About Business May 2016

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FAMILY LAW

SELLING PROPERTY

REAL ESTATE

BARBARA LAMONT AND JAEY POWELL INTRODUCE US TO THEIR BUSINESSES

WHAT RIGHTS DO GRANDPARENTS HAVE AFTER A FAMILY SEPARATES?

PAUL AND JULIE ANDERSON SHARE THE TOP SECRETS TO SELLING YOUR HOME

THE LATEST INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY ON OUR DOORSTEP

JESSICA GOEBEL HOME AWAY FROM HOME Acclaimed interior designer Jessica Goebel overcame a burdensome youth to not only build a successful business, but partner with one of the Sunshine Coast’s biggest charities

BLOKES ABOUT TOWN What role do fathers play in a child’s upbringing and character development? Has there been a generational shift?

MAKE YOUR BUSINESS SING

Creative design agency What The Fox points out the six things you need to know about your customer

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HOW TO HAVE THE RIGHT MINDSET TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS Mindset is a choice. You can be as happy or sad or as excited as you decide to be.

For your business, a positive attitude will have benefits in at least three major areas; firstly on you, secondly on your staff and thirdly on your customers.

YOU SPEND MOST of your life (or it seems like it) working in your business.

You better at least be loving it. If you are motivated and positive, you will always find ways to enjoy it more each day.

You will approach everything with an ‘opportunity’ mindset and not a ‘missing out’ mindset. I guarantee you will make better decisions.

The right mindset will also ensure that you attract and retain the best staff.

Your staff will also be more inclined to bring problems, mistakes and issues to you if you have a positive can do/can fix attitude.

You will also attract the right customers.

You know the difference between good and bad customers, so I don’t need to explain that. With the right mindset, you will most certainly attract the customers that you want. Happy clients lead to more client referrals and positive feedback into the community, and in turn generates more business and attracts more of the ‘perfect’ client.

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Of course the right mindset also includes being positive about the future, setting goals for you and your business, igniting team spirit and providing inspired leadership.

How to keep the right mindset B GET THE BEST INFORMATION ONLY

Find the very best information in your field. I find that there is more information available than needed, especially on the internet. You have to narrow down the information input to the most effective. One of the most critical personal skills today is not to find information, but to select the best information and avoid the rest.

C ROLE MODEL THE BEST PEOPLE

Look for the best people in your field and try to model what they did right. Adopt their kind of thinking and mindset.

E SHAPE YOUR MINDSET WITH VISION AND GOALS

A proactive approach to building mindset is to see where you want to go. Having a vision and seeing your result clearly in your mind’s eye, creates a strong pull towards the result. Then break your vision into goals. It will shape your mindset to become your vision.

F PROTECT YOUR MINDSET

You have to protect your mindset against the naysayers and people who want to drag you down. Keeping your confidence is a big thing. So stay on the right path, look to improve yourself and help others along the way.

REMEMBER, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE WITH THE RIGHT MINDSET.

D EXAMINE YOUR CURRENT BELIEFS

Examine your mindset by looking at your current belief system. Are these beliefs supporting you or are they self-limiting beliefs? Identify blocks and turn them around. Because whether you know about limiting beliefs or not, they are working in your subconscious mind.

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The number of children in foster care is growing every day, in fact, it has more than doubled Australia-wide since 2010. Right now, on the Sunshine Coast, there are more than 400 children living in foster care.

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ridget Dyer had a “pretty sheltered” childhood, growing up with her loving mum, dad and two younger sisters in New Zealand, they moved to the Sunshine Coast when she was nine years old.

“We’ve always been safe, we’ve always had a meal, we’ve always lived in really nice homes because my dad’s a builder,” she says, “but unfortunately that’s not the majority anymore and having that sort of sheltered upbringing is becoming more of a privilege, rather than an expectation.”

As the owner and founder of Diamond Partners Wealth Management in Caloundra, Bridget works with young couples and families on a daily basis and understands the importance of making sure your children are not forgotten about — it’s about approaching your family’s welfare holistically.

“As part of their whole financial/wealth protection plan, I am passionate about making sure people are insuring their kids as part of that,” she says.

“The reason being, if something happens to your child it’s probably more financially detrimental than if something happens to you. A lot of people don’t realise that, so I’m trying to raise people’s awareness and as part of that, give back to a charity that focuses on giving to the less fortunate kids in our community.”

