Village News April Issue

NEW FARM - FORTITUDE VALLEY

APRIL 2015

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Phone radiation next door scares grandad

By Nick Moore A NEW FARM grandfather is concerned about a proposed mobile phone base station at Merthyr Rd, which he says is a risk to his family’s health and to the pupils at nearby Holy Spirit School.

Telcos Optus and Vodafone are going to build the station atop the building that houses the NAB and Westpac branches at 92-96 Merthyr Rd, which Paul Sargaison said was just 50m from his apartment above the TAB at 98 Merthyr that he shared with wife Karen, son Sam, 24, and Sam’s son, Oden, 4.

Mr Sargaison said Oden slept in a room with uninterrupted line of sight of the proposed station and its radiation, the long-term health effects of which, he believed, were unknown.

He said children’s skull bones were still hardening, which he feared meant the base station’s emissions - radiofrequency radiation, a type of electromagnetic energy (EME) - would penetrate their bodies more easily.

That was why he also held concerns for Holy Spirit school about 200m from the proposed station as the crow flies.

The school was on elevated land, he said, which also put it in line of sight with the base station, which resulted in stronger emissions.

Vodafone head of corporate media relations Jennifer Zemek said the station would comply with health standards and follow legislative requirements.

Mr Sargaison suggested moving the station to atop the Powerhouse, which had less densely populated surroundings.

Ms Zemek said: “A number of sites were looked at however these were considered unsuitable for a range of technical and non-technical reason.

As a result, the proposed site was deemed to be the only suitable option to meet coverage needs.”

The station would improve 3G and 4G coverage in New Farm and surrounding suburbs, and replace a site to be decommissioned at Merthyr Village, she said.

Town planner Benjamin Cross, of CPS Global, acting for Optus and Vodafone, told Mr Sargaison in an email that the station “can operate without causing harm to members of the public”.

“I refer to the EME report which shows that the maximum EME level is below 7 per cent of the maximum permitted level,” Mr Cross said.

Of Holy Spirit, he wrote: “The site falls within the 100m to 200m assessment field in the EME report.

“The maximum EME level at this distance in a ‘worst-case’ scenario is 5.68 per cent of the maximum permitted level of exposure. The elevation and occupiable height of the school and other surrounding buildings is considered in the EME report.”

Mr Sargaison said he did not trust the safety standards, which he claimed were based on too limited research into the long-term effects on humans.

Optus and the Holy Spirit P&C were approached via email for comment but failed to respond.

Too close for comfort: Sam and Oden at Paul’s New Farm home.

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Ugly arrival gives cruise visitors that awful sinking feeling QUEEN Elizabeth – the cruise ship not the monarch – visited Brisbane this month, its passengers deposited like so much baggage on a wharf at the mouth of the river.

Their surprise at being dumped in an industrial wasteland was captured by a television crew.

New Farm Hostel closed and for sale.

Hostel closure slammed as “money grab”

By Nick Moore

INDIGENOUS people who need a place to stay have been moved on from the Jane Arnold Hostel in New Farm, which has shut its doors and put up the For Sale sign.

The closure has been lamented by former lord mayor Jim Soorley, who charged that it was motivated by money.

“The hostel provides an essential care in New Farm,” Mr Soorley said.

“Why would you disrupt the peace and equilibrium?

“We can’t have the inner-city suburbs totally gentrified.”

The decision to sell was made by

the hostel’s owner, Aboriginal Hostels Limited, which is funded by the Federal Government and which operates more than 50 hostels Australia-wide.

Mr Soorley said the Coalition Government should use its influence to urge AHL to reverse its decision.

‘It’s never too late, it’s not sold yet.”

The land would sell to a developer for $8million-$10million and accommodate 20-storeys, Mr Soorley estimated, so he saw it as a “money grab”.

Federal member for Brisbane Teresa Gambaro said she believed demand for the hostel’s services had been decreasing in recent years, and repair and refurbishment costs had become too steep. Continued on Page 10>>

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By Mike O’Connor

“Sydney Harbour was great but this sure is different,” said one bemused passenger, taking in the bleak surrounds.

An increasing number of cruise ships are too large to berth up-river and it is to the city’s shame that there is no modern cruise terminal to accommodate them.

Approval has been given in principle by the Brisbane City Council for a new terminal as part of the Myrtletown re-development but there is no firm proposal to build one.

In the meantime cruise ships sail past the city, reticent to subject their passengers to the indignity of an arrival

in Brisbane.

Ann Sherry, CEO of cruise line Carnival Australia, has even offered to put together a consortium to build a new cruise terminal in Brisbane.

“We’re saying we’re happy to pay our way. If necessary, we’re happy to put capital in, if that’s what you want. We’re not looking for a free ride,” she said.

Cruise Down Under represents 78 organisations affiliated with the Australian cruise industry.Its chairman, Stephen Bradford, estimates a cruise in an Australian port generates about $1 million a day with the industry worth $3.16 billion a year to the Australian economy.

Last year, 833,000 Australians took a cruise and Brisbane is ideally placed to capitalise on this boom.

“Queensland is a great launch pad to the Pacific Islands as opposed to Sydney or Melbourne where you spend several days at sea before you get to the islands.”

“We’ve got much bigger plans for Brisbane and Queensland, we just have to find a solution to the terminal issue,” Mr Taylor said.

The time is right for New World City and the new State Government to combine their energies and build the best cruise terminal in the South Pacific.

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Commercial Swim Club powers on

By Alisa Cork THE 110-year-old Valley Pool in Wickham St is under new management and since then the resident Commercial Swimming Club has been going from strength to strength. The only swimming club in Australia with multiple current world champions, and also the oldest club in Queensland, has seen some stormy times over the decades, but in recent years has become stronger with more swimmers than ever before getting back up on to blocks.

Head coach Michael Bromley says that the club is performing better than ever and can now build on its former great results.

“Our numbers are growing and so is the interest in swimming overall as a sport, which provides health and fitness at the same time as being really enjoyable and fun for kids and adults,” Michael said.

There are several elements that make up the club including swimming squad training for younger children, right through to high-performance coaching. As the high-performance coach, Simon Cusack is tasked with driving those members of the club with real potential to reach their best ability.

“We have great local community support here in the Valley, New Farm and Spring Hill areas, but we are now

attracting attention from swimmers right across Brisbane because of the high calibre of coaching and the output we are achieving as a team,” Michael said.

The club has seven swimmers going to national trials from April 3-10 in Sydney where the Australian National Swimming Team will be selected.

One week later, two boys and four girls from Commercial Swimming Club will swim in the Age National Championships – making it the greatest number of people representing the club at national level since 2004.

The club currently has five national team swimmers, one of which is the figurehead of the team, Cate Campbell, 21, who swam in both the 2008 Beijing and 2012 Olympics and is the current 100m freestyle world champion.

Michael and the coaching team believe Cate is a great role model for kids as is her sister, Bronte Campbell, 19, who also represented Australia in the 2012 Olympics and is currently ranked second in the world in the 50 and 100m freestyle behind her sister.

“The sisters are great ambassadors for the Commercial Swimming Club and are a terrific illustration of what can be achieved through consistency and hard work,” Michael said.

“Now the club is setting their sights

Head coach Michael Bromley. on the 2016 Olympics in Rio and we would love to see many of our swimmers make the team from next year’s trials in Adelaide.”

Although not every swimmer is going to be an Olympian or even want to be a champion, Michael believes the club can give every swimmer a great experience.

“Kids can start here at the age of seven and progress through every level of ability and by the time they’re in their teens, they could be one of the best in the world,” he said.

“Or they can continue for health and fitness and most importantly for fun. It is also close to all transport options, so it’s easy access to and from school!”

The Masters swim program for

Cate and Bronte Campbell. adults runs Monday, Wednesday and Friday and Michael encourages anyone of any age to talk to the club if they are interested in joining a swimming club for life.

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Real estate moguls battle it out to beat ovarian cancer BRISBANE real estate entrepreneur Paul Curtain has issued a battle challenge to mate and business rival Haesley Cush of Ray White New Farm.

The pair have roped in the support of their colleagues and will go head-to-head on the beach volleyball court and in the fundraising stakes during April, raising funds for the Cherish Women’s Cancer Foundation.

Both agencies have had an overwhelming response from staff wanting to participate and are entering two teams each, clearly keen to out-do each other and claim bragging rights.

The Corporate Battle Challenge, a social beach volleyball tournament to be held on Friday, April 17, 2015, is a new initiative for the Battle Against Ovarian Cancer.

Paul Curtain, managing director of Place Real Estate, said his team at Place were proudly taking a stand in support of the fight against women’s cancers.

“With more than 4000 Australian women diagnosed each year, and almost 1000 in Queensland alone, it’s a vital

cause to support,” Paul said.

“No matter which team takes out the Corporate Battle title, the Place team hopes our strong support will help win the long-term fight against cancer.”

Haesley Cush of Ray White New Farm jumped on board as soon as he heard the call come through that Place had challenged them to a game of volleyball.

“We quickly replied with ‘yes - name the time and place’,” Haesley said. “With the involvement of the Cherish Women’s Cancer Foundation it allows us to use our competitive energies to raise money and awareness for a very worthy cause. We have already started training and have a few tricks up our sleeves.”

Place Real Estate was ahead at $2666.85, and Ray White was determined to catch up, with $1291 raised so far.

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Revived laneways create Valley’s Golden Triangle

COUNCIL CONNECTIONS This year we have been working hard to make sure your rates support our great volunteer groups in Central and Hamilton.

Photo by Alisa Cork

Through our lobbying, we have secured a $2460 helping hand to support the green thumbs at New Farm Neighbourhood Centre as part of our ongoing help for their community garden through funding programs provided by the Lord Mayor in the budget.

