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Rising residential revolution will bring Survey of New Farm commuter transport choices new city council back down to earth A CURTIN University researcher is asking New Farm residents to take part in research aimed at determining why they overwhelmingly choose private cars for their daily work commute. Teneriffe/New Farm resident Peter Cochrane is asking residents to do a 15-minute online survey providing demographic and travel behaviour information as part of his Master of Urban and Regional Planning research project. “The pilot project aims to explore why residents of New Farm choose private car as the dominant mode of transport to commute,” Mr Cochrane said. “This information could provide governments with a better understanding of factors that influence transport choice and include these into strategies to increase levels of active transport. “As governments attempt to manage population growth and environment change, walking and cycling, known as active transport, and public transport become increasingly important. “New Farm is serviced by infrastructure for private car, and active and public transport connecting it to the CBD. “However, the percentage of active transport for commuting has remained relatively unchanged in this suburb from 2001 to 2011.” To participate, go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/4005transport
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A NEW Year is upon us, with Brisbane City Council elections in March and development set to dominate the debate. Given the number of cranes on the skyline, it is a little late to start bemoaning the advent of apartment
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towers in the city. They’re here, there’s a demand for them and it is a reflection of the evolution of our metropolis. Whatever the political character of the next council administration, it will face a number of issues arising from this evolution. While much has been made of how high developers should be permitted to build, less attention has been paid to the architectural aesthetics of the structures. Some of the apartment buildings presently under construction appear to have been designed with little thought given to the visual impact they will have on their surrounds. Imagination,
innovation, flair and ingenuity appear to have been abandoned in the race to build and sell the apartments as quickly as possible. The issue of streetscape also needs to be addressed. Encouragingly, some, but not all, developers have shown a willingness to be proactive in achieving this. The next council will administer the city until March, 2019, and in this time, it will undergo a fundamental change. The buildings now rising beneath the cranes will be completed and thousands of new residents will move in, the cement trucks replaced by the cars of this new wave of inner city migration. The challenge will be to manage this influx, maintaining a balance that protects the lifestyle that drew people to the area in the first place. Destroy that and you have the potential for the area to devolve into an urban slum. Just how effectively people feel that this balance has been achieved to date and how likely it is to be in the future will be evidenced at the ballot box in March.
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Historic election in re-shaped Central Ward BOUNDARY changes and a boom in residential property developments ensure the 19 March Brisbane City Council election will be both historic and vital in determining the future of Central Ward and its residents. The suburbs of Teneriffe, Newstead and all of Bowen Hills now fall into Central Ward, while some of the outer suburbs like Kelvin Grove, Windsor, Wilston and Grange will become part of adjoining Wards on 19 March. Although a small suburb, Teneriffe currently has two councillors as it is split between the Central and Hamilton Wards. President of the Teneriffe Progress Association Ben Pritchard says he hopes the change will give the residents of Teneriffe a stronger, clearer voice in the council. “Having one councillor for Teneriffe will make things more straightforward for residents who need to contact their local councillor,” he said. “It will end the situation where a small suburb like Teneriffe was split along an illogical and arbitrary boundary between council wards.
Instruments can provide notes in tune with life’s soundtrack SO, I’m Princess Leia … bear with me; hair pulled back in low plaits and it’s Return of the Jedi. The Storm Troopers are advancing and Han and I are in a jade forest with the Ewoks. It’s part of the reveal; one of the greatest in cinematic history (apart
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New Central Ward boundary. “It doesn’t reduce the number of elected representatives we have, but it might make it easier to remember who they all are.” It is an important election for residents of the booming area, so in this edition the Village News begins its coverage with a Question and Answer forum for the three candidates (see pages 10-11). We welcome your feedback or concerns about how you would like to see Central Ward managed during the next term of local government. Send your feedback or letters to the Editor either to editor@ newfarmvillagenews.com.au or PO Box 2441 New Farm. Your name and address must be supplied, but only your name and suburb will be published.
by Beth J Leach from Darth Vader turning out to be Luke’s father!) In a mossy pit, sprinkled with dirt and sphagnum moss I explain to Han that I know Luke is not dead, because … I feel him. What fascinates me is what happens from here with the orchestral score and the response to it by the physical and spiritual self. A vulnerable, lone French Horn in Bb major searches for footing and then retreats. He swells more confidently like a rising dawn star, again resting. This time joined by a blush of vagrant strings he begins his climb through cotton wool clouds. Tension is building, warping my body, altering my breathing. Now, hit
by full throttle confrontation at the coal face by the string section, as intense as the sun, there’s nowhere to hide, nowhere to shield my face from this truth. Much fuller horns, pulling like a magnet at my absolute need to have an emotional response from this struggle. It’s almost a relief when my eyes produce a well of a tear. Do you love him, Han questions Leia? “Yes,” I say. He studies me hard and I reply, “No, not like that. He’s my brother”. We take off in a rocket ship with the orchestra and I ask myself, as you do, what is the musical instrument in the soundtrack to my life? Which one got me, paralysed my heart with sickening capacity and left me begging for speech? What’s yours? What is the musical instrument that unlocks you? En masse, the string section is for me the ultimate disarmer, capable of hijacking my senses and mercilessly holding them to ransom. As a solo instrument, the human voice does it for me. If you could, could you pick one instrument that dismantles you from the reality of the world and could you verbalise how that makes you feel? Is there something, a movie, a book, a feeling, a time or place that it encapsulates?
