Power of Words...

One kind word can change someone's entire day...

 

Register your interset...

I love Richard Branson's way of thinking...
"A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts"

Draw online shoppers back to our businesses-Register your interest www.gifts4locals.com to learn more.
‪#‎lovelocal‬ ‪#‎ourtimeisnow‬ ‪#‎registeryourinterest‬ ‪#‎beseenonline

Support for Locals...

gifts4locals are thrilled to be able to support

GRIFFITH POST SCHOOL OPTIONS INC (GPSO) began operating in Griffith in early 1993 when the State Government provided funding to establish Post School Options Programs for young adults with a ...disability to make the transition from school to community life. GPSO strives to assist people with a disability to achieve their full potential, enabling each person to enjoy quality of life whilst also becoming a valued community member.

#localssupportinglocals #itsallaboutliving #nowinyoogali #transitiontoworkprogram www.gpso.comau

Love Local

buzzi@home in full bloom for the festival of the gardens. The window is amazing! You need to call in and see the great range of homeware and lifestyle products now available at the new buzzi@home,

310 Banna Ave, Griffith

Have fun...

This is fun, What is the best thing that happened to you today?

 

This is what I get asked every night at the dinner table by Tys.

Local Love...

When you shop locally you are supporting more than just that business. You are supporting local jobs, the economy, your local community AND the business owner...

 

Imagine what your local area would be like without your favourite little cafe, shop or retailer...

 

Small local businesses are the heart and soul of your community. Shop locally wherever you can!

Time for a challenge...

I think its a good time for a challenge...
Who has the most positive awe-inspiring quote?
 Let's see how many we can post in 1 week!

 

Our Mission...

We’ve been working on a new exciting business that will bring money back to our local communities and showcase local business nationally and we can’t wait for our up and coming launch!

I was born and raised in Darlington Point and having lived in Griffith most of my life, my local community is really close to my heart. My husband and I have always run our own small businesses and are now in the process of launching an amazing new business with Griffith being at the heart of this project.

You’re probably already aware that the sale of gift cards in Australia is now a staggering $2.5 billion industry annually and sadly up until now - none of these funds are kept in our local community. With the help of two of my closest friends and work colleagues, we’ve developed a business concept called Gifts4locals which will change all this and turn this industry on its head and give our local business' the amazing opportunity to benefit from the booming gift card trade but also boost the local community, organisations and charities in the area as well.

We know that small business is doing it tough and our mission is to keep spending local, support our local business thereby growing our communities. With a focus on the Christmas season gifts4locals will bring a unique gift giving and receiving experience where our whole community will benefit. We are so excited by this! We are on a mission to enrich our local area and showcase the businesses here nation wide!

We are three local girls passionate about our project, we’ve done an incredibly amount of research and have been hard at work to come up with a plan to lift local spend and help the many struggling charities in the area as well.

It’s a simple concept of local businesses featuring on a platform whereby people from around the nation can benefit and utilise our amazing professional services we have on offer here and around the region.

Help us spread the word far and wide as gifts4locals explodes onto the market.
Register your interest @www.gifts4locals.com

Jenny, Genevieve and Vanessa

shop . give . love

Lake Wyangan Photography Festival

So many exciting events being held in Griffith & surrounds this month.
Be sure to pop out to the Lake Wyangan Public School Photography Festival on Saturday 18th Oct 10am - 4pm.
 















Amazing photography for viewing & on sale from local professional photographers and Lake Wyangan Students.

Rocco Pirrottina Photography

I am fascinated by commercial photographer and TV Commercial producer Rocco Pirrottina. A great deal of his work is our local area, where he has decided to focus on the natural beauty that exists in this region.

We all get caught up in everyday work and forget the outdoors for its beauty and awe. Griffith especially has a great blend of rustic and vibrant seasonal colour along with its warm country landscape.

Rocco travels a lot, always in search of a new scene to add to his gallery but also finds that great subject material is right outside our local door.

His aim is to show Australia and the world our area, the beautiful countryside that is the Riverina. www.roccopirrottina.com

#gifts4locals #shoplocalgriffith #shopgivelove #clickgift #roccopirrottina

Register your interest...

Gifts4locals is an innovative new online resource designed to connect local business with a strong, sophisticated online marketplace.

 

We aim to make gifts4locals a very important tool for your bu...siness to achieve success with online sales.
 

Register your interest & learn more @ www.gifts4locals.com, we will contact you closer to launch date.

 #registernow #followus #GriffithRegionalBusinesses
Love Ginette Guidolin Photography

Support for Local Charities

Individually we are 1 drop but together we are an ocean.
 



Gifts4Locals discussing local charities to support. 

When you register with gifts4locals you will support 1 of 5 charities.
How does this work? For each full registration $20 will be donated to the charity you select.

Register your interest @ www.gifts4locals.com and we will forward further information.

