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people – spice girl Vicki Taylor

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homegrown – taking chances Caity Sanderson

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success – against all odds Corey Passey

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ladies at lunch – forty and fabulous Our lunching ladies debate whether 40 is the new 30!

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cover – time to shine Natalie Tink

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the good life – the road to health Jodi Chapman

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feature – enlightened goddesses

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milestones – top of his game Damien Massingham

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the last word Kim Morrison

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GENINE HOWARD publisher JULY 2012

t’s time to pop the Champagne cork – and I mean the real stuff – it’s Profile Magazine’s fourth birthday! Wow, what an achievement, even if I do say so myself. Those in small business know that being in business is tough, so a milestone such as four years is certainly one to be celebrated. Pop! I couldn’t have come this far without the support of my team, and at the risk of boring my dear readers, I won’t thank each and every one of them here but they know who they are – they are the people who have had my back, propped me up when I needed it and let me have a few crazy moments venting my frustrations along the way. They are the same people I have laughed with (publishing is a very funny game, let me tell you!) and I will be sharing a bottle of bubbles with for years to come.

If I can give one tip to those out there doing it tough in business, don’t go it alone – get your own ‘team’ of supporters to prop you up, lend an ear and have a good old laugh with you when required. It helps!

So our four-year milestone got me to thinking about all the fabulous things I have done in my time since starting this wonderful magazine – it’s certainly been one hell of a ride! Along the way I have met famous people (and made a dill out of myself, sorry Greg Norman). I have helped make an evening gown out of cabbage leaves (that started to smell by the end of the shoot). I’ve had a lot of different hair-dos, I have been wined, dined and had a hell of a time.

I have written stories on luxury hotels and worked up a sweat delivering magazines, in the pouring rain and the blazing sun.

I have directed 45 cover shoots and played roadie to numerous photographers.

I have hosted events, swanned around in glamorous gowns at glamorous events and met my idol, Ita Buttrose. I’ve worked 80-hour weeks and gone on long holidays. I’ve cried (not much actually) and I’ve laughed (a lot) and I’ve been blessed to have lived a fun, crazy, manic, glamorous / unglamorous life for the past four years.

I invite you to sit down with a cuppa (or a glass of bubbles) and read our special birthday issue and share in our milestone, for it is due to you, dear reader, and our loyal advertisers that we are here today. Read about cover girl, Natalie Tink, and her own milestones – she is a fellow publisher and entrepreneurial business woman … all before the ripe age of 30. Oh, and check out her gown, handmade from her very own magazines! Just another fun day in the Profile office.

So let’s get popping the Champagne and celebrate!

THE CHANGING FACE OF PUBLISHER GENINE HOWARD OVER FOUR YEARS DIRECTING PROFILE MAGAZINE

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David is one of the country’s most popular entertainers. Known for his energetic performances and sell-out tours from coast to coast, you can expect nothing less from this tour also. He will perform songs from his latest album Let’s Go! featuring some fabulous songs from the ‘80s. www.nambourciviccentre.com.au

july 8 soulo guitars Internationally-renowned Queensland musicians Anthony Garcia, Aaron Hopper, Andrew Veivers and Toby Wren will transport audiences to the cobblestoned streets of Spain during an evening of all-new works with the world premiere performances of Soulo Guitars at the Woombye Hotel. www.thewoombyepub.com.au

july 21 to 22 regional flavours south bank Several Sunshine Coast food makers, growers and chefs will represent our region at this delightful Brisbane expo featuring more than 100 premium producers from two growing regions across the state. www.regionalflavours.com.au

july 28 S.T.E.M.M. fundraiser A Sunshine Coast gala event, the S.T.E.M.M. Christmas in July fundraiser, is being held this month and they need the help of compassionate people to ensure a successful night for this worthy cause. S.T.E.M.M. (Supporting Teenagers with Education, Mothering and Mentoring) is an innovative program based at Burnside State High School in Nambour, designed to empower pregnant girls and young mums through support and education to gain independence. www.stemm.com.au

july 31 charmaine wilson World-renowned medium Charmaine Wilson will give her audiences a chance to connect with those who have passed over in order to give messages of peace and love to the living. Having just completed a sell-out tour of Australian capital cities, the remarkable medium brings her special gift back to the Caloundra Events Centre. www.theeventscentre.com.au

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ll photography ben stone We all feel differently about turning the big 40. Okay, so you can’t do some of the things you used to do in your 20’s. but with age comes extra wisdom and confidence thanks to the extra years under your belt (even though it may have moved a few notches!). HOT 91.1FM’s Todd and Sami gave us their take on reaching or approaching this milestone age and what it means for them.