In addition we have been able to

$19,200 so Brisbane’s future soccer champions will be · obtain able to hone their skills with BCC providing new goal posts and re-modelled grounds at New Farm State School

$35,885 to Brisbane North Junior Cricket Association · toprovide install five turf wickets at Kalinga Park in Clayfield invest over $100,000 with Baseball Queensland to upgrade · the training facility at Bannister Park in Hendra and help St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School with $38,970 to install · irrigation to support athletics, rugby union, softball at cricket at Keith Beavis Oval in Windsor

We’ve continued to break down physical barriers as well by allocating $50,000 to construct a new ramp for the Holy Spirit Church. This will improve accessibility for all church users and is vitally important with an ageing population.

We are also pleased to let you know that Northey Street City Farm in Windsor, St Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Spring Hill and Windsor Bowls Club will receive over $19,000 combined for CCTV upgrades as part of our wish that these organisations be able to better protect their business and activities from crime.

We have also just completed brand new surfaces for the extremely well used New Farm Park tennis courts, new rose arbors and playground improvements, and funded a lighting upgrade for New Farm Junior Soccer in New Farm Park. These investments are part of our plan for upgraded facilities across our inner northern parks.

If you would like to know more about community grants and how to apply please contact us.

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Arthur and Charlie Apostolos.

By Alisa Cork BUSINESSMEN brothers Arthur and Charlie Apostolos are getting closer to realising a vision they have long held for Fortitude Valley.

With the revival of firstly Winn Lane, between Ann and McLachlan streets, in 2011, and now more recently Bakery Lane off Ann St, the brothers are in the throes of creating their next Laneway project - California Lane.

This project is dear to their hearts for the simple reason that it is named after their late father’s 1950s cafe, the California Cafe, which was situated in the very same laneway almost directly opposite Bakery Lane.

Charlie remembers fondly the familyowned cafe that he and Arthur worked in and how much his father strived to have a successful local business.

“Our father had the cafe from 1951 until it closed 12 years ago,” Charlie said. “There is so much memorabilia that we have kept from the cafe and one of the shops in the new lane will perhaps be a shrine to cafe culture and art deco design in the 50s.”

According to Arthur Apostolos, also a graduate architect, the plans for California Lane are under way and should be ready for tenancy in mid2016, adding to the trio of lanes in the area managed by the family business.

Arthur terms the three laneway precincts owned and managed by their family business as the ‘Golden Triangle’ as there is an element of connectivity and proximity between each of them.

“Property has grown so much because of our hands-on involvement in the development of these precincts,” Arthur said. “We work closely with the architects to make sure the plans are going to fit the area firstly, but also to reflect the traditional nature of the streetscape and heritage of the

adjacent buildings.”

Working closely with their associates is another key to their success, and believing that their role is in nurturing start-up businesses and independent traders.

“The precincts around us have become like Westfield with chain stores,” Charlie said.

“We work with people who have a dream and where we can offer support and help them to realise that dream and what they are passionate about.”

The Apostolos brothers were born and bred in the Valley, and have been working in property for 25 years.

Tenants like The Zoo have been with them for 23 years, and they hope to continue their longevity in the area’s property business.

“When new businesses come to us, we firstly ask what they want to do,” Charlie said. “It has to be something different and they have to be the sort of people who want to work hard to achieving something.”

The brothers refer to this type of retailing as ‘cocoon to butterfly’.

“Businesses start out small and as they grow, they are growing with us from small to larger tenancies,” Arthur said.

Bakery Lane is due to be officially opened in early May, with 90 per cent of tenancies now filled. A mix of food and office spaces, with a communal courtyard in the centre, the brothers are happy to say there is a connecting theme to their laneways with community-based retailing, where all the retailers know each other and work together creating a much bigger picture for the area.

The brothers say they are really surprised by the swift uptake of leasing in Bakery Lane, which has given them great confidence in property in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley.

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Tins, toiletries top wanted list

RESIDENTS were being urged to get behind council’s annual Homeless Connect event by donating canned goods and toiletries.

The initiative also brought business and community groups together to provide free services to the homeless, or those at risk of becoming homeless, a council spokesperson said.

Donations of toiletries such as washers, toothbrushes and shampoo could be left at New Farm library and these items plus nonperishable food at the Central Ward office, the spokesperson said.

Homeless Connect had helped more than 13,000 people since the first event in November 2006.

“Every tin of food, every toothbrush and bottle of shampoo that is collected will be distributed to those in need at the upcoming Homeless Connect event here in Central Ward in May. The event also provided free medical care, legal advice and accommodation referrals.

To volunteer visit VolunteeringQld. org.au.

For more information visit Brisbane.qld.gov.au or call council on 3403 8888.

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IT’S not often you can make a difference to people’s lives by doing something you like. But that’s exactly what Katherine and I, with her sister, Renee, and my mate, Lucien, have set out to do by undertaking the Oxfam Trailwalker challenge this year. In June we will be walking 55kms non-stop to help raise vital funds for Oxfam.

We are allowed 24 hours to complete the course, which runs mostly through the rugged hills of the D’Aguilar National Park adjacent to Brisbane, but are training to complete the event in 13 hours.

My team – To Infinity and Beyond - is hoping to raise well over $2500 to help some of the world’s poorest people. Our fundraising enables Oxfam to continue its work delivering projects that support orphans and people affected by HIV and AIDS in southern Africa, that educate people in Laos on efficient farming techniques and that improve Indigenous health and wellbeing in regional Australia.

By the time the actual event rolls around, we’ll have logged up many hundreds of kilometres in training. So it’s fair to say we’ve got a fair bit of skin in the game, but it’s something we’re happy to do because we think Oxfam’s work is so important to those communities who can only dream of enjoying the lifestyles that we do.

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Howard, McLachlan caught

LNP councillors Vicki Howard and David McLachlan are spreading misinformation, which needs to be corrected.

In the March 2015 issue of Village News, on Page 6 in the Council Connections advertisement, they referred to the TMR building in Spring Hill and claimed: “Over the past few years it’s been saddening to see Spring Hill businesses doing it tough; following the decision by the Bligh Government to relocate public servants to the outer suburbs.”

I and many other TMR (Transport and Main Roads) staff were moved out of that building into the CBD, not as a result of any actions of the Bligh Government, but as a result of the sale of the building by Campbell Newman’s LNP government.

Given that the Newman LNP government was elected on a clear promise of no asset sales, it is not hard to understand why the LNP councillors are embarrassed at what happened. But there is no excuse for such a barefaced attempt to misconstrue the situation to your readers.

I hope to see a prominent retraction in the next issue.

Phil Hambling

Hostel closed

From page 5 But Mr Soorley said he had spoken to the manager recently who said occupancy was at 80 per cent for the past six months.

Ms Gambaro said she had sought answers from the relevant minister regarding AHL’s management of the hostel and had requested a meeting with the AHL board to discuss their operation of the hostel and what alternative services AHL would be provide for Indigenous people.

Ms Gambaro said she was trying to find out how the proceeds of the sale would be spent by AHL. She would also ask the board whether its “no pay, no stay” model was suitable.

AHL failed to respond to two phone message from the Village News seeking comment.

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Small gifts but meaningful gain TEA and sympathy helps when you’re feeling down, but a hot shower and a clean head of hair could be more comforting if you had to camp out last night.

Just ask clients of the 139 Club, a homeless drop-in centre in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley where resources now Norah Blunden, Sara Harrup (CEO) include 150 shampoo-and-conditioner and Pam Boag. packs donated by service club Soroptimists International (SI) of Brisbane. The gift continues SI Brisbane’s ongoing support for the 139 Club’s clientele, many of whom are women escaping domestic violence.

SI Brisbane member Pam Boag co-ordinated the shampoo-and-conditioner project.

Empire Hair Salon of Graceville donated the bulk product, and Helen Graham of Cartridge World, Ashgrove, financed the label printing.

Norah Blunden (SI Brisbane president) and Caitlin Boag packed the individual bottles and Soroptimist Anne-Marie Goes organised the labeling, complete with Soroptimist logo. For more information, www.siswp.org

Nappy changers target record THE Great Cloth Diaper Change is running a nappy-changing event at the New Farm Neighbourhood Centre on April 18.

The worldwide event is run on the same date and time in an attempt to set a Guinness Record for the number of cloth nappies changed at once.

New Farm resident and Australian Nappy Association board member Carly Tribe said: “It is a great chance to come and meet new people, learn about cloth nappies and have some fun challenging for a record at the same time,” Ms Tribe said. “Families who currently use disposables are welcome to join us and will be provided with a cloth nappy to change their baby into on the day.”

The event is an official Guinness Record attempt, and all participants must be registered prior to the event. Visit GreatClothDiaperChange.com

New doctors bring family focus WHEN consulting your family doctor or any medical professional, you want confidence that you are going to receive the best care possible, and have access to all the allied health services and pharmaceuticals you might need.

Formerly the Central Brunswick Medical Centre, Central Family Practice in Fortitude Valley has a new look and range of services to offer families, individuals and professionals.

Central Family Practice now offers a fully accredited, holistic approach to men’s, women’s and children’s health, with a focus on general health checks and immunisation.

Practice receptionist Adrian Potter said the change in practice came with the addition of two doctors, who each have a focus on general health and medical care as well as their own special interests.

Dr Jack Lai is a GP with a special interest in skin care and skin cancer checks and procedures. Dr Elle Bolster is also a GP with an active interest in sexual health, GLBT health and travel health.

Both doctors are now taking new patients, and encourage families to visit the Central Family Practice for all of their health concerns and general medical assessments.