For the remainder of 2016, Bridget will donate $1 for every $1000 of cover, for every child insured through Diamond Partners Wealth Management, to the Pyjama Foundation.

“When an adult takes out a policy, you instantly get $20,000 of free child cover, just for ticking a few boxes, so that’s instantly $20 I’ll donate and then anything over and above that as well,” she says.

The Pyjama Foundation was founded in 2004 and through the nonprofit organisation, Pyjama Angels are matched with a child in foster care, whom they visit every week to read books with, play educational games with and work on their numeracy skills.

The money Diamond Partners Wealth Management raises will go towards training more Pyjama Angels, as well as purchasing books, games and puzzles for the children.

Bridget will also hold a long luncheon on Friday, 29 July from 11.30am at the Wildflower Restaurant and Bar at Best Western Plus Oceanside Kawana Hotel, to raise additional funds for the foundation which is holding its Pyjama Day on 21 July.

“I am hoping to be the biggest fundraiser they’ve had yet, that’s my target. I’d like to raise $3500, it’s achievable and that goes towards the work they do,” she says.

“The Pyjama Foundation doesn’t get a lot of government funding, they rely on donations to keep it going.

“They say it takes a whole village to raise a child and I think foster carers do an amazing job, so for them to have some reprieve and a bit of support is important.”

cHilD coVER – wHAt you nEED to know If you as a parent have income protection are sick or injured, your income protection will pay out; if you have a sick child and can’t work because you’re looking after them, your income protection doesn’t cover that – children’s illnesses need to be considered.

Government may give you $600 a fortnight if your household isn’t working. This wouldn’t pay most mortgages.

It’s not expensive, $10,000 worth of cover, above the $20,000 free cover you get, will cost you a dollar a month. So it costs $12 to have $50,000 worth of cover.

How Do i pRotEct my fAmily?

Book an appointment with Bridget, who will go through your needs and suitable options, including gaps in any current arrangements.

She will then create an overall strategy tailored to suit your family.

You can cover your children from their first birthday and they are covered until age 21, upon which time they can take over the policy and keep their own in place.

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“I didn’t have a lot of CONTROL growing up, with what happened to me, but I have all the control of my business.”

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When Jessica Goebel was 12 years old, her family and her home were turned upside down. Now, the acclaimed interior designer and mother-of-three is building a home away from home at the new Sunshine Coast Public University Hospital paediatric ward for families in need.

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.K. Rowling once said, “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life”, and this statement certainly rings true for interior designer Jessica Goebel, who has shown incredible resilience in the face of adversity.

Jessica had a very normal upbringing, with her mum, dad and three siblings. But when she was 11, her mum was diagnosed with terminal cancer and given just six months to live.

Four months after the diagnosis, Jess’s parents were treated to a firstclass trip to London, after their local community banded together to fund the bucket-list dream.

“Her lungs collapsed on the plane, so when she finally managed to get to London she didn’t make it out of the hospital; she died,” Jess says, still carrying the burden with her today.

“That really fractured my dad, he went from being a normal guy to completely broken and the alcoholism took over. He never recovered and we were on our own.”

Jessica, who was just 12 years old, took on the motherly role to her eight-year-old sister and younger brothers, aged two and four.

“It was a couple of years of serious turmoil,” she says.

“Every day going to school was a relief, but I was becoming a teenager as well, so rebellion started to kick in and while I was at home and so much was going on, I really struggled to conform and fit in, especially when I could see other kids coming from normal families.

“It was so much of a burden to bear, the weight of his grief and the kids, and eventually it became too much and I had to leave – so I jumped out of my bedroom window one day before school and I never went back.”

Jessica found herself homeless at the age of 14, bouncing between her friends’ houses and staying with people she’d meet along the way.

At 17, Jessica fell pregnant and by 18, was a young mum; she was now responsible for another life and had to turn hers around.

Being uneducated and unlicensed, it proved to be a difficult feat, but perseverance prevailed.

“I worked full time on and off, trying really hard to prove to everyone I was going to be something,” she says.

Jessica says there were a few key people she met who inspired her to lead a better life, the most pivotal was her husband Matt, who also encouraged her to reconnect with her dad.

“He helped me see my father in a different light. He’s always said to me, ‘Your dad loves your mum as much as I love you and I can understand why he’s so broken because if I lost you I’d be the same’,” Jessica says through tears.

