We nurture people, innovations and communities in regional WA. Membership, networks, coworking, training, funding and venture acceleration. With the easing of COVID in the community in the latter half of this year, CityHive has returned to some sort of normalcy. As a result it has been great to see CityHive humming again, full of people and activities that continue to support our community to keep us Connected, Collaborative and Creative. In 2022, Pollinators has continued to deliver on our strategic objectives with CityHive being the physical hub that underpins our service areas of Community, Spaces, and Learning. This year we have continued to build our membership, deliver a number of learning programs, provide commercial and community space, and strengthen our partnerships with community, industry, and all levels of government through collaboration in pursuit of outcomes that benefit our Mid West community. It has been good to just get back on track after the last two years of COVID disruption. Alongside the busyness that is CityHive, Pollinators was very excited to take ownership of state of the art light show projector equipment, providing us with not only an income producing asset, but an asset that benefits our local community. Thank you to our local MP Lara Dalton for providing the funding for this venture. Pollinators used the projectors to put on a lightshow at the recent Festival of Lights, and have been honing our skills at other community events. With the recent sale of the West End super lot, the Pollinators team have partnered with Local Co and Euphorium on finding innovative ways to activate the many spaces on this lot, and we are very excited to see what 2023 may bring. Our ongoing engagement with the state government continues, as they develop an innovation strategy, Pollinators have become a Towns Team, and we continue to work with government and stakeholders on ways to support regional innovation hubs across the state. I would like to thank my fellow Pollinators board member Jason McFarlane who is stepping down from the board. Jason has been a board member since 2017, but his involvement with Pollinators goes way back before then. Thank you Jason for giving your time and expert advice and knowledge as an economist with a focus on regional economic development to Pollinators. Thank you also to fellow board members Todd West, Tom Gorman, Scott Perry and Robbie Garvey, and to Pollinators staff Alan, Elise, Emma, Paul, Jas, MarieAnne and Linda for implementing the Pollinators vision, values and strategy, and to Geraldton s best philanthropist Peter Creek. Without Peter, we wouldn t have CityHive .its hard to imagine the west end without the bright yellow door! Natasha Colliver Chair Pollinators Inc