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December 2012

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Historic Inglenook future uncertain as demolition application lodged By Felicity Moore The future of historic Inglenook, or GFS House as it has been called, on the corner of Moray and Sydney streets, New Farm is being closely guarded by owner, barrister Shane Doyle. However, sources close to the project believe urgently needed restoration plans are a definite possibility in the grand house’s future but this has experts worried that the house’s historical significance could be lost. The site, listed under Brisbane City Council Historic Place guidelines, is the subject of a Development Application before Council now, with the intention to sub-divide the block into four lots. Additionally, an application has been made to demolish the small outhouses at the back of the site. “We bought the house because we love it,” Mr Doyle said of the former women’s hostel built in 1888, that he bought with his wife Margaret. “Before it’s usable it would have to be renovated, I’m sure,” he added. “I think it’s a lovely house and it’s not my intention to blow it up,” he said. But he refused to confirm renovation or restoration plans for the future. “It’s all very fluid,” he told Village News. “I’m not going to make public my plans; everything’s up in the air at the moment,” he said.

It is believed Mr Doyle bought the house from the Anglican Church trustees for the Girls Friendly Society in 2009 for a reported $6.2 million and Village News reported a “carefully negotiated” deal, with the trustees keen to be reassured the historic house would remain intact. “The GFS were very particular about the sale of Inglenook as they wished for a buyer who understood the significance and history of the property and who planned to retain the property as a residential home rather than redevelop or subdivide the land for commercial use,” (the selling agent) said. (Village News, Feb 2010, p33) Hayes Anderson Lynch (HAL) Architects prepared the heritage impact statement for the application, concluding that “excising additional smaller allotments from the existing large land parcel associated with the existing houses will not compromise the integrity of the heritage building”. But conservation specialist architect Robert Riddel, from architectural firm Conrad Gargett Riddel said the significance of GFS House - formerly known as Inglenook - not being on the State Heritage Register was considerable and could spell disaster for the 124-year-old house. “To give the house the maximum protection it should be put on the

GFS House cnr Sydney and Moray Streets has a current develoment application State Heritage Register,” he said. Mr Riddel said key differences between State Heritage Council listing and BCC Heritage Place listing was interior versus exterior. The Council was mainly concerned with the streetscape and maintaining the character from the street. The Queensland Heritage Council was focused on the historical significance and integrity of the building, both inside and out. “(A renovation) could pull out the whole inside of the building,” Mr Riddel said. He agreed the building was significant enough to warrant the fullest protection available.

“Absolutely, it’s worth saving,” he said. “Anyone can make an application for consideration to the State Heritage Council,” he said. “The reason it is not already on it, is that very few houses were,” he said. A decision on the development application was not expected from Brisbane City Council to come before about February of next year. The community consultation period closes December 13. To lodge an objection or to see the development application in full, visit www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/ development and quote application number: A003448924.

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Mark and Luke enjoying their high-end coffee machine COFFEE connoisseur Luke Andrews Maschke, affectionately referred to has brought fine coffee to Fortitude as “one of the best”, has mastered Valley with his new Reverends this highly specialised technique of espresso bar opening on Brunswick brewing. Street last month. “Moray Cafe is a foodie’s paradise, Mr Andrews began roasting his own but this place (Reverends) will really house blend of coffee at his Moray concentrate on the coffee. My highCafe in New Farm before deciding end Dutch Spirit Triplette machine to focus solely on perfecting it at cost more than any car I’ve ever Reverends, a venue that oozed rustic owned,” Luke said. charm with its exposed brick walls and “When we start serving food, concrete benches. we’re going to bring back the jaffle “I’ve been working on our house and other Moray-inspired food like blend for a long time and I’m looking our famous bircher muesli which we forward to bringing a roasting machine already bring here and they always in store soon,” Luke said. “This blend sell out.” sits really well with milk; it’s rich with Reverends is one of two specialty fruity florals and a touch of honey. It’s coffee shops that have opened on the also really good alone as an espresso. same strip of Brunswick Street shops We’re using single origin beans, many in the past two months. from Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Brazil Luke said the healthy competition and Indonesia.” between Reverends and Ltd Espresso, In addition to traditional coffees, which uses beans from Brisbane Chemex and Aeropress brewed coffee roaster Cleanskin along with a have also been a talking point for handmade Italian coffee machine, customers, who can watch the beans’ created a unique offering between the journey through a different roasting two espresso bars. process to produce black coffee with Reverends Fine Coffee and Ltd stronger flavour and lighter texture. Espresso Bar are located at 372 and While Mr Andrews is still learning 362 Brunswick St, respectively. Both this art, Reverends’ main barista Nick can be found on Facebook.

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Council meeting next step for residents opposing development THE battle against the New Farm Clinic development, on the corner of Mountford Rd and Sargent St, has come to a standstill following a disappointing public meeting on November 25. Following the November edition of Village News, more than 30 residents of the New Farm Clinic Neighbourhood Group attended a public meeting with Central Ward councillor Vicki Howard to get “straight answers” regarding parking issues and the proposed scale of the development. Resident Glenn Mead said Cr Howard was “dismissive” of their concerns and he was disappointed she could not provide any solid answers on the progress of the application. “Her answers kept being that ‘there has been no decision made’. We want her to represent our concerns and needs and want to have some explanation about what processes have been taken by council particularly on those parking issues,” Mr Mead said. “One guy just wanted her to promise she would do whatever she could to stand up for us but she did not do that.” “When the application was first submitted, there were 45 letters of dissention, which prompted the

Residents urge the Council and New Farm Clinic owner to work with them clinic’s CEO to invite a select few of us to meet with him at our own initiation. All our concerns were dismissed and the application was submitted. We haven’t been able to get anyone to meet with us since,” a resident said. Cr Howard said the medical centre had been an “important part” of the local community for more than 25 years and strived to ensure the clinic would remain a “good neighbour”.

“Because so many people are directly touched by a family member or friend with mental health issues, I think all residents in the New Farm area acknowledge the importance of well-resourced mental health services,” she said. “There is a legislative requirement for the applicant to undertake consultation for the community and I will continue to work hard to ensure the views of residents are heard.” She said that, while her role as

local councillor and deputy chair of the Neighbourhood Planning and Development Assessment Committee was to listen to residents’ concerns, it was still up to the independent assessors who decide the ultimate fate of the application. Residents argued the health group should fulfil its responsibilities as a “good corporate citizen” and, as one of the largest private hospital operators in Australia, would have “no issue with funding” adequate off-street underground parking. At time of publication, the group had requested Cr Howard facilitate direct consultations with the planning and development councillors handling the application as well as New Farm Clinic officials. “We’re going to keep persisting in trying to engage directly with Ramsay Health. We believe that if we work with them and they work with us, there will be no unnecessary conflict,” Mr Mead said.