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paying homage to her mum Chrissie and grandmother Doris Mae. “Every day I have my business, I work and I try to make a legacy for my kids, I know that it comes from a good place and it’s destined to do well, I can’t let it fail.

That’s what keeps me going,” she says.

“It’s been emotional having my own business, anyone who has their own business, hats off!

“I love it because it’s all mine, I feel like it’s a part of me, like my kids are and my husband, and I can't imagine my life without it.

“I didn't have a lot of control growing up, with what happened to me, but I have all the control of my business.”

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I have a lot to thank him for, because he made me see that anything is possible with support.”

While watching home renovation reality shows with her then-one-year-old son, Jessica says she realised she wanted to pursue a career in interior design.

“I remember my mum used to always turn the house around, that was her thing, you never knew when you came home from school, what the house was going to look like,” Jessica says with fond recollection.

“Because she was a stay-at-home mum and loved doing that, I didn’t know what it was, but it was instilled in me and then I grew up and realised there was a term for it – an interior designer.”

Having completed a TAFE course by correspondence, Jessica then applied for a private interior design course, but says she still battled with the insecurities that had plagued her years before.

“I felt like the perception of an interior designer was affluent, sophisticated and for rich clientele and I did not believe I was good enough to do it and almost felt stupid when I handed in the application,” she says.

But Jessica went through with flying colours, earning high distinctions across the board and cleared out almost every award.

The next step was university, but with her second baby on the way, Jessica took a different course of action – opening her own interior design business Issie-Mae,

With Issie-Mae and Jessica’s other business, CreARTive Cuddlies, flourishing, she has the capacity to give back and partnered with Ausmar and Wishlist Sunshine Coast Health Foundation, for charity project The House The Coast Built.

Jessica was responsible for the interior design of the house in Flame Tree Pocket, which sold at auction for $505,000. All homewares and furniture also sold via online bidding and raised more than $20,000 towards the $304,000 in proceeds for Wishlist.

Off the back of the project’s incredible success, Jessica has once again teamed up with the charity to design the paediatric wing of the Sunshine Coast Public University Hospital, set to open in April next year.

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Barbara Lamont Jewellery designer, Montville

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aving worked in the opal and jewellery industry for almost 35 years, Barbara Lamont understands the importance of creating a point of difference from other businesses.

“In business, there are always leaders and there are followers. You can choose to be a leader if you make the effort,” she says. “There is no point in being in a small business in places like Montville if you offer what everyone can see in the big shopping centres. So we constantly endeavour to surprise and amaze our customers.”

Hailing from Minden, in Germany, Barbara began working as a graphic artist in advertising marketing, before embarking on a year of travel when she was 28. But she got as far as Coober Pedy in Australia and fell in love – with opals and her husband-to-be Piet Lamont in 1982.

Initially, they started mining as a hobby, but it turned into a full time business with Barbara using her talents as a designer to create their own jewellery range. In 1990, they opened The Opalcutter and fast became known as ‘the leaders in modern opal jewellery design’, both locally and overseas.

After Piet’s untimely death in 2006, Barbara ran the business almost entirely by herself. In December 2007, The Opalcutter closed its doors in Coober Pedy. In that same month, Barbara married Edi Heide, and they went on to run the business from near Cairns, before relocating to Montville and reviving The Opalcutter.

“The opal is a fantastic gem and truly representative of what Australia has to offer the world. I love coming up with new ideas for opal jewellery and like to experiment with mixing it with different gemstones along with varying the finishes of the items – showing the world how beautiful opal jewellery can be.”

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JAEY POWELL Hairdresser, Buderim

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or Jaey Powell, moving to the Sunshine Coast five years ago was the best decision he could have made for his career. Now the manager for newly renovated salon Hairworks in Buderim, the passionate hair stylist says he is in his element.

With a career in the hairdressing industry spanning 22 years, beginning in Brisbane, Jaey’s skills in colouring, foiling, highlighting, style cutting and formal styling have taken him all over Australia and have seen him achieve amazing things.

From placing first in long hair design, and style challenge, as well as earning first place and honourable mentions in the National Photographic Competition, to having his handiwork published in national magazines, his accomplishments are ones many in the industry aspire to.

“The industry I love has taken me in many directions. That’s what makes it so much more exciting being part of the hair and fashion industry here in Australia,” says Jaey.

It is his creative flair and fierce passion that saw him get noticed by some of the Australian industry’s biggest businesses.

