Macquarie Community College
Spring 2009

2007

MBTC Chatswood Grand Opening 2007

Friday 5 October

Officially opened by the Honourable John Della Bosca, Minsiter for Education and Training, Macquarie Business Training Centre (MBTC) offers the flexibility of up to six training and two computer rooms. This state-of-the-art facility is equipped to support the business and professional development training needs of individuals and corporate work-teams.

Conveniently located in Thomas Street Chatswood, a mere 50m walk from Chatswood railway station and adjacent to over 160 car parking spaces, MBTC Chatswood is centrally located amongst a great number of business parks of Delhi Road, Lane Cove West and Macquarie.

The Grand Opening presentation was held in the Conference Room and was conducted by George Papallo CEO of Macquarie Community College in front of an audience of 50 board members, staff, tutors and local community identities. A plaque was unveiled by the Minister, signifying the official opening of what will soon become one of Sydney's most prominent corporate training centres.

Import/Export Seminar 2007

Thursday 27 September

The Import/Export Seminar and Reunion, held in the Presidential Suite of the Epping Club was keenly attended by 100 guests and speakers.

The night was filled with inspiring stories of success from past students of Corinne Campbell's Import/Export classes and valuable inside information from many industry experts.

It was a great opportunity for budding importers and exporters to network with individuals and businesses that possess a wealth of knowledge and experience in the field.

Thanks again to the wonderful sponsors of the event: Export Document Solutions, Power House Logistics and the Commonwealth Bank; and to Corinne Campbell, Elizabeth Schreiber and Annette Payne for making it all possible.

Find out more about our current Import/Export - Your Own Business courses.

Willoughby Spring Fair 2007

Saturday 15 September

This year's Willoughby Spring Fair was the last hurrah for the event in its current configuration and location. With the Civic Centre and surrounding commercial buildings set to be vacated in October and demolished shortly after, the Victoria Road location used to house the event will be unusable from 2008 until the redevelopment is completed.

Macquarie Community College is currently located in one of the buildings earmarked for demolishion, and as a result will be relocating to Thomas Street Chatswood in early October.

The move to Thomas Street will also coincide with a rebranding of Macquarie Community College Chatswood to Macquarie Business Training Centre, Chatswood (MBTC).

The marketing team at Macquarie decided to leverage the Willoughby Spring Fair as an opportunity to build awareness of not only the relocation of Macquarie Community College, but also of the new name and vision of MBTC Chatswood.

Overall the event was a success with many passers-by and past students voicing their enthusiasm in relation to the new direction of the business, and the prospect of state-of-the-art new training facilities catering for individual and corporate training.

True Local Business Awards 2007

Friday 31 August

Over 400 local business men and women were in attendance in the Grand Ballroom at The Epping Club to hear the announcement of the winners of the 2007 True Local Business Awards.

Macquarie Community College was nominated in two categories for 2007; Business/Professional Services and Community Not-for-profit. Having won the Community Not-for-profit category in previous years, the staff at MCC were excited about the prospect of winning the Business/Professional Services award for the first time.

Much to the delight of all the Macquarie Community College staff in attendance, MCC was successful in their bid to be recognised for their work as a Business/Professional Service provider.

CEO George Papallo proudly accepted the award on behalf of the staff and paid tribute to their continual hard work and excellent customer service - contributing factors to the business' success.

The staff of Macquarie Community College would like to thank everyone who voted for them in this year's competition. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Ryde Eisteddfod 2007

28 July 2007

Macquarie Community College was a proud sponsor of the 2007 Ryde Eisteddfod. The standard of the performances was exceptionally high.

Eventual winners were Amy Corker, First prize Lieder and Lauren Easton, First prize Aria (as pictured with Macquarie Community College CEO, George Papallo).

Congratulations to all who participated in this fantastic event.

A Taste of Asia Cookbook Launch 2007

Wednesday 25 July

Students who enrolled in Event Management and Computers for ESL were set the task of creating a multi-lingual cookbook that allows readers to experience a taste of Asia. Many students found translating words from their language a challenge as in many instances no direct translation exists. Despite this, the students worked hard whilst deriving much joy from the creative process.

After months of research and testing of ingredients and recipes the students launched their cookbook, 'A Taste of Eastern Asia' at Macquarie Community College, Carlingford. To complement the launch, students provided samples of the dishes featured in their cookbook, to the widespread acclaim of the taste-testers present.

Containing 18 recipes from Japan, South Korea, North China, South China and Thailand, 'A Taste of Asia' is available for perusal at Macquarie Community College, Carlingford (MBTC building).

Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA) 2007

Saturday 2 June

Rotary Model United Nations Assemby (MUNA) is a concept which arose as a result of the aspirations of youth wanting to address the same issues as the United Nations Assembly. It is an opportunity for young people to succeed where their adult counterparts in the United Nations have failed in discussing and resolving topics beneficial to world peace and betterment in manner that is respectful to others of different race, religion and nationality to themselves.

This year's event for District 9680 was sponsored by Macquarie Community College through George Papallo (CEO of Macquarie Community College) and his involvement in the community as a Rotarian. As a result of George's association, the College donated 150 leather-look compendiums to each of the participants in the Assembly, which were very warmly received.

Overall, the event was an unequivocal success with everyone already looking ahead to next year's event.

Australia's Biggest Morning Tea 2007

Wednesday 23 May

English language students from Macquarie Community College at Carlingford and North Ryde put their newly acquired event management skills to the test last Wednesday by holding a fundraising morning tea for charity.

As a component of the College’s English as a Second Language (ESL) courses, students are required to coordinate the running of a chosen event. Since many of the students have witnessed first hand the devastating effects of cancer on people close to them, Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea – a Cancer Council initiative held annually since 1994 – seemed fitting.

More than 60 students, staff and teachers at Carlingford and North Ryde campuses made donations which helped to raise more than $260. The proceeds of the morning tea will contribute to cancer research and support services for patients and their families.

For more information on how you can contribute, please visit www.cancercouncil.com.au

Digital Photography Seminar 2007

Wednesday 9 May

Tickets to the Introduction to Digital Photography Seminar sold out a week before the event, giving an early indication that the evening would be a success.

A full house of budding photographers packed the Presidential suite of the Epping Club to watch an informative and at times light-hearted presentation from two of Macquarie Community College's great computer experts, Suzanne Hayward and Geoff Hudson.

The Epping Club capped the evening with a delicious array of finger food to quell the roaring bellies of the 110 strong audience.

Seniors' Week 2007

Wednesday 14 March

Macquarie Community College’s annual Seniors’ Week was once again a roaring success with numerous students taking up the opportunity to broaden their horizons in a variety of new fields.

A warm thanks to our wonderful tutors who through their engaging workshops helped make this year’s event so memorable:

John McDougall – Harmonica extraordinaire
Shane Mahoney – ESL
Melissa Sloan – Painting and drawing
Suzanne Haywood – Computers for Seniors

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