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BUZZ Café at the Valley Emporium is among the first Brisbane eateries to support the Queensland Urban Utilities ‘Turn to Tap’ campaign encouraging cafes and restaurants to offer patrons tap instead of bottled water. Queensland Urban Utilities launched the campaign after last year surveying 1000 people in Brisbane, Ipswich, Scenic Rim, Somerset and Lockyer Valley and finding that only one in two people choose tap water when dining out. Spokesperson Michelle Cull said 32 per cent of people paid for bottled water at cafés and restaurants. “We’d like to see more people choose tap water when dining out because it’s a better choice for the environment, your health and your hip pocket,” she said. Ms Cull said Australians spent more than $500 million on bottled water every year and that a Healthy Waterways report found it took up to seven litres of water to produce one
litre of bottled water. The survey also found that 77 per cent of those who choose tap water when dining out did so because it was free, while 15 per cent said it was because tap water was more environmentally friendly. Buzz Café owner Cameron Kedwell said he was happy to proactively offer his patrons tap water. “I have noticed some cafés and restaurants only suggest still or sparkling bottled water, and then charge obscene amounts for it,” he said. “Our staff always offer still, sparkling and tap water because we know the majority of our customers prefer tap. “That’s not only because it’s free, many people also feel it’s a more environmentally friendly choice than bottled water.” Cafes and restaurants wanting to join the campaign can find information at www.urbanutilities. com.au/turntotap
Empowering bright business ideas BUSINESS owners are being invited to empower their next bright business ideas with like-minded entrepreneurs at DEPOTnext on Tuesday, 9 February, at Brisbane Powerhouse. The first of three DEPOTnext events features talks and presentations from gurus offering expert insights, tools, tips and resources aimed to empower ‘serial’ entrepreneurs and small to medium business owners to take their business to the next level. Empowered by businessDEPOT, DEPOTnext is an event to help businesses and the people behind them break through the barriers to success and reach their full potential. According to John Knight, Managing Director of businessDEPOT, small to medium businesses face an uphill battle without access to the expertise of experienced industry gurus. “In my 20-odd years working with small to medium businesses, I’ve seen a lot of them come up against some pretty big hurdles when it comes to making their ideas reality,” Mr Knight said. “DEPOTnext provides entrepreneurial spirits and small to medium business owners with the insight, expertise and energy to overcome the hurdles, break through the barriers and empower their bright ideas.
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Unique Newstead business gets ‘Big Ups’ from Optus WORK Shop Objects owners Georgina Goddard and Morgwn Wilkie are celebrating after being chosen as one of the five small businesses to receive an Optus small business Big Ups - an initiative dedicated to giving small businesses a big helping hand. The business was among those chosen by the public as a Queensland small business most worthy of receiving $15,000 worth of local advertising to boost its business profile and tell its unique story. In 2013, partners Georgina and Morgwn set up shop in Newstead to create unique timber products for Australian spaces. From their cosy workshop and showroom, they develop and manufacture a range of unique quality homewares, as well as custom products that they develop in close partnership with other architects, designers and homeowners. Working in partnership, Morgwn and Georgina draw on their experience gained in previous careers as a builder and registered architect to create a stunning range of contemporary, sustainable and affordable furniture and homewares. Georgina said the Big Ups blitz would
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Georgina Goddard and Morgwn Wilkie. give Work Shop Objects a great boost at the start of the New Year and help sustain the momentum generated during the Big Ups voting campaign. “We’re both ecstatic to have been recognised in Optus small business Big Ups. This means a lot to us and it reminds us of why we started Work Shop Objects, to share our passion and love of simple, beautiful and sustainable products. We’re really excited about what the prize will do for our business next year,” Georgina said. Optus will help Georgina and Morgwn to promote their business’s online presence through a tailored advertising blitz starting from early next year. Rob Parcell, Managing Director of Small and Medium Business at Optus, said Big Ups supports small business by providing them with what they need most – more customers.
ANTIQUES gathered from all parts of the globe by avid collector Steven Dougherty during his travels in the past 35 years and with a total estimated value of around $200,000 will go under the hammer at the Saratoga Woolstore on 30 January. Mr Dougherty, who admits to being an addictive collector “in a good way”, started his collection in 1980 as a 25-year-old travelling through China when he purchased three pieces of Ching Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain in Beijing. He has since travelled extensively through Asia and Europe, especially Italy and France, where he has been a regular visitor to the Paris antiques market. He has collected items as diverse as artworks and furniture from the 17th to 20th centuries. Mr Dougherty said he had decided it was “time for me to move in a different direction” which led to the decision to auction parts of his collection. “The great thing is that the people who buy these will actually know part of the history of the items and I can tell them where they came from, when I got them and what I know about them,” he said. “I am, of course, keeping some with me, including my first three pieces from Beijing.” (see ad on page 9)
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Owner occupiers see value and lifestyle benefits of Boutique Newstead Series
OWNER occupiers and downsizers who are seeking spacious apartments, privacy, first class amenities and a sought after lifestyle are being drawn to Brisbane’s boutique and fast selling Newstead Series. Downsizers Tony and Jacqui Byrne were attracted to the Newstead Series due to its prime riverside location, proximity to the ever growing Gasworks retail amenity and the value for money which the Newstead Series offers. Tony Byrne, General Manager of International Towers at Barangaroo Sydney, said they were delighted with their 138 square metre, two-bedroom, two-bathroom plus study with twocarpark apartment they purchased for $830,000. With Tony’s weekly commute to Sydney it was important that their new home was close to the tunnel infrastructure and airport. “While we will keep our fivebedroom family home in Ashgrove as an investment, we no longer have two kids living with us so finding a spacious well designed apartment that still feels and functions like a home was critically important,” Mr Byrne said.
“We are amazed at the quality and size of apartment we were able to purchase in this price range, particularly one in a boutique building with luxury finishes and we’re sure it will be a delight to come home to. “We were drawn to the Level Four apartment for a range of reasons, particularly the floor to ceiling glass which opens the entire apartment to the street edge and the generous 45 square metre deck. We also love the usability of the linear study and the abundant built in storage. “We have looked at a range of projects in Brisbane and the half an acre of exclusive tenant’s amenities between the four Newstead Series buildings is truly unique and wonderfully designed for Brisbane’s subtropical climate. “We love the sense of place that JGL Properties has instilled in the project, particularly the commissioning of bespoke foyer artworks by emerging local artist Jason Fitzgerald, and urban scale brick and timber screens on the street edges which architects Bureau Proberts have cleverly designed to fit in with the local area,” he said.