As part of Jinnali Australia’s first Indigenous Model Agency’s style team, he travelled the country styling hair for their swimsuit calendar. He has also worked in Adelaide for one of South Australia’s leading training academies in fashion, Lamoda, training students in the components of hairstyling for runways and studio photography, as well as window dressing and session styling for fashion editorial magazine work.

Yet despite the accolades, Jaey says it is his current role leading the team at Hairwoks in Buderim that gives him the most pleasure.

“I have found my place at Hairworks in Buderim. Being part of a great team and working with beautiful products, along with my gorgeous clients, makes a day at work not seem like work at all.”

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GRANDPARENTS: Do they have rights to children after a family separates?

SARAH QUILLIAM | PIPPA COLMAN & ASSOCIATES SOLICITORS

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ften, grandparents will play a significant role in a child’s life. When there is a relationship breakdown between the parents of a child, this can sometimes pose difficulties for grandparents to continue to interact with their grandchildren in the same way they did before.

A question commonly asked is, “What rights do I have as a grandparent?” The short answer is that grandparents do not have an automatic right to see their grandchildren. However, children have rights.

Specifically, an underlying principle of the Family Law Act 1975 is that: “…children have a right to spend time on a regular basis with, and communicate on a regular basis with, both their parents and other people significant to their care, welfare and development” (such as grandparents and other relatives).

The exception to this right is when such time or communication is contrary to a child’s “best interests”. For example, there may be some risk to a child by being in a grandparent’s care.

Following separation, if both parents are spending significant time with the child, then it is generally expected that the maternal grandparents will see the child when he/she is with their mother, and that the paternal grandparents will see the child when he/she is with their father. However, this is not always the case when for example, one parent does not spend much time (if any), with the child.

If an agreement can be reached between a grandparent and the parents as to when and how often they can see the grandchildren, then this can be documented in a Parenting Plan, or even Consent Orders.

If there is no agreement, then the grandparent/s should attempt to mediate with the parents. Indeed, this is a requirement (with some exceptions) before proceeding to Court.

Grandparents do have standing to make an application to the Court, seeking Orders relating to their time with their grandchildren.

Sometimes, when one or both of a child’s parents is unable to care for the child, it is necessary for one or more grandparents to step in and care for the child. It is possible to have an Order made through the Family Law Courts to enable this.

So while grandparents do not have any automatic rights, post-separation or breakdown of the family, it doesn’t necessarily mean they will have no contact with their grandchildren.

There are options available to them.

At Pippa Colman & Associates, we specialise in Family Law, and can help you with any children and parenting issues. Please contact us on 5458 9000 to make an appointment.

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Being the family issue, I caught up with the Blokes About Town over a delicious lunch at Green Zebra, Kawana for their take on how the role of fatherhood has changed since their father’s generation and how they achieve a work/life balance with both parents working.

one are the days when Dad did the nine-to-five and Mum stayed home to run the household and care for the children. These days, often both partners work outside the home resulting in dads having to chip in when it comes to doing their fair share of the domestic duties. But despite the fact that more women are bringing home a pay packet, with one-in-four claiming the status of the main breadwinner, research suggests women are still doing the lion’s share of the housework. So I thought it only fair to give the lads a chance to share their thoughts

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on the matter and what I discovered might surprise you! Joining me for lunch was Craig Levitt, Marketing Manager with Think Money; Chris Sales, owner of Luxe Commercial Real Estate, Scott Roberts, owner of IBN Direct and Premier Speakers and Events; Lyell Cochrane, Finance Manager with Think Money and Adrian Schulz, owner of Diamonds of Distinction, Buderim. profile: How different is your role as a father/husband compared to your father? adrian: It’s definitely more of a shared role

these days and both partners have to chip in where they can. Dads seem to be stepping up and are willing to do a lot of things that traditionally they wouldn’t have. scott: I came from a single parent home without a father, so my mother worked for as long as I can remember, she was gone before school and got home after I did. These days, I have the ability to see my young fella every day. Sometimes I drop him off to school or come home after school so I can spend time with him. I balance that by working at night when he goes to bed. I believe part of the work/life balance has come about because profilemag.com.au

we are so internet savvy and we can work from anywhere now, our ancestors didn’t have that luxury. lyell: I am the youngest of nine and Dad worked away from home so Mum brought us up. Dad always taught us we had to contribute. We had to iron and cook, otherwise we wouldn’t survive.

