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THERE is going to be a boutique hotel under the Story Bridge at the Howard Smith Wharves come Hell or high water - with the high water mark being a controversial point.

The Brisbane Lord Mayor has announced that, despite strong opposition and not knowing whether there would be interest in rekindling the project, the re-development of the Howard Smith Wharves under the Story Bridge at New Farm was back on the agenda.

He said he had contacted State Planning Minister Jeff Seeney about restarting the Howard Smith Wharves project “without change” expecting that the green light to press ahead with the project again would be given by next month.

“We’re not stopping. We’re determined as a council to make this fly,” he said.

Along with the hotel, he said the previously proposed amount of parkland would remain at 80 percent of the site.

A council spokesman described the historic precinct as “one of Brisbane’s biggest eyesores” and the council was determined to get the project completed after it had been “scuttled” by the former Labor State Government.

He said the facelift was “long

overdue”, describing the scenic riverfront site “the perfect location for people to stay when visiting Brisbane”.

“Like South Brisbane, this was nothing but short-sighted political interference from Labor that blocked the revitalisation of these old industrial precincts,” he said.

“The Newman Government made a clear commitment to help me get this project back on track if elected and now that we’ve delivered on our promise to get South Brisbane moving again I hope we can do the same for Howard Smith Wharves.”

The former Labor Government’s attempts to reject council’s Howard Smith wharves proposal on the grounds of flooding were thrown into controversy last year when it was revealed that the location of its planned SouthBank 2 development was inundated far worse during last year’s Brisbane River flood.

The Council said the upgrade also made sense as it linked in with council’s current rebuild of the New Farm Riverwalk, which floated away

during the January flood.Maximum flood heights on other

parts of the site, to be primarily to be used as parkland, were between 500mm and 700mm in the flood.

Council plans to divide the site into three areas – 80 percent parkland, 10 percent for the existing wharves and 10 percent for the proposed boutique hotel.

While the proposed location of the boutique hotel on the site wasn’t

inundated in last year’s flood, council was taking steps to make sure the flood risk was mitigated through measures such as ensuring building entries were above flood level and giving the carpark/basement flood immunity.

Council already has spent $8 million to restabilise the old wharves, $1.3 million on cliff stablisation and $500,000 on the water police buildings – using old timers in order to keep their “heritage-based authenticity”.

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AFTER a successful inaugural Walk for Awareness last year, the Mental Awareness Foundation is to run the event again this month – on Sunday, October 7.

The walk is to begin at 8am at Captain Burke Park, at Kangaroo Point, follow an 8km route which returns to the park.

The walk aims to raise money for the charities Mates In Construction and GROW which work with people suffering from depression and other mental illnesses.

The foundation works alongside the two charities to help communities implement strategies to raise awareness of the prevalence of mental illnesses and to help break the stigma that often surrounds the subject.

Foundation founders, Wesley and Tudor Vasile and Liam Gordon and Jita Sarai are passionate about helping those with mental illnesses having lost best friends to suicide in within three months of each other.

They believe their role begins with educating the community at “a grassroots level”.

There is to be live music, face painting, elite sportsmen, presentations and a barbecue lunch.Registrations’ on the day of the event are to be taken from 7am. Register can also be made online at www.mentalawarenessfoundation.org Further information can also be found at the website

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THINGS are becoming rather hairy on the fundraising scene – men’s facial hair to be specific. First, there was Movember. Now there’s Octoburn.

Movember encourages men to attempt to grow their best moustache in a month while Octoburn concentrates on the Elvis Presley look – thick chops. 2012 Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins has a famous set, too.

The call to “Grow the ‘burns” is from Brisbane’s Mater Medical Research Institute to support research into prostate cancer.

While the ladies tough it out with the bristle tickle as the mo of their man takes shape next month, a good ‘burn saves them from that extreme pash rash.

Octoburn culminates on the October 31 with World Sideburn Day.

Men who are follically challenged are still encouraged to sign up. They can make a pair and stick them on instead. Some of Brisbane’s costume hire stores have sideburns as accessories.

Men taking part in the fund raiser are encouraged to register their details at www.octoburn.com Many

celebrities have signed up – even Queensland premier Campbell Newman is a supporter.

Octoburn is a Couee Community Initiative. Couee Community was started by the same team that began Swim4kids in 2007 and has raised more than $1 million and donated more than $500,000 for the children at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane.

Couee Community exists with the aim of improving the lives of people and communities in need or experiencing disability or disadvantage by providing funds to get access to services, programs, receive goods or other benefits that alleviate any disadvantage.

Movember aims to raise awareness about prostate cancer but specifically male mental and general health. Funds go to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue, the national depression initiative. It began in Melbourne in 2003 and has grown to become a global movement. To register, go to au.movember.com.For further information, telephone Paul on 0417 776 935 or John on 0414 015 209

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PERSONAL Trainer Emma Sheehy helps people look good every day. Now she’s turning her attention to doing good. Emma, from Snap Fitness New Farm, is to be one of several sexy singles to be auctioned off at the Sublime Bachelor / Bachelorette charity auction at Limes Hotel from 7pm on Thursday, October 11. The auction aims to raise money for cancer research being done by the Queensland Institute of Medical Research.

“Whether you’re single and ready to mingle or just up for a bit of fun it should be a great night out,” Emma said. Also up for auction are a solicitor, a medicine student and a company director who has represented Australia on the rugby field.

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Park turns orange for Newro FoundationMORE than 150 of people dressed in orange are to take part in the Newro Foundation’s 2012 walk and run through New Farm Park on October 28.

The 5km walk, which was first held in November 2009 in the Park, is to part of a series of activities to launch International Brain Tumour Awareness Week and raise funds for research and patient care programs.

Foundation ambassador Emily Schrapnel is to share her story and present the trophy to the top fundraiser.

The walk – but some choose to use a more brisk approach - is to be begin at 9.30am adjacent to the CityCat terminal at the end of Brunswick Street.

This year corporate teams as well as individual runners are encouraged to compete with each other in raising the most funds by creating a Hero Page at www.EveryDayHero.com.au

Adult entry is $25 and $10 for children. A family entry costs $65. Children under two can take part free.

Bottled water supplied during the event with a sausage sizzle run afterwards.Prizes are to be presented to the top fundraiser, the best orange costume and

the person first across the finish line. There is to be face painting, massages and a sausage sizzle. The Brisbane-based Newro Foundation works to provide research in neurology, neurosurgery, spinal surgery and the neurosciences to improve the treatment and post-operative care of brain tumour patients to help them return to normal life as quickly as possible.To register and for further information on the walk in New Farm Park, log on to www.newrofoundation.com.au Online registrations close on October 27. Registration are to be taken in the park from 8.30am

HOT dog, the 2012 Ekka Grand Champion Steer, is to be auctioned from midday on the front lawn of the Breakfast Creek Hotel on Thursday, October 11. Hot Dog, who will be there in the flesh, was bought at the Ekka by Nolans Meats, Ala Carte Meats and The Breakfast Creek Hotel. He is an 18-month-old limosin cross.

The auctioneer is to be prominent livestock “hammersman” Darren Perkins.

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FORTITUDE Valley’s luxury Emporium Hotel, for the fourth year in a row has been voted Australia’s best boutique hotel at the Hospitality Management Awards for Excellence.

The five-year-old hotel, which is at 1000 Ann Street, followed up that award with a win in Best Deluxe Hotel at the 2012 Queensland Hotels Association Awards for Excellence less than a week later.

Emporium general manager Peter Savoff, in acknowledging the significance of the achievement, paid tribute to the staff of the hotel for the “extraordinary” win.

“I pay full tribute to our incredible team of passionate professionals – a team I am privileged to work with every day – in achieving these awards and, of course, to the owners the Anthony John Group and Tony and Fran John who conceived and designed this great place,” Peter said.

“We also acknowledge our fellow finalists and the way they have set and exceeded the bar for service, design and luxury – something we all aim for,” he said.

Six other New Farm peninsula establishments also picked up awards, with Spring Hill’s Hotel Urban receiving the award for the QHA’s Best Superior Accommodation in the Queensland.

General manager Lachlan Furnell said the Urban’s “vision” to be more than a hotel led to the win.

“To be recognised by the QHA is a great achievement and shows that our effort to provide a service with a difference is paying off,” Lachlan said “This is such a vibrant industry to be in and winning this award reflects

on the entire Urban team, who work tirelessly to make this a great destination for guests.”

Other QHA winners included Deery’s Restaurant in the Story Bridge Hotel at Kangaroo Point (Best Restaurant), while Bravo Bar B Que, on Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, collected the Best Steak Restaurant award.

Other successful restaurants included Teneriffe restaurant Aqualinea, which now holds the title of best Informal Seafood Restaurant, while The Landing at Dockside, Kangaroo Point, won the Best Caterer awarded the 2012 Queensland Restaurant and Caterer Awards.

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MALOUF Pharmacies last month celebrated 50 years of providing advice and services to assist in maintaining the health and wellbeing of Queenslanders and their families.

Founder and pharmacist, Richard Malouf opened his first pharmacy in the heart of Brisbane in 1962 and now, at the age of 72, still is actively involved in the running of the business along with his brother Ian, who joined him at the helm in the 1970s.

Over the years, a number of new stores opened in metropolitan and regional Queensland – including two on the New Farm peninsula. There is one at Merthyr Village and another close by in Brunswick Street.

Richard said that much had changed in the business over the past 50 years.

“I have seen many businesses built over the last 50 years. Thankfully, we have been one of the ones that have continued to prosper,” Richard said.

“I put it down to many things including keeping our eye on change but also recognising that, for customers, some things are better if they remain the same and that we have never lost focus on our commitment to deliver exceptional customer service,

“We have customers that have been with us since the beginning and now it is also their children and their children’s children who have become our customers,

“With mine and Ian’s children now entering the business, we know that this commitment to service and the services we provide is what will continue to set the Malouf Pharmacies brand apart,” he said.

Richard’s dedication to the fragrance industry was recognised recently when he was inducted into the Fragrance Foundation Australia’s Hall of Fame.

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Pharmacy group celebrates 50 yearsFIREWORKS Gallery Hosts is a four-day music festival of events to be run from October 4-7.

The free and ticketed events are to support some of Australia’s finest musicians, dancers and choreographers to enhance creative programs

On Thursday, October 4, a performance from 7pm of Messiaen’s 2nd Movement and Sabin’s Gymnopedie from Sonata for violin and piano, by Collusion Music, is to accompany the exhibition opening of artists Matthew Johnson and Ian Waldron,.

FireWorks Gallery also is to showcase recent works by Ian Waldron. Numerous road trips from the artist’s studio in the Atherton Tablelands to his ancestral home near Normanton in the Gulf of Carpentaria, have produced a virtual album of casual, sometimes candid and even critical reflections on the land and life of the Kurtjar people.

On Friday, October 5, from 7pm, the Commercial Road Chamber Music Series is to present fellow Australian National Academy Alumni; Brieley Cutting, piano, Simon Cobcroft, cello and Rebecca Chan violin. These esteemed musicians are perform virtuosic renditions of French Impressionist music, including Ravel’s (noted for his Bolero composition) Piano Trio in a minor.

On Saturday, October 6, from 4.30pm there is to be “something for young families”. Brisbane pop-opera divas

Belladiva (consisting of sopranos Alicia Cush, Laura Coutts, Michelle Bull, and Bethan Ellsmore) are to be joined by musical director and pianist Matthew Samer to present an entertaining program of theatrical music ranging from Sondheim and Edith Piaf through to Bizet’s Carmen.

The FireWorks Gallery Hosts finale begins at 3pm on Sunday, October 7, and is to highlight collaborations between Brisbane ensemble Collusion Music (Benjamin Greaves, violin, Brieley Cutting, piano, Diana Tolmie, saxophone and clarinet, Danielle Bentley, cello), Queensland ballet dancer Rachel Walsh, choreographer Gareth Belling and didgeridoo specialist William Barton.For further information log on to www.fireworksgallery.com.au

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IAN and Lisa McLauchlan, from the NightOwl at New Farm, are celebrating a double win at the convenience chain’s annual gala Awards for Excellence recently held in New Zealand.

The couple, who run a number of NightOwl franchises, were awarded the coveted Franchisee of the Year award as well as the Operational Excellence Award for their New Farm store.

Ian said the couple was thrilled to be recognised for their efforts and loved being a part of the New Farm community: “It’s such an exciting and eclectic area.”

“We have amazing staff in our store and we thank NightOwl for their tremendous support with ongoing staff training and updates on store systems and promotions. It’s great to be a part of the NightOwl family,” he said.