Jacqui and Tony Byrne attracted to Newstead Series. “We can see ourselves entertaining regularly with friends and family on our expansive deck or in the outdoor alfresco spaces within the central landscaped area,” Jacqui Byrne said. Newstead Series developer John Livingstone said having a couple with the property pedigree of Tony and Jacqui choosing to purchase in the Newstead Series was a great endorsement for the project. “Tony and Jacqui could live anywhere in Brisbane, but have chosen Newstead Series due to its prime Newstead House riverside location, access to retail and transport facilities, boutique nature of the project and generous give back to the residents through half an acre of recreation areas. “We are excited about delivering a truly unique project for Brisbane which still represents value for money whilst being located in a prestigious enclave surrounded by Brisbane’s most
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CENTRAL Ward residents will have the opportunity to vote for their local Brisbane City council representative on Saturday, 19 March. To start the debate, the Village News has asked incumbent, Councillor Vicki Howard (LNP) and endorsed candidates Amber Hawkins (Labor) and Kirsten Lovejoy (Greens) to provide questions they want answered by their opponents.
Cr VICKI HOWARD Q. Given this is the last significant piece of Teneriffe riverfront land, why have you not held any public meetings to let residents have their say on the key issues they have about 17 Skyring Terrace? Also, why have you allowed residents to be shut out of the conversation on this sites future? (Amber) Public meetings are just one of many ways for people to be able to have their say about issues affecting our community. Brisbane City Council
AMBER HAWKINS Q. Why is Labor against the draft Spring Hill Neighbourhood Plan now, but abstained from voting against it when it had the chance? (Kirsten) The draft plan doesn’t listen to local concerns about height and density, and will mean more traffic and parking problems for Spring Hill residents. Labor does not support the draft Spring Hill Neighbourhood Plan. Residents do not want high rise towers next to schools.
makes every proposal available online and feedback from the community forms a critical part of the assessment of all development applications. 17 Skyring Terrace is private property and the owners are entitled to submit an application to build on their site. It is Council’s job to assess applications against the State planning laws and the requirements of Council’s City Plan. Nobody has been shut out of the conversation on its future and even though this site is not part of Central Ward yet (it won’t be until after the election). Q. Why didn’t you, as local councillor, make sure there was enough parking for the Pottery Barn, so local streets didn’t become parked out? (Amber) Unfortunately the number of car parks that were allocated during the design of the James Street Precinct by the Soorley Q. Will you make a commitment to put local green space above roads and infrastructure that service non-local needs? (Kirsten) Proper planning and community consultation can achieve the right balance between infrastructure for a growing city and highly valued and much needed green spaces – such as parks, trees, open spaces and landscaping. With the current council’s constant flouting of the CityPlan guidelines, green space is consistently under attack. Q. Do you live or work in the electorate? (Kirsten) I have worked in Central Ward for many years. I am a qualified lawyer and practiced for many years before working as an Executive at Suncorp. I live in Bulimba, one ferry-stop away. My no protection or expansion of our local green spaces.
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Q. Do you think that all developers should pay infrastructure charges? (They do not pay in the State controlled areas like Hamilton Northshore and Bowen Hills)? (Vicki) Yes, but charges should be in line with a proposal’s end-use and impact, considered through a net benefit test. Q. Will you commit to keeping the CityGliders which are used by hundreds of local residents each day? (Vicki) Yes. Getting our public transport system right is a critical ingredient for our local area and we really need to find ways to make it easier for people to leave their cars at home. I am also committed to looking into their expansion to other routes and increasing their frequency.
Administration is woefully inadequate. I’ve worked very hard to fix the mess I inherited and additional car parks will be provided for on top of the existing car parks as part of approved plans to redevelop the adjoining premises Q. Why would you ignore the concerns of Spring Hill residents and allow towers of up to 30 storeys in this heritage suburb? (Amber) The simple answer is Spring Hill residents haven’t been ignored. Spring Hill residents and their feedback has been a critical part of developing the draft Neighbourhood Plan. The Spring Hill Neighbourhood Plan is not finalised. Further consultation will occur in the first half of 2016. Q. Why did you vote against the proposed LGBTI advisory committee? (Amber) husband and I have been searching for a home for our family of three kids and two dogs in the ward, but no luck so far. Q. What volunteer work did you do in Central Ward before you were a candidate in this election or any other? And for how long? (Kirsten) Until recently I was a manager at GIVIT based in Newstead. This is a grassroots charity that connects those in need with those willing to give. My work with GIVIT has put me in touch with many other charities, businesses and residents in the local area. Q. Does the ALP accept developer donations? (Kirsten) Yes, but all donations are subject to strict reporting legislation. All donations to the ALP are reported in a timely and transparent manner. Q. Will you commit to reducing traffic congestion by supporting the vital Kingsford Smith Drive upgrade? (Vicki) Yes, but not as it is imagined by the current council. Globally there is a shift away from widening or building more roads to reduce congestion because this method is simply not working – instead it makes it worse. I am committed to investing in the right mix of appropriate transport options, including public and active transport infrastructure. Q. Do you support an increase by the Council for funding of the Brisbane Pride Festival, from $21,000 over three years, to $42,000 over three years? (Amber) Yes, absolutely. In itself, this money will not change existing legislative inequalities. It won’t, at first glance, address the higher rates of depression and suicide within the Lesbian, Gay,
I voted to support the far more effective and successful Inclusive Brisbane Board which already provides a forum to ensure that LGBTI voices are heard and includes a wide range of programs and projects that identify emerging issues relating to community cohesiveness, social inclusion and social policy. Q. Does the LNP accept developer donations? (Kirsten) The LNP discloses 100 per cent of donations in accordance with the requirements of the Electoral Act. This information is then publicly released free of charge by the Electoral Commissioner. Q. Will you make a commitment to put local green space above roads and infrastructure that service non-local needs? (Kirsten) Q. The State Government has a policy of urban consolidation in its regional plan that protects our green spaces do you support the urban footprint and where do you think growth should be accommodated in the city? (Vicki) Urban consolidation needs to be a balance between supporting growth and the sustainability of land and infrastructure use, green space, and ensuring communities do not lose their local character. Labor has committed to review the BCC CityPlan. A key element of this review will be to ensure urban consolidation does not lead to further parking and traffic congestion issues. Q. Do you think that all developers should pay infrastructure charges? They do not pay in the State controlled areas like Hamilton Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer community. However, the Brisbane Pride Festival plays an important role in helping people feel comfortable in their own skin and good about who they are. Q. Do you support the overhaul of the CityPlan, to give both residents and developers the clarity and certainty they need to make the vital decisions on the future of our neighbourhoods? (Amber) Not at this stage. The issue seems more that council does not stick to its own CityPlan. An overhaul of the current CityPlan, which was only released last year, does little to provide certainty. Instead I want to see a tightening of the existing CityPlan’s application through the assessment process, with the emphasis to shift away from a developat-all-costs approach to prioritising sustainable development that delivers