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Squabble over historic fence more about future plans NEIGHBOURS squabbling over fences is nothing new. It has gone on almost since time began. Hours and hours of reality television and current affairs shows have been devoted to such battles. Generally such tiffs would barely raise an eyebrow but not when it involves the fence at one of Brisbane’s oldest homes. The unofficial combatants are the body corporate at Freshwater Apartments in Welsby Street and architect Anthony Dempsey who lives next door in the historic Amity House on the Brisbane riverfront at New Farm. The Freshwater residents are angry over Mr Dempsey having had a gate installed in the fence they consider has major historic significance without their permission or without consultation. Mr Dempsey, who is credited with having been instrumental in the urban renewal of the peninsula with his designs and developments, fired back that he had put in the gate to allow him easier access to his property and to get the vehicles in his vintage car collection in and out and that he did not need to consult with the neighbours. He said the fence was also rotting and was in a sad state and took action to fix it and the gate enabled much

Amity owner Tony Dempsey on the rocks blocking his new entrance easier movement to and from his property for servicemen and for his collection of early model MercedesBenz cars. The Freshwater residents say there is more to Gate-gate than just getting cars in and out. Freshwater residential unit manager Denise Buckby said she believed the gate would open the floodgates to an unwanted and “illegal” multi-storey apartment complex Mr Dempsey planned to build in Amity House’s

backyard. The friction over the fence and easement between the two properties has gone on since the original developer of Freshwater struck a deal with Mr Dempsey to allow him access across Freshwater land to his 2127sq m property. Ms Buckby said what Mr Dempsey had done was not in “the spirit of the agreement”. The land on which Freshwater is built has historic value too, having

been the site of the former HMAS Moreton naval base. Ms Buckby said the Freshwater did not want to get “petty” about the fence as the focus should be on rejecting plans for what residents believe to be a four-storey complex yet, not long after the gate was installed in the fence, a large pile of boulders was tipped against the gate, rendering it useless. “This area (the area shown as an easement on plans) was originally a garden and the body corporate have reinstated a rock garden for beautification,” Ms Buckby said. Documents obtained by Village News indicate the 200sq m easement is to be kept free 24 hours a day of any moveable object from motor vehicles to rubbish bins to landscaping. Amity House was built by accountant, author, company director and politician Thomas Welsby in 1892. He named it Amity. Amity remained within the Welsby family until 1952 when it was bought by CSR for its refinery manager to live in and then sold to the Commonwealth Government for the use of the commandant of HMAS Moreton. The Refinery apartments are on the old CSR refinery site. Amity House has been owned by Mr Dempsey since 1997 – before the Freshwater development was built.

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The Australian Estates Woolstore (a heritage listed building ) at 24 Macquarie Street Teneriffe has a development application before the Brisbane City Council. The proposal is to redevelop the ground floor of the building (currently being vacated by BCC.) and will include five commercial tenancies and a coffee shop. The Macquarie Street, Hasting Street and southern facades are to be altered from their current Heritage configuration to glazed panels. The hedge on Macquarie street will be removed to make way for the entrance. To lodge an objection or to see the development application in full, visit www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/development and quote application number: A003465472. New 139 Club manager Wendy Hovan

Multi-storey project gets residents’ nod A DEVELOPMENT application lodged by the George Group for 76 Commercial Rd, Teneriffe, for a mixed use development to include residential, retail and commercial use, has drawn a tentative nod of approval from the Teneriffe Progress Association. The developed site, currently a fitness centre and owned by PJP Properties, will be a 10 storey building and will include a restaurant, office space and shops. The developers are reportedly choosing materials in keeping with the style of surrounding buildings.

A spokesperson for the Association said the development is appropriate and it’s a good design. “I think the developer has chosen one of the more talented architects in this part of the world,” he said. Local residents are urged to view the application quickly as the consultation period ends December 6. To lodge an objection or to see the development application in full, visit www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/development and quote application number: A003428764.

Fortitude Valley’s 139 Club for the disadvantaged and homeless has a new manager and hopes to extend the services to more of Brisbane’s struggling residents. Wendy Hovan took up the position just three months ago, after 23 years in the community sector. She saw the position as an opportunity to further her career and develop her skills. “I’ve always had a passion for inner-city Brisbane and those who are struggling or disadvantaged,” Ms Hovan said. “To have the opportunity to develop the day centre is a great challenge,” she said. The 139 Club provides its clients with a range of day services including basic needs such as meals, showers and a place to sleep. They also provide welfare, family support and medical services, as well as community development initiatives to more than 300 clients. 139 Club is open Monday to Friday, 505 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley.

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The little coffee house canaries who roared to the top Losing a touch footy grand final to a team named The Pensioners was never an option for the Jamie’s Espresso Canaries. That would be embarrassing. So the Canaries roared! It’s quite well-known that the hole-in-the-wall coffee house/ licensed bar named Jamie’s Espresso, near the corner of James and Robertson streets, is a resounding success. Jamie Bellas has operated this fantastic “mouse of a place” for more than a decade, and at times it really roars with happy clientele! It roared like a lion last week when Jamie led his Canaries to a premiership in the Metro Touch Association against The Pensioners in the Over-30s Brisbane B Grade competition. The Canaries team is made up of customers from a broad cross-section of the community, including a teacher, architect, lawyer, fashion designer, advertising executive, engineer, horse trainer – and they are all locals, most living in New Farm. Touch teams have had some funny names since the competition’s inception 40 years ago. Touch is now Australia’s most popular playing sport for men and women. The Canaries and The Pensioners rate highly as tongue-

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Curtis Franks, Andrew Crealy, Paul Curran, Gareth Roberts, Chris Seipel, Jamie Bellas. Absent for Photo: John Cottee, Paul Kehoe, John Meadmore in-cheek names but think of these – Shambles, Muffin Stuffers, Scared Hitters, Testosterone. And so it goes… But touch is a serious sport. One of captain Jamie’s stars, John Meadmore, is nicknamed “Thug” yet this is a game of touch or tag footy. After a poor start to the season,

including five consecutive losses, Jamie’s Espresso Canaries turned their game around and went undefeated for 10 games including the final, which they won 8-5. “The form coincided with a formation of a leadership group which promoted a culture of responsible drinking after each

game back at the clubhouse (Jamie’s),” said a barista named Oscar. “It was a week of high drama leading up to the final with crucial players like star Welsh import Gareth Roberts being unavailable until we heavied him. Then the Coldplay concert hijacked half our fans away. The club was in disarray.” The final, played at Whites Hill out in the ’burbs, was a hard-fought affair. In the first half the team had to deal with a crippling penalty count. This was due to constant infringements and backchat. Chris Seipel was shown his marching orders in the 13th minute. Fancy that – a teacher sent off for backchat! “In the second half the team showed more focus and executed perfectly. It was a sweet victory and a deserved reward for all the hard work and effort put into the season,” said Beau and Carmela, two other baristas of excellence. Man of the Match Curtis Franks and Most Improved Player Toby Spencer received awards and The Ross Coco Cup is the Canaries premiership trophy for 2012. For anyone wanting a run in 2013, the new season starts February 10 and Oscar whispered to me that contract negotiations are in progress, depending on a television channel’s fight for viewing rights.