More than 130 NightOwl franchisees, business partners, suppliers and staff members gathered for the awards and annual conference which was held in Queenstown, on NZ’s south island.

National buying and marketing manager for NightOwl Richard Elsley the awards ceremony capped off a successful year for the Australian-owned and operated company.

“We’ve enjoyed strong growth throughout Queensland, particularly in the Brisbane area and surrounds,” Richard said.

“NightOwl really resonates with New Farm locals as there are many singles,

couples and time-poor professionals who live there and enjoy our convenience-store shopping experience.

“We are thrilled to have Lisa and Ian as part of our team and their hard work and effort continues to reap great rewards for them.

“NightOwl is an exciting brand and, over the past 30 years, we have become one of the nation’s largest standalone convenience operators with more than 4000 product lines.

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Gold Coast vista for Kylie’s nuptialsKYLIE McQuie, a director of Teneriffe financial management company LOQ Group, married Matt Shutkowski atop a balcony in a luxurious Gold Coast apartment in front of 60 guests on August 4.Kylie walked down the aisle to Rudimental’s Feel the Love in the morning ceremony before indulging in the couple’s favourite meal - a bacon and egg breakfast. From the perfectly constructed cupcake wedding cake to an hypnotist’s prank, the day went off without a hitch. Kylie is due to return from her one-month honeymoon in Thailand this week.

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THE staff at hairdressing salon Willow by KK have welcomed new employee Rennie Coulson onto their team last month.

Rennie, who has been a hairdresser for eight years, said she was drawn to owner Kosta Kalatzis’ “direction” in hairdressing, which is very similar to her own. Rennie has a holistic approach to the industry experienced in:• Cutting and styling• Technical colourists• Make-up artist• Specialising in Hair extensions

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THE GROUP of young people who formed the Rotary Club of Kangaroo Point claim they have “broken the mould” with their version of the international service club.

District representative Russell Harding said the new club still needed more members before it could be chartered.

“It is very exciting to be involved with the establishment of a dynamic and young group of Rotarians who are breaking the mould of the traditional Rotary club,” Russell said

The group still needs more members before it can be chartered as an official Rotary club.

Members of the provisional club meet at the Story Bridge Hotel, at Kangaroo Point on the first and third Tuesdays of the each month from 6.30pm in the Cellar Room.

The club is looking for members in the Gen X and Gen Y demographic who are keen to put back into the community and join in regular social functions.

The club is involved in fundraising for several community projects.

These include the Shelter Box, which aims to provide essential tools for survival in emergency situations such as natural disasters, and a Liberty Swing, for disabled children which members hope will be erected in Burke Park, at Kangaroo Point.

Rotary is an international network of business and professional leaders. Its volunteer members have been serving the needs of communities worldwide since 1905 and through its services, members build friendships and enlarge their circle of business and professional acquaintances and connect with people from around the world and promote cross-cultural understanding.

Russell said the Kangaroo Point Rotary Club would be a world first with its members being from the Gen X and Gen Y demographic should it attract enough members to be chartered.

“Let’s make it happen,” Russell said.For further information, telephone president Mark Porter on 0408 722 228 or Russell Harding on 0411 229 215.

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Axing program disgustingI HAVE just finished reading the article (Thousands of tenants to suffer following service cuts, page 3, Village News, September 2012) relating to the Queensland Government’s decision to axe the 22-year-old Tenant Advice and Advocacy Services program at the end of this month.

Quite simply, I find it disgusting that this is even being considered; to take assistance away from people in need because it is inconvenient to the budget of the currently elected minister. Were not these officials elected to represent the people?

So our elected officials are deciding we don’t need community services in our community centres. Something is very wrong here.

I hope the New Farm community realises how much in our area we need a service like this.Rob Scott

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THE Law Store & Q Solicitors have purchased an office suite in McTaggerts Wool Store (next to Eves on the River) and will let it be operated as a pop-up gallery while they are waiting for the re-fit to be completed .The Law Store’s Myles Murphy said he was pleased to be offering the site to Banx a local New Farm artist who has commenced exhibiting and painting in the temporary space.

Banx said ‘’I am delighted by the opportunity Myles Murphy has offered me to showcase my art through his generous lateral thinking and support of the arts, by offering me the space. He added, It’s a great opportunity to move into a bare-walled space and create a pop-up gallery - artists love this sort of thing! Hopefully people will pop in”.

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IN past articles, this column has explored some of the problems faced by grandparents. This month, I am expanding on the joys of being a grandparent as my wife and I are off overseas to see our son and daughter-in-law and their three children.

Grandparents are fortunate people. Whenever a child is born so is a grandparent. Grandparents share their life experiences, their culture and their history and are there to listen and discuss so that often the bond that is forged with the grandchildren is greater than with the parents.

Modern technology is wonderful for helping overcome separation caused by the tyranny of distance: cheap calling cards allow more frequent telephone contact while the program Skype is a wonderful tool for video. How many grandparents carry around photos of the grandkids on mobile telephones but not of their own offspring? There are many apocryphal stories of grandparents sharing books on Skype with their distant family or indeed babysitting over the internet while the parents share a rare night out together at the end of a telephone when needed.

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and happy indeed are those grandparents who live close to and meet regularly with their grandchildren. This world can at times be difficult and a loving and caring extended family is a tremendous base from which to meet those challenges.

+ + +The New Farm branch of National Seniors Australia is a social family and organises dinners on the third Friday of each month from 6pm. The next two are on Friday, October 19, at Tandoori King in Merthyr Road and on Friday, November 16, at the New Farm Bowls Club in Brunswick Street. Anyone interested in NSA, want to meet new friends and cannot attend daytime meetings, should put these dates in their diaries and attend.

+ + +The final general meeting of the year for the New Farm branch of National Seniors Australia is to be held on Wednesday, November 7, at the Merthyr Uniting Church from 9.30am. Fiona Hunt from the New Farm Neighbourhood Centre is to be the guest speaker. On Wednesday, December 5, the branch is to celebrate another successful year with Christmas lunch at The Queens Arms Hotel.

+ + +For further information on NSA or New Farm branch or to inquire about any of the above events, telephone Irene Ryan on 3257 2317.

This is the final Seniors Voice column for 2012 so Happy Christmas and Happy New Year.

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Nothing beats personal family contactTHE Commercial Swimming Club dives into its summer season with the first club night on Friday, October 19.

Swimmers can sign-on that evening from 5.30pm at The Valley Pool. New swimmers are welcome to attend and look around to get the feel of the club and its facilities.

Club nights are held each second Friday night and provide a variety of swimming events for the children to get some racing practice in a friendly family atmosphere.

A barbecue is run to take care of Friday night dinner and it is usually finished by 7pm.

The Commercial Swimming Club provides training for children eight years of age and over.For further information, telephone Carolyn Carsley 0414 776 543 or log on to www.commercial-swimming.org.au

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THE CBD-based Adventurers Toastmasters Club celebrated its 40th birthday last month.

Club historian Joanna Van der Mark compiled a book of the club history to mark the occasion which tells of past escapades that members were involved in, beginning with the first charter dinner attended by 300 people in Byrnes Street, Newstead, in 1972.

Joanna was then registered as “Jo” as females were not formally admitted until later that year and the women joined using male names until the issue was rectified.

Joanna said Adventurers had provided many wonderful pages in the toastmasters’ history including Brisbane’s Don Chapman and Jock Elliot becoming district and international speech winners, the organisation of two district conventions and having Heather Rhead as district governor.

The Toastmasters movement is a not-for-profit communication and leadership development organisation which has chartered clubs across the world. Adventurers Toastmasters meets on the first and third Monday of each month at the Queensland Irish Club, 175 Elizabeth Street, City, from 6.30pm. Visitors are welcomed.For further information, telephone Margaret on 3398 2137 or Heather on 0409 625 249.

Adventurers toast 40 yearsBy Vanessa Fang

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BEHIND the glamour of this month’s breast cancer awareness Global Illumination gala dinner, the committee members of the National Breast Cancer Foundation are working tirelessly to ensure the evening will be unforgettable.

Chairman Sarah Kirk said that, despite of the deep commitment they must have to the foundation while juggling full-time jobs, it would be worth it to the committee of eight – all of whom were touched by breast cancer in some way – if their involvement found a future cure.

“It’s my first year as chairperson but I’ve been involved on the committee for four years,” Sarah said. “My mum was diagnosed with breast cancer early and luckily she survived but it made me realise how important research was.

“I spend hours and hours every week planning this event and give up my weekends and nights. Even if I raise even a little money, it would have been more than the foundation had before. I’m always blown away at the inspiring generosity that people have,” she said.

This year’s event is to be newly appointed development executive Danni Fox’s fourth year on the committee.

Earlier this year, she swapped a career in the private sector to work for the foundation, but it really “didn’t feel like work” because she felt so passionately about it.

Danni said Global Illumination had shaped into an iconic event thanks to generous sponsors, many of whom were Brisbane-based, who donated

everything from holiday packages to restaurant vouchers for the night.

She was particularly warmed with peninsula sponsors Eves on the River and Libertine Perfumerie, as they had

been involved since Brisbane’s first Global Illumination event in 2008.

“I remember they were the first ones I asked to get involved because I lived in the area at the time and was doorknocking for sponsors. We can’t thank all of our new and repeat sponsors enough for their support,” Danni said.

“There are some amazing prizes this year and, now that it’s a gala dinner, it’s going to be more intimate; very different to previous years. We have great speakers, a survivor and

a researcher who will talk about the research we do and how it’s changed over the years,” she said.

Eves on the River events manager Trudi Stephens said owner Stephen “Chookie” Holmes had “never said no” to getting involved in charity events.

“He just has such a big heart and every year he’s keen to help out so we donate a few hundred dollars worth of gift vouchers. He’s all about the

community. If it’s for a good cause, Chookie will support it,” she said.

Danni said she was thrilled to reveal that past master of ceremonies and television presenter Liz Cantor, whose best friend lost her mother to the disease, had become a NBCF ambassador this year.

Global Illumination is to be held at Victoria Park Complex on October 20.

Tickets are $150 or $1400 for a table of 10.

Busy committee finds time to enjoy the glamour of galaBy Vanessa Fang

For tickets or more information on Pink Ribbon month, of which

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THE main focus of my work with clients is understanding and improving their overall business capability. I question whether key stakeholders understand and execute key business initiatives and if everyone knows the business’ most important goals. Is strategy driven by one person or the team?

When leaders consider business capability questions, they often consider “benchmarking”, where they compare their business to similar businesses across key metrics. It is more valuable, however, to consider how the business is performing in relation to the director’s unique vision.

Recently, American National Basketball Association player LeBron James became the first man since Michael Jordan to win the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award for the season, go on to be the MVP of the NBA finals series in a winning team – the Miami Heat – and win an Olympic Games gold medal for Team USA – all in the same year.

If you asked LeBron to rate his game, comparing himself to every other player,

he would consider himself superior in most categories but how useful would this analysis be to helping him improve his game? Not very.

He would be better completing his analysis relative to himself. In other words, compared to the level of achievement he wants to attain, how is he doing? If he assessed himself against himself, he would identify which areas of his game needed development.

This is not to say that “benchmarking” isn’t a useful exercise but, when you “benchmark” your business against what you want it to be, it empowers you to make greater improvements. Comparing yourself – favourably or otherwise – with your competitors or other businesses typically doesn’t help you improve the capability of your organisation. Simply aiming to be better than your competition at “the same” is not a way to differentiate your business for competitive advantage.

If you’re currently struggling to implement change, it would be wise to take another tip from LeBron James. Remember that he – and other successful athletes – is objectively assessed. A coach or mentor can identify prioritise and execute sustainable strategies based on the goals most important to you.* Alan Blair is the chief executive officer and principal advisor at Silverstone CEO Services

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Power to improve through ‘benchmarking’ARE you new to Brisbane and need someone to show you around? Maybe you have lived in the area for years and have never been to a different suburb?

A Brisbane Greeters tour might just be for what you are looking.

The Brisbane Greeters Program is a Queensland Government initiative that introduces visitors to Brisbanites who can provide a first-hand look at the city they call home.

The program also welcomes current residents who gain a new perspective on their home town.

Tour goers can take a walk, go to the art gallery or even be wined and dined by one of a selection of Greeters.

They can attend any or all of the arts, culture, architectural, history, heritage or family fun tours.

New Farm’s Peter Hoban has been involved in the program for three

months and said he “absolutely loves” being able to put his own spin on a tour around the city.

It makes a change from his “day job” in health insurance and it has given him a new appreciation for his hometown.

Peter runs a cultural attractions tour on the first Saturday of every month.

“I really look forward to the first Saturday of every month,” Peter said. “I’ve met some really interesting people. In fact, half of the people I take around already live here in Brisbane.