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hey reckon life begins at 40. Having said that, so does backache, rheumatism and dodgy eyesight. You experience less heartbreak and more heartburn and apparently your memory isn’t as sharp. Oh and apparently your memory isn’t as sharp as it used to be.

I’m not quite there yet, but a mate of mine, Wal, is saying goodbye to his 30’s soon, so it’s probably fitting I dedicate this column to him.

For those nearing four decades on this earth, let’s acknowledge that 40 ain’t old – if you’re a tree. No, really, think about it – in dog years you’d be dead! That’s depressing. The good news is at 40, you’ve finally got your head together. It’s just that the body is now starting to fall apart. Remember, at 40 you’re just 18, with 22 years’ experience.

For women, it would appear the secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and lie about your age. One amazing lady I know has secretly confessed the best 10 years of her life were between the ages of 39 and 40.

It’s fair to say that age is simply a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, then it don’t matter! As you grow old you gotta maintain a sense of humour. Chances are you’ll always forget the punchline!

Sure, when you hit the big 40 you realise you simply can’t do many of the things you used to, like lie on the floor in front of the telly, or drink until 3:00am then down a kebab and bounce out of bed the next day chipper and ready for your kiddies’ footy game. Your version of ‘getting a little action’ means the fibre you’re putting on your breaky is kicking in! So what, you’re 40 – you’re built for comfort, not for speed! At the accomplishment of four decades my friend, you’ve been there, done that and probably forgotten most of it! However, at the end of the day, just try to remember one thing. Age simply does not matter … unless of course you’re a cheese.

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ou know you are gaining a few decades under your no longer skinny jeans belt when the kid you used to baby-sit is now a lawyer living overseas. How did this happen? My husband looked at me the other day when we were discussing some pretty heavy topics: finances, careers and our baby plans. He turned to me and said ‘Well, in a decade and a bit, you will be 50’. What the hell? I nearly passed out! Had he been inhaling from a crack pipe? Nope. He is actually right.

Okay, you may no longer be able to wear big high heels, small underwear, minimal makeup and maximum fake tan. You may not be able to party all night and work all the next day without skipping a beat. The body is not as skinny as it used to be and I pretty much own shares in Olay moisturiser.

But … I would not swap where I am in life for anything! I like being this age.

Finally I have it together. I have the rarest of all males in my life: an actual ‘nice guy’. I love being a mum and I have no desire to be at Fridays at midnight dancing upstairs to duff duff music drinking Yager Bombs. Different things make me happy. While youth has an unquestionable intoxicating appeal, this age is pretty damn powerful.

Most of all I love the freedom of the future. We are still young enough to change careers, address or sporting team; and for the majority of us our health is still great. All that freedom is often taken away from us in our twilight years. We still have the freedom to realistically change our goals, so I have started to change mine. Now the ultimate aim I have is to celebrate my 50th in a French country house sipping champagne and trotting around Normandy with a basket-full of croissants and bagels. I bet my husband wishes he didn’t bring up my age now!

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Fashion designer Salita Matthews (left) with Natalie, Faye Rolph Models, wearing a garment from her new collection ‘Neon Distraction’. Shot on location at Caloundra airport by Ben Connolly, Velocity Images profilemag.com.au

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MEET SALITA Did you alway want to be a designer? salita: No, I originally wanted to work in the music industry and studied sound engineering when I left school. It wasn’t until I moved overseas and worked in various jobs in the fashion industry that I started thinking of design as a vocation. Now I am beginning to fuse my two loves of music and fashion by dressing popular female musicians for concert tours and various events.

Tell me a little about your background? salita: I grew up sewing and creating as a child, being taught by my mother from an early age how to sew. I spent many childhood years travelling around the world with my parents and I think that it has shaped me and how I see the world. july 2012

profile: What is the point of difference with your designs? salita: I don’t really follow the trends in fashion. Instead, I take inspiration from what is around me and also from the music I listen to.

How would you describe your style? salita: It is multi-textured, highly unique and has ‘me’ written all over it. I love mixed detail, mixing silver, gold and bronze metals together.

I’m not minimal or into the whole matching look. The same goes for my clothing designs.

What (if any) training have you done? salita: I studied fashion design many years ago, but I found that I really cut my teeth working in the fashion industry while I was living in New York and Los Angeles.