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Yes – just as I did when I ran at the last election. I’m proud to be part of a team which has led Brisbane to become Australia’s Most Sustainable City, with more than two million trees planted across our city since 2008. Additionally, we have saved 886ha of at-risk bushland by purchasing it taking our bushland reserves to over 8000 hectares, putting us well on track to meet our goal of having 40 per cent of Brisbane covered in green by 2031. Q. How will you better enable community input into decision making? (Kirsten) My priority in making decisions for our local community is to engage with residents personally either online or in person. I regularly hold mobile offices across our community while residents can always pop into my office, give me a call, visit my website, send a letter or Northshore and Bowen Hills? (Vicki) New development adds pressure to our roads and creates additional demand for essential services like sewerage treatment. The extra infrastructure needed to cater for the increased population that development brings is extremely expensive. Infrastructure charges are a way of sharing this cost. They are essential to ensure Council can afford to build this infrastructure and keep our city liveable. Q. Will you commit to keeping the CityGliders which are used by hundreds of local residents each day? (Vicki) Yes, I support better public transport, including the City Gliders. liveability and which can meet current and future local needs Q. With traffic congestion and parked out streets becoming an increasing issue of frustration in Central Ward, what is your plan to get people out of cars and onto public transport? (Amber) A mix of rapid transport options must be provided in high density areas, in combination with transport availability in wider areas. A move away from the 19th century radial transport approach must be adopted. A key component in this is the provision of connected, protected bike lanes. Q. Would you like to see the fees on Residential Parking Permits abolished? (Amber) Parking is controversial because of the rapid surge in local population and inadequate parking spaces provided in
email, post on my Facebook wall, tweet me or take a snap for my Instagram. Q. What more will you do to embrace diversity and build equality in our community? (Kirsten) I am proud to be part of a team that made history by handing down Brisbane City Council’s first-ever Brisbane Access and Inclusion Plan 2012-17. We have invested more than $100 million into making Brisbane more inclusive and accessible with $5.9 million allocated in our current budget. Q. Will you be listening to the community more when it comes to planning and development concerns? (Kirsten) My door has always been and will always be open to the community to tell me what matters to them. Q. Will you oppose the proposed lockout laws by the State Government to support local businesses? (Vicki) Central Ward has some wonderful dining and entertainment locations. While this is a State Government issue, I support initiatives that foster the growth of cultural and entertainment facilities but also ensures public safety. Q. Will you commit to reducing traffic congestion by supporting the vital Kingsford Smith Drive upgrade? (Vicki) I support Rod Harding’s commitment of a $150 million upgrade to Kingsford Smith Drive. I do not support Graham Quirk’s gold-plated Kingsford Smith Drive project, which will cost $650 million yet only save one minute in traffic. new apartments. While I am sure it would be popular to abolish the fees, I support their retention with the following in mind: it should be a one-off initial fee only with an option to waive the fee for Health Care Card holders. The money accumulated from the fees should be used to support the growth of innovative car sharing options or active transport programs. Q. Will you reintroduce green space into King George Square, to return Brisbane’s famous landmark to being a refreshing space to sit and relax in the heart of the city? (Amber) Yes, and this doesn’t have to be an expensive undertaking. King George Square is a summertime embarrassment. Reintroducing green space into King George Square is not just about making it look good. Trees, grass and other plants help to keep the city cool.
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tonyjonesdiary by Tony Jones days are especially exciting because I think the dampness causes a richer, more pungent odour to emit from his favourite shrubs and electric light posts. These calling cards for want of a better description left by other dogs possibly exude more telling information than they do on dry days. The equivalent for us humans I suppose, is reading the newspaper or gossiping with friends on the telephone. For Beau, this endlessly time consuming and enormously frustrating exercise (for me at least) of sniffing every tree, shrub and fence post is rich pickings to gather
intelligence from dogs who have passed this way; a bitch on heat, or more alarming, the passage of a possible rival dog through his territory. This discovery leads to copious urination and fearsome scratching of the earth, possibly accompanied by a low growling bark. A vastly satisfying exercise for Beau, with the interlopers scent covered by his own and as an extra precaution it is then covered by earth, thus all evidence is eradicated! I enjoy this time spent together and most times I allow Beau to dictate what route we take and at what speed we travel. However, when there are goals to be achieved like post a letter before the 6pm collection or get the ice cream home from the supermarket before it melts to a frothy unpalatable sludge, I will take charge. These walks are not so successful and once home, we’re out of sorts with each other and a sense of aggrievement permeates the domicile. Beau I suspect harbors an acute degree of resentment at being rushed through his walk, a time he sees as sacrosanct. Beau I’ve observed, is not unlike a human when it comes to not wanting to lose face or indeed wanting to get his own way. On this particular damp morning, while there were no errands to execute and time wasn’t
of the essence Saturday morning in fact I wasn’t disposed to linger or take a circuitous direction home. The morning’s inclemency had me longing for heathside and home. Beau of course is impervious to rain, in fact he rather revels in it and was therefore in no haste to get home. It wasn’t long before we had reached an impasse with regards which direction to take. Beau indicated he very much wanted to turn right into Oxlade Drive and head for Merthyr Park the long way and I felt compelled to turn left into Oxlade the short way and make our way home to dry clothes and a cup of java. We stood for some moments, each with our poker face on, neither wanting to give way. Eyes not blinking we eyeballed each other. I of course at 73kg had the advantage over Beau (in terms of brute strength) who at 4.5kg could offer little resistance if I chose to exert myself physically. However, I didn’t want the feelings of enjoyment and goodwill at being out and about with my canine companion to disappear in a miasma of injured sensibilities and resentment. A compromise was needed and when I indicated a new direction, neither my or Beau’s first choice but an alternative route, he seized upon it with relieved alacrity. The
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It is about valuing the experience people accumulate in the same way we are encouraged to value innovation. We are all an asset and rather than doom and gloom discussion of an ageing population let’s resolve to celebrate people ageing in a more positive and healthy way and appreciate the opportunities that provides to the whole community. Thanks to funds provided by the State Government and Telstra, Minister for Science and Innovation Leeanne Enoch announced the Tech Savvy Seniors Queensland program. Older Queenslanders can learn basic technology skills through their local public library, including how to use an iPad, navigate social media to catch up with friends and family online, pay bills or surf the net. Adding another $50,000, the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) will help libraries without existing devices to participate and will support public libraries to help train up to 15,000 senior Queenslanders. New Farm Branch recovers from the Christmas break with an Australia Day picnic in the Park on Wednesday, 27 January. The Branch moves into full swing in February following a General Meeting at the Uniting Church complex in Merthyr Road at 9.30am for 10am Wednesday, 3 February, when we welcome Margot Tidey from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research.
