Oasis Magazine - Apr|May 2017

ISSUE 17 APRIL | MAY 2017

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From the Publisher

Sooooo much is going on here, I simply don’t know where to begin!

First up – tell us what you think about our new look. They say a change is as good as a holiday, and seeing as there are exactly zero holidays on my horizon, I decided now was a great time to give Oasis Magazine a makeover!

Have you signed up for O|Mail yet? Our super cute fortnightly wrapup of all the best things in the Far North, will be delivered to inboxes across the globe starting this April. Pop on over to the OasisMagazine.com.au to start receiving yours FREE! And speaking of super cute ... check out his months model, Noelle Halpin. Aside from being a successful local business owner, Noelle is also a triathlete, a volunteer, a mum of four, and a horse racing enthusiast. We absolutely loved having her join us for our fashion shoot in Oceana Walk this issue. Have you ventured down there recently? It’s quite simply the most fabulous shopping centre in town, giving you the opportunity to support locals and pick up some gorgeously unique wares. Oh, and the characters you’ll find as you wander down that lane are memorable, to say the least. (Yep, I’m looking at you, Eggplant and Poppy!)

In this issue, we are invited to the home of tourism industry stalwarts. Pip and Charlie Woodward, who have been instrumental in the development of the radiation oncology unit in Cairns over the past decade.

The COUCH organisation (Cancer Oncology Unity at the Cairns Hospital) has been named the official charity for IronMan when it comes to town in June, and we chatted with Nicky Roberts, a brave member of TeamCOUCH triathlon crew. Nicky is currently training for the half marathon, amidst regular doses of radiation to treat her breast cancer. Words cannot describe how inspired we were when Nicky dropped by Oasis HQ recently, for some photos. You can support her in her journey by searching for COUCH at everydayhero.com We’re partnering up with Port Douglas Carnivale again this year, and have a HUGE giveaway planned! Seriously – you’ll want to be in on this one! Keep an eye on our social media pages for more info!

And I’m absolutely delighted to welcome the very fabulous Steph Cowper to TeamOasis. Aside from being a total genius in the offi e, Steph is also fairly handy behind a camera. Her gorgeous images are scattered through this issue, and you can see more of her beautiful work at StellaAdams.com.au Make sure you follow us on Facebook, Insta and Twitter – we’ve got some cool things coming your way! But for now, i invite you to sit back, relax and take a few moments out of your busy day to enjoy our very own Oasis.

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Cheers, Jules

JULIANNE STEER | Publisher 0423 959 648 | hello@oasismagazine.com.au

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Let’s make no succulent, tender lamb shanky bones about it; saving can be expensive. Time to tuck your napkin into your t-shirt because I’m about to plate up some pretty sloppy logic.

I recently spent $68 on a slow cooker that was on special. I saved 20 bucks, but here’s the pinch of irony that complements the dish; I didn’t just save money, a ‘slow’ cooker also saves you time. It’s an oxymoron. Actually when it comes to my slow cooked beef stew it’s a Gravoxymoron. Just like Bernard Tomic’s attitude to tennis, you chuck it all in and walk away. That’s it. You don’t have to be there.

My wife Fleur, let’s call her the leader of the opposition, and myself have reached a bipartisan agreement here at Warnerworld to limit our spending in an effort to save.

So my very opaque point is this, it depends on what you’re trying to save. I’m not going to sit here and bang on about what you should or shouldn’t do with your hard earned.

That’d be like Shane Warne dishing out relationship advice but when you have an S.O.S moment, Save or Spend, think about what you’re actually saving, by spending. I saved my marriage by spending on a dishwasher, it saw an end to the rolled up wet tipped teatowel fights over who’s washing and who’s drying. I helped save a Cassowary by spending on a cute little fluffy stuffed one at ARF. If you don’t buy a stuffed cassowary, cassowary’s are stuffed. My wife’s busy trying to save her own skin by spending on moisturizer. Save on power bills and save the planet by spending on Solar. I’ve saved precious memories by spending on a video camera.

My w ife Fleu r, let’s call he r the le ade r o f the oppos it ion

To save or to spend? It’s a question that’ll outlast religion but I will say this, if you want to spend with absolute abandon, then spend the most precious currency you have, and that’s time, with your family and the ones you love. It’s the most rewarding investment you’ll ever make. And for $68 a slow cooker will buy you that time. If you’re interested in a good deal, I know a guy who knows a guy. B on Appétit!

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Cairns Community Driving Change

As the Queensland government prepare to ban single use plastic bags from July 2018, the establishment of community driven initiative, B oomerang B ags, will help that transition.

Boomerang Bags are designed to be borrowed and brought back, helping shoppers to stay plastic bag free if you forget your bags.

T he initiative began in B urleigh H eads, Qld and has since spread to 52 Australian communities. T he bags are sewn by the community for the community and once made are left in shopping centres in dedicated stands. Shoppers can avoid a plastic bag by freely taking a reusable bag, with the idea that the bag will be returned net time they shop, hence ‘Boomerang Bag’.

B ess Murphy, CAFNE C’s Community Engagement Coordinator, says that even if people forget to return a bag, that’s okay.

“The aim of Boomerang Bags is to start conversations, make friends, up-cycle materials and work towards shifting society’s throw away mentality to a more sustainable revolution of re-use - one community at a time.”

Bess says they’re aiming to have 1000 bags complete before they start the actual implementation. That means there’s a lot of sewing to do, so come and get involved. Everybody is welcome, and if sewing’s not your thing there are plenty of other tasks to help with.

Fabric, thread and sewing accessories are needed. If you have some that aren’t being used, bring them along to a meetup, or drop off at the donation box on the CAFNE C verandah.

W hen: First T hursday of every month from 4.30 – 7.30 pm.

W here: D ownstairs of Cominos H ouse, 27-27 Greenslopes Street, N orth Cairns.

F ood Is F ree - another global initiative that’s helping transform communities through ultra local food production and repurposing salvaged materials. Get to know your neighbours and grow food on your front lawn!

If you’re keen to get on board, join the Food is Free - Cairns Facebook page, for the locations of fi e drop off boxes around Cairns where you can leave, take or swap produce. Guaranteed more smiles all round!

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Free l ittle l ib raries . take a book, retu rn a boo k.

Little F ree Libraries are a free book exchange. There are three in Cairns and they form part of a world-wide network that’s helping improve literacy, spark connection and inspire readers. Anyone can take a book or bring a book to share. Keep an eye out for the libraries at 108 Martyn Street, W hitfield s Colin Penridge Park (behind Murchison Street), and the Cairns School of D istance Education.

Emma Roberts hosts the Martyn Street library - as an ex school teacher, books are important to her. She says books can do anything from teach us empathy, connect us to people, and transport us places we’ve never been.

“Ours is a busy little box and also a great conversation starter for people in the street. It’s made from 100% recycled material from our house renovations.”

Emma’s Little Library is surrounded by free herbs, vegetables and fruit trees that are free for the community to take.

“Recycling, learning new ideas and sharing resources in the community are important to me. We’re bombarded by so many terrible stories in the media, and I think that’s why things like this are so important. Little Libraries are a little bit of positive counter culture that promotes community spirit.”

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book review

Pedal Stroke

Nick wildsmith

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Pedal Stroke is a fast-paced journey that eventuates by pure accident.

After an initial plan to travel overland from Australia to the Isle of Man via motorcycle became a frustrating logistical nightmare, littered with bureaucratic paperwork including carnet de passage and visas that mandated itineraries and time frames pencilled in by third parties and consequently eliminating all spontaneity, N ick W ildsmith decided to make the journey via bicycle instead.

Commencing with an extremely brief training schedule which included a few laps around Redlynch Valley, which confirmed more about N ick’s cycling inabilities than abilities, he decides he will rely on tenacity, determination and adventurous spirit rather than physical prowess.

Finally, the departure date arrives and the writer’s 20th anniversary with his partner Anni is celebrated in Bali, before he flies to Penang to commence the trip, promising to reunite with Anni once again in H o Chi Min City, some few thousand kilometres up the road.

N aturally, everything goes to the near none existent plan and a comfortable meander up Malaysia’s West coast is followed by a border crossing to Thailand’s East coast without being attempted mugged, knocked off or running over any pedestrians.

T hat was saved for Cambodia.

A couple of months after Bali, the writer arrives into the bedlam of H o Chi Min City and into the loving arms of a very much missed Anni.

Two weeks later, during a ritual yoga stretching routine, he falls over and immediately loses speech, cognition and the use of his left side, rendering him a paralysed, bed-ridden patient in a hospital in Vietnam.

Obviously, one doesn’t plan anywhere in their travel escapades a cerebral vascular accident. A Stroke.

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75th anniversary of Kokoda

T he C airns Tr op ical Wri te rs Fest ival iS an in it iat ive o f Tr op ical Wri te rs In c.

St o ckists fo r these key boo ks in cl ude good boo kshops, l arger news agents, visit o r cent res and onl ine.

2017 marks the 75th anniversary of the legendary Kokoda battles in PN G, a pivotal WW2 campaign where a small force of young, ill-equipped and outnumbered Australians engaged a highly experienced and hitherto unstoppable Japanese force on a narrow, precarious jungle track. Enduring appalling jungle conditions and several bloody battles, courageous Australians with the help of locals repeatedly repelled the Japanese advance towards mainland Australia, and eventually won.

Kokoda: Beyond the Legend An international conference on Kokoda in 2012 brought together leading historians from Australia, Britain, US and Japan to re-examine the Kokoda campaign from both allied and Japanese perspectives. This new collection edited by Karl James, senior military historian from the Australian War Memorial, provides readers with

a more complete understanding of one of the major turning points of WW 2. O ne of the contributors is Robyn Kienzle of Cairns, who is also the author of the next book.

The Architect of Kokoda: Bert Kienzle - the man who made the Kokoda track Pieced together from the contents of a camphor wood box, author Robyn Kienzle tells the remarkable story of her father-in-law, Bert Kienzle. Out of jungle and mud, Kienzle forged a track from Port Moresby to Kokoda. Working alongside the Australian troops with his handpicked team of native bearers known as the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels, he ensured the men got the food, munitions and medical support they needed. Author of the next book, Peter FitzSimons said, ‘B ert Kienzle did more than any other single man to make Australian victory possible.’

Kokoda - Peter FitzSimons Australian author Peter FitzSimons tells the Kokoda story in his distinctive gripping style. More Australians died in the months of fighting in Papua, than in any other campaign of WW2. This bestselling, acclaimed, authoritative account of one of the most famous battles in Australian military history is now established as a classic.

