BNI Elevate - Moreton Bay

07/11/2026

Someone told Dale we’ve generated $1.6 MILLION in closed business over the past 12 months… we like to think this is the face he made 😂

Jokes aside, the number is real. BNI Elevate North Lakes members have reported $1.6 million in Thank You for Closed Business (TYFCB) over the last year. In plain English, that’s the value of business members have closed from referrals passed to them by fellow members.

So how does a room full of local business owners create opportunities like that? Relationships. Trust. Showing up every week and genuinely backing each other’s businesses. 🤝

Want to know how we did it? Come along next Friday and meet the people behind the numbers!

📅 Friday 13 November
⏰ Visitor arrival 6:45 am
📍 North Lakes Hotel, North Lakes

Comment below or send us a message to book your visit.

Thank you to Marilyn Davies Photography f our amazing photographer who caught Dale's reaction.

Hit up Dale at
Signarama North Lakes

06/11/2026

⛳ PUTT. LAUGH. CONNECT. 🎉

Who's up for a Friday night of mini golf, pizza, drinks and great company? 🍕🍻

BNI Elevate North Lakes is hosting a Mini Golf Social, and EVERYONE is welcome!

Whether you're a BNI member, a local business owner, a friend, partner or family member, come along, have a laugh and enjoy a relaxed evening with some fantastic people.

No networking pressure, no presentations, just good old-fashioned fun! 🙌

📅 Friday 27 November 2026
⏰ 6 PM
📍 Hey Caddy, North Lakes
Unit 2/4 Burke Crescent, North Lakes

⛳ From $39 per person, including:
✅ 9 holes of mini golf
🍕 A selection of pizzas
🍻 One drink token (b**r, w**e, c***r or soft drink)
🎉 A reserved area to socialise

❤️ Bring your partners, kids, friends, family and colleagues. The more, the merrier!

📣 RSVP BY FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER!

We need to finalise numbers, so please let us know if you'd like to join us.

Come for the golf, stay for the laughs and leave with a few new friends! ⛳😄

04/11/2026

Two great speakers this Friday at BNI Elevate North Lakes! 🎤

We’re thrilled to have Sunita Phillips from Taxright Accountants & Advisors and Paul Metcalfe from The Lotsa Group as our featured speakers on Friday 6 November.

In the last 12 months our members have passed more than $1.6 million in closed business to each other. Come and see how genuine relationships turn into real referrals.

📍 North Lakes Hotel
🗓 Friday 6 November, visitors arrive at 6:45 am
🍳 Includes a hot breakfast
💼 Don’t forget your business cards

👉 Register: https://bni.app/klipw (choose Brisbane North, then BNI Elevate - North Lakes)

Come for the talk. Stay for the connections.

01/11/2026

Huge congratulations to Kristy from Cornerstone Commercial, named Commercial Property Manager of the Year at the 2026 REIQ Awards for Excellence! 🏆

Cornerstone Commercial is represented in our chapter by Hannah Manson, and it’s fantastic to see the team recognised at the top of the industry. Kristy is a fellow BNI member too, so this one feels like a win for the whole BNI family.

Well deserved, Kristy. We’re proud to know you both. 👏


BNI Business Wealth Moreton Bay
Cornerstone Commercial

Kristy took out the Commercial Property Manager of the Year!

🥳

01/11/2026

What a Friday at BNI Elevate North Lakes! 🎉

WE DID IT.

Over the last 12 months (October 2025 to October 2026), our members have passed $1,610,010 in closed business to each other. That was our goal, and we smashed it. Thank you to every member who gave a referral, made an introduction and backed a fellow local business.

🎤 Featured presenters
Karen Lewis from Oceania Marketing Group asked the big question: will AI recommend your business? She shared the five things that decide whether your business gets found online as more people turn to AI for answers.

Cat White from Jackfruit Home and Garden told us about her business and the team behind it, and what great lawn care looks like across Moreton Bay.

🎀 Membership milestones
3 years: Paul Metcalfe (The Lotsa Group), Kevin Smith (Avrion Wealth) and Laurena Vannucci (Insurance Web Insurance Web Pty Ltd)
2 Years: Shirelee Green Starfish Collective
1 year: Joel Colman (WeatherpRoof Restorations) and Amy Andrew (bytherules Conveyancing North Lakes Bytherules Conveyancing - North Lakes, Qld)
Thank you to our Vice President, Shirlee Green from Starfish Collective, for presenting the ribbons.

🏆 October Step Up Challenge
Congratulations to Sue Song from Embrace Life and Paul Wilkinson from Signature I.T!