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It’s up periscope as historic trail reveals submarine war events A FLOTILLA of new historical plaques along Macquarie St stand as silent witness to a little-known chapter World War II, revealing stories and details about one of the global conflict’s largest

historicalsociety by Gerard Benjamin submarine bases, here in Brisbane. The 23 plaques make up the Submariners Walk Heritage Trail and they give details about submarine events from World War I and World War II, through to now. The plaques are complemented by 11 submarineshaped benches illuminated with blue LED lights. Brisbane resident Wanda Davis and her husband, Mike, were the driving force behind the creation of the walk, motivated by Mrs Davis’s father having served on USS Peto, one of more than 70 US subs which operated from Brisbane during 1942-45 (as reported in Village News, July 2012). “We felt that these submariners – for the most part they were just boys – deserved more recognition. Many of them could never speak about their experiences because they were involved in operations behind enemy lines,” Mrs

Davis said. The president of the Submarines Association Australia – Queensland, Don Currell, campaigned to raise funds for the project and has also helped navigate the waters of local, state and federal governments. Mr Currell raised more than $56,000 for the heritage project. Mr Currell was so committed to telling the submariners’ story through the Submariners Walk Heritage Trail that this year he entered in the Bridge to Brisbane 10km charity run for the first time, which raised $3975 for the cause. It is hoped by those involved that the Submariners Walk Heritage Trail will become a pilgrimage site for submariners and their families, a place to come and remember the past while honouring the contribution many submariners made to their country. The submarine wartime events are not especially well-known and it is also hoped that it helps educate the community about important historic events. “As a result of an article about this project being printed in the United States, I took a call from 89-yearold torpedo man Eddy Burke from Blacktown, NSW. He was on USS Guavina (SS-362) which operated from New Farm during WWII,” Mr Currell said.

A submarine shaped bench seat along the walk offers a place to sit “From further afield, 96-year-old Mrs Elna Roop of North Chesterfield, USA, came across our website www.saaqld. org.” “She donated $100, and on the cheque she wrote, ‘In memory of the men on USS Triton (SS-201)’. Her husband went missing when Triton was lost with all hands in March 1943 after sailing from New Farm.” One section of the walk will honour not only Australia’s first naval loss in 1914, HMAS Submarine AE1, which went missing somewhere off Rabaul,

but also HMAS AE2’s sinking in the Dardanelles in 1915 when it was supporting the Gallipoli landings. Both vessels will be remembered respectively at the Submarine Centenary Celebrations in 2014, and the 2015 Centenary of Anzac Day. The official opening of the Submariners Walk Heritage Trail is expected to take place in March 2013. The Village News will report information about the opening as it develops. Mike and Wanda Davis may be contacted on (07) 3348 6080.

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La dolce vita - Terry Summers sculpts a life of fame and fortune When most people imagine themselves at 83, they are taking it easy with a cup of tea and a bikkie. New Farm artist and octogenarian Terry Summers doesn’t picture the same thing and is now enjoying the peak of his artistic career. Village News asks him about the secret to life (and art) on the wild side of 80. VN: Well we know a cat has nine lives, how many have you been able to squash into 83 years Terry? Were you always an artist? TS: Well, I was a Wolverhampton lad, born 83 years ago in the UK (yes, I’m a Pom!). I migrated to Australia in the ’60s with my wife and family and have never had the slightest desire to return. One of the original “virgin soldiers”, as a tender 18-year old conscript in the British Royal Signals, I was sent to Singapore and Malaya in 1947, during the now-forgotten Malayan Emergency. VN: What about Terry the artist? TS: I had always sketched and drawn and, on returning to work in Oxford in the UK, installing telephone exchanges, I plucked up the courage to attend a local life-drawing class. That was 1951. I remember the course cost £25 and I was earning £8 a week at the time. I’d never even seen a naked woman at that point, either. Now, I’m used to it of course. VN: So you worked as an engineering draughtsman for many years in Brisbane, raising a family with

your wife in the suburbs and leading a fairly conventional life. I know you were part of the Brisbane art scene on the side. You never gave up your life drawing and you mixed with local ’60s art identities like Mervin Moriarty and Betty Churcher. But what caused your amazing break-out and eventual success as a public artist after you retired? TS: Well, my friends tell me I said (at 65), ‘Watch this, I’m going to be famous when I’m 80!’. I left school at 14, but I always had a good grasp of maths and I succeeded in getting into Griffith University’s Queensland College of Art to study sculpture, graduating just after my 70th birthday in 1999. I was certainly the oldest graduate at the time. After that, I started working in recycled cardboard because the material was available everywhere and I was becoming more and more conscious of the environment and what we do to it and with it. VN: Did you ever imagine that one of your cardboard works would appear to acclaim as the celebrated

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Recent portrait of Terry Summers Cardboard Nativity in Brisbane’s St John’s Cathedral, or be cast in aluminium and white bronze to become Queensland icons, like Felix in Mary St, City and the Duet at the Urangan pier at Hervey Bay? We hear you even flew out to Tambo in central Queensland recently, to take part in a group artist-in-residence project. Not to mention workshops in Singapore and interstate. TS: Well I’m game for most things, I have to say. I keep myself fit lifting weights, riding my pushie to the Valley pool for a few laps and chatting to the ladies – I have four grandchildren and one great-grandchild, and lots of ideas for future work. VN: Your secret to a long and happy life? TS: Well, I believe that life will go on with me or without me. The best things in life are good friends and family, the rest will take care of itself! Summers is fighting fit after recent heart surgery and working hard for his February 2013 exhibition at Spiro Grace Art Rooms, Spring Hill. Find out more at www.terrysummers.com.

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New Farm Park playground kiosk construction begins

The construction of the new coffee kiosk is set to be completed in 2013 CONSTRUCTION work has begun on a new permanent kiosk at New Farm Park, beside the playground. Cr Vicki Howard (Central Ward) said the kiosk would be a great convenience. “The new kiosk will provide visitors to New Farm Park, especially those visiting the playground and barbecue areas, with the convenience of being able to purchase coffee, cold drinks, confectionary and sandwiches,” Cr Howard said. A vendor has not been appointed for the kiosk. Cr Howard said the vendor operating a coffee van at the playground would continue until the new kiosk opened. Cr Howard did not return calls at press time. Questions yet to be answered include whether the community was consulted on the location of the kiosk, which could attract a range of patrons to an area populated with children.