What is the inspiration behind your work? salita: Travel. I travel to many different destinations each year either for work or for pleasure. I love sifting through markets and shops in different countries and looking at all the traditional fibres and craft techniques.

Music is another major inspiration.

Describe your current collection. salita: My current collection is my Neon Distraction. It has mismatching elements which pull together to create a very signature look by utilising colour, texture and detail. It will be available in stores in July / August.

What are your future plans? salita: I can see myself always travelling, learning and creating. I get so much satisfaction from it. profilemagazine

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Vicki Taylor words nikkii joyce ll photography ben connolly, velocity images

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is it really 15 years since a famous flamboyant all-girl British pop group let loose with a battle cry telling us to “spice up our lives”?

Now it’s a Kiwi gal, Vicki Taylor, just as bold and opinionated, who is heating things up on the Sunshine Coast. Nikkii Joyce chats with Vicki and things get, well, spicy!

ne of the many things I have to thank my parents for is being born a girl. Subsequently, a regular childhood hobby of mine was taunting my little brother, claiming that I was made from sugar and spice and all things nice, and he, in fact, was to blame for the puppies which had no tails and the decline of snails. But as I grew up and began to familiarise myself with crowded supermarket aisles and mastering the science of trolley navigation, I became increasingly irritated by the absence of detail in this beloved nursery rhyme.

What kind of spice? Cinnamon or paprika? Rosemary or nutmeg? Seriously, I thought as the endless rows of miniature Masterfoods and McCormick jars slowly materialise before my eyes, could the karma from my childhood bullying be that I am in fact aniseed? I sought help from an expert and I can reveal, with great pride, that I am garam marsala.

Mystery now solved, me and my sophisticated flavours sit down for a chat with my garam guru, a chilli called Vicki Taylor.

In typical hot pepper fashion, the 45-year-old Caloundra businesswoman is razor sharp and candid as she shares a culinary journey which started with macaroni and cheese. “From a very early stage I could make a meal out of nothing in 10 minutes,” Vicki says, crediting her frugal mother for the home

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economics lessons she and her three younger sisters learned on their country New Zealand farm. “But just about the spiciest thing I ever learned was macaroni and cheese or meat and veg. That was it. Everything had the shit boiled out of it and salt was the only spice I knew.”

With no clear desire of a future career, Vicki followed in the nursing footsteps left by her grandmother and aunty, but seven years later even cardiothoracic nursing in a prominent London hospital could not calm Vicki’s restless spirit. It was while nursing that Vicki began her travels around the world and as a result had the door of flavour opened to her while eating a pizza in Italy. “Oh my God, the thin crust, the oregano and thyme all those sorts of things. I was loving it all.”

Vicki kept working at the hospital, hating every moment, until a flippant remark at a family barbeque about becoming a bank clerk was encouraged the next day by her father. The job was hers before she knew it and soon the ever-questioning, relentlessly hard working Vicki was being catapulted up the corporate ladder.

By 2000, Vicki was assistant vice-president of the company (she declines to name), and moved to Australia with her husband of three years, Roger, to head up a new Sydney office. profilemag.com.au

But as it often does, life was about to come to a crashing halt. In 2007, just days after Vicki’s 40th birthday celebrations, Roger was diagnosed with kidney cancer.

An early diagnosis of primary and secondary cancers ultimately proved unfounded, the Taylors “fell in love with a dream oncologist” and the tumour was removed. While this November the couple will celebrate the all important five year in-the-clear milestone, Roger’s health scare saw the couple re-evaluate their life, culminating in Vicki building on her “zest” for life and growing fascination with spices.

Their sea change plan became official when Roger was transferred to the Sunshine Coast in 2010 and having fallen in love with Caloundra, the resolute new local hit the Bulcock Street pavement asking locals if they could use some spice in their life.

Soon after, Red Hot Chilli Pepper was born. This spicy headquarters boasts a myriad of both much-famed and mysterious herbs and spices from around the world, which Vicki has personally researched and sourced from the very best suppliers. Tea lovers can now celebrate their much-deserved turn in the spotlight and out of the shadows of their coffee counterparts, with the addition of Vicki’s in-store specialty tea shop.

A delightful 23 varieties such as Turkish apple and rose, and chocolate chai are not only available to take home, but brewed to enjoy on the spot.

Why make the extra special effort to visit Vicki when those little spice jars are just a supermarket aisle away? “I am different. There is nothing else like this – everything here is what I like and what I know. I do have this feeling of accomplishment every day. I still want success, but I’m not there yet. I’m on the road to success.” july 2012

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homegrown

I I might not be the most interesting looking girl or the most perfect looking blonde babe or whatever.”

