Mr Jones, of Edmiston Jones, was keen to enhance Wollongong's cultural diversity with the first of what he plans to make a regular event.

It took the form of a small acoustic concert in the Edmiston Jones conference room and courtyard.

It featured Miriam Lieberman who was accompanied by cellist Kate Adams and percussionist Syd Greene.

All three had previously performed at a concert Mr Jones has become famous for hosting at his Shoalhaven home. Invited guests from the Wollongong business community each gave a donation to thank the musicians for their time and to help them follow their passion.

Target reached

Wollongong games developer Nathan Harper has reached his funding goal and will start manufacturing fridge magnets soon after launching an Indiegogo crowd funding campaign in early March.

It comes after Mr Harper generated more than 200,000 downloads for his mobile race management game called Formula Legend.

And his novel way to help gamers and F1 fans stay on track using a specially designed fridge magnet is also a hit.

Family fund-raiser

Wiseman's Park Bowling Club is the location this weekend for an event to raise money for and awareness about the plight of the Ciot and Rowles families who are battling a bad health diagnosis for Jenny Rowles whose brother Mark Rowles, 58, of Gwynneville, has been missing since early this year.

Mr Rowles suffers from a medical condition for which he takes medication that can cause hallucinations.

He was last seen at a family barbecue on February 8.

At the time he was wearing a black T-shirt, denim shorts, and sandals.

He is 170 centimetres tall with fair complexion and balding brown/grey hair.

His sister has successfully battled Lymphoma but now faces another hurdle with her recent diagnosis of Castleman's disease.

The fund-raiser at Wiseman's Park is to help the family deal with the costs of ongoing medical treatment while still waiting for news about Mr Rowles.

Council kicks off

The new TAFE Illawarra Advisory Council met yesterday after being appointed in January 2015 by Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli.

The Council is going to be an important source of input in setting TAFE Illawarra's future strategic directions.

Members are chair Michael Halloran, John Kollaras, John Lamont, Jennifer McParlane, Lesley Scarlett, Nicky Sloane and Professor Gerard Sutton.

Success celebrated

The Greater Business School celebrated seven Illawarra graduates on Tuesday in the training rooms at the Australian College of Commerce and Management.

The school is part of The Greater Building Society's investment in the ongoing learning and development of its staff. All seven graduates successfully completed study in one of a range of nationally-accredited courses.

They were Catherine Marskell, Audra Bell-Williams, Donna Jones, Jelica (Helen) O'Donnell, Anna Altomare, Deb Anderson and Nicole Crabbe.

Show team support

With the first Wollongong game of the season for the St George Illawarra Dragons taking place this Saturday, it is not too late to talk corporate support.

And the people to do that with heading into the 2015 season is Jason Saladino, as the new manager of corporate sales, and former player Shaun Timmins, who is the new Illawarra Partnership Growth executive.

Rotarian needs help

Dot Hennessy is trying to make a difference and support PCYC by participating in the DoingTime4Kids. The Wollongong Rotarian aims to raise $1000 to help PCYC continue its important work and is encouraging people to sponsor her via her supporter page at time4kidsnsw2015.everydayhero.com/au/dot.

Business luncheon

Michael Bassingthwaighte, Nathan Heard, Peter Fitzgerald, Monique Harper-Richardson, Mark Wilson, Mike Archer and Andrew Manson are already busy planning the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal business luncheon for 2015.

It will be at City Beach Function Centre on May 22.

Survey data vital

The Illawarra Business Chamber is inviting business people to respond to its quarterly business conditions survey. Feedback helps the chamber advocate for a better deal for NSW businesses.

Choking workshop

Illawarra Working Mothers Networking Group's next meeting addresses an important topic for any parent.

It features a choking workshop, and the function is being held at the Lagoon Seafood Restaurant at 10am on Tuesday, with Colleen Allen delivering a CPR and choking workshop.

Children will be supervised by Pretty Pamper Parties.