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Telstra grant opens doors to technology FORTITUDE Valley organisation Open Doors, a group that helps lesbian, gay, bi and transgender young people, has been awarded a $10,000 grant from Telstra that will help young people access technology, including the internet. Open Doors coordinator Rocky Malone said the grant would enable vital social media support and counselling services to develop, which was a key way to connect with young people. “With this grant we’re now able to develop strategies like setting up a YouTube channel to video our workshops,” she said. By offering access to workshops on YouTube, young people struggling with gender identities or sexual issues in remote areas can access the services. “Open Doors is the only service of its kind in Queensland,” Malone said. Telstra area general manager for Brisbane North Doug McClure said the Telstra Foundation had been overwhelmed by the response from non-profit organisations across Australia. For more information visit Village News online Newfarmvillagenews. com.au or for details about the Open Doors organisation visit Opendoors. net.au.

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villagevoice A bit more honesty

Today I received two free newsletters in my mailbox - the November edition of The Village News, filled with heartwarming and interesting local news, and the other from our new state MP, Robert Cavallucci filled with self-serving baloney. Particularly galling is his newsletter invitation to local people to contact him anytime about State Government matters. I have personally emailed and phoned him several times and have never received a single phone call or even an email in return! I also know that he was recently too busy to attend a large morning tea in New Farm organised by local parents of children with disabilities, who are utterly dismayed by his Government’s refusal to even participate in the NDIS trials. Mr Cavallucci’s newsletter boasts about what he has delivered (even taking credit for the funding routinely provided for many years to local groups by the Community Gambling Fund from the levy on poker machines!). However, he fails to boast about some of the most significant things he has ‘delivered’ to local people. Surely, he could have mentioned the $50 million cut to the RBH’s budget which is leading to drastic cuts in elective surgery and staff, closure of the Tenants Advisory and Advocacy Service at the New Farm Neighbourhood Centre, de-funding of Queensland Association for Healthy

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Community’s effective AIDS awareness programs, cuts to arts funding and slashing of the feed-in solar tariff and of environmental protection services? Most meanly of all, our new MP fails to even mention the pain being suffered by many local people – scientists, teachers, nurses, artists, community service workers, architects, administrators, retail workers formerly employed by government, non-government agencies and private businesses - who have lost their jobs as a result of his Government’s sacking of staff and ongoing funding cuts to community services and infrastructure investment; cuts that are already hurting so many local businesses. Is it too much to hope for a little more honesty in the next edition of the Cavallucci Chronicle? M. Barram Teneriffe

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I was thrilled to see three more US states last week voted to legalise gay marriage (Washington, Maine and Maryland). Plus President Obama was re-elected after publicly supporting marriage equality. Australia is not as advanced as we think when our politicians voted against marriage equality. Jeff and Vanessa, New Farm

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Woolstore offers bright way to learn Church redevelopment to start 2013 DEMOLITION will begin soon at the former Metro Church in Sydney Street as developers spend $19 million to transform the site into a low-rise residential apartment building. Peter Flynn, director of Kenlynn Properties said they were still waiting on council approval, expected in the next fortnight, but anticipated work would begin in January. “We’re excited about this. It’s a lovely, good quality residential building, very very characteristic of the area,” Mr Flynn said. “I just love the position. “The developers have kept an original saw-tooth truss natural brick wall that was built in 1945. It will help immeasurably to shield the people in Welsby St from the view of the back of the units,” he said. “It was very difficult but they felt it was of heritage significance.” The building will have a mix of three-bed, two-bed and one-bed apartments and the selling agent is Place Estate Agents in New Farm.

Nadine & Lisa can’t wait to show off their library to their adult learning classes Peninsula residents Nadine Zrinzo and Lisa Renneisen have moved their event management and adult learning business, Bright Conferences, to an iconic Winchcombe Carson Woolstore office in Teneriffe. The newly named Bright HQ, on Vernon Tce, provided corporates and individuals with a physical space to hold meetings and training courses and boasted a 60sq m library space to fit 30 people and additional communal coffee room. Bright Conferences director Ms Zrinzo said the space, with its brick walls and exposed beams, provided an “inspiring, yet simple” space for learning, planning and discussing in a historical area of Brisbane . “Our focus is to facilitate awesome learning experiences, whether through corporate conferences, meetings or fun courses,” she said. “Bright HQ provides the space to do this, so we are excited to have a fully equipped facility to share with others.” Contact Nadine Zrinzo on 3103 2412 for more information or visit www.brightlearning.com.au

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Missing Madonna holds the key to friendship

The story so far… It’s been two years since Beatrice’s husband died and one morning a beloved statue of the Madonna is stolen from the small backyard grotto in Beatrice’s yard. What, if anything, does her neighbour Dolores, an ex nightclub dancer, know of the statue’s mysterious disappearance? It’s just before dawn and a ghostly mist makes its way down river, stealthily spreading its wraith-like fingers into gullies and creeks until the low-lying land mass that is the peninsula of New Farm is covered in a clammy vapour. Dolores stands hidden behind the hedge of murraya shrubs and the tangle of rampant jasmine creeper that separates her property from that of her neighbour, Beatrice. She waits patiently for the swirling cloud to infiltrate the surrounding gardens knowing it will afford her further protection from possible prying eyes. Within minutes the fog has obligingly provided Dolores with the cover she desires. She is now ready to make her move. Advancing with surprising grace and agility for a woman her size and age, Dolores climbs the low fence and quickly makes her way towards the grotto. Crouching behind its concealing bulk, she peers warily through the pewter grey gloom towards the dark shadow that is Beatrice’s house. All quiet there, the house is still in darkness but she must hurry for a sharp breeze has begun to shift the mist and it won’t be long before the sun’s rays will burn off the remaining vapour. Inside the grotto, Dolores can see the spectral outline of the Madonna. Carefully easing the statue from its base, she tenses her leg muscles then awkwardly hoists the marble sculpture to her shoulder. The statue’s unexpected weight causes Dolores to stumble slightly, knocking over a small wooden bench as she endeavours to right herself. As she makes her way unsteadily back to the enshrouding shadows of the murraya hedge, Dolores casts an anxious glance towards Beatrice’s house. Alarmingly, she sees the kitchen light is ablaze and Beatrice stands on the veranda, silhouetted against the light’s yellow glow. Dolores freezes, hardly daring to breath she waits for a challenging cry to cut through the

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stillness of early dawn, demanding she give an account of her actions. But no challenge is forthcoming and Beatrice Photo by www.caterinalay.com

Several hours later, Dolores is forced to leave the house, the awful pervasive smell of an oil based primer making it impossible for her to stay inside. She takes refuge from the noxious fumes by walking in her small garden. The primer will take at least two hours to dry and then she will be ready to execute the next stage of her plan.