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Brisbane City Council is hitting a home run for community sport in the inner north with more than $270 000 provided to local sports clubs as part of this year’s Community Sport Clubs Grant Program. With more than 1,000 clubs and 220,000 players, sport in our inner suburbs is a crucial aspect of Brisbane’s active and healthy outdoor Barry Neighbour, President of New lifestyle, and Council has committed Farm United Soccer Club, Cr Vicki more than $2.2 million to nearly 60 Howard and Cr Matthew Bourke, groups across the city. Chairman Environment Parks and Most residents and their family Sustainability inspecting soccer members in our area have a connection field upgrade plans. with one of the funded organisations, so we are delighted to let you know we have secured investment for: · Downey Park Netball Association, Windsor will receive $100,000 to help construct a two-storey clubhouse to support netball at Downey Park, Windsor. · Brisbane City Football Club, Newmarket will receive $9,980 to prepare an operational plan to support soccer at Spencer Park, Newmarket. · Brisbane Softball Association, Windsor will receive $64,209 to install a shed to support softball at Downey Park, Windsor. · Brisbane Table Tennis Association, Windsor will receive $85,440 to upgrade its interior lighting to support table tennis at Downey Park, Windsor. · Brisbane Women’s Hockey Association, Windsor will receive $8,110 to conduct coach and umpire development and education programs to support hockey at Downey Park, Windsor. · Rivercity Water Polo Club, Brisbane will receive $11,000 to develop a five-year strategic plan to support water polo. In addition to these grants you may have noticed that New Farm Park soccer field is currently undergoing field upgrades to improve the condition and safety of the popular soccer fields. This field is a major recreational hub for the New Farm community and is regularly used for a range of purposes including personal training and other sports. The project will involve repairing the existing irrigation system, followed by grading of the existing surface then laying brand new turf. The soccer field will be fenced off during works, which are expected to be completed early this year. Don’t forget that Council elections are on Saturday 19 March this year. If you need to update your Electoral details just let us know and we’ll send you the forms.
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Lucky’s life of success a continuing tribute to the wisdom of brother George
THE Pippos home in Oxlade Drive, New Farm, is in the process of being demolished, and Angelo (or Lucky, the name he answers to) Pippos is building two large apartments on the site for he and his family.
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The riverside Oxlade Drive has always been one of Brisbane’s leading residential streets. Lucky’s mum Mrs Pippos died two years ago and Lucky, father of three, felt it was time for change. Lucky is an hotelier, and also a racehorse owner. His elder brother George, well-known in hotel, racing and rugby circles throughout Australia, had died there suddenly, at just 61, back in 2002. George’s funeral was one of Brisbane’s biggest, held at the Greek
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Community Church and Centre in South Brisbane. This left Lucky a devastated man, and the remaining hotelier in the successful Pippos family. He told me just last week that the worst thing that had happened to him in life was losing George. Many friends of George will remember that day for the stirring words of his young brother at the wake. More of that later. The Pippos boys were, like many brothers, indeed close. George was eight years senior to Lucky, and growing up in Goondiwindi, and earlier in Dirranbandi, Lucky recalls the day “when they came together as brothers” and George first regarded him as a fellow businessman. “It was when I was 17, and after matriculating from Scots College, Warwick, also George’s alma mater, and our father Spiro told me that there was no sense my going on to university, as George had done to get his Bachelor of Commerce degree, and ‘all George had done then was to go into the pub business with me; and Lucky, that’s where
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Lucky Pippos at the New Farm Deli. you should start now’.” The family’s pub business was then just one pub, the Royal in Goondiwindi, and the favoured drop in town was then Carlton Draught. The Pippos family had built up the business so well that the Castlemaine Brewery bought it off the family for £256, 000 ($112,000 in today’s money). The family then looked around for another pub, and bought the Victoria Hotel down the road for £52,000 pounds ($104,000) – a bargain. Because the Royal was now selling only Fourex, and the Victoria selling both brews, the customers followed suit. This all occurred before the change to dollar currency in Australia in February, 1966. Things were looking good for the Pippos boys. For George, there was soon a further bonanza when he joined three of his customers in buying a horse. The Goondiwindi syndicate abbreviated their name to form Gunsynd, which blossomed to become Queensland’s best and most-loved horse. Younger readers may not recall the Goondiwindi Grey, but songs that hit the top of the Hit Parade were sung in his honour. Gunsynd, named Australia’s Champion Racehorse in 1972-73 and usually ridden by the great Roy Higgins, won the prestigious Cox Plate that season, and is the only horse ever to have won the four Group One mile races (the Epsom, Toorak, Emirates and Doncaster) in one season. He has a memorial statue and dedicated museum in Goondiwindi. Meanwhile, George and Lucky were both handy local footballers, playing for the town in the New South Wales Group 5 rugby league competition against such towns as Moree, Armidale, Glen Innes, Warialda and Inverell. “George also played rugby for the town on Saturdays,” said Lucky. “He loved rugby, because of his days for University and Queensland under-21 rep team in Brisbane. In those days he played for University, but on
