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Brisbane Central school benefits from land deal PUPILS at Brisbane Central State be used, Mr Cavallucci said. School look set to benefit from more He said representatives of the classrooms and play area after the school visited him soon after he was State Government agreed to hand elected to urge the land’s transfer. back adjoining land, which about “By working closely with the P&C, doubles the school’s size. the principal and the Education The Spring Hill school’s community Minister I have been able to deliver had long pushed for Queensland in our first year of Government Health to something return the that had been 6000sq m talked about for Mr Cavallucci hailed it as a property on several years.” “great result for education in the inner Water St to The plan city, in addition to our $160,000 for Education to deliver the Queensland, land to the each school to clear their decade-old State school has maintenance backlog”. Member for reportedly been Brisbane in the works for Central Robert Cavallucci said. almost 18 months and pre-dates the “Early concepts suggest five announcement to assess schools additional classrooms, play areas for closure. It is believed the land and other facilities to meet the was sold by Queensland Health. It is education needs of the local unknown how much the Education community,” Mr Cavallucci said of Department paid Queensland Health proposed uses for the additional for the land. space. Mr Cavallucci hailed it as a “great “The BCSS reunification project is result for education in the inner great news for our local community, city, in addition to our $160,000 for and it’s now a matter of when, not each school to clear their decade-old if.” maintenance backlog”. “The wishes of the local school According to its website, the community” would be “central” in school has the capacity to enrol up deciding how the extra space would to 230 students in 10 classrooms.
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Approval a disappointment THE mixed use development proposed at 76 Commercial Road has been approved by Brisbane City Council, disappointing many objectors, including the Teneriffe Progress Association president Ben Pritchard. “The development has been approved without a replacement for the Poinciana tree, which ‘failed’ on the site in January this year,” Mr Pritchard said. Developer George Group had made provisions to plant a replacement tree in Commercial Road, in place of an existing public car parking space. “Incredibly, council agreed to this highly unusual proposal in May 2013, but then backflipped and deleted the proposed tree from the final development approval just a few weeks later,” Mr Pritchard said. “Teneriffe has been hit with the double whammy of losing
the Poinciana tree and having it replaced by a development that exceeds the provisions of the council’s own City Plan and to which more than 30 local residents and the Teneriffe Progress Association raised serious objections,” Mr Pritchard said. “Council’s failure to even try to negotiate a reasonable outcome that compensates for the loss of the Poinciana tree represents an abdication of its responsibilities to deliver the proper planning of Teneriffe. “Everyone should be extremely disappointed by and dissatisfied with council’s litany of ineptitude regarding this matter.” The George Group declined to comment when contacted.
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MORE than 40,000 people flocked to this year’s Teneriffe Festival, the biggest in its history and organisers have declared it the most successful, with famous drop-ins including Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, former deputy prime minister Wayne Swan and a host of local celebrities. Festival director Richard Bodley said the event was the result of a lot of work put in by countless volunteers and it was their time, along with crucial donations made by sponsors that made it the shining success that it was. This year’s event utilised more space than in previous years, including setting up a stage and entertainment precinct down at Sir Manuel Hornibrook Park. Mr Bodley said this enabled greater crowd flow throughout the entire precinct. However, he conceded that overcrowding was an issue this year. “Every year we tweak it and make it better than the year before,” he said. “Look, it was crowded,” he said. “We just need to manage the activities within the precinct. We’re thinking next year, for instance, we might cut back on the number of stalls, for example. We had in excess, this year, of 100 market stalls. We had about another 30 or 40 farmers’ market stalls. We’re thinking maybe of looking at that area to make it a little bit easier for people to get around,” he said. The unveiling of the plaque
commemorating the sculpture, Gloria the Sheep was a well-attended event. Village News writer, local historian and partner of the original Gloria after whom the sheep is named, Gerard Benjamin, was on hand to witness the unveiling, along with local dignitaries. Mr Bodley said the social media component was a very successful component to the event. Social media has helped promote the event and also build social engagement. “We haven’t really embraced social media in any real way before this year, but since Kinetic Events have taken over, their commitment to social media has been invaluable.” Despite the enormous success organisers have consistently ruled out making it a twoday event. Street closures and community management would make the feat impossible, Mr Bodley said. For the moment, it’s a well-earned rest for the organisers while they take stock and assess where things worked and where things needed further tweaking. Mr Bodley said the festival took six months to organise and following the wrap-up meeting everyone would take a break and resume in December. “It’s getting more streamlined as the years go along, it’s becoming more streamlined because the structure is in place. So we’ve got all the ingredients, we know where we’re going each year,” he said.
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NEIL Marshall is the Merthyr Village barber and he wants to say thanks. A genuine heart-felt thanks to the many warm wishes he has received from the wonderful community, customers and business colleagues. In July last year Neil, who has been working in the centre for 10 years, was Neil Marshall at the Col Nayler Barber shop. feeling some pain so after consulting his doctor, a CT scan revealed that he urgently need life-saving surgery to a degenerative problem at the top of his spine. With 15 hours of surgery which saw the removal of the Odontoid Peg ( some refer to it as the “Hangman’s Peg”) and reconstruction surgery Neil is now forced to wear a neck brace for many months after missing four months of work. “I am very keen to use the Village News to get out my message that I am very grateful for the wonderful and generous people in this community,” Neil said. “I received many well-wishes and even some locals dropped into hospital. I would also like to thank publicly the shop owners Rick and Jess, plus my work colleagues, Jo and Fiona.”
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CELEBRATING International Day of the Older Person, Australian entertainer Noeline Brown will speak to the National Seniors New Farm branch on the broad topic of positive ageing. All are welcome to attend to hear Australia’s first ambassador for ageing and a much loved star of stage, screen and radio speak about ageing well in today’s world. Representatives of the local seniors’ groups are also welcome to attend. Numbers are limited to the first 150 so first in, best dressed. Morning tea will be available. Time: 10am, Wednesday, October 2 at the Merthyr Uniting Church. Cost: $5 and is payable in advance by cheque to NSA New Farm Branch at GPO Box 13, New Farm. RSVP: Tony Townsend on 33152523 or email tonytownsend1@hotmail.com by September 16.
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New ferry plaque marks long-time river crossing TENERIFFE Ferry Terminal has a new historical plaque celebrating a river crossing which has been served by ferry from the 1850s.
historicalsociety by Gerard Benjamin The plaque includes a photo of Jim Carnegie, who was one of the crossing’s longest-serving skippers. One of the earliest ferrymen was Brockman Davis, a Bulimba shipwright who was granted a three-year ferry licence in 1869, after which he turned his dexterity with wood to helping build the first Tingalpa State School in 1873. The great-grandfather of NFDHS member Wanda Davis, 47-yearold Brockman Davis tragically and ironically met his death on the Bulimba ferry. “It was a Saturday evening in February 1891. Half-way through the crossing on the steam punt, Brockman’s hat blew off and rolled into the water. The inquest was told that he tried to grab it but fell into the river. A lifebuoy was thrown to him, but he
didn’t reach it,” Wanda said. The best-known ferry was the paddle steamer Hetherington, which plied between Commercial Road and Oxford Street from 1925 to 1953, taking foot passengers, cars and sometimes horses. Robert and Norm Isdale, whose grandmother Margaret Page lived at 9 Helen Street, Newstead from around 1913, have vivid memories of the area, including crossings on the Hetherington. It made such an impression on Robert that in 1990, he published a monograph entitled, P.S. Hetherington – Brisbane’s Last SteamDriven Paddle Wheel Vehicular Ferry.