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moves quietly back into the house seemingly unaware of the nefarious activity taking place in the dark shadows of her garden. Once she is safely back in her

The morning has advanced and the mist has long since evaporated. Coming to rest in the shade of the murraya hedge, Dolores’ attention is caught by a flicker of movement . Through the lush foliage of the hedge she can see Beatrice examining the now empty grotto and her anguish at finding the sculpture gone is patently evident. Momentarily, Dolores’ confidence deserts her. Has she made a monumental mistake? A week has passed since the statue mysteriously disappeared from its grotto

Never had she felt the lack of friends so sorely and with each passing day the desire to confide in someone grows more urgent. But who? cottage, with curtains drawn, Dolores places the Madonna on the dining room table. The table is covered by sheets of newspaper. She critically appraises the stolen Madonna. “A pretty, but insipid thing,” she thinks. “Not at all to my taste.” Then tying a scarf over her hair and donning an overall, Dolores takes a large sheet of sandpaper and in smooth circular strokes begins working the marbled surface of the sculpture.

and Beatrice sits in lavender shadow on her veranda. The sun is gone and twilight is darkening to a stygian gloom. Never had she felt the lack of friends so sorely and with each passing day the desire to confide in someone grows more urgent. But who? The local constabulary are the most obvious choice but Beatrice’s innate distrust of any form of officialdom has put paid to that being an option. Beatrice abandons the veranda

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villagenews had known for decades, there, in its stead, was an exotic and vivid beauty, dressed in cobalt blue robes with gilded under-skirt and sandals. Someone had spent hours, painstakingly painting the statue from top to bottom, bringing the marbled Madonna startlingly to life. The hair was coloured a dark honey blonde and sitting atop the statue’s head was a beautiful gold filigree crown. Beatrice is astonished at its almost magical beauty. Who has done this and why have they done it? Her eyes are drawn repeatedly to the statue’s oval face with its warm caramel complexion and the soft rose-coloured mouth. But it is the eyes framed by delicately arched brows that Beatrice finds the most fascinating, their shape and definition reminding her of someone. Perhaps it is the flickering candlelight playing across the statue’s face, momentarily giving it a worldly expression or maybe it is just good old-fashioned intuition but Beatrice suddenly realises who the sculpture reminds her of. Dolores! Dolores draws her eyebrows in the exact same shape and if you were to outline the Madonna’s eyes more heavily they would be a replica of those belonging to Dolores. The morning has advanced. Beatrice sits quietly on the bench opposite the grotto. The candles have burned low, spluttering in melted wax; and the sun is beginning to gild the tree tops. A discreet cough and Beatrice turns to see Dolores standing hesitantly near

the murraya hedge. Making room on the bench Beatrice gestures for Dolores to join her. The two women sit in companionable silence both looking at the resplendent Madonna. “Do you like it?” Dolores finally asks. Beatrice smiles and says, “Oh yes, so much. I’m reminded of the Virgin Mary in the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Chignahaupan near Mexico City. It’s where Edmund and I spent our honeymoon.” Dolores feels almost light-headed with relief at the utterance of these few words. The gamble has paid off. Beatrice warmly grabs hold of Dolores’ paint-splattered hand and squeezes it. “Would you like to come up to the house for a cup of tea? It’s the least I can do to thank you for all the trouble you went to.” Dolores blinks back tears. She is certain that she and Beatrice are on the brink of a burgeoning friendship, something she has wanted for such a long time. And as the women walk arm in arm towards the house, Dolores, cocooned in the warm glow of friendship, says in confiding accents, “I have a confession”. Beatrice, looks her companion in the eye and says nothing. Dolores gamely continues, “My name isn’t really Dolores. It’s Barry, I was born a boy.” Beatrice smiles warmly, “I suspected as much. You don’t live in New Farm for nearly forty years and remain ignorant to alternative lifestyles”.

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Valley GP rides highs and lows of life gathering sporting success along the way Photo by Vanessa Fang

Well-known Fortitude Valley doctor Peter Andersen has a superstar past – as a Queensland sporting icon. ‘The Doc’ - as he is so respectfully termed in Brisbane and Burleigh Heads, where the family holiday home is - was a rising swimming star for Queensland from the tender age of eight.

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SECRET ARMY CAMP How did it all begin? Peter met me in his surgery in the Delahunty Pharmacy building on Brunswick Street, near the railway station. He has been practising in the Valley for more than 20 years, barely a stone’s throw from the arena of his many sporting triumphs - the Valley Swimming Baths, or as it’s known today, the Valley Pool. Peter was born in Warwick in 1940 and spent the war years in Kings Cross. “We also lived in a secret army camp outside of Sydney, where the army was developing radar to use against the enemy. After the war we moved to a Newstead, Brisbane boarding house owned by my aunt,” he said. “Here, I met Bill Fleming an exOlympic swimmer. He became my coach, alongside Capt Richard (who ran a gym). Between them they worked me very hard. I broke the Australian under-eight 50m record in my first year here,” Peter said. “I went to Gregory Terrace. Bill was the coach there in Year 5. While I was there we never lost a GPS meet and in 1957 I was team captain,” he said. PREPARING FOR OLYMPIC SELECTION “I started the new butterfly swim stroke in 1954 and at my first Queensland State Titles I broke the State 200m record by 1min.15sec. In 1956, at 16, I was in the Olympic training squad in Townsville. I held the Australian 200m butterfly record but missed out in the trials by 0.01sec. “The selectors took three swimmers to the Olympics for every event but combined butterfly and breaststroke. The fellow who had beaten me by that smallest margin was selected. There were only 12 events in total for men and women. Australia won eight of them. “After the final squad had been selected I broke that swim record by 2.6 seconds, but of course it was too late.” Researching through past editions of The Courier-Mail and sister paper The Telegraph in Peter’s early swimming years, I found some mentions by 18

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then-revered journalists Frank O’Callaghan, Tom Linneth and Max Hawkins, of Peter from age eight up to his graduation in medicine from UQ at age 23. “Peter Andersen, Queensland’s pintsized wonder swimmer, eats raw steak as part of his training diet. And at 12, he keeps breaking records.” (1952) “Gregory Terrace boy Peter Andersen, 14, yesterday swam one of his greatest races to crack the GPS open freestyle 400m record by 13.7 seconds.” (1954) “Andersen,15, broke the north Queensland swim record of Open 200m butterfly by 24secs. He is a good prospect for the Olympic Games.” (1955) “Andersen has been selected as a member of the Australian Olympic (training) squad. He is improving all the time, and is expected to cut his 200m time by more than five seconds.” (1956) “Terrace schoolboy Andersen won his fourth title at the Queensland championships today when he won the 400m medley race. He had earlier broken the Australian record of Olympian John Marshall for 200m butterfly by 2.6 secs.” (1957) Disappointed at missing Olympic selection by the slimmest of margins, Peter returned to his schoolwork. He said, “I completed senior and sub-senior in one year and got a Commonwealth Scholarship and enrolled in medicine in 1958,” he said. “At the beginning of the course there were 180 students enrolled, and of that, 45 graduated in 1963.” The young doctor spent three years as paediatric registrar at the Royal Brisbane Hospital before commencing to practice first at Ascot, then in Brunswick St. “You had another couple of sports up your sleeve,” I remarked. “Surf life saving and water polo?” TESTING NEW WATERS “Yes, I joined Burleigh Heads SLSC in 1955. Ken Gudenswager, Peter Ericksen and I were in Leander Swim Club on a day out at Burleigh. The Burleigh hierarchy, Charlie Taylor, Merv Clelland and Jim Campbell knew who we were and that we could swim. They took us to lunch at the hotel and filled us up, including a beer or two, and got us to sign up. “In 1957 I got my surfing bronze medal and that year I won the State junior surf race and made the Queensland team to go to the Aussies at Perth. That year I went to the Australian still water championships in Melbourne for butterfly as well. I flew to Sydney for the Queensland surf training camp at Bondi, got two thirds at the Australian titles and started medicine more than a week later.