T hose Ragged B loody H eroes Author Peter B rune tells the story of Kokoda through the eyes of the Australians who fought there. H e interviewed hundreds of AIF soldiers and conscripts, and himself travelled the treacherous terrain and bloody battlegrounds where so many of their mates perished. This is a stirring history of triumph, tragedy and controversy set in the mud and steaming jungle of the Kokoda Trail.

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BBQ, Bowls and Brisket at th West Cairns Bowls Club “Who would have thought a bowls club in one of the backstreets of Westcourt would become so trendy?” said one of my Foodvixen Facebook followers.

Trendy, popular, hip - whichever way you look at it the West Cairns B owls Club is the fashionable place to be with diners flocking to the retro venue for the incredible culinary BB Q feasts created each week by Chef Wolfgang H os.

W ith American BB Q style restaurants having firm y cemented themselves in the culinary scene of our southern cities, Chef Wolf has introduced the fi st BB Q fare to our fair city of Cairns. Every Monday Chef Wolf tantalises our tastebuds by releasing his latest and ever changing BBQ Club Menu on the B owls Club’s Facebook page. W ith past headliners including Low and Slow BBQ Brisket Burgers, T wice Cooked Smokey B eef Ribs and BB Q Pulled Pork Shoulder Cairns locals have been falling over themselves to secure a table at the often booked out Wednesday night dinners.

A few weeks back some friends and I went along for a Mexican themed BBQ night. The low and slow BBQ process requires numbers to be confirmed at least 24 hours in advance and lucky for us we did because each and every table was booked out. The star of the show on this particular evening was the ‘14 H our L ow and Slow Mexican Pulled

B risket T acos’ complete with lashings of Pineapple and Coconut Pico D e Gallo (or Salsa for all you Gringo’s), Green Finger L ime and Jalapeno Sriracha Crema and Pulled Pork Chilli Con Carne. Each meal is served authentic American BBQ style on paper lined trays with an array of sauces, dips and spiced salts.

N eedless to say there were no leftovers at our table as each and every tasty morsel of our BBQ feast was devoured. It’s not just the delectable slow cooked meats that keep Cairns locals coming back for more. A West Cairns B owls Club fi st-timer I was with was pleasantly surprised that he got more than enough change from a $50 note when ordering drinks from the bar for our table of fi e. H onest drink prices, raffles and friendly staff and club patrons make the B owls Club a legit night out that won’t hurt the hip pocket.

More recently, Chef Wolf has introduced Funky Parma N ight’s to T hursday’s where he’s put a bit of a fresh spin on the old crumbed pub favourite. Bacon Stroganoff, BBQ Pulled Pork and even Chilli Cheese Steak Parmi’s have made Thursday nights almost as popular as Wednesday’s at the club. A family friendly atmosphere with no shortage of car parks, cheap drinks and a delectable low and slow barbeque feast all for $20 the West Cairns B owls Club is could just be the perfect Wednesday night dinner spot.

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h ayley g illes pie THE ARTS So me o f the coolest arty th in gs t o do around C airns at the mo ment are pop up events. T hese co me and go so be su re no t t o miss out! Al thou gh these e vents are sho rt l ived they are a fun and p ro fes sion al affair, w ith l o ts t o see, e at and do fo r ente rt ain ment .

Cairns 5:30am - Dawn Service Cenotaph, Cairns Esplanade (outside RSL) 8:15am - Ecumenical Church Service St Monica’s Cathedral

Gordonvale 3:30am - Gunfire breakfast RSL, Gordon St

10:00am - Services Parade Fogarty Park step off

4:25am - Dawn Service Norman Park cenotaph

10:35am - Commemoration Service Munro Martin Parklands, Sheridan St

6:00am - Breakfast Norman Park

Babinda 4:25am - Dawn Parade and Service RSL Memorial Hall to ANZAC Park 10:00am - Commemorative March and Service RSL Memorial Hall to ANZAC Park Edmonton 5:15am - Dawn Parade and Service Fuller Park cenotaph 7:45am - Commemorative March Hambledon Hotel to Fuller Park

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9:00am - Commemorative Parade Gordonvale Primary School to Norman Park cenotaph Stratford 7:00am - Commemorative Parade Stratford Post Office to cenotaph Trinity Beach 5:30am - Dawn Parade Vasey Esplanade Memorial

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T he Cairns Regional Gallery has many School holiday programs, ranging from jewellery making, fridge magnets, sculpture, drawing to Easter basket weaving - it is Easter, after all! Some of these programs are age specific and require booking. So check out cairnsregionalgallery. com.au for more information. In addition to their school holiday programs, don’t forget to view the latest exhibitions including B rett W hiteley “O ther Places (Somewhere Else)’ and other more locally based artists such as Francesca Rosa ‘Memoria’ from Etty B ay.

Feel like watching a film with a live soundtrack? Cine B ar Cairns is presenting ‘W hite Shadows in the South Seas’ T his film will be played on Sunday the 2nd of April at 7:30 pm.

T here will be a Q&A session with the artist after the show.

T ickets are $20/15. W hat is Cine bar? Cine B ar Cairns is a collective desire for a unique inner city film venue that caters to the more sophisticated, quirky and cultured end of the film lovers spectrum. Screening the best popular classics and cult films. Music from 5pm, Films from 7pm and with a licensed bar and great food.

THE YOUN G CO MPANY THE AT RE TY CT will be hosting school holiday programs as usual. T hese diverse classes include, acting techniques, self-confiden e, communication and presentation skills, as well as an understanding of lighting, sound, costume and set design.

Tro lley A rt Stud io and C afé T he School holidays are coming up, and for the fi st time, T rolley Art Studio and Cafe are hosting a full program of events and activities. All ages are welcomed, join in a wide range of classes and get to learn skills form a smorgasbord of local artists. B ook now to get a spot. Call 0457 617 635

POP UP FOOD AND L IVE MUS IC T he return of Meet Eat Repeat on Saturday 25 March. O nce again bringing special tasty treats, live music and great vibes to local foodies at the West Cairns B owls Club. T o help cover costs and manage the number of guests, a gold coin donation will be required upon entry while bar service will be enhanced to avoid long queues. Local live music acts, old-school lawn games and a family friendly atmosphere will once again make our favourite vintage venue.

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KickArts Conte mpo rary Art Gallery O ne 15 April - 17 June 2017 Shoot from the H ip examines the proliferation of H ipster culture and its subsequent impact on contemporary Australian art.

Cairns creatives Kristin T ennyson, Ian T unbridge and Clinton Freeman are featured in the exhibition and are certain to cause some ‘H ipsteria’ amongst avid local follows.

A recent studio visit with contemporary painter Kristin Tennyson unearthed some exciting works in progress for the exhibition. W ith her trusted studio assistant Poppy by her side Kristin highlighted her creative approach to painting incorporating elements of stencilling and aerosol spray painting, alongside traditional oil painting.

The works draw upon a myriad of sources from Australian society including vintage souvenir tea towels and tablecloths, which are referenced in the work ‘Colloquial blessing’ (2017).

Shoot from the H ip is on display at KickArts Contemporary Arts Gallery O ne from the 15th of April to the 17th of June 2017.

The free opening night celebrations on Friday the 28th of April 6-8pm, sees a number of surprises in stall for hipster aficionados, including a visit f om the D C Style Fylez! Straight from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, D C will style attendees to ensure the hippest selfies po sible!

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Meet the Ch air of KickArts B oard of D irectors, D aniel Wallwork. Practicing artist extraordinaire since 2000, KickArts B oard Member since 2013. L oves cars, graffiti, c aft beer.

KickArts B oard Chair D aniel Wallwork is totes keen about the opening night celebrations for Shoot from the H ip on Friday the 28th of April! So much so he is kickin’ off the hipster selfie ompetition for O asis readers in style!

Images courtesy: photographer: Jen Frei (Frei Films) 2017 and Kristin T ennyson ‘Colloquial blessing’ 2017 oil and aerosol on canvas 120x100cm

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Join the fun with the…

GIANT JELLYBABIES Coming soon to CoCA are two exciting, interactive performances for big kids and little kids alike.

CRAZY T IMES April 28th: Sydney D ance Company in collaboration with Co3 Australia,takes audiences on a lo-fi, sur eal action-adventure, driven by the pulse of high-energy and mind-bending dance moves in Antony H amilton’s Crazy T imes.

Choreographed and created for primary school aged audiences, Crazy T imes is a fascinating exploration of the fastchanging world we are born into today, and the unknown world we will face in the future. Join four dancers as they embark on a dream-like journey through a world where things are not always as they seem.

RAINBOW VO MIT May 26th & 27th: Enter a space of tangled imagination, where light and sound collide in a familiar yet distant world; a place where anything is possible, everything can happen and colour erupts from the darkness!

Rainbow Vomit is an immersive work designed to target young audiences, whilst maintaining appeal for kids of all ages. Audience members are invited to watch the performance through their own pair of ‘fi eworks glasses’ - magical glasses made using holographic diffraction film, which efracts light into all colours of the spectrum, generating a myriad of rainbows!

T ickets start from $15 and are available from the Centre of Contemporary Arts.

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Keesh a McLean LIVE & LO CAL

I’m thrilled to be writing about our vibrant live music and entertainment scene in Cairns for OASIS Magazine!

I’m also so excited Cairns Dinner Theatre have found a fabulous new venue. A great WIN for Cairns arts and entertainment scene!

Owners Wes and Brooke Evans have surprised us all by forming a deal with The Reef Hotel Casino to take over the old “Velvet Underground,” restore it to it’s original purpose as a theatre and reopen in May. “Although Lake St was a good fi st step, the partnership with the Casino brings us to a whole new level” says owner, Wes Evans. “We’re the only medium sized theatre in town and gives smaller independent shows a professional stage to perform on.”

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Cairns Dinner Theatre shows start in May with “LUCID” a cirque themed acrobatic cabaret every Thursday and “Jury Duty” an interactive comedy in which the audience attends the most comical court room and acts as Jury. So much fun to be had! Follow www.cairnsdinnertheatre.com for dates and future performances throughout May 2017.

Cairns award winning artist Leanne Tennant will be performing at The Estrella Port on A Fork event at Port Douglas Carnivale Saturday 27th May in Rex Smeal Park.

Tickets available at www.carnivale.com.au

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Thanks to the continued support of Ray Elias from Entertainment Cairns, and Tanks Art Centre, TANKS UNPLUGGED is now in its 11th year of showcasing local original artists. Friday May 5th is going to be a fabulous night with Jeanette Wormald Trio, SAVIDAS and The Katie Jay band.