Always believe

Always believe something amazing is about to happen!
For Griffith, it will be the upcoming launch of gifts4locals.
Like and share our new facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/gifts4locals

 

Look no further
A gift card from your local business can make gift giving super easy!
Register your interest - email info@gifts4locals.com
or visit http://www.gifts4locals.com/ in Griffith

 

 

Barellan Beer Public Launch

AND Barellan Working Clydesdales Good Old Days Festival

It is two fantastic days of demonstrations, displays and competitions of working horses and farming methods used in years gone by.
This unique event showcases Clydesdale horses as the 'Gentle Giants' and helps to celebrate our heritage and history....
This year our committee endeavours to source as much local produce from our region as possible for inclusion in the Camp fire ovens and our Clydie kitchens.
This event will also witness the launch of Barellan's own world's first, locally grown, community owned, crowd sourced beer. See the beer delivered by horse and wagon to the Clydie bar just like the good old days, and then witness the official tapping of Barellan's first ale, made from our town's finest golden grain.
Food lovers will also treated to a selection of stalls showcasing local farm commodities such as organic flour for the scones, freshly squeezed orange juice, locally made jams and preserves, vegetables and local farm supplied meat for the camp oven dinner.

Barellan Showground

Friday 3rd Oct 7 pm
Saturday 4th Oct 9 am to midnight
Sunday 5th Oct 9 am to 4 pm

Tickets: Gate entry $10.00 adult, family ticket $25.00, child $5.00
Contact: Norma Zingel Phone: 0447736856
Email: normaz48@bigpond.com
Website: http://barellanclydesdalesfestival.webs.com/        http://www.barellanbeer.com.au

Tickle your taste buds…

For the month of October...
Riverina Taste Festival has some amazing things happening here, in our local town this October. Invite your friends and family to spend the long weekend & enjoy all Griffith has to offer.
O'Donnell's along with Riverina Grove will be presenting a special meal for the Taste festival, Slow Roast Lamb with Aurelio Caramelised Balsamic along with chickpea fritters, rocket, glazed eggplant, feta and semi dried tomatoes.
 


Pop into Novus and try their amazing De–boned Spatchcock (Young chicken). Marinated in Thai Flavours, char grilled and finished with a special mild chilli jam and basil sauce.








Baratto Wines will have cooking demonstrations with local chef Gloria Salvestro. Mediterranean themed long lunch on a deck overlooking the vineyard. Includes a glass of wine of arrival.
For a full list of events and information go to

  www.tasteriverina.com.au.
‪#‎ODonnellsCafe‬, ‪#‎NovusRestaurant‬, ‪#‎BarattoWines‬

It's all about Griffith!

Online shopping has grown enormously, leaving a gap in the local business market prompting us to create a service that would redirect online shopping back to our local retailers.
In the month of October we will be launching our new e commerce business "Gifts4locals" an amazing new online service giving commercial business a place in the vibrant and growing Australian Gift Card Market.
We are revolutionising the sale of online gift vouchers with our... high end fully automated website.
Visit www.gifts4locals.com to register your interest and receive further information.‪
#‎lovelocal‬, ‪#‎Shoplocal‬, ‪#‎clickgift‬, ‪#‎onlinevouchers‬, Love Ginette Guidolin Photography

Hip Digs Griffith

How amazing does this new shopfront look. Can't wait to check it out!#lovelocal, #hipdigs, #supportlocal, #newshopingriffith

 

And bit of bright yellow!!

 

A Big Thank you...

Thanks to the Griffith Business Chamber for inviting us to present our new online service that will redirect shoppers back to our local stores.
And a big thank you for all your positive feedback.

Going Places?

Got people to see? 
Need some shoes to get you there?
Keep it local...Darani Shoes, Jo's Ladies Shoes, Kendells Shoes, Luxe Shoes & Athletes foot.

Some things in life you just need to try before you buy.

Thought for the day!

If your not doing what you love... Then your wasting time...
Time to get out there and do something you love today...
 
For more breath taking pics see Ginette Guidolin Photography

SHOP...LOVE...GIVE...

A beautiful spring day to enjoy all things local!


Feeling extremely privileged to showcase Griffith through the eye of talented photographer Ginette Guidolin and forever grateful.

Meet the girls!

Meet the girls behind positivity4progress, soon to become 

www.facebook.com/gifts4locals

Vanessa, Jenny & Genevieve

Thank you to the Griffith Business Chamber for the

 opportunity to present our new business idea tonight.

Local business supporting local business...

 

www.gifts4locals.com

For all Regional Business Owners...

Want to give the Multi Nationals a run for their money?
 
Want a share in the $2.5 billion gift card industry?
 

Come listen to gifts4locals @ the Griffith Business Chamber meeting Thursday 18th September at 6pm at the Griffith Leagues Clubwww.gifts4locals.com

 

Presentation...