“I recorded a conversation with Erik Kampe, one of the Hetherington’s skippers,” Robert said. “Erik explained that Jim Carnegie, the captain from whom he took over,
The recently installed historical plaque marks the spot where ferries have crossed for around 160 years. had hands thick with calluses. Each the stoker, wore the typical workshop of the two horizontal rudder control attire of a cloth beret which was usually wheels, were turned via a fixed vertical well ‘baptised’ with oil. hand grip, and Jim would allow this “Hanging out of his pocket was the spigot to rotate within his clenched fist. classic oily wiping cloth. He would use It was sheer hard work to manage the a squirt type oil can for the judicious lubrication of the con-rod cross-head support slides and other vital points.” LEFT: The paddle steamer Hetherington, When all was running smoothly, the with its two fare-collectors, leaving the engineer would occasionally climb Commercial Road ramp and heading the ladder from below and sit with across to Oxford Street. (ca 1940s-1953) the skipper on the bridge to get some – Photo: Phil Russell fresh air. After a while, he’d usually say, ‘I’ll go back down again and put on a ferry’s four rudders.” pitch’. Norm Isdale said: “Passengers For those familiar with the workings could look down through the air vent of the Hetherington – usually the slots into the engine room to see the ever-observant children who paid a engine’s connecting rods sliding back half-penny fare – this meant spreading and forth. The engineer, who was also a new blanket of fresh coal on the
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villagehistory boiler fire. Of course, there were always those who advocated the replacement of the Bulimba ferry. One of the earliest proposals for a bridge across the river was in 1884. The Brisbane Courier reported (Nov 21, 1884) that a syndicate had been formed, “to undertake the construction of a high-level bridge from Teneriffe, at Mr Robert Wilson’s residence [Teneriffe House], to the opposite shore, at such a height as to allow the passage of the largest vessels that visit our port”.
The bridge idea was revived several times in intervening years. By May 1954, concern about increasing crossriver traffic prompted the council to think about investigating “the building of a high-level bridge or an under-river tunnel in the Hamilton or Bulimba reaches”. Let’s hope that the highlyappreciated efficiency of the City Cats and the singular charm of the older mono-hulled ferry, may obviate the need to ever think about bridging Teneriffe and Bulimba in the future!
Cloudland, queen of dance halls TOUTED as the coolest spot in town soon after its opening in August 1940, Cloudland became the much-loved social mecca for generations of Brisbane couples, before it was shamefully flattened in the early hours of November 7, 1982. Even if you didn’t meet your future spouse at Cloudland, you surely danced there, or even sat university exams there while the pacing supervisor made the floor spring underfoot. Historian Jim Lergessner will talk about ‘Cloudland, Queen of the dance halls’ at the August meeting of the New Farm and Districts Historical Society. Be sure to cha-cha along to the Merthyr Road Uniting Church Centre on Saturday, 24 August, 2-4pm. All are welcome. Admission: $5 including afternoon tea ($4 members). Cloudland was THE place to For more information, please contact Ross dance (late 1940s). Garnett on 0409 498 402.
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SOME homeless people will be sleeping a little bit warmer thanks to the donation of sleeping jackets by the Rotary Club of New Farm, which has donated 20 sleeping jackets. The sleeping jackets, a unique design that offers warmth and protection and was designed by the homeless, will be distributed throughout the area by three charitable organisations, the New Farm Neighbourhood Centre, the 139 Club and Footprints. These coats cost $33 each, are hooded, waterproof and have internal pockets for the homeless who can flee with their personal belongings (such as their ID) if accosted. This is an initiative of the Order of Malta, a charity set up by nuns. The New Farm Neighbourhood Centre will distribute 10 coats, while the 139 Club will distribute five coats and five coats will be provided to Footprints for donation. (Back, from left) Michael Rackemann, Fiona Representing the Order of Malta Hunt, Wendy Hovard and Spencer Slasberg. will be Supreme Court Judge (Front) Les Chin, Patricia Mary Roland, David Michael Rackemann, representing Michael Roland and Loan Chow. WHD will be Senior Associates Loan Chow and Spencer Slasberg (for Managing Partner Jack Power who is away on annual leave). Fiona Hunt and Claire Lindrop will be representing NFNC. Wendy Hovard will be representing the 139 Club/Footprints. I will be representing RNF.
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NEW Farm State School staff, parents (which sold 800 sausages and 700 and students breathed a collective, hamburgers), the pie stall (which “Phew!” following the phenomenal dished out 340 Byron Bay pies) and success of its fete last month. the international food stall (which sold Breaking all previous attendance out of curry in record time)! records, it was estimated that crowd New Farm State School P&C numbers reached “in the thousands”. President Fiona Murcott said the day The Best of New Farm competition was a resounding success. drew more than 50 entries and was “The raffle, auctions, stalls and won by school students Phoebe rides were all very well received by our Birskys and largest crowd Charlotte ever, and the Dawson for (for-the-mostThanks also to our fabulous fete convenor their scarecrow part) beautiful Katie Grundy and her tireless fete team, all Esmerelda. July weather members of whom were volunteers and Both the was icing on parents/carers at the school. live and silent the Best of New auctions Farm cake,” attracted she said. strong interest. Ably called by Ray “Money raised will go towards White’s Haesley Cush, the live auction building much-needed music and arts generated some hot bidding, with rooms under our hall. results including $2,600 for a David “We are extremely grateful to all of Hinchliffe painting and $2,000 for our fete supporters and sponsors – Chef Ben Williamson of Award Winning particularly our lead sponsors Arriva Gerard’s Bistro to cook for six people Pizzeria Ristorante Italiano, Harlow in their own home. Hot Yoga, Councillor Vicki Howard and The raffle was another great Ray White New Farm.” fundraiser and was particularly lucky “Thanks also to our fabulous fete for Jenn Brock, who won a trip to convenor Katie Grundy and her Queenstown. tireless fete team, all members of All stalls enjoyed enormous whom were volunteers and parents/ success, including the barbecue carers at the school.”