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If you love good old fashioned blues, The Elixir Bar in Abbott St is the place to be every Sunday from 4pm with Gordon Sheard’s Cairns Blues Explosion Band.

Cairns rockers Jusfa Kicks are performing at the newly refurbished Bungalow Hotel Friday 7th & 28th April, 12th & 26th May and at The Jack Saturday 29th April and 20th May.

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Bar36 at The Casino has located live music Tuesday to Sunday evenings. Performing throughout April and May are Dave Cooke, Nikki Doll, Ka Weyova, The tall Poppies, Eddie Skiba, The Rockmans & Lady Valiant and The Krooves!

Don’t hesitate to check out Cairns live music and entertainment schedule at www.entertainmentcairns.com

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(19-28 May).

Showcasing the best of T ropical N orth Queensland from local food and wines to talented musicians, artists and entertainers, PO RT DOUG LAS CARN IVALE is one of Australia’s most exciting and diverse events that celebrates the uniqueness and beauty of tropical living. N ow in its 23rd year, this year’s Carnivale runs 26-28 May 2017 with a calendar chock-full of events and familyfriendly fun, including the spectacular WONDE RLAND SPIEGE LTENT back for a second season with world class shows from 19-28 May.

The glamorous icon of Australian cabaret entertainment and living legend, CARLOTT A, will be making a special appearance at the spiegeltent for a one-off late night show F riday 26 May @10.30pm.

An original member of the internationally renowned Les Girls in Sydney’s Kings Cross, Carlotta is currently touring Australia with her Carlotta – Queen of the Cross show. For more information on her tour visit carlotta.com.au.

The theatrical phenomenon LA SO IRÉE is set to thrill audiences in the Spiegeltent with its award-winning variety sensation made of up the world’s greatest performers of cabaret, burlesque, circus sideshow and contemporary vaudeville.

Step inside for a parallel universe of pure entertainment and prepare to be amazed, amused, shocked, shaken and stirred as spectacular skills deliver a high energy

Kick off Carnivale weekend on Friday 26 May (11:30am-3pm), and soak up the picturesque setting of the Coral Sea under the palms at Rex Smeal Park. Indulge in a long lazy lunch as PARAD ISE ON A PLATE serves up plentiful produce, fresh dishes and thrilling performances. Each of four courses will be served with matching wines accompanied by a unique performer that will keep your senses buzzing.

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Friday evening, Macrossan Street comes alive with dazzling entertainment for the young and the young at heart. A true community event in the fine t of N orth Queenslander traditions, the MACROSSAN ST REET PARADE has long been the opening highlight of Port D ouglas Carnivale and regularly draws eager crowds of thousands of fans. From 5pm, be captivated by the sights and sounds of live music and extraordinary street performers, indulge in the fresh goodies on offer at the market food stalls, and be enchanted by an array of amusements and rides for the whole family including the debut of the Carnivale F erris W heel.

T he parade will be kicking off at 6:30pm followed by a spectacular fi eworks display at 9pm driving the party into high gear. The street fun continues into the night as Port D ouglas restaurants and bars come alive. T his year’s Parade theme is THE WONDE RS OF THE REEF . Want to be involved? Registration for Float entry closes Friday 21 April 2017.

O n Saturday 27 May from 9am, grab family and friends and head to the F AMILY BE ACH D AY at Four Mile Beach’s northern end for a full day of fun and frolic by the sea.

Featuring an amazing KITE D ISPLAY with astounding giant colorful kites plus a SAND SCU LPT ING CO MPET IT ION everyone can join in on. Roving entertainment, face painting, kids’ activities, refreshments and market stalls will all be on offer.

Locals and visitors alike will be dancing in the moonlight on Saturday night, 27 May as PO RT ON A FO RK - FOOD , W INE & MUS IC offers a variety of Port D ouglasinspired dishes that that capture the essence of local living, plus popular food trucks and gourmet artisans to tempt everyone’s tastebuds. It will be one big electric party with live music sets by DJ Peiro, funk, synth and groove quintet Vaudeville Smash, Cairns’ blues & roots princess Leanne T ennant plus Australia’s ARIA Award winner BEN LEE takes the stage as the Festival headliner.

And on Sunday 28 May from 11am, chill out at the F ISHE RMAN ’S VILLAGE MUS IC FEST IVAL with music from the H illbilly Goats, The Montgomery Brothers, and a return to the stage by Ben Lee. Just a stroll away is the WONDE RLAND LITT LE B IG TO P stage featuring a variety of family and children’s entertainment including AB C Kids’ Lah-Lah’s B ig Live B and, Children Are Stinky and TN Q’s own Legends of Perhaps.

Be sure to hop aboard the B ally H ooley historic steam train for the AUD REY CUTT LEBUTT LE & THE GREAT B ALLY HOO LEY ES CAPE for a truly moving outdoor theatre experience. B oarding 3 times daily, Thursday 18 May to Saturday 27 May from the Reef Marina with return from St Crispin’s Station, passengers will be wildly entertained along the way by live comedy, slapstick, colourful characters and fun facts on the area. T he B ally H ooley was original operated by Mossman Mill to haul sugar cane through the fields.

In between the abundance of good food and fun during Carnivale, don’t miss the stunning photography on show at the T RO PIC DEST IN AT IONS PHOTOG RAPH IC EXH IB IT ION 2017 – a must- see exhibition of stunning digital photography by the local D ouglas Photographic Society Inc. T his is the annual Exhibition and competition for Club members, and showcases the beauty and wonder of the people, creatures and places of the region and beyond. The 2018 landscape calendar and printed images in various sizes and formats are available for sale. The exhibition will open from 2228 May10am-4pm with an official opening party Monday 22 May at 6.00pm at the Port D ouglas N eighbourhood Centre. Free entry.

For more info visit www.pdnc.org.au.

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The Red B eret Hotel…

CAIRNS CUP CARNIVAL boo k on line www .cairns jockeyclub. com.au o r phone 07 4054 1203.

Limited t ickets availab le boo k no w!

RACING MICHE LLE CH AMPION 2017 Cairns Cup Fashion Ambassador

Cairns Local Michelle Champion has been announced as the Red B eret H otel Cairns Cup Carnival F ashion Ambassador. Michelle has a range of experience from judging to competing locally and nationally. She has won numerous sashes including the Cairns Cup Myer Lady of the D ay, Cairns Amateurs U nder 25 category and in 2014 won the Myer FOTF South Australian State F inal.

T ell us about the Red B eret H otel Cairns Cup Carnival?

A headline event of the Cairns social calendar with a winning trifecta of racing, superb fashion and exciting company, it is an event not to be missed. T he Carnival will be held over two consecutive Saturdays, with L adies D ay on Saturday August 5, and Cairns Cup D ay on Saturday August 12.

W hat is your favourite package at the Carnival?

The Fashion Luncheon! This is the perfect package with premium viewing of Fashions on the Field, a trackside location, pamper lounge, reserved seating, a delicious buffet luncheon and more! The luncheon is a sell-out event and not to be missed.

We heard the fashion luncheon was changing this year.

Can you fill us in?

This year the Fashion Luncheon will be the prime location

on track. We now have a premium buffet menu, high quality beverages, live music and a new layout in the same fantastic trackside location.

Guests have the choice of two different areas. For serious fashionistas, there is premium front row seating. And for a more relaxed afternoon, Section B is located next to the live band, Pimms B ar, closer to the track and still allows you to have a great view of the Fashions on the Field competition.

As a F ashions on the F ield Judge, what are your style tips?

With large cash prizes up for grabs this year, I am expecting a lot of entrants. I will be looking for ladies and gentlemen that are appropriately dressed for the season and the event.

I will also be looking for individuality, so a tip of mine would be to own your outfit and really be confident in what you are wearing as it will shine through on stage, also make sure your look is finished f om head to toe.

W hat other events are at the Carnival?

Packages range from all-inclusive premium packages to relaxed packages in the garden. For a fun day trackside, don’t miss out on purchasing an earlybird sale ticket to the Picnic in the Garden. W ith woodfi ed pizza, paella, noodles and live music – this is the perfect way to enjoy the races stress free!

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Cairns Cup Carnival FASHIONABLE FILLIES LUNCH SATURDAY 5TH & SATURDAY 12TH AUGUST

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At Home With.. …

PIP AND CHARLIE WOODWARD Pip and Charlie Woodward sit side-byside on the lounge of their Esplanade apartment, their backs turned away from the breathtaking views. Pip has her feet tucked underneath her, and holds Charlie’s hand. T heirs is a partnership more than 45 years in the making.

“We knew Liz personally,” Charlie says, referring to their friend and co-founding member of COU CH , L iz Plummer. “There was an article about her in the newspaper one day, pleading for the local business community to assist.”

It was 2006, and L iz Plummer was battling breast cancer. Treatment took her away from her family for several weeks at a time, due to the lack of a radiation oncology unit at the Cairns H ospital, and L iz was championing the cause for better facilities for Cairns. “We called her the very next day,” furthers Pip. “She told us she had plenty of patients call her, but we were the fi st business owners. We asked what we could do.”

An extensive fundraising and media campaign meant that in 2007, the State Government could no longer ignore the snowballing campaign, and an $8.3million commitment to extend the hospital was made. This included a much needed radiation oncology unit.

“The ironic part of it all is, of course, that I’ve now become a patient of the unit,” Charlie reveals.

Pip continues, “It was April when last year the doctors found something suspicious.

H owever, he’d had a stroke at the same time, so we had to assist him with the recovery from the stroke before we could focus on the cancer,” Pip’s pragmatism response is common of those with nursing experience.

“One of the wonderful achievements of COU CH is that, if the unit wasn’t here, patients would have to be away from Cairns for eight weeks,” Charlie explains. “The diagnosis is one of the reasons we now live here. We left our family home of 22 years to be closer to the hospital.”

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the balcony. “I’ll show you how much we’ve downgraded. H ere is my cellar,” Charlie smiles, pointing to a modest bar fridge containing a dozen or so bottles of wine. “At the other house, I had a cellar that was almost the size of this unit!”

I enquire about their fi st meeting.

“Charlie was on a working holiday in England in the early 70’s when we met.

Pip offers, “I was a nurse in London.

I had done some travel; I worked in D enmark doing orthopaedics, and then joined the N avy just as we met.”

I enquire, “D id you know about Cairns?”

