Eastwood Chamber of Commerce

Eastwood Police Thanks Calendar Sponsors

Eastwood Chamber — Tue, 15 May 2012 04:19:39 +0000

On Monday 30th April 2012, Commander Peter Marcon present the certificate of appreciation to all the local business sponsorship who has sponsor the 2013 Eastwood Police Crime Prevention Calendar.

Eastwood Business Celebrate Calendar Launch

Certificate of Appreciation from Ryde City Council

Eastwood Chamber — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:59:25 +0000

The Chamber has been heavily involved in the organization of the Ryde Lunar New Year Celebration events on both days; January 29 and February 4.

Best Ryde Lunar New Year celebration ever!

Eastwood Chamber — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:36:27 +0000

The Ryde Lunar New Year Celebration committee held a colourful and loud grand celebration day at Eastwood Plaza on a sunny Saturday with participation from thousands of people and many Chinese and Korean community groups who came outdoors after weeks of bad weather.
The committee was honoured to welcome the Consul General of the People’s Republic of China Duan Jielong and the Consul general of Republic of Korea Jin Soo Kim to the celebration, NSW Attorney General Greg Smith and Federal Bennelong MP John Alexander who all greeted the Ryde people enthusiastically in their speeches.
There were no less than 20 music, cultural and dance performances throughout the day directed by Program Director Wilson Fu with the highlight being the Jin Wu Koon high pole Lions, fire crackers and dragon parade, the film by CCTV and TVB Australia.
Committee president councillor Justin Li said “The organisers had initially faced some uncertain weather but we were determined to go ahead regardless. We are extremely happy with the result with people telling us that this year has been the most successful celebration in the four years the committee has been organising this event in terms of quality of the performances and public participation.”
The organising committee extends its sincere thanks to all of the 2012 sponsors- Platinum sponsor Hyundai, gold sponsors Eastwood shopping centre, Jumbo Ugg Boots, Careline Australia and Qcare, gotalk, Phoenix Health Beauty, silver sponsors St George bank, James An, ANZ, Macquarie Dragons, Westpac Bank, Eastwood Chamber of Commerce, National Australia Bank and Jade sponsor Allegiance home loans, media sponsors TVBA and Sameway magazine.

Great food and fun at Eastwood Plaza and more to come!

Eastwood Chamber — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:11:35 +0000

The Ryde Lunar New Year celebration committee successfully kicked off the festivities with the Eastwood Food Fair in front of a big crowd at Eastwood Plaza last Sunday.
The day began with Ryde Mayor Artin Etmekdjian, Minister Victor Dominello, John Alexander MP, President of the Ryde Lunar New Year celebration Committee Councillor Justin Li, President of the Eastwood Chinese Senior Citizens Club Hugh Lee and God of Fortune greeting shop owners to wish them prosperity in the year of the Dragon.
With last year’s reigning champion Police Commander Peter Marcon not recontesting, eight community leaders participated in this year’s cooking competition, being Minister Victor Dominello, John Alexander MP, Chinese Australian Forum & NSW Community Relations Commissioner Tony Pang, Day of Difference Foundation’s Ron Delezio, President of the Sydney Korean Women’s Association Agnes Shim, the Indonesian Welfare Association’s Carla Indriarto, Eastwood Chamber of Commerce’s Catherine Sullivan, and Chinese Australian Services Society’s Tao Bai.
After a closely fought contest, the judging panel of May Lee (Chinese Cooking Columnist & Radio Presenter), Epping Nero’s Café’s Mr. Luigi Caravella and UTS student Emma Yuenwoo Lee awarded John Alexander’s special fried rice third place, Tony Tang’s Turkish hamburgers second place, and Agnes Shim’s Korean vermicelli the winner of the 2012 Eastwood cooking competition!
Committee President Councillor Justin Li said “After so much rain recently, God was kind to us with the weather this year and great fun was had by all. The cooking competition has become a great annual tradition that promotes Eastwood as the pre-eminent place to eat in the City of Ryde.”
The most popular part of the day was the free food tasting and cooking demonstrations during the Sunday lunch hour at Eastwood Plaza.
An even bigger event with Lions, Dragons fire crackers and many other performances is coming up at the Grand Celebration Day finale on Saturday 4 February at Eastwood Plaza whether rain hail or shine starting at 10.30am!