returning to Brisbane, he began his great association with Wests.” George left Lucky at the helm of the Victoria after just three years, and heading to Brisbane, bought two pubs for he and Lucky, the Club Hotel, Waterford, and the Jimboomba Hotel. “I was enjoying running the ‘Vic’ in Goondiwindi, loved living there, when George rang me, asking me to come up to Waterford to run the pub,” reminisced Lucky. “I was most reluctant, but George insisted that the hotel there had so much potential but was lacking good management. “I agreed, and soon after arrival, we started Lucky’s Liquor Barn, which was successful. We then expanded quickly, uniting with a Sydney friend, also of Greek origin, going into a public company. “We had to take over five Sydney operations in a week, one per day almost. I went with a team of three close colleague/managers. Then there was a pub in Alice Springs and one in Albion Park, south of Wollongong. “One that really became a hit was the Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, this time a lease off Suncorp, and this also became our head office and base. “At the Mansfield, we established the Rock Arena, and we formed a good relationship with a Sydneyrelated band management team, and we had some great bands there like Rose Tattoo, The Angels, Jimmy Barnes, INXS and Mental as Anything. “George and I moved constantly between all the pubs and bottle shops, and we were certainly very busy. “Then in 1988-89 the overseas currency problem hit, along with the huge hike in interest rates. We were concerned until George’s contacts in Australian rugby circles led us to mediation, and new Sydney friends became partners with us until we sold off most of our Sydney properties, keeping our familyinitiated Queensland ones. “After consolidation with a new partner Nick Amarandos we bought
the Tingalpa Hotel, set up a liquor barn there, bought the lease of the Waterloo in Fortitude Valley, and built a liquor barn there. “Then we got on our horse again and later we set about planning the redevelopment of the Jindalee Hotel and Beenleigh Tavern, which now were also on our books. That’s when my big brother George died. It was 2002. “There are so many stories about George,” recalled Lucky. “Like when George kicked the winning field goal on full time and won the Goondiwindi Emus the premiership in 1969. “That night, all the town continued on, to drink plenty of beer out of George’s right-side football boot. “Then when Gunsynd won its first race, the Hopeful Stakes at Eagle Farm, beating the red-hot favourite Instanta. George returned home to the Victoria Hotel that night. They all wore hats in those days, and I remember vividly George driving straight up onto the footpath, right to the front door of the pub. “I asked him standing there in his hat, ‘how did we go?’ and his reply was ‘Luck, we got plenty!’ “And what about the day at Canterbury: Gunsynd’s price went in from 33 to 1 in the days before the Epsom, to 7 to 1 at the course. George offered me some of his share of the bets. “When Gunsynd won, I thought to myself, ‘how long has this been going on?’ because I went next door to the local Ford dealer and bought myself a new Falcon. “We all know that Gunsynd, the great miler, went on to race in the two-mile Melbourne Cup despite being weighted with 60.5kg on his back. Many Queenslanders still backed Gunsynd to win. He came third to Piping Lane. “George unfortunately never married, nor had children of his own. Instead he took a direct involvement in the lives and education of both Louisa’s (our sister) and that of my own children. He had a heart as big as Phar Lap. Lucky talks with pride about the background of his parents. “We are the sons of a Greek migrant, Spiro Pippos, who came out to this magnificent country of ours as an 11 year old. In 1938 he went back to the Greek island of Ithaca, whose ancient King was Ulysses, where the water has many shades of blue, to meet our mother in an arranged marriage, and brought her back to Dirranbandi, western Queensland. “On one side of the main street there was an ambulance station, a bank, and a café called Café Deluxe owned by our family. “There were other buildings though. Dad’s picture theatre, Jimmy Johnson’s barbershop, where out the back was a billiard room, and a SP bookie operation, then there was the hotel, a newsagent and general store.
“The dominant feature on the other side was the railway line and station, where the big deal as kids was to watch the train coming in twice a week. You could see it 20 minutes out, from the billowing black smoke on a straight line from Noon Doo station siding. “As kids we would go down to the station and would be fascinated with the Station master tapping this thing on his table, which was the form of communication between stations known as the Morse code. “The train driver would allow us to get up into the steam engine, and shovel coal into the fire while he shunted the carriages around the yard. We would then climb a ladder 30 metres high, and jump in the water tower for a swim, our Olympic Pool. Then we would fill the steam engine with water. “We were not underprivileged kids in the bush. Kids today talk up Thomas the tank engine. We had the real deal. Mum wasn’t so keen, for when we returned to the café, we and our clothes were black. “The next day, we would see the train leave with a couple of passenger cars and mainly wagons filled with Australian merino wool. “George had a deep love of the Australian Outback and landscape, Fortunately, I witnessed this firsthand, travelling to our pubs together to places like Alice Springs, and Karumba in the Gulf. “He would fish the Gulf, then at the Alice, he would awake and we’d go for a run along the road south, where the MacDonald Ranges form a magnificent backdrop, where the small Stuart Pea flower blooms in the harsh terrain, and we would return to sit down for breakfast together. “We would drive sometimes to Lightning Ridge, where we had a pub, via Dirranbandi, playing John Williamson tapes and saying Banjo Paterson poems, and visit again the old Greek Café Deluxe.” George became Club President of Brisbane Wests, but also Chair of the QRU (Queensland Rugby Union) following a decade on its Board, then from 1999 to his death he was a member of the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) Board. The ARU Chair at the time was former Wallaby Peter Crittle who gave a magnificent eulogy at the Church service. In 2006, Lucky and his partner Nick Amarandos finally completed the recovery after the overseas currency fiasco of the late 80s when they sold the lease of the redeveloped Jindalee and Beenleigh pubs, plus others, the Salisbury, the pubs in Surfers Paradise and Toowoomba, for $51million to Coles Myer. Lucky’s and Nick’s interests in hotels and industrial land and developments continue in 2016, including hotels the Railway Hotel, Goondiwindi, the Murrumba Downs Tavern, the Grey Gums Hotel, Penrith,
TOP: Pippos brothers George (left) and Lucky (far right) launching improvements to Railway Hotel, Goondiwindi, with local Max Koina in 1997. RIGHT: The Pippos family café in Dirranbandi. and the Horse and Jockey Hotel, Warwick. Lucky has three children. Spiro, named traditionally after his grandfather, is now in the UK completing an MBA at the London Business School and is expected to graduate in July, all after spending six years as a mining engineer in South Africa and Saudi Arabia. Sophia, a family lawyer, has worked in London and now Perth and finally Cassandra, who works in marketing with McMillan Shakespeare. In racing, he has three horses and a brood mare. His best horse was Shamillion, trained by Barry Baldwin, but was injured. He plays golf off a 17 handicap, and travels overseas annually for five weeks, usually to