Caity Sanderson

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Landsborough teenager Caity Sanderson has been leading two different lives, but now it’s crunch time.

Nikkii Joyce discovers this Coast teenager wants to be more than just your regular pretty face.

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t’s pouring rain and ahead of me is a 200-metre dash and no escape.

Sitting in the driver’s seat of my very dry and very warm dual cab, I look despondently down at my knee-high mustard boots and floor-length floaty floral skirt, thinking my 45-minute earlier self was out of her chic but daft mind.

‘The price I pay for fashion,’ I mutter, steeling myself before running out into the torrential downpour. Chump change really, I soon discovered, sitting in front of an old but very young friend whose capacity to make a hessian sack look like Marc Jacobs couture could cost her everything she knows.

It’s been two years since I last sat down with supermodel-in-training Caity Sanderson and I am lucky enough to catch her during a study break.

I am taken aback by the physical transformation. She’s much smaller than I remember which makes her doll-like green eyes appear even larger, and her hair is longer and a much more rich, burgundy red.

But the new maturity in her outward appearance has nothing on what I discover has been going on in the inside. For one, her ability to express her opinion has only doubled in size.

“I actually don’t like getting direction from the photographers,” the budding actress says as we scroll through her lookbook (the term for an agency’s collection of photographs now all compiled on an iPad). “But on one recent shoot I was given a lot of direction, I love being pushed, it helped refine the photographs and has helped me for future shoots.”

It’s been a big year for Caity. Not just because she is studying for the most important grades of her life. But then add a requested appearance by premier Aussie designer Alex Perry himself walking in his collection, not one but four shows in a very successful Sydney Fashion Week debut (and subsequent appearance on the Vogue website) and lastly, being signed to one of the biggest international names in the business. You’ve got to wonder what else is on the cards.

“I might not be the most interesting looking girl or the most perfect looking blonde babe or whatever. The way I work is different to lots of girls,” Caity says, revealing she has been confirmed with New York agency Wilhelmina Models, one of the most prestigious names in the business. “I want to have longevity in this business. I don’t want to be that one who has 60 million jobs in the first season. If I can be loved by a select few for a long time that is what would make me happy.”

Mum Karen proudly divulges that Caity found work as a barista at McDonald’s while in Sydney to pay for her own accommodation. “It was amazing, it was lovely. All these people watching your little girl teetering along,” Karen says of witnessing one of her daughter’s shows.

Equally as proud is Summer Fisher, the modelling scout and owner of Gold Coast-based agency Busy Models who discovered Caity more than two years ago. It was Fisher’s second visit to the Sunshine Coast, discovering the now internationally-renowned Marc Jacobs muse Codie Young only weeks earlier.

“Caity is a super hard worker and Wilhelmina’s would be a great fit for her because they work with girls who have a great commercial look,” Summer says.

Does Caity feel intimidated by the ever-growing international success of the regular Vogue cover girl? “I’m glad that Codie has paved the way for some of the Busy Models. People know the Busy brand and are more accepting.

Codie, without realising it, has made it easier.”

But Landsborough teen Caity explains she is still undecided between two lives – both of which she says she has worked incredibly hard for. Taking the New York contract means missing milestone events such as graduation and possibly uprooting her family, including twin 12-year-old sisters Lucy and Emma, for mum Karen to act as Caity’s chaperone in New York.

Caity admits that watching her older brother, Sam, enjoying university life makes her crave a certain normalcy in her future.

“Then again this is not something that just happens. It is what I’ve worked so hard for. I don’t love anything as much as I love going down that catwalk or being in front of the camera.”

It’s sure to be a journey to watch.

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words nikkii joyce ll photography ben connolly, velocity images

When you’ve fought and won a David and Goliath battle against the modern day equivalent of the Great Depression, it’s a sign you’re doing something right. Corey Passey tells Nikkii Joyce how he and his team opened what would become Australia’s fastest growing franchise in the same year as a little thing called the GFC struck.

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The housing market had crashed because more people were stepping back from massive outlays of money and opting for safer and more manageable investments in renovating …”

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t was the year I got married. The year Heath Ledger died and the year Barack Obama would become the first ever African American president.

Also in 2008, Corey Passey opened his very first business, Smith & Sons Renovations and Extensions, a franchise which carried the hopes of two of this country’s most trusted housing industry names.