The practice also has care plan nurses who are available to deliver chronic disease management plans on site. Central Family Practice is

Dr Elle Bolster and Dr Jack Lai. also your trusted professionals for all travel immunisations, pre-employment medicals, work cover and all workplace occupational health assessments.

The practice houses allied health professionals including physiotherapists, dieticians and also psychology services

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Central Family Practice is a wellestablished family practice with a chemist directly below, making CFP a patient’s one-stop medical shop for all health, testing and pharmaceutical needs. See your health professional, get your skin checked, get vaccinated, obtain your medical or certificates, have your blood tests done and collect your scripts all in one convenient location, with free parking.

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Gaze into future welcomed

NATIONAL Seniors welcomed the outlook of optimism, opportunity and challenge in the latest Inter-Generational Report released on March 5 and in particular:

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• Biggest spending growth will be in health from 4.2 per cent of GDP in 2014-2015 to 5.5 per cent in 205455.

• Age and service pension costs are expected to stabilise - from 2.9 per cent of GDP in 2014-2015 to 2.7 per cent in 2054-55.

• Mature age (65-plus) participation rates, already steadily increasing, will rise from 12.9 per cent in 2014-15 to 17.3 per cent in 2054-55.

This is in contrast to some commentators slamming the report for politicising the issues and not giving sufficient weight to environmental issues.

The difficulties of long-term forecasting can be illustrated by the experiences of seniors. I grew up in an era of Mutually Assured Destruction and the Bomb – the world survived. It was predicted technology would usher in a golden age of less work and more leisure – now we are exhorted to work to 70. Oil was

supposed to run out in a decade but, with other energy sources, there is no sign of any shortage.

We can be sure that Australia’s population will continue to age and that seniors, along with the remainder of the population, will continue to contribute to their communities either through paid employment or as volunteers.

This month’s New Farm branch program includes: • The Stitch and Bitch group meeting on the third Friday of each month –April 17th, at the Library meeting room from 9am to noon. Expertise not mandatory.

• Later that evening – 17th, we will meet for dinner at 6pm at Café 63 on the corner of Brunswick and Sydney streets when we particularly welcome those interested in National Seniors but unable to attend daytime activities.

• A guided tour of the MacArthur Museum, 201 Edward St on Tuesday, April 21, at 9.45am is planned as a prelude to Anzac Day. • At the general meeting on Wednesday, May 6, at 9.15am for 10am at the Merthyr Uniting Church the guest speaker will be Rowland Richardson from Brisbane Airport.

For more information call Tony Townsend on 3315 2523 or visit www.nsanewfarmbranch.com

Charity founder earns honour

NEWSTEAD local and founder of grassroots charity organisation GIVIT Juliette Wright has been named in the Australian Businesswomen’s Network 2015 Hall of Fame.

The ABN Hall of Fame, which officially launched this year on March 3 in the lead-up to International Women’s Day on March 8, honours and celebrates Australian female business owners who have been exemplary in their industries, are trailblazers and demonstrate inspiring and aspiring business journeys.

Juliette Wright Recent Gender-Global Entrepreneur and Development Index report research stated Australia was the second-best place in the world to be a female entrepreneur.

Visit www.abn.org.au/businesswomens-hall-of-fame/about.

Pride of Workmanship Awards

There were some great recepients for the third Pride of Workmanship Awards held by Rotary Club of New Farm at Eves on the River in Teneriffe.

Chairman of the Pride of Wormanship committee John O’Byrne said it was great to see so much communiety and busienss support for the awards.

He congratulated the recipients of the Pride of Workmanship Awards, and thanked their family and friends for their ongoing support of these very worthy workers.

The awards were presentd by Cenatra Ward councilor Vicki Howard: Shelton Murphy, Senior Police Liason Officer of Queensland Police, William Sit, Solicitor of Hodgson lawyers, Jean Paul La Fontaine, Case worker with Muscular Dystrophy (MD Qld), Lachlan Fernandis, Plumber with Errols Plumbing, andChi Kim Wong, Senior Police Liaison Officer with Queensland Police.

“I have to say that we were inundated with nominations and not all nominations could be accepted, however naturally the nominations still need to reach a certain standard,” Mr O’Byrne said. “All Nominees were considered well worthy of this Award.”

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With Jovial Frank behind bar a right royal good time ensued

IN 1882, the man keen to build a new hotel in James St was John William Massie (sometimes Massey), a man married with children who had been a local resident for around 30 years and who had previously held a publican’s licence.

Styled the Queen’s Arms, the two-

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by Gerard Benjamin storey hotel was built in brick in 1883-84 on the corner with Arthur St (recently renamed from Gibbon). The hostelry originally consisted of six bedrooms and three sitting-rooms, and included a house on the property for the family’s use.

An 1887 description highlights the benefits of the hotel’s balcony.

It extended, “along the whole of the front of the building, from which a magnificent view is obtained of the city, Breakfast Creek, and the surrounding suburbs”.

The designer was the well-known Irish-born architect Richard Gailey, who was almost the same age as Massie, himself the son of a

Tipperary man. Two years later, Gailey designed Toowong’s Regatta Hotel.

The Fortitude Cricket Club obviously regarded the Queen’s Arms as a congenial spot. In August 1885, a meeting of more than 20 of its members took place there. The club’s patrons included New Farm resident and premier, Hon. S. W. Griffith.

By 1886, J.W. Massie felt the call to public office, and was elected to the Booroodabin Divisional Board, on which he served for the next 16 years. Fellow board members in that period included Mark Doggett, Thomas Welsby and Robert Dath.

Massie was still residing in James St when he died in 1907. The wellattended funeral took place nearby at St Patrick’s Church.

In 1887, the Queen’s Arms was being run by Mr and Mrs Frank Beach. The personality of the publican, known as “Jovial Frank”, apparently eclipsed for a time the hotel’s original name since the newspaper report (Figaro, April 2, 1887) was headlined “Beach’s Hotel”, and portrayed the establishment as a suburban hotel “in the foremost rank”.

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Left: The QA has been a James St landmark since 1884.

Right: Booroodabin Divisional Board member, John William Massie, pictured in 1902. spacious bar, with most complete minutes’ walk of the New Farm fittings, six lofty and well-ventilated trams.” parlors, and a magnificent billiard The licencee in the 1890s was room, containing one of Alcock’s Peter Franz Chardon. He died at the best tables, under the supervision of Queen’s Arms in 1898, and was a competent marker. succeeded by Nicholas Magee.

“On the second floor there In the post-World War I era, are nine airy and commodious gatherings at the hotel were likely to bedrooms, fitted with every include survivors of the Great War. In convenience, and a spacious June 1928 for instance, there was a elegantly-furnished drawing room. meeting of men who had taken part “The cuisine is presided over by in the Battle of Mons (23 August an excellent chef, and as the whole 1914). Their aim was to organise a of the establishment is under the reunion and arrange for an annual direct supervision of Mr. and Mrs. dinner to be held in August.

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Public urged to join dawn service

Children are invited to step back in time.

Step back in time at historic house At last year’ ANZAC Day dawn ceremony were submariners Rob Woolrych, Don Currell, Barry McKeown and past president Graeme Caesar, from the SAA Queensland Inc . Residents are urged to come and remember on this special 100th anniversary which will be held on the boardwalk off Macquarie st next to the Historic Engine Room at 5.30am.

THE second annual Anzac Day dawn ceremony, hosted by the Sub Mariners Association of Queensland, will be held at Catalina Park, Teneriffe, from 5.30am on April 25.

Last year was the first year a dawn service had been held in Teneriffe, in conjunction with the new Sub Mariners Heritage Trail by the Teneriffe stretch of the Brisbane River.

President of the Sub Mariners Association (SAA) Queensland Mr James Palmer urged all locals to join the service and be part of this inclusive event. This year is the 100th anniversary of the Anzac, which Mr Palmer said would inspire interest and enthusiasm from the public.

People will assemble for the dawn service in Teneriffe from 5.30am for a 5.45am start, finishing at 6.30am.

Special guests include state chaplain the Reverend William Pearson, and the SAA are also hoping to have Cr Vicki Howard and Federal MP Teresa Gambaro attend.Visit saaqld.wildapricot.org.

NEWSTEAD House is calling all little historians to their inaugural Little Historian Festival on Sunday, May 3.

Set in the beautiful grounds of one of Brisbane’s oldest surviving residence, the Little Historians Festival will be an opportunity for budding historians to experience life in colonial days.

Work in Kate’s garden, and help Mrs Fletcher in the kitchen but children must be careful not to misbehave as there will be old-fashioned consequences.

Enjoy heritage games on the green, crafts, dancing and make a day of it with a picnic at Newstead Park.

Families with children aged 5 to 12 are invited to join in the fun, but all ages are welcome. Discover what life was like in early colonial days before electricity and enjoy the grace and charm of this bygone era.

Little Historians Festival is on 3 May from 10am-4pm.

Visit www.NewsteadHouse.com.au

Also on ANZAC Day is the Sandakan POWs Family and Friends Society – New Farm Park Memorial – 9 am

Anzac’s unsung nursing heroines THE coming meeting of the New Farm & Districts Historical Society will take place on Anzac Day, Saturday April 25, marking the 100th anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli.

Susanna De Vries, who was awarded an AO for services to Australian writing, will speak about her book, Australian Heroines of World War One – Gallipoli, Lemnos and the Western Front.

Susanna will touch on the story of nurse Grace Wilson, who was ordered to set up an emergency hospital on drought-ridden Lemnos Island, and arrived there to find no drinking water, tents or medical supplies.

A War Office blunder had sent all medical supplies, tents and bedding to Egypt.