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kangaroopointfeature MORE than 150 years ago, Kangaroo Point was first home to the commercial operations of engineering, quarrying and shipbuilding. Today, the suburb is a monument to riverside lifestyle and residential beauty. This is a place which has become home to more than 7,000 Brisbane residents and with the benefit of New Farm and the Brisbane CBD just a stone’s throw away, it’s no wonder the area is experiencing renewed interest. Kangaroo Point is well known and recognised for its trademark cliffs – an unassuming and unofficial landmark of the city, as well as the southern end of the Story Bridge which spans the Brisbane River. Kangaroo Point is a suburb steeped in history and aboriginal heritage. In the convict era of the early 1800s, stone was quarried from the cliffs for use in building ‘the town’ across the river. Agricultural cultivation was the main income source for the 80 local residents by the 1850s, and during this time, the area acquired its own wharf, school and public house, ‘The Bush Inn’. By 1854, all available land had been sold, demonstrating that even for this period, Kangaroo Point was an attractive place. Now, more than 80% of residents in Kangaroo Point live in apartments, displaying a higher density of living than in any other part
of Brisbane. Perhaps it is the river lifestyle that attracts people to Kangaroo Point. Perhaps it is the proximity of the CBD. Whatever the magic formula is, it is wholeheartedly supported by the locals. Kangaroo Point property specialist, Soren Andersen, believes that there is much to appreciate from this aspect of the Brisbane River. “All that is to enjoy about Kangaroo Point is lurking just between New Farm and the city,” Soren said. “Locals like to consider their part of Brisbane as their own ‘little bit of paradise’ because that’s exactly what it is.” From the beautiful parklands enjoyed by families on the peninsula through to the cliffs of volcanic rock scaled by keen abseilers, Soren and his Ray White Real Estate colleagues believe Kangaroo Point is one of the best-kept residential secrets of the city. “Our team all live and work in Kangaroo Point and enjoy being part of the community,” Soren explained. Previously trading as Kangaroo Point Real Estate, owner Peter Willet began trading under the Ray White banner in 2008. He started with the Dockside precinct, which was one of the most prestige positions in Kangaroo Point. “We have the advantage of good quality development here and a variety of property servicing high end
The Story Bridge is the landmark that brings Kangaroo Point to the city. residential through to investment property customers, which means that everyone can enjoy the same lifestyle.” At southern end of the Story Bridge another Brisbane landmark can be found – The Story Bridge Hotel. Owner and licensee, Richard Deery, has dedicated his life to providing an incredible experience for his patrons and so his latest ambition is certain not to disappoint. Renovations have just begun on a new courtyard eatery which will result in a charming new conservatory style section of the hotel. Light and
bright, the addition to the original restaurant, ‘Deery’s’, which is also gaining a makeover, will have its own city outlook. The delight for diners will be in the focus on fresh local produce from the south-east Queensland corner. The Story Bridge Hotel bottle shop has been relocated just across the road adjacent to Ray White, freeing up space for additional restaurant space during the renovation process. The new, and yet to be named eatery, will open in late October, just in time for Melbourne Cup festivities.
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IF life could be described as a bubble, some of us would be content to float along, being directed by the currents of air around us, while others would be blowing hard, trying to create the change in direction we want, controlling the float of our own little bubble.
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James Donnelly is definitely in the second group, working hard to control the flight of his family’s bubble even against almost insurmountable odds. James was a foundation player of the Brisbane Broncos and as tough as they come, well-respected on the field for his determination. He was described by rugby league journalists as a fierce match competitor and a gentleman off the field. He is now a New Farm resident and businessman, heading up his own company called MAS – Modular Accommodation Solutions. MAS is involved in flat-top housing projects in the Surat basin as well as civil constructions of remote housing for the disabled and the indigenous in Papua New Guinea. James is truly a gentleman – he looks you in the eye, has a genuine smile, a firm handshake, talks with enthusiasm. James and his wife Trish and their family were happily bubbling along in 2007 when they began to realise that all was not right with their beautiful four-year-old daughter Lily. A stunning diagnosis “Lily was ailing. The doctors did not know what was wrong with our little girl and we thought at first it was autism. Then we began to think she was dying,” James says sadly.
“Lily was finally diagnosed with Rett Syndrome, a progression disorder, a neuro-developmental problem. The bombshell news drew us all closer together,” he says of his tightknit family that includes Lily’s older siblings, Ashlee, 21, and Benjamin, 12. Lily, now 10, is a brave, delightful girl, and her parents focus on making every day a happy one for her. “I am always happy around Lily, and I take her for daily morning walks around the streets of New Farm,” he says. “Everyone we see on our morning walks says hello, and they all hail Lily with a big smile. “You never know when it’s your turn to take a hit in life. You can’t buy your way out when something so tough hits you. But you can’t stay down. You have to confront the problem and work on it with the best attitude you can muster.” Broncos experience James learnt much about personal hardship and constructive attitudes from his Brisbane Broncos football coach. When James, then from St George, western Queensland, played for Australian Schoolboys in 1984 his coach was Wayne Bennett. In 1989 Wayne signed James to the Brisbane Broncos. “That was the first time I had met Wayne, and when I was first made aware of his own family disability problems, especially of his son Justin. I admired his way of dealing with it, by embracing the fact,” James recalls. James played two seasons, and in 1991 the big prop forward played in the first winning semi-final match. James won two club awards in that winning match over Manly, but the team was then beaten by Canberra, the eventual premiers. Rett Syndrome James started out as a brickie’s labourer in Sydney and he describes the effects of Rett Syndrome like removing one brick at a time from a
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James and Lily Donnelly beautifully structured house. There are about 300 children with Rett Syndrome in Australia. “To ensure Lily’s happiness, we found the task draining on our energies, and we were drifting towards burn-out, as sometimes Lily becomes very much sleep-deprived and inconsolable,” James says. “After all, we had a business to build and two other children to sustain.” Lily attends school at Red Hill Special School, and once a week, for just two hours, she attends the local Holy Spirit school. The principal, Nick Gallen, has been wonderful, James says. Wonderful wheels “We trialled a wheelchair called a Hippocampe for disabled children like Lily through the Red Hill Special School. We are getting our own Hippocampe for Lily soon from the Make a Wish Foundation. “Lily loves the beach, and these three, big wheelchair wheels can go into the ocean, over sand, everywhere,” James says. “Apart from the beach she loves driving in the car and videos. That’s her trifecta. “But we need carers with special skills. We knew that to get the best result for Rett Syndrome children, we had to secure a sustainable disability respite house, a place where our kids could go for respite a couple of days every four to six weeks, and give the
parents a break, as we knew that we had nowhere to go for a break ourselves. What we as parents need most is sleep.” Lobbying for Lily Trish started lobbying government, and Premier Campbell Newman recently delivered to the Rett Syndrome community, the Respite Plus Initiative, an ongoing commitment of $1 million annually. “We had bought a block of land at Boondall with our own money, spent more money on development approval for 25 townhouses, and then sold the site to a Brisbane developer,” James says. “With much of the proceeds from that sale, we are building a home which will be called Lily Grace Place in honour of Lily, to open by Christmas. This will be the first Rett Syndrome House in Australia and the initiative is the first of its kind in Australia. “Another advantage of having a Home is that it provides families with a sense of community, a meeting place, somewhere for information sharing. We wanted our community to have a presence and to gain control of how the services provided to us by government were carried out,” James says, with a satisfied smile. Certainly, you can’t control when life delivers a hit, but sometimes, if you work hard enough, you can control the flight of your own little bubble.