⭐ Networking Stars (week ending 23 October)
Referrals: Sue Song, with 7
Visitors: Mark Lancaster, Sunita Phillips Taxright Accountants & Advisors and Cat White Jackfruit Home and Garden, with 2 each
One-to-ones: Karen Lewis Oceania Marketing Group, with 6
TYFCB (Thank You for Closed Business): Amy Andrew Bytherules Conveyancing - North Lakes, Qld, with $10,957
Also shining in TYFCB: Cat White Jackfruit Home and Garden ($6,288) and Andrew Taveira ($4,518)

This is what business networking in North Lakes looks like: real relationships, real referrals and real business, built one Friday at a time across the Moreton Bay and Brisbane Northside business community.

Want to be part of the next $1.6M? Come and visit us.
📍 BNI Elevate North Lakes, North Lakes Hotel
🗓 Friday mornings, visitors arrive at 6:45 am
👉 Register: https://bni.app/klipw (choose Brisbane North, then BNI Elevate - North Lakes)

29/10/2026

Please welcome Davina Williams to BNI Elevate North Lakes! 🦋

Davina leads Eclosia Counselling & Rehabilitation (formerly Mindful Building Solutions), a boutique counselling and rehab practice in North Brisbane. As an accredited counsellor and supervisor, she helps people recover and return to work after injury, illness or psychological stress, in person or via telehealth.

Eclosia is a registered provider with WorkCover QLD, MAIC, Medibank, Bupa, HBF and Life Without Barriers, and also supports businesses with workplace mental health and EAP services.

A great referral for Davina:
👉 A business owner or HR manager with staff on stress leave, a workers’ comp claim, workplace conflict or burnout
👉 A small business without an EAP
👉 Anyone injured at work or in a motor vehicle accident who needs help getting back to work and life

A few things you might not know about Davina:
✨ Mum of 3 and stepmum of 3
✨ Qualified welder and former artist who owned her own gallery
✨ Former hairdresser who studied at London College of Fashion
✨ East End girl from Walthamstow, the area EastEnders was based on
✨ Starred in a pop video as a teenager

Fun fact: “Eclosia” is the moment a butterfly emerges. Fitting for the work she does.

Welcome to the room, Davina! 🎉

27/10/2026

No tricks, just great business connections! 🎃

This Friday at BNI Elevate North Lakes, we’re delighted to feature two local business professionals: Karen Lewis of Oceania Marketing Group, sharing insights on digital marketing strategy, and Cat White of Jackfruit Home & Garden.

If you own a business in North Lakes, Moreton Bay or Brisbane North, come along as our guest. Enjoy a morning of genuine conversations, practical business insights and the chance to connect with local professionals who grow their businesses through referrals.

Come and see what BNI Elevate is all about!

Friday 30 October 2026
6:45am
North Lakes Hotel, 22 Lakefield Dr, North Lakes

Register to visit: bni.app/klipw
Select Brisbane North, then BNI Elevate - North Lakes.

27/10/2026

Ever noticed your best clients usually come from someone who already trusts you?

That’s the idea behind BNI. Every Friday morning, business owners from North Lakes and across Moreton Bay get together to learn about each other’s businesses, share what they’re working on and look for genuine ways to help one another. Over time, those relationships can grow into trusted referral partnerships.

Members get a regular opportunity to explain what they do, build visibility with a room full of local professionals and learn from people who have been there before.

At BNI Elevate North Lakes you’ll find a friendly, welcoming group of business owners who want to see each other succeed.

If you’ve been curious about BNI, come and experience a meeting for yourself.

Fridays at North Lakes Hotel
Visitor arrival 6:45 am

Register to visit via the link in our bio.
Photos by
Marilyn Davies Photography

25/10/2026

15 visitors joined us for our special Visitors Day at North Lakes Hotel on Friday 23 October. Thank you to everyone who came along and to our members for making them so welcome.

Real relationships. Real referrals. Real business.

A huge thank you to our feature presenters, Shirlee Green of Starfish Collective and Melody Lucas of Changing Seasons, for sharing their expertise with the room.

Congratulations to our Networking Stars for the week ending 16 October:
Referrals: Amy Andrew and Sue Song
Visitors: Shirlee Green
1-2-1s: Karen Lewis
Thank You for Closed Business: Hannah Manson, Vicki Abraham and Heather Murray

Over the previous 12 months, our chapter has passed $1,576,039 in Thank You for Closed Business (as reported 16 October 2026).

Curious how a referral-based business community works? Be our guest next Friday 30 October, 6:45am at North Lakes Hotel.

Register at bni.app/klipw, select Brisbane North, then BNI Elevate - North Lakes.