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Kangaroo point anger By Felicity Moore COUNCIL decision to approve Metro Property Developments’ 20-storey Riverview Towers violates the new City Plan and the Kangaroo Point Neighbourhood Plan according to a group of angry residents who have launched an appeal to challenge the decision. They say they have been betrayed by a council that promised certainty through Neighbourhood Plans and a new City Plan where a limit of 10-storeys was made, and which has been “blatantly disregarded”. “Our primary concern is that the Brisbane City Council is clearly and blatantly not following its own City Plan,” Kangaroo Point resident and appellant Karen Williams said. “The area in question is height-limited to 10 storeys. This building has been approved and it currently stands in its current form at 20 storeys. So it’s double the height of what is, according to the City Plan, able to be built there,” Ms Williams said. In March 2013, Cr Amanda Cooper (Bracken Ridge Ward) as chair of the Neighbourhood Planning and Development Assessment Committee addressed the Fortitude Valley Chamber of Commerce and guaranteed that the Neighbourhood Plans would deliver certainty to the community about what could - and couldn’t - be built in their area.
“And we’re trying really to make sure everybody is clear about what’s going on. The community has expectations, industry has expectations. We want everyone to be on the same page and I think this is a good opportunity to try and do that,” she said. “And the Neighbourhood Plans have really done the hard yards already. The community has been told about it and they have very much endorsed the planning work that we’ve done and this is what we are now escalating into the new City Plan,” she said. “Personally, we need to be very clear with people as to what our expectation is. We can’t be vague we can’t be imprecise, we want to be up-front with you about what the issues are,” Cr Cooper said in 2013. Ms Williams said it was “gobsmacking” that only nine months after Cr Cooper made those claims, the pledge could be forgotten and the Kangaroo Point Neighbourhood Plan was ignored to approve a 20-storey building. “What we’re very concerned about is the precedent that it sets for the Brisbane City Council to ignore its own City Plan at will, and according to the whims of developers. And that’s really serious,” she said. One town planner, not involved with Kangaroo Point, said council’s conduct was very troubling. “The Council prepares local plans –
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THE residents of Kangaroo Point (KPRA) are appealing the decision by the Brisbane City Council to approve the inappropriate 20-storey Riverview Towers project. This development is not suitable for that area according to the BCC’s own guidelines and it is a responsibility upon council to listen to its constituents. All of Brisbane should pay to fight this development in its present form. This is not about us and them, but more about when and where is it OK to approve inappropriate developments. NIMBY (not in my backyard) is what protects the local area and this is one such case where they have it spot on. If we don’t send a message to the Brisbane City Council now then we will be having this fight all over Brisbane and especially in the inner suburbs where there is demand for density. Yes, when your local community is facing this same situation we will do our best to support you but let’s not wait. Every Body Corporate committee should make contact with the KPRA and pledge their financial support now to show the Brisbane City councillors that they need to consider the local needs and objections in every decision before they approve developments classed inappropriate by their own guidelines.
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The Kangaroo Point community is appealing the BCC decision to approve the controversial Metro Property Developments project. called Neighbourhood Plans – which made a legally-made submission to the are supposed to give everyone a application at the time the application clear sense of what the council (and was advertised (15 business days soon the population) expects to see built, after the application is first submitted and what we all think is OK in our to Council),” he said. suburbs. There is no prescription in And while the residents of Kangaroo contemporary planning legislation, Point have strength in numbers, it’s however, so developers can propose now a numbers game of a different anything, anywhere, and at any time,” kind, with an appeal likely to cost in he said. excess of $100,000. “If it doesn’t accord with the local To offer your support to the Kangaroo plan/neighbourhood plan, which Point residents, contact Karen Williams is just a chapter in the City Plan, on 0412 683 681 or email: kangapoint. it is described as a ‘Performance residents@gmail.com. Solution,’ which is a weasel word for over-development, or inappropriate development. “Council is legally able to approve Email us: these ‘Performance Solution’ editor@newfarmvillagenews.com.au developments, although there is a or www.newfarmvillagenews.com.au right of appeal granted to anyone who
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“It’s about time we tried to understand better the characteristics of a truly human city that actually creates opportunities for people to grow and prosper as individuals and as communities,” Professor Byrne said in an address to the Planning Institute of Australia in 2009. He said human beings have a fundamental need to socialise and that building design needed to accommodate that. New Farm occupational therapist, Carmen Mitchell agreed that design is crucial for community building. “You can see it at Merthyr Village,” she said. “You visit Merthyr Village and it’s designed, sort of like a fishbowl, which funnels people into congregation spots,” she said. “You can talk for hours with people down there!” Ms Mitchell said healthy communities rely on well-designed buildings and wellplanned neighbourhoods.
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HOW healthy a community is in terms of the connectedness of community members can be managed by the design of the buildings and the layout of the neighbourhood. Research into the way people behave according to the shape and appearance of their neighbourhood reveals that controlling the flow of people so that they are forced to interact, helps build stronger communities. The contentious Riverview Towers building, being a high-density multi-unit dwelling largely made up of one- and two-bed units, rather than threebedroom units that accommodate families, potentially risks the fabric of the community at Kangaroo Point. QUT Adjunct Professor in Urban Design John Byrne said social sustainability was an element that needs greater emphasis in planning and design of buildings to help develop communities.
Your article (VN January 2013) in regard to the above development could not be further from the facts. The development has united a huge number of and response from the local community against this illegal (under the local plan) construction. Please if you are going to write a story on local feeling get the facts correct. This plan is a disaster for the local community, and your story only serves to misinform readers. Feel free to contact me if you would like to obtain a balanced and factual account from local residents. St Helena ……………………………………………………........ I have seen your article (VN January 2013) regarding a new development in Kangaroo Point and I would like to let you know that your article is an untruth! Your article said: “The degree of concern within community is considered low”. It is a simple lie! I am a Kangaroo Point resident and we have had few protest meeting and KP community submitted more than 160 formal objections with Brisbane City Council to the original development application. We never get any invitation to meet Metro’s project team and the community information day (mentioned in your article) was a marketing day not an information day. When I asked a guy, why they want to build this “ghetto” to middle of KP and this development is against KP local plan, he said he is a sales guy, he is not able to answer for me. To tell the truth, KP community has never met any person from BCC, who is responsible to approve this development, and we have never seen any representative from Metro. Your article also did not mention that this development is totally against Kangaroo Point Local Plan, breach many regulations and non compliant at all. Zoltan Posztpisl ……………………………………………………........
I refer to your recent article (VN January 2013) regarding the proposed development at Lambert Street Kangaroo Point. No doubt by now you would have received a number of emails criticising the veracity of the information in the article and particularly the comments attributed to Amanda Cooper. As you would now also be aware is that there is a large amount of opposition to this development demonstrated by the over 160 submissions made to the Council initially regarding the project, not to mention the public meetings held to date, attended by local politicians and in some cases, local media. You may also be interested to know that the very popular ‘cereal box’ section on ABC morning radio was flooded by calls recently by the concerned local residents. We are deeply concerned as to Council’s treatment of its own town plan and its impact on other areas of Brisbane as well. It is incredibly curious as to why Amanda Cooper made the comments outlined in the article when she is very aware of the extent of the opposition and recently attended a meeting with representatives of the local residents due to this opposition. This alone should speak volumes as to Ms Copper and Council’s approach to this development. There is another public meeting planned this week and the community will be making a formal objection to the approval. We are incredibly angry and we are not going away especially now that Cr Cooper seems to be wishing to re-write history. Ashley Selwood ……………………………………………………........