“N o,” she confesses. “I must admit, I had read ‘A Town Like Alice’, and that’s what I’d conjured up in my head. And we got off the plane, I still remember the steam coming up from the tarmac. It was quite a learning experience!”

Charlie explains, “When we were travelling around Europe, I could see that Cairns had better beaches than anywhere we visited. I realised that Cairns had a future in tourism. N ow, this was Cairns in the 70’s; it was vastly different to what it is now.”

“Back then, the city had no hotels rated higher than a 2-Star.” “People would raise their eyebrows at me and say, ’You’re having army ducks going through the rainforest?’” Pip laughs. “I’m sure they thought we were nuts!”

T ropic W ings Coaches, the B utterfly Sanctuary, W ildlife H abitat and T he D ome followed in the growth of this enormously successful family business.

“The only real failure we had on the journey was Blue Sky Brewery,” Charlie laments. “It was a pity; all the timing was wrong. Still, we’ve been very fortunate.

Unless you have some failures, you don’t appreciate the successes.”

Pip turns our attention to three traditional spears that are mounted on the balcony wall. “These spears were presented to us at the 40th Anniversary by one of dancers from the Pamagirri D ance troupe. T he spears symbolise our three boys.”

A pride appears on Pip’s face as the conversation turns to their three sons.

“We started the business when our oldest child was just 6 months old.

T hose boys grew up at Rainforestation.

It was an unlimited playground - except for the house, which was tiny! It was one of the 1950’s workers cottages, with a tiny bathroom, and the three of them would get in the shower and almost not be able to move,” she recalls fondly. “It’s so wonderful to have them all involved in the family business now.” “And the good thing is they are all very different, so they have found their niche in different areas of the business,” Charlie offers.

“Cairns is looking great, isn’t it?” Pip declares. “From up here, we can see the lights at night - they are just beautiful! And now, with the Munro Martin Parklands, it’s made the city even more gorgeous.”

We comment on the 14th birthday of the Cairns L agoon and Esplanade redevelopment, as the conversation turns to the Botanic Gardens.“That’s a fantastic drive through there,” Charlie enthuses. “T he new Wellness Centre will have the same feeling when it’s built, with meandering gardens throughout the property.” Charlie is referring to the next project for COU CH - the construction of a H ealth Care Precinct on land donated to the charity by the Woodward Family.

Pip directs us to a plaque hanging on the wall in the hallway, as she invites Charlie to comment. “In 2011, I chartered a boat and invited a group of local tour operators to join me in a dive of the wreck of Yongala, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of it’s sinking. My great grandmother was onboard, and she went down with the ship.”

The SS Yongala was a luxury steamship en route from Melbourne to Cairns, when it met its fate off the coast of Ayr during a cyclone on 24 March, 2011. T he lives of all 122 passengers were lost.

Charlie furthers, “Yasi had just ripped through the area, and everyone involved made a donation to the Yasi fund.” That day, the tourism industry contingent scattered 122 orchid blooms over the wreck site.”

Movement through the vast windows draws my attention to some movement across the ocean, as the day’s tour boats return to port after a day on the reef.

“The boats are coming in,” Pip declares, with a smile. “Wine time!”

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Nicky Roberts :…

WHY WE TRI

“I was 44 years old when I fi st had a breast check. I’d always been healthy, and with work and family and life – well, these things get pushed back.

On D ecember 17, 2014, a tumour was detected. I was told it was cancerous.

It wasn’t a particularly fun Christmas.

I had two lumpectomies and 20 rounds Nick y robe rts, of radiation. H owever, a post surgery 47, w ife, mo the r, check revealed the prognosis was ment al he al th nu rse, b reast can cer su rvivo r. excellent, and I just got on with life.

In June 2016, I had a followup ultrasound. While there, the radiologist checked my other breast and found an area of concern. I had a biopsy on the spot, and received a call the next night to say they had discovered cancer in the second breast. I decided on double mastectomy. It was six weeks between rediagnosis and surgery, partly because the lengthy waiting list for surgery and partly because I was arranging a breast reconstruction to happen at the same time. Waiting, not knowing if the cancer had spread, was awful. D uring surgery, a 5cm tumor was detected – practically the whole of my breast! It had spread to the lymph nodes, so I went back to have a full lymph clearance, at which point they discovered the cancer had truly spread.

I discovered triathlons purely by chance fi e years ago, before breast cancer.

I’d never been a sporty person, and I’d just started jogging around the block.

Getting to 5km was huge for me! I saw the end of the full Ironman Triathlon on the Cairns Esplanade and someone told me about the distances the competitors had completed. I was amazed and inspired and decided on the spot that I wanted to do a triathlon! The following year I signed up for the Enticer distance at the Coral Coast T riathlon.

I trained on my own; I didn’t dare go to squad training. I was too embarrassed about my lack of fitne s and skill. I read books on how to race. I bought a bike off Gumtree for $180 – it was a horrid, bright mustard yellow. I put it in for a service and when I collected it, they laughed and told me it was the heaviest race bike they’d ever had! I practiced all my transitions by myself; I’d ride down to the beach, swim the exact distance in the stinger net and ride my bike home, then off I’d go on a run. I came second place in my very fi st triathlon. And I was hooked.

I managed to train and race through both lots of diagnoses and treatments, after my initial diagnosis I was still able to complete the Cairns H alf Ironman. I’m hoping to do the same this year, despite much more difficult treatments: more surgery, and fi e months of chemotherapy and radiation, which I’m still receiving.

When you start exercising, motivation can be tough because you’re not necessarily feeling the benefits Eventually you get to a tipping point where training just feels good it becomes

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as natural as cleaning your teeth.

People say ‘you’re so amazing to still be doing this’, but to me I couldn’t imagine anything else. In the days following my mastectomy, I walked 42km. Some of the nurses weren’t happy about that, but my fantastic surgeons supported my need to move and being active defini ely helped my recovery.

My coping mechanism is to ask myself ‘what’s the worst that can happen?’

There’s plenty of medical evidence that mental strategies affect the way the body responds, and that stress can be managed through positive thinking.

My motto is to prepare for the worst and hope for the best – it may be a cliché, but it’s so true.

H ow do I prepare for the worst? I do lots of memory making with the family.

I take lots more photos, especially with me in it – I want my children to have a record of me. And we treat my cancer as a chronic illness that is managed by a healthy lifestyle and medical treatment. I’m a mental health nurse and that training has served me well.

This has helped building my resilience.

When things gets dark for me, all I need to do is switch on the news and see the Syrian refugees and I think how different, difficult and deeply sad their situations are. I’m the fortunate one.

So, despite the cancer diagnoses and the physical and mental difficulties of treatment, I still so very feel fortunate.

Following a battle with infertility, I was blessed with two incredible children.

Infertility is a huge burden for so many women. Facing the potential of not having children was far more difficult than this. My children are my legacy.

And I am so honoured to have a fantastic, and loving husband. H e’s such a lovely man and a good father, and he copes so well with the nightmare of cancer in the family.

I have a wonderful and supportive family at home in England and Ireland and I have access to some of the best healthcare in the world. I have a job that I love and a supportive employer. I really do have so much to be grateful for!And whilst this sounds very controlled, I know it’s likely that I will crash at some point - probably after the end of the 70.3 race in June! But when that happens, I’ll accept my feelings, have a rest, then pick myself up and carry on! But for now, there’s a race to be run.”

T eam COU CH (Co mmittee fo r the O n col o gy U n it fo r Cairns H osp it al) is the o fficial ch arity o f the 2017 C airns I ronMA N .

Ple ase help Nick y reach he r fund raisin g go als by se arch in g COU CH at Everyd ayH ero. co m

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THE BAR If you’re a little rusty on your bar hopping news, there’s been a bit of movement at the station lately. B lame Sydney and Melbourne. T hose two cheeky minxes have quite a lot to answer for – kale smoothies and active wear, man buns and hipster beards, and the discovery of the laneway bar.

A new breed of bar and bartender are now popping up in Cairns with an alumni of staff from hot spot venues in the big smoke. T he aim? T o bring a new type of drinking experience to our city.

Enter the Three Wolves - the physical space being a former Korean karaoke joint that still whispers the sounds of fallen K-Pop stars in the walls if you listen hard enough; the Wolves themselves being bar owners D arren B arber, Sam Kennis and Grant B uckham. We sat down with D arren and Sam for a chat (and a shot of rye whiskey) to get the low down on the Wolf Pack.

H ow did you get into the salubrious world of bartending?

Sam: Growing up in Sydney, I was always fascinated by how busy pubs and bars were, and how every occasion involves drinking in Australia. I wanted to get involved! W hen I finishe high school, I moved to Canada and started working a small cowboy style bar, and from there, i was hooked. I spent the next nine years bartending all over Canada and US A, then back in Sydney, while studying marketing and business development. I knew then when I was ready to open my own bar, I’d know what was happening from day one.

W ho do you draw inspiration from in food, drink and venue style?

D arren: T he B axter Inn & Shady Pines in Sydney for sure – those guys know how to run a bar and have a good time doing it. Eau de Vie in Melbourne is cutting edge as far as cocktails and spirit education goes. D eath & Co in N ew York is pretty amazing. Operators who truly care and put everything on the line to do something new.

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W hat are the qualities of the best kind of bartender?

Sam: Communicating with the customer. T he customer is the most important person in the venue. I love to make people feel comfortable, smile, laugh, welcome and make feel at home. There’s nothing worse than a cocky bartender who thinks it’s all about themselves. Knowing your product and your customer is also important - being able to create drinks based on people makes a drink an experience.

B est thing about owning your own bar?

D arren: Errrrm, the liquor? There’s not another job I’ve had that’s as entertaining as this industry.

Sam: Being able to run the bar the way I have always wanted to, and leading a team by example. I’ve always loved meeting and learning about people. Owning this bar gives me the opportunity to do that.

And the worst…?

D arren: The hours. But we knew that was coming.

H ow important are you staff to you?

D arren: H ave you met Jacob (bar manager)? O ur team is so important. It would be impossible to overstate how important it is to have a team who treat it like their own.

W hat mistakes taught you the biggest lessons?

Sam: N ever assume you know everything. You can learn something from everyone you meet.

W hat excites you about the bar industry?

D arren: Cairns is in such a transition stage, and we’re aiming at a demographic that probably isn’t fully catered for right now so it’s pretty exciting to be in at the moment.

It’s about going out and trying different drinks; there’s such a variety of spirits available now and people are doing some cool stuff with them.

