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About ABG

We are innovative, passionate businesses driving a thriving local community

Strategic Plan

Encourage people to visit and stay longer
We want Adamstown to be a place where people want to visit, attend events, hang out and be a part of the local community. We are focused on aspects that enable people to feel safe while having spaces to socialise. This requires good urban design facilitated in partnership with the local community, government and businesses.

Enable the movement of people and logistics around the suburb
We assist local businesses and the community to identify opportunities to improve parking, footpaths, bike paths, access to logistics and reduce traffic congestion. We champion these needs to assist in driving change.

A positive & constructive relationship with our Council will result in the best outcomes
We pro-actively engage with the Newcastle City Council (NCC) and regularly invite our Ward 2 Councillors to meet with our local businesses and seek support for our initiatives. We promote Adamstown as a valuable part of Newcastle and a location of choice for piloting new initiatives with the Council.

Focus on improving the aesthetics of Adamstown
While our main street is charming it’s looking a little shabby. Work with local businesses, property owners and new developments to invest in their facades. Work with Council via the local centres program.

Bring local businesses together
Provide opportunities for Adamstown business owners and their employees to come together to socialise, network and access relevant information or stakeholders in the community for their businesses.

Projects

Promote Adamstown

  • Promote our businesses.
  • Promote our existing public spaces, parks, green areas and our streets via our online social media , especially close to commercial areas.
  • Encourage and assist in the improve and addition of pubic spaces.

Promote & Encourage Events

  • Run a community focused event that showcases some of the best of what Adamstown businesses have to offer. It could be related to fitness, creative projects, retail, culture or more. Utilise some of the great venues in Adamstown to host it.

Enable Local Businesses to Support Each Other

  • Provide opportunities for Adamstown businesses owners and their employees to come together to socialise, network and access relevant information.
  • Run a monthly, all members welcome, meeting to discuss emerging opportunities/issues and update on the progress of existing initiatives. Three of these meetings will be a social activity and one the AGM.
  • Be a touch point for new businesses setting up in Adamstown and supporting them with local contacts.
  • Promote all ABG member businesses on the ABG website.

Make Adamstown Accessible

  • Be an advocate for transport solutions (bikes, scooters, new path/cycleways, etc) that improves pedestrian access and reduces congestion. Pursue a plan with Council.
  • Maintain an ongoing agenda to remove the need Glebe Road rail crossing and improve traffic flow.
  • Advocate for improved heavy logistics access needs for our members.

Improve Aesthetics & Safety

  • Embed a desire for good urban design & place making in all engagements with the local community, Government and businesses
  • Pursue opportunities to increase the amount of greenery in our high street areas including Wall Gardens.
  • Provide input to the NCC Local Centres Plan for new Developments.
  • Encourage local businesses and commercial property owners to maintain professional and well kept facades.

Ensure the Delivery & Sustainability of Our Purpose

  • Consider funding models to ensure the sustainability of our group & activities.
  • Hold ourselves to account for our objectives, by identifying and monitoring key performance indicators. The number of ABG members and the following of our digital assets is a reflection of the relevance and value perceived of the ABG by our Business members and local community.

Be A Conduit Between ABG Members & Government

  • Invite Ward 2 Councillors to once a year breakfast with Q&A forum.
  • Proactively engage with the NCC Economic Development Facilitator to identify pilot programs that would be attractive to our members.
  • Pursue Government grants that would provide funding of member skills/knowledge training and events.

Engage Our Local Community

  • Deploy consistent and relevant content via our Adamstown Community Noticeboard Facebook Page including the promotion of our local businesses.
  • Continue to improve our site & make it a key source of information for people to find relevant businesses in our area.
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