Sprenger claims gold in Barcelona
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Come to the Ekka to meet the current and future swim champions. COMMERCIAL Swimming Club swimmer Christian Sprenger has claimed 100m breastroke gold at the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona with a time of 58.79 seconds, narrowly beating South African Cameron Van Der Burgh by just 0.18 of a second. Sprenger’s gold is the only Australian gold at press time, putting Australia in second place behind the US. But the action is not all centred on Barcelona. Back home, Commercial Swimming Club will open its iconic dining room and canteen to thousands of Ekka-goers looking for food and somewhere to sit down during a busy Ekka visit. The Commercial Swimming Club has a tradition stretching back 98 years of welcoming Ekka fans into their dining hall. And this year, there’s every chance hungry customers will be served their roast and vegies or hot chips by a world champion. For more information visit http://www.commercial-swimming.org.au/
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Sweating on election results?
Every small business owner in Australia should be praying desperately for an LNP victory at the upcoming election. Labor’s poor
villagebusiness by Alan Blair track record and recent policy announcements that are clearly detrimental to small businesses – capping self-education expenses and eliminating salary packaging benefits for business vehicles to name two – mean small business can’t expect Labor to do anything for them if they’re returned to office. On the other hand, the Coalition has made promises to take Australia’s 2 million small businesses and their 7 million employees seriously if they’re handed government. It just makes sense that, no matter your party affiliation, it would be ballot box suicide take 60% of the nation’s workforce for granted. You’d think so at least. But other than the typical post-election boost in consumer and business confidence, business owners should know that only one thing is certain – who wins this election will make very little difference to whether or not your business succeeds or fails. A recent survey of 1,096 small businesses found that their key demands from the government are reduced costs of doing business, reduced tax burdens (financial and
compliance), reduced red tape and reformed workplace relations regulations. Any political party capable of delivering on even one of these concerns would be doing well. But there are bigger issues facing small business today, and I think the survey completely misses the point. Because no matter who wins the election, little if anything is likely to be done to considerably reduce government burdens on small businesses. If business owners want something to be concerned about, they would be better off worrying about committing the three cardinal sins that I see repeatedly amongst SMEs. The first sin is not having any established systems in your business. With good systems, your business can overcome a lot of red tape and government burdens. Without them, even the most basic functions can become difficult to keep track of. The second sin is lack of focus. Too many business owners don’t have a clear idea of exactly what they want to achieve and how they’re going to achieve it. Flying by the seat of your pants or taking the “shotgun” approach to business development does more damage than any political party ever could. The third sin is believing that asking for help or advice of any kind is the equivalent of admitting failure. In fact, the most valuable assets you’ll ever have as a business owner are good advice and support. My advice to you is vote LNP. And then take a cold, hard look at yourself, your business and what you’re doing (or not doing) to make the next three years successful regardless of who’s occupying the Lodge.
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On the banks of the creek an old bushie reveals a secret
Erindale Station Summer 1975 Removing from the pocket of his jeans a battered tin of Log Cabin tobacco and Tally-Ho rolling papers, the
fingers slowly work the tobacco into a cylindrical shape. Satisfied, he removes the paper from his lip. Folding it into a trough, he then carefully places the tobacco onto it and begins rolling it back and forth until the recognisable shape of a cigarette is realised. Taking a match, the old man carefully pushes any loose tobacco threads that hang free, back into the body of the cigarette. Scrutinising the rollie for any imperfections and finding none, he then pops it, holus bolus, into his mouth.
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old man hunkers down with the agility of a true bushman. The Cuban heels of his riding boots sink into the soft sandy soil of the creek bank. Resting his elbows on his knees he places a single cigarette paper on his moistened bottom lip and then delicately teases long strands of tobacco from the tin. In a cupped palm the long brown
I smile, for I realise I had been waiting expectantly during the whole elaborate ceremony for this part of the ritual. As children we would cry out in surprised delight, ‘’Why did you do that, Poppy?”. “Because it tastes good,” he would always answer. But later, as adults, we understood it helped moisten the paper and stop it from burning too quickly. And so we sit in companionable silence on the creek bank, my grandfather and I, as he smokes his rollie and I allow my thoughts,
unfettered, to drift back to the halcyon days of childhood. My sisters, cousins and I had so enjoyed this creek with its pools of spring water and the cooling, though at times slightly menacing, shadows. “See that big old man gum across there,” says my grandfather, pointing to a giant river gum standing much taller than its surrounding companions. “I reckon it would be more than 200 years old, that tree. It was already a big-un’ when I was all but knee-high to a grasshopper.” I recognise the tree at once. It was the majestic river gum the family used as a reference point, a place to meet or picnic under. It was also the same spot my cousin Phoebe swears she saw a ghost. I never felt quite the same about the place after that but unlike Phoebe, I kept coming down to the creek. Phoebe never set foot there ever again. But there was another member of the family who exhibited a curious reluctance to be in close proximity to that old gum tree; an observation given voice to me by my cousin, the otherworldly yet perceptive Phoebe. It was indeed she who drew my attention to the family member’s particular avoidance of the gum tree. “Pop, I seem to recall you always gave that tree a wide berth. Whenever we all came down to the creek, you
would encourage us to move further along the bank or set up over here on the opposite side. Why’d you do that?”. The old man says nothing. I can see his eyes, piercing through the veil of cigarette smoke. My grandfather holds fast my gaze for what seems an age but it is he who first breaks free, his eyes slide away, almost guiltily. I feel an odd compulsion to apologise, but for what? I was just speaking the truth. I hear him draw deeply on the cigarette and then after a moment the sound of exhalation and suddenly I’m engulfed by the acrid though faintly sweet smell of tobacco. The butt of the spent cigarette he buries in the sand and then I hear him say softly, “You’re right, boy. That old tree and I share a terrible secret. A secret I’ve never told another soul, not even your grandmother.” Intrigued, I knew to keep silent. To bombard the old man with shrill and intrusive questions would only serve to have him withdraw into total and enigmatic silence. I wait patiently as the old man painstakingly rolls another cigarette. A delaying tactic I suspect, to allow time for him to slowly marshal old memories to the fore. After clearing his throat and spitting a speck of tobacco to the ground he says, “It was the summer of 1910. I was a young lad the same age as the century...”.