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Villagefood By Alisa Cork • alisa@newfarmvillagenews.com.au The journey to a cafe
All day coffee
A CAFE that serves coffee until 5pm? To be able to turn up at any time throughout the workday and find really great coffee and even a snack is quite unusual in this city - unless you are at Stalled Espresso in the back streets of industrial Albion. This cool cafe is a welcome sight among a row of industrial and commercial workplaces and turns out to be a very popular place for local residents and workers alike. Their contemporary menu is concise but delicious, and has all day breakfast and lunch options like Thai inspired chicken rice paper rolls. Bring the dog on weekends and they have their own dedicated spot to chill out while you’re reading the paper. Stalled Espresso 38 Collingwood St Albion www.facebook.com/pages/Stalled-Espresso
Box on James NEW owners of Journey Cafe & Bar on Racecourse Road, Geoff and Felicity Collins, are completely enjoying their sojourn away from the IT world. After living overseas and travelling for many years, they found the perfect place to experience cafe life last April. Journey already has a great following, with people coming from all over Brisbane to join the busy weekend breakfast and lunch crowd. Head chef Mitchell Talbot is one of Brisbane’s rising stars, and now that Journey is open for dinner Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Mitch is in his element creating gloriously delicious versions of his favourites such as the divine pork belly with cauliflower and bush honey butter sauce, or confit duck with red cabbage and bacon and quince jus. My favourite was a salad of grilled pear, curdo de parma, gorgonzola and hazelnuts. Talented barista, Matt Stallwood, runs the cafe and the Toby’s Estate coffee speaks for itself. Drop in for a meal any day of the week, but be sure to book on Sundays as this is becoming the place to be on weekends. Journey Café & Bar 143 Racecourse Rd, Ascot p 07 3630 2747. www.facebook.com/JourneyCafeBar
IT took just an hour for James Street’s newest New Farm retail neighbour, Box on James, to land and set up shop last month. With retailers choosing smaller footprints to ease sales pressures, The Box Brand’s Managing Director and Box on James’ co-founder, Jonathan Balkin, is challenging the status quo. In the Box on James concept space, the first three esteemed tenants to roll out their businesses include The Shed – a venture by Michael Drummond and Phillip Di Bella serving up Where’s Marcel coffee, available take-away or home delivered via Vespa. In the centre is Brezel from Brisbane’s leading European baker, Wolfgang Kelke, the King of Cakes. His new creation, the ‘Brezel’ is a pretzel-like, cake combo on steroids. Then there is Flourish from Rob van der Westhuizen of former Acai Brothers fame with his superfood café serving up everything raw from juices to acai bowls and more. Definitely worth checking out, especially the glassed-in rooftop space soon to showcase innovative artists and designers. Box on James, 76 James St, New Farm www.facebook.com/Box-On-James
Signature dumplings
BAMBOO Basket’s traditional Chinese cuisine never disappoints. The noodles and dumplings are handmade, and you can watch them prepared before your very eyes from a glass viewing window at both locations (Southbank and Portside). The signature dish is Xiao Long Bao and is a delicious steamed Shanghai style pork dumpling filled with a deliciously fresh broth. Bamboo basket specialises in both Northern and Southern Chinese cuisine and is open seven days for lunch and dinner. Try the calamari and the duck if you really want the best of everything. Bamboo Basket, Portside Wharf, Hamilton p 07 3268 3886 www.bamboobasket.com.au
Dinner and a show
Meticulous and delicious. That’s how I would describe the dishes at Bar Alto upstairs at the Brisbane Powerhouse. Recently I had a meal at this restaurant with some girlfriends, enjoying the to-die-for views of the New Farm bend of the Brisbane River. Needless to say, we had trouble devouring the mains, not because they weren’t amazing, but because they were heartily generous and we had already had superb entrees which included their famous zucchini fritters. Rustic Italian food with rich but uncomplicated flavours - something I wouldn’t want to rush to be on time for a Powerhouse performance, so I recommend you do both on separate occasions. Bar Alto, The Powerhouse, 119 Lamington St, New Farm p 3358 1063 18
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Breakfast with Tiffany’s
FRED Wind launched his gallery in the London Offices building 30 Florence street Teneriffe.
DA RIN Optometrist held an Australian first event; Breakfast with Tiffany’s, based on the 1961 romantic comedy movie ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s ‘ starring Audrey Hepburn.
Fred Wind & Anna Smith
Jo Wright & Ron Van Rooy
Grahame & Vivienne Anderson
Nick Van Rooy & Ash Higgins
Megan Doyle, Beth Matarasso & Jane Hamill
A White Christmas Ball
Chris Brindell & Jackie Junes
Willemina Mostert, Christine & Lucinda Kelly
Adrian Kelly with Rob & Palini Hodge
Heather De Marco & Virginia Wind
Mondoports celebrate
THE White Xmas Ball in support of The Smith Family Christmas Appeal which was held at the Audi showroom.
CATHERINE and Elodie from Mondoports International welcomed customers to celebate Christmas and the opening of their showroom in Longlands Street Newstead.
Kornelia Feredoes & Elodie Scally Brandon Wortley, Helen Voss & Matt Lancashire
Christian Frawley, Amy Hills & Michael O’Brien
Lindsay Ridings, Kristen Brown & Jodie Neilson
Nick Chandler & Charlie De Deyne Rhiain Murphy & Phylli Verrall
Helen Wortley & Joyce Mackenzie
Josephine Fillieri & Rani Veerassamy
Sara Dunn & Anna Boumphrey
Etty Wilson & Jenny Best
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Magical Mystery Tour NASH THEATRE INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM IN 2016 FOR A MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR AS THEY VISIT PLACES FULL OF MYSTERY AND MAGIC, GHOSTS FROM THE PAST AND FIGMENTS OF THE IMAGINATION. Nash Theatre invites you to join them in 2016 for a magical mystery tour as they visit places full of mystery and magic, ghosts from the past and figments of the imagination. The season starts with a superb radio version of Daphne du Maurier’s much loved story Rebecca. This is followed by one of Shakespeare’s most enjoyable and magical plays The Tempest. Next we have Harvey by Mary Chase, the tale of Elwood P. Dowd and his best friend, an invisible six-foottall rabbit! The Memory of Water by Shelagh Stephenson is a play that is both provocative and hilarious. To finish off an exciting year we have The Fall and Rise of Mr Scrooge. This musical adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol by Sunshine Coast playwright Sue Sewell is just the thing for your pre Christmas get-togethers.