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Spilling the Beans

on current affairs Always e age r t o t ackle the import ant issues, Jules f rom Oasis Magazine h as a ch at w ith th ree locals, t o d iscus s ho w current aff airs are affe ct ing the m.

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Featuring: Paul Cockrem | D igital Sales & Marketing Manager Gerlinda Stella | Personal Stylist Cindy Stevenson N wachukwu | Tourism Sales Jules Steer | Oasis Magazine chatterbox

JU LES : T he CEO of a large Australian business recently spoke out about Marriage Equality has been criticised for using their business to promote a social matter. D o their voices have a place in social matters?

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GERL IND A: W ithout people standing up and speaking out about what they believe in, nothing will ever change.

Whether it’s marriage equality, domestic violence or the gender gap, businesses have a corporate responsibility to take a stance and help those without a voice. It would be great to see government and business work to collaborate to tackle complex social issues.

CIND Y: Social Media is here to stay, it’s in your face every day and pretty much everyone uses it. CEO ’s, Artists, newsreaders … no matter what their view or opinions are, it’s the audience who choose to follow them that gets to decide if their voices matter or not.

PAU L: The great irony is that many of those criticising Qantas etc are oft to portray themselves as heroic defenders of freedom of speech. Business leaders have a right to express their opinion, as do their organisations.

Cooper’s should be free to produce a special limited beer for the Bible Society, just as Qantas should be free to support and lobby for SSM. As an open democratic society we shouldn’t fear civil debate and freedom of speech doesn’t just cover people you agree with. There is no right to the freedom from the consequences of speech though, so ultimately corporate peers, shareholders and the public have the final say with their wallets or votes. I dare say that Qantas’ position is far less vulnerable than Peter D utton’s, especially if he keeps acting like an incongruous potato.

B us ines ses can gro w co mpl acent and end up st ickin g t o the status quo.

JU LES : U ber has now arrived in Cairns, to a mixed public reception. W ill you support this over traditional taxis?

PAU L: I certainly will be giving Uber a shot. The taxi industry in Queensland has been a government protected cartel, stifling innovation and competition for too long.

Governments shouldn’t be in the business of directly dictating winners and losers, their job should be to set the boundaries and make sure everyone is playing by the same rules. Uber, like it or not, is what happens when a monopoly fails to innovate to meet marketplace expectations.

Compliancy breeds disruption, innovate or end up like horse buggies and rickshaws. Being a taxi driver is hard, and a majority of drivers are excellent at their jobs, they’ve been let down over the years by the complacency of those at the top (and also the drivers who don’t know how to get to Cairns Central from the airport……..).

GE RLIND A: A little rivalry can go a long way to reducing prices, and in the case of Uber, allow people that live at the beaches or on the Southside a substantially cheaper ride home. Businesses can grow complacent and end up sticking to the status quo. With Uber giving things a shakeup things can only get better for the consumer. There is a place for Uber and Taxis and I will continue to use both.

CIND Y: Absolutely! I’ve used UBE R twice already in Cairns and had nothing but a pleasant, friendly and efficient service. Its a fantastic service and time to give the Taxi industry a bit of competition.

JU LES : Penalty rates have been in the news recently, with the F air Work Commission recommending that penalty rates in the hospitality, retail and fast-food sectors be cut.

W hat are your thoughts on this decision?

CIND Y: Penalty rates don’t personally affect me, but i think it’s a hard hit for those who choose to give up their weekends with family to work and have the ability to earn extra.

PAUL: H aving worked in retail I’ve been in that position, and having to deal with the great unwashed on weekends is no easy task, and penalty rates are essential. The Fair Work Commission however, was set up and designed to be an independent arbiter, beyond political interference. Their conclusions, when viewed without ideological biased, make sense. Much of the criticism isn’t coming from a place of logic, but a place of ‘how can we score some easy points here’.

GE RLIND A: Reducing a pay rate for an individual is never a good thing. Unfortunately, anyone who has a weekend getaway at a hotel, had a Sunday brunch or does their shopping on the weekend has contributed to the demand for weekend trading. Because of this demand businesses are forced to operate under greatly reduced margins due to higher labour costs. N ow with the reduction of penalty rates many businesses can profi ably continue to offer these popular weekend services, especially in tourism driven market such as Cairns.

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Co mmun ity d riven des ign is at the co re o f everyth in g she does.

At work with.. …

CAROLE SWEATMAN T errain CEO Carole Sweatman talks about leadership and being an introvert, and effecting change from inside the system. I’ve seen Carole Sweatman woe the media in a way that anyone who is in the public eye, wishes they could do. I’ve heard her interviewed on radio about water quality (which, has the potential to be a kind of, well, dry topic despite us living in the wet tropics), and make it thought provoking.

Last year, she took out Queensland N ot for Profit L eader of the Year at the AIM Leadership Excellence Awards. She’s worked for large public entities, set up N GO s, and was the fi st chief ranger in Victoria.

As the CEO of T errain Resource N atural Management, she is working for the sustainable use of, and the future of, the Wet Tropics landscape. The region comprises 2.2 million hectares, extending from the D aintree forests of the north to the sugarcane land delta of the H erbert River catchment in the south, and then west to the dry rangelands of Mount Garnet.

Unless you work in natural resource management you’re probably not sure what it is, or what it does. It’s about securing the health of natural resources; conservation of water, soil and biodiversity in ways that are socially,

economically and environmentally sustainable. H ow we interact with our landscape, our role as custodians, and the spaces and places we take up is something that Carole is deeply invested in. Clearly believing in the viability and the environmental sustainability of regional communities, grass roots design is Carole’s modus operandi.

Community driven design is at the core of everything she does.

A current focus for Carole is a major reef water quality project worth $33m in Queensland government funding, which is aiming to reduce the level of nutrients and pesticides reaching the Great B arrier Reef. It is a grass roots, ‘groundup’ project that’s in the early design stages and which has been been talked about as the beginning of a new interactive management model between the productive landscape and the environmental landscape.

H er style of leadership is collaboration focused. It’s clear she believes in partnerships as integral to the success of her organisation. I understand her style as ‘group-centred’ leadership: a pattern of leadership that emphasises the role of the leader as a facilitator, and as someone who brings out the potential in others.

The landscape of

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I wouldn’t have picked someone so visible, so engaging and so confident to be inclined towards introverted tendencies, and yet she says, “I’m not an outgoing person by nature.

When I was younger I spent a long time travelling and getting familiar with trying to not be an introvert. I wasn’t confident in the big wide world.” The only clue I might have gathered this from, was her early aspirations to be a mathematician (she swapped a mathematics degree for earth sciences, where she landed “with her own kind!”)

I’m interested in how a reasonably public profi e and introversion converge. “I don’t know the secret around pressure and anxiety apart from believing in what you’re doing and trying to look after yourself. I have two kids – my partner is in semi-retirement by choice and does the during-work-hours parenting. It would be impossible for me to do my job, if we both worked full time.

She’s disciplined in keeping work and home separated. “I didn’t work all of this weekend. I try not work at nights... I work really hard during the hours I’m meant to and when

I’m home, I’m home. If you try and reach me by email before the kids have gone to bed, you won’t find me!

Internal resilience in the face of environmental challenges must also require some coping mechanisms.

Carole says that she works in a job where she believes she can make a difference, and spends her energy on the things she can influen e. B ecause my own experience has largely been through activism, we talk about different roles in effecting change – Carole thinks activism does have a role, but that it’s a shifting one. She doesn’t see front line activism as able to shift and change government in the way that that it used to, and places a lot of value in influencing those with louder voices.

“Sometimes, as frustrating as it can be, you need to work within the system. The more you’re in a system that can influen e, the better. I don’t have successes all of the time but I think if people believe in what you’re trying to achieve, you empower a lot of other people to do good things.”

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Bluey’s…

FORESIGHT As we walk down the street, we pass many faces and rarely consider who that person is. I urge you to look around - you may be walking past a world champion.

Especially here in the Far N orth, where the pool of talented sportspeople in our neck of the woods is enormous.

John “ Blue y” F o rsyth

T ake, for example, World Champion sailor from the T ablelands, Kristen Wadley.

N ow fif een years of age, she fi st conquered the world at the tender age of eleven. Kristen won the Junior World Sailing Championships off the coast of Miami in 2012, defeating the world’s top 13 year olds, and has been literally on top of the world ever since.

H er achievements include World T itles in Italy 2013, Germany in 2014, Melbourne 2015, and was crowned World Champion again last year in France. H er performances have not gone unnoticed, as she was awarded the Queensland State Junior Sportsperson of the Year award in 2016.

Being so young at the start of her career, she has had to out-sail girls and boys who are sometimes two or three years older than her. H owever, Kristen has become used to being the youngest, and the smallest in stature, which only gives more credibility to her sailing skills. H ailing from L ake T inaroo, known for its mostly placid conditions, it was no mean feat to achieve so highly in Open Water Ocean Sailing. Kristen thrived on the challenge, and excelled as an expert sailor in her own right.

“I started sailing when I was eight; it was a family sport. By ten, I was entering competitions,” Kristen adds. Kristen reflects on a special highlight, being on a panel interviewed at a recent regatta. “I was sitting beside Tom Burton!” she exclaimed. T om B urton is a Gold Medallist from the Rio O lympics and, in a major coup for the T inaroo Sailing Club, Kristen’s father Roger has persuaded T om to conduct a coaching clinic at the club at the beginning of April.

Kristen has recently become an Ambassador for the Australian O pen B ic Class, and helps to coach juniors and youth sailors whenever possible. Closer to home, Kristen is a Sailing Australia Assistant Instructor, training juniors at Tinaroo Sailing Club. O utside of sailing, swimming, cycling and crossfit and T ae Kwon D o are used for fun and endurance training.

While her parents help with funding her love for sailing, she has received great support from the Bear Foreman Foundation, which supports talented Tablelands youths pursuing their sporting dreams. Kristen was recently invited to join T he Australian Youth L aser 4.7 team, which is the ultimate dream of all young Aussie laser sailors. “You have to get in the top two in Australia - it’s very competitive “ Kristen said. Kristen turns sixteen in July and will be celebrating the milestone at the World Championships in B elgium. Go Kristen!

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T he P yjama F ound at ion

53,000 ch ild ren l ivin g in out-o f-ho me care N AT IONa ll y

Every child deserves the right to an education.

Unfortunately, many children in out-of-home care won’t enjoy a sound learning journey due to turmoil and trauma in their young lives.

T oday, there are more than 53,000 children living in out-of-home care nationally. Of these, approximately 32,250 will not complete high school.