Dr Peter Andersen says he still resists the urge to sleep in “At university I joined the uni water polo club. My mate Gus Wiles was captain and also a Burleigh boy. I played my last game at age 66. In my last year at uni I was in the swimming and water polo team that toured NZ. With Burleigh I continued to do surf club patrols and compete in the Queensland and Aussie titles while doing medicine. “In 1963 (my final year of medicine) the Burleigh committee came to me and asked if I would be club captain. I declined because of study but accepted the vice-captaincy. “I continued doing patrols but stopped competing, but at that stage there were no masters competitions. I started again in my late 40s when the surfing masters competitions started and I have not stopped. Peter has won a number of state masters events titles, in belt and surf swims and tube races. “My other sporting commitments include involvement in Brothers Rugby Club at Ascot as club doctor (for more than 30 years). I have been made a life member although I have never actually joined the club. I have really enjoyed this experience, too,” he said. “At an age when most doctors have retired, I still enjoy my five-day week Valley medical practice, swim those five days for two hours from 5.30am, and at weekends in the surf arena, I have my commitment back because of my granddaughters Gretel and Lucy Osborne being Nippers. “My daughter Kirsten also surfs with me in open water racing, and I guess I just want my grandkids to experience the life of a good surf club that will give them as much happiness, friends,

fellowship and support that I have enjoyed over this long journey.” RIDING THE WAVE OF LIFE’S UPS AND DOWNS Peter married Denise almost 50 years ago, and their daughter Kirsten married Gordon Osborne, who operates the Scream Ahead Sound Studios at Eagle Farm. The studio was the brainchild of Christian Andersen, Kirsten’s late brother, and the family have continued to maintain this haven for Brisbane musicians. It is a place where bands jam together, enjoy a drink at the licensed venue, and where the Andersen family can occasionally raise a glass to the memory of the amazingly gifted Christian. The sound studio has hosted such groups as The Veronicas, and has been a satisfying and successful business, proving that Peter, the swimming champion, surfing champion, Fortitude Valley GP, devoted family man, rugby club medico, water polo star, and musical patron is indeed enjoying life at every turn. EPILOGUE As a fellow lifesaver at Burleigh Heads, and while teaching at New Farm State School in about 1959, I arrived in my classroom one Monday morning to the sound of pupils reading the front page of The Courier-Mail: “Here, sir,” the students read. “At Burleigh Heads yesterday, beltmen Peter Andersen, Gary Balkin, Bill Moir, Trevor Kerr and Dick Nichols rescued nine surfers caught in a rip. State butterfly champion Andersen rescued five of them. Which one, or fraction of one, did you rescue, Mr Balkin?”

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Burke designs her own fashionable success By Felicity Moore

The Hiding Tree fashion collection, thehidingtree.com.au UP and coming New Farm fashion designer Rachel Burke is stitching up her dreams of one day showcasing her designs at the Brisbane Fashion Festival, with her range of clothes selling in national boutique chain Princess Polly, and attracting the attention of actress Anna McGahan (House Husbands, Nine). Burke, a self-taught designer, has created two clothing lines Yellowcake and The Hiding Tree. The labels grew out of her 12-month odyssey to make a dress a day for children’s charity The Starlight Foundation. “I had really wanted to give myself a creative challenge, and had previously done something similar a few years ago for the charity NAPCAN where I made a dress every Saturday night to raise money,” she said. “Overall, I raised close to $10,000 for NAPCAN and the Starlight foundation.” “I learned a lot during that project and gained a lot of skills, and from there I really wanted to launch my own label,” she said. “My clothes are very whimsical and girly. I try to create clothes that have a dream-like quality to them,” she said. Australian actress Anna McGahan has previously worn Burke’s designs to a Riverfire event. “We went to uni together and she saw my design and really liked it so she wore it to Riverfire. She may wear more pieces in the future,” Burke said. Her collections have been picked up by clothing boutique Princess Polly, which now operates 14 stores nationwide. “We love Rachel’s clothes,” Princess Polly buyer Alicia Smallman said. “She’s an amazing designer and has amazing talent,” she said. “Rachel is easily one of our top sellers,” she said. For more information about Rachel’s fashions visit Thehidingtree.com.au. To read her dress-a-day for charity blog visit Imakeyouwearit.com. To find a Princess Polly boutique visit PrincessPolly.com.au.

Jacinta opens new chapter NEW Farm designer Jacinta Campbell has written another chapter in her fashion career, launching her new label, Vella Campbell, to online audiences in August. Jacinta premiered men and womenswear range by with a short film, capturing her love for story telling. The Fox Hunt Chapter was the first of many installments of the Vella Campbell story, which will give meaning and inspiration to each release. “The label is not going to be summer and winter, but told in stories. So, I’m hoping to do a new story every year while coming out with short stories every month or few months to keep things fresh,” she said. After working in the fashion industry for over a decade as a pattern maker, she finally took the leap to launching her own label. Vella Campbell, which was Australian made, had been a two year labour of love which Jacinta said was worth every experience. “I’m really adamant on keeping things local. That way you can guide and monitor the creative process and support local businesses.” Husband and local artist Shaun, whose work can be seen on two traffic signal boxes on Brunswick Street and on the corner of Lamington Street and Merthyr Road, has also joined in on the venture, creating unique graphics for

the garments as well as playing a hand in filmmaking. “I’m focussing on using fabrics like cottons and silk for this collection, I’ve also got a few linen dresses and some pieces that are really versatile in that you can wear them several ways,” Jacinta said. “The garments have been crafted in very limited numbers to ensure those lucky enough to wear a piece of the story feel unique and part of a special group.” To shop the collection, log on to www. vellacampbell.com

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couples, threatened by the realities of war. Nellie (Lisa McCune) is an American nurse on a US naval base on a remote island somewhere in the Pacific. Emile (Teddy Tahu Rhodes) is a French plantation owner. They fall in love but as Emile’s colourful past emerges, Nellie loses her nerve. For tickets phone 136 246 or go to www.qpac.com.au

Calling all Beatles fans for an orchestral romp WELL-known star of stage and screen Lisa McCune is headed to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s Lyric Theatre with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific from December 27. The show has finished two successful runs in Sydney and Melbourne, to rave reviews and with new seats released for the Brisbane shows, looks certain to be a smash hit here too. Acclaimed opera star Teddy Tahu Rhodes stars alongside Australia’s best loved and four time Gold Logie award-winning actress Lisa McCune and Australian musical theatre star Daniel Koek. Set on a tropical island during World War II, South Pacific is the sweeping romantic story of two

If you’ve ever wondered what the Beatles might sound like with the full backing of an orchestra, then now’s your chance to hear them like you’ve never heard them before. Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles performs live with the Queensland Pops Orchestra on December 12 in the Lyric Theatre at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC). The four musicians in Classical Mystery Tour look and sound just like The Beatles, but Classical Mystery Tour is more than just a rock concert. The show presents more than two dozen Beatles tunes. Hear “ Penny Lane “ with a live trumpet section, experience the beauty of “Yesterday” with an acoustic guitar and string quartet, and enjoy the classical/rock blend on “I Am the Walrus.” For more information visit qpac.com.au or phone 136 246.

