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NEIS Success Stories - Mature Age People


  • Handyman Service (PDF 343KB)
    On his days off Brian used to help the older residents in the town with occasional odd jobs. Retrenched at age 57 and unwilling to join the dole queue, Brian and Hazel Barr asked about NEIS after hearing about the programme from their son. They turned their good deeds into a successful handyman business.
    (NEIS Provider: Mission Australia Tasmania, 2003)
    • Indulgence Flyfishing
      Scott McPherson turned his love of the outdoors into a dream business that combines flyfishing and fine dining.
      (NEIS Provider: Murray Hume BEC, 2003) 
    • Creative Engraving Solutions
      Rosemary and Warren Gould turned their home-based engraving business into a preferred supplier for a number of national corporate businesses. 
      (NEIS Provider: GRAMETS, 2000)