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Aged care reforms offer financial support NATIONAL Seniors welcomes the introduction of two major aged care reform packages. Older New Farm residents can expect a greater focus on ageing
seniorsvoice by Tony Townsend at home with a greater range of support services under the Living Longer Living Better reforms. Consumer directed choice and services responsive to the changing needs of clients will be provided whether ageing at home or in residential care. Commencing July 1, 2013 •Four new supplements paid to providers for eligible clients: Dementia and Cognition (for home care) and Dementia and Severe Behaviours (for residential care); Veterans mental health, Workforce and Homeless supplements •Religious providers of Commonwealth funded aged care cannot refuse services on the basis of the protected attribute of sexual orientation •Advisory services over three years to assist providers with business transition in addition to current Aged Care Workforce Innovation Network support Commencing August 1, 2013 •Four levels of home care to provide seamless support and services (increased from two) •An additional 40,000 Home Care packages over five years (total 100,000) and 29,500 residential care packages (total 221,000). Home
Care packages complement existing Home and Community Care (HACC) programs but are suited to more complex cases because they are coordinated and tailored to meet specific needs •Consumer directed choice for all new Home Care clients •The Community Visitor Program extended to Home Care clients •Centralisation of information through a national call centre: 1800 200 422 and My Aged Care website. www.myagedcare.gov.au Further reforms will be rolled out over the next few years but for further information contact the call centre or go to the website. National Seniors continues to demand removal of the discriminatory age limit which effectively shuts the over-65s out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Seniors Week is in August and New Farm Branch welcomes Sargent Jose Sarmiento from the police crime prevention unit to our general meeting at the Merthyr Uniting Church at 9.30 for 10am on Wednesday, August 7. Dinner will be August 16 at 6pm at 2BThai in Merthyr Road and we will join with the Neighbourhood Centre for a Seniors Week barbecue on August 20. Our AGM is at the Merthyr Uniting Church at 10am on Wednesday September 4 and we welcome Mark Furness from National Seniors to preside over the election of new office bearers, followed by lunch in the courtyard. For further information, please call Tony Townsend on 33152523 or go to our website www. nsanewfarmbranch.com.
Learn to play Bridge
IF you’re looking for a new challenge, look no further. Bridge is by far the greatest card game of all, providing immense challenge and enjoyment, and of course is a Joan Butts great way to meet new people. Joan Butts is a well-known Australian bridge personality, who has represented her country in world championships. For the past 25 years she has owned and operated a Bridge club in Brisbane, now at the New Farm Bowls Club, where she has taught thousands to play the game from beginners to advanced. Joan is the official teacher for Queensland, and has been for 10 years, and in 2011 was appointed the Australian Bridge Federation Teacher Training Coordinator. Having studied Education and Education Psychology at the University of Queensland, Joan’s passion is bridge education. In 2002 she wrote a beginners book, which focused on a student-centered, hands-on approach to learning bridge. Joan believes in making lessons simple and clear. Commencing in August, Joan is running a series of four beginners’ lessons. Lessons run for two hours and are available on Tuesdays starting August 20 at 11am or Wednesdays starting August 21 at 5:30pm. Lessons will be held at the New Farm Bowls Club on Brunswick Street. No partner? No problem. You don’t need a partner to enroll. Having lived in New Farm for the past 14 years, Joan loves running her Bridge business at the New Farm Bowls Club and would love to see you there. Not sure what bridge is all about, watch Joan’s beginners video at www.joanbuttsbridge.com or contact Joan on 0413 772 650 today to enroll.
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Conquer new horizons and travel overseas with The 50+ Travel Club NOW is the best time of your life to travel – kids off your hands and their inheritance to spend! You’ve worked hard and now it’s your time to indulge yourself and enjoy the fun of carefree travel. Sara Birtwhistle has spent 20 years in the travel industry and is using her experience and knowledge to plan dream holidays for the 50-plus travellers. “There are travellers who perhaps haven’t considered group travel and think it’s not for them. But this is something quite different. It’s a small, intimate group of people who come together to explore a new country and culture. In this context, group travel is quite enriching,” Sara says. Unlike the typical group travel experience which can be a big group, a little bit anonymous, Sara’s groups are small, maximum of 26 people, and her itineraries are the perfect balance of group activities and free time, leaving you to explore and engage with the people and the culture at your own pace. “Our clients really love to get among the people and connect,” she says. “When you go on a safari in Africa you don’t want to go into a safari park with hundreds of others vying for the same game viewing; you want to get up close and see the wildlife,” she says.
“What I offer is really the personal touch,” she said. “I can tailor a trip for anyone and I know all the best places to stay. I can add the polish to really make your trip a fun adventure,” she says. “Before every group trip we have a pre-departure dinner. We organise that at The Brisbane Club where we have a private room and we go through the documentation and have a drink and chat. It’s really a fun night. It’s a way to ensure that when we get on the plane in Brisbane we all know each other,” she says. “I really want to help people have memorable holidays. Right now we’ve just released our Canada and Alaska tour for 2014. It’s an amazing holiday,” she said. “We’re going to be there at the right time to see the bears hunting salmon as they swim upstream to spawn,” she said. “And I’ll be there to guide the group every step of the way,” she said. “We only do this trip once a year and we’ve designed this departure to coincide with the best wildlife viewing times and to avoid the peak summer tourism season,” she said. Sara’s guests will receive their own mini iPad or similar tablet to keep, loaded with the travel itinerary and other vital holiday information. “We like to add that little bit extra. It’s what differentiates us from
Sara Birtwhistle has 20 years’ experience in the travel industry. the rest,” she said. “Group touring can give travellers insights into the country they’re visiting that they might not necessarily get when they travel by themselves,” she said. “I like to really plan a holiday that is focused on that person. I take my time and create an experience that is all about the person,” she said. “We keep our groups small, maximum 26 people, and it creates a really friendly travel experience,” she
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Russell Morris proves he is the real thing which is pretty good,” he said. Morris, a self-proclaimed fan of music festivals, said the reason he’d never done many festivals before was because he was never invited. “I was like a comfortable pair of slippers. People would say, ‘I really love those slippers and they’re really nice but I’ve worn them and I’m going to buy a new pair’,” he said. “Consequently I never got near the festivals until Sharkmouth came out, which absolutely turned everything on a sixpence and I started to get everything under the sun then. “The festival organisers realised everything was working for me again and so away it went. It was great!” He said it was a relief to be doing new music now, after so many decades of relying on the same few hits from early in his career. “Yeah, we still do the older stuff but the good part about it is now it feels a bit validated because people are yelling out for songs off Sharkmouth. You don’t feel like you’re living off what you did 30 years ago. “So you feel like you’ve got something current and you’re still proud of what you did before. It’s a good feeling.” The Gympie Music Muster, August 22 – 25. Visit www.muster.com.au for more information.
Australian music legend Russell Morris is performing at this year’s Gympie Music Muster.
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By Felicity Moore THE Gympie Music Muster is squaring up for its 31st event and this year among the cavalcade of stars will be Russell Morris, one of Australian music’s legends, playing an all new style of music with a new hit album to boot. Morris, best known for his 1969 hit The Real Thing, is riding high with his new Blues album, Sharkmouth and is looking forward to playing at Gympie. “I’ve done the Gympie Muster once before with Brian Cadd and this is my second time and I absolutely loved it when I did it last time,” he said. “It was just sensational. Everything ran like clockwork and it was such a pleasure to do and the band is really looking forward to doing it too.” The Muster is once again running its Blues and Roots tent, where Morris will be playing hits off his new album, which is the first time in his career he has tackled Blues music. “It came out of left field. No one expected me to do a Blues album, nobody expected me to do a Blues album about Australian history,” he said. “Certain community stations and the ABC absolutely embraced it and then JB HiFi and Sanity and these record stores really got behind it and they started playing it in-store and it just took off like wildfire. It’s on its way to platinum now
Buddhists to explore inner-voice impacts There will be a zen-like focus on the theme Inner Peace, Outer Action during the 7th Annual Australian Association of Buddhist Counsellors and Psychotherapists Conference at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on August 24-25. Conference spokeswoman Dr Katie McLachlan said delegates would explore how “our inner conversation impacts on ethics and actions and how spirituality impacts the well-being of individuals and the community”. Speakers would include the Venerable Robina Courtin, Dr Stephanie Dowrick, Dr Noritta Morseu-Diop PhD, Dr Eng-Kong Tan, and Ms Renate Ogilvie. The association integrated the 2000-year-old Buddhist philosophy of the mind with a contemporary Western psychotherapeutic practice, Dr McLachlan said.