Within seven months a recession not seen since the 1930s would throw the world into complete disarray. Stock markets crashed, housing industries collapsed, federal governments were bailing out reputable international banking houses and the words ‘eviction’, ‘foreclosure’ and ‘unemployment’ quickly became a staple in headlines and everyday conversation.

Most of those who survived the worst of the GFC toast to the fact they simply still stand, but Corey and his team have barely taken a breath to let their staggering triumph sink in. Four years on there are now more than 60 Smith & Sons franchises operating in 55 locations in Australia and New Zealand.

How did this 36-year-old Alexandra Headland summer-only surfer do what so many others couldn’t? “It hasn’t been easy, so many builders were just packing up and going out to the mines,” Corey says, taking a rare break from another Sydney franchise meeting for this telephone interview and a coffee.

“We believed in our model and product and we talked to a lot of builders.

We had good growth in our first six months prior to the GFC. We had sold two master franchises in New Zealand and other franchises in Queensland and New South Wales.”

Though he jokes that it helped having younger brother, Ben, as the “guinea pig”, being the first franchise owner in Maroochydore. But it would seem the joke is on anyone but Ben as the rewards for franchisees only multiply as frustrated and out-of-work builders turn their attentions to the growing fascination of home renovations. There is also the bonus of having a safety net by being part of a larger brand promise and reputation, according to Corey.

“The housing market had crashed because more people were stepping back from massive outlays of money and opting for safer and more manageable investments in renovating projects with property they already owned,” he says.

The clearly driven yet surprisingly laidback husband and father of three

laughs when I ask him just what would the 17-year-old uninspired version of himself think of his success, which includes being at the helm of the second fastest growing franchise in Australia.

“One week after I finished school I’d signed up for a builder’s apprenticeship with my father. I didn’t know what I wanted to do, and building sites was all I knew and seemed a good last resort,” Corey explains, adding that his motivation lacked any palpable enthusiasm. It was no stroke of luck the Sunshine Coast born and bred Corey was handpicked to lead the operation

by GJ Gardner Homes creator and fellow Coaster Greg Gardner.

Corey put in the hard yards with the company for 10 years in New Zealand before Greg and CEO Darren Wallis approached him about the possibility of returning to his home town with a new project. And so Smith & Sons was born. “I think they [Greg and Darren] knew that I was still quite young [30 at the time] and able to relate to the younger generation of builders working out there.”

Corey has just completed his own restoration project on the family’s 40-year-old Alexandra Headland home, readily admitting home renos are not for the faint-hearted. But he welcomes its newfound popularity, even if it is generated by a television show he confesses to having rarely watched. “I don’t watch The Block, I don’t watch much television at all, though I do like The Voice,” reveals Corey, with a chuckle.

There is unmistakable joy for this company director in watching the walks of life from which inspired renovators come. Most recently, that includes an Olympic gold medallist. “Duncan Armstrong has started his building apprenticeship and we signed him up for a franchise in Paddington with his father-in-law and brother-in-law just this week.”

While there is little chance that wife of 16 years Talitha, or daughters Eliza, Isabelle or Charlotte will step into Corey’s work boots any time soon, this Coast entrepreneur is simply happy that a 17-year-old, all grown up, has finally found his dream. “Passion is what I have found now, growing this business and the day-to-day running of it, I love what I do and that is all any of us can hope for.”

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he Profile team recently celebrated one of our gorgeous girls turning the big four O – and if our bubbly sales manager, Belinda Brill, is anything to go by, 40 is definitely the new 30!

Gone are the days when reaching this milestone meant you were officially “over the hill” – and at the risk of sounding cliché, for many women life really does begin at this magic number. Forty is a landmark birthday, it’s also a time of selfdiscovery. And let’s face it, women over 40 have never looked so good. We work out, we watch our diet, we take care of our skin – we look hot!

At some point we all have to come to grips with age – it’s inevitable. But with age also comes grace, depth and wisdom. Turning 37 myself this month, I am not far off this momentous occasion but I can honestly say that I, like the woman I have become. I am more comfortable in my own skin, I know what’s important in life, and I’ve learned not to sweat the small stuff (well, most of the time).

Us women are renowned for being hard on ourselves and for many the thought of turning 40 strikes a fear of succumbing to the middle age spread, more dreaded wrinkles and losing our mojo! But it’s how we embrace this stage of our lives that determines how good we look and feel.

We need to stop obsessing about our faults and flaws and be kinder to ourselves. The truth of the matter is this: age is only a state of mind, and 40 really is fabulous.