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Warrior prepares for battle over Riverview Towers SEASONED warrior David Murray has seen it all in the property game around Kangaroo Point and is suiting up for yet another battle with developers and governing bodies to fight for the community’s voice. Leading the army of more than 400 supporters that is the Kangaroo Point Residents Association, alongside a plank of additional objectors including Karen Williams, Katarina Dracopoulos and Linda Sackett, Mr Murray said he, and his legion of objectors, were willing to fight until the last to make sure right prevails over might. “They (council) have lost contact with the community,” he said, and said he was determined to make sure that the decision to approve the Riverview Towers development was scrutinised by an independent arbiter. In 1988 Mr Murray, as head of the KPRA, was heavily involved in negotiations with the governing authority, at the time the State Government, to ensure that the high-rise developments at Dockside were managed in such a way as to create a community hub, with retail and hospitality areas. “We (the Kangaroo Point Residents Association) were very instrumental in some of the tradeoffs, such as the riparian setback,
so that people now enjoy walking in front of Dockside and the river. If it hadn’t been for the Association that wouldn’t have happened,” he said. “We were able to bring benefits to Dockside and when you go to Dockside you can see them. There’s a village down there, there’s the
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“We (the Kangaroo Point Residents Association) were very instrumental in some of the trade-offs, such as the riparian setback, so that people now enjoy walking in front of Dockside and the river. If it hadn’t been for the Association that wouldn’t have happened.” hotel and the other buildings, but it’s on a very, very big site.” By contrast, he said, Metro Property Developments is “plonking this huge building” in the middle of a precinct where it doesn’t belong, surrounded by compliant buildings. And, he wondered, “Why should this site benefit just one developer?” David Murray, of David Murray and Associates, is a veteran in
An artist’s impression of the 20-storey Riverview Towers. Kangaroo Point, East Brisbane, Cooparoo and Woolloongabba. “For a whole year, the fledgling Kangaroo Point Residents Association met every two weeks at
Churchie’s Morris Hall with council. We would have this huge discussion and we formulated this sevenbooklet plan. That was the start of something very, very special for local area plans,” he said. Then in 2010 the KPRA were engaged with council to look at the review of the southern part of Kangaroo Point (local plan). “We had discussions and meetings in City Hall in the BCC’s administration building and (council representatives) came along and said what they wanted (to be included in the local plan). “And we stood up and said we won’t be party to this because you’re not listening to what the community wants,” he said. It’s a tune David Murray is all too familiar with as he prepares for another fight, battling to make sure council listens to the community. “We have a contract with council and they keep breaking the contract,” he said. “It shouldn’t be this hard,” he said.
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AUSTRALIA Day felt extra special for 29 local residents who celebrated as official citizens in a ceremony held at Riverside Receptions in New Farm. Hosted by Rotary New Farm and Central Ward councillor Vicki Howard, the ceremony kicked off with singers Brisbane City Clippers performing I am Australian before a national anthem finale. Master of Ceremonies and Rotary President elect Elaine Morgan said the event, which took three months to plan, had a “happy, electric atmosphere”. “The day was just lovely. I found that if you put the foundation into planning something, then the rest of the day is spent free for hiccups to be addressed. I was very well supported by my Rotary club members which allowed the day to go on without a hitch,” she said. “Having dealt with the attendees over the last three months, it was a nice part of the day to see a Scotsman, a Cambodian and a Thai attendee in their national dress.”
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AT the end of World War I, New Farm Bowls Club members wanted to ensure that local servicemen were memorialised. The Club’s remarkable
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By Vanessa Fang SECTIONS of Brunswick Street mall are now closed after the Brisbane City Council’s $4 million refurbishment project commenced on January 20. It will be business as usual for the 65,000 daily workers and visitors as traders will remain open during the upgrades while foot and cross paths have remained to ensure safe pedestrian access. Demolition works on the old pavers and setting up of the work site are to continue until late February. From March onwards, the new mall will begin to take shape with the installation of new pavers, lighting and public entertainment areas, overhead wire structures for art installations and shade and small retail pods. Some current design features that have been popular with residents will stay, including the central pedestrian walkway, performance area and artwork integrated into the pavements. Long heralded for its bustling nightlife, the mall has not seen a facelift since the 1990’s. Council hopes its long awaited rejuvenation by mid-June will be the coup for turning the mall’s struggling day economy around, while keeping its unique identity. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said council has worked closely with local
Despite extensive renovation, all traders will remain open. traders to minimise construction impacts by undertaking the project during their quietest period. “By giving the Valley Mall a spruce-up, we are sending the strong message that we are a clean, tidy and proud city,” Cr Quirk said. While vendors have been given no guarantees for completion date, it was against both council and vendor wishes for the project to be dragged out. “There will be occasional temporary closures for safety reasons, when construction occurs adjacent to
shopfronts, however this will be kept to a minimum,” he said. Cr Quirk insisted the G20 Summit in November had little to do with the decision to fast track the renovations from 2016. The “never before seen” energy and enthusiasm from the Valley Chamber of Commerce, local vendors and $1 billion worth of private developments currently invested in Fortitude Valley, including a four-star boutique hotel in the TCB Building, have been driving forces behind the push for change to the mall.
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THE Brisbane City Council has made changes to the Natural Assets Local Law 2003 (NALL) which came into effect last month. A council spokesperson said the changes were made in response to community concern the current NALL put the health of protected trees before residents’ safety and their property rights. The changes include lifting a 20-year ban on residents undertaking minor pruning of council trees which directly impact their property. “The changes make it easier for affected property owners to understand what vegetation is protected, which works do not require a permit and which works do require a permit,” the spokesperson said. About one in eight properties within the Brisbane City Council area have some protected vegetation. Residents wishing to find out whether their property had a NALL protection on it could contact Council on 3403 8888 or visit a Council Regional Business Centre.
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business and are grateful for Harlow Hot Yoga’s support towards our projects and activities. It was wonderful to have Jacklyn come along to the Neighbourhood Centre and meet with our constituents – to us, fostering relationships with the broader community are key to creating an inclusive inner city,” she said. Harlow Hot Yoga director Jacklyn Robb said the event was a magnificent success. “I am so touched by the generosity of the 200 guests in attendance. Thoughts are already going into the event for 2014 on how we can make it bigger and better and raise even more money for local charities,” she said.