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SEVEN new CCTV cameras will be installed in Fortitude Valley as part of the State Government’s $1.5 million plan to tackle crime hot spots. The Government will roll out 64 new cameras in total, with seven allocated for the Valley and others slated to go into the CBD. More than 20 will be installed on the Gold Coast at Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Southport and Coolangatta. Local Government Minister David Crisafulli said the cameras were being installed as part of a strategy to reduce assaults, vandalism and hoodlum activity. “The only people that should be worried are those who set out to assault or intimidate others or damage public property that we all end up paying for,” he said.
CCTV footage helps police search for stolen pup NEW Farm resident Manny Jardim is footage of a man leading Rami away leaving no stone unturned in the hunt down to the underground car park. for his stolen pet moodle Rami, and “The police have searched nearby has been in touch with police and houses and door-knocked looking the media, for Rami,” as well as Mr Jardim posting flyers said. “They Rami is a maltese and all around suspect he poodle cross, known as New Farm a moodle and was stolen was stolen and on social from Merthyr Village. His by someone media. local.” owner Manny Jardim is “I have Mr Jardim offering a $500 reward had Rami all is hopeful for his return. his life and that CCTV I’m offering footage of a reward of the crime $500 for his safe return,” Mr Jardim will help police track down the said. dognapper. Mr Jardim left Rami tied to a post If you have any information on the outside Coles at Merthyr Village on missing Rami please contact Mr July 6 at about 9am. CCTV shows Jardim on 3397 4726.
Toilet humour is the funniest art
By Grace Winzar WHY is there a multi-story pit toilet in the front courtyard of the Institute of Modern Art? Is it some sort of joke? Yes, according to Brisbane-based artist Joseph Briekers. That’s exactly what it is. Breikers is one of four artists chosen to be part of this year’s Fresh Cut exhibition, which is the IMA’s annual selection of emerging Queensland artists. Thanks to Creative Sparks (a grant from Brisbane City Council and Arts Queensland) each artist participating in Fresh Cut receives $5000 to help them realise their projects. Breikers’ project is a toilet. The structure includes three separate non-functional long-drop toilets stacked on top of each other. Pedestrians coming from Brunswick Street will experience this unexpected, large and somewhat confrontational art piece. Breikers is interested in the use of humour as a tool to critically engage systems of power and hierarchy, and challenge presupposed knowledge. He uses toilet humour -literally- in an attempt to encourage an immediate response, one that isn’t grounded in intellect, but rather, emotive and instinctual. Joseph Breikers completed a Masters in Fine Art (Research) at the Queensland University of Technology
IMA artist Joseph Breikers in 2012 and was awarded an Arts Queensland Career Development Grant in 2011, to undertake a residency in Skagaströnd, Iceland. Breikers’ work will be presented from 3 August – 21 September, alongside work by Caitlin Franzmann. The second installation of Fresh Cut will showcase work by Anita Holtsclaw and Ruth McConchie, from December 7 2013 until March 29, 2014.
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Music mavens reveal a passion for local fashion CULT indie/pop band Sheppard is blasting its way up the music charts and into mainstream fame with their first single, Let Me Down Easy, which has sold more than 70,000 copies and gone platinum. The Brisbane band, formed in 2009 by three siblings and their three friends, headlined last month at the Teneriffe Festival and the group’s bright, folksy sound was a hit. Sheppard is gaining traction with regular radio air time and national TV appearances, and critics are predicting a big future for these likeable locals. Sisters Amy and Emma, along with brother George Sheppard, live just off James Street in Fortitude Valley and love the area’s fashion boutiques, revealing they are well versed in all the local designers. Amy and Emma sat down for a styling session and chat with Village News. You must spend a lot of time away from home whilst touring, how do you co-ordinate your looks and what is your packing style? Amy: It’s hard to fit everything in one suitcase! The Sheppard family never packs lightly whether it is a weekend away or a month-long tour! Emma and I share all of our clothes which gives us a lot of choice when traveling. We also
share a “stage outfits” wardrobe, so we pack a few statement pieces from that and then we pack a whole heap of basics. Our look is quite eclectic so it’s not too much of a concern to coordinate everyone! The hardest part is packing shoes! I have a pair of Tom Gun boots which are my “go to” stage shoes. Who is your favorite Australian designer? Emma: It’s so hard to choose one favourite! We love the up-and-coming fashion designers: Farron by Chantel Cox, Soot by Edwina Sinclair and Her Pony. We love pieces which are unique, and emerging designers always have the most beautiful clothing. Do you like to follow fashion trends or do you prefer to adapt fashion to suit your personality/mood? Amy: We are always adapting pieces to suit our own style. Emma and I love clothes which are a bit wacky and out of the norm. It makes life a bit interesting! We live just off James St so we are in love with all the shopping around the area. We don’t always spend hundreds of dollars on clothing ‘though. We love to find emerging designers and we wear a lot of ‘90s vintage. Summer or winter and why? Emma: Summer for sure! We are all
Amy, Sarah & George Sheppard CREDITS: Photographer: Rebecca Patterson Photography. MUA: Kimberley Jewell Hair: Katie Eagle. Stylist: Lisa Rutter with clothing supplied by Violent Green. Shoes and accessories the band’s own Venue: Mirra Private Dining and Events, 86 Bridge St, Fortitude Valley about bright colours and it’s pretty hard to dance around in winter jackets! Amy: I think our music is very summery too - it’s like a big beach party. I usually opt to freeze than wear layers and layers or dark clothing. If you were given the choice to go back in time, which period would best suit your style and why? Emma: It’s a constant battle between the ‘60s and ‘90s! We love all the neon colours and pop punk from the ‘90s, however we incorporate the class and glamour from the ‘60s. Our makeup,
hair and accessories are very ‘60s and our statement clothes are more based around ‘80s/’90s. You have received an invitation to an evening cocktail event here in Brisbane. What is your go-to fashion boutique that never lets you down? Amy: Haut Boheme in Winn Lane! They always have the most unique dresses in there. It’s very beachy but still very classy. I really love all their accessories too, shell collars and ankle cuffs, love! If not there, Easton Pearson always has the most wonderful pieces.
It is never too early or too late Big stars in the Valley for Bigsound 2013 biggest gathering of music industry professionals, from performers to to learn a new language! THE managers and talent spotters will fill Fortitude Valley next month as Bigsound is Come and discover Italian language and culture at the Dante Alighieri Society now in New Farm!