Gemma Deal, Michael Hedger, Brett Gibson, Lauren and Bredan Busby, Huma & Tommy Busby
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Happy New Year From Ray White New Farm & Ray Whit
In 2015 Ray White New Farm and Ray White Spring Hill wrote over $450, best year to date. Year on year we are experiencing continual growth and a results for our clients in 2016.
As we embark on 2016, reflecting on the market over the last 12 months p of what we can expect over the coming months. In monitoring the Inner closely, it was evident that all areas of the market, from investment stock performed significantly better than the previous years.
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Perfectly Positioned Elegant Inner-City Pad Fortitude Valley 507/29 Robertson Street If lifestyle and location are the top of your priority list, then this is the perfect apartment for you! This wonderfully presented 1 bedroom apartment located in the boutique complex of Atrio Apartments is fully equipped with everything an investor or first home buyer would require. Step inside 507 and you will enjoy the convenience of a contemporary, low maintenance living apartment. The kitchen is elegant and functional with ample storage and features an open plan meal and living area with a wide open feel. The balcony has a South-East aspect and has sliding doors concealing the laundry facilities. A secure car space is also included in this great property package. The property is currently part of a successful hotel pool, under corporate leasing arrangements, however can be owner occupied and is perfectly suited as a city base for out of town visitors and executives. Currently achieving an average of $3,000 gross per month, this is a great investment.
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569 Lower Bowen Terrace, New Farm Gibbon Street, New Farm 569 Lower Bowen Terrace, New Farm Gibbon Street, New Farm 569 Lower Bowen Terrace, New Farm 1010 10 Gibbon Street, New Farm
PROFIT FROM MY EXPERIENCE PROFIT FROM MY EXPERIENCE PROFIT FROM MY EXPERIENCE “On behalf large family, IIcannot understate how pleased “On behalf of of our large family, I cannot understate justjust how pleased wewe “On behalf ofour our large family, cannot understate just how pleased we were with the sales/marketing campaign associated with the sale of our were with the sales/marketing campaign associated with the sale of our were with the sales/marketing campaign associated with the sale of our mother’s home. latelate mother’s home. late mother’s home. Nicholas Given agent, together with team, impressed with their Nicholas Given as as lead agent, together with hishis team, impressed with their Nicholas Given aslead lead agent, together with his team, impressed with their courtesy, professionalism, compassion and genuine desire that courtesy, professionalism, compassion and genuine desire to to ensure that courtesy, professionalism, compassion and genuine desire toensure ensure that whole process was undertaken with minimum inconvenience thethe whole process was undertaken with minimum inconvenience to to us. the whole process was undertaken with minimum inconvenience tous. us. Honesty and integrity were always paramount and the whole team at Honesty and integrity were always paramount and the whole team at Ray Honesty and integrity were always paramount and the whole team atRay Ray White who were associated with auction campaign worked diligently White who were associated with thethe auction campaign worked diligently White who were associated with the auction campaign worked diligently and conducted themselves aamanner that was only aacredit and conducted themselves in ain that was notnot only a credit to to their and conducted themselves inmanner manner that was not only credit totheir their Principal, industry aawhole. Principal, butbut to to the industry as as aaswhole. Principal, but tothe the industry whole. very pleased Nicholas’s expertise WeWe areare very pleased to to recommend Nicholas’s expertise to to anyone We are very pleased torecommend recommend Nicholas’s expertise toanyone anyone wishing to sell a property in any area in which he is actively pursuing wishing to sell a property in any area in which he is actively pursuing hishis wishing to sell a property in any area in which he is actively pursuing his estate career.” realreal estate career.” real estate career.” Geoff Sparks, Gibbon Street, New Farm Geoff Sparks, 1010 Gibbon Street, New Farm Geoff Sparks, 10 Gibbon Street, New Farm
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TALKING PROPERTY It has been a monumental month for us at the office. After 20 years working under the banner of Ray White we made the decision to take an offer to join Ray White’s new property management brand ‘Living Here’. I’ve added some information as to why at the bottom of this article. To give you an overview of the market last month I need to refer to the difference between the house and unit markets. The housing market is still showing strong signs, while the unit market is under heavy pressure. Both markets are also displaying their own peaks and troughs. In the housing sector its the median price property and the unrenovated home that is seeing the bulk of the interest. With the prestige market still yet to run. In units, it’s the older style of unit, the one in the 70’s style brick complex that is seeing the most interest. This interest is coming from the size of these units and their price. In 2016 we are expected to see over 2000 apartments completed in Brisbane. This is going to have an effect on sales and rentals. Selling or having a property untenanted during this time will see your unit compete in one of the most aggressive apartment markets in the last 10 years. The low australian dollar is still making Brisbane an attractive location for people to invest, which mean a number may sit vacant and many of them will have a long term view on their purchase. But the majority will be seeking immediate tenants. So, why the brand change?? The history behind this decision spands back about 5 years. Ray White released the ‘Living Here’ brand for those offices within their network that wanted to concentrate on property management as their primary business. This has been our focus for the last 3 years, but I was slow to move due to my comfort with the brand. It was mid way through this year after I had started to see huge increases in the Living Here business’s efficiencies. Their training, marketing, human resources and entire focus is property management facing. Even their training for sales is around supporting the landlord through the sale process. So hence we made the change on the 1st December and it has been very enjoyable so far! From our team and my family to yours Happy New Year!
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Tucked away in a quiet corner of Newstead arrives this magnificent RiverBreeze apartment that promotes a wonderfully relaxing lifestyle. Boasting one of the largest internal areas (108sqm) inside the 18-unit residential complex, this apartment faces north east to scintillating views of the picturesque Brisbane River and Newstead Park from the balcony.
Other premium perks of this property include: • Swimming pool • Wonderfully exposed red brick exterior • Lift access • Swipe card security • Low body corporate rates
Also on offer is a newly renovated kitchen with gas appliances, recently installed timber flooring, dual balconies and a furnished apartment with new electric leather recliners.
A property of this calibre will not last long on the market.
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