RADIO silence from telco giant, Telstra, on the topic of its proposed new “temporary” mobile phone tower in Florence Street. President of the Teneriffe Progress Association, Ben Pritchard, lodged a complaint with Telstra, stating several reasons for his objections, including the visibility of the tower on a two-storey building which would be easily seen by those in surrounding buildings, many being residential; and the vague nature of the wording “temporary” without any specificity about the long-term plans. “It’s quite disappointing,” Mr Pritchard said of the lack of response from Telstra. Telstra has not responded to Village News enquiries, made more than a month ago, about the proposed tower including questions about its size and capability. “I am extremely concerned to note that there is contradictory information regarding the nature of the proposal published by the proponent and its representatives,” Mr Pritchard said in his letter to Telstra, dated December 12, 2013. The tower is possibly a small tower being attached to the side of the building, although the exact plans are vague. Speaking to Village News last
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By Beth J Leach WE had never been to the Woodford Folk Festival but this year I took my business and family and had a great time, especially our son and daughter who, between didgeridoo-making, rocking out, making new friends, impromptu busking and having a level of freedom rarely afforded to them at seven and nine years of age, grew their self-confidence immensely. I’d do it again for that alone. But there was much more to Woodford than I’d contemplated. It slows you down and opens you up to new possibilities through education. New Farm-based architect, ideas strategist and fellow Holy Spirit parent, Paul Fairweather, presented a talk there on ‘How we grow ideas worth spreading’. He broke the process down into three stages - ideas, memes and creativity. There is at first the idea which may or may not be acted on, if it is acted on then a ‘meme’ occurs, (which is an idea that is copied, varied and spread) and finally, creativity is needed to grow the idea in collaboration with like-minded people. The day before had been 43 degrees and as I sat listening to Paul, the sweat trickling down my skin, my concern for climate change, environmental protection and the need for new memes increased.
The reef was a hot topic at Woodford, excuse the pun. I’m relieved there’s to be an enquiry into the Bund Wall in Gladstone and am grateful to those who’ve worked tirelessly to bring the health of the Gladstone Port to our attention. I’m concerned about transparency, the protection of our environment and what will be my children’s version of Queensland when they’re adults. This summer will have triggered alarm bells for many as we grapple with the prospect of these extremes being our permanent future. It’s hard to imagine life like that and where it ends. Sometimes I’m so busy with the logistics of being a selfemployed, working mother that I don’t make the space to pause and look too far beyond my children’s education and my business development strategy. The festival gave me the opportunity to do this. I reconfirmed what’s important to me in life and in that way it’s much more than a music event. It’s a place to share ideas, hopes and dreams. A place to spread new memes. Beth J Leach is a New Farm resident who runs Artery clothing at Jan Powers Powerhouse Markets and South Bank markets.
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By David Hinchliffe There would be few people who placed as much emphasis on family as Connie Farfaglia. It’s no wonder then that New Farm witnessed one of the largest funerals in recent history when her family and friends came to remember and celebrate the humble, hard-working diminutive Italian immigrant and mother of six daughters. As one of those daughters, former MP Grace Grace, said: “Mum and dad made no secret of the fact that they tried six times for a boy.” Born Concetta Bellino on 11 November 1936 in Castiglione di Sicilia, Connie went on to marry Salvatore “Sam” Farfaglia at the tender age of 15. It was another two years before she could follow her beloved Sam to Australia, in 1953. While Sam finished the cane cutting season in north Queensland, Connie lived with her parents in Brisbane. They were re-united and in 1954 she produced the first of her daughters, Maria, with Grace, Silvana, Luisa, Mirella and Rosana following until Sam and Connie decided to stop “trying for a boy”. In addition to raising a household of six girls, hard-working Connie established a 23-room boarding house on St Pauls Terrace, Spring Hill before the family’s move to New Farm in 1972. They lived in the same house at Merthyr Rd near James St for the next 42 years and this year would have celebrated 63 years of wedded bliss. In the ‘60s I lived in a block of flats in Merthyr Rd, New Farm built by Italian post-war migrants. I saw first-hand the hard work and the loud, loving embrace of big Italian families. It’s no wonder that New Farm’s strong Italian community was out in such strength to pay an affectionate tribute and fond farewell to their dear Connie who loved church, sewing, cooking and most of all her family. She is survived by her grieving husband Sam, their six daughters, 12 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Rest in peace, Concetta Farfaglia: 1936-2014
Respect must be paid to grandparents BY the time you read this, Australia Day will have passed, the summer holidays will be over, the schoolchildren will have gone back to school and some parents will be heaving sighs of relief! But spare a thought for the grandparents.
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School is back in session and many grandparents are filling a childcare role. While there is enormous affection for grandchildren, families also need to be respectful of the needs and expectations of grandparents and they should not be taken for granted. Grandparents have their own lives to lead, of which their grandchildren are just a part, but by their actions they are undermining claims older Australians are a drain on the economy. National Seniors New Farm Branch will organise a Valentine’s Day morning tea on 14th February at the Stamford Plaza and then hold the first monthly Dinner of the year to which we particularly welcome people interested in our organisation but unable to attend daytime events at Merthyr Bowls Club in Oxlade Drive on Friday 21stFebruary at 6.00pm. The Branch will then celebrate our 24th birthday at the General Meeting on Wednesday 5th March at 09.30 for 10.00 at the Merthyr Uniting Church in Merthyr Road. A group from Brisbane City Sounds will provide suitable entertainment. For further information on any of our activities or to learn more about National Seniors, please call Tony Townsend on 33152523 or go to our website www.nsanewfarmbranch.com.
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NOMINATIONS for the Rotary Club respective partner will receive a of New Farm’s annual Pride of free invitation to the presentation Workmanship awards will close on dinner at Eves on the River, in February 26. Teneriffe, on March 19. Rotary New Farm vice president Following the success of last Denise Buckby said the awards year’s inaugural event, which had program aimed to give recognition over 70 guests in attendance, to local workers who deserved it. Rotary New Farm invites patrons “We believe Pride of to considering sponsoring a Workmanship is one table with two or of the greatest assets more additional Tickets for additional guests from their to our community. It inspires an attitude attendees are $50 per organisation. of pride in personal “In 2013, we had person. The Pride of performance in the six outstanding Workmanship awards workplace and it winners who will be held at Eves on included two promotes a sense of responsibility to the River, at 53 Vernon policemen, a unique do a job well,” she employee from Terrace, Teneriffe on said. “Sometimes, Coles New Farm March 19. employers take for and a landscape Email: gotheqldreds@ granted what their architect. The hotmail.com to receive event will again be staff are doing. It gives employers attended by MPs a nomination form. the opportunity Teresa Gambaro and Log on to: to recognise an Robert Cavalluci rotarynewfarm.com.au and Central Ward outstanding and for more information. loyal employee. At councillor Vicki the same time they Howard, whose can market their own contributions make business. We are happy for the this event worthwhile,” she said. community to nominate someone “New Farm and Teneriffe are they had contact with, maybe a special places to work and live and retail associate who was bright and this event is an opportunity for happy or a person who delivered the community to come together great customer service.” for an entertaining evening, which The award recipient and their includes a raffle.”