Development Proposals for Rutledge & Trelawney Streets Eastwood

Eastwood Chamber — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:06:10 +0000

Happy new year to all members and friends of Eastwood Chamber of Commerce

The developer and architect for the 2 new development proposals on the corner of Trelawney and Rutledge streets in Eastwood have offered to Eastwood Chamber of Commerce members and other interested groups from Eastwood the opportunity to view their plans for these 2 sites.

There will be a meeting to hear from the architect and developer and see their plans for these sites on Thursday evening 12 January at 6pm.

The venue is the St George Bank branch on Eastwood plaza.

Our President’s Report, November 2011

Eastwood Chamber — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:48:52 +0000

We held the 2011 AGM at our meeting in September hosted by Macquarie Community College. The new committee positions were filled by Gail Kimber (White Lady Funerals), Jackie Ng (St George Bank) and Hugh Lee (Eastwood Chinese Senior Citizens Club). Albert Yun (Westpac bank) has taken over as Secretary from Trina Mosley (Allegiance Home Loans) who has shifted to Treasurer.

The Eastwood Chamber of Commerce wishes to thank Trina for the many years of hard work she has put in as our Secretary. Trina gave us first class communication and we were the envy of every other Chamber within the City of Ryde for the way that she kept getting our information out to the people.

In October Eastwood again held the Granny Smith festival with around 100,000.attended this year. The Granny Smith Festival is supported by local businesses, sporting and service organisations, churches, schools and the wider community. It is a opportunity for the people and businesses of the City of Ryde to come together and celebrate the history and culture of our area.

Christian Community Aid held their Visual Arts demonstration on Friday evening 4 November. The event, organised by Ying Carruthers, showcases the activities of the Chinese leisure learning arm of CCA. On the evening, demonstrations included tai chi, line dancing, Chinese singing and music as well as exhibits of Chinese art, photography, jewellery and ceramics. The evening was attended by local representatives John Alexander and Victor Dominello.

The 20^th anniversary of the Eastwood Chinese Senior Citizens club was held on November 9. The hot weather forced a late change from Eastwood plaza into St Phillips Church Hall. The celebration was attended by Federal member John Alexander as well as Councillors Li and Petch and a majority of your Chamber executive. Before a fine lunch, we witnessed Chinese singing, Tai Chi, Chinese Ribbon dance and a performance from students at Eastwood Public School.

Your Chamber Executive, along with the executive of the AAAB, recently attended a meeting with a member of the Korean business community. Further meetings are planned with a view to a closer working relationship with the local korean business community.

CCA and The Shack amalgamate

Eastwood Chamber — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:46:22 +0000

Christian Community Aid (CCA) President Charles Kilby has announced the amalgamation of The Shack and Christian Community Aid. Jackie Pettit and her team will remain on the frontline providing services at The Shack while CCA will provide the administrative support. Charles says that the move towards youth services represents a shift in strategic direction for CCA.

Eastwood Chinese Senior Citizens Club, 20th anniversary celebrations

Eastwood Chamber — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:42:31 +0000

Well done to Hugh and Wilson and the whole Eastwood Chinese Senior Citizens Club team for organising such a colourful and successful 20th anniversary celebration, and Ricky for getting lunch for 250+ people.

Pictures show the celebrations on the day.

Watch a special screening of New Year’s Eve for Achieve Australia

Eastwood Chamber — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:01:02 +0000

Eastwood Chamber Platinum member Achieve Australia is holding a special screening of New Year’s Eve at Event Cinemas Macquarie on Wednesday 14 December from 6pm at a cost of $35 per person. A significant portion of every ticket sold goes to Achieve Australia to help with their programs helping others in our community. Book online at Sticky Tickets: www.stickytickets.com.au/6647

We’re taking bookings for next year.

Eastwood Chamber — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:55:54 +0000

Would you like to host an Eastwood Chamber of Commerce meeting? We’re taking bookings for hosts now for next year’s events.

We meet on the second Monday of every month excluding January and December. Why not showcase your business, products and services to our members, and get to know your fellow members? Chambers thrive on face to face meetings and referrals, so make the most of your membership by either coming to our meetings or hosting one of your own. (Hint: our meetings are often covered by The Weekly Times – what good publicity!)