PRACTICAL REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Starfire Solutions Pty Ltd is a regional development consultancy company based in Bundaberg and with offices in Yeppoon and Ipswich, Queensland. We assist individuals and organisations to realise their desires to make regional communities even greater places to work and live.

Towards this vision, we provide practical planning, management and advice in regional economic development – including business, arts, cultural and tourism development expertise.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Starfire Solutions is built on a strong platform of community engagement and all of our work reflects our ethos of engaging with a range of sectors to achieve sustainable outcomes – three tiers of government, industry, media, education and community.

Starfire Solutions has proven its claim as ‘specialists in community engagement’ in virtually all of its projects to date. This has been demonstrated by Director Neil McPhillips’ ANZRSAI Regional Development Practitioner Award of Excellence 2006 - Highly Commended Award (ANZRSAI: Australia & New Zealand Regional Science Association International Inc).

ETHOS

Our business ethos is built around the great qualities of regional people:

• Honesty,
• Resourcefulness,
• Reliability and, above all,
• Practicality.

In summary, Starfire Solutions is a regional Queensland company with an extensive work history throughout the three tiers of government, the business and community sectors. We have a balanced approach to development work, believing in the equal importance of social, economic, cultural and business development processes. Our collaborative and diplomatic consultation processes have been proven through a range of contracts and we believe that our work in this area represents best practice.

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GOVERNANCE TRAINING PARTNERSHIP

Starfire Solutions has recently signed a partnership deal between Our Community and BSI Learning to deliver the Certificate IV in Business (Governance), a four day accredited program aimed at the community and not-for-profit sector. This Cert IV has been enormously popular throughout the country and is well-known for its practicality and accessibility. The course is designed to be run over four consecutive days, but the training can be tailored for any organisation or any specific needs.

See www.ourcommunity.com.au for more information and to view their selection of very practical products for the community and not-for-profit sectors.

Our Community also offers a number of short courses and sessional training which Starfire is also signed on to deliver. As well as the Certificate IV program, Our Community offers the following seminars:

• Secrets of Successful Boards
• Making Meetings Work
• Killing Me Softly: Conflict Resolution Seminar
• Intensive Community Fundraising Seminar
• Intensive Winning Grants Seminar

A brochure may be downloaded from http://www.ourcommunity.com.au/files/octraining2008.pdf for more information.

Call us to discuss Governance or Business Development training needs in your community.

CREATIVE ADDITION TO REGIONAL INDUSTRY

Creative Regions Ltd is a new, not-for-profit company of which Starfire Solutions is a partner. Together with Dr Judy Pippen, Sylvia Langford and Shelley Pisani, Rod Ainsworth has taken up a directorship of this company which facilitates the development of sustainable regional cultural activities and creative entrepreneurs.

Creative Regions offers targeted consultancy and creative production services for the arts, cultural and creative industries sectors.

For more information, contact Rod Ainsworth on rod@creativeregions.com.au or mobile 0409 595 704.

WILLOWBANK OFF AND RACING

Willowbank Raceway Inc is the premier drag racing facility in Queensland. Having recently hosted the most successful ‘Winternationals’ drag racing event in its history, with around 38,000 spectators, it is truly a sporting success story. Willowbank have engaged Starfire Solutions to be part of their future success, putting us on a retainer to provide strategic advice on business operations and business mentoring services.

See more on Willowbank Raceway at http://www.willowbank-raceway.com.au/