Speaking of fabulous, I recently caught up with four successful business women (three of whom have reached this milestone occasion) over a delicious lunch at the beautiful See Restaurant, Mooloolaba.

Co-hosting our lunch was the effervescent Debbie Battaglini-Clarke. Co owner / manager of BOQ Maroochydore and mother to a five-year-old daughter and one-year-old twins (she still managed to arrive looking amazing!). Joining us was Jellina

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Ageing – it’s inevitable. For some it’s something they embrace with enthusiasm. for others, it’s the beginning of the end! One thing is certain, turning 40 is one of life’s milestone occasions. as they say – life begins at 40! This month, Ingrid Nelson asks our lunching ladies for their thoughts on reaching or approaching that contentious age, over a delicious lunch at the beautiful See Restaurant, Mooloolaba.

White who began her career with BOQ Gympie 25 years ago as a young teller and now owns the branch (very impressive) – she is also a busy mum to two children. Also joining us were Dianne Clancy, who has also been with BOQ for many years and is mum to a five-year-old daughter, and the beautiful Benita May, owner of Bliss on Buderim and first-time mum to adorable five-month-old William who kept us all entertained with his gorgeous smiles throughout lunch. Needless to say, this topic led us ladies to a chatting marathon and lots of laughs in between. profile: Ladies, today I want to talk about the old adage – is 40 the new 30? Thoughts? debbie: At the moment I feel every bit of 43, to be honest. But I think three young children and having just moved into a new house has played a big part. Although, I don’t feel like my parents at 40 – they seemed really old! I don’t think of my friends that way either. jellina: You start to feel more comfortable about yourself. When I turned 40 I decided some things were going to be about me for a change and not all about the kids or husband or work. If I want to do some things for me, like going to the gym during the day, I will. benita: When you think about it Debbie, you had your twins over 40 – a generation ago that was almost unheard of. I have just had my first child at 33, so I definitely think 40 is the new 30. dianne: At 45, it’s a little bit daunting being closer to 50 than 40. I feel a bit like Deb, I feel tired and it’s harder to get out of bed some mornings, but I don’t feel old. I feel very different to when I was 30, it seems like such a long time ago. I had my daughter a month off turning 40 so that keeps me young. I don’t feel like my age in my mind but certainly in body it is tougher as you get older. jellina: I’m 43 and I feel like a young person in an old person’s body. I probably haven’t grown up.

My kids are teenagers and I like to think I’m cool and hip, but apparently I’m not! When I turned

40 my perspective on life changed. I got a lot more confident. Take me as I am – I don’t really care. profile: Do you think you are where you wanted to be at 40? debbie: Yes. Having the three children has certainly rounded off my life. I am so happy we have moved back to Queensland. I love running our own business and we have just moved into our dream home – so that’s us for the next 15 years. dianne: I am very content. Life is certainly about doing more for me these days, like Jellina. jellina: I guess I always set goals for myself from when I was younger and always was driven to reach them and now I’m just happy and healthy and enjoy life a bit more. I would only be happier if I won the lotto! benita: I feel really happy with where I am at the moment. By the time I’m 40 we will probably have another child. We would like to do some travelling and pay some more off our house but if it doesn’t happen by then I’m not worried. profile: Would any of you consider a little cosmetic enhancement? jellina: I have a lot of friends who have had boob jobs and I think it’s great. I have had Botox for a frown line on my forehead and a little around my eyes I am very happy with the results. I just don’t want to end up with those really big lips! debbie: I think it’s absolutely a personal choice. I have friends who have had Botox and my mother had two face-lifts. Personally, I don’t like needles so I haven’t had any Botox. dianne: I don’t have a problem with it but I do think you need to age gracefully. benita: I think plastic surgery and injectables have their place, but my ethos is educating people to look after their skin because I believe prevention is better than cure. I would probably say no to cosmetic surgery but then I’m only 33 so ask me in a few years!

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“I love to look at those younger ladies and think ‘wait until you’re my age’, they won’t just sit there like that!’” jellina white

profile: Have you changed how you dress as you have aged? debbie: Yes! I found the biggest challenge of going from 30 to 40 was how to dress appropriately. But I think if you have a hot body and great legs show them off for sure. benita: I think age doesn’t matter at all when it comes to how you dress as long as you dress to show off your best assets. jellina: I’ve always been a cleavage girl, especially when I was in my 20’s, but being in the banking industry you tend to be a bit more conservative when you get older. But hey, I figure if they are looking at my bust they don’t notice how big my butt is! debbie: I admire the mummies at school who are a generation younger and getting around in tiny denim shorts and a tank top. Meanwhile, I’m at home sweating, thinking ‘what can I wear?’