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Prologue: Paris, 1940 In 1940 the German army marches inexorably through the green fields of Belgium towards France. Many citizens of Paris begin hasty preparations to evacuate, throwing treasured
tonyjonesdiary by Tony Jones possessions willy-nilly into hand-carts, horse-drawn carriages, the baskets of bicycles or, if you were indeed fortunate enough to own one, into motor vehicles. But the vast majority simply take to the road on foot, carrying their meagre estate, tied in a bed sheet or stuffed into battered suitcases. As in all catastrophic upheaval, be it a natural disaster or one caused by man, to choose what to take or what to leave behind can be, for some, just too overwhelming. These individuals simply walk away with nothing, melting into the chaotic, seething mass of humanity, never to look back and seemingly, to disappear and, even with the eventual restoration to normalcy, never again returning to inhabit their former lives. And so it was for the pretty 21-yearold, Mlle de Florian. When confronted with the devastating decision of what to leave and what to take she couldn’t choose. She found herself careering wildly through the vast rooms of her deceased grandmother’s apartment, pulling paintings from the walls, only to abandon them moments later or distractedly rifling through the drawers of cabinets and bureaus but taking nothing. Eventually realising she’s incapable of mobilizing coherent thought or action Mlle de Florian simply locks the door and walks away. The apartment and its contents are abandoned, perhaps deliberately forgotten. Cobwebs gather in corners, dust settles layer upon layer covering the furnishings in a diaphanous grey
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pall and over time the dripping tap above the kitchen basin leaves the pristinely white stone indelibly marked with a horrible greenish black stain. Mlle de Florian lives to the venerable age of ninety-one, never once returning to the flat in Paris. After her death the executors of her estate are intrigued to discover the existence of the apartment. It has remained locked, unvisited, untended, for nearly seven decades. What would they find inside?
The Apartment: Paris, 2010 The apartment lay in the ninth arrondissement, near the Opéra Garnier, Folies-Bergères and the Galeries Lafayette. This area of Paris owes much of its beauty to Emperor Napoleon III and Baron Haussmann’s determination to create a modern Paris, a Paris of grand boulevards green spaces and elegant architecture. The Rue Condorchet is a typical example of classical Haussmannism with its monochromatic stone buildings, their façades organised around horizontal lines that often continue from one building to the next and balconies and cornices that are perfectly aligned without any noticeable alcoves or projections. It’s on this charming street, early one morning, we find Monsieur Olivier Choppin-Janvry, hurriedly making his way to number 110. He had forgotten that rue Condorchet is a one-way thoroughfare and the subsequent lengthy detour to enter the street from the Place Lino Ventura has caused him to run late for his appointment with the apartment building’s concierge, Monsieur Gilbert. The concierge waits patiently for him on the footpath, apologies made, Monsieur Choppin-Janvry is ushered through imposing wooden doors into a gloomy vestibule and from there is shown up the handsome marble staircase to a door on the second floor. Monsieur Choppin-Janry is here to conduct an inventory and evaluation of contents in the abandoned apartment at the behest of Mlle de Florian’s heirs. Politely dismissing the assistance
offered by the very curious concierge, Monsieur Choppin-Janvry is left alone to struggle with a resisting lock. After some determined jiggling the lock finally yields and the door reluctantly
swings open. Monsieur Choppin-Janvry is at last inside the apartment, the first person to have crossed its threshold in nearly seventy years. There is an all-pervading gloom, for the power is either disconnected or the light bulbs have long stopped working, their efficacy eroded by years of nonuse. Making his way carefully along the wide hall towards the formal rooms that overlook the street, Monsieur Choppin-Janvry is acutely conscious of the smell of old dust and the mustiness of mildew. Entering a large room he immediately moves to the large bank of windows facing the street and with some difficulty forces them open. That done, he turns his attention to the wooden shutters. Their rusting hinges shriek in protest as he manhandles them open. The room is now flooded with morning sunlight. He finds himself standing in a large dining room. A magnificent table covered by a yellow damask tablecloth commands centre stage. Ornate candelabras, their candles showing use, sit either end of it. A large credenza covers almost the entire length of the back wall, its shelves groan under the weight of fine china and to the right of that, is a beautifully carved fireplace and gracing its chimney-piece are objets d’art and a sensual second Empire bronze statue of Persephone fleeing Hades. Heart pumping with mounting excitement, Monsieur Chopin-Janvry quickly moves through the rest of the
apartment, throwing open windows and shutters. Rooms that had not seen light of day for seventy years were now revealing their startling treasures. Paintings, gueridons with ormolu, Louis XV chairs, an exquisitely feminine bureau with beautiful inlays of fruit wood and in one of the small rooms overlooking the courtyard a collection of Disney toys including Mickey Mouse, Porky Pig and a moulting taxidermic ostrich. But the room that interests him most is a room with exquisite moulded ceilings and walls covered in embossed, eggshell blue silk. Unfortunately here, water damage is evident causing the silk to fall away thus exposing the plaster beneath and a dark stain of mildew to disfigure the ornate ceiling. The furniture is intensely feminine, brocaded Duchesse de Brisee chairs, a hand painted table for playing cards, marble busts and delicate gueridons on which stand, pretty porcelain vases. And along one entire wall is an enormous painted Louis XVI mirror bedecked with garlands of flowers and candelabra. Opposite this stands a marble fireplace and on its mantelpiece are large Chinese porcelain ginger jars. French doors framed by faded yellow
villagenews silk curtains lead to a small balcony and beside this opening is a beautiful dressing table, ornately carved with fleur de lis and griffins. A lovely piece of whimsy. On top of this beautiful dresser were the accoutrement one would expect a lady to use when attending her toilette, silver backed hair brushes, crystal bottles of long ago evaporated perfumes and jars containing powder and unguents. This room is undoubtedly a boudoir. Today we might give a room like this the unimaginative title of a dressing room but in the Belle Epoque period this room was used for so much more. The Boudoir of Belle Epoque era 1870 to the beginning of the first World War in 1914 - was a combination of drawing room and dressing room. It was where a beautiful woman might entertain friends and lovers, or receive tradespeople such as jewellers, hairdressers and dressmakers. She would also dress here in preparation for an evening’s entertainment at the Opera Garnier or perhaps going to the Ritz for dinner. Indeed if you look closely at the dressing table you will see candles long past their prime. They’re little more than stubs, suggesting the last inhabitant of this room needed their illumination to see better for applying her maquillage. Monsieur Choppin-Janvry is suddenly of the opinion that this room has been closed much longer than the rest of the apartment. There is no evidence to
suggest that the 20th century has ever intruded within these pretty walls. In fact he is almost certain that Mlle de Florian never lived in the apartment. She may have been a regular visitor but it was never her principal residence. There was too little of the 20th century and way too much of an earlier period, that period being the Belle Epoque. He moves further into the room there is a chill in here despite the sun flooding in through the open French doors and a pervasive perfume of roses seems to linger in the air. A zephyr like breeze eddies around the room causing the pages of a letter to lift from the dressing table and flutter to the floor. As Mr Choppin-Janvry bends to retrieve a page from the floor he notices tucked in behind the overflowing bookcase something wrapped in a silken shawl. It looks as if it’s a painting and a large one at that. Carefully manoeuvring the painting from behind the book case with its towering pile of dusty tomes and being mindful not to damage the canvas, he carries it to the chaise-longue. The temperature in the room has grown noticeably cooler and the scent of roses grows stronger, almost cloyingly so. M. Choppin-Janvry’s hands begin to tremble as he gently disentangles the shawl from the painting. He is convinced he is about to make an important discovery. The painting is a portrait of a
beautiful young woman. She sits, leaning forward in a chair. A chair he recognises immediately as the very one on which the painting now rests. Her face is in profile, the luxuriant dark blonde hair is piled atop her head, around her neck she wears a strand of baroque pearls and her long elegant fingers play flirtatiously at the extreme decolletage of a beautiful pink mousseline evening gown. M. Choppin-Janvry intuitively understands he is looking at the face of the woman in whose apartment he now stands but even more exciting than that realisation, is the painting itself. He is mesmerised by the flowing brush strokes and the highly stylized positioning of the sitter. “Is it possible? An unknown work by the Master of Swish himself, Monsieur Giovanni Boldini!” It is with the unconscious uttering of these words that the room is suddenly plunged into darkness. Momentarily confused M. Choppin-Janvry realises the shutters have somehow broken free from their moorings and have slammed shut, thus blocking out the light. Adrenalin courses through his body and a feeling of unease causes him to hurry towards the chinks of light shining through the closed shutters. And when the plethora of tables and chairs in his path impede smooth passage, panic threatens to extinguish all rational thought. He is convinced he is no longer alone. With racing heart, he peers
around the darkened room, his eyes desperately seeking reassurance that he is indeed alone. And just as he reaches to push open the shutters for better illumination he is distracted by a shadowy movement near where the portrait stands. “Mon Dieu!” Through the aqueous gloom a chimerical figure materializes, and with the sibilant whisper of silken gown, suddenly before him, is the beautiful woman from the painting. Her pink mousseline gown glowing eerily in the nubilous shadows. In that startling moment, just as M. Choppin-Janvry is about to commit to a terrified shriek, two things occur simultaneously: his mobile comes shrilly to life and a mischievous breeze plucks the shutters from his grasping fingers and casts them wide open. The room is, at an instant, once again flooded with sunlight and everything suddenly appears in its natural order. The room is just as it was, a pretty boudoir. M. ChoppinJanvry, with herculean effort, endeavours to calm himself. His mobile phone continues to ring and after a few moments of deep breathing, he lifts it to his ear and says in a tremulous voice, “Hello?”. To be continued...