“The biggest thing I’ve gotten out of it is a new appreciation for Brisbane,” Peter said.Booking to go on Peter’s tour or any others provided by Brisbane Greeters can be made by logging on to www.brisbanegreeters.com.au

Greeters give new view of Brisbane By Alexandria Utting

POLICE from the Fortitude Valley police station were out in force last month for a community “meet and greet” session at Merthyr Village.

The station’s top cop, Inspector Ray Brownhill, and Snr-Const Vicki Campbell were on hand to meet the locals and speak with them about issues affecting them and to provide them with important crime prevention information.

Insp Brownhill is hoping to make the two-hour “pop up display” a regular occurrence around the peninsula in the hope of breaking down barriers people believe they have when dealing and speaking with police.

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A BRISBANE City Council re-think over the CityCycle bike hire scheme has seen usage more than double to more than 170,000 cycle trips as it ends its second year in operation.

Public and Active Transport Chairman Cr Peter Matic said a decision this time last year to “make a raft of improvements”, including introducing free helmets, express subscriptions and dropping the price of daily subscriptions, had paid dividends for the scheme.

Council figures show that daily trips had risen from 82,691 last year to 173,609 this year. Daily subscriptions increased from about 250 per month last year to 1534 per month.

It estimated that having the helmets available had boosted usage by about 25 percent

Cr Matic said the figures were positive signs and he expected CityCycle’s usage to continue to grow, with a record 22,297 trips taken in August, which equates to more than 5000 trips per week.

CityCycle changes boost trip figures

A LARGE team of riders from Newstead is to take part in this year’s Bicycle Queensland Brisbane to Gold Coast Cycle Challenge this month.

Team Captain, Narelle Noonan, has set up the team from workmates engineering and construction company Bechtel Australia.

They are to be part of about 10,000 riders who take part in the event.

Narelle said she had organised a team of about 60 riders for the challenge – men and women, new riders and experienced and ranging in age from 20-60.

“We organise training rides every Sunday, riding anywhere from 40km-100km and it always ends with an enjoyable breakfast afterward,” Narelle said.

“It’s great for team morale. When we are on the road, we are just cyclists. We are not a junior or a manager. We all work together,’ she said.

The 2012 Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge is to be staged on October 7 and raises money for the Heart Foundation and Diabetes Queensland.

Since the event was first

introduced in 2005, more than $1 million has been raised.

The event begins at South Bank Parklands and ends at the Broadwater Parklands, Southport, about 100km away. There is a 60km option from Logan to the Gold Coast.

Riders leaving from South Bank get exclusive use of the South East Busway in the early part of the route.

There is to be live entertainment, food, drink, children’s activities and the official presentation in Broadwater Parklands at the conclusion of the ride.

For BQ members, entry is $65,

adult non members are $85, youth $60 and teams with a minimum of 10 riders $75. Entries closed on October 3.For further information, log on to b2gc.bq.org.au

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Narelle engineers a team for coast ride

Narelle Noonan and one of her team-mates from Bechtel . . . handy outfit. During one training ride the team got separated in traffic. A passerby said to Narelle: “Your friends are waiting at the Kurilpa

Bridge for you”. The woman had just walked up and volunteered the information. “How did she know to tell me?” Narelle said

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trip to Paris, where Shan says that five of her original Parisian designer labels continue to feature in her prominently but not exclusively European-style dress shop.

Prue is 39 and lives at New Farm.She has been a surfboard rider on her days off for years now having long ago left her schooldays forte of freestyle and butterfly swimming behind, preferring the gentle rolling breaks of Currumbin Alley riding her long board which is almost 3m long and painted bright blue and yellow.

Prue has also been a dedicated skateboard rider, favouring a more than 2m board “like a surfboard on land” and last February ruptured an achilles tendon while riding it – one that takes a year to heal.

“I was about to go to Paris but I still went along, my foot in a moon boot, with Mum carrying a bag of pain-killing syringes aboard. The air hostesses often say we look like sisters and this time we must have looked like junkie sisters. We were concerned when we stopped off in Malaysia, hoping we wouldn’t be arrested for carrying drugs,” Prue said.

Now it’s Spring, eight months later, and a rehabilitated Prue was about to fly off again with Shan at the time of our meeting. Shan always stays at private apartments and via a dedicated website vrbo.com which offers apartments world-wide, because it gives her more flexibility; and together with her regular, reliable taxi-driver in Paris, her favourite overseas city becomes almost like home after her many experiences there.

For all her love of travel, art galleries, food and wine, and sub-continental adventures as well as the haute couture haunts abroad, Shan Bauer is underneath it all still the country girl. She speaks easily, has an unaffected manner, “loves a chat” with the family butcher as well as the status seekers, claims some very good mates in our city and is a home-spun philosopher.

Shan delivered me a new word with her “happenstance” and I have one to describe her philosophies: “Shan-isms”. For example:”Water reaches its own level” was her grandmother’s favourite and now Prue’s favourite metaphor; and “my business is about people” came up constantly in our talk and there’s no doubt that Shan loves interaction with her clients. She talks much about customer relationships: “It’s a privilege to serve people.” And Prue’s sayings? “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” – another metaphor for her and her mum’s love of people.

It is most apparent that Prue is happy in her new life; Shan says: “My clients have embraced Prue. Many have known her since she was little, just being around the shop. My sister, Kerry, is also very familiar to my clients as well as being my source of inspiration.”

Shan also has a son Thomas, 34, the same age as her Camargue. “At the end of the day, the most important part of our lives is our family, our mates and the people surrounding us,” Shan said. “Life has nothing to do with money or status. People caught up in ‘status’ are missing the real joys of living.”

Despite Shan’s humility, it is well known among those who know her that she is a caring and supportive member of our community. She is an accomplished giver of her time and her heart, volunteering her time to help the less fortunate.

Prue and Shan have their favourite restaurants in Brisbane – while Shan enjoys Beccofino and Mizu at Teneriffe, Tartufo (Emporium) and Harveys (“when Pammy Lawson invites me”), Prue still has favourite city restaurants Urbane and Esquire as well as Harveys

Shan had a final word on her life’s work: “It’s a good thing to be in frocks if you like people. Welcome Prue to a wonderful time at Camargue.”

MOTHER and daughter fashion-house team Shan and Prue Bauer, of Camargue, are in Paris at this moment. They go to Paris twice a year for a fortnight to buy the latest European fashion for the women of Brisbane who drop in to their shop at Centro on James Street, to browse, ponder and maybe buy.

“We encourage people to just enter and browse as some women when entering our shop like to be left alone and not buy at that time,” Shan said.

“It’s like being in a restaurant when the diner likes privacy and good waiters merely hover, allowing you to relax and converse with your friends, drink-in-hand before ordering. One needs to be relaxed when browsing and, when they are ready to ask something, that’s when we are alert to them.”

The three of us were sitting in Harveys restaurant at the time, opposite Camargue, and the comparison was apt. I had known the Bauers for more 30 years, as my children and Shan’s had attended St Sebastian’s primary school at Yeronga, the suburb where Shan still resides. Prue was invited to my son’s 12th birthday party and she was the only girl invited. “I recall that because you asked me to race the boys in a pool swim and I won,” Prue said.

I had rarely seen the two women since and they have achieved so much in that span of time. Shan came from a Mundubbera farming family, having four brothers and a sister. Mundubbera, the “citrus capital of Queensland,” is situated on the banks of the Burnett River, about 400km northwest of Brisbane.

“I had a great childhood, riding horses around our cattle property – such a feeling of freedom,” Shan mused. “I was a true bushie coming to Brisbane at 16 and I became a nurse at the Mater, ending up as senior nurse in the orthopaedic section, ward 5, under such great surgeons as doctors Fergus Wilson, Anthony McSweeney and Michael Gallagher.

“My country upbringing combined with the Mater experience was pretty tough grounding to set out and do what I had to do. From there, it was all happen-stance. Yes. It all just happened.

“There were very few good dress shops around and, one day, my good mate Chrissie Buchanan remarked that Caxton Street needed a good dress shop as it was becoming a very trendy area. That was the same year as Pamela Lawson opened Pamela’s Pantry there and Pammy, a most extraordinary

person, became a dear friend. She is still there of course. My favourite food shop.

“That was 34 years ago. I later moved Camargue up the road to Latrobe Terrace, as Caxton Street was becoming a den of hospitality venues. By then, I had the services of my now long-term shop manager, Rosamund Vidgen, who has been with us 31 years. Ros is a former actor/singer and she accompanied author Hugh Lunn nationwide on his tour promoting his book Over the Top with Jim.

“Ros’ presence allowed me the opportunity to open a shop in Melbourne as well. I once again chose a trendy street, in Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, and became interested in European labels for my shop Zoology there as well as for Camargue in Brisbane. So I got on a plane and went to Paris. That opened up a new world to me in fashion and I have been going back to Paris for 14 years now – the last two with Prue, who had worked in the financial world for many years.”

Prue, a former experienced financial services adviser of many years standing in Sydney and Brisbane, said she had always thought Camargue would be her escape from the corporate world.

“When Mum mentioned retiring and selling the shop – I didn’t think she would ever think that way – I jumped aboard. I was a little tired of what I call ‘investment prostitution’, although I was good at it and had achieved good results. I think I was honest in an industry fraught with danger.”

Shan interspersed: “I have a wonderful clientele so it was difficult to leave that friendship behind but Prue’s decision rejuvenated me so I now have a fair way to go before retiring – just as I was dreaming of looking after the orangutans in Borneo.”

Shan has travelled widely in her life and Paris was only one destination in her travel itineraries: “Italy, the UK, I love New York, San Francisco and New Orleans but India – we, my friend Chrissie (Buchanan) and I, have seen a lot of India and loved it – and yes, I am serious about the orangutans of Borneo. For a long time, Chrissie and I imported textiles from India, visited weavers’ villages there and sold the fabrics from a small room - an addendum to the dress shop.”

All this led to establishing Camargue over in this part of town: first at Emporium, now at James Street. Shan is always delighted to see the 1978 longevity sign up on her favourite butcher shop, Petersens, further up James Street: “I love the Petersen family,” she said, “ – so friendly and genuine; we have been in the dress shop business since 1978, too.”

For the past two years, the All Hallows (for her secondary education) girl Prue Bauer, former girl-about-town come fashion businesswoman has joined her mentor-mother in the bi-annual business

More than a little touch of Paris in country girl Shan’s dress shop

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Shan Bauer and her daughter Prue . . . a good thing to be in frocks

Photo by Vanessa Fang


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Women in Business

WHILE running a small business has been the “hardest training” ever undertaken, Vicki Sinclair’s “gift shop with a difference”, in.cube8r gallery, has gone from strength to strength.

Since opening in 2010, Vicki has been adamant about creating equal opportunities for local artists and their handmade goods. As the space does not charge a commission on any sales, the success of each artist relies entirely on their products.

While her husband and two young sons, affectionately referred to as her ‘cavemen’, keep her busy at home, the business continues to grow.

“I’d also like to have another space that can accommodate regular workshops and exclusive exhibition space, including artists in residence. I’m also currently working on a mentorship programme for emerging artists,” Vicki said.

Community designations have also been a huge focus. Several free spaces have been allocated for local boarding house 139 Club to sell their books from, for South Bank Institute of TAFE graduates after their exhibition and for all profits from donated products from the general public to go to a monthly charity.

“I hope that every person that walks through the door can find something within the space that will appeal to them. It’s wonderful that we can showcase so much local talent and love that the community are also embracing us because of this,” Vicki said.

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Meet the local ladies making a difference!

JUDY Goodger has sold Brisbane’s finest homes and apartments for more than 20 years totalling more than $1 billion. She was Ray White’s number one sales person in Brisbane for 18 years but became a full partner in Place Estate Agents two years ago, having opened Place New Farm on Brunswick Street.

Judy said she believed her website, judygoodger.com, was very popular and showcased the “beautiful” properties she marketed.

Judy, who lives at Teneriffe, has a daughter living in London with her husband and two-and-a-half-year-old daughter. They use Skype often to keep in touch but Judy admits it is no replacement for real hugs and cuddles. As with any driven business person, Judy strives to be the best: “You’ve got to enjoy meeting new people, listing and selling real estate. I love going to work every day… or nearly every day, dealing with people’s real estate needs and assisting my award winning team on a daily basis.”

Judy’s other loves include exercising at the gym and entertaining friends with her husband over a traditional Aussie barbecue on her riverfront balcony. Judy sponsors a soccer team and is keen to establish stronger ties with her community with a range of other programs. Judy’s not all work though. Once at home and out of her stylish corporate wardrobe, she loves nothing better than dressing down and enjoying some good chocolate, wine and cheese.

