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Hidden Payroll Risks: What Your System Isn’t Showing You

*Nothing Obvious in the Reports. Hidden Issues in the System.* *** On the surface, everything can look fine. Payroll runs. Reports reconcile. Numbers balance. *** But recent underpayment cases across organisations like Coles, Woolworths, Apple and Merivale have shown something important: 👉 The issue isn’t always the rules 👉 It’s how those rules are applied inside payroll systems *** And that’s where risk quietly builds. Not in what you can see - but in how payroll has been configured over time. *** This session takes a different approach. We’re not revisiting legislation or summarising Awards. Instead, we’ll explore: • How Award rules are actually interpreted in practice • Where Ordinary Time Earnings (OTE) is commonly misclassified • How payroll systems apply (and misapply) these rules • Why reports often don’t reveal underlying issues • Where compliance risk is really introduced *** This is designed for: • Bookkeepers • Payroll professionals • Finance and HR teams • Anyone responsible for payroll accuracy and compliance *** 🍽 **Lunch session - fully catered (2 hours)** 📍 WOTSO North Sydney 🗓 28 May 🎟 Limited to 25 attendees *** This isn’t about adding more rules. It’s about stepping back and looking at payroll from a different angle. *** Because sometimes the real issue isn’t what’s visible… 👉 it’s what’s built into the system. *** There will also be an opportunity to continue the conversation after the session for those interested in exploring their own payroll setup in more detail. *** If you’ve ever had the thought: “Everything looks right… but how do I know it actually is?” This session is for you. Early bird (until Friday evening on 24th April 2026): $79🎟 Standard: $97. Prices are plus GST. Email askarin@payrollwhizzards.com.au for payment details

Inside Payroll: Where Things Can Go Wrong

**Inside Payroll: Where Things Go Wrong** *** Most of the time, payroll looks fine. The system runs. The reports balance. Nothing obvious stands out. *** But as we’ve seen time and time again… that doesn’t always mean it’s right. *** This is a relaxed session to step back and talk about what’s really going on inside payroll systems: • Where things can quietly go wrong • Why issues don’t always show up in reports • How the same rules can lead to different outcomes • What most people never think to check *** No heavy legislation. No technical overload. Just a practical, honest conversation about how payroll actually behaves in the real world. *** If you work in payroll, bookkeeping, HR or finance — or you’re responsible for getting payroll right — this will be a valuable discussion. *** Come along, grab some lunch, and be part of the conversation. Early bird (until Friday evening on 24th April 2026): $79🎟 Standard: $97. Prices are plus GST. Email [askarin@payrollwhizzards.com.au](mailto:askarin@payrollwhizzards.com.au) for payment details

Hidden Payroll Risks: What Your System Isn’t Showing You

*Nothing Obvious in the Reports. Hidden Issues in the System.* \*\*\* On the surface, everything can look fine. Payroll runs. Reports reconcile. Numbers balance. \*\*\* But recent underpayment cases across organisations like Coles, Woolworths, Apple and Merivale have shown something important: 👉 The issue isn’t always the rules 👉 It’s how those rules are applied inside payroll systems \*\*\* And that’s where risk quietly builds. Not in what you can see - but in how payroll has been configured over time. \*\*\* This session takes a different approach. We’re not revisiting legislation or summarising Awards. Instead, we’ll explore: • How Award rules are actually interpreted in practice • Where Ordinary Time Earnings (OTE) is commonly misclassified • How payroll systems apply (and misapply) these rules • Why reports often don’t reveal underlying issues • Where compliance risk is really introduced \*\*\* This is designed for: • Bookkeepers • Payroll professionals • Finance and HR teams • Anyone responsible for payroll accuracy and compliance \*\*\* 🍽 **Lunch session - fully catered (2 hours)** 📍 WOTSO North Sydney 🗓 28 May 🎟 Limited to 25 attendees \*\*\* This isn’t about adding more rules. It’s about stepping back and looking at payroll from a different angle. \*\*\* Because sometimes the real issue isn’t what’s visible… 👉 it’s what’s built into the system. \*\*\* There will also be an opportunity to continue the conversation after the session for those interested in exploring their own payroll setup in more detail. Early bird (until Friday evening on 24th April 2026): $79🎟 Standard: $97. Prices are plus GST. Email [askarin@payrollwhizzards.com.au](mailto:askarin@payrollwhizzards.com.au) for payment details