I guess my children learned that from watching me, I would always help with housework and they did it too. My wife Maree still did much more than me and still worked and ran the household. profile: Are women still doing a larger proportion of household chores and childcare despite working outside the home? lyell: Yes I think so. Maree has always run the household. I just think she is doing such a great job I don’t want to ruin it! (laughs).

It’s definitely in a woman’s DNA to nurture.

I do have a nurturer in me but not close to what Maree as a mother, has.

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Dad have been together 33 years, so they have done something right. craig: It’s interesting because I grew up in an environment like Chris. My mum didn’t work from the day they got married and my dad worked a corporate job. But interestingly I do most of the cooking at home. My wife Lynn works longer hours than me so I pick the kids up when she is still at work. So I’m probably 20 years ahead of my time!

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“Dad always taught us we had to CONTRIBUTE. We had to iron and cook, otherwise we wouldn’t survive.”

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scott: I agree. My wife Fiona is our chief operating officer at IBN Direct and does more in the Premier Speakers and Events business than I do, yet she still cooks every night and runs the house and cares for our son most of the time. chris: I think it’s different with the younger generations. I was raised in a traditional Catholic family where Mum was at home and Dad worked his butt off to put us all through private schools. I think this generation probably splits it down the middle more and perhaps that is because mums are also working. Although Mum and

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chris: So that proves that it’s not always a generational thing then. adrian: I think there is just more of an equalisation of roles. Women have traditionally done a lot more than just their half. I know some guys work long hours but if you have to come home and do all the chores your wife has done, that’s a hell of a long day. Staying at work an extra three hours is a lot easier. Guys are chipping in more and that’s a good thing. My wife is enjoying having a balance of being at home and at work because stress at work is a completely different kind of stress to stress at home with kids. It’s only fair to do a bit of both. It’s heading in the right direction. profile: Do you have a good work/life balance? scott: I think I do. Better than I did when I was working from home. I would get up in the morning and walk from the bed to the

computer and start working until dinner time and then get back on after dinner. Half the time I would eat dinner in front of the computer and keep working. Now I make sure I play golf a couple of times a month.

We try to get away for short breaks too and spend time as a family. We make it a priority. craig: I believe sometimes it’s quality versus quantity. Even when I was commuting to Brisbane daily, I would tear up the highway just to make it to a school presentation or something like that. That was always important to me. I knew I couldn’t be there all the time but the important thing is when you are there you have to really be there, be present. So often we are there but our mind is somewhere else. With technology I can be at work and send my daughter a text telling her I love her, 20 years ago I couldn’t have done that. adrian: I think it’s important to know when to switch off. We don’t work Sundays, no matter what is on. I really try to manage my week better leading up to the weekend and schedule my jobs so I can have the weekend with my family. In all honesty Sonja does most of the household stuff and is with the children the majority of the time but she really enjoys the balance of working in the store three days during school hours.

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“I think it’s important to know when to SWITCH OFF … I really try to … SCHEDULE my jobs so I can have the weekend with my family.”

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profile: Craig, as a life coach and mentor how do we find the perfect life balance? chris: I’m going to take notes because I definitely don’t have it. craig: Ok I am going to start this with, do as I say not do as I do! Two things. You have to set some goals because without setting goals you don’t have a focus. If your goal is to spend quality time with your kids or help out at home, you need that intent. But really it comes down to follow through. If you really want it you can do whatever you want to. In every moment you have a choice. It’s very simple in theory but putting it into practice is not so easy. chris: Yes I agree. A goal has to be tangible. I heard one recently, “I want to be rich”. That’s not a goal but five million in three years is. craig: You have to have a measurable goal too. You might ask yourself on a scale of one-to-10 where do I sit as a dad and where do I want to be? We have to set a measure as a benchmark. It can’t always be a dollar amount. I don’t know anyone who has achieved what they want without a goal and that applies as much when it comes to being a great dad, husband and friend.

Perched on the water’s edge, with views towards beautiful Double Bay, Green Zebra Restaurant & Bar was bustling on the day of our visit – its stunning location and delicious menu proving to be popular among diners.

Green Zebra prides themselves on supporting local suppliers and the eatery has become well known for its delicious modern Australian menu using the freshest local produce where possible. Every dish is prepared by expert chefs, who are passionate about delivering a sumptuous menu composed of simple and classic combinations.

