We have been operating since August 2004. A lot of people have contributed to the successful setup and operation of the CTC. The timeline below lists some (by initials with names at the bottom) but not all of them.
| Dates | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2002 | |
| March | Nabiac Chamber of Commerce & Tourism forms CTC subcommittee (PS, GW, BG) |
| June | Formulation of Nabiac Community Survey re feasibility of CTC (GW, BG) |
| October | Presentation of survey results to CTC@NSW head office (GW, BG) |
| November 8 | Submitted “Application For Seed Funding For A Community Technology Centre” |
| December | Application rejected |
| 2003 | |
| March | Submitted revised application |
| August | Notified that application was successful |
| September | Steering Committee formed (GW, BG, JW, SP, GC, TG, MP, PL, KJ) |
| 2004 | |
| January | First grant payment received, $22 thousand |
| March | Second grant payment received, $92 thousand |
| April-June | Building renovation work: remove wall, paint, install security doors & screen, air-conditioner, carpets, LAN wiring, cleaning (TG, PL, SP, JW, BW, BJ) |
| June | CTC AT NABIAC INC incorporated, and ABN/GST/PAYG registered |
| June | Equipment purchased and installed: 13 PCs, photocopier, 2 colour printers, scanner, data projector, 9 desks, 15 chairs, 2 whiteboards (TG, OH, PL) |
| August 2 | CTC@NABIAC opens to public in Neighbourhood Centre |
| August 8 | Deposited first money earned in bank |
| August 14 | Wootton Outreach opens to public in Brush Turkey, Wootton (TG, WC) |
| October 26 | Third grant payment, $32 thousand |
| December | Purchase 2 coin-operated PCs for Doranwoods Cafe (now the Nabiac Cafe) (GE) |
| December | Change 2 Wootton PCs to coin-operated (TG) |
| 2005 | |
| January | Install coin-operated PCs in cafe connected to CTC via wireless link (TG) |
| January 18 | Bank first takings from cafe |
| January 25 | The Nabiac CTC was officially opened by the Hon John Della Bosca, the NSW Minister for Commerce, and Mr Bob Baldwin MP. (MP, CC) |
| June 30 | Fourth grant payment, $14 thousand |
| 2006 | |
| January | Set up Access@NSW – free access to NSW Govt website |
| May 24 | Grant audit completed |
| October 24 | Final grant payment, $12 thousand |
BG – Bruce Glimmerveen; BJ – Bill Jones; BW – Bill Wood; CC – Cecilia Craddock; GC – Geraldine Carson; GE – Greg Ebeling; GW – Garry Williams; JW – Jillian Wood; KJ – Kim Jones; MP – Marie Power; OH – Oliver Hoffmann; PL – Peter Loveday; PS – Paul Shaw; SP – Sheila Perrottet; TG – Tim Gething; WC – Wayne Cooper