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Members of the Bevan and Colleen Henselien family should all hail the humble hot roasted peanut. Back in the mid-1960s, bank teller Bevan’s offerings of hot roasted peanuts to the pretty young Colleen, who regularly banked for the stockbroking firm Harvey
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Holmes, was the key to Colleen’s heart. Not so much the delicious nuts, it seems, but more the gentle, smiling nature of the teller. She later discovered that her brother, Johnny Smith, played first grade rugby league for Brothers with this polite young man Bevan. For both Bevan and Colleen, it was the beginning of a fruitful relationship which would set them on the path to having a wonderful, happy family. For Bevan, it was even more special. The blossoming of love changed his life dramatically. He had been born an orphan, and was almost immediately adopted, but tragedy intervened. Being part of several different foster households and attending seven different schools, all bred uncertainty in his life. Bevan did not realise he was adopted until he was nine. His adoptive father Joe Henselien died suddenly at that time, and adoptive mother Lorna felt unable to cope. The Henseliens were domiciled in Ipswich, first at Basin Pocket, then Booval. Bevan’s schooling had been at a convent, then on to St Mary’s College in Grade Two, where he learned to play rugby league, a team sport which was to help structure his life. Bevan was sent to live with Lorna’s brother Bill Sonder in New Farm, where he attended Holy Spirit convent. The Sonder family lived at 734 Brunswick Street, next door to the Astor Flats. Across the road the then Astor theatre stood, later to be the Village Twin, which itself will be resuscitated in 2014. Restaurants now stand in the old buildings which included the former Sonder home. Bevan continues his story: “I was then transferred to the Ryan family residence at 149 Annie Street. The Ryans were not related. Six months later I was suddenly sent to Nudgee Orphanage, where there was a school. I coped okay. I was there for 18 months. “The following year, 1957, I was 18
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reunited with Lorna, and started at St James College, Fortitude Valley, in Grade Six, where a classmate was Wayne Abdy, the future State rugby league star, and my mate ever since. However, after four months, Lorna and I went to Charleville, where I attended St Mary’s College. Charleville didn’t work out for Lorna, so I became a boarder there while she returned to Brisbane. “I completed my Scholarship (Grade Eight) year there. I enjoyed playing on football trips to most western towns. The next year I was back again with Lorna in Brisbane, and I attended St Laurences college. Later, Lorna married Tom Whyte, and we moved to Terrace Street, New Farm. I completed my Grade 10 there and at 15 I went to work at Commercial Banking Company of Sydney at the Valley branch. “I had learned to become independent in that past six years, so I joined with friends in renting flats over the next five years, usually
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Bevan Henselien “I started playing with Brothers Juniors in the Under 16s, and the team stayed together in the U-17s, U-18s and U-20s, winning premierships all the way. The mateship was terrific. My old school-mate Wayne Abdy was in the team, along with such later luminaries Morrie Pinfold, Peter Stapleton, Neale Porter and John
Back in the mid-1960s, bank teller Bevan’s offerings of hot roasted peanuts to the pretty young Colleen, who regularly banked for the stockbroking firm Harvey Holmes, was the key to Colleen’s heart. Not so much the delicious nuts, it seems, but more the gentle, smiling nature of the teller. in New Farm, such as in Kent Street, only occasionally linking up with Lorna. I was determined to be independent, to steer my own ship in life. “By 1965 I was promoted through the ranks to be offered the bank accountant position at Mitchell. As my football was going okay and I was also rowing surf boats at Coolangatta club, I resigned and finished just 10 days after the introduction of decimal currency on 24th February, 1966. “I spent my next 20 plus years working with then leading finance company Custom Credit, eventually becoming manager of their largest Australian branch. Following that, I owned and operated a branch of the Bank of Queensland for a couple of years. Next, because of my experience in finance with the motor trade, I specialised in motor vehicle insurance through new and used motor dealers until my retirement in 2011.” In Bevan’s other life, rugby league, he had been going better than “okay” in his earlier years …
Bourke. “We all made it into Brothers first grade team in the Brisbane competition at some stage in 1965, captained by Kangaroo skipper Peter Gallagher. Other young players to join the senior club that year were Johnny Smith, my future brother-in-law, and Barry Dowling. The next year, two other Kangaroos Johnny Gleeson and Dennis Manteit joined Brothers, and we made three grand finals in a row, winning the Brisbane premiership in 1967 and 1968. “That 1968 season, after playing Sydney premiers South Sydney at Lang Park, I retired. I was only 23, but as I was to marry Colleen the next year, I realised that there was more money in working overtime than in football.” Bevan and Colleen have now been married for 44 years, and they have four children, Dean, an IT program analyst, Mark who is in England studying medicine, Shanelle, director of corporate services with the Cover-More Group, and Katie, who works in international banking.
There is consistency also in the children’s education records. All four attended St Peter Chanel primary at The Gap, the two boys then attended Ashgrove Marist College, and the girls completed schooling at St Rita’s at Clayfield. Asked how his adoptive mother Lorna’s continued relationship fared, Bevan said: “While there was no contact with Lorna for long periods in my younger years, from the time of our marriage, Colleen, the children and I maintained close contact with her up until her death in 1981.” The retiree Bevan plays golf off the low handicap of seven, and has been a member of Keperra golf club for 35 years. He plays twice a week with regular playing partners Barry Dowling and Pat Maguire, former Brothers team-mates. Last Saturday Bevan scored 75 off-the stick, three over par. He has several 71s to his name. Not bad for a guy now in his late sixties, one who has never had a golfing lesson. Mates? Bevan is a very open, welcoming person, but he feels that if he has as many close mates as in the fingers of one hand, he is happy with that. In his growing years he did it tough, no doubt. Like life in a pinball machine. Through it all, he remained level-headed. “The family unit is the most important thing in life,” reflects Bevan. “My life was certainly different but nothing special. It’s just that when you have disruption in your younger life, you work extra hard to ensure that home-life is as smooth as possible for all your family.” Family… the wise gentleman Bevan Henselien sure knows the value of family. His parting words to this writer, who played football with him in Bevan’s first grade debut at Lang Park, were highly poignant: “ Oh, by the way – Colleen and I have nine wonderful grandchildren. Three of them are already at their parents’ old primary school at The Gap.”