Many of these children bounce from home to home and to different schools and, as a result, their education and life outcomes are compromised.

T he Pyjama Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation founded in B risbane in 2004 and established here in Cairns nearly 10 years ago.

The Foundation’s aim is to optimise educational opportunities among children in care by instilling and encouraging a love of learning.

As Cairns Regional Coordinator for T he Pyjama Foundation Joeleen Bettini explains, it was the alarming statistics around literacy and children in care that prompted founder Bronwyn Sheehan to act, recruiting an army of Pyjama Angels to assist.

92% h ad bel ow average read in g ab il it ies

“Bronwyn, at the time, was a midwife and mother of three, but she was alarmed to discover that, of the then 21,500 children in care nationally, 92 per cent had below average reading abilities by the time they were seven,” Joeleen says. “As wonderful as care is from foster parents, most have multiple children in their home, meaning one-on-one learning opportunities can be a challenge to achieve.

“Bronwyn set about recruiting volunteers to spend one hour each week mentoring a child in their foster home where they’ll do everything from reading books and working through homework together to playing educational games.”

H ere in Cairns, there are about 50 Pyjama Angels placed with children in care.

“We are thrilled with this number, but with close to 1000 children represented in the wider region’s outof-home-care figu es, there is defini ely more work to be done,” Joeleen says.

T he Pyjama Foundation has a rigorous recruitment process, with all volunteers required to undergo an interview, referee checks, apply for a B lue Card or Working with Children Check and training on how to support and assist children in foster care. Once trained, regional coordinators place volunteers with a child. in C airns, the re are about 50 Pyjama An gels

“Whether the child wants to grow up to be an astronaut or a doctor, T he Pyjama Foundation is there to help them reach their potential by assisting them with their learning and by providing consistent love and support,” Joeleen explains.

“W ith a little confiden e and encouragement, who knows what these incredible kids can achieve.”

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T o le arn mo re about B l ue Dragon Ch ild ren’s Found at ion visit www .bl ued ragon.o rg

As one of Cairns’ most successful businesswomen, Geena Court has made her mark on the local property market for more than 20 years. N ow, she has her ambitious sights set on another project - changing the lives of children in the world.

If everyone was as passionate about helping those in poverty as Geena, I could bet my bottom dollar the world would be a better place. She explained to me that children in Vietnam are often stolen and sold into brothels or sweat shops.

Children as young as two years old are sold on the street, and fourteen-year-old girls are tricked and traffic ed to China, where they are sold into brothels.

H umanitarian work has been something Geena has been interested in for a long time. She intends to set up her own foundation by the end of this year; however, whilst that is being finalised, Geena will support the ‘B lue D ragon Children’s F oundation’, a Vietnam-based charity that rescues children.

It was this charity that compelled Geena to start her own foundation. After speaking to Cairns’ locals Skye Maconachie and L uke Rampal from the B lue D ragon Childrens Foundation, Geena learned the true horrors of what children in Vietnam are forced to endure. Amazingly, the charity has impacted on the lives of over 68,000 children since 2002.

After Geena requested a wish list from the charity, she set her sights on sending every single item on the list. After struggling to find a freight service, courier, shipping container or flight that would deliver such a large amount of goods, Geena decided that she needed to help ‘hands on’ and booked her flight to H anoi. She left Cairns in March to work with them in a working bee amongst raising funds to buy the items on the list once she is there.

Geena, who has never been afraid of physical work, aims to make a difference and hopes to work with B lue D ragon on charity projects and learn more about how her own charity could truly make a difference.

Alongside this, Geena is determined to get Cairns on board and donate to this incredible cause. T o contribute, transfer your funds into this account created for Cairns’ donations: Suncorp, BSB : 484799 ACC: 452061570

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Too many cooks‌ DO NOT SPOIL THE BROTH NUT RIT ION DO ROTH Y RICH MOND Dorothy Dietitian

H aving some basic cooking skills is helpful for a healthy diet, but most people struggle with the challenge of changing their routines and their menus. Learning to prepare and cook healthier meals using fresh ingredients adds new interest to cooking and this can become a productive challenge.

Valley mushrooms dressed with lime juice from Mareeba; Atherton pumpkins and sweet potatoes in soups, banana and paw paw from the Innisfail area and blueberries from D imbulah in fruit soups as an appetiser.

T here is an abundance of fresh Far N orth Queensland ingredients used in D orothy D ietitan cooking classes, including: pineapples from Mossman, fla oured with local vanilla; fresh herbs and leafy greens from Tolga; Barron

Using local fresh fruit and vegetables prepared in combination with the recommended amounts of animal protein, dairy products and alternatives and grain products is the way to go. H appy cooking folks...

Items spiced with pepper from Innisfail and garnished with nuts from the Mareeba region; traditional ancient rainforest fruits such as D avidson plums from the Malanda and Basic cooking classes, taught by experienced dietitians, Millaa Millaa region; strawberries drenched in encourage people to learn new skills and adapt vanilla balsamic from Atherton and Miriwinni favourite recipes using fresh local fruit and finger limes from Yungaburra. All fruit and vegetables. Most people are budget and vegetables are used in combination conscious and the use of fresh ingredients with a fabulous local array of seafood, eliminates the extra cost paid by the meat, poultry and dairy produce. consumer for processed products. People b asic coo kin g can emulate dishes seen prepared on The best way to use local fresh skills is help ful T V and gain the confiden e needed to ingredients is to experiment with fo r a he al thy d iet prepare items in their own kitchen. traditional food from different cultures.

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3. PUSH UPS

10 Minute Trim

Lie on the floor face down and place hands just outside shoulders while holding torso up at arms length.

Next, lower yourself downward until chest almost touches the floor as you inhale. Now breathe out and press upper body back up to the starting position while squeezing chest. After a brief pause at the top contracted position, begin to lower yourself downward again for as many repetitions as needed.

Repeat 10 times.

Short on time? The quick 10 Minute Trim is for you! Combining strength training with cardio provides the ultimate calorie burning workout. The first section of the workout is called AMRAP (As Many Rounds As Possible).

4. LUNGES

Let’s get started! Do each move from step 1-5 as many times as possible over 4 minutes. Repeat.

1. AIR SQUATS Stand with feet a little wider than hip-width, toes turned out slightly and arms by side. Bend knees slowly and raise arms up. Push butt and hips out as if sitting on a chair. Keep knees aligned over ankles and weight balanced evenly between the front and back of feet. Straighten legs and lower arms. Repeat 10 times.

With both feet together and facing forward, step forward with left foot and sink into a forward lunge with knees at 90-degree angles and front knee behind front toes. Press into front heel to bring front foot back to starting position.

Repeat on the opposite side, this time stepping forward with the right foot. Shoulders should remain stacked over hips the entire time.

Repeat 10 times (5 on each leg).

5. BURPEES 2. GLUTE BRIDGE Lie flat on the floor on back with hands by side and knees bent with feet shoulder width apart. Pushing mainly with heels, lift hips off the floor while keeping back straight.

Breathe out. Slowly return to the starting position as you breathe in.

Repeat 10 times.

Bend knees and jump high into the air, lifting arms over your head. As you land on both feet, bend knees and touch the floor. Jump both feet backwards, until you’re in an upright position, then jump feet back in.

Repeat 10 times.

1 MINUTE PLANK HOLD

1 MINUTE SUPERMAN

Start on the elbows and knees with shoulders over elbows and shoulders pulled down. Brace core and lift up onto toes. Breath shallowly into chest, keep the core tight and don’t let the lower back sag or lift as you want to keep a nice neutral spine throughout.

Continue for 1 minute.

Simultaneously raise arms, legs and chest off the floor and hold this contraction for 2 secongs. Continue for 1 minute.

TIP: Squeeze lower back to get the best results from this exercise.

Remember to exhale during this movement.

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The‌ FABULOUS FIVE BE AUT Y EMMA GE LLING Studio78

With the new year now in full swing our resolutions should be well set in. Statistics showed the top three commitments

by Australians were to get healthy, get organised, and live life to the fullest. As most of us find it so difficult to stay on track with our goals, I ask you to use this time to reflect and take note of what you have achieved.

B eing organised defini ely saves time, and we all know that time is money. For most of us, we need to be professional and look professional on a daily basis. By simplifying your makeup routine you will not only become more efficient but you will also save money on products too.

Makeup should revolve around 5 products/step. W hich is why we call them The Fabulous Five. Of course, you may add on extras for a more enhanced look, once you become a pro at your own 5-minute makeover you will find yourself changing things around more easily.

1. F oundation For everyone this will look different, liquid, creams, pressed powder, loose powders, tinted moisturisers, and BB creams. Some foundations require two steps to set, others may require a primer to placed on before hand.

2. Cheeks Bronzer can be used as a contour, eyeshadow and to create shimmer all over the body.

Or blush can be used on the apples of the cheeks and a soft wash over the eyelids.

3. Eyebrows You may like to pencil, powder or gel your brows, or you may like to do all three. At present the brow game is very strong in the fashion industry, This may well be your longest step.

4. Mascara Fairly self explanatory, by adding lashes you create a frame around your eyes, tthat give you that POP .

5. Lip Colour Lipstick, lip liner, lip gloss just to name a few.

You might like a matte finish, a shimmer finish or a simple shine. Soft pinks are always an easy choice.

N ow its time to get your makeup out and discard any of the things you never use or no longer need, remember to check the use by dates before passing them on to family or friends.

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Pull on the RUBBER GLOVES ST YLING JAN W ARNO CK Joosh It Up Property Styling

A property in my neighbourhood has recently gone on the market and of course, as is customary, I went in for a peek.

I was shocked to see the state in which the property was presented. As one prospective buyer commented “This place needs a bloody good clean”.

Windows and screens hadn’t been cleaned, the bathrooms looked grotty.

The property had been “tidied” - but there was still clutter piled in rooms and lots of personal items on view.

I don’t think posters of marijuana leaves is the type of greenery I often refer to when enhancing a space.

Everyone wants to live in a brand new home. That’s what you’re competing with when you are trying to sell your house.

You don’t have to spend tens of thousands of dollars on updating your property for sale - but you do need to be a “dedicated seller” and pull on the rubber gloves.

Windows and screens should be sparkling: And all the running tracks should be clean and run smoothly.

Graphite powder works a treat on tracks and hinges and doesn’t collect dust.

Some simple things that you can do that will update your home and make it more desirable:

I can’t emphasise cleaning bathrooms enough. All grouting and silicone should be mould free. Good old fashioned Gumption and a tooth brush works wonders on grout. Silicone may need to be replaced. A mix of vinegar and bicarb soda will rid drains of built up gunk and smells.

