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 Why prepare a Business Plan?  100 Businesses fail every working day  Industry figures reveal that approximately 100 Businesses will fail every workday or almost 75% of all new firms within the first 5 years of operation.  Many businesses can avoid failure by preparing a Business Plan.   Imagine a swimmer training for the Olympics. The swimmer looks at the world's fastest 400m freestyle times and realises that on his current performance levels he is about 20 seconds too slow to win.. Read More

DIZZINESS AND BALANCE PROBLEMS   Are you dizzy? Does the world spin when you turn over in bed?  There are many possible causes of dizziness but one of the most common is Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo or BPPV. It is a result of movement of debris in the semicircular canals of the inner ear.   Read More

Keeping healthy in the 21st century With the Australian population aging, we are being encouraged to take more responsibility for our health. We would all love to spend our retired years travelling the globe and enjoying the fruits of our years of hard work. So don’t allow your body to let you down. What can Omega 3 do for you?  Read More

Cash Flow and your Business  Cash flow is the single most important factor in determining whether a business succeeds or fails. Getting money in faster, keeping cash in the business for longer, earning better interest and lowering the cost of banking are some of the many ways that small and medium businesses can get in control of their cash flow and stay ahead of the game. Westpac offers ten tips for improving small and medium business cash flow:  Read More

Pension increase and a change to deeming rates   On 20 March 2010 a number of important Centrelink changes took effect which will likely impact the level of Social Security benefits many pensioners will receive. “From 20 March 2010 pension payments increased by $29.20 a fortnight for singles on the maximum rate, and $44.00 a fortnight for couples combined on the maximum rate” says Dean Austin* from RI Blackwood.  Read More

Enter our Competitions: Win MP4 Players.. & Movie tickets to Wallis Cinemas   Sign up for our Newsletter here:  or Enter our Photographic Competition (submit your photos of Blackwood to be included in our gallery), or present a Voucher to our businesses for an added bonus.  Prizes supplied by our local businesses!  More Details here 

Want to learn how to use a Computer?  The RSL Club now conducts computers classes for local people.  Learn how to use a computer and surf the internet. See here for booking details.  Recycle your old computer equipment, printrs etc through this community project.  See details here. Win Movie Passes - enter for a chance to win a double movie pass to Wallis Cinemas.  Enter here 

Blackwood Football Club  The Blackwood Football Club is into action for 2010.  The football season has started, and a great win has been achieved already. The Club have opened up thier own Restaurant "The Woods Restaurant"..  See full details.. check out their a la carte and kids menu!!  Read More   

Fundraising Events - visit our Fundraising Page for local fundraising opportunities.    Annual promotional events organized by the Cancer Council, Make-A-Wish^® Australia and others can be found here.  Organize a fun event, and at the same time help those in need.  Read more