Connecting Business, Real Estate & Finance Professionals - Network

About **Novia Private** Network **Novia Private** is a Exclusive Private Network for Professionals and Decision-makers across **Business, Real Estate, and Finance.** It is designed to foster high-value connections, share market insights, and open doors to strategic collaborations. The network brings together **Brokers, Accountants, Lawyers, Real Estate Agent, Entrepreneurs, Developers, Investors, and Advisors** who are shaping the future of the industries. Whether you're expanding your Network, portfolio, growing your business, or seeking trusted partners, Novia Private offers a casual focused environment to ***connect, Referral, exchange business , ideas, and build lasting professional relationships.*** **Event Introduction** Welcome to tonight’s Novia Private Networking Event — an exclusive gathering of professionals from the worlds of **Business, Real Estate, and Finance**. This is more than just a networking session — it’s a space for genuine conversations, new perspectives, and shared ambitions. Whether you’re a business owner, developer, advisor, or industry professional, tonight is about building valuable connections with peers who understand your world. **Join us** in a casual focused environment to ***Connect, Referral, Exchange business , ideas, and Build lasting professional relationships.*** We’re excited to have you here and look forward to the opportunities and relationships that will grow from tonight’s event. Contact: lily@noviaprivate.com #BusinessNetworking #FinanceProfessionals #RealEstateInvesting #PropertyNetworking #SydneyNetworking #PrivateNetworking #ProfessionalNetworking #NoviaPrivate

Bitcoin Meets Wall Street

Join us as we unpack what Michael Saylor and Strategy are actually doing with Bitcoin, from corporate treasury models to products like STRK, leverage, and the growing financialisation of BTC. We’ll explore why institutions suddenly care about Bitcoin, what this could mean for adoption, and the deeper ideological tension between self-custody, capital markets, and the future of money. Please note: this will be the last in-person Women in Bitcoin Sydney session for some months as our host, El, will be out of the country. Please join while the opportunity is still here!! **Not financial advice, DYOR**

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80s90s DDD disco day dancing free dance party

Love to Disco but you don't want to be out late! You don't want to have to wait to get down to it. Then YOU have the choice to GO-HOME or GO-ON with the DDDs = DiscoDayDancing. **Dancing from 5pm to 9pm** \- so you can have an early night and still go back in time to those days\, AND DANCE\!\! This music is for all ages\. And you **should not have to wait until late to enjoy it** **Sean and Dolly's** have hosted our DDD event twice & this is our 3rd time. **Our Winter DDD May 30** -The floor is filled with our dancers from the beginning, but it is quieter on the mezzanine floor and around the bar, so as well as dancing there is a space for: meeting people, talking, eating & drinking. Our previous events have been terrific successes, and we would like to run these great Day Dancing events every 4-6 weeks. Would you like to be a part of this new idea, which has been very popular in the UK and Queensland? **We are committed to keeping our DDDs free, for as long as we can, so please support and help us to do so**. No other Disco dancing events start this early in NSW. It is a great way to keep fit, hear great music and meet people.

From Sensors to Decisions: Real-World Energy Data Pipelines

Join us for an evening of practical, in-the-trenches talks from teams building modern energy data platforms. We’ll explore how OT data from SCADA, OSI PI, and PLCs is streamed into the lakehouse and turned into AI-powered, self-service analytics for a mission-critical NSW electricity distributor. **Who should attend?** Data engineers, architects, analysts, and ML practitioners working in or alongside the energy and utilities sector - including generation, networks, retail, regulatory, and OT engineering. Curious newcomers are very welcome. Both sessions are highly practical, focused on real systems, trade-offs, and lessons learned. **Talk 1: From Dashboards to Dialogue - Taking AI/BI Genie to Production** **Speaker**: [Rajat Naik](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajat-naik-4535855b/), Essential Energy With 60 active report requests, 4–6 week BI delivery cycles, and strict regulatory timelines, the traditional reporting model couldn’t keep up with the speed of transformation Essential Energy is going through. Their solution: deploying Databricks AI/BI Genie as a production-grade interface for 50+ stakeholders across finance, operations, compliance, and program leadership. Under the hood: * Unity Catalog–governed semantic layer with 8 domain models and 120+ validated metrics * Sub-second query performance over 1.4 TB of data * Near real-time data sharing between AWS and Azure using Delta Sharing What you’ll learn: * A reference architecture for governed self-service analytics in regulated environments * How to enforce row-level security, column masking, and lineage for natural language queries * Why they didn’t wait for a “perfect” dimensional model - and what they shipped instead **Talk 2: The OT Data Ingestion Stack - Streaming Sensor Data into the Lakehouse** **Speaker**: [Pravin Varma](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pravin-varma/), Databricks Getting OT data into the lakehouse often means building and maintaining complex Kafka pipelines. This talk introduces three open-source connectors that simplify the process: * Ignition Zerobus Connector - real-time streaming of tag changes * OSI PI Lakeflow Connector - pull-based sync of high-value PI tables (a licensing alternative to AVEVA Connect) * Unified OT Client - Docker-based edge gateway with ISA-95 normalization and store-and-forward buffering Bonus: an OT Data Simulator spanning 16 industries, 7 PLC vendors, and 379 physics-based sensors - ideal for testing when live data isn’t available. **Event Details** Date: 27 May Time: 5:30 PM Location: NCS Sydney Office, Level 4, 10 Shelley St, Barangaroo Huge thanks to NCS for hosting!