You can’t just run in for school pick up in your jimmy jams! jellina: I love to look at those younger ladies and think ‘wait until you’re my age’, they won’t just sit there like that!’ benita: It’s all about having confidence in how you feel. It doesn’t matter what you wear it’s all about how you carry yourself. If you feel good you will look good. profile: What has been your favourite age? debbie: I loved my 20’s. I had a great time in my 30’s and now that I’m in my 40’s it’s almost like I have had to accept responsibility! jellina: I must have missed that memo about having to grow up or else I deleted it! I loved my 20’s too but I think I became too career-focused in my thirties. dianne: A different life began for me at 40. I enjoyed my 30’s and then at 40 I became a mother.

I wouldn’t change a thing. I love my life. My daughter is everything. Becoming a mum at that age was very unexpected, I thought that it had passed me by so I am just waiting for her to grow up so we can go and see Lady Ga Ga together instead of The Wiggles.

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jellina: I think life begins at 40 and because my kids are older now I finally have a bit more freedom. profile: Do you ever lie about your age now that you’re 40? jellina: I sometimes feel a bit funny about saying my age so I say late 30’s! I don’t feel old but it sounds old when I say 43! dianne: I agree with you, I think it sounds old but it’s not old. debbie: I don’t feel old. I rather tell people before they guess I’m older! I would rather get it out there. dianne: It doesn’t really come up in conversation these days. It has become less important. You see such a range of ages with mums at school. In fact, it’s more the older mummies that you see and less young ones. profile: Now that you are over or nearing 40, do you feel a pressure to keep up with younger women, in terms of appearance? dianne: I think the pressure comes from myself but I think seriously if I don’t start to look after myself now it’s going to be too late! benita: Less now than a few years ago. It doesn’t bother me so much now if I run into someone I know at the supermarket with no makeup on. debbie: I admit I go straight from personal training to drop Addi at school and I don’t worry if I haven’t had time to get in the shower. I don’t love getting up early and I don’t like exercising but it is something I have really embraced. I don’t feel like I need to go home and put the heels on and lippy and strut myself for school. It is what it is.

I left our lunch date feeling excited and positive about turning 40. If these successful, funny, vibrant women have taught me anything, it’s that life really does begin at 40 and I am looking forward to the adventure. The best is yet to come.

SEE RESTAURANT, MOOLOOLABA As a first-time diner at See Restaurant, Mooloolaba, my initial thought on entering the modern all-white dining room was, “Why have I not been here before?”. Expansive wall-to-wall glass windows allow a stunning 270-degree view of the water and Minyama Island and the food and service were first-class.

To kick off our See Restaurant experience, we enjoyed delicious house-baked sourdough bread served with butter and split pea and goat’s cheese spread. It was the perfect precursor to our mains.

There was much deliberation over the three mouth-watering mains on offer, which included crispy Mooloolaba prawns with vine tomato, coleslaw and Italian dressing, crispy beer battered snapper with fries and salad and tartare sauce or salt and pepper calamari with Thai herbs, Vietnamese dressing and chilli. All of the meals were beautifully presented and the perfect lunch-size portion.

Dessert was a real treat with crème brulle, home-baked cheesecake and pavlova on offer. The pavlova was divine, served with fresh berries and cream while the cheese cake was rich and creamy just the way it should be, and the creme brulee was silky smooth.

I would love to have enjoyed the views a little longer over a flat white, however, for a couple of us ladies the end-of-school bell beckoned and there were children to collect.

There’s always next time. In fact, I’ve already imagined an intimate dinner for two at See Restaurant with my husband. The sparkling boat lights on the river at night would make for a very romantic setting.

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I’m a bit of an overachiever really. If I am given praise, I can do anything. It’s the best thing for me ...”

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As Profile Magazine celebrates four fabulous years in business, we thought it timely to shine the spotlight on another local publishing success story, Coast to Coast’s Natalie Tink. Natalie knows all too well the challenges associated with magazine publishing, and while today their business is well and truly thriving, it has been far from an easy rise to the top for this effervescent local, as Alli Grant discovered.

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have always envied those women who ‘have it all’. You know the ones – they are tall, slender, stupidly attractive, intelligent, fit, healthy, happy, successful, rich and popular with a doting husband and perfect children (and look hot in a pair of skinny jeans, to really rub it in).

