April 1, 2019 – Celebrating Members, Community, Featured

On the 28th of March Business South Bank was joined by special guests, out-going Lord Mayor Graham Quirk and The Hon. Jackie Trad, Deputy Premier and Member for South Brisbane and over 200 lunch guests to celebrate its 20th Anniversary.

Highlight of the event was a flash mob, courtesy of Griffith University Queensland Conservatorium handing out certificates to long standing members to the tune of Prince’s 1999.

Thank you for all those who attended this significant milestone and to all of our sponsors:

Major Sponsor: West Village
Venue Sponsor: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Supporting Sponsors: TAFE Queensland Brisbane, South Bank Corporation, Griffith University and the Prop House VM+

View 20^th  Anniversary Video. 

March 1, 2019 – Celebrating Members, Community, Featured

Paul Wilson, General Manager, Brisbane,TAFE Brisbane Queensland
Founding Member 
Q: What were you doing 20 years ago? 
Had just shifted to a degree leader role at the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology responsible for developing a brand new 3 year engineering degree from the ground up.
Q: What change have you seen in your industry in 20 years?  
Increased use of digital technology in all aspects of vocational education delivery and learning.

Andrew Thompson, Project Director, West Village 
Member Since 2015
Q: What were you doing 20 years ago? 
I was ski bumming in America whilst trying to pass as an architect designing ski resorts.
Q: What change have you seen in your industry in 20 years?  
Less work drinks and more work as dealing with a hangover is too hard. The fact that it is now totally acceptable to wear ‘lycra’ in the workplace.

Jano Dawes, Director, The Prop House VM+
Member Since 2003
Q: What were you doing 20 years ago?
20 years ago I was designing and installing the launch of Northlakes with 200 singing school children, daytime fireworks, a custom made 4M diameter inflatable, Peter Beattie (then Premier) and a 8 metre long sign suspended in water.
Q: What change have you seen in your industry in 20 years?  
We used to send faxes not emails, we didn’t have mobile phones and I had a paper diary. We relied more on people than technology to make things happen. I had an awesome team working with me at The Prop House then and I still do!