Southern Sydney Bitcoin - Taren Point

If you’ve heard of bitcoin and you don’t know what it is, but want to find out, or if you’ve heard of bitcoin and need someone else to talk about it, come join us each month! The South Sydney Bitcoin Social Meet Up is held at The Taren Point Bowling Club (203 Holt Rd), usually on the fourth Thursday of each month! We welcome all levels of expertise and encourage everyone to participate. If you're new to Bitcoin, our event is the perfect place to start learning. We'll have experienced Bitcoiners attending to answer any questions you might have and guide you through the basics of setting up a bitcoin wallet, making payments, or setting up your business to accept bitcoin payments. We cover off discussions on buying bitcoin, why bitcoin, and how to safely secure your bitcoin. **Parking** • Carpark Parking Available **Venue Menu** https://tarenpointhotel.com.au/eat-drink/ **NOSTR / Satlantis** Follow Bitcoin Sydney on NOSTR - Meetups listed via [Satlantis](https://www.satlantis.io/p/npub1nk78d7y9tgxknkuywm5sfz58h45cxh38dhagjr2tw8yw5sr9pqlsjlmmlq) npub: npub1nk78d7y9tgxknkuywm5sfz58h45cxh38dhagjr2tw8yw5sr9pqlsjlmmlq

Fishburners Investor Ready AI Pitch Night

**GET YOUR TICKETS FROM THIS LINK:** [https://events.humanitix.com/fishburners-ai-pitch-night](https://events.humanitix.com/fishburners-ai-pitch-night) ### This is how Fishburners is opening 2026. AI is no longer just a trend. AI is the core infrastructure of the next decade’s most successful startups. At Fishburners, we aren’t just watching the shift, we are providing the platform for the founders actually building it. Following the momentum of the Female Founder Pitch Night, we are gathering the **highest-signal AI startups in the country** for a night of technical excellence, commercial ambition, and direct investor engagement. On May 28th, Fishburners is hosting the AI Pitch Night. This is a deliberate showcase of the founders moving beyond the hype to build real, scalable, and defensible AI companies. This night is about founders who are building. Founders who are raising. Founders who are ready to be seen, backed, and taken seriously. *** ### **What this event is** A curated pitch night hosted by **Fishburners**, Australia’s largest startup community, in partnership with **Chartered Accountants ANZ, Vanta, and HubSpot.** The best Australian AI startups will pitch in front of a room specifically vetted for high-level investors, operators, and ecosystem leaders. This is not a night for judging from the sidelines, it is a night for backing the future of Australian tech. Come and see real founders, real companies, and real opportunity. *** ### **Why this night matters** Fishburners has supported over **35,000 entrepreneurs** and helped startups raise **$1B+** This event isn't just about a 5-minute slide deck; it’s about the convergence of technical talent and the institutional support required to win globally. #### The last Founders who pitched did far more than just participate... They raised capital. They won awards. They built real traction. This pitch night is the front door. *** ### **Want to Pitch?** Apply to Pitch here: [https://airtable.com/appM3HBc3eoPUC7xv/pagFa5ESY38lwaOAW/form](https://airtable.com/appM3HBc3eoPUC7xv/pagFa5ESY38lwaOAW/form) *** ### **Who should be in the room** **AI Founders** * **Apply to pitch** if you are building an AI startup and are ready to put it in front of the country's most active investors. **Investors & Ecosystem Leaders** * Attend to discover vetted AI talent early. * Engage with the founders building at the frontier. * Connect with the partners providing the infrastructure for AI growth. *** ### **What you get from attending** * Live pitches from Australias most ambitious AI startups * Direct exposure to founders ahead of the next Ascent Project cohort * Connection with Australia’s startup ecosystem in a focused, high-signal environment * A clear view of where Fishburners is taking its platform in 2026 *** ### **Event details** **Date:** May 28, 2026 **Time:** 6:00 – 8:30pm **Location:** The Collider, 477 Pitt Street, Sydney *** ### **What to do next** * **Supporters and investors:** Register and be in the room. * **Everyone:** Share this with a founder who should be on stage. We’ll see you there.

Atelier at the Sofitel (30% off)