In the past I have all too easily fallen victim to a little bit of green eyed monster action, desperately wanting to live their life instead of my own. However, over the years I have realised that these perfectly perfect women don’t really live in big, flashy houses. They live only in my imagination. There is no such thing as ‘perfect’. We all have our issues, our flaws, our challenges. While beautiful Barbie doll-like ladies swan around in designer duds driving flashy cars to really important business meetings, their lives are not necessarily perfect. Sure, they may be happy, but no one makes it to the top of the mountain without a few stumbles along the way.

I have most definitely changed my view of what and who I deem to be ‘successful’. For me, success is not about the car someone drives or the number of platinum credit cards in their wallet. To be successful, you need to have grit, determination, passion, commitment ... and the ability to get up, dust yourself off and move on, no matter how great the challenge.

One woman who I have admired for many years, personally and professionally, is Natalie Tink. You could be forgiven for swiftly popping Nat in the ‘has it all’ basket. Natalie is part owner in an incredibly thriving publishing business (producers of Coast to Coast Magazine), she is stunning, fit, happy and, dare I say it, successful. She is desperately in love with the two boys in her life – husband Brad and three-year-old son Kooper. She is always smiling. Always positive. Always full of energy. And, damn her, she looks smoking hot in a pair of skinny jeans.

As with so many tales, Natalie Tink’s isn’t without its share of hurdles and challenges, and that’s what makes this local businesswoman so inspiring. In fact, Natalie didn’t even finish high school. july 2012

Born in the UK, at the age of five Natalie moved to Australia with her mother and sister, Sophie, following the divorce of her parents. While the family originally settled in Sydney, it wasn’t long before the Sunshine Coast beckoned.

“I went to Bokarina State School and to Kawana High, but I left in year nine to go to business college. I moved out of home at 15 – I knew I needed to make an income to look after myself. I didn’t want to be in a situation where I couldn’t provide for myself. And I really had high expectations for what I could achieve – I wanted to be a businesswoman,” Natalie says, going on to add that while she has found success without finishing high school, she will be encouraging her son to go as far as he can with his education.

“It was different in my day and I knew that if I stayed at school til grade 12 I wouldn’t go through to uni. It just wasn’t for me. I didn’t leave as a troubled student. I left because I don’t learn well being taught – I learn by being hands-on. I wasn’t very academic. I didn’t have a great attention span so school didn’t really work for me.

“When I attended college I was faced with the same problems, yet Leigh Rachow, the principal of the college, still sent me along to interviews as I could really sell myself well. I was always into fundraising and making money. I’d create any opportunity to go and door knock and do odd jobs. I’d wash cars ... making money at a young age was really important to me,” Natalie tells me, confirming that, despite her academic challenges, she was destined to become quite the entrepreneur.

Having to support yourself at the age of 15 and struggle through with limited support is far from easy, as the determined teenager was to discover, but she quickly landed on her feet with a full-time job at a local law firm. “The day I stepped foot into the office I knew that was what I wanted. Not necessarily in the law, but that feeling of coming to work every day, dealing with people, dressing in a suit ...”

Realising the legal profession was not for her, she worked as a PA before heading overseas to explore the

When I bought into the business people told me I was crazy as it wasn’t performing well ... we were worried we would lose the lot, but I guess at the time I didn’t have too much to lose.”

While a career woman at heart, Natalie Tink lives for her boys – husband Brad and toddler Kooper

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I’ve spent a lot of time striving to better my path so I can be the best I can be for my little family and provide Kooper with the best start in life. I’m really proud of my marriage ...”

UK, a trip that was prompted by the death of her grandmother. “I thought England was where I was meant to be, so I stayed for a while. But after running out of money I came back to try and make as much money as I could in order to go back.”

Natalie was just a few months shy of 18 when she saw an advertisement for a telesales job with Coast to Coast Magazine. “I really had no idea what they did. I was so naive, but I called the owner and he gave me 30 seconds to sell myself.” This effervescent teenager, who knew she was destined for success, was invited in for a trial. With minimal training, and in front of 13 other reps, she was let loose on the phones, selling four ads in just two hours. Yep, she got the job.

“I’m a bit of an overachiever really. If I am given praise, I can do anything.

It’s the best thing for me, and they certainly gave me that praise. Walking in there and selling four ads ... I knew I just had to get this job. It was the most amazing feeling.”

When she was 19, Natalie met her husband, Brad. “I met Brad when I was working a night job as promotions manager at Secrets 2000 nightclub.

I’d never met anyone like