed worldwide than fossil. The price for solar energy will drop so much that all coal companies will be defunct by 2025. With cheap electricity comes cheap and abundant water. Desalination now only needs 2kWh per cubic meter. We don't have scarce water in most places, we only have scarce drinking water. Imagine what will be possible if anyone can have as much clean water as he wants, for nearly no cost. Health: The Tricorder X price will be announced this year. There are pharma companies building a medical device (called the 'Tricorder' from Star Trek) that works with your phone, which takes your retina scan, your blood sample and your breath into it. It then analyzes 54 biomarkers that will identify nearly any disease. It will be cheap, so in a few years everyone on this planet will have access to world class medicine, nearly for free. 3D printing: The price of the cheapest 3D printer came down from $18,000 to $400 within 10 years.. In the same time, it became 100 times faster. All major shoe companies started 3D printing shoes. Spare airplane parts are already 3D printed in remote airports. The space station now has a 3D printer that eliminates the need for the large amount of spare parts they used to have in the past. At the end of this year, new smartphones will have 3D scanning possibilities. You can then 3D scan your feet and print your perfect shoe at home. In China, they already 3D printed a complete 6-story office building. By 2027, 10% of everything that's being produced will be 3D printed. Business opportunities: If you think of a niche you want to go in, ask yourself - in the future, do you think we will have that? If the answer is yes, how can you make that happen sooner? If it doesn't work with your phone, forget the idea. And any idea designed for success in the 20th century is doomed for failure in the 21st century. Work: 70-80% of jobs will disappear in the next 20 years. There will be a lot of new jobs, but it is not clear if there will be enough new jobs in such a small time frame. Agriculture: There will be a $100 agricultural robot in the future. Farmers in 3rd world countries can then become managers of their field instead of working all day on their fields. Aeroponics will need much less water. The first petri dish-produced veal is now available and will be cheaper than cow-produced veal in 2018. Right now, 30% of all agricultural surface is used for cows. Imagine if we don't need that space anymore. There are several start-ups who will bring insect protein to the market shortly. It contains more protein than meat. It will be labeled as 'Alternative protein source' (as most people still reject the idea of eating insects). There is an app called 'Moodies', which can already tell in which mood you are. (Another…WOW!) By 2020 there will be apps that can tell by your facial expressions if you are lying. Imagine a political debate where it's being displayed, if they are speaking the truth or not. (What?) Bitcoin might become mainstream this year and might even become the default reserve currency. Education: The cheapest smart phone is already at $10 in Africa and Asia. By 2020, most humans will own a smartphone or a device that has access to world class education/information. Every child can use Khans Academy and other tools for learning art, engineering, design, languages, science, music, mathematics, etc. (Can this be for real?) Longevity: Right now, the average life span increases by 3 months per year. Four years ago, the life span used to be 79 years, now it's 80 years. The increase itself is increasing and by 2036, there will be more than one year increase per year. So we all might live for a long long time, probably way more than 100. And this is just what we know of today's science and technology. Imagine what FUTURE holds? Challenging…oh yes s s s!!

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https://gallery.mailchimp.com/a69011c047c7d5d323942b5d4/images/90215223-4759-4f17-8cf3-3dcf71a616d1.png Business Planning for Growth Workshop Port Pirie If you're seeking finance for your business, you'll need to show banks and investors why they should invest in your business. Whether you've just started out or been running for years, business planning can be the key to your success. Preparing a business plan will help you work out the goals you want to achieve, and the strategies to achieve them. This workshop will help businesses develop a business plan to help secure the future direction of their business. Topics covered: · What are the benefits of planning? · Barriers to business planning and how to break them · Structure and content of a business plan · How to prepare and present your business plan Presenter Con Theologou has been a lecturer in TAFE SA’s Small Business Management program for the past 16 years. He has a Bachelor of Business and has run his own successful business for many years and has worked with a wide range of regional businesses. Date: Thursday 17th November 2016 Time: 9:00am to 12:30pm Location: John Pirie Motor Inn, 166-172 Warnertown Road, Port Pirie. Cost: $50 (inc GST) Booking: Click Here ____________________________________________ For further information and to make a booking visit: service.sa.gov.au/dsd-smb/ or Telephone 1800 188 018

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Can't wait to see this finished and what opportunities it will bring https://www.facebook.com/Portpirieregcouncil/videos/1068596723194539/