26th year of new year celebrations

The Queensland Pops Orchestra, conducted by Barrie Gott continues the 26-year tradition, ringing in the new year in the Concert Hall, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC). The Queensland Pops Orchestra will be joined by special guest artists, soprano Judit V. Molnár and tenor Craig Atkinson, showcasing opera, musical theatre and all the new year’s eve classics. The evening will also include a special tribute to the Olympic year, finishing with the traditional Auld Lang Syne as the old year slips away. Tickets through qpac.com.au or call 136 246. Tickets: $30 - $85

Spirit of Christmas shines at greatly loved concerts In what has become a Brisbane tradition the QPAC will ‘deck the halls’

in true style with its Spirit of Christmas concerts on December 7 and 8 in the QPAC Concert Hall. Guest stars this year include Alinta Chidzey, who played Anita in the most recent production of West Side Story, and Helpmann Award Nominee for Love Never Dies, Simon Gleeson. The concerts will feature the wonderful sounds of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Simon Kenway and the joyful voices of the 150 strong Spirit of Christmas Choir, comprised of the QPAC Choir, the Brisbane Chorale and the children’s choir from Brisbane’s Birralee Voices. For more information visit qpac.com.au.

Film draws rapturous response on religious topic Rapture (Silent Anthem) by Anjelica Mesiti will show at The Institute of Modern Art, the Judith Wright Centre from December 8 – March 2, 2013. Mesiti filmed fresh-faced teenagers in the mosh pit at a rock concert. Shot in slow motion, without sound, from a concealed location beneath the stage, her tightly cropped footage suggests a scene of collective religious fervour and spiritual transport. Rapture won the $20,000 Blake Prize for Religious Art in 2009, the only film to ever win. For more information visit Judithwrightcentre.com.au.

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The Mo and Sons Gala Part`e was held at Cloudland to mark the end of Movember. Mo Bros and Mo Sistas got dressed up to suit their Mo and competed for many titles including Man of Movember. Supporters were congratulated for their collective fundraising and awareness efforts.

Nant Distillery brought from its renowned 300 acre distillery in Bothwell, Tasmania Brisbane’s first ever whiskey bar at The Emporium. Guests could sample over 150 single malt choices from Nant’s own blend of whiskey made from American and French oak barrels and different pours from around the world.

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peninsulaproperty makes a bald move Breakfast Creek is a thriving hub Dan for cancer fundraiser Quest Serviced Apartments opened its 150th property in Breakfast Creek, a significant milestone in the expansion of the network. Quest Serviced Apartments Chairman Paul Constantinou said the opening of Quest Breakfast Creek was a major achievement in the company’s aggressive growth strategy. “Our expansion plans are ambitious, Breakfast Creek is a thriving hub, on the verge of the ever expanding city fringe and the growing industrial centre that skirts Brisbane Airport.” Franchisee Jenny O’Reilly said the property, next to the famed Breakfast Creek Hotel, was perfectly located to cater to the immense growth in local business demand. “The inner north is the hotspot for Brisbane’s development. We know there is a shortage of quality accommodation in the area. At only 5 kilometres from the CBD and 12 kilometres from the airport, Quest Breakfast Creek is ideally located to suit the needs of the growing business traveller market for both extended and short stays,” she said. The fully equipped apartments will have kitchen and laundry facilities, Wifi, multi-unit desk

RAY White New Farm agent Dan Smith will once again shave his lustrous locks in support of the Cancer Council’s Clip for Cancer fundraiser on December 7. It will be Mr Smith’s Dan Smith second clipping since losing his mother-in-law to ovarian cancer two years ago. “Last year, we ended up raising $700. A few days later, I bumped into some friends on the street and they donated some money to me right then. This time, I’m aiming to raise $1000,” Mr Smith said. “I get a bit nervous because my colleague almost made me bald the last time.” Property management principal Haesley Cush and Mr Smith will be hosting Ray White New Farm’s third annual internal charity auction on December 17 for the Ovarian Research Foundation. To donate visit www.tinyurl.com/ dansmithshave or www.cancerqld.org.au to register for Clip for Cancer.

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Judy Goodger and her award winning team wish you a safe and happy Christmas and look forward to a prosperous new year.

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Dear Valued Clients, Thank you for your ongoing support throughout 2012. This year, we have achieved some remarkable results and we couldn't have done it without you. We wish you a safe and happy holiday break and a successful 2013. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Simon, Deborah & Kirralee Place New Farm’s Number 1 Team

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88 Langshaw St New Farm

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6/88 Main St Kangaroo Point $1.07m r de Un

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12/2 Goodwin St Kangaroo Point $1.1m

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2A/ 217 Wickham Tce Spring Hill $850K

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REIQ honours industry’s best and brightest as market gains strength By Vanessa Fang EIGHT peninsula real estate agents have earned their place in the finals for the annual Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) Awards for Excellence next year. The awards, which attracted a record breaking number of entries, produced 60 finalists in 13 categories. Finalists included agents from Wright Property in Newstead, Ray White New Farm, Grow Consulting in Fortitude Valley and Place Estate Agents in New Farm. Ayda Shabanzadeh from Grow Consulting has been nominated for Buyers’ Agent of the Year for the third consecutive year. Ms Shabanzadeh said she was grateful for the nomination and thanked the community for its support, despite“uncertainties” and “negative representations” about the market in the media. “One of our biggest challenges this year was helping our customers understand the benefits of using a buyers’ agent. Everyone thinks that they can get a property at the lowest price already but talking to an expert and getting right information about the market will really educate them

on the right move to make,” Ms Shabanzadeh said. “We’re really changing how we do things by moving to an online base. With our new website, clients can log in and access their information. We’re going to have a YouTube channel where you can subscribe and see what’s going on directly in the area. We’re communicating directly to the community from our Facebook page too where we’ve got 1000 likes.” Ms Shabanzadeh looked forward to seeing the property market in the peninsula transform over the next few years after many largescale developments, such as the Gasworks,were completed. “The Gasworks development is going to be huge because it makes Newstead more accessible,” she said. “More people are choosing to live in the Teneriffe, Newstead and New Farm inner-city areas because of that suburban feel. You can already see people training on the green space; people will be able to just walk to Woolworths and nearby coffee shops. This development will do for Newstead what New Farm