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hosted for the 12th year September 11 – 13. Bigsound is an opportunity to hear industry professionals speak about issues facing the music world and also the chance to see some iconic performers on stage. Music legend, singer-songwriter and activist Billy Bragg, along with country queen Kasey Chambers will give keynote addresses this year. Performers include folk singer Xavier Rudd, Melbourne rockers Kingswood, the super-sized Melbourne Ska Orchestra and the Sydney via South Africa beatmaker Jonti. Megan Washington will perform, as will Darren Middleton of Powderfinger fame. For more information on performances, keynote speakers and tickets, visit http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/travel/festival-guide/329676/bigsound.htm
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If you’re looking for some real room to move without blowing your budget - we’ve found the apartment for you! 189sqm 2 level Woolstore, top floor.
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Historic & Iconic New Farm 75 Langshaw Street On a commanding 637sqm parcel of prime inner city real estate, this property, with its elegant, leafy street presence is certain to appeal to buyers.
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Everyone’s A Bidder Baby, That’s No Lie (that’s no lie) Certainly it was the case in July. seen since the boom. not to forget the We had children bidding on bikes, suits scattering of on-site auctions taking duelling for holidays and home-buyers place across the city that same week. with paddles raised. everyone got in One of the most notable of these was on the auction action in July. an extremely rare direct riverfront the month saw one of the city’s property with a property mooring at 6 largest gala auctions for the beloved Griffith Street, New Farm. The day of Brisbane Broncos where over 1250 the auction saw many locals descend people gathered to support local on the home - a veritable who’s who charities. the night saw over $160,000 of new Farm property owners. the raised in the live opening bid auction alone was $3.5million including $48,000 and from there for a portrait of the bidding was slick. best ‘grand final’ Bidding rises of players over the $250,000 saw With Haesley Cush club’s 25 years. the price reach With ice creams $5million where, in hand, kids and parents alike got after lengthy discussions, the property involved as another famous new Farm was announced “on the market” and school fete auction went off... a total eventually sold for $5.2million! the of $15,000 was raised for the State buyers intend to live in the property but School. haven’t ruled out the prospect of future in my mainstay of property auctions, development. the last Sunday in July was a very Whether it was on the back important date on the real estate deck, the ballroom or the kids in the calendar. a whopping 35 properties schoolyard it was a great month of went under the hammer with 21 of the bidding. the mood around the market 35 selling. these property auctions is still firm. There seems to be a good were the culmination of a month long level of confidence that things are safe, auction campaign that also saw 12 the number of bidders tells that story. ‘prestige properties’ being auctioned it appears security is what we need on the last thursday of the month. the to see before things will start to trend July 28th auctions were the best i’ve back up.
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Track Record Number of Properties SOLD so far in 2013
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So far this year we have successfully sold 78% of our advertised auctions either before or on the auction date.
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What does all this really mean for you? With Ray White New Farm you can rest easy knowing that our local area experts will get you the best possible result for your property in today’s real estate market. By making an appointment with one of our team, they will demonstrate a proven and deliberate process for price maximisation that you can rely on.
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New Farm love affair for Silverstone Developments Silverstone Developments’ love affair with the New Farm / Teneriffe area has stepped up a notch, with the team moving in to their newly developed offices in their prestigious 1/24 Macquarie Street development and eyeing off another potential development in the area. Silverstone, an emerging boutique, privately owned Brisbane property development company, moved in to the ground floor of 24 Macquarie Street in the Australian Estates Woolstores after out-growing their previous Newstead office space. “We quickly outgrew our initial offices, having grown from a team of two in July last year to a team of 9 just twelve months later, and couldn’t be more thrilled with our new offices,” said Silverstone Developments General Manager, Jim Watson. “The team at Blackwatch Projects did a fantastic job with the build and the finishes. It is a contemporary, sleek new space and makes the building a really interesting mix of old and new,” he said. “We moved in mid-July and are well and truly settled in now. The cafe is doing a roaring trade and most of the other tenants are happily settled in to the new space as well. “The new development also gave us the opportunity to work with the Teneriffe Progress Association, who
have some fantastic ideas about how to preserve the character, amenity and streetscape of Teneriffe and promote the proper town planning of the precinct. In fact, we are hosting their next meeting in our new offices and are looking forward to showing off our new boardroom.” The love affair doesn’t end there. “We have identified another potential development opportunity in New Farm and are pursuing it vigorously. This area has a wonderful sense of history, as well as being one of the most energetic, forward-looking areas in Brisbane. “I fell under its spell when I moved here with my family in 2000 and I am always keen to promote the area and the wonderful people and businesses who live here. “So when I get to mix business with pleasure, by looking at exciting developments in the local area, that could potentially turn an eye-sore and wasted space in to a vibrant part of the community, we jump at it. “Nothing is set in stone yet so I can’t say too much but when we hopefully lock it in, I will be shouting it from the roof tops. “It really is a very exciting time. We have a great and growing team, fantastic new offices, and exciting deals in the pipeline - the future looks bright.”
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GROW Consulting and Newstead Realty have joined forces to create a unique, truly fullservice business that helps clients grow their wealth through property investment, finance management, property management and property sales. Director Ayda Shabanzadeh says the acquisition has created a perfect synergy, with the two businesses bringing complementary components to the table that mean clients benefit from additional expertise and services. “Grow Consulting and Newstead Realty will continue to operate as their own entities but they are now part of the same organisation, Grow Consulting Group,” Ayda explains. “We are now able to bring our values of exacting, high-quality service to a new branch of the business with the addition of Newstead Realty,” she says. “For us, it’s all about the person. We deliver high-quality service for our clients with that personal touch,” she says. “We have expertise, energy and passion.” Grow Consulting helps people find just the right investment property and acts on behalf of the buyer throughout the purchase process. Grow also handles finance brokering and has relationships with more than 25 lenders. In addition, Grow can offer financial planning solutions to clients who want to build their wealth through strategic investing. Grow previously offered property management services also, however, since the merger, the property management side of it
fits perfectly within Newstead Realty’s scope of business. Ayda says as a one-stop shop Grow Consulting Group is able to support clients throughout every step of the property purchase process, including right up to the time they decide to sell. “So now when they want to sell the property, rather than us going out and trying to find an agent, we have agents here who operate to the same high standards, with the same values as us. We are able to continue offering that extraordinary level of service all the way through,” she says. Newstead Realty has a well-established level of trust in the community, through its longevity and excellent reputation built up over time, and the real estate agency is now able to bring that trust to this merger. After the sale completed, its principal staff remained, ensuring that level of expertise continues in the new venture and guaranteeing stability and ongoing support. There is no doubt that acquiring Newstead Realty is a match made in heaven and the new, expanded business will offer a full suite of services that will perfectly complement each other. Clients’ needs will be met to the highest standards and to their complete satisfaction when they engage Grow Consulting Group and Newstead Realty. For more information visit: Office 4, 9 Longland Street Newstead phone 3252 3785 or www. growconsulting.com.au or Newsteadrealty. com.au.