Replace the carpet: Any stained, worn areas or unpleasant smells are a real turn off. For under $1400 for three bedrooms, you can lay new carpet.

Replace kitchen and bathroom cabinet handles for chrome: Take the old ones in to the hardware store and buy handles that have the same attachment dimensions. You don’t want to be drilling new holes in cupboard doors.

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You’ll be surprised how good your home can look!

The signs of CHANGE PRO PERT Y GEEN A COU RT

Court House Realty

According to H erron T odd W hite Cairns property market is still in the ‘Rising Market’ phase of the property clock despite the market remaining flat in recent months with its January 2017 reading of $402,100 exactly the same as it was in July 2016.

D espite previous forecasts by the N AB they are now expecting prices of both houses and units to grow at a much higher rate this year. With the original prediction at 3% for houses it has now been raised to 3.4%. U nits are far modest at a growth of 0.8% which is also a positive change from the original forecast of -1.6% growth.

There are many predictions from economists, financie s, banks etc however I can only comment really from my own experience in the current

market. We had a very tough fi e years previous that saw a very flat market with some spikes and some lows. There was a lot of speculation of large projects on the horizon however a lot of these were not concrete and as I described it, ‘balls in the air’.

For the past few years since Aquis was announced the market has, in my opinion, been a little at a stalemate with a lot of buyers holding off to see if they should buy close to the site and owners keeping their properties for the time being with the belief that Aquis would see them achieve higher prices if it were to go ahead. Both very valid if it did proceed.

In D ecember the Cairns Post printed an article stating that ‘Aquis has admitted its proposed $2 billion H owever once the article in D ecember was published many clients residential development decided to act rather than at Yorkeys Knob is “under keep ‘sitting on the fence’.

Statements review”’.

I have received multi in this article such offers on properties THE RE IS A as: ‘Business and again with sales CON FIDEN CE I AM community leaders achieved either before SEE IN G IN THE say that, as much as they were placed on the MARKET Cairns wanted Aquis, market or in the fi st few days as in influx of the multi-billion dollar buyers began scouring for project is not needed’ properties again. Owners and: ‘H opes of the are contacting me again with developer going ahead with its some making their initial contact in proposed $2 billion hotel at Yorkeys 2015 and then waiting to make a final Knob are hanging by a thread, despite decision until they know the Aquis assurances the project remains firm y outcome. T here is a confiden e I am on the cards’, to me seemed to be seeing in the market now that hasn’t what the Cairns market needed to been there for some time and it is a kick start again. very welcome change.

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Short but SWEET! RENT ALS SHO RT TE RM GEEN A COU RT

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They say that new beginnings welcome ideas, success, good fortune and prosperity, so wouldn’t you want the same for your investment property?

Rentals Short T erm offers fl xibilty for owners who are looking to maximise the performance of their investments.

increasing the value of their properties.

This also assists in the sale of properties as higher income and returns is more appealing to investors who are looking to make their next move.

The rental rates achieved range from $250.00 - $400.00 per week for Studio Apartments, $490.00 Short Term Accommodation is $550.00 per week for O ne defined as accommodation Bedroom Apartments, which may be occupied for new be ginn in gs $500.00 - $750.00 per a continuous maximum wel co me ide as, week for Two Bedroom period of three months su cces s, Apartments and $650.00 within any one 12 month good fo rtune - $1050.00 per week period. It is not subject to and p rospe rity for Three Bedroom seasonal tourism changes Apartments.

There is also as it is predominately a simple and easy to follow made up of corporate fee schedule in place to ensure clientele and clients who are that property owners know exactly looking for interim accommodation what they are paying for to have their in that particular area. Some clients property managed. Owners also have were earning very low incomes due to the ability to use their own apartments the instability of the tourism market which is a major benefit for interstate however as Rentals Short T erm are not investors and offers convenience for reliant on the tourism industry, they are those family visits to Cairns. N ot only now earning a consistent and higher income each month which in turn is does Rentals Short T erm manage properties in Cairns they also manage

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properties located in T ownsville. Rentals Short Term also offers permanent property management as well, from 6 – 12 month leases.

T he prototype used by Rentals Short T erm is the making of Geena Court based on her own personal experience with a holiday let apartment and it’s exorbitant fees as well as the management of over 300+ permanent properties. T he seed was planted in 2011 and it has grown into the nationally recognised business that it is today. Rentals Short T erm operates very differently to the majority of holiday apartment operators and onsite manages, incurring much less fees for the owners ensuring maximum returns.

N ot only does Rentals Short T erm manage properties in Cairns and Townsville, they are also booking agents for The Oaks Group and The Mantra hotels Australia wide, giving them the international reach to clientele from all over the world.

LIMITLESS ST RAT A PRO PERT Y KELLY ROBE RTS TCM Strata

Last edition I spoke about our year of YES! Two months down and we have embraced this outlook; the impact these three little letters have had is both unexpected and exciting. On a personal note, it has allowed me to learn and expand my knowledge about things that I did not think interested me but actually do. On a business level it has opened the door to expansion within the T CM group which has all the team super pumped and excited. We are excited to launch T CM Sales this month and as a fourth generation real estate agent and someone obsessed with all things property, I am looking forward to this new adventure.

Too often we limit our choices and potential by self-doubt and fear. This fear can be as much of success as of failure!

Unfortunately, human nature is such that most people will blame external factors for limiting their successes rather than facing those fears. Society also tends to have a negative connotation

with failure when in fact failure can be extremely positive. One of my best friends Emma Reynolds taught me (and the other million people who have viewed her TedEx talk) that failure can be positive as long as you “fail forward” and this revelation changed my view on the world and in particular business.

and in order to do this you need to be prepared to put in the blood sweat and tears and not expect that a good idea is somehow enough. The 7 p adage is defini ely something that we live and breathe in our Companies.

Rather than offer our clients the same hard sell, Failure is the opportunity we understand that to improve; the sometimes selling may opportunity to get one not be the only option for sell in g may no t step closer to the result our clients. It might be be the onl y opt ion you want. Failure is fo r ou r cl ients. that your home is simply simply a lesson and crying out for a makeover when you think about or renovation or is ripe for it, it aligns to our early the rental market. Basically childhood learning where if we ask our clients what their the square peg didn’t fit in the goals and outcomes are, what their square hole, we would try again until we big picture looks like and see if we can got it. Rarely does a child give up after work out the best option for them moving the fi st attempt and neither should we forward, we won’t simply recommend as adults! selling as the only option. There is no I am also a big believer that if something one fits all model when you are dealing is worth doing then it’s worth doing well, with individuals and we “get” that.

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The entrepreneurial spirit of AUSTRALIA’S REFUGEES SMALL BUS INESS AMY TU RNBU LL Regional Manager CCIQ

Of late, much global attention has been paid to the relationship between refugees and their new home countries. Rarely do any commentators bring to the fore the issue of refugee contribution to Australia’s economy.

Closer to home, newcomers to Cairns from as far afield as B hutan, N epal and Syria have made a signifi ant positive impact on the community, largely through their small businesses.

CCIQ has conducted research in order to highlight the entrepreneurial spirit of arrivals to Australia, and it challenges the notion that immigrants are a drain on Australia’s economy.

Indeed, our findings indicate that refugees embody the kinds of entrepreneurial skills that our growing innovation nation requires.

ABS data shows that migrants who arrived as refugees reported the highest proportion of their incomes “from their own unincorporated businesses”.

This income grew as the length of time they spent in Australia, and “increased sharply” after fi e years’ of residency.

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In other words, most immigrants to Australia contribute to the economy with their own small to medium-sized enterprises.

Additionally, the 2015 evaluation contained with the Ignite Small Business Start Up Initiative shows there is signifi ant entrepreneurial potential among refugees and many actually bring prior business experience with them.

These entrepreneurs go on to contribute to the Australian economy, often creating a workforce as they employ people from their new community.

Refugee entrepreneurs in Australia Many refugees have overcome problems of unemployment by establishing a private enterprise.

There has been some research on refugee entrepreneurs in the private sector and stories of prominent contributions to Australian business.

Indeed, one of Australia’s richest men, Frank Lowy, arrived as a refugee when he was 15 years old.

Findings show that “most humanitarian immigrants, like most immigrants who become entrepreneurs in Australia, establish small to medium enterprises (SMEs).”

In a 1995 survey of 349 immigrant entrepreneurs, more than one in fi e (21 percent) of humanitarian immigrants received their main income from their own business.

Research indicates that people from a refugee background display strong entrepreneurial qualities, with a higher than average proportion engaging in small and medium business compared to the general Australian population.

We see that demonstrated in Cairns, with a business community positively influen ed by the diverse contributions of entrepreneurs from a wide variety of backgrounds.

If you’re a Cairns business person that would like to provide mentorship or advice to a newly arrived refugee entrepreneur, get in touch via email, LinkedIn or Twitter and I’ll be glad to connect you.

Strategy and social media MARKET ING JEN SPIRO

Orange Marketing

A social media presence is essential for the online growth of any business. But simply creating profi es, getting followers and posting whatever and whenever you want is not enough. You must have a social marketing strategy!

Strategy for social media links in best when all the marketing channels align.

For example, the month’s promotions instore are reflec ed on your social media, the window display is similarly themed, and the product promotions all tie into the plan.

This makes your social media content relevant!

Fear of missing out (FO MO ) is a real thing online, which is why we see regular users posting everything from what they ate for breakfast to the movie they’re watching right now.

Businesses may think that the best way to compete with that is to post all the time. Incorrect.

If you fill your audience’s feed too much, they’ll start to ignore you, or worse yet,

unfollow you all together. Similarly, if someone finds your page on Facebook and sees the last update was posted months ago, they may think that you’ve gone out of business!

When it comes to posting to your audience the best data is always your

Fear o f missin g out ... is a real th in g onl ine

own and thankfully, Facebook has a heap of data available for all page owners. A comprehensive understanding of your own audience on Facebook and how your content is performing will bring more success, than generic insights drawn

from studies on a wide variety of pages from a range of industries and brands.

People don’t want to be sold to constantly on their social media.

Yes, it is regularly used to discover new products and services, but readers want to discover these on their own terms.

Constantly tooting your own horn will lead to followers ignoring you, or completely unfollowing you all together. Some self-promotion is fine, but it is better to provide content that educates, entertains, and informs. “Interesting” content ranks as one of the top three reasons people choose to follow a brand on social media.