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2013 REIQ Awards for Excellence locally based finalists Commercial Agency of the Year Wright Property, Newstead Residential Salesperson of the Year Alexandra Rutherford, Place Estate Agents, New Farm Commercial Salesperson of the Year Corey Bott, Wright Property, Newstead Commercial Property Manager of the Year Daniel Shafferman, Wright Property, Newstead Rookie of the Year Nicholas Given, Ray White New Farm Buyers’ Agent of the Year Ayda Shabanzadeh, Grow Consulting, Newstead (3rd time) Simon Pressley, Propertyology, Fortitude Valley

Park does for New Farm.” For first-time nominee in Rookie of the Year category, Ray White New Farm agent Nicholas Given felt lucky to be under the mentorship of sales principal Matt Lancashire. “It feels great and very humbling to be recognised for something like this. REIQ are very well-respected and I’m pretty excited. We’ve all had jobs we don’t like. I love what I do and what I realised is that you really have to commit and I’m definitely making progress.” Place Estate Agents’ Alexandra Rutherford, who has been nominated for Residential Salesperson of the

Year, said transitioning to a smaller agency had been her biggest challenge this year. “It’s been a good challenge learning a new marketplace since I joined Place in April,” she said. “Our team has sold more than 20 properties in the past four months so it’s lovely to be acknowledged. I’ve been in Brisbane for seven years, but real estate for 12 and it’s such an honour to have made such achievements.” A special gala event will be held next February and remember to get your Village News for all the winners and a full wrap-up.

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Chookie sells his two-year labour-of-love Queenslander Photo by Vanessa Fang

TENERIFFE restaurateur Stephen ‘Chookie’ Holmes has put his 70-year-old James St property on the market, a year after completing renovations. The 1930s Queenslander has been a labour of love for Chookie, who bought the home in 2009 and spent the next two years renovating it himself. “When I bought it, it had been well-kept and maintained but it needed some TLC. I raised it to above flood level and then built a nice bathroom downstairs and added an entertainment area outside,” Chookie said. “I was only living there for six months to get a feel of the place before I started working on it, but from the first time I stayed it felt like home.” The 430sq m open-plan property boasts three bedrooms with two en suites, an additional bathroom, easily maintained backyard and front veranda perfect for enjoying a beer in the summer breeze. Chookie said that, with a generous bar area, outdoor barbecue and four car spaces, it was hard not to entertain all the time with his “famous” roasts. “It’s a good, quiet street. The person buying it will be someone who can make a good home

Albeit only living there three years, Chookie embraced life at his 70-year-old property out of it,” he said. “For the past three years, I’ve been doing my same morning walk routine every morning. I can walk to the bus or do my groceries around the corner. I’m moving on but I definitely will be staying in the area. It’s just a

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BOQ deal starts work on new headquarters

Ray White New Farm Property and Wine Expo Photos by Vanessa Fang The annual event spoiled guests with wine tasting and canapes as they learned about current trends in the Brisbane property market. The art and wine auction raised over $1000 for the New Farm Neighbourhood Centre, Holy Spirit and New Farm State schools.

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Construction update

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Construction has commenced for the new Bank of Queensland (BOQ) headquarters at the $1.1 billion Gasworks masterplanned community at Newstead. The 13-level commercial building is the third stage of the landmark Gasworks development, part of Newstead Riverpark, the largest urban renewal precinct underway in Brisbane. Known as Gasometer 2, the building comprises 23,400sqm NLA of commercial space, of which 56 per cent is pre-leased to BOQ. CBRE Managing Director Brisbane Jonathan O’Brien said the BOQ 12 year tenancy was a major milestone for the landmark project, which will bring almost 1,000 staff into the precinct. “This is the biggest deal completed in the last 12 months in Brisbane’s inner-city fringe office market,” he said. “BOQ’s decision to relocate their headquarters to Gasworks marks the first time ever that a financial institution has moved out of the Brisbane CBD - highlighting the compelling proposition that Gasworks offers.” The earthworks will pave the way for

construction to start on the building in late 2012, with completion due in late 2014. FKP has appointed Hutchinson Builders as the principal contractor for Gasometer 2. Skyring Terrace is heavily activated with three cranes currently on-site, with construction also powering ahead on the second stage of the development, Gasometer 1, which is due to top out the structure in two months. Gasometer 1 will become a new destination for dining and shopping in Brisbane, with more than 80 per cent of the 8,000sqm of retail space already pre-committed to high profile tenants including Woolworths, Terry White Chemists and a fresh food market. Due for completion in mid 2013, Gasometer 1 will also include 9,000sqm NLA of A-grade office accommodation across a four level office tower and a two level annex. The first stage of Gasworks, the Energex headquarters, was completed in December 2010. For information on Gasworks, visit thegasworks.com.au or call 1800 239 974.

Government review of Tenancies Act

Daniel Pritchard, Carla Lynch, Haesley Cush, Brianna Leeson & Yamila Dewe

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THE roles of tenants and landlords may be significantly changed following a Government review of the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008. REIQ CEO Anton Kardash said the review allows for the elimination of some of the Act’s superfluous requirements in order to better streamline the residential tenancy transaction process. “In a tenancy relationship it’s important both parties, namely the tenant and landlord, understand their rights and obligations and that these are fairly balanced,” he said. “Additionally, we welcome the opportunity to clarify the responsibilities of a property manager which at times are onerous and poorly defined. In parts of New Farm, Teneriffe and Fortitude Valley, where high numbers of investment properties bring a large number of renters, this review could have significant impact.

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Merry Christmas to you all and what a year it has been! This is the time we look back and reflect, and also look forward to what lies ahead. I can’t begin to explain just how excited I am to launch into 2013. 2012 would have to be my most memorable to date, not because of the real estate success the office has achieved, but because my wonderful staff have grown as individuals and the team culture is better than it has ever been. Having been in the ‘box seat’ for two months, it is a great feeling to know that I am surrounded by great people, who genuinely take pride in what they do as professionals. Having personally sold over $50,000,000 worth of property this year, and the office settling $200,000,000 for the year, the writing is on the wall for Ray White New Farm to truly cement its position as the leading real estate agency in Queensland for 2013. Both the market and the business are going from strength to strength, and I have no doubt that 2013 is going to be bigger and better than ever before! For me personally, the transition into being Principal has been very smooth, and I am fortunate to be surrounded by a great team who have been with me every step of the way. To all my past, present and future clients, I just wanted to say a wholehearted thank you for everything, and I hope we cross paths in the New Year!

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Matt Lancashire

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Nick Given Sales Associate

Tom Lyne Sales Associate

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