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your decisions and some won’t. But you can get them to cooperate with implementing your decisions, even when they don’t agree. The answer – fair process. If employees believe they’ve honestly been heard, it goes a long way towards getting their buy in, regardless of whether decisions go in their favour. I operate by the principle, “everyone gets their say, but not
If you want more than grudging compliance from your employees, you’ll have to ensure they feel as though they are genuinely getting a fair go.
economics. Whenever the economy transitions from a downturn to a growth phase (yes, it’s started), people inevitably start looking over the fence to see where the grass is greener. So how do you build a business where it is a pleasure to work? You want it to be someplace awesome that attracts and retains talented, dedicated people who jump out of bed every morning, excited about the prospect of another day at the office? Here are three important things businesses often overlook and, as an added bonus, it won’t cost you a cent to put these into practice.
everyone will get their way.” To achieve fair process, you have to intentionally engage people in the decision-making process. You can’t make decisions and “engage” people after the fact. That mistake is what I call “creating an illusion of inclusion”, and it destroys engagement instead of building it.
Make It Fair: If you want more than grudging compliance from your employees, you’ll have to ensure they feel as though they are genuinely getting a fair go. As a business owner or manager, your job is to make decisions. Some people will agree with
Make It Fulfilling: I left a wellpaid, respected position with a major corporation because of widespread mismanagement, utter lack of leadership and, most importantly, the soul-destroying feeling that I was accomplishing nothing of any
significance. Everyone wants their work to provide a sense of autonomy, the opportunity to master a skill set and, ultimately, a fulfilling purpose. Making more money for the business owners isn’t a sufficient motivator to keep people engaged. If you create a fulfilling vision, based on a shared purpose that goes beyond what your employees could each achieve individually, it will become a powerful driver of job satisfaction and loyalty. Make it Fun: At a minimum, we spend a third of our lives at work. So it should be fun – at least sometimes. In my experience, businesses that take themselves too seriously are businesses that struggle to reach their full potential. It’s difficult for anyone to consistently produce their best work under the pressure, stress and lack of joy that accompanies workplaces enforcing a strict “no fun” policy. On the other hand, businesses that actively promote an environment where employees are given permission to have fun have been proven to be more productive, more profitable and have a lower rate of staff turnover than average.
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villagenews By Kerry Gillett. Independent arts writer. In Street Art lingo, masterpieces are labour-intensive works with at least three colours. As we walk, jog, cycle, or drive along Brunswick Street, up the centre of New Farm peninsula, three Street Art masterpieces grab attention and provoke questions or a response. Typically, contemporary public-space art can be seen as territorial graffiti, vandalism or communal art. Yet the works at 217, 505 and the corner of Sydney and Brunswick Streets are thoughtful, eye-catching, and embrace the community of New Farm. The Valhalla cartoon warriors depicted by satirical and darkhumoured graffiti are certainly an eyecatching advertisement for Muay Thai Kickboxing in the Valley. A graffiti mural on private property cleverly publicises their sporting club and business. By using a can of spray paint and roll-on pigment the club’s name and details have been artfully and elaborately placed in the public eye. The difference here between street art and graffiti is the intent of its messaging. The artist here has created a funny and commercial statement on a legal wall. Another authorised mural in front of 139 Club Inc. combines elaborate interlocking letters and cartoon-like images to show possession over a particular wall just like the Valhalla graffiti. This Street Art brings forward
a different perspective on our community. The design of the mural was drafted by three professional artists with input and painting from homeless and marginalised people who access the many and varied services of the club. The overall effect of the readable wildstyle, 139 Club, on the highly visible mural attracts passersby. While the intricate details of the mural show the many activities on offer at the club that create a drop-in rather than a walkby effect. The bright graphics and colour of the drawings reinforce that 139 Club will “brighten up your life and give you support and empower you to leave the club in a much brighter light”. Ultimately this mural not only promotes public awareness but also depicts the journey that many people in the community are on. The heritage-listed New Farm Park has some known and lesser-known artworks. At settlement, New Farm Park or `Binkin-ba' to call it by its Aboriginal name, was a swampy terrain home to the Turrbal people and the tortoise. The British settlers cleared the land to grow food. In 1914, the first garden with rose beds was planted. After 1948, Harry Oakman re-designed the park to include the famous rose beds, which had more than 40,000 rose plants plus poinsettia and jacaranda trees.
“The Rose Wall” integrates New Farm Park’s Aboriginal history and Rose heritage. In 1992, a permanent artwork “The Rose Wall”, integrated New Farm Park’s Aboriginal history and Rose heritage. The Access Arts Inc. initiated mosaic wall near the oval is clearly visible on Brunswick Street. This sparkling jewel made of small pieces of stone, tile, glass, etc. creates smaller stories inside a larger story like the 139 Club mural. The smaller parts reference the history of the iconic New Farm rose gardens, the Aboriginal landowners, and the land itself. The assemblage of smaller parts resembles a single large piece of art, which embraces the social and historical
aspects of New Farm Park. This cultural mosaic with its border pattern, striking colours, and curvaceous lines is sensitive to the values of our nation and is a mosaic of diverse cultures and faiths, that survives and thrives in our community. Each artwork discussed is a fullscale installation with a focus on commerce, community, or history. They open up a discussion on how the lines between graffiti, street art, and public art have begun to blur. The pleasure in looking at these artworks highlights the sheer abundance of creativity and craftsmanship in our community.
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Fabled and True wins FABLED and True, a local sustainable fashion label started by designer Jaye Wolfe, has taken the crown in the wildly successful, inaugural 2013 Fashion Fridays event. Fashion Fridays is a fashion face-off between Brisbane’s young
villagefashion by Lisa Rutter designers with the winners decided by audience votes, the brainchild of Claire Goldsworthy. In four heats, hosted at the Capulet Bar in Fortitude Valley, designers were invited to parade their creations down the runway while the audience of fashionistas voted on a winner, giving the public a rare opportunity to voice their opinions on what’s hot and what’s not. Now that Fashion Fridays has wrapped, Claire is ready to launch Emerge, a series of events focusing on emerging talent in the Brisbane fashion scene. Claire’s vision: “to continue to grow and strengthen our local design industry with fashion events like we have seen with Fashion Fridays.