If you’re creating informative and useful content, and getting that content in front of the right eyes, the rest will fall in line.

There’s no real hard and fast rule about how much of your social content should be about your brand, but the consensus seems to be to apply the 80/20 rule. This means only 20% of your social content should be about your brand, and the rest of it should be focused on building relationships with your followers.

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Equal Opportunity…

EXPLAINED LAW JU LIAN B ROWN MacDonnells Law

Statistics indicate that gender parity in the workforce is still a long way from being equal. Research suggests that businesses who value equal opportunity and diversity perform better than those businesses who do not. For example, a business that values equal opportunity and diversity is also more likely to retain and attract high performance employees as they prefer to work for businesses that they see as being fair.

Laws have developed over the years to try and improve diversity and gender parity in the workforce, including a variety of Federal and State based laws which prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender.

The prohibition on discrimination in employment not only covers actual work, but includes recruitment, the conditions of employment, termination of employment, contractors, partnerships, trade unions and employment agencies.

As a general rule, it is unlawful for an

employer to discriminate on the basis of sex or gender in relation to the terms and conditions of employment (including structure, salary, hours worked, and access to promotion or other benefits such as training). T here are a number of exceptions to this general rule including: 1. Where there is a genuine occupational requirement for a person to have a particular attribute in order to perform the role. For example, it is permitted to hire an actor or actress for reasons of authenticity in relation to theatrical performances.

2. Where the work involves the care, instruction or supervision of children, it is lawful to discriminate in an area of work on the grounds of sexuality and gender identity.

3. Where women are given particular privileges or rights connected with pregnancy or the birth of a child.

4. Specific exemptions in relation to combat-related duties covered under the Sex D iscrimination Act 1984.

Sexual harassment continues to be an issue at work despite being prohibited by the Sex D iscrimination Act 1984.

Sexual harassment generally means conduct of a sexual nature, which is unwelcome, and which a reasonable person, having regard to all the circumstances, would anticipate a person so harassed as being offended, humiliated or intimidated.

Employers are encouraged to have clear anti-harassment/discrimination policies and to ensure there is a clear procedure to enable employees to make use of them if they are victims of this behaviour.

Julian advises employers and employees on workplace policies, performance management, and workplace investigations.

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The Heart of BUSINESS BUS INESS Ch arisse Rus se lL Accountant

W hen I fi st started on my entrepreneurial journey, I was working from my home offi e with three clients, with visions of world domination and a self belief that the growing storm of bills could dampen, but not extinguish.

As a young woman in what is traditionally a ‘man’s’ game, I knew that I was going to need to find different ways to get my foot in the proverbial door.

Fortunately for me, the business world has changed dramatically for women in the past few decades and I had avenues to explore that didn’t exist for women previously, and still don’t today in many parts of the world. In Australia, the glass ceiling may not yet have broken, but the stairs leading to it are open to anyone with the passion, commitment and willingness to seek

support and advise wherever it is found. For those thinking about how to get over those fi st few bumps on the road to a successful business:

1. F ind your tribe N etwork, network, network and more networking.

My success and achievements to date are a result of not only hard work, but networking with like-minded people.

Finding a group of people that you trust and can rely on for guidance.

N etworking is a great opportunity for people in the business community to get to know you and what you do.

2. Get financial advi e EARLY D on’t let the finan es, accounting and bookkeeping part of your business be an afterthought. Find an accountant that mentors, guides and trains you.

At Entrepreneurs Accountant, we show you how to implement a profit trategy.

3. Embrace cloud technology Cloud technology has changed the way businesses do business. It certainly has changed how we deliver our advisory and coaching service.

Cloud accounting technology allows you to seamlessly track your income and expenses. We use Xero as our preferred system.

The above is not an extensive list, but it provides a starting point [which is what I had to do when starting my business]. If there is one piece of advice that I can give…it is surround yourself with people that support you and don’t be afraid to ask for help.

Charisse Russell [CA, NTAA, BCom]

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Cairns Business ‌ EXCELLENCE AWARDS DEB H AN CO CK Cairns Chamber of Commerce

T he Cairns B usiness Excellence Awards (BE X), brought to you by the Cairns Chamber of Commerce, will be the region’s most prestigious and celebrated annual business event. T he BE X Awards celebrate business excellence and acknowledges outstanding business practices and contribution to the Cairns community.

T he Cairns B usiness Excellence Awards recognise individuals and organisations that have achieved outstanding results in their industry, field and within our community.

This is your opportunity to nominate a business you would like to win one of these awards, and be recognised as one of Cairns fine t and most deserving organisations.

N ominations for this inaugural event open on Monday 3 April 2017.

Legacy Award - The Legacy Award recognises individuals for their outstanding contributions to the Cairns B usiness Community.

People Management Award - T he People Management Excellence Award is a valuable way to acknowledge an individual who has demonstrated excellence in people management.

Customer Service Excellence Award - This award recognises an organisation who demonstrates excellence in customer service.

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Emerging Leadership Award - This award recognises the inspirational business leaders aged between 18-35 years who, through their own commitment and passion, has either built and operates a successful business, or is working towards a senior position in an SME (CEO , director, manager or equivalent title).

Indigenous B usiness Excellence Award - The Indigenous Business Excellence Award will be awarded to N o min at ions no w open an organisation that displays business fo r the cairns bus ines s excellence and is majority owned by ex cellen ce aw ards ( BEX ) Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Fo r mo re in fo rmat ion he ad t o Peoples. www .cairns ch ambe r.co m.au

T he Award Categories are:

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award recognises organisations that have most effectively capitalised on market opportunities, integrated innovative marketing techniques and driven demonstrable business success.

Community Contribution Award - The Community Contributions Award will be awarded to an organisation based on their community contribution.

Sustainability / Environmental Award - The Sustainability Award will be awarded to an organisation based on their sustainability processes.

B usiness T echnology Award - The Business Technology Award will be awarded to an organisation who has demonstrated excellence in business technology.

Project Management Award - T he Project Management Award of Excellence will be awarded to an organisation who has demonstrated excellence in Project Management.

Young Entrepreneurs …

PROJECT T ARA D IVERSI

Entrepreneur Facilitator

I started my fi st business because I had no other choice.

I couldn’t get a job. I was an enthusiastic 22-year-old, equipped with my freshly printed Masters degree, and a passion to change the world. N ever in my wildest dreams did I expect that I wouldn’t find work in Cairns. I applied for every job advertised, door knocked, networked and volunteered. All the so called “right” doors opened for me, except one with a salary attached. I had never considered self-employment. H owever, information from a mentor, and support from my parents (aka moving back home!) saw me hanging out my shingle in 2003.

It’s funny when I remember how trapped I felt, with no other choice. If only I had known the freedom and fl xibility that being my own boss would one day bring me. In hindsight, starting a business when you’re young is as good a time as any. The risk is lower. There are no kids to support, mortgages to pay, and if at worse, it failed, I had plenty of time to turn my life around, and time to find a job. At university, I had no money… so if I failed, I would simply continue to have no money.

T oday’s young person, Generation i (T hose born in mid 90’s to early 2000’s) are in an even more perfect position to enter self-employment. They are digital natives, meaning they have grown up with digital media as the norm, and are comfortable working with a range of technologies. The rapid change in technology makes this space uncomfortable for the average older business owner. This is where this generation has a competitive advantage.

If you are thinking about starting a business, no matter what stage you’re at, we can give you a helping hand. Firstly we help you find your your personal strengths and assess your skills and abilities. If your business idea is also a passion of yours, it is easier. We can then look at your idea. We can provide one on one mentoring, advice or coaching along with small group workshops run by local business owners. We are hosting inspirational speakers, developing a resource bank for small business, and creating opportunities to build your connections so your business is a success. Building a successful, sustainable business is hard. At Y(E)P, we want to make it a little easier for you.

Entrepreneurship Facilitators are supported by the Australian Government

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I so met imes h ave t o p in ch mysel f t o remembe r th is st arted just th ree ye ars ago in C airns.

w inne r B est Hat ABM 2016

Ana Pribylova is one of the original members of the O asis family. Since her headpieces appeared in the launch issue back in August 2014, Ana’s star has shone bright. We recently caught up with Ana, to celebrate her skyrocketing success and endless achievements.

“It was just a hobby! As a social worker living in Cairns, I loved to delve into hat making. Amateurs 2014, I wanted a hat and wanted it to be original. I designed a paper hat for a competition and I won. Soon afterwards, I was asked to supply some pieces for a fashion shoot for a soon-to-be launched magazine. I can’t tell you how happy I was to see my design on the front cover of Oasis Magazine! I actually still have laminated copies on display in my London studio today.”

“In 2015, I ticked off a bucket list item and attended to the D ubai World Cup. T here, I was named L ongines Most Elegant L ady from over 500 international contestants.T his was around the same time we decided to take a leap of faith, and move to the U K, where I could focus on my Millinery. Just fi e days after arriving, I attended Epsom Races, wearing a hat I finished stitching on the flight! For some reason, it amazed the U K racing fashion audience, and I placed in the T op 5 B est D ressed that day. I was still jet lagged! I had a lot of enquiries from that day. It was the best advertising I could do!”

“T o improve my craft, I studied at the L ondon College of

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Meet Ana Pribylova: A HEAD OF HER TIME Fashion, and interned with UK’s leading Milliners. I learned the fine art of traditional millinery and modern techniques. I also won B est H at at Kempton Park L adies D ay. N eedless to say, my fi st year in the U K was a massive learning curve.I came back to Australia in N ovember 2015 for the Melbourne Cup, where I placed in the T op 10 Milliners in Australia.”

I returned to D ubai in 2016, this time flying from my new home in London. I was commissioned to make a hat which went on to win Runner-U p B est D ressed. And I won B est H at. I was ecstatic!”

“At the Epsom D erby in 2016, I placed again in the T op 5 B est D ressed, and the following morning, after a full day of racing, I woke up to see my face on the covering half of the front page of The Times.”

“At 2017 L ondon H at Week, I was so very happy to be selected for the H ouse of Ikons, who represent emerging designers.

800 people attended! And I’ve just returned from this years D ubai World Cup where I was asked to exhibit 25 pieces at the Meydan H otel - the longest hotel in the world. D ubai holds a special place in my heart; some very happy memories in my career happened there.”

“I sometimes have to pinch myself to remember this started just three years ago, in Cairns. I’m so proud to be from a place of sunshine and warmth, and I miss it so much.”

D ub ai world cup 2016 B est Hat and runne r up l ad y

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