Staff culture — how it has unlocked our success
At after work drinks recently we were enjoying the sunshine and the view of the Perth skyline over the Swan river, when a group of women entrepreneurs came and asked to share our table. Naturally we started networking and one lady said to me she was completely blown away by the passion as I spoke
NGIS volunteering day 2016 a success
NGIS has completed another successful annual volunteer day, this year at the Paruna Wildlife Sanctuary: 19 hectares of pristine bushland in the Avon Valley and Walyunga National Park region. The company flew members of the team from New South Wales and Victoria to Perth and took time out of the office to help preserve native
Why NGIS have an annual volunteering day
Each year NGIS take our entire company out of the office to give back to the community in a volunteering day. In previous years we have donated staff time to Parkerville Children and Youth Care, which was a valuable exercise for a worthy cause. This year, on November 11, we are working with the Paruna Wildlife
Kids take over NGIS office
NGIS parents brought their kids to work on July 13 so they could learn about where they work and pick up some knowledge about mapping. Bring Your Kids to Work Day is an internationally recognised initiative where children have an opportunity to spend time in their parent’s workplace to learn about the environment and gain some understanding of
NGIS edge CSBP in cricket friendly
In the Perth Suburbs last Friday afternoon the much anticipated inaugural Foss-McLean Cup was held between NGIS Australia and CSBP. The 20/20 Cricket game was competed in great spirit and entirely underwhelming skills with NGIS managing to chase down the CSBP total of 113 in the 17th over. Great fun and facial hair was enjoyed
Paul swims to Rottnest
NGIS Managing Director Paul Farrell and his brother Brynne completed the Rottnest Channel Swim as a duo on February 27. Setting off shortly after sun rise, the swimmers joined thousands of others for the 19.7 kilometre open water challenge. They finished the swim in 6 hours and 45 minutes.
Graham Griffiths new Chairman of NGIS board
The Directors of NGIS Australia are pleased to announce that Graham Griffiths has been appointed as Chairman of the Board. Griffiths was appointed chairman at the beginning of 2016 and brings a wealth of ICT experience to the position. He has multi-faceted (management/tech/sales/marketing/R&D) international experience over 39 years in the IT industry, and geospatial since
NGIS visits Google offices in Sydney
The NGIS Google Maps team recently visited the Google offices in Sydney to find out about all the latest improvements and changes to the Google for Work suite. The NGIS team met with other Premier Partners and a delegation from Mountain View, California to discuss possible new features and ways of going to market in Australia. Google’s