Bursting with excitement at the prospect of presenting to the Griffith Business Chamber meeting - Thursday 18th September at 6pm at the Griffith Leagues Club. 

 Gifts4Locals - a new online gift voucher service- giving local business a place in the vibrant and growing Australian Gift Card Market.

If your a local business, come along to join the Clickgift Blitz.

 

Surround yourself with people that inspire and uplift you!

With people that believe in what you do, and have a common goal.

In the past week we have expanded our network to include Connie Longobardi of The Professional Training Academy -thankyou for such a positive meeting today, our beautiful Angela for her graffic’s, Belinda & Kristy of Straightlines Design & Marketing, Hamish of Bounce for being so approachable, Ginette Guidolin Photography for our happy snapsJ

Most of all, thankyou to Vanessa & Genevieve for their constant support, inspiration & dedication, as we create a truly game changing service by using the internet to revolutionise shopping locally.

With the right people around you the sky is the limit…

Make a Difference in Your Local Community...

Hey Guys!

It'd be really cool!

If you supported our local businesses today - protecting our economy, so our children have a brighter future.

The Gift Card Experience

The digital age isn’t coming – its here!

Whether online, in store or via mobile device, todays consumer is more connected and accessible than ever.

How connected and accessible is your gift voucher offering?

Did you know that up to $2.5 billion is spent annually in Australia on gift cards.

Wouldn't your family business like a stake in this industry?

Continue to follow...

Day 5 - I Positively loved this challenge

1. For fresh country air, all day, everyday (:we are pretty lucky:)

2. Four amazing grownup children that are so much fun to be around.

3. I thank Ron for constant love & encouragement.

Now I pay the challenge forward to Mirta Golic to help spread positivity around the world....post 3 reasons to be grateful every day for 5 days and in-turn nominate another person to do the same daily.

What gets your attention???

TELL ME....WHAT GETS YOUR ATTENTION?

Advertising by Radio..........Television............Newspapers...........
Help us reach the largest population in the shortest possible time.
So tell me what gets your attention?
Feel free to like, share and comment to help us out, thanks heaps:)

An Attitude of Gratitude-Share it far & wide

Day 4-Positivity Challenge...
1. Our reward - 5 grandchildren & counting.
2. 15 minutes of uninterrupted cuddles with our little Zayden.
3. A hot steamy shower on a cold winters night.
I am paying forward the Challenge to Alissa Fuller to post 3 reasons to be grateful every day for 5 days and in-turn nominate another person to do the same daily.

Day 3 Positivity Challenge

Positivity Challenge

Day 2 - Positivity Challenge and I am grateful for.......

1. I loooove breaky @ O'Donnells on Wednesday morning with a bunch of crazy women:)

2. Had the most enlightening walk today, just me & the sunshine, it was so yummy my senses tricked me into believing I was wandering around a coastal town on holidays???? then my brain kicked in and said "go home and cook dinner"........ok, it's all good!

3. Then I was in seventh heaven on my yoga mat, just thinking about practicing was good enough today, but tomorrow will do better. It sounds like it was all about me today!!!!

Giving Gratitude.....

I have been nominated by my inspiring yoga mentor, Janine Murphy to partake in a Positivity Challenge and post 3 reasons to be grateful every day for 5 days and in-turn nominate another person to do the same daily….With so many things to be grateful for I will do my best to keep it short
1. The absolute joy in little Levi’s face and the huge hug I got when I picked him up from preschool today.
2. Had the pleasure of spending the day working with 2 of the most beautiful people I know…but I must admit, amazing people surround me always.
3. The garden fairies that came and manicured my garden while I was at work.
And that I must say was so, so much easier than I thought and now I nominate Val Woodland.

This Friday...

 Take one little step, just one, 

in the direction of your dreams.

What would you do if you weren't 

AFRAID of anything?

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone...

Think Local First

Think local first 

+ 

Buy local when you can 

= 

Being a local!

Thankyou to the beautiful Ginette Guidolin for the use of her photography

For a great weekend...

Keep happy, healthy & safe...

Chocolate Please!

For medicinal purposes only!
Protects brain, nervous system & cells, inhibits cancer cells, lowers blood pressure, normalises anti-inflammatory response, slows signs of aging, help prevent Alzheimer's.

With the greatest of pleasure I happily indulge my chocolate desires:)

This Weeks Project!

Our mission this week is to create a list of inspiring one line affirmations to decorate our website.

My favorite is "Live, Love, Laugh with all your heart" 

Please send us your favorite quote, and yes! the criteria is simply POSITIVE....

Like, share and send us your quote.

From the chaos to the calm

Enjoy the holidays....every minute of it...

My Monday Mantra...

Be a trailblazer.

Break the rules.

Disrupt.

Take a different road.

DO IT FEARLESSLY

Lisa Messenger...Renegade Collective

You're only given a little spark of madness.

You mustn't loose it.