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WHO says women can’t do it all? New Farm Place estate agent Alex Rutherford is successfully combining new motherhood with selling properties and is loving it. “I actually worked all the way through my pregnancy. I didn’t get morning sickness and I didn’t start showing until I was five and a half months pregnant,” she said. Alex made the most of an enjoyable pregnancy and continued to work with her clients. “I worked right up until the evening before the caesarean, had little Oliver, and then was back on the phone in the afternoon negotiating a sale of a house. My son will be well-versed in real estate in no time,” she said. Unfortunately, her pregnancy impacted her sales’ abilities in a way she didn’t expect. “I thought that everyone would be really accepting but
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Combining motherhood and real estate due to being pregnant I actually missed out on selling a few properties because people thought I wouldn’t come back to the industry which was quite disappointing,” she said. “In the last two months of my pregnancy, I actually ran out of properties to sell. The ones I previously listed had sold.” The flexibility and support from a family friendly company like Place Estate Agents means Alex will not need to take maternity leave and can work, even with a newborn infant to care for. “The advantage real estate offers professional women, is that you can balance listing, selling and supporting your clients and having a family because you can pick your hours.”
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“I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support over the 12 years I was operating the ‘Summerhouse Cafe’ in New Farm Park.” “I’m now excited about joining the team at Professionals New Farm. I’m looking forward to utilising my extensive local knowledge to help with your real estate needs and I welcome your continued support into the future.” Glen Boyle
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Warehouse renovation sparkles in Teneriffe WHEN Steve and Laura Brittle moved “It was the first time we’d renovated into their Teneriffe warehouse anything and we managed the process apartment four years ago, it was ourselves. We chose the finishes planned that it would be the home and the overall look. We had a great where they started their family. company execute it for us,” Steve said. But a work opportunity arose in Despite it being their first reno, the Melbourne and the couple headed Brittles were keen to get into it. south, opting to sell their lovingly “It certainly was a little bit daunting renovated apartment rather than rent because you never know what the it out. finished product will look like. We had a “It’s a place that really needs to be really good vision for what we wanted,” bought, rather than rented,” Steve said. he said. “So we’re reluctantly selling.” “We were over the moon with When the the finished couple moved product,” he in four years said. The process was the first time either had ago there The work took embarked on renovation and they both were lots of about three wanted to be clear about what they feature walls months from planned to do. and outdated start to finish fashion and the couple statements. The first thing they did was lived in the apartment throughout the paint everything white, highlighting process. Steve says they could not be the high ceilings by accentuating the more thrilled with the results. beams in charcoal. “The finishes are first class. We’ve “There were red and purple walls,” got integrated fridges and freezers and Steve laughed. After a few years they’re bespoke to the cabinetry,” he they decided it was going to be their added. “It’s classic and it shouldn’t permanent home, and potentially be a date. It’s a nice white kitchen with home to their first child. a beautiful Carrera marble. I got “So we thought we’d make it that through my cousin who’s a liveable,” he said. stonemason. The process was the first time either “He really looked after me and it’s a had embarked on renovation and they wonderful slab,” he said. “It’s honed, both wanted to be clear about what rather than polished. they planned to do. “Honed is a bit softer, and polished
39/22 Florence Street, Teneriffe (see internal photo on page 27) is a bit shinier. The polish marks very keep it, do we rent it? To be honest it’s easily, so the honed slab is a bit more too beautiful a place to rent it. So we liveable. decided to sell,” he said. “We tossed up wether to have a “Teneriffe’s a wonderful suburb. It’s man-made stone or a natural stone. very easy to live there. The restaurants, For us the decision was simple and we cafes, the proximity to the city went with natural. Even though it’s a everything right there,” he said. little bit more maintenance, it’s well The warehouse apartment is worth it. 228sq m. The couple finished the renovations For more information on 39/22 and as luck would have it, a great work Florence Street, contact Dan Smith opportunity presented itself to Steven. at Ray White New Farm on 0438 120 “We chewed it over for a while, do we 776.
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Nexus offers solutions for every property project NEXUS Property Solutions has The full-service property agency shed the traditional real estate is a model that is common among agency model to transform itself large operators, but is not so into a complete property services common in smaller boutique business that includes a whole agencies. lot more than the typical property “We want to build relationships buying and selling model. with our clients and establish “We now offer our clients a trust. There’s no need for that cradle to grave relationship – we relationship to end after the can cater to their growing needs property sale has gone through, beyond the purchase and sale of as we can now help our clients property,” principal Terry McKinnon move onto the next project. It saves said. clients “For the example, hassle of if you buy “We want to build relationships with our clients finding a property a new and establish trust. There’s no need for that through service relationship to end after the property sale has us, we provider gone through, as we can now help our clients can then – we manage move onto the next project. can do it that all as a property one-stop for you and shop,” if you decide you want to renovate he said. “And because we have an or change its use, we can also established relationship we are help with town planning services, able to tailor our service to exactly managing all the appropriate match every client’s unique need,” applications and permits,” Mr he said. McKinnon said. Nexus Property Solutions was Nexus also offers project previously PRD New Farm and management services and has the business has now moved into established relationships with its new address at 14 Macquarie contractors to make that a smooth Street, Teneriffe. process for clients. Nexus has a collective experience
Nexus Property Solutions of over 100 years in property and its directors have a range of expertise on tap. Adam Gray, formerly a director at PRD, looks after project marketing, while Liam MacGinley and Richard Barlow look after residential sales. Andrew
Hobbs and Murray Thompson provide town planning advice and liquor licensing applications advice. For more information about the full suite of services visit Nexus Property Solutions at www. nexuspropertysolutions.com.au.
Glen Boyle – Summerhouse chef to top sales agent NEW Farm identity and former Summerhouse chef Glen Boyle has left his professional cooking days behind and has fixed his sights on a new horizon - helping people through the big decision of buying and selling property. Glen’s career has scaled dizzying heights, including winning the prestigious gong of Australia’s best café for his New Farm icon Summerhouse. In life, highs are invariably followed by lows, and the blaze that razed Glen’s Summerhouse was certainly a deep low. In the following period, he was inundated with supporters, including thousands of locals who signed a petition in a desperate bid to save the Summerhouse. “Thank you to all the folks who supported me through the upheaval. It was incredibly heartwarming to have been embraced by the local community and I can’t thank you all enough for that,” Glen said. He received countless messages of support from the many, many patrons who had dined at the Summerhouse. As is always the case with determined, successful people, he made up his mind to put the past behind him and look forward, with a view to reinventing his career – a fresh start. Glen has joined the team at The Professionals New Farm and is busy with his new goals now. If you need an agent who is as passionate about the area as you, and provides an exemplary service, including someone who pays attention to detail and that personal touch, you’ll be very happy you called Glen. To keep in touch with Glen, you can email him at glen@professionalsnewfarm.com.au or his mobile 0431 766 567.
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TWO side-by-side light filled modern 2 bedroom apartments that have literally everything one needs to live an exciting inner-city urban lifestyle in Brisbane’s cultural centre – Fortitude Valley. This immaculate investors dream comes fully furnished with a strong rental return of $500 - $530 per week (with guaranteed rent available). oFFERS oVER $399,000
14/766 Brunswick St, New Farm.
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