NISER past projects & programs
Some of the past NISER Projects and programs are noted and a number have been given there own pages on the main menu. The purpose in providing this information is to give an insight into the scope and some of the services, program and projects which NISER has the capability, capacity and ability to undertake.
For example,
NISER & NSX – a partnership with the National Stock Exchange to develop a Regional Stock Exchange on the Sunshine Coast along with the Gold Coast & Wollongong and joining the established regional exchanges at Bendigo & Newcastle. As part of this project under the guidance of Business Development Manager Frencesca Grillo, NISER develped access to high end financial advisors and traders able to advise regional businesses on listing protocols.
NISER & Sirolli Institute – ’Sunshine Coast Enterprise Facilitation’ Project – a partnership with local community minded individuals, groups and organisations under the guidance of Facilitator Charles Shewring to deliver an ‘Enterprise Facilitation’ project on the Sunshine Coast. The project aim was the development and incubation of entrepreneurs and sustainable business utilising the Sirolli ‘Trinity of Management’ principles which deliver an outstanding 80% sustainability rate as measured over 5 years.
NISER & Titanium Enterprises – a project and presentation to the Queensland Premier for the establishment on an ‘Eco Tourism Resort’ in the Noosa Hinterland which also has led to a reinvestigation of the ability of the South East Queensland Regional Plan to properly accomodate ‘Eco Tourism’ ventures outside of Urban areas.
NISER & Sport & Recreation Clubs – development of approx 12 Sport & Recreation ‘Club 5 Year Development Plans’ and Major Feasibility Sudies for Burleigh Heads Surf Life Saving Club incorporating Development Plans, Participation & Training Reports, Business Plans, Facility Redevelopment Feasibility Study and Sucessful Major Facilities Grant Application for $763,000 funding towards the project.
NISER & Australian Government funding under AusIndustry’s Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business (BESB) program to deliver a comprehensive mentoring program on succession planning. The sucessful program ran from March to September 2008 under the guidance of Facilitator Geoff Moller.
NISER & Lew Brennan – assistance to sucessfully present a Regional Economic Development paper ‘Meta Civica’ at Copenhagen to the International Conference for the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) which is an international, inter-disciplinary organization with members in over 50 countries on five continents interested in advanceing socio-economics.
NISER & SCCEG – a project for the Sunshine Coast Combined Equestrian Group to investigate and report on the status and effects of Crown Land Recreation Lease incorporating Equestrian and Disabled Activities at the SCCEG Equestrian Centre located at Doonan.
NISER & Jack Green Pty Ltd - a partnership with a green energy company to develop green energy packages for the Queensland Local Government Sector and retail customers. In addition, NISER negotiated the rights to the initial Australian Screeening of the Al Gore ‘Inconvienent Truth’ CD at the Noosa J.