The meeting will take place at 2pm on April 25 at the Uniting Church Centre, 52 Merthyr Rd, New Farm. All are welcome. $5 including afternoon tea ($4 members). For more information, please contact Ross Garnett on 0409 498 402.

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A tragic death but the moral lives on – each day must count

IT TOOK hours for the shocking news to sink in that Pete, a friend, had suddenly died. After that I saw his face for days in everything I did, as if he was walking beside me and constantly interjecting.

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by Beth J Leach The days partitioning when he’d lived and died felt like they’d been demarcated by a wall. For his wife of 20 years and three children aged 15, 12 and 7 years old, his parents, kin and friends, the profound, relentless ache and gaping hole left in the world because of his death is heartbreaking.

When a person dies young, in their prime, is the parent of young children or teens or dies in reverse of the natural order before their parents there is sometimes a very different, tragic feel to their passing. Grief can be consuming, crushing and definitely life changing. There’s no right or wrong when it comes to grieving, each person

is different.

No certainties are there in life beyond birth and death but as a culture we tend not to talk about death as it’s difficult to find the words and overcome the awkwardness. And so we often cope by instinct and sometimes alone.

Watching Pete’s children and wife speak at his funeral was humbling and their strength inspiring. I had a sense that his and his family’s terrible loss was in some universal way his unintentional gift to us all; his twinkling eyes, his sense of humour, this tragic end. His death is a reminder that he never chose to make. A reminder to make every day count, to live with purpose and express inner emotions.

It’s hard not to be reminded our own mortality when we bear witness to death. Pete had no choice as to where his full stop lay, few of us do, but we all write our books each day. What lies in the middle, between the pages in the width and breadth of the journey is the gold and it’s measured in happiness, love and depth of connection.

It’s here we lay you to rest, dear Pete. A wealthy man by such measurement.

Thank you for your lessons, brother.

I will miss you.

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Fiona Hunt, manager New Farm Neighbourhood Centre, Cr Vicki Howard, and Anja Radosvljevic student volunteer.

A GRANT of $2460 would help fund a sustainable gardening workshop series for the New Farm Neighbourhood Centre’s Community Garden.

Communify Queensland received the money for the workshops under Brisbane City Council’s 2014-15 Cultivating Community Gardens Grants program.

In 2010, the New Farm Neighbourhood Centre undertook a project in partnership with the 139 Club to develop their disused driveway into an accessible, edible, organic community garden, a council spokesperson said.

Community members were engaged in the project to design, build and plant the garden whilst at the same time working towards relevant TAFE qualifications to enable them to continue in the industry.

Volunteers work to maintain the garden and the fresh herbs and vegetables are shared with community members.

New volunteers are always welcome at the New Farm Neighbourhood Centre’s community garden so people interested in getting involved can drop into the centre at 967 Brunswick St New Farm or call 3358 5600.

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IF you had lived in the New Farm area in the 1960s, you would often have seen a grey 1964 Fiat 1500C around the streets with owner Dr Francesco Castellano at the wheel.

A respected general practitioner, Dr Castellano saw many patients who were attracted from across Brisbane to his New Farm practice.

Dr Castellano, who died in 1976, used this iconic car for his work in Brisbane and particularly in New Farm where he had moved from north Queensland after having been interned with many fellow Italian migrants during the Second World War. Dr ‘Ciccio’ Castellano had established himself as a leader in surgery at the University hospital in Naples where he had graduated with honours. He migrated to Australia in 1930 to take up a contract at the Ingham hospital.

Fortunately for Queensland’s Italian immigrants and many other Australians, despite the poor facilities he faced in the north he decided to stay in Australia, determined to improve conditions for patients and the doctors who would follow him.

His dedication and great generosity led to his attracting such large numbers of Italo-Australians that he set up his practice in Cairns, Innisfail and Townsville.

New Farm history on wheels.

Mrs Maria Castellano, widow of Dr Francesco Castellano, has recently donated his car to the Dante Alighieri Society of Brisbane, which he founded just over 60 years ago.

Dr Castellano would be happy as he worked tirelessly for the ItaloAustralian community and in support of Italian language and culture over the forty-six years he lived and worked in Queensland.

The society has decided to sell the car by tender. If you are interested in buying it, visit the Dante Society online for more details.

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Meet the New Farm inventor keeping sick babies safe

By Nick Moore

ABOUT 200 critically ill newborn babies a month are kept safe as they’re dashed to more advanced medical help thanks to the invention of New Farm engineer John Grant-Thomson.

All over Australia the Mansell Neonatal Retrieval System keeps perilously sick babies stable in intensive care conditions while they travel on planes, helicopters and ambulances to hospital.

‘It’s for critical babies who really have to get somewhere fast otherwise they may not live,” Dr Grant-Thomson, who has a PhD in medical engineering, said. It helps transport bubs “born with some sort of problem”, possibly from premature delivery.

Dr Grant-Thomson, 76, moved to New Farm four years ago after retiring as Professor of Medical Engineering four years prior from the University of Southern Queensland at Toowoomba where he lectured for more than three decades in electrical engineering.

But before that, he worked for Nasa at their Cooby Creek Tracking Station at Toowoomba, where he helped the US space agency keep an eye on the Apollo moon missions in the late 1960s. He said he was able to watch humanity land on the moon in colour when the rest of Australia had just black and white TV.

He said the US technology at the station was highly advanced, including probably the first computer in Queensland.

Dr Grant-Thomson also served in the air force for six years and the army reserve for 34 years, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Now he’s enjoying semi-retirement in New Farm, a place that holds happy childhood memories. He remembers catching the tram from Clayfield with his grandmother 65 years ago to watch movies at the New Farm cinema.

He makes good use of the recently revamped cinemas now too, and the spruced-up Brunswick Hotel which is his top spot for coffee or a meal.

But before powering down to enjoy the New Farm lifestyle, Dr GrantThomson had begun work on his intensive care transport system 12 years ago as a project for his uni students.

He had received feedback from Queensland Health Director of Neonatology Dr David Cartwright that the set-up they were using was large, heavy, and otherwise inadequate.

“I thought, ‘As an engineer why can’t I do this better?’.

“So I said to Dr Cartwright, ‘What is your wish list?’.”

With that to guide him, Dr GrantThomson, by now retired from the USQ, spent about two years

developing the system at a Toowoomba factory owned by businessman Neil Mansell, of Neil Mansell Transport, who provided factory resources, expertise and money “because he felt compassion about it”.

Dr Grant-Thomson Testing, including with the Royal Flying Doctor Service, went well and so about 10 years ago a meeting was called in Brisbane, which attracted the heads of all the neonatology departments Australia-wide, who agreed upon a standardised design.

In 2010, another Toowoomba business, Buchanan Advanced Composites, bought the rights from Mansell. They also make the $200,000 unit which is now used in all hospitals with neonatal departments across the country, plus exclusively in Norway and also in Sweden. About 70 systems are deployed worldwide.

There were other systems operating around the world, Dr Grant-Thomson said. “They’ll do a similar job but they won’t do it as well as this.”

He was particularly proud of the full automation. “You can lift it and load it with one finger.”

Dr Grant-Thomson, who developed

Seventy of the system are in use worldwide. and now refines the system with at two engineering students rotating on to his team each year, said a key challenge had been to make the unit work well in different settings – in a hospital nursery, on the road in an ambulance, and in the air such as in a Royal Flying Doctor aircraft.

A passion to help people had fuelled the hard work and innovation, he said.

“You’re providing a tool for doctors and nurses to help babies in need.”

In the 1970s though, it was adults who received Dr Grant-Thomson’s help. The Australian military used a system he created to transport wounded soldiers, which Singapore still uses.

Dr Grant-Thomson, who is a consultant and trainer with Buchanan, now has plans for a system to transport older children.

Patrons dinner aids homeless

THE Patrons of New Farm are hosting their Autumn Dinner on April 29 from 6pm at Eves on the River.

The first of two dinners for the year, the event will raise money for the homeless and marginalised of the New Farm area. Patrons of New Farm co-convenor Jennifer Egan said the organisation was approaching 50 patrons, and the dinner provided a perfect opportunity to introduce several new patrons.

One recent project of note involved new steering committee member Kris Webb organising a weekly cake roster, with involvement from parents at Holy Spirit primary and New Farm State schools, to provide home-baked cooking for homeless people. The Patrons of New Farm Autumn Dinner is $60pp and will feature live local entertainment, complimentary drink on arrival and a three-course dinner. To book for the dinner email Jennifer at patrons@outlook.com.au To learn more about Patrons of New Farm go to newfarmneighbourhood.org/ become-a-patron/

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AN EARLY days novel titled What Makes Sammy Run? was about a Hollywood movie mogul Sammy who worked his way to the top. His drive and inspiration packed some punch.

But he was a scallywag in the rascal sense.

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I met Sandy Ridgway for an interview for Village People and I departed, smiling and thinking: ‘What makes Sandy run?’ Many Brisbane people recall her days as a restaurateur with her husband Rob ‘Rags’ Ridgway at the much-awarded Rags Restaurant of the time, then as the long-term senior supervisor of The Customs House restaurant at Petrie Bight.

This celebrated and highly respected foodie has in recent years stretched her wings, usually in a flock. Sandy walks up Mt Coot-tha twice weekly with friends and has her exercise and weights routine on a rolling basis. She not only indulges her unique sport of croquet but, along with others, has made the Auchenflower Croquet club arguably the best lawns venue in Brisbane. She has helped set in place the financial security of her club and has presided over the healthy membership growth of the club. Then she goes boating most Mondays in Moreton Bay with friends when the weather is right. She enjoys games of mah-jong with other friends weekly. Sandy remains the owner of the former Rags building, 25 Caxton St, that is leased to the beaut ‘gastronomy pub’ Statler & Waldorf.

