Sponsors

What we do:
As a complete retail financial services provider, Newcastle Permanent provides a genuine alternative to traditional banks for a range of financial services including the day to day needs of personal and business banking members. Besides an extensive network of branches and ATMs, Newcastle Permanent also offers comprehensive electronic banking services that allow our members to conveniently and efficiently conduct their financial business.
Where we are:
Our operational area includes the Mid North Coast Region with branches at Forster, Taree, Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, the Central Coast and the Hunter Region. Mobile Community Lending Managers and a branch in Parramatta help to extend this footprint south to the Sydney market. We have recently expanded our operational area to include the New England Region ( branches at Tamworth & Armidale ), and the Northern Rivers Region ( branches at Lismore & Ballina) .

What we’re here for:
Newcastle Permanent has a long and distinguished history of returning benefits to our community. This is demonstrated in the competitiveness of our products and services, excellence in customer service, an extensive branch network and a significant level of support for a wide range of community based initiatives that help to improve the quality of life for the people of those communities.

What we do for you:

• We help get your business on-track with your goals

• We help streamline your processes and systems

• We help keep your tax and accounting compliance on-track

• We help your business prepare for the future

• We help you manage risk to limit your challenges

Who We Support:

• Business owners and managers

• Individuals

• All structures – companies, trusts, partnerships, sole traders, SMSFs

• Range of industries – professional services (legal, medical, architecture, consultants), retail, wholesale, manufacturing, construction, clients of family law firms

• We help you grow by challenging your limits

TURSA is a non-profit, independent, regional organisation that delivers a number of employment and training programs and services for State and Commonwealth Governments across the region. Those services include Job Placement, Staff Recruitment, Job Search Training, Intensive Support, Traineeship Training and Commercial Training.
Where is TURSA?
TURSA operates from nineteen shop-front offices in Coffs Harbour, Bellingen, Woolgoolga, Grafton, Maclean, Yamba, Casino, Kyogle, Lismore, Ballina, Byron Bay, Mullumbimby, Murwillumbah, Kingscliff, Tweed Heads, Southport, Nerang, Brunswick Heads and Coolangatta. Our central training locations are Tweed Heads, Lismore, Grafton and Coffs Harbour.

What Kind of Training Does TURSA offer?
TURSA is a NSW VETAB Registered Training Organisation ( RTO ) that offers accredited courses and units within the Australian Qualifications Framework. Successful completion of accredited courses entitles a trainee to a Statement of Attainment or Certificate of Achievement that can potentially be counted towards future study in the same field. TURSA also offers non-accredited training. Participants who successfully complete non-accredited training are usually entitled to a TURSA Statement of Participation.

TURSA offers a variety of courses across a broad range of industry and vocational areas, most of which are detailed further in this information guide. If you are in need of training courses other than those listed, please do not hesitate to contact our Manager – Training Operations on FREECALL 1800 266 425.

Richard Lutze & Associates is a Building Design business located on the Northern Rivers of NSW. Richard Lutze the principal designer and owner has been working as a designer in this area for over 15 years. Richard Lutze maintains a personal involvement in all of the design work and client liaison.

We pride ourselves on the individuality and variety of designs we enthusiastically create. We encapsulate many different varieties of design from beach style, contemporary modern through to heritage designs. We design residential, commercial and extensions and renovations. The key objective of each project is to keep it simple and uncomplicated for the owner so that the whole process runs smoothly.

Each project is unique, all aspects of the land and surroundings are taken into context in each design. We pride ourselves on using the natural elements of the land to create eco friendly designs, capturing sunlight, breezes and views.