Browns Bay Business Association
Browns Bay Business Association Inc. is an incorporated society (non-profit) set up democratically in 2002 by the local business people, to promote and benefit businesses in Browns Bay.
It operates under the Incorporated Societies Act and is governed by a constitution. The Association also works in partnership with North Shore City Council under Council’s Business Improvement Districts (BID) guidelines and has a working relationship with the East Coast Bays Community Board.
The Association is governed by its Constitution and run by an executive committee (up to 10 members) of volunteer business people who are elected by members at the Annual General Meeting. The Executive Committee appoints a Chairperson and Treasurer.
The Executive Committee represents Browns Bay businesses and building owners is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the association and its overall financial direction and works with all Browns Bay stakeholders to make Browns Bay a great place to do business, live and play.
Executive Committee meetings are held approximately every six weeks, and all members are welcome to attend. Please contact Joanne Martin, Browns Bay Town Centre Manager (contact details below) for meeting information. Membership of the Business Association is open to owners or tenants of commercial properties within the Business Association’s defined area.
Funding for the Business Association is via a target rate paid by each property within the Business Association’s boundary: the area bounded by Glen, Anzac, and Bute Roads, and Beach Front Lane. North Shore City Council oversees this BID program, collects the levy, and returns it to the Business Association, which also secures additional funding from other sources such as event sponsorship, and project grants from organizations such as the East Coast Bays Community Board.
The Business Association is managed by a part-time Town Centre Manager (under instruction from the Executive Committee) whose role is to implement the Browns Bay Strategic Business Plan.
Is your business eligible for Business Improvement District (BID) membership?
To see whether your business is located within the BID area, take a look at the map
If your business resides within the highlighted area, you are automatically a member of the BID, please contact Joanne to get your business listed with the Business Association. Joining the Business Association will allow you to take advantage of the fantastic promotions and business development services that are offered to those in the BID. It will also give you the opportunity to have a say in how Browns Bay businesses can move forward positively and collectively to improve both the community well-being and the local business levels.
If you are not in the highlighted area, you can still become involved with the Business Association. The Browns Bay Business Association can take on a number of associate business members who reside near the BID area. These members must also contribute to the development of the business area in some way. To be fair to other Business Association members, as well as to cover our costs, there is a small association fee. To find out if your business is eligible for this, please contact Joanne, the Town Manager, by email.
Introducing your Town Centre Manager
Joanne Martin
Joanne Martin has been working as the Browns Bay Town Centre Manager since November 2018. Her role is to ensure that Browns Bay continues to develop both as a bustling community centre as well a valuable business hub. To achieve this, a variety of promotional activities, community events & promotions are run. Her role is to work together with local businesses, organizations and individuals to build on Browns Bays solid foundations to create a community we are all proud to be a part of.
Contacting Joanne:
Email: manager@brownsbay.org.nz
Browns Bay Executive Committee Members
| Name | Position | Business |
|---|---|---|
| Malcolm McDonald | Chairman | Penguinos |
| Joanne Martin | Manager | PEM Ltd |
| Sharon Running | Treasurer | Robinson & Running |
| Kim Murdoch | Secretary | SBA Browns Bay |
| Bruce Taylor | Pages Print & Design | |
| Joesph (Joe) McCambridge | MC2 Architects | |
| Lara Kamionka | The Meat Room | |
| Sharron Johnson | Commodore Pharmacy/Healthchemist | |
| Michael (Mike) Jansen | Entire Lighting Technologies (Eltec) | |
| Lynette Hill | My Remedy | |
| Christine (Chris) Bettany | Local Board Representative | |
| Gerard Augenstein | Augenstein’s Jewellers | |
| Wendy Auger | Kiwibank |
What we do
Promotions
Throughout the year the association runs four promotions that are designed to bring customers to Browns Bay by giving them a chance to win a prize, simply by shopping in one of Browns Bay’s businesses. For each promotion, a range of advertising mediums are used to promote and market them, such as radio, our own Destination Browns Bay Magazine, the BBBA website and the BBBA Facebook page. Some of the previous promotions include a Travel Prize worth $2,000, a Mother’s Day Promotion where local Browns Bay businesses sponsored prizes, Valentine’s Day which included a dinner for 2 for three lucky winners and our biggest promotion, a brand new Spa Pool.
Radio Campaigns
To assist with the promotional activities run in Browns Bay, the association also runs radio campaigns throughout the year. These campaigns include advertisements for Browns Bay as a shopping centre itself, as well as providing opportunities for individual businesses to advertise on air at a discounted rate. A jingle has recently been developed which will assist in providing continuity to the campaigns, this will be used in all of the advertisements to promote the entire business district.
Check out the Browns Bay jingle…