We enjoyed the premium lunch set menu; entrees included a choice of stuffed mushrooms with cream cheese, bacon, parmesan, garlic, shallots and parsley; arancini of buffalo mozzarella and smoked bacon, with chive sour cream; smoked paprika and sea salt calamari with harissa aioli and chargrilled halloumi with salsa verde and lemon. I can vouch for the stuffed mushrooms, which is a house favourite and judging from the reviews of the other dishes from around the table every dish was just as good.

For main I couldn’t go past the pan fried potato gnocchi and wild mushrooms. Other choices included crispy skin free range chicken breast; slow roast Kingaroy pork belly, and wild caught North Queensland barramundi.

Despite the generous servings, I could not resist the delectable desserts. The bowen mango sundae consisting of meringue, vanilla bean ice cream, mango coulis and roasted macadamias was to die for! I also had a sneaky taste of the Belgian chocolate brownie with chocolate fudge sauce, double cream and macadamia ice cream, which was wickedly good.

Green Zebra is a fabulous venue for breakfast, lunch and dinner and an ideal venue for corporate events, birthday parties, engagement parties and weddings.

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Other Nundah characteristics include a “very low” crime rate relative to state averages and the number of green spaces (including Albert Bishop Park, Boyd Park and Oxenham Park).

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THe suBurB Is Well servICeD By TrANsPOrT INfrAsTruCTure, INCluDING; • rail links to central Brisbane (with stations at Nundah and Toombul); • easy access to the M7 (which provides fast links to Brisbane Airport); • easy access to Southern Cross Way, which links to the Gateway Motorway (M1); • Major arterial routes including Sandgate Road, which bisects the suburb.

One of Brisbane’s largest retail complexes, Toombul shopping Centre, is part of the suburb. It includes Coles, Kmart, Target, Aldi, an eight-screen cinema complex and 140 specialty stores. schools in the immediate area include Nundah state school, Northgate State School, St Joseph’s School and Mary Mackillop College.

Nundah has a median house price of $575,000, based on 132 sales in the past 12 months, following growth of 5.3% in the past year.

Median price growth has averaged 10.4% per year over the past three years.

The market is strong at the moment, with the average unit selling within 50 days. The vacancy rate is less than 1%. rental yields are good, with a median of 5.2%, according to Australian Property Monitors.

For your Free inFormAtion pACk CALL 07 5451 1080 www.thinkinvestmentrealty.com.au

AreA profIle Public TransPorT & roadways Nundah Train station Bus Airport link Tunnel Gateway Motorway

50m 80m 3 minutes 4 minutes

EMPloyMEnT Trade Coast (Brisbane Airport, Port of Brisbane, Trade Coast) Brisbane CBD royal Brisbane Woman’s Hospital

5 minutes 6 minutes 6 minutes

EducaTion st Paul’s lutheran Child Care Toombul early Childhood Nundah state school Mary Mackillop Catholic College Aviation High Nundah Childcare Clayfield College Australian Catholic university

350m 550m 850m 900m 950m 950m 2.9km 4.5km

ParKs & rEcrEaTion Oxenham Park German station Parklands Kedron Brook Bikeway - Brisbane’s longest continuous bicycle and walking track Kalinga Park - a favourite picnic and recreational area for Brisbane families

On your doorstep 400m 800km 1.5km

Only 6kms from the CBD, Nundah is situated in the middle of Brisbane's growing employment triangle.

sHoPPinG Nundah village - Woolworths, restaurants, Bars, Cafes, Homewares, Farmers Markets and many other essential services

20m

Nundah's urban renewal is attracting professionals and families looking to benefit from the proximity to employment and lifestyle.

Toombul Centro - 140 specialty shops including all Major Banks, Cinemas, Target, Coles, Aldi, Kmart, Doctors surgeries and Pharmacies

800m

f e At u r e s I n c l u d e ; + Bustling farmers market + Trendy bars & cafes + Beautiful parks & recreational areas

For your free information pack CALL 07 5451 1080 www.thinkinvestmentrealty.com.au

“For the last 3 years I have averaged a sale every 8 days*...

I can sell your property and I can sell it well! ”

Vicki Cooper

0418 231 955 *Details on website www.starnoosa.com

BUSINESS RUNS IN THE FAMILY The definition of family for Luxe Commercial managing director Chris Sales is one of passion and influence.

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he 30-year-old happily admits he is still learning about business and that his Dad, Glenn Sales, has and continues to be a huge inspiration, particularly when it comes to business, work ethic and people skills.

Describing his Dad as hardworking and an industry leader, Chris still goes to Glenn to discuss business ideas and strategies.