Young Sandy was a scallywag, in the affectionate sense. Now a mother of two, grandmother of two, Sandy reminisced to this writer how she first arrived in Australia, purportedly to be married to reside in Sydney. Luckily for us, she ended up in Brisbane, single.

To Sandy, and her family and close friends, it was all part of life’s plan, and Sandy’s story has to start at the beginning … … Sandy’s mum, Barbara, born and raised in Orange, NSW, put her age up in WWII and joined the army in 1945, graduating in time to join the first hospital ship to Japan, post-Hiroshima, and joined the army base at the isle of Etajima. Here, although engaged to a Sydney eye surgeon, she met and fell for David, a UK army captain. He was an engineer involved in flattening a mountain to construct an airport there. She sent the ring home, married 18

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the engineer, and the un-planned birth of Sandy occurred.

“Mum was one of 8 children, so when Dad had received his wartime payout my parents took me to meet all my mother’s family, who had gathered in Sydney to view the new baby.

“Then we were off to the UK to meet Dad’s family and to settle there. At the mouth of the Thames, in Essex, we settled at Southend-on-Sea. My grandfather opened a grocery business there during the war and the town became an army base for the troops. He bought my parents a house at Leigh-on-Sea. “Dad was the UK sales manager of Caterpillar Tractors. When I was 12, one morning he drove me to school, saying that he was leaving the family, and I didn’t see him again for many years.

“I had a blessed upbringing from there with my grandparents, who sent me to St Hilda’s at Westcliffon-Sea, and after my graduation I found a good job in London. Then my boyfriend, Paul, proposed. Mum did not approve at all, so we planned to elope to Australia. In planning this, we had our first big fight. I wanted to go by ship and he wanted to fly. We could not agree at all. We were each £10 Poms, regardless of transport mode.

So I drove him to Heathrow, and we agreed to meet in Sydney.

“Well, I was really enjoying my voyage on the P&O’s Oriana, a rather quick one of just over a month, and I stuffed up. I fell for this nice Kiwi guy on board, but was essentially sticking to the plan to meet Paul in Sydney. On our entering Sydney Harbour at night, we viewed the city lights, then sat on a sofa in the viewing lounge bar to say our goodbyes, arms draped about each other.

Then, would you believe – the big saloon doors swung open and Paul marched in, and his beaming face went ashen, as did mine. Paul had secured a job at P&O, and had wrangled his way aboard a pilot boat to greet me!

“Well, we knew that we had no future together, so I said goodbye to both guys, and went to stay with my aunt, who was also my godmother, in Brisbane.”

Sandy, just 19, found a great job as secretary to the bank manager at ANZ, Wharf St. Within 9 months, however, Sandy met the great love of her life, Rob ‘Rags’ Ridgway, an ex-Churchie boy, at a party in Auchenflower. “I had to ask him what sort of car he drove,” she recalled. “I told him that was important if he was interested in me.

Truly, that was a factor those days in choosing a boyfriend. He hummed and harred, saying he had one on order.

Three weeks later he rolled up at my

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Sandy set sail and found the love of her life

Sandy Ridgway. place in a white MG B sports car.”

Following 18 months courtship Rob and Sandy married. Rob worked with Kwikasair and when TNT bought the company Rob was transferred to Sydney. Living and dining in some excellent establishments in places like Woollahra, Surry Hills, Balmain through 1970, the couple searched for their food-style niche in a fine-dining restaurant that they could replicate in Brisbane. Rob and Sandy had their eye on a derelict brick building in Caxton St, Brisbane, where they could see the future.

In 1974 Rob struck a deal for the Caxton St site. They now owned the building and after repairs and improvements they lived above the restaurant for seven years.

By 1976 Rags Restaurant opened and quickly became one of Brisbane’s leading restaurants. Courier-Mail food critic David Bray gave a resounding seal of approval in his first CourierMail Good Food Guide of Brisbane restaurants, and the hard-working, talented Ridgways were successfully entrenched. In 1988 Rags was leased for 10 years as a going concern.

After departing the upstairs residence with their kids, Jocelyn and Alexander, into their teens the Ridgways then lived at Fig Tree Pocket and at The Gap. Tragedy struck in 1998 when the popular Rob Ridgway died after a year-long battle with cancer, and the family had to move forward.

Sandy was offered a good position looking after brides at the Customs House weddings and then as senior supervisor at the exclusive Customs House terrace restaurant, riverside.

Sandy Ridgway stayed for 14 years, working with respective directors Lyn Black and Brian Roberts. The venue is owned by University of Queensland and Sandy praised the great management and maintenance by UQ of the iconic 1889 building.

Boating, sailing and fishing were much a part of Rob and Sandy’s life together. Sandy reminisced: “Rob bought a 15ft Pride when we were engaged and we went winter whiting fishing every Sunday around 5am -- we’d be back home by 2pm. We would always get 80 or 90 and Rob’s dad would clean them while we slept!

We then bought a Hobie Cat and after that we bought the first SeaWind 24ft cat in Brisbane. Rob joined Royal Queensland Yacht Club and took it there but was promptly told they would never have any cats at RQ! Eventually they caved in and of course nowadays there are hundreds of multi-hulls at RQ. Brisbane and surrounds, including Moreton Island, is amongst my three favourite places in the world along with Bath and Venice.

Sandy’s parents? Barbara, who followed Sandy to Brisbane two years after her ‘eloping’, and approved of Rob Ridgway as a husband, is now departed, while David, who she visited last year in Orkney, Scotland, is 90 and well.

Croquet? The McIlwraith Croquet Club, Auchenflower, is the new love of Sandy’s life. When she joined there in 2003 there were 17 members, and she started asking questions about the finances, the lawns, until she was “told” to be club president. Her current position is Chair of The Lawns, and of course the lawns are now impeccable.

There are now 80 members. Sandy would love other Brisbane clubs including New Farm to be rated as highly. Some clubs are low in funds, as once was Auchenflower. Watering the lawns is a very expensive exercise.

There are 14 clubs in Brisbane. Sandy says: “Croquet seems to attract very interesting people as members. It is a great sport. It is a matter of getting your eye in, to become a good player.”

‘Running a hoop’ at McIlwraith Club is croquet parlance for what Sandy Ridgway loves best.

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Clients say their time in the studio is the “best part of their day” and even people that “hate” exercise say this.

Georgina says, “I can promise people that they will look and feel better within a few weeks and continue

Georgina in her modern Gravity Zone Studio in Lamington street. getting results. They won’t dread coming in for a session and they will only workout at the intensity they need to work at to get SENSIBLE results.

“Clients are never injured or pushed beyond their limits but the intensity is steadily increased as clients become fitter and stronger. This ensures that progress is always being made.”

The staff at Gravity Zone will also keep track of your results and make sure you stay on target to reach your goal. This not only includes your training but also the nutritional aspect of your program, nutritional education being a big part of what is offered at Gravity Zone.

Finally and most refreshingly, there is no loud music, no pimply faced trainers, no bicep bulging T-shirts or mirrored walls anywhere to be found at Gravity Zone. This is an affordable boutique-style of training that is becoming very popular in New Farm and now also in Bulimba.

For the month of April, Gravity Zone is offering Village News readers two complimentary sessions, a metabolic classification and a fullbody assessment with biopedence technology valued at more than $200.

So a great way to experience this is to call Georgina today on 3358 6660 or drop into Unit 4/15 Lamington Street.

‘Hacks’ to boost job readiness BRIGHT Conferences has paired up some of Brisbane’s leading industry professionals to offer a new conference to millennials called generationYOU. The event focuses on crucial areas in business relationships such as communication, problem solving, networking and building a personal brand to assist in recruitment and job progression.

Director of Bright Conferences Lisa Renneisen said the seminar intended to close the gap between what was learned in formal education and what was expected of employees.

GenerationYOU was designed to provide training on the soft skills that were often overlooked in a formal setting and also in the workplace.

Ms Renneisen said the seminar featured hacks to boost careers.

GenerationYOU would be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on April 17.

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Gabi Hollows The Fred Hollows Foundation Totem arrives in Brisbane.

Humanity’s evolution stars under big top THE countdown is on until the colour and characters of Cirque du Soleil’s new production, Totem, arrives in Brisbane.

The “theatrical experience” will open on April 10 under its blue-and-yellow big top at Northshore Hamilton, Macarthur Ave. Written and directed by Robert Lepage, Totem traces the journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly.

The characters evolve on a stage evoking a giant turtle, the symbol of origin for many ancient civilizations.

Since its world premiere in 2010, more than three million people across 27 cities worldwide have experienced Totem.

Featuring a cast of 46 acrobats, actors, musicians and singers, it is an array of athleticism, comedy, heartfelt emotions and surprising visual effects.

For complete performance schedule and ticket information, visit CirqueDuSoleil.com/Totem.

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For a love so grand this beauty swaps Paris for Mount Isa IT’S always a shock when stepping from the airconditioned cabin of your aeroplane into the dry arid heat of Mount Isa. The jarring impact of the heat’s torridity is like a physical blow.

It radiates up in scorching waves from the melting tarmac of the runway and down from a sky bleached almost white by the sun’s intensity.

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It doesn’t help of course that my visits to the Isa are invariably made in summer when the temperature can soar to unbelievable heights. I remember one searing afternoon, on my last visit, the thermometer reached a debilitating 45C. It was so hot even the crows were too exhausted to caw. The only sounds to be heard were the angry whir of a grasshopper and the dull industrial pulsating throb of the mine.

The mine is the city’s raison d’etre.

It sits, glowering and smoking in the centre of the community.

A terrible but necessary constant in the townspeople’s lives. The copper and zinc-lead ores found in the area contain sulphur and when processed, toxic sulphur dioxide is released into the air.