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HAVING been in the health industry for more than 20 years, Georgina Watson was the first person to open a whole body vibration studio in Australia six years ago on the Sunshine Coast, before bringing Gravity Zone to New Farm this year.

“At Gravity Zone, I offer a complete nutritional program that educates people about food and eating and helps incorporate sensible eating into your lifestyle that will aid in building lean muscle mass and boosting the metabolism, which is the key to permanent weight loss,” she said.

WBV training is highly effective for weight loss, toning, core strength, improving flexibility, building muscle strength and improving bone density. It is a popular training method for the over 60s market in helping with fall prevention.

The accelerated training method is a 20-minute workout equivalent to 90 minutes of conventional training.

Between university studies and spending time with her five children aged 11 to 26 and granddaughter aged four, Georgina is excited about where her business venture will take her and plans to pursue a doctorate in public health.

She has just completed writing a course on WBV that will be accredited to Fitness Australia and is also applying for a government grant to fund studies on how WBV could be used in aged care to improve quality of life for the elderly. View page 4 of this issue for more details on Gravity Zone.

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Women in Business

JUGGLING a growing business and a young family has certainly left Susan Cottrell with her hands full but the owner of pilates-based physiotherapy studio The Body Refinery is grateful for her wonderful and passionate team of staff.

“I truly believe that pilates is a very powerful type of exercise that can make big differences in people’s lives. I hope to continue to build our reputation in the community and teach people about the wonder of moving well,” she said.

The Body Refinery runs Pink and Steel pilates programs that are physio-led pilates sessions for women and men living with cancer.

“On October 19, we will be hosting a Pink Ribbon Pilates day raising money for the Cancer Council Queensland. Cancer touches so many people’s lives and we love to be able to provide an exercise program for people on their cancer journey,” Susan said.

Pregnancy classes are run twice a week, mums and bubs pilates three times a week and a range of different classes are available for all different budgets.

While watching the business grow since having taken over in 2007 has been a marvellous adventure, little means more to Susan than spending time with her “wonderful, kind and patient” husband Lachlan and “amazing” two children, two-and-a-half-year-old Saskia and nine-month-old Zander who she says make her smile every day.

The Body Refinery

The Body Refinery 38 helen St, teneriffe & 2/15 Lamington St, New Farm p: 3358 3915 e: mail: [email protected] w: www.thebodyrefinery.com.au

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Central Ward Office

VICKI hOWARD

Le Physique Physiotherapy

MIMI LE

BEFORE becoming the newly elected councillor for Central Ward, Vicki Howard had always been passionate about the local community.

She has been heavily involved in community-based groups, such as Crime Stoppers, for many years and currently serves as a volunteer with the Queensland Police Service Recruitment Panel, Northgate and Spring Hill Local Ambulance Committee, Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Windsor and Districts Historical Society.

“I feel extremely proud to be the new councillor for Central Ward –the heart and soul of our great New World City. In council, I’m honoured to also serve as the deputy chairman of the Neighbourhood Planning and Development Assessment Committee to ensure economic prosperity, a healthy environment and good quality of life for residents,” she said.

Vicki, who is a proud mother of two and grandmother of one, sees many great things for Fortitude Valley’s future.

Improvements to public transport, creating more opportunities for local artists, invigorating the day-time economy of the Valley and even planting more trees will benefit future generations of residents and visitors.

“I really enjoy being out and about in the community, working with local groups, meeting local residents and seeing first-hand what makes this great part of Brisbane tick. When you see me out and about, please feel free to come up to me for a chat,” she said.

Central Ward Office Shop 11, 31 Duncan St, Fortitude Valley p: 3403 0254 w: www.vickihoward.com

LE Physique Physiotherapy owner Mimi Le has strengthened her physiotherapy knowledge over the past 12 years, working in the area of chronic pain and using her skills on elite athletes - including rugby and soccer players, runners and cyclists.

Mimi’s working experience includes a two-year stint on London’s Harley Street (a prestigious medical location), where she worked alongside renowned neurosurgeons and orthopaedic consultants. Mimi regards this experience as “the best time of her life” and has injected this valuable knowledge into her physiotherapy operations at her business in Teneriffe, which is conveniently located in the Function Well fitness centre.

With a varied client base of local residents, referees from from local doctors, fitness trainers and corporate clients (including rehabilitation and ergonomic assessments), Mimi considers not only the physical and pathophysiological aspects of chronic conditions, but also the cognitive, emotional and energetic factors of health and well-being. She sees pain as a multi-faceted issue and is very interested in the bio-social and pyscho-neuro-immunology aspects of pain and wellness.

“After working with the ‘physical body’ for so long, I fully acknowledge that there are other vital components to wellbeing. Over the years, I have developed a holistic approach to physiotherapy treatments, incorporating complementary therapies such as dry needling, acupressure cupping, core stability fitness retraining, trigger points and active myofascial releases. Additionally, my training and experience with nutritional and lifestyle coaching allows me to assess the bigger picture of the health of my clients,” she said.

Mimi is a proud supporter of the Leukemia Foundation and Unicef. She fondly recalls coordinating and hosting a fundraiser speed dating event for the Abused Child Trust, which raised over $13,000 - and resulted in a marriage!Le Physique Physiotherapy 76 Commercial Rd, Newstead p: 3852 4673 e: [email protected] w: www.lephysios.com.au

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Meet the local ladies making a difference!LOQ Group

KyLIE McQUIE

Samarang

AIRLIE MACLAChLAN

KYLIE McQuie, co-founder of financial management company LOQ Group, has business in her blood. Not only that, she knows when to be proud of her achievements.

“I come from a long line of entrepreneurs and I’m very proud to call myself one – especially under 30,” she said.

Kylie’s father Scott McQuie owns McQ Electrical, Uncle Larry McQuie owns McQuie Fine Homes and grandparents are entrepreneurs as well.

Kylie launched her own business in May 2008 with the LOQ Group having operated since May 2011.

LOQ Group provides a trusted, local and cost-effective solution to outsource the day-to-day financial management of your financial affairs.

What sets the firm apart is rather than replacing your tax agent, who prepares tax returns, LOQ Group works with them to help you keep your financial affairs running smoothly throughout the year.

“It’s a fabulous, niche business model and has been received extremely well,” Kylie said.

Some of New Farm’s movers and shakers are already investing in the opportunity to be represented by Kylie, her business partner Lindsay Somerville and their team.

“We’ve previously been purely a referral-based company but our goal is to showcase our fantastic financial management services and become the market leader in Brisbane, then Queensland and we’ve got bold aspirations to go national within the next couple of years,” Kylie said.

LOQ Group Suite 110/88 Macquarie Street teneriffe p: 3358 5553 m: 0402 710 023 e: [email protected] w: www.loqgroup.com.au

AIRLIE Maclachlan brings 20 years’ experience in management leadership roles in the private, government, philanthropic and not-for-profit sectors to her role as chief executive of Samarang Furniture, at Teneriffe and Carseldine.

The store is a haven for one-off pieces of Asian furniture, mostly from India, and a range of contemporary wood and woven furniture which tell rich and exotic past life stories. She feels strongly about running a business based on integrity and building strong relationships with customers while maintaining ethical standards with suppliers.

Airlie has also held several directorships in the not-for-profit and philanthropic sector and has been the chairperson and trustee of the Investment Committee at Thyne Reid Foundation for more than 17 years.

Her executive tenure includes, but is not limited to, Hynes Lawyers (CEO), Attwood Marshall Lawyers (CEO), Grains Research and Development Corporation (Executive Manager) and Kowalski Consulting (Business Manager)

These feats have been made only possible due to her high level of demonstrated professional integrity, objectivity and accountability.

Airlie’s tough work ethic and strong business sense has stemmed from her childhood growing up on a sheep and cattle property near Broken Hill in New South Wales.

Her first ever paid job was mustering on her pony for two weeks at the tender age of seven. Her family remains on the land with pastoral and viticulture interests.

Samarang Furniture 25 helen Street teneriffe p: 3252 9244 w: www.samarangfurniture.com

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LEE Paul, principal at Raine & Horne New Farm since 1986, has earned a proven reputation for providing an incomparable standard of service and commitment to her clients. Lee’s local knowledge and real estate expertise together have become an unbeatable combination. Many of her clients are repeat customers. Lee regularly wins sales award, most recently collecting her third consecutive Top Residential Principal Award.

Like any driven business woman, Lee’s passion for the industry and the New Farm surrounds is evident in every aspect of her service. She enjoys the challenge of helping clients with their dream of purchasing a new property and assisting sellers in achieving a successful sales result so they can move onto the next stage in their lives. Lee comments, “We want the process of buying and selling to be the celebration it should be rather than the daunting process it often is today”. Lee says there is nothing more satisfying then catching up with her clients at a local cafe for a coffee and hearing about their upcoming plans.

Outside the office, Lee loves nothing better than enjoying a glass of wine over dinner with her very patient husband, beautiful and kind daughter and two strapping sons. Soon the family gatherings will be even noisier with the pitter patter of her first grandchild’s little feet.

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CALL it what you will – the luck of the Irish; being in the right place at the right time – but Roland Dane has made every post a winner since he toyed with motorcycle and car racing when he was a mere lad.

Roland is the man behind the hugely popular and successful Vodafone Triple Eight V8 Supercar team, headed by drivers Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup Whincup . . . well, to Holden fans he is.

Roland is the epitome of a New Farm businessman made good. He loves the area. He loves the infrastructure that allows him easy access to the CBD, his workshop at Banyo (it used to be at Bowen Hills) and the airport. He is quite thankful that a tunnel was put virtually at his front door to give him quick access to work and play.

He lives with one of his children in a spruced up a 90-year-old workers’ cottage in Kingsholme Street, Teneriffe. The kitchen and bathroom are probably the most well known rooms in the house. They have been featured in high-quality glossy magazines which focus on those nooks in homes.

The time-honoured phrase about bringing your work home with you has been used when writing up these rooms. It’s the kevlar and carbon fibre elements that draw the most attention. Roland’s V8 Supercar Holdens rush around the bitumen all around the world with carbon fibre components hanging off them all over the place but a kitchen is hardly the place to find things made from such

material.The cabinetary to the stone benchtops

in his kitchen and bathroom is made from carbon fibre which are lined with kevlar. It goes without saying he struggled to find someone in Brisbane to make his dream come true.

Many said they thought he was mad but he persisted and the result is astonishing.

Then there are the carbon fibre-and-gold taps in the sink and basin.

Roland loves to cook so all of the fittings get put to good use.

He believes he may have over capitalised on the extensions – having spent about $600,000 – but doesn’t care. “I’m not planning on going anywhere soon.”

Despite being at the pinnacle of motor racing in Australia, there is surprisingly little paraphernalia or memorabilia about his home. That’s left for the workshop. There are a few models

and plaques and some prints and pictures with a motor racing theme … and then there are the yachts, Roland’s other passion.

Roland is quite an adept sailor, getting out in his Corby 36 whenever he can. He and his crewmates are fresh from winning the Queensland State titles and have also won the Australian IRC Championship Class C during Hamilton Island

Race Week in August.He and his crew, who, like Lowndes

and Whincup, are no slouches either with huge credentials to their names, won their division in this year’s Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race too.

Roland originally moved out of the Brisbane CBD, where he had an apartment in Admiralty Keys, because he wanted a house and he found the the 90-year-old four-bedroom Queenslander workers cottage he has called home for nine years.

He said he was attracted to the area “which has everything”.

“The river is 30 seconds walk away,” he said.

Roland’s Triple Eight Racing Engineering employs 49 people, making components for race cars as well as complete cars. It was originally Briggs Motor Sport but Roland bought it in 2003 and rebranded it Triple Eight Racing. The workshop was at Bowen Hills but it was moved to Banyo in 2009.

Roland was born in Ireland but went to school in England where he developed his passion for motor racing. The United Kingdom is a hotbed of motorsport.

“I raced bikes and cars but realised I was not that good at it,” Roland said.

These days, he said, there were many more people living in Australia that had not grown up with the Holden v Ford tradition. “They do not have the same linkage.

“It’s amazing to see people turn up at Bathurst in their Toyotas and Nissans and turn into Holden or Ford people”.

As a businessman, Roland is acutely aware of the need to re-evaluate his business model and procedures in the light of the growth and how things are done in countries such as China or South East Asia.

He said he constantly evaluated the position and performance of his company against other countries. Remaining in operation in Australia suited him at the moment.

If Australia continued to ignore the cost of labour and energy it could “pay the price” some time in the not too distant future as several countries in Europe were now.