“Brisbane needed a support network for emerging designers and start-up businesses and Emerge is bridging the gap between struggling designers and the established boutiques,” she said. “I love working with local businesses to create a close-knit support network among the creative community and highlight the home-grown talent on our doorstep,” she said. Fabled and True’s Jaye Wolfe won flights to MBFF 2014, an expensespaid new collection look book and a stock deal with Pretty Please Boutique. Fabled and True signature designs are vintage florals and feminine silhouettes. All of the printed fabrics and the majority of lace and linings are pre-loved, re-purposed or vintage. Each piece produced is completely unique and one of a kind. Jaye is extremely proud to be known as a local eco label. “Brisbane has a great little community of creatives and doing these sorts of shows is perfect for networking and making contacts. I've had the opportunity to work with some amazing local photographers, bloggers, and stylists, make up artists and models, there's just so much talent in Brisbane and it's great to see familiar faces popping up at these events,” he said. For more information visit: wwwfabledandtrue.com.au
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Village Food WITH ALISA CORK Old English fare meets new age organic
Residing in this old red brick New Farm original, Bitter Suite makes you feel like you are in a London pub. It is casual and homey, warm and friendly, but attempts to be stylish and innovative at the same time. Their ‘gastro pub’ fare uses only fresh produce, organic and locally sourced, and everything is made from scratch – including the tomato sauce. The slow roasted pork with potato gnocchi is served with organic kale and king brown mushrooms and the fried chicken wings incidentally comes juxtaposed with a watermelon salad.
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A completely new niche to the New Farm area has been delivered in the form of fresh baked breads and pastries combined with a generous selection of wines, cocktails and ales. Bakers and chefs work around the clock here in what was originally a commercial bakery. This new synthesis of bakery and bar opened up to cater to something not entirely different but definitely new in the area for brunch and dinner. Value adding comes in the form of their own Chester Street branded house-made chutneys and relishes. My pick was the pear and sultana chutney which they serve with the Duck and field mushroom pie for brunch.
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An almond milk latte may not be to your taste but Lorna Jane is doing her best to improve health and wellbeing at a new concept café and workout studio at the Gasworks precinct. ‘Nourish’ is a benevolent place to catch-up with friends before a class for just a gold coin charity donation, doubling the feel good vibe without affecting the waistline. Paleo is the flavor of the day with menu items like the gluten and dairy free paleo brownie.
Experience the magic of live radio plays at Nash
THE fun and magic of live radio plays loosely based on a story by Oscar is brought to life at Nash Theatre as Wilde. audiences are entertained by classic “Both these plays give great scope shows from years gone by, harking for wonderful sound effects that will back to the days before the advent of once again be produced live before television. your very eyes! “The idea is to take “If you have never the audience back to experienced this you are the days when radio in for a treat. Imagine was the main source of gunshots, falling bodies home entertainment,” a and clanking chains spokesperson said. “The produced by a variety family would sit around of objects such as the wireless to listen to balloons and bundles of the latest offering, which newspapers. Watching might be a popular the sound effects is part movie adapted for radio of the fun so come along or perhaps a serial such and be part of the ‘studio as Blue Hills,” she said. audience’ and help to The theatre group recreate the atmosphere has performed such of a live radio broadcast.” favourites as The Nash Theatre performs Maltese Falcon, The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca, The 39 The Canterville Ghost The Maltese Falcon Steppes, The Wizard of March 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 Oz and most recently The and 22 at 7.30pm. There War of the Worlds. is a 2pm matinee on March 9 and a “This year we are offering a double 6pm twilight performance on March bill – two plays instead of one! We 16. Phone: (07) 3379 4775 email: shall be reprising Dashiell Hammett’s nashtheatre4@bigpond.com online: popular Sam Spade adventure The www.trybooking.com/74044 or visit Maltese Falcon and introducing The www.nashtheatre.com for more Canterville Ghost, a humorous tale information.
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Tucked beneath the shelter of the fig tree at the southern base of the Story Bridge, Puk Espresso stands in wait for avid Moonshine coffee fans to arrive. It’s a quaint café with an artistic bent, occasionally exhibiting local artists. Inside the gallery can be found massive canvas artworks and a dining table that can actually be purchased after brunch. Puk are renowned for their specialty, cold press coffee.
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When it comes to style and position, this superbly renovated apartment has it covered in spades. Considered one of the ‘trophy’ apartments in Calibre, this space is in a league of its own. The courtyard is massive and the entire space being completely renovated. Not only is the apartment an exceptional space in its own right, but its location is something that can’t be matched.
Thursday 20 February 2014 The Emporium Hotel, if not SOLD prior
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This flow through apartment on the 5th floor of Cutters Landing’s ‘Cook’ building has been styled by award winning stylist John Croft.
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 6:00pm 612 Brunswick St, New Farm if not SOLD prior
Enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the Cutters Landing Precinct from either of your 2 balconies. On one side enjoy a view towards the Brisbane River whilst on the other you can enjoy an uninterrupted view of the Brisbane City skyline as well as the Story Bridge.
Simon Petrie 0439 668 867 simon.petrie@raywhite.com
Ray White New Farm
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Matt Lancashire 0416 476 480 matt.lancashire@raywhite.com
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Occupying the entire top floor, this fully renovated 250sqm + apartment is of the highest quality and truly needs to be seen to be appreciated.
Saturday, 8th March 2014, 10:30am on Site
There are three balconies which allow for loads of natural light and excellent ventilation throughout the apartment. Enjoy the peace and tranquillity of being among the tree-tops in this very quite part of New Farm. A short stroll from New Farm Park, Sydney St Ferry stop and also Merthyr Village, you are certainly in the heart of New Farm.
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Located on a quiet Spring Hill street, this striking house presents an opportunity that cannot be missed. With accessibility to the CBD, fine schooling, dining, retail, recreational facilities and top hospitals. You can reap the benefits of both inner city living and a peaceful retreat. Spring Hill is one of Brisbane’s oldest suburbs and it is rare to find a home of such a configuration available!
Thursday 20 February 2014 Emporium Hotel, Fortitude Valley
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Sam Mayes 0402 094 553 sam.mayes@raywhite.com raywhite.com/ 1083207
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And for the buyers, looking to Emails are hitting inboxes like capture that prized property, you gunfire, message banks are working must not enter the market unarmed. like sand bags holding in enquiry and Load up your arsenal; get prebuyers/tenants are fiercely battling to approved finance, thoroughly conquer negotiations. So why? And investigate the prices in the area what exactly is happening? you want to buy and get out into the In late 2013 we saw movement as field. You must get informed, Inspect buyers stormed open houses right properties, view open houses, follow across the country. Property listings up on sold swelled in print publications New Fact: Some new information that signs, read and with this has been circulating that Queenslanders local papers, subscribe for increased have been paying down their home e-alerts from confidence loans faster than owners in any other agents.... And from buyers, state. this is just another contributing then fire out the battle lines factor in the elevation of confidence and some offers!! have been this one is self-fuelling. the more the The unarmed drawn. buyer will So what’s market rises, the more capital growth either miss the battle plan? in their own homes and the more For those money they have to spend on things like out or overestimate the preparing to investment properties. rising market. suit up and Fortune step into will definitely favour the brave in action, 2014 is a different landscape 2014. Buyers and sellers must be to 2013. Navigating the landmines proactive, they can’t take the easy is crucial to ensuring the best option. If you step onto the battlefield price. For sellers, you must avoid in 2014 be prepared to defend greeting a rising market with an even yourself. No one else will do the higher rising expectation. Also, the work for you. Over the last five years temptation of selling early before the there have been many wounded market has been genuinely tested buyers and sellers and they’ll be can cost you extra money, that can looking to get back what they have come from competitive friendly fire lost! (offers) between buyers.