The mine constantly monitors the air quality to minimise the impact on the town’s inhabitants.

I stay at the Isa Hotel, an ugly, two-storey building made from besser block. However, the rooms are curiously opulent with red velvet drapes and gilded light fittings. It’s not unlike what you might expect to find in an upmarket bordello.

On the ground floor is a large and surprisingly good restaurant called

the Rodeo Bar and Grill. It was there I met a young woman called Consuelo de Sousa. She waited on tables and was also a very talented barista.

It’s an unexpected luxury to be able to enjoy good coffee in otherwise austere surrounds.

Consuelo’s beauty would have turned heads in much larger and more sophisticated cities than Mount Isa, but here, it was truly sensational!

Six foot tall with a cafe au lait complexion, Consuelo’s exotic good looks were the wonderful combination of her father, a haughty Brazilian aristocrat and her mother a dusky African beauty.

Consuelo’s striking face and long lithe body wouldn’t have been out of place on the catwalks of the fashion capitals of the world. But here she was, apparently content, working as a waitress in a mining town far from the glamour and the beguiling sophistries of those cities.

I was to discover that she was from Rio de Janeiro and she had indeed been a highly sought after model in Europe and New York. In fact, she had been the first face - the model first out on the runway, a wonderful compliment to be chosen - for Chanel, Prada and Armani.

“What on earth was she doing in Mount Isa?” interjects Hebe, carefully wiping cappuccino froth from her upper lip and mindful not to smudge her meticulously carmined lips. It’s Sunday morning and we are sitting in the New Farm Deli taking coffee.

“It seems incredible to me that anyone would choose to live in the Isa in preference to Paris or New York. Is she mad?” demands Hebe in disbelieving accents.

I’m mildly irritated by Hebe’s impatient interruption and punish her by making her wait for my response while I take a long and considered sip of coffee.

Hebe, ever alert to nuances that

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“So sorry Darling, but you can be so incredibly verbose at times.”

This I know to be true and smile in acknowledgement.

Harmony restored I continue, “She is there because of love. She fell in love with a miner.

They met in Paris and, according to her, it was love at first sight.

Consuelo described it as La Grande Passion.”

“Oh Darling, she is mad. Love is madness.

It’s at the very least foolish, to surrender all rational thought in favour of an intoxicating but usually transitory sensation. What about her career? Top models earn more than miners surely? They did at least when I was modelling.”

“Hebe Love, she’s young and surely you’re not that far removed from your own youth that you can’t remember it. You were 17 when you fled rural Queensland and arrived on your Aunt Circe’s London doorstep with nothing to recommend you other than a disturbing wilfulness and startling good looks.”

Hebe smiles ruefully: “But Darling, I was running from mediocrity to something wonderful and exciting.

This girl is travelling in the opposite direction. She is leaving a successful and presumably lucrative modelling career to serve coffee in a mining town.”

“And to be with the man she loves,” I add pointedly.

Hebe is silent, her face a study of disapproval. It’s not usual for Hebe to lose her sense of perspective or her sense of humour. After a few moments of quiet reflection, her face softens, almost becoming as it was when she was a young beautiful woman of 20.

“You know Darling, I wish her well.

I never had the courage to surrender to love. I always held something

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And in doing so, I possibly denied myself the joy of having children and grandchildren.”

I’m taken completely by surprise.

Hebe, in all the years we have enjoyed a close and treasured friendship, has never expressed regret in not having children.

“You regret not having children?” I ask, revealing my confusion.

Hebe smiles and then laughs wickedly. “Oh Darling, don’t get me wrong, I would change nothing! My life is as exactly as I would have it. I’m by far too selfish, too self-centred to commit to any man, woman or indeed child. I can barely countenance and care for my aging canine.

“But I applaud those who can, and do, surrender all in pursuit of love.

It’s just not for me. I make by far, a better friend than lover.”

We smile and sit in companionable silence until Hebe leans close and says in sotto voce, “Awfully brave, don’t you think Darling?” pointing discreetly at a young woman walking towards us. “I mean, those shoes with that frock.

What was she thinking?”

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The best of Italy BUCCI Restaurant on James St is enjoying a change of direction with a new menu inspired by local, seasonal produce and reflecting the changing dynamic of their clientele. The new menu is now a showcase of full flavours, seasonal choices and less formal surrounds whilst still reflecting the classic style Bucci has always been known for.

The menu is divided into fish, meat, vegetable and dessert plates that are designed for sharing, and terrific when dining with friends so that you can sample a range of their delicious new dishes.

But do not fear, the Bucci favourites such as the popular spanner crab linguine and signature lasagne with wagyu beef shin remain intact.

The standout dish for me was the Arancini ai Funghi or mushroom risotto balls stuffed with fontina cheese on a bed of sticky blueberry preserve. Equally delicious, was the Moscardini alla Griglia - braised baby octopus with a chickpea and heirloom salad, finished with trout aioli.

The calamari stuffed with potato, herbs and parmesan, giant green olives stuffed with salami and rosemary, and pickled mushrooms with cow’s milk labna balls are nothing short of innovation on a plate.

Finish your meal with a dessert Piccoli Gusti ‘three sweet treats’ and satisfaction is bound to be yours.

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Honoring good food

LOCALS are already loving their new cafe, Honor, which now graces the corner of Sydney and Brunswick streets in New Farm. Sisters, Emily Jolliffe and Erin McMahon have brought a wealth of catering experience and a fresh food approach to their new food haven focussing on organic and seasonal produce. The idea behind the name is to stay true to the ingredients they serve and to honour customers with great service, great coffee and only fresh local food.

Weekly specials include the savoury bread’n’butter pudding with bacon, chorizo and crispy pancetta and cheese, and the beetroot rosti stack with smoked salmon, which are driving regulars crazy for more.

The brat in a bun and house made salads are also winning people over, offering the very best in fresh, top quality produce.

For Mother’s Day, Honor is taking orders for high tea picnics in the park – handdelivered no less!

Swing by in the evening or on the way to work for a take-out dish. Honor ticks all the boxes with gluten free, vegetarian and vegan options, open seven days and also offers catering.

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THE streets of Kangaroo Point are often quiet early in the morning, but inside the Story Bridge Hotel’s Main Street Bar & Eatery, there’s plenty happening. The breakfast options are plentiful and the service is very prompt. I tried out the gluten-free crusty polenta bread with cured salmon, crushed avocado and a poached egg. The balsamic vinegar and lemon dressing gave the dish a lovely zing. The interior is comfy and lively and the staff eager to please. Open from 6.30am.

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WHAT you’ll find in Bear Bones Espresso will pleasantly surprise you, especially when you take your first sip of their coffee. Roasted on the premises at 68 McLachlan St, Fortitude Valley, these guys know what they are doing when it comes to coffee. So much so, that they have their own workshops and walking coffee tours. Experts in roasting their own coffee beans and also champion baristas, this is one of the best places for coffee I’ve had in the Valley. They do freshly prepared brekkie and lunch dishes and you can take away your choice of beans. The Papa Bear blend is rich, robust and full flavoured.

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WHO would have thought you could make a business out of baking and selling brownies? Well one clever lady has proven you can. The newly developed Bakery Lane on Brunswick St is now home to several great start-up businesses and one of these businesses, iheartbrownies, means a dream realised for entrepreneur, Lulu Purnell.

Her recipe for the gluten-free brownie, which comes in a heap of different flavours but just the one signature shape, has been perfected over the course of two very important years.

This sociologist turned pastry chef was working on her cottage business whilst at uni, baking brownies for money on the side.

She then launched into a bigger business arena by approaching Merlo Coffee and, as Lulu admits, the move was the beginning of a new era for her brownies.

Now Lulu and her team are hand-making between 600 and 700 brownies a day.

For gluten-free lovers, it’s a dream come true and, by all accounts, the lovers of gluten would never know the difference - that’s Lulu’s secret!

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by Alisa Cork - alisacork@gmail.com Crispy on the outside and so soft and moist inside, I was in love with both the salted caramel and the raspberry brownies at first taste.

Also be sure to try the cherry coconut, choc mint, choc orange, Turkish delight, dairy free and organic versions.

The ingredients are what sets iheartbrownies apart, adding only Belgian black cacao, free-range eggs and organic coconut oil to the mix.

The store is open seven days and late Friday and Saturday nights. iheartbrownies.com.au

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ALSO enjoying the new laneway spaces and fast becoming famous, is Ben’s Burgers in the Valley.

In a quaint little out-of-the-way spot in Winn Lane, Ben’s burgers have found their niche. The formula is definitely right with a retro-inspired setting, and freshly made to order burgers. As one of my fellow diners said, sometimes it’s about the quality of the burger and not just about its size. Ben’s burgers are really really good, hearty and tasty, with plenty of choice and nicely matched sides.

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Freestyle Café builds on reputation with high-end enhancements

by Alisa Cork

and head chef Matthew Ostrenski are determined to spread the word about Freestyle Café’s new look and new menu.

“We are taking a whole new direction with Freestyle,” Jenna said. “The change is from fast-paced food to bistro and restaurant-style dining, providing our customers with a relaxed but higher-end version of the former Freestyle.”

The focus is on creating and building a menu that includes more intricate mains and share plates with matching wines, and a selection of delicious desserts and cocktails.

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Playing with recipes pays off

By Alisa Cork

PAUL Edwards was a chef for 27 years before he found where his real passion lay. After wholesaling his own biscuit products for 10 years, Paul and wife Ani have just opened their second store down the road from the corner of Alfred and Constance streets in Fortitude Valley.

