Grey Lynn – leading local sustainable and ethical business.
This movement is only going to get bigger. For example, the new board of the Grey Lynn Festival is promoting the event as a platform to increase environmental awareness, develop related education programmes and bring together leading sustainability groups.
For a lot of businesses this focus is about building on what’s already working. However, there is a lot more we can do to develop opportunities for our local businesses and community and GLBA is determined to collaborate with others who share the same vision.
Our new Grey Lynn Festival Board
2020 is the 10-year anniversary of the GLBA’s official recognition as the representative body for Grey Lynn businesses and following our AGM we have a great new board in place with skills and expertise aligned to our vision – the Grey Lynn Project.
Each board member is in charge of an aspect of the Grey Lynn Project dedicated to improving our businesses and community, such as:
• Improving our local Grey Lynn streets and cityscape.
• Building sustainable and ethical businesses.
• Running networking and business improvement events for local
businesses.
• Enhancing our creative community through collaborations with artists
and musicians and including GL in Artweek 2020.
• Advocacy and issues management for urban redesign, safety and
security, traffic management for large events and the new Restricted Parking Zone proposals.
• Collaborating with agencies and stakeholders such as Auckland
Council, the Waitemata Board, AT and ATEED, the Grey Lynn Residents Association, Grey Lynn 2030, etc.
Our 2020 work programme
Our planning includes at least eight business-focused networking events on issues that create opportunities and build value for businesses in the area.
We are also focused on continuing to present and advocate on the issues which matter to those who are part of both Grey Lynn businesses and the wider community. In the first part of 2020 we are working on:
• Building resilient business networks – including a new natural
health and fitness collaborative focused on linking all of the natural foods/fitness/ health entities so they can explore opportunities for common gain.
• Increasing community collaboration – creating shared projects
where local businesses, the residents’ association, Grey Lynn community markets and GL2030 can work together on common goals.
• Advocacy/lobbying/promotion of Grey Lynn
Promoting Grey Lynn as the ‘Destination of Discovery’ in marketing material, including the new City Fringe App that is being developed by ATEED and the Waitemata Board to inform people about the business and events/attractions on offer in places like Grey Lynn.
Remember to shop local, support our retailers, cafes and restaurants and services – let’s continue to make our Grey Lynn community a great place to eat, drink, work, shop and play in. Looking forward to 2020 and to our 10th anniversary celebrations. Finally, we wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.
For enquires please email irene@glba.co.nz, www.glba.co.nz