CEO’s Report

Already there is a hive of activity taking place as we prepare for next year. The Association is gearing up for its 30th Anniversary.

The 2019 Convention is done and dusted. Already there is a hive of activity taking place as we prepare for next year. The Association is gearing up for its 30th Anniversary. This significant milestone will bring with it several opportunities for our member organisation to reflect and celebrate achievements during the past three decades over the coming

Susan Phillips, CEO SSAA

year, culminating in a grand finale at Convention 2020 in Melbourne. I hope you will be able to join us in what is shaping to be a great time.

A special committee has been formed to assist with the planning and has already been hard at work. The committee members include Sam Kennard, Michael Tate, Dallas Dogger, Liz Davies, Mark Bateman and David Blackwell.

I reach out to you, our members to help us collect various memorabilia. You may have something from yesteryear that you would like to share –perhaps it’s a story or a photo. Maybe you have contact with a past self storage owner who is no longer involved in the industry, but you think may enjoy a night of celebration during the Convention next year. Please pass on their contacts so we can ensure they are on our mailing list.

Remember the dates for Convention 2020 – August 25-27th. If you have trouble with remembering the dates, our Convention is always the last week in August, Tuesday to Thursday.

I also wish to highlight three major announcements at the 2019 Convention: l The launch of the joint SSAA/Urbis research project – SIP l The launch of the OHS Help Desk in conjunction with Action OHS

Consulting l The launch of the SSAA/Family

Business Australia alliance.

All projects have come about after much consultation and negotiation throughout the year. Please refer to page 15 for more information on SIP – Storage Interactive Platform by Linda Sharkey.

The OHS Help Desk has now gone live, and members from Australia can access this new service by contacting the SSAA. For further information, please check out the article on page 35.

The alliance with Family Business Australia enables members from both Australia and New Zealand to avail themselves of the services offered including training, webinars, consultants, use of family-owned business logos and more. Please keep an eye out for further announcements.

I look forward to catching up with you at the various networking functions during October and November. In the meantime, happy reading. l

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