It was at his last job as chef at Caxton St’s Ole when, just over 10 years ago, he was playing around with a recipe that would shortly after become the mainstay of his business,

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Bite My Biscuit.

Experimenting with recipes was something Paul did as a result of constantly feeling like he could produce a better biscuit. When he sent some of his shortbread biscuits along to a salon to try, he was not expecting the positive response he got.

“The salon came back to me with an order for the biscuits to offer clients with their coffee,” Paul said.

“And that’s where all of this started back in 2004.”

Shortly after the first salon order

Photo by Alisa Cork

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For head chef Matthew Ostrenski, the focus is on simple food done very well, to create a more affordable type of fine dining than some restaurants currently offer, with a menu of quality dishes using the finest of seasonal local produce.

With an Australian Good Food Guide hat under his belt from Seasons in Townsville, and the experience of working in Melbourne and on the Gold Coast at 2 and 3-hatted restaurants, Matthew is up for the challenge the new owners of Freestyle have issued him.

“It’s a process of what works and what doesn’t and I always like to craft my own recipes, and put my own personality into the food.”

Purchased by Bowen Hills catering company Fresh - Events + People, Freestyle will benefit from highly trained hospitality staff already established by the Brisbane-based specialists.

Managing Director Kellie-Ann Ashton said Freestyle will reflect the values and high standards already set by Fresh - Events + People, continuing to manage with an approach to match their highend, strict recruitment policies.

Freestyle head chef Matt Ostrenski & restaurant manager Jenna White

was placed, seven more of the franchisee salons began placing orders, which soon became 20. Paul was producing biscuits from his kitchen in Geebung for a wholesale business servicing professional services and cafes before deciding to concentrate on increasing the productivity for cafes in and around the city, Paddington and West End. The demand was so large that Paul and Ani decided to open a second outlet closer to the city.

“We wanted to open a store which was somewhere customers could come and purchase their biscuits directly from us, have a coffee or some lunch, and order their biscuit packs for office meetings.”

“Now we are just around the corner and anyone can come in and try the assortment of gourmet biscuits I have specially developed for our clients,” Paul said.

The gourmet lines are intentionally different to any other, and include lavender, quince and lemon, muscatel and Spanish fig, mandarin and lychee, and pecan praline. Paul also has a roasted macadamia chocolate brownie (GF) and blueberry bee pollen and lime (GF) along with other gluten-free biscuits.

“I am hand-making 600 biscuits at any one time and making sure

Photo by Alisa Cork

A LANDMARK of the Emporium complex in Ann St, Fortitude Valley, for many years, Freestyle Café is now embarking on a new era of food, wine and dining experiences.

Freestyle manager Jenna White

Paul Edwards from Bite my Biscuit. the flavours and consistency are just right,” Paul said. “You won’t find any food colourings or preservatives in Bite My Biscuits, and we only use the best butter and ingredients.”

This gourmet chef version of the humble biscuit can be found at 83 Alfred St in the Valley along with Segafredo coffee.

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Images courtesy Museum of Brisbane

As a young city booms and blossoms, a clerk with a camera snaps away

Left: Alfred Elliott’s tailboard camera Photographer Katy Cunningham 2015.

Right: Treasury Building 1901, Photographer Alfred Elliott “the view from here” MOB 2015.

ALFRED Henrie Elliott (1870-1954) was born in Devon, England. The youngest of seven children, his family emigrated to Queensland in 1877 where his father became principal of Humpybong Primary School, Redcliffe.

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by Kerry Gillett Scant biographical data has been found on this keen amateur photographer. In his working life, he was employed as a law clerk, bank clerk and shorthand writer. He obtained his first tailboard camera in 1890. For the next 50 years he documented his family, friends, and the ever-changing face of Brisbane and its surrounds.

The Museum of Brisbane (MoB) is showcasing Elliott’s photographic skills in The view from here: The photographic world of Alfred Elliott 1890-1940. “These unseen photographs offer a unique view of Brisbane at a significant turning point - the city’s population was booming, grand civic structures were erected and huge social change was occurring,” said MoB’s director, Peter Denham. Though these images are a personal view of Brisbane, they reflect the modernity of Brisbane at the time. They relate to the fact that Elliott could be regarded as a flâneur, an urban explorer, who captured the fleeting, ephemeral experience of life in Brisbane as an emerging metropolis.

Elliott produced and printed photographs using dry-plate negatives, a process created in1871

by Richard Leach Maddox, an English doctor. An emulsion of gelatine and silver bromide was applied to a glass plate, allowing photographers to store dry plates for a period of

time. Photographers no longer needed portable darkrooms. As dry processes absorbed light quickly, the hand-held camera became a reality.

MoB is fortunate in having Elliott’s tailboard (glass plate) camera, which is on display in the exhibition. Elliott used glass plates until 1921 when it appears that he changed to a camera with film.

The photographs of modern life that Elliott captured imply that he was a man of education and means that allowed him to pursue the hobbies and interests of the emerging middle class. Exhibition curator Phil Manning has said: “He had a strong connection to the British Empire, that was probably the area he was most drawn to documenting ... royal visits and the Queensland troops going off to the Boer War.” Elliott annotated all his glass plate negatives with the site where they were taken, the year, and the title; a habit of attention to detail that he would have begun in his early working life. The historic collection of glass-plate and film negatives (stored in cigar boxes) was found in 1983 under a house in Red Hill and acquired by MoB. In 1895, from the observation deck of the Wickham Terrace Windmill on Spring Hill, Elliott photographed a sweeping vista of Brisbane in 11 images. The curator has overlaid and manipulated eight of these images to create a magnificent panorama of Elliott’s Brisbane for the exhibition.

Elliott has left an amazing visual portrait of Brisbane at the turn of the 20th century. The exhibition contains more than 50 reproductions from his rare collection. 21st century technology creates a fascinating interactive in the exhibition where you can sit and explore Elliott’s Brisbane.

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Scott Draper & John Knight

Peta Lapperman & Lauren Byrnes

APR TUE 14 – SAT 18

Erin Cameron & Claire Reilly

Kerry Darton & Ann Housten

CIRCUS

Presented by Judith Wright Centre

BABUSHKA

Babushka beckons you into their musical dreamhouse for a cute, creepy and darkly comedic playdate.

image: Dylan Evans Photography

DOLL

Kimberley Braid & Brittany Dyke John Reyment & Tanya Williams

Batteries sold separately.

MAY WED 20– SAT 23 CABARET

Presented by Judith Wright Centre Produced by Little Black Dress Creatives

A funny and gritty play about love, chaos...and fried chicken.

Bradley Conn & Angus Keech

Gavin McInnes & Michael Garrone

MATTRESS LIQUIDATION DISCOUNT BEDS

JUN WED 10 – FRI 12 THEATRE

Presented by Judith Wright Centre and debase Productions

BOOKINGS judithwrightcentre.com | 07 3872 9000 420 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley

The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts is a Queensland Government initiative operated

by Arts Queensland

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villagenews April 2015

Queen Luxury Latex Pillow Top Mattress ONLY NOT $399 $1250

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PH 0422 173 808 10am-5pm 7 DAYS

3/23 Stratton Street Newstead ALL SIZES - HUGE RANGE - DELIVERY AVAILABLE

peninsulaproperty “Catalina” Once in a Generation Opportunity 93 MACQUARIE STREET, TENERIFFE

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THE SPECTACLE OF STORM SEASON... BUT WHO’S PAYING?!?

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PRIME RENOVATION OPPORTUNITY ON TENERIFFE HILL

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Ray White NEw Farm your local market leaders

MATT LANCASHIRE 0416 476 480

AMY JORGENSEN 0411 483 474

ANJANETTE PARKER 0411 526 490

BRANDON WORTLEY 0447 269 591

CHRISTINE RUDOLPH 0400 943 984

HAMISH BOWMAN 0410 044 463

IVO KORNEL 0412 301 439

KIRRALEE COUCH 0418 871 554

NICHOLAS GIVEN 0439 193 920

TOM LYNE 0423 696 862

PHILLIP HARRIGAN 0400 043 426

SABINE FREITAG 0488 332 256

SAM MAYES 0402 094 553

JEREMY SZYMANSKI 0418 856 487

SCOTT DARWON 0401 151 090

Number 1 office on The SIMON PETRIE 0439 668 867

SAM KELSO 0433 338 925

RWNF 2015 RESULTS.

2 8 days

70%

90+ TRACK RECORD Number of Properties SOLD in 2015

DAYS ON MARKET

AUCTION SUCCESS RATE

On average we sell our properties in

So far this year we have successfully sold 70% of our advertised auctions either before or on the auction date.

$80 million

SOLD IN 2015

Total volume of properties

Disclaimer: This information is being provided by Australian Property Monitors, Price Finder and MyDesktop (Ray White New Farm’s CRM System) based on settled sales as of 30 March 2015. It’s accuracy can not be guaranteed. Parties should rely on their own enquiries and Ray White New Farm will not be liable for errors or admissions herein.

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MARKET SHARE OF SOLD LISTINGS

MARKET SHARE OF NEW LISTINGS HOUSES >

#1 Agency 27% RWNF

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“Catalina” - Once in a Generation Opportunity

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Teneriffe, 93 Macquarie Street

Auction

This pioneering Catalina home paved the way for a luxurious lifestyle precinct which is highly regarded & sought after across the state. Centred on location and opulence this immaculate property is spread across a very private 516sqm of freehold riverfront land.

