Useful Contacts for smba

Please feel free to call the committee members for the following issues

• Member Co-ordinater and What's On listings: Sue Dean Email: info@southmelbourne.com
• Management Issues: Craig Watts Telephone 9699 3399
• Business Networking Events and Financial Issues: Elizabeth Amendolia Telephone 8699 3700
• Legal Issues: Robyn Scawen Telephone 9690 5695
• For any other points call Andrew Scawen on 9690 5695

South Melbourne Business Association

The South Melbourne Business Association (smba), working in conjunction with Port Phillip City Council, is responsible for managing and marketing the South Melbourne Activity Centre. Key roles of the smba include:

• Marketing the South Melbourne Precinct
• Liaising with businesses and sharing relevant information as well as assisting with localized problems
• ing with City of Port Phillip Council on issues relating to street maintenance, planning, parking and local laws
• Maintaining close relationships with property developers and other key stakeholders as well as State Government and public transport operators

• President - Andrew Scawen (Mitchell McCabe Menswear)
• Vice President - Craig Watts (Minuteman Press)
• Treasurer - Elizabeth Amendolia (Bank of Queensland)
• Secretary - Robyn Scawen (Mitchell McCabe Menswear)
• Steven Ewenson (Grays Antiques)
• John Pratt (Dixon Kestles)
• Jamie Gray (Clarendon Centre property owner)
• Ian Collins (Lift Health and Beauty)
• Stephen Hepburn (Coventry Street Books)
• Robert Siddle (Petstock)

The Committee provides a good mix of business and property owner, retail and commercial interests, and representation from different parts of the South Melbourne Precinct.

Vision for the Future

'To develop the South Melbourne Business Precinct as the pre-eminent shopping, business and community centre in the City of Port Phillip and as one of the significant traditional activity centres in Melbourne'

• has a distinctive sense of identity
• maintains its heritage feel
• is diverse
• is friendly and relaxed to work in, shop and visit
• has an active street life with more people staying longer in the centre
• has interesting boutique style shops
• has a strong range of professional and business services
• is a hub for the arts scene
• offers memorable lifestyle experiences
• has an active business group working for the interests of the whole centre

Mission Statement

'The mission of the South Melbourne Business Association is to promote and improve the centre, and develop a stronger sense of cohesion and involvement among all of its businesses'