Established in 2014, The York Festival is an annual two-week arts festival taking place each spring (Djilba and Kambarang in the Noongar six seasons) in the historic town of York, on Ballardong Noongar country. Featuring arts and crafts, theatre, dance, music, storytelling, family workshops and activities and more, The York Festival celebrates community and cultivates creativity. www.yorkfestival.com.au

Relax | Refresh | ReconnectHistoric homestead guesthouse in WAs first town. Indulgent weekend stays, serenity and relaxation just out of town. Picnic in the vines, walk the Avon trail, snuggle in front of the fire, cool down in the pool. Excellent hospitality along with comfortable and quality rooms, just 97kms from Perth. Arrive 7.30pm on Friday night and book a bbq or cold platter dinner ready for your arrival!www.hopefarmguesthouse.com.au

WHEATBELT ARTS & EVENTS Inc is the organisation behind the annual York Festival. Its aim is to promote the arts and cultural activities in the Avon Valley.

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Human Interaction specialists aiming to positively transform lives by educating about the importance and necessity of the skills of human connection in business and in life.Expertise is organisational communication and culture change. By helping people understand and practice tools to confidently respond to other people and changing situations by managing their own emotions and recognising others emotions increases happiness and leads to greater personal growth which in turn leads to higher business performance.

Working across the organisation, building the business and generating new opportunities in order to retain competitive positioning in the market place. Developing and managing strategic relationships and alliances with the wider legal profession. Creating new business, new products and a robust business development in line with the team's business plan. Market positioning, competitive analysis and branding.

Responsible for planning, development, co-ordination and delivery of professional development events, seminars and conferences together with operational management of the CPD team.

Temporary leave cover at EECW, looking after a number of exciting events over the next few months. Looking forward to finding out all about the events business in Perth.

Responsible for the IDM’s Training, Conferences and Events business. This is where I loved to create and deliver excellent, innovative and engaging business events. The Institute of Direct Marketing is Europe's leading professional development body for direct, data and digital marketing. Founded in 1987, the IDM is an educational trust and registered charity*. The IDM has trained more than 60,000 marketing practitioners; 5,000 hold the coveted IDM Diploma.• Achieved 26% increase in profitability in 2010 Marketing Conference and 4 point uplift in delegate satisfaction scores• Maintained high customer service levels and ensured rapid product knowledge development whilst forming new teams• Transformed budgeting methods using rigorous analysis techniques, enabling improved forecasting and intelligent marketing planning• Built network of valuable contacts providing resource for information, advice plus FOC services• Flexibility to function at strategic as well as operational levels, creating a positive climate for success through stakeholder management, influencing & collaboration across functions/teamsKey aspects of the role include:• Overseeing the management of all continuing professional development events including budgets, cost control and administrative tasks• Identifying and conducting in-depth research with key industry leaders with regard to potential topics• Conducting market research and program development for conferences, workshops and seminars• Securing speakers from the highest echelons of the International marketing community• Communicating with speakers, delegates and various key committees to ensure the delivery of quality learning eventsSee me here - http://www.theidm.com/marketing-events/view-an-idm-event/?vid=53

This is where I refined my ability to deliver customer service par excellence!• Supervision, recruitment and training of 10 man call centre• High value claim authorisation and policy underwriting• Analysis of financial and qualitative statistics for management • Planning and implementation of procedures to support changes in policy, systems and application