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Designed by well-renowned architect Wilfred Wong

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Largest Catalina home with a perfect North East aspect

Ray White New Farm

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Sprawling 516sqm riverfront land, with 640m2 of opulant living space

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Heated 25 metre lap pool

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Private master retreat features open fireplace, ensuite, walk-in wardrobe and reading area

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Separate guest suite overlooks the river and features a large bar with separate kitchen facilities

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976 bottle temperature controlled wine cellar

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Saturday, 9th May 2015, 12pm On Site, if not SOLD prior Matt Lancashire 0416 476 480 matt.lancashire@raywhite.com Hamish Bowman 0410 044 463 hamish.bowman@raywhite.com rwnf.com.au

We know New Farm We know that selling your home is a big step.

At Raine & Horne we have built our business on understanding our local market and we know New Farm.

We live and breathe New Farm; it’s our home too and has been since 1986. Our passion and enthusiasm for our area will get you the best result, whatever your situation.

Call or visit rh.com.au/newfarm to discover our connection to the area, search for properties and find useful information that will help you make the best decision when choosing your agent.

Lee Paul 0418 733 818

Lorna Bailey 0410 609 789

Rod Scott 0409 766 474

Raine&Horne New Farm • 3358 5444 • 650 Brunswick Street, New Farm

rh.com.au/newfarm

If you want to talk property,

JUST SOLD

16 MARK STREET, NEW FARM 7 REGISTERED BIDDERS – 74 BIDS – SOLD WELL ABOVE RESERVE

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During the Easter period we’ll be busy as usual, listing and selling property.

we’re all ears.

JUST SOLD

JUST LIST ED

62 VILLERS STREET, NEW FARM

277 KENT STREET, NEW FARM

SOLD WITHIN 72 HOURS OF LISTING - 7 OFFERS SUBMITTED

AUCTION SATURDAY 18 APRIL

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Call us on 3107 5111 if you’d like to chat about your real estate needs.

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– Sydney Street, New Farm

aaron woolard place lead agent “ Aaron and his team provided an outstanding level of professional service. They took time to understand our real estate needs and objectives, researched the local market, offered exceptional advice and delivered end-to-end service; from marketing, to styling, to qualifying potential buyers, through to negotiating a great price within a week after listing. We would definitely recommend Aaron to anyone looking to engage a real estate professional. ” – Seller of Sydney Street, New Farm

If you’re thinking of selling, talk to Aaron before you make a move.

Call or SMS 0421 145 386 or via email aaronwoolard@eplace.com.au.

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AUSTRALIA’S BEST MAJOR INDEPENDENT AGENCY

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AUSTRALIA’S BEST MAJOR INDEPENDENT AGENCY

Australian Real Estate Awards

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2012

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QLD LARGE RESIDENTIAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR

QLD LARGE RESIDENTIAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR

QLD LARGE RESIDENTIAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR

REIQ LARGE RESIDENTIAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR

REIQ LARGE RESIDENTIAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR

REIQ Awards

SALESPERSON PLACE 2013/2014

Place Awards PLC-NF1367

samantha foster

simon caulďŹ eld

ben smith

we have had some amazing results in the last 30 days LD SO

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ANNERLEY $1,060,000

ANNERLEY $371,000

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ANNERLEY $600,000

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KANGAROO POINT $2,250,000

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ANNERLEY $680,000

KANGAROO POINT $780,000

KANGAROO POINT $850,000

KANGAROO POINT $370,000

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SOUTH BRISBANE $355,000

R CT DETRA N U ON C

NEW FARM UNDISCLOSED

In the past 30 days, we have had some amazing results for our clients. Having contracted and settled $7,866,000 including a new record land sale in Kangaroo Point of $3,865/m2, we have the best team to get you the best results.

Whether it is Auction, Private Treaty or Off Market, we have the ultimate solution for you!

Call Simon, Ben or Sam today and experience the difference!

Place New Farm Number 1 Agent 2013/2014

Kangaroo Point Number 1 Agent 2013/2014

Place Number 5 Agent Nationally

SIMON CAULFIELD SAMANTHA FOSTER BEN SMITH

0437 935 912 0429 787 721 0405 207 360 PLC-NF1369

2015 REIQ LARGE RESIDENTIAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR

QUEENSLANDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BEST PLACE TO SELL YOUR PLACE.

Riverside New Farm Penthouse This is What Inner City Living is All About!

NEW FARM 4/18 Moray Street This stylish penthouse is in a boutique offering of only four apartments. With spectacular, sweeping river and city views of Brisbane, the apartment has never been lived in and

4 4 2 BED

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INSPECT Contact Agent FOR SALE

presents as new. Encompassing 356m2, the property consists of the top two floors of the building with a contemporary design that pays homage to its outstanding riverside position.

Open and generous spaces are enhanced by a clever use of glass which establishes an uninterrupted visual connection with the breathtaking, iconic views. Floor-to-ceiling bi-fold balconies on both levels. Enjoy effortless, year round, outdoor celebrations with the city,

Judy Goodger 0438 767 377 Matthew Foote 0400 107 707

Story Bridge and Brisbane River as the ultimate backdrop.

eplace.com.au (L12799)

doors further this connection, seamlessly linking the interiors with oversized entertaining

PLC-NF1369

2015 REIQ LARGE RESIDENTIAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR

QUEENSLAND’S BEST PLACE TO SELL YOUR PLACE.

Prime Renovation Opportunity on Teneriffe Hill.

NEW FARM 277 Kent Street A charming renovation opportunity to grace the prestigious Teneriffe Hill area, it is a spacious offering positioned on a sought-after 405m2 elevated pocket. Providing first home buyers and investors with a fantastic blank canvas opportunity, this neatly presented home boasts beautiful outlooks to west capturing glistening lights of the district. Spread conveniently

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INSPECT Saturday 11 – 11:30am and Wednesday 5:30 – 6pm AUCTION Saturday 18 April at 4pm, On-site

over a single level, the home features traditional elements; polished timber floors, VJ walls, high ceilings and character French doors which open out to a tranquil front balcony. A good size outdoor entertaining area extends out to the expansive rear yard and provides additional

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scope for buyers to extend to maximise on the picturesque panoramas.

eplace.com.au (L12876) PLC-NF1371

962sqm Of Direct Riverfront Living New Farm

9 Griffith Street

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An iconic site not only in Brisbane, but across QLD & Australia, 9 Griffith St will raise eyebrows from ever y inch to ever y corner of the countr y.

Sat 20th July 11am on site if not SOLD prior

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962sqm direct riverfront

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21.3 metre frontage with private pontoon

Matt Lancashire ml@r wnf.com

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Medium density zoning

raywhite.com/987473

Ray White New Farm

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Sat 11-11.45am & Wed 6-6.30pm 0416 476 480

150/37 Harbour Road, Hamilton 3 bed | 2 bath | 3 parking For Sale

Offers Over $1,850,000

Open

By Appointment

Contact

Peter Hutton 0488 018 170 styleproperty.com.au

ELLIOTT MICHAELS REALTOR Our name opens more doors 126 Scarborough St, Southport 4215

HOT PROPERTIES

RENOVATORS DREAM

AUCTION ON-SITE SATURDAY 16 MAY 2015 12 MIDDAY 92 LANGSHAW STREET NEW FARM

Here is a unique opportunity to buy an original Queenslander, with income, in the heart of New Farm. This charming Queenslander (with the original working marble fireplace) was converted into 4 flats, with a potential total income of $1,710 pw. Leave as is or, renovate and build the ideal colonial-style dream home or, lift and renovate the pre-war original home, or other development possibilities subject to council approval.

Block size 636m2 plus an easement, which allows access to the rear, forms part of the title of this property and is a further 407m2, totalling 1043m2.

Restore, lift, extend, build, or just watch your asset continue to grow. New Farm is renowned for its outstanding residential value property growth over the past 10 years, and is long established on the doorstep of the Brisbane CBD. Harry Samson â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0400 698 598

www.southportproperty.com.au

$510,000 LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION! 6/921 BRUNSWICK STREET NEW FARM

This recently refurbished 2 bedroom unit is ready for you to move your furniture into or rent straight away.

Cavity brick construction, two large bedrooms, bathroom with separate toilet. The modern open plan kitchen/dining/living area leads out to the Large L shaped balcony with ample room for outdoor living. Lock-up garage.

Harry Samson â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0400 698 598

07 5591 5455

ljhooker.com.au

JUST LISTED

#nobodydoesitbetter

21/108 Sydney Street, New Farm $550/wk

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13 Sargent Street, New Farm 1

7 Sector Street, Coorparoo $550/wk

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$780/wk

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$950/wk

4

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370/803 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba

1/41 Allison Street, Bowen Hills

$550/wk

$270/wk

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12 Blythe Street, Kelvin Grove

121 Gregory Street, Auchenflower 1

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4/101 Moray Street, New Farm 1

$540/wk

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502/45B Newstead Terrace, Newstead

298 Fairfield Road, Yeronga

47 Isaac Street, Spring Hill

$695/wk

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3/33 Oxlade Drive, New Farm

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3/183 Moray Street, New Farm

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$850/wk

90 Hockings Street, Clayfield 1

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“ Karen and Nick were helpful and efficient corresponding promptly and comprehensively. Karen provided advice about tenancy legal requirements and provided contacts to help get these requirements met. In the short space of our professional relationship I have formed the opinion that I can rely on them to look after our best interests, as well as the tenants.”

- Recent Happy Investor

16 Lime Street, New Farm 2

$900/wk

Karen Benson 0427 820 236

Kbenson.newfarm@ljh.com.au

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Nick Bowen

0417 871 042

Nbowen.newfarm@ljh.com.au

ljhooker.com.au 4/599 Brunswick Street, New Farm • Ph: (07) 3146 5400 • newfarm.ljhooker.com.au • newfarm@ljhooker.com.au All information contained herein is gathered from sources we consider to be reliable. However we cannot guarantee or give any warranty about the information provided and interested parties must solely rely on their own enquiries.