“I’ve always loved the energy and adrenalin that comes with the highs and lows of running your own business,” says Chris.

“Dad has an incredible work ethic and although we operate very different management models he gave me a solid foundation and taught me the fundamentals of what it takes to run a successful business.

“There’s no overnight success in business, people can be lucky, but a large part is about creating your own luck and the rest is about getting the basics right and applying an unwavering work ethic.”

Chris’ passionate approach to Luxe is resolute. Starting with a small team that included one other sales and leasing expert over 12 months ago, Luxe now has a diverse team of eight, capable of servicing the commercial sales, leasing and property management needs of the entire Sunshine Coast.

He says he adheres to old-fashioned service and relationships, between clients, buyers, vendors, tenants and staff.

“I believe it comes from the top down. If I treat my staff like family, with respect and humility, they will do likewise. The same goes with clients, new and old,” he says.

“Property is a people business, they go hand-in-hand.

It’s what gets me out of bed each morning and makes this industry so exciting.”

FOR STAR SERVICE & STAR RESULTS CALL ME TODAY. WWW.LUXECOMMERCIAL.COM.AU • 07 5493 6652

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If you’re serious about selling, get some serious help.

With over 50 per cent of home loans now being originated through brokers, is it time you looked at using a finance broker for your next purchase or refinance?

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irstly, what is a finance broker? Well, quite simply, a finance broker is a professional who specialises in negotiating and arranging loans on your behalf for homes, cars, trucks, earthmoving and business equipment.

They can sort through the confusion and help you select a loan and then manage the whole process through to settlement. But why would you use a broker instead of just going to your bank?

PARENTAL COMMUNICATION PARAMOUNT WORDS WARREN TEGG, BENNETT CARROLL SOLICITORS

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ost separating parents want an ongoing and meaningful relationship with their children. They will, after all, be parents for life. But what is the key to parenting effectively, while living in separate houses?

Parents will often each have different ideas regarding parenting, but that does not mean that one or the other parent is wrong, they are just different. And the differences are to be celebrated – those differences provide the children with two separate, and not necessarily opposing, viewpoints.

In order for a shared parenting agreement to work, these two people have to find a way to work with their differences. Firstly, children are very intelligent, they know when a weakness or difference of opinion appears in the approach being taken by their parents. Anyone with children will know they will play these two parents against each other to gain an outcome they see as beneficial to themselves.

This play off isn’t overtly selfish. Very young children will, early in the break-up, state to both parents that they don’t want to go to the other. This has nothing to do with choosing one parent over the other.

This break-up is very unsettling for the child, so the child may seek the exact same loving and caring response from both their parents to make themselves feel safe.

CHOICE OF PRODUCTS Banks can only sell their own products, whereas brokers have accreditations with not only the “Big Four” but also many of the smaller banks and credit unions, so can tailor your loan to your individual needs.

EXPERIENCE Brokers deal with financial transactions every day and can help you complete the complex paperwork and guide you through the unfamiliar and confusing loan process.

CONVENIENCE Brokers will meet you at your home at a time that suits you. This saves you time and lets you discuss all the options to make sure you get the right loan for you, without the time constraint that may apply if you have to run into a bank during your lunch break.

PRICE Brokers are paid by the bank so there is no cost to you and they can also often negotiate better pricing than Bank’s.

It is important for parents to recognise this and be able to maintain a basic and civil level of communication, just to protect themselves from being exploited.

It is helpful for the children for them to focus, not on the differences, but basics that perhaps they substantially agree upon. This way they can support one another in parenting decisions – provided they benefit the child’s welfare and do not create any risk to the children.

The Court considers the parent’s ability to talk to one another about their children to be of paramount importance when looking at a co-parenting regime. It is deemed by the law to be in the children’s best interests that parents share the responsibility for the children’s care, but this becomes impossible if the two parents cannot cooperate together on some level.

Being able to speak to one another civilly and make decisions about your children, even when you do not entirely agree with the other party, is of fundamental importance if it is your goal to be a share parent.

Celebrate your different views, they introduce the children to diversity of thought! Agreeing on a set of basics you can live with, will lead to happier and more effective parenting.

WARREN TEGG BENNETT CARROLL SOLICITORS

WWW.SPCFINANCE.COM • 07 5443 1644

1300 334 566 • info@bcglaw.com.au

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REASONS WHY YOU NEED A FINANCE BROKER