While Roland, his engineers and drivers manage to get the absolute best from their Holden Commodore, an Australian icon is not his first choice: “I’ve always liked driving Range Rovers.”

Roland makes the most of his race cars and his life

the Gold Coast 600 is a marquee event that all the V8 Supercar teams look forward to competing in, Vodafone triple Eight V8 Supercar team boss Roland Dane says.

“the Gold Coast event now in its 22nd year is massive. It is important to us in Queensland and it’s important to Surfers Paradise. It’s a big party,” Roland said.

It is a three-day Party and runs from October 19-21. the theme is Party to the Finish Line. this year marks the 22nd year that the Gold Coast has hosted some type motor racing event on the street circuit – which began with the IndyCar trial and now ends up principally being an event for the V8 Supercars. Support categories include V8 utes, the Carrera Cup, Australian Gt, and Aussie Racing Cars.

the introduction of international drivers pairing with the local heroes as part of the grid line-up has brought more attention on the event.For more information visit www.Goldcoast600.com.au or log onto Ticketek.com.au

New Farm’s Roland Dane with his V8 supercars


Roland Danes carbon fibre kitchen

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Good Charlotte: Good Charlotte are a band who need no introduction. Originally formed as a pop punk act in Maryland, in 1996, the band — including vocalist Joel Madden and his identical twin brother guitarist Benji Madden, along with guitarist Billy Martin, bassist Paul Thomas and the latest edition drummer Dean Butterworth — have sold over 10 million records to date, penned countless mainstream radio hits such as “The Anthem,” “Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous” and “Hold On” and shared the stage with everyone from Justin Timberlake to Third Eye Blind.

the Living End: Australia’s raw punk-rock trio The Living End, has released six studio albums and one singles compilation in Australia; three of which have reached #1 spot on the Australian Albums Chart. Formed in 1994 in Melbourne, Chris Cheney (lead vocals and guitar), Scott Owen (double bass) and Andy Strachan (drums and backing vocals) and the current line-up united in sharing the dream of creating a rock n’ roll band influenced by punk.

360: The 21-year-old Melbourne emcee known as 360 (pronounced ‘three sixty’) has been a mainstay of Australia’s burgeoning hip-hop underground since 2004 when, as a fresh-faced 18-year-old, he debuted on the Terntable Jediz’ All Out War compilation, alongside international heavyweights Celph Titled, John Doe and local icon Bias B.

THE official countdown has begun until the V8 Supercars ARMOR ALL Gold Coast 600, Queensland’s premier sporting event and the Gold Coast’s biggest party, which promises a weekend of non-stop excitement both on and off the track from October 19-21.

Fuelled by a world-class line up of international superstars alongside home-grown talent, the action-packed event provides an enticing mix of both motorsport and entertainment.

The last endurance round for the 2012 V8 Supercar Championship will see Australian drivers team up with top international motorsport talent such as Formula One driver Nick Heidfeld, Marco Andretti – from the legendary Andretti family – IndyCar sensation James Hinchcliffe and home-grown heroes Will Power, Ryan Briscoe and David Brabham.

The party will continue well into the night with a plethora of music’s hottest acts set to get hearts racing. International punk sensations Good Charlotte will rock their first – and only – Queensland performance since returning from hiatus, supported by legendary Aussie rock trio the Living End as well as Nine Sons of Dan. Friday night will see Australian hip hop star 360 take the stage along with horrowshow, Urthboy, the Faders, Sietta and Purple Sneaker DJs.

600 Sounds Shuttle Buses will be

available to transport concert goers from the race track (Gate One) to the Broadwater Parklands Concert Zone on Friday and Saturday night between 3.30pm and 7pm. Return shuttles will travel to Helensvale, Parklands and Surfers Paradise from 8.30pm-11.30pm.

The iconic three-day event also offers plenty of family friendly entertainment for kids and parents alike. Disney’s Pixar Mack the Transporter and his friend Lightning McQueen will be on hand giving kids a chance to ride, race and play their way through whole world of CARS-themed entertainment.

More great attractions and weekend-long entertainment can be found at the Dreamworld Family Zone, where Dreamworld’s Friends of the Wiggles characters will take to the stage in a number of fun-filled shows.

Kids 12 and under receive free General Admission with a paying adult. For more info visit: surfersparadise.v8supercars.com.au or book online at Ticketek.com

Time to gear up for the Gold Coast’s biggest party

KIDS and families can rev those engines as Mack the Transporter is joined by his famous friend, Lightning McQueen, as the official Disney-Pixar CARS Truck Tour continues on its tour of V8 Supercar events and heads to the ARMOR ALL Gold Coast 600 this month. When Mack rolls into position, families and fans are given the opportunity to ride, race and play their way through a new whole world of CARS-themed entertainment, inspired by the Disney-Pixar CARS 2.

Little ones can get up close and take their photo with Lightning McQueen or visit the green screen and put themselves into a scene from the movie. They can learn the rules of the road on the Junior Drivers Training Track. Plus, there’s more colour-in fun, games and activities in Mater’s Workshop, a new jumping castle, wheel change station and, of course, the ultimate Race-O-Rama PS3 play-offs going around the clock!

For the kids...

Mack the transporter

International drivers Darren Turner, Marco Andretti & Nick Heidfield

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stone and cement. After a morning of exhausting labour, the structure was finally free of the constraining rose. “It’s a grotto,” thought Beatrice excitedly as she cleared the opening of decaying leaf matter. Her excitement turned to wonder because, in the grotto’s dark dank interior, she could see the faint glow of marble. “It couldn’t be,’’ Beatrice whispers. With growing excitement and infinite care, using the fabric of her skirt she begins

to wipe the marble clear of grime and mould. What is revealed to Beatrice both surprises and delights her. “I’ve found a Grotto of Our Lady.”

With breakfast finished and the rising sun burning off the last remnants of vapour, Beatrice decides it’s safe to investigate the environs of the grotto. She wants to reassure herself there’s nothing amiss and that the movement she had seen earlier was indeed only the shifting mist and nothing to be alarmed about. Taking secateurs with her – the climbing rose needed constant trimming – Beatrice sets off across the damp lawn.

All those years ago, when she had first discovered the Madonna in the grotto, Edmund demanded that Beatrice make arrangements for its immediate removal. His Presbyterian sensibilities discomforted by an item so obviously Roman Catholic, he wanted no truck with it. Beatrice, ignoring his sulks and acrimonious argument, had remained firm and the statue stayed where she had found it.

Just why she was so intractable against the removal of the statue, Beatrice couldn’t explain. Perhaps it was simply the Madonna appealed to her sense of aesthetics. She found the pale oval face, the long tapering fingers and the graceful fall of her dress movingly beautiful. Truth be told, Beatrice felt when she gazed upon

the statue, a calmness wash over her and the vicissitudes and aggravations of day-to-day living slowly dissipate, leaving her feeling refreshed and able to face with renewed vigour the tedious minutiae of her uneventful life.

As she approaches the grotto, Beatrice is conscious of the suns warmth. “A promise of a hot spring day,” she thinks. While removing spent blossoms from the climbing plant covering the grotto Beatrice is suddenly possessed by a feeling of disquiet. Something isn’t right. The ground in front of the grotto is churned to a muddy mess and the small garden bench opposite has been upended.

“Oh no! Please! Please! Let it be all right,” pleads Beatrice as she hurriedly kneels at the grotto’s opening. Peering into its shadowed interior her worst fears are realised. The statue of the Madonna is gone. In its place a single blood red rose.

“Why would anyone want to steal the statue? It’s been there, undisturbed for decades. Who to ask for help? Not the local constabulary. Too embarrassing having them traipse though the property, covering everything in dark sticky powder looking for finger prints not to mention the endless speculation from curious neighbours. No. Best to leave them out of it. Hebe would know what do but unfortunately she’s abroad.”

Beatrice sets the garden seat to rights and slumps dejectedly upon it. She gazes unseeing at the now empty grotto; her mind a maelstrom of despairing thoughts. A sharp sudden pain to her finger interrupts her gloomy deliberations. Looking down Beatrice is surprised to see she is holding a rose; the one left presumably by the thief. She had unwittingly picked it up and the pain to her finger had been delivered by its thorny stem.

It’s then Beatrice notices a slip of white paper wrapped like a sleave around the upper most part of the stem. Could it possibly be a note or is it just a device to protect oneself from the thorns. With mounting excitement and unsteady fingers, she carefully unfolds the paper and to her

ON Wednesday, September 26, 2012. tony Jones wrote:BEATRICE quietly opens the door to the veranda and steps outside. The garden is in shadow. its palette of lavender, charcoal and pale grey are made even more mysterious by a lingering wraith-like mist.

Although insubstantial, the mist is persuasive enough to obscure the boundaries of the garden and deny the existence of neighbouring houses. Beatrice cherishes the quietude and stillness that is peculiar to pre-dawn; before birdsong becomes a shrill cacophony and the mournful caw of crows reverberates through the tree tops with monotonous regularity. It’s a time for solitude and contemplation.

Leaning against the veranda railing, Beatrice looks out at the garden. A chill breeze penetrates the thin fabric of her cardigan. She lifts a cup of lapsang souchong to her lips and takes comfort from the tea’s warm, smoky flavour. The breeze moves on causing the jasmine to release its heady perfume and for the mist to lift and billow, forming new ephemeral shapes only to finally settle once again into grey stillness.

Suddenly, there is a flicker of movement at the bottom of the garden, near the grotto. Beatrice focuses intently. Was it just the shifting mist or something more sinister? Ever since the death of her husband, Edmund, two years ago, Beatrice finds she falls victim to what she describes as the “heebie jeebies”. When in the grip of these agitations, the innocuous sounds of a possum scampering along the veranda or the dog barking next door take on a far more threatening reality. In Beatrice’s mind, instead of the harmless sounds of a nocturnal marsupial, it becomes the determined break-in of an intruder and the barking dog is giving desperate warning of approaching danger.

Beatrice of course admonishes herself for these morbid flights of fancy: “I need to get a grip,” she thinks. Throwing the remains of the now tepid tea into the garden she moves back into the house. The cup and saucer are rinsed and left to dry near the sink.

Two weet-bix sit in a bowl, softening in warm milk. Beatrice likes the cereal to take on a porridge-like consistency before eating them. Taking the bowl

and a spoon, she moves to the kitchen window and from there while eating her breakfast. Beatrice enjoys a clear view of the garden and, more importantly, the grotto.

Beatrice discovered the grotto after she and Edmund had bought the house more than 40 years ago. Back then, a rampant banksia rose had almost engulfed the entire back garden. It had climbed the trunks of trees and spread out into their branches. Beautiful and unrepentant, the rose reluctantly acquiesced to Beatrice’s determined secateurs and slowly the trees and surrounding shrubs were freed of its clinging vine until all that remained was a tangle of gnarled stems imprisoning a rather curious structure at the very bottom of the garden.

At first, Beatrice thought it may have been the original outdoor lavatory but they were usually made of timber and this structure was fashioned from

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amazement she sees several lines of writing. Holding it to the light Beatrice reads: “Do not despair. The Madonna shall return to her grotto.”

Beatrice reads the note again, hoping to gain a better understanding of its cryptic contents but to no avail. It remains a perplexing and vaguely sinister mystery. Folding the note and slipping it into her cardigan pocket, she is suddenly anxious to leave the scene of the crime – a disturbing feeling she is being watched causes her to cast an urgent glance at the surrounding greenery. Perhaps it’s her fractured nerves but the verdant shadows seem to hide a lurking menace. Beatrice, not willing to linger any longer, hurries towards the welcoming protection of the veranda.

Behind the thick tangle of jasmine creeper and murraya shrubs stands a tall figure, loosed limbed and strong. The attractive face is dominated by large green eyes so heavily mascaraed the whites appear almost translucent. They follow the retreating form of Beatrice as she ascends the veranda steps and disappears inside the house. Dolores hesitates then also turns to leave. She has seen enough it is now time to implement her plan.

. . . to be continued

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THE Brisbane Youth Service has been presented with a cheque for $10,000 as part of the Commonwealth Bank’s community grants program.

This money is to be used to expand BYS medical clinic service initiative, which targets homeless or at-risk young people up to the age of 21 years to provide sexual health screenings.

The BYS provides community welfare and related support services to the same demographic up to 25 years of age.

The services provided include general health, sexual health, mental health, drug and alcohol intervention and treatment, crisis intervention, young parenting support, housing support, education employment and training support, diversionary activities and emergency relief assistance.

This year, the Commonwealth Bank has presented 244 grants worth about $2 million to organisations across the country that support the health and wellbeing of children.

The annual grants program is funded by the bank’s Staff Community Fund and is regarded as Australia’s longest running employee contribution program.