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Your Peninsula Specialists New Farm, Newstead, Teneriffe, Spring Hill, Fortitude Valley, Bowen Hills 2013 was an amazing year for Ray White New Farm and 2014 is already shaping up to be better than the last. We predicted that 2013 would be the turnaround year for the residential market and the beginning of the next growth cycle. This has been the case and what a difference a year can make. There are a few fundamental factors driving property growth. Interest rates are now well under 5% vs last year when they were 6%, Auction clearance rates have increased and overseas buyers (especially Chinese and expats) are arriving in force and seeking quality properties in all price ranges. Prestige properties are selling all throughout Queensland with the peninsula’s highest sale price for a house at $5.2m and $5.8m for an apartment. For Ray White New Farm, 2014 is a fresh start. We have purchased a new premises situated at 612 Brunswick Street. The much anticipated office fit out is complete and we opened for business in mid-December. If you driving by or having a coffee at Cirque, please feel free to drop in to have a look and say hi! Ray White New Farm showcased many incredible achievements throughout 2013. Our most notable, being that we have sold $220M of property. We have also settled 291 property transactions. Our current auction clearance rate is well above the industry at 72%, with our average days on market just 32 . These figures set the benchmark throughout Queensland, and it’s a credit to the entire Ray White New Farm team who work tirelessly to achieve these exceptional results. Ray White New Farm are already geared up for massive 2014 and what a start we have had with over $12M of sales. We are excited for the year ahead if you would like to buy, sell or rent we would love to hear from you. Happy Hunting, Matt Lancashire Principal
612 Brunswick Street, New Farm Q 4005 07 3254 1022 | rwnf.com.au
2013 suburb statistics at a Glance. recent median house sale prices Period
median new farm price
median brisbane city council price
1st Quarter 2013
$877,500
$525,000
2nd Quarter 2013
$1,050,000
$535,000
3rd Quarter 2013
$1,170,000
$540,000
4th Quarter 2013
$1,200,000
$560,000
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median new farm price
median brisbane city council price
1st Quarter 2013
$580,000
$408,000
2nd Quarter 2013
$551,500
$409,000
3rd Quarter 2013
$590,000
$410,000
4th Quarter 2013
$568,500
$410,000
auction success rate Brisbane average: rwnf Average:
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Days on Market Brisbane average: 89 days rwnf average: 32 days
top 3 house sales for 2013 1. 9 Griffith St, New Farm | $5,200,000 | 962sqm 2. 238 Kent St, New Farm | $3,300,000 | 1,012sqm 3. 22 Waverley St, Teneriffe | $2,350,000 | 330sqm
top 3 unit sales for 2013 1. 701/53b Newstead Tce, Newstead | $3,800,000 | 614sqm 2. 11/1 Macquarie St, Teneriffe | $3,700,000 | 560sqm 3. 2412/32 refinery pde, New Farm | $3,000,000 | 333sqm
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Disclaimer: This information is being provided by Australian Property Monitors, Price Finder and MyDesktop (Ray White New Farm’s CRM System) based on settled sales as of 31 November 2013. It’s accuracy can not be guaranteed. Parties should rely on their own enquiries and Ray White New Farm will not be liable for errors or admissions herein.
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I realise now that there are still real estate professionals out there who never quit, and stick to their word. Nick did this and more. He treated our property like it was his own, and I couldn't imagine another real estate agent matching his commitment to an exceptional result. What I liked about Nick the most was his urgency, and his dedication to follow up. Nick really impressed my wife and I and the final sale price was a direct reflection of the ' hands on approach’ that he put into it. Owner 123 James St, New Farm
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Boutique property agency grows STYLE Estate Agents holds an upmarket Fortitude Valley office now, but its humble beginnings sprouted from a Windsor Queenslander run by its thensole employee, principal Mark Lowrey. Six years and phenomenal growth to 13 agents later, Mark outgrew his serviced office at The Workstation in Teneriffe and another in Wilston. The boutique agency now represents some of the most sought after addresses in Brisbane, including New Farm, Newstead, Kangaroo Point and surrounds, from a prime location on James Street and Wilston. “When we were still at Wilston, we were lucky enough to get a few luxury developments and sold some beautiful
homes in this area which set some records for the highest sale prices for units in Brisbane and Australia. That gave us the confidence to push our boundaries in the market around this area,” he said. Mark said that being an independent boutique brand gave the business flexibility to set goals according to his own values. “We try to come out from not an ego point of view, but what’s important for our client and tailor solutions for that individual. From a sales perspective, we always try to unearth the potential in a property or development, not just market value,” he said. He said that up-to-the-minute industry
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training and a reliable team saw the James Street office sell over 100 inner city properties, valued at over $62 million, in 2013. ”I think that having amazing people has been a great focus for this company. We make sure we can get the best people at the time to work for us and conduct our training. We are lucky to have one of Australia’s best trainers and brand designers help us and every year the team will fly down to Sydney
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for conferences,” Mark said. “We try to be innovative while still maintaining the conditions of the industry. Altogether, we have a wealth of experience. One of our staff sold the first million dollar property in Brisbane many years ago. We have a lot of emerging agents as well but they’ve all got valuable experience in real estate.” A 1/49 James Street, Fortitude Valley T 1300 766 960 W admin@ styleproperty.com.au
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2014 continues to build momentum with the market enjoying a strong start to the new year, Owners are asking if this is the right time to sell?
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With the number of buyers high and the number of properties for sale low, I ask is there a better time to sell?
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Expect nothing but the best service from Kangaroo Point’s premier agency. raywhitekangaroopoint.com.au reception@rwkp.com.au Ph. 3320 1050 2/22 Baildon Street, Kangaroo Point
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ljhooker.com.au 4/599 Brunswick Street, New Farm • Ph: (07) 3146 5400 • newfarm.ljhooker.com.au • newfarm@ljhooker.com.au All information contained herein is gathered from sources we consider to be reliable. However we cannot guarantee or give any warranty about the information provided and interested parties must solely rely on their own enquiries.
D L O S “BRISBANE IS WELL PLACED TO BE THE STRONGEST CAPITAL CITY
PROPERTY MARKET IN 2014” – YOUR INVESTMENT PROPERTY MAGAZINE JANUARY 2014
We at Place New Farm are looking forward to the new opportunities brought on by 2014. While last year was our biggest year to date (with over $300 million in sales), our resolution is to raise the bar in what is shaping up to be a very successful year for the Brisbane property market.
Whether you’re buying or selling in 2014, we would love to assist you at our Place with all of your property needs.
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simon caulfield $17,625,000 Worth of Property Sold Since the Start of 2014! Simon Caulfield and his dynamic team are proof that current market conditions can reap great results for property owners. When faced with the challenge of selling an entire building of prestige apartments, Simon and his team stepped up to the task. All seven one-per-floor apartments were under contract in just 5 weeks. Achieving such great results is just part of the process. It’s the calibre of Simon’s advice and level of personal attention to his clients that sets him apart. There are no empty promises, just results:
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12 properties sold in 2014 Average of 16 days on the market Total of 142 buyer inspections 83% of sales are above the listed price 60% of sales had three or more offers
The year is just beginning! We would love to help you become another success story. “Setting the benchmark for 2014.”
2013 Australian Real Estate Awards
AUSTRALIA’S BEST MAJOR INDEPENDENT AGENCY
SIMON CAULFIELD Lead Agent – Place Estate Agents
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