Current and retired Bank staff contribute to the fund from their salaries with the bank matching their contributions dollar for dollar.

The $2 million is the largest donation yet made by the fund.A list of 2012 grant recipients can be found at commbank.com.au/

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ST Michael and All Angel’s Church, at New Farm, is to host an array of community events this month.

The first is the Blessing of Animals for St Francis Day on October 7.Pet owners are encouraged to bring their animals to the service which is to

begin at 8.30am.Michael Beatty, from the RSPCA, is to be the speaker. At 6pm on October 12 an art, wine and cheese evening is to be held.

All funds raised are to go to the New Farm Neighbourhood Centre.Entry is by gold coin donation. St Michael and All Angel’s church is at 655

Brunswick Street, New Farm.For more information on these events, telephone Archdeacon Anderson on 3358 1555.

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restaurants and shopping just a stroll away.

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Alternatively you can choose to stay in the refined elegance of the

Presidential Suite. This features two master bedrooms each with an

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THE State Government is to grant New Farm State School up to $160,000 to fix several maintenance issues under its two-year $200 million Advancing Our Schools Maintenance Fund.

Member for Brisbane Central Robert Cavallucci announced the funding which is to be part of a $740,000 package which will see six schools within his electorate get the money they need to have important repair work done.

Mr Cavallucci said that one of the “genuinely shocking” discoveries he had made soon after his election was the “completely unacceptable” state of disrepair schools such as the New Farm State School were in – situations which P&Cs within the schools were struggling to deal with.

“In some cases, young students had to walk past leaking roofs when accessing classrooms, dangerous pathways, substandard building conditions and toilet blocks. These were potential health and safety hazards for our children,” Mr Cavallucci said.

“This new fund is about making our schools safer. It’s about ensuring our children have access to the best school facilities and a safer environment in which to learn.”

“P&C’s will be able to use local professionals to undertake this important maintenance.

This approach is about empowering local school communities and reflects our belief that a government bureaucracy, no matter how well intentioned, does not always know best,” he said.

Government grants $160,000 to fix school

Cavallucci MP, Mrs Helen Fogarty (member of P&C) and New Farm State School students Felix Fogerty

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THE next big thing from Aprilia, the SR Max 300 scooter, is equally home on the peninsula alongside the next big thing taking shape at Newstead - FKP’s Gasworks project.

The SR Max 300 is a new generation mid-sized scooter just released by the Italian motorcycle maker and the Village News was offered a test ride after it arrived in town last month.

Against the backdrop of some of Teneriffe and New Farm’s most picturesque streets, the 300cc machine was put through its paces streets – and passed.

Scooters are coming into their own on peninsula streets as a convenient, fuel-efficient, inner-city form of transportation.

There are air vents on either side of running board on the SR Max 300 which needed to be closed during test riding during the beautiful Brisbane Winter weather as the air got quite hot on the ankles.

The squat mirrors appear a tad tiny.

The 15-litre fuel tank is a bonus. Not too many scooters have that capacity – and then some with the 2.8litre reserve tank.

The digital dash layout includes a trip meter. The readouts can be controlled from the right-hand handlegrip or from the buttons on the dash.

Aprilia has designed the machine to have a balance between being a zippy, economical commuter machine and one capable of holding its own on weekend traffic out on the highway. It has a longer wheelbase than most scooters which helps achieve those results. It will happily cruise on the highway above the speed limit.

The machine proved itself a willing performer up Mt Glorious recently, firstly without pillion, then with. The five-point adjustable rear suspension allows for a stiffer or softer setting depending on the rider preference.

The ground clearance on the machine allows great lean angles.Most manufacturers involved in motorsport say the lessons learnt on the

racetracks of the world usually filter down to the street-legal designs. The SR MAX 300 is no different. Aprilia says it was “inspired by the racing world”.

As with many modern scooters, front-on they look like many of today’s roadbikes, such is the design of the fairings. The SR Max 300 has two headlights either side of the grill, giving it an unscooter-like appearance. Side-on, it’s a scooter.

The large and wide saddle is two-coloured to match the colour scheme of the machine – it comes in either red or white. It has lumbar support for the

rider. Underneath is a large storage compartment which also provides access to the engine, some of the electrics and maintenance points – and a 12V socket. A helmet easily fits inside.

The single-cylinder, four-valve engine is liquid cooled. The specs sheet says it reaches maximum torque of 23Nm at 6000 at rpm, resulting in excellent torque distribution and relatively fast acceleration. The new Aprilia, the SR Max 300 scooter is available from Scooters Scooters, 438 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley.

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VILLAGE News readers are being asked to keep an eye on where they’re walking in the coming months as Brisbane City Council continues to crack down on footpaths that have fallen into disrepair.

Central Ward’s Cr Vicki Howard said that as part of the council’s commitment to footpath maintenance, $129,000 had just been spent to refurbish a 151m stretch in James Street, Fortitude Valley, which also included some landscape work.

Cr Howard said $2.3 million had been allocated to 12 reactive maintenance crews, called “flying gangs”, to enable them to get on with the job of fixing footpaths quickly.

“I encourage residents to be council’s ‘eyes in the suburbs’ and report any maintenance issues like cracked footpaths so council is aware of the issue and can get out there quickly to fix the problem,” she said.

An Eyes in the Suburbs program, which council launched in 2010, gives residents who report maintenance issues the opportunity to win a cash prize each month.

Council figures show that about 200,000 maintenance issues had been reported through the program and about $24,000 in prizes given out, with pot holes, branch trimming and parks and footpath maintenance some of the issues topping the list.

“Council has allocated $398,000 for each of Brisbane’s 26 councillors to allow us to decide where new footpaths and park improvements need to be made in our areas,” Cr Howard said.

To be part of the Eyes in the Suburbs program by reporting footpath problems and go into the draw to win one of the cash prizes, telephone 3403 8888, log on to http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/contact/eyes-in-the-suburbs/index.htm or send an SMS or MMS to 0429 234 948.

Cr Howard said in addition a new funding initiative, the combined Ward Parks and Footpath Trust, would provide safer pedestrian and cyclist-friendly travel options for residents.Residents can report maintenance issues to council by telephoning 3403 8888 or sending a Fix-O-Gram through the website www.brisbane.qld.gov.au or can send a Fix-O-Gram or Pix-O-Gram by using council’s smart phone-enabled app www.brisbanecity.mobi

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SAMARANG Furniture, at Teneriffe, has become an institution for restaurateurs in Brisbane, Tweed shire and Toowomba wanting to fit out their businesses.

On her travels to India, owner Airlie Maclachlan, collects pre-loved one-of-a-kind furniture that has seen some fans fully furnishing their new or renovated cafes and restaurants with Samarang’s wears.

The Indian pieces have proven to be an “amazing backdrop” for each new dining experience and the owners are delighted with the results of using such eclectic pieces to decorate the interiors of their business ventures.

The cafes and restaurants showcase a relaxed, dining vibe which can also be replicated in the home setting.

The in-store range is ever-evolving to incorporate new

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ornately carved buffets, chests, coffee tables, stools, chairs, tables, screens and multi-function doors.Samarang Furniture is at 25 Helen Street, Teneriffe, and the Carseldine Homemaker Centre. For further information, telephone 3252 9244 or log on to www.samarangfurniture.com

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THE 2012 Ride To Conquer Cancer, run over two days late in August, raised about $5.2 million to help in the fight against all forms of cancer.

Among the more than 1500 riders who took part in the ride were Rob Murdoch with his daughter Jodie, Charmaine Henrickson from Professionals New Farm and Ian Carr while Darryl Whitecross rode with his wife Nerylie. The Village News followed each of the six as they trained, fund-raised and eventually lined up to start the event which covered more than 200km from the University of Queensland at St Lucia to Wivenhoe Dam and back.

In the early hours of the first day, the riders set off for the dam overnight campsite, riding into extremely strong headwinds.

Jodie, 33, was involved in an incident near Springfield about 40km south of Brisbane and fell. She hopped back on her bike but, at the next food stop, the medics advised her that she should not continue such were her injuries so she reluctantly pulled out.

“I sported a very black bruise in the shape of a bike tyre on one side and black bruising on the other side plus a lot of swelling,” Jodie said.

Each of the six said the ride was exceptionally well organised and

encourage others to consider taking part next year.

“I was very sad for Jodie as she had put a lot of effort into both the fundraising and preparation and, without her training support and encouragement, I would not have made the ride,” 65-year-old Rob said.

“She can be proud of her efforts as, together as a team, we raised well over $12,000,” he said.

Charmaine said being able to take part in the ride was “an amazing feeling”.

In the end, Charmaine had to tackle the event alone as her partner, Ian, “cracked a couple of ribs” the week before the event and could not ride.

She said that, by lunch time on the second day, she was “struggling” with the hilly terrain until she met up with a team called “the Hornet Express”.

“They rode beside me and encouraged me to keep on that bike.

I really don’t think I would have made it to the end without Jacqueline, Kate and Sharon. They were truly wonderful,” Charmaine said.

Village News sub-editor Darryl, 53, and his podiatrist wife Nerylie, 51, were “veterans” of the event, having taken part in the inaugural event last year.

While having some idea of what to expect and the stamina required to reach the campsite, they found the going difficult on the first day, too, because of the wind.

“Despite such a challenge, the event was so good to be involved in. We were not riding for ourselves. We were riding for everyone that has been touched in any way by cancer and those yet to be.

“The event is so well organised. Everyone involved is passionate and enthusiastic. It’s an honour to be involved in every way. Bring on 2013,” Darryl said.

Rob deserves the last word: “I will cancel plans to now sign up for the Tour de France.”

LAST month’s Holy Spirit School fete was “totally awesome”, according to one of the hundreds of children who attended and many others would agree.

The school and Villiers Street were a buzz of activity for a usually quiet Sunday, with an estimated crowd of 3000 people coming to buy goods from the stalls, watch the entertainment, grab a bite to eat and bid on the auctions.

Fete co-ordinator, Karen Searle, said the community response to the school fete had been tremendous.

“We had incredible support from businesses in the lead up to the fete with donations of goods and services that were invaluable,” Karen said.

“On the actual day, it seemed like all of New Farm was there to join in the fun, buy some

goodies and show support for our school,” she said.

The efforts of the “parent army” in preparing for the fete have been well rewarded, with fundraising from the day estimated to be about $100,000.

“We have been overwhelmed by this result and it will enable us to reach our goal of fitting out the two new classrooms that are currently being built and providing educational resources for those students,” Karen said.

“A very big thank you to all the parents, businesses and the wider community for helping us get there,” she said.

The fete can best be summed up in the words of one of the children who declared to his fete-weary parents at the end of day: “That fete was soooo cool. It was the best day ever.”

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THE program for the third annual Brisbane Underground Film Festival has just been announced.

The festival, which claims to be three days of diverse and provocative films, is to be hosted by the Brisbane Powerhouse from November 1.

For the first time, BUFF is to have a guest presenter for a program of underground shorts. Jack Sargeant, lecturer, curator and author of numerous books on cinema, music and subculture, is to introduce a series of legendary extreme underground movies culled from the underbelly of cinema.

You Are What You Eat! Get thee to the Vomitorium is to include such delights as cannibalism, dolls, sexual mayhem and a giant naked Jesus.

Festival director Nina Riddel said Jack presenting some of the classics of underground cinema was the realisation of a long-held dream to familiarise Brisbanites with underground history.

“He’s a great speaker,” Nina said. “His knowledge is boundless and his enthusiasm infectious.”

Other films on the program include The Comedy, which features LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy and “Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” stars Tim Heidecker and

Eric Wareheim in a dark indictment of hipster racism; Zero Killed, a documentary in which ordinary people act out their sadistic murder fantasies; and Showgirls 2, the sleazy low-budget sequel to Showgirls made by one of its original stars.

BUFF also is to screen acclaimed indie sibling comedy The Color Wheel, artist Laurel Nakadate’s teenage roadtrip film The Wolf Knife, and luminescent horror-romance Video

Diary of a Lost Girl. A selection of bizarre and transgressive Australian shorts will screen before the features.

Festival director Nina Riddel said she hoped this year’s festival would expand Brisbanites’ cinematic horizons.

“I hope BUFF 2012 leaves audiences with a passion for underground films,” Nina said.

“This year’s features are mostly

undistributed and people will likely never have another chance to see them in Brisbane but they represent some of the best things happening in filmmaking right now,” she said.

Pre-booked tickets cost $15 and $12. Tickets bought on the night cost $16.50 and $13.50. To book, telephone 3358 8600 or log on to www.brisbanepowerhouse.orgFor further information on the festival, log on to thebuff.net.au

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Couple’s facade bound to create discussion

NICK and Amy Dunne seem like an ideal couple which is a facade author Gillian Flynn unravels with great skill and skewering wit.

Nick arrives at the couple’s home in Missouri on their fifth wedding anniversary to find Amy missing amid signs of a violent struggle. The police are sympathetic until Nick behaves bizarrely at a press conference coupled with the discovery of Amy’s diary which tells of a woman trapped in a controlling marriage and increasingly afraid of the temper behind Nick’s laid-back demeanour.

If that was the only story, Gone Girl would be an ordinary crime novel yet there are so many layers that the reader does not know who to trust and that includes Amy, in her most deeply private diary entries. Subplots such as Nick’s uneasily close relationship with his twin

sister, his misogynist father and Amy’s seemingly doting parents who really only need each other spread mistrust like ripples through the community.

Flynn is an excellent psychological thriller writer, keeping even the sharpest readers off balance. She is also an excellent observer of character, especially hidden disappointment and anger.

That is why Mary Ryan New Farm, in Merthyr Village, was excited to choose Gone Girl as its first Book Club selection. the next Book Club is October 4

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THE curtains have been drawn back on the Palace Centro Cinema on James Street’s 2012 Lavazza Italian Film Festival.

The festival opened on October 3 and is to run until Sunday, October 21, at the Palace and its sister cinema at the Barracks.

A special Opening Night Gala was held to launch the season but several other special events are planned for the month including the screening of Woody Allen’s To Rome with Love, which is to screen on Sunday, October 7, from 6pm. Cocktails are to be served from 5.30pm.

Organisers of the festival said they were “thrilled to present exclusive preview screenings of what has been described as Allen’s love letter to Italy.

Movie Club member tickets are $22 with $26 for general admission

Other films include One Day More, 9pm, Thursday, Oct 11, the Mozzarella Stories (CTC) to celebrate the James Street Food and Wine Festival on Friday, October 19, from 6.30pm.

Welcome to the South (6.30pm) and Welcome to the North (9pm) are to be part of a double feature on Friday, October 16. Bookings for the double feature can only be made by telephone or in person at the box office – not online.

The late Lucio Fucli, Italy’s “Godfather of Gore” enjoyed an infamously blood-soaked career. His “Gates of Hell” Trilogy is to be screening at Palace as part of this year’s festival: October 5, 11pm: House by the Cemetery; October 12, 10.30pm: The Beyond; October 19, 10.30pm: City of the Living Dead.

Again the purchase of all three tickets for price of $24 can only be booked over the telephone or in person at the box office.

A combination of figure skating and opera from the world’s largest open-air theatre is to be screened in high definition over the weekend of October 5-7.Check the festival website, www.palacecinemas.com.au for updates and to book tickets. For further

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THE hilariously inventive Suitcase Royale is back, bringing another masterfully mad tale from the dusty plains of the Australian outback. Audiences are welcomed to the Blue Lagoon Caravan Park, which is an idyllic paradise somewhere in the heart of Australia. Wombats are the main attraction. They’re loved by all, until something goes wrong. A mysterious

METRO Arts has combined with Under The Radar at Brisbane Festival to present Mould, which is a solo exhibition by visual artist Richard Stride which runs until Saturday, October 6.

The exhibition is a new project of installation and drawing work by Stride, whose practice derives from his observations of the built environment.

Richard said an interest in the structure and function of concrete formwork was the inspiration behind Mould.

“I have essentially set myself a geometric challenge, with the result aiming to test how we see the built environment,” Richard said.

“The exhibition also explores the dual meaning of ‘mould’ , particularly in relation to notions of control,” he said.The exhibition is open Monday to Friday, 10am-4.30pm and on Saturday and Sunday from 2pm-5pm. Admission is free.

PAMELA Stephenson is many things to many people: author, actor, comedienne, psychologist, mother, wife of Billy Connolly or talk show host. There is more – and she willingly gives

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information, telephone 3852 4488.The Palace Centro Cinema is at 39 James Street, Fortitude Valley

BEIJING, Bangalore, Belfast, Brussels, Berlin, Bern, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Bangkok and Brisbane. The only other B is in Be there. Brisbane’s creative talent is to be on show at the PechaKucha Night at the Powerhouse on Wednesday, October 10. Beginning in Tokyo in 2003, the renowned design presentation format (20 slides, 20 seconds per slide) was pioneered by Klein Dytham Architecture. It is patented to keep the presentations concise, inspiring, interesting and to the point. A highlight in the creative calendar, PechaKucha Night provides a relaxed forum for designers to present and showcase their work, skills and ideas. Admission is free.For further information, telephone 3358 8600 or log on to www.brisbanepowerhouse.orgThe Powerhouse is at 119 Lamington Street, New Farm

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her own list. She adds dancer, diver, gypsy, dreamer, rich girl, poor girl, beggar girl, thief. “I am all of those and more.”

One thing she will be is on stage in Brisbane at a literary event as part of the Brisbane Writers Festival Bookend as she discusses The Unvarnished Truth, which is her own story on Friday, October 12.

After a complicated childhood in Australia came a bold move to London.

She tells of woman in a man’s world as the star of 1980s sketch show Not The Nine O’Clock News, becoming Mrs Billy Connolly, motherhood, career changes and the Strictly Coming Dancing – Pamela Stephenson tells all in her own inimitable style. The Bookend is to run from 6.30pm-7.30pm in the Performance Space at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, 420 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley. Tickets are $30 and $35. To book, telephone 3872 9000 or log on to www.judithwrightcentre.com

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disease turns the wombats into blood-thirsty demons. Zombatland is show is packed with live music, junkyard sets and a caravan-full of the Suitcase Royale’s famous brand of twisted humour.

Suitcase Royale is be performed at the Brisbane Powerhouse from Wednesday, October 10, to Saturday, October 20. Tickets are $26 and $30.

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Alfred and Constance was created as a multi-function space, operating as a European-inspired laneway cafe during the day and a dessert bar at night, while the gastro pub with wood-fired ovens, beer garden, upstairs dance floor and tiki bar is to keep up to 500 visitors occupied.

Owner Damian Griffiths, who also owns neighbouring Limes Hotel, said he had high hopes of the venue becoming an iconic part of Queensland – which was why he preserved much of the structures and heritage of the buildings.

“We really wanted it to be the antithesis of a lot of what’s been happening with a lot pub refurbishments; you know, gut it, render it and fill it with chrome. I think globally there is a real movement against that kind of approach,” Damian said.

With construction nearing completion, he said he looked forward to the Pork, Cork and Fork housewarming weekend of October 12-13, which was to include a pop-up restaurant on the neighbouring vacant lot.

The head chef is to be David Lindsey and patron chef Jocelyn

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“It’s really coming full circle, where people want what’s real and authentic,” Damien said. “This translates perfectly to the food, where it’s all about honesty and integrity of ingredients.”

Interior designer Alexander Lotzerstain spent more than 12 months scouring design shops, opportunity stores and online for quirky decor to go in the various themed rooms.

“We really wanted to make people feel at home immediately,” Alexander said. “Almost like you walk into it and you think: ‘This has been here for ever. Why haven’t I found this place before?’”

He said A&C would be a “journey of discovery” for customers, who would experience something different each time they visited.

The Tiki Bar, which emulated a Polynesian-style beach bar, boasts vintage surf boards and a Jack Sparrow statue, while the next room is adorned with scores of hanging plants and designer face chairs.

“Maybe you’ll have a big night at the Tiki Bar; maybe you’ll sit in the beer garden in the Sunday afternoon sunshine, have a beer and eat roast

pork or you’ll settle in for a late night sweet delight in the cafe,” Alexander said.

Damian said that despite the large venture, A&C would remain an intimate venue at heart and offer the same boutique, personalised service as Limes Hotel.

The opening is set to coincide with the Valley Fiesta on October 26-28. For further information, log on to www.alfredandconstance.com.au or search AlfredandConstance on Facebook. Reservations can be made by telephoning on 3257 7410.

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THE Belise apartment complex, at Bowen Hills, is to be part of Brisbane’s newest and arguably most exciting precinct yet.

The precinct, which sits on the border the CBD, Fortitude Valley, Bowen Hills and the RNA showgrounds, is a major construction zone as developers produce a range of designs to encompass the next generation of inner-city mixed use buildings.

Belise, which is on the corner of St Pauls Terrace and Brookes Street, is being built by Group Kildey and Reed Property Group. It has been designed by Architects Australia and has been described part of the solution to Brisbane’s lack of inner-city accommodation.

Property commentator Michael Matusik has been reported as having said an “oversupply” of new apartments in Brisbane’s inner city was a myth because many developments were not proceeding to construction.

The Group Kildey and Reed Property Group development partnership says it is committed to beginning construction of Belise in the three months of next year and aims to deliver “a five-star hotel experience at an affordable price”.

In a recent property report, Mr Matusik wrote that there had been too much talk and not enough action when it came to new apartment development, causing a shortfall of supply in the market.

“At present, there is much public comment about a pending oversupply of new apartments across inner Brisbane,” he said. “However, while the city has lots of new apartments expected to be developed, the fact remains that not enough new developments are actually being built.

“Over the last five years, for example, 13,000 new dwellings were required to accommodate the population growth, yet, based on the official statistics, just 8000

new dwellings were approved. Last year, just 1900 new dwellings were approved. At present there is a serious shortfall.”

Belise developer Graham Kildey said, because of that, he was not surprised the 228-apartment Belise development, perched high on the hill of St Paul’s Terrace, had already delivered strong sales.

“This is a signature Brisbane project which is perfectly positioned to take advantage of the best inner city living has to offer,” Mr Kildey said.

“The CBD, Fortitude Valley, Bowen Hills and the RNA showgrounds are all on the doorstep and the quality and design of these apartments, as well as the stunning views of Brisbane’s skyline, have attracted buyers in strong numbers.

“Belise is proof that Brisbane has come of age. Cosmopolitan in outlook and truly world-class in design, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to purchase a five-star lifestyle at an

affordable price, with $30,000 worth of free upgrades.”

Mr Matusik said the Belise development was located in one of Brisbane’s hot spots.

“Almost 230,000 people live within inner Brisbane. This area – 35 suburbs around the Brisbane CBD – has been growing by around 5000 (4750 to be exact) new residents each year,” Mr Matusik said. “One-quarter of Brisbane City’s total population growth is now accommodated within these inner city suburbs.

“We expect this growth to continue. There are 1.9 people (on average) per dwelling across Brisbane’s inner suburbs. A 5000 annual increase in the inner city’s population means that around 2650 new dwellings need to be built every year,” he said.

It is expected Belise would be finished late in 2014. A one-bedroom sales display suite is open to the public for viewing on the corner.For further information, log on to www.belise.com.au

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LOW interest rates and the State Government’s new first home owner construction grant have contributed to the strong sales being recorded at Devine’s DoubleOne 3 development at Teneriffe.

More than 50 percent of the apartments in the $58 million complex have been sold.

Apartment prices start at $370,000

Project sales manager David Kortlang said demand was high among buyers keen to capitalise on the low interest rates and the $15,000 first home owner construction grant for new properties bought or built.

“The $15,000 grant is an enormous boost and opens up Brisbane’s inner-city apartment market to a whole new generation of buyers,” he said.

“It has definitely sparked fresh interest for property in Teneriffe, with buyers recognising this unique opportunity to buy into this tightly-held suburb. For further information telephone 1300 000 113, or log on to doubleone3.com.au. The sales display at 34 Florence Street, Teneriffe, is open daily from 10am-5pm.

Complex sales boosted by low rates and grant

A WELL-regarded mixed use, two-level brick house on the corner of Merthyr Road and Moray Street, New Farm, above, has sold for just over $2 million.

The property, which was built in the 1920s, has an overall floor space of 360sq m plus outside areas. The 180sq m first-floor, four-bedroom stately apartment has views of the city and Brisbane River from the verandas.

The ground floor is split into three tenancies, comprising a vacant 90sq m retail/commercial space with a veranda. A dental practice occupies the two other units which have a combined space of 90sq m with a courtyard.

Knight Frank selling agent, Andrew Burke, said the property was bought by an investor, who was originally from Queensland.

Investor buys 80-year-old mix-use house for $2m AFTER having won

a scooter as part of development DoubleOne 3’s giveaway at the Teneriffe Festival in July, Cameron Parker has returned the biggest payoff of all and bought an apartment in the development.

After having lived in the Teneriffe and worked in Fortitude Valley for three years, Cameron said he looked forward to moving into his new apartment complex, which has been set for a late 2013/early 2014 completion.

“I was getting over renting and was looking for a new place anyway and saw their display at the Teneriffe Festival. I saw the giveaway and thought I might as well enter,” Cameron said.

Cameron, who works at Fortitude Valley fashion label Black Milk Clothing, said he had enjoyed zipping around the peninsula on his new red Piaggio scooter.

Sales consultant Scott Schrader said the scooter, valued at $2000 from Scooters Scooters at Fortitude Valley, was a unique way to support local business as well as create exposure DoubleOne 3, and the festival was the perfect backdrop.

“It was our first time sponsoring the Teneriffe Festival and we just had a stall there with a display and people would wander through. There was such a great turn out that day and you didn’t even have to be a potential buyer to enter the competition,” Scott said.

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Highly regarded industry professional, Kathy Brown has hit the ground running with All Realty Group, having recently joined as Operations Manager. We asked the question of what differentiates Kathy, and she says the key to her success is that she never loses sight of the

main game. Which means understanding that she is not just ren-ting out houses, but managing her clients’ investment property for their long term benefits and goals. This is what enables her to achieve the best possible outcome, every time. This, combined

with an ongoing drive to deliver exceptional customer service, is the reason why Kathy has developed long term relationships with so many of her clients, ‘Communication remains number one. We are managing the largest personal investment that many people are likely to make in their lifetimes, so good communication is a necessary foundation to build relationships and trust.‚ says Kathy.

lFor further information on All Realty Groups’ expertise and track record in Property Management , call Kathy Brown direct on 0427 836 977 and she will happily assist.

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main game. Which means understanding that she is not just ren-ting out houses, but managing her clients’ investment property for their long term benefits and goals. This is what enables her to achieve the best possible outcome, every time. This, combined

with an ongoing drive to deliver exceptional customer service, is the reason why Kathy has developed long term relationships with so many of her clients, ‘Communication remains number one. We are managing the largest personal investment that many people are likely to make in their lifetimes, so good communication is a necessary foundation to build relationships and trust.‚ says Kathy.

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The breath taking ambiance this home creates is noticeable from the moment you enter; clusters of character ooze in every corner of this beautiful well respected design. The polished floors, high decorated ceilings, original fittings, VJ walls, breeze ways, authentic stain glass windows, window awnings with louvre shutters and ornate fretwork are true signs of Queenslander architecture.

With the First Home Owners Grant expiring on the 12th October, at $499,999 this lovely apartment is ripe for the picking. A double set of bifold doors allow for a wonderful indoor /outdoor flow to a huge entertainment-sized, covered patio-perfect for those balmy Brisbane days and sultry nights. This smaller apartment block is energy efficient and has security cameras. Newstead Park & the Brisbane River are a stone’s throw away for you to enjoy an idyllic lifestyle, the envy of many.

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How’s that for a Courtyard?Motivated sellers have bought somewhere else this property will be SOLD at auction if not before• Top of the Cliffs location• Contemporary renovation• Dream kitchen with loads of storageBe enchanted by this unit; it’s an entertainer delight that will make you proud!

The breath taking ambiance this home creates is noticeable from the moment you enter; clusters of character ooze in every corner of this beautiful well respected design. The polished floors, high decorated ceilings, original fittings, VJ walls, breeze ways, authentic stain glass windows, window awnings with louvre shutters and ornate fretwork are true signs of Queenslander architecture.

With the First Home Owners Grant expiring on the 12th October, at $499,999 this lovely apartment is ripe for the picking. A double set of bifold doors allow for a wonderful indoor /outdoor flow to a huge entertainment-sized, covered patio-perfect for those balmy Brisbane days and sultry nights. This smaller apartment block is energy efficient and has security cameras. Newstead Park & the Brisbane River are a stone’s throw away for you to enjoy an idyllic lifestyle, the envy of many.

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NEW Farm peninsula real estate agent Andrew Clough has welcomed Dean Yeo to the team at the Professionals New Farm.

Dean, a former professional mountain bike racer, has a wealth of knowledge that includes digital media and technology which Andrew said was enhancing the agency’s sales and rental department.

He has the role of managing director.

Having travelled and lived overseas several times, Dean decided 12 years ago to settle in Brisbane. He has also lived in Sydney and Melbourne

He now is considered an expert on inner-city living.

“I have just spend the last 18 months in the very fast pace of digital media, connecting in to all the resources that realestate.com.au have to offer, where I got to help build many real estate businesses in Brisbane through my combined expertise of real estate and digital media marketing,” Dean said.

“My first love is New Farm and it’s great to be back here in a role where I can certainly contribute and make a difference,” Dean said.

Andrew, the principal at the Professionals New Farm, said Dean brought “an invaluable advantage

of extensive local knowledge” to the sale of every property.

Dean said tapping into the emotion surrounding the sale or rental of property was a significant part of the real estate process.

“It’s all about emotion – connecting with it, appealing to it and buying with it,” Dean said. “I understand this emotion and most importantly how to use both digital and print media marketing to help you get property sold.

“Sellers and landlords need a trusted adviser to help them navigate through print media and this new world of digital media in real estate. We are here to help you them get the best result in the shortest time,” he said.

Dean has worked with prominent multinational firms, completed a marketing and physical education degree, obtained a world number two ranking in sport (he is in the BMX Victoria hall of fame) and set up a successful internet business from scratch with his partner.

He has been a key account manager with the REA group, a sales and marketing consultant with Ray White Paddington and general manager and director at online sales company AD Fusion Pty Ltd.

Dean said he valued his young

family, his health, the “fabulous climate” in southeast Queensland and its sensational beaches.

Dean moved to Brisbane with his Austrian-born wife, Andrea, from Melbourne in 1998 to Goldsborough Place at Teneriffe and “loved the area right from that day”.

They then lived in the Cannery for 12 months when it first opened, then bought, gutted and fully renovated a ground floor unit at New Farm before buying an 1800s workers cottage in New Farm.

They moved to Sydney for work in 2000 – with spent 12 months living in Austria in between – before moving back to Brisbane “to settle down”.

“When we decided to start a family, it was Brisbane we chose to settle down in.

“We could not ramp up business, start a family and do major renovation so we decided to sell house in New Farm and move to Sinnamon Park.

“We had warehouse/office in Darra for years which was five minutes away from us,” he said.

Dean said that, having taken up the new role with the Professionals last month, he was looking at moving from where he lives now at Jindalee back into the New Farm

area. He already is looking at enrolling his children – Lucas, 6, and Isabella, 3 – in a school on the peninsula for next year.

“I still love to get out most weekends on my mountain bike, either with the kids up the Brisbane River on the skatepark right next to home or my first love is down Mt Coot-tha,” Dean said.The Professionals New Farm is at 629 Brunswick Street. To contact Dean, telephone either 3358 4377 or 0488 977 233 or email [email protected]

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HAESLEY Cush from Ray White New Farm has sold the successful sales division of his agency to Matt Lancashire.

Haesley is to continue to run the rentals side of the agency from a new office in Teneriffe. He is yet to sign a lease on a new premises but that is expected to happen this month.

The two have worked together since Matt joined the agency in 2006.

“He and Ivo Kornel had just returned from holiday and they were looking for a new challenge. I had known the boys for many years and encouraged them to give real estate another go. The results speak for themselves,” Haesley said.

Matt has been developing his own business within Haesley’s for some time and now was the right time to emerge on his own.

“I was expecting my first baby and I had extreme confidence in Matt’s ability to handle the big role of running this business,” Haesley said. “Everything about the decision has felt so right. Everything has just fallen into place. I couldn’t be more happy.”

Haesley and his wife Aleesha welcomed baby Vivienne into their family about two months ago.

“Matt approached me with the offer to purchase the sales portion of the

business. I relaxed in the comfort that the rental arm of the office is solid and ready for growth.

“It has surprised many people to learn it was an easy decision. Many people said I was crazy to sell such a successful business.

“I reflected that having time with Aleesha and Vivienne is irreplaceable and have a few other irons in the fire to keep things interesting.

The joint principal arrangement at Ray White New Farm began at the start of this month – Matt for sales and Haesley for the rentals and the occasional auction. “I’ve just ticked over seven years there,” Haesley said.

Matt said the new chapter in the life of Ray White New Farm would be an exciting one.

“Haesley has given a huge part of his life to the staff, both past and present at Ray White New Farm, and all of the staff wanted to take this opportunity to thank him for not only mentoring and guiding many young real estate professionals throughout his career, but for his contribution to the New Farm community.

“He has no doubt been a driving force in bringing the Ray White New Farm office from its humble beginnings to one of the top performing offices in the state.

Last year, Ray White voted Haesley principal of the year and the agency the second top performer in Brisbane and the third top performer in the state. It also won the property management office award and marketing office of the year last year.

The agency is recognised as one of the largest employers of real estate agents in Brisbane’s inner city, not just under the Ray White brand.

In taking over the reins of the sales arm of the agency, Matt paid tribute to Haesley for his “unwavering support” and the mentoring role he had taken on.

“This is an opportunity I have aspired to have for many years and

one in which I can’t wait to get stuck into,” Matt said.

“What’s more exciting is that I’ll continue selling houses, which is where my heart is,” he said.

Haesley said he was still enjoying being part of the industry, which he joined at his mother’s encouragement in 1996. Ironically, his mother left her real estate job around the time of Vivienne’s birth and the birth of another granddaughter to Haesley’s brother just weeks earlier.Ray White New Farm sales office is at 599 Brunswick Street. To contact Matt, telephone 3358 0663 or 0416 476 480, email [email protected] or log on to www.rwnf.com.au

Haesley Cush and Matt Lancashire . . . joint principal arrangement at Ray White New Farm

By Darryl WhitecrossNew dad haesley to move on as Matt takes over sales


RENTED

Over 100 active prospective tenants

still waiting!

173a Moray St

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New Farm

4 Bed/ 2 Bat

h / 2 Car

$875 p/w

101/27 Cunn

ingham

Street, New

stead

3 Bed/ 2 B

ath / 2 Car

$1050 p/w

140/170 Leichhardt Street, Spring Hill1 Bed/ 1 Bath / 1 Car$520 p/w

20/145 Sydney Street, New Farm1 Bed/ 1 Bath / 1 Car $500 p/w

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5/321 Bow

en Terrace

,

New Farm

2 Bed/ 1

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$490 p

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Ray White New Farm now has 2 principals

Sales: Matt LancashireProperty Management & Auctioneering: Haesley Cush


Two offices - One team.


Sam Mayes

Spring Hills Number 1 Sales Agent*

0402 094 553 [email protected]

FOR SALE40 Thornbury St Spring Hill

3 2 3• $980,000+offers

• 342m2

• Peace,privacy&premierposition

• Walktocbdandvalley

AUCTION17/32FortescueSt,Springhill

3 3 3• Penthouseapartment

• Huge287m2spitlevel

• Stunningviews

• Entertainersdream

*basedonnumberofsalesytd,informationsourcedbyRPData

FEatuREliStingS:

Congratulations, Haesley, Aleesha & Vivienne...

We wish you all the best with your new adventures. Thank you for all of your support over the years!

From all the team at Ray White New Farm.

Tom LyneSales Associate

Introducing

All the best!

For the latest news & insights follow Matt on Twitter @i_sell_nf

599 Brunswick Street

New Farm 4005 Queensland

P: (07) 3358 0663

F: (07) 3358 4891

E: [email protected]

W: www.rwnf.com.au

Over 100 properties sold in the last 90 days...

Contact Matt Lancashireat the New Farm office

Progression creates opportunity and Ray White New Farm is no exception. We’ve entered a new & exciting chapter. After seven years of dedication at Ray White New Farm, Haesley has sold me the sales business. Haesley, his wife Aleesha and brand new baby girl Vivienne are moving on to the next phase of their lives, whilst driving the successful rental business. I am very excited and it’s something that I have been wanting to do for many years. Without the support of all of my previous clients, the opportunity to purchase Ray White New Farm would never have been possible, and I can’t thank each and every one of my past clients enough for all of their support. To all future clients, I can’t wait for the next phase to unfold and look forward to working with you in the near future to achieve great results within the local market place. For now, it’s business as usual, and I will continue to sell New Farm property, as this is what I love to do.

Secondly, I believe it’s always important to evolve with the industry and bring in the next generation, and it gives me great pleasure to introduce the newest member of the team, Tom Lyne. Tom comes from a well-known and highly respected real estate family, and has been waiting in anticipation to join the my sales team at Ray White New Farm. I’m very excited to be linking up with Tom as he begins his journey into real estate, and I have no doubt he will build something very special in the years to come.

Finally, I truly believe that our formula for working as a team at Ray White New Farm provides value to clients that no other office can deliver. With over 21 high performance agents, we are the biggest, and we have great pride in our reputation in the New Farm community. Engaging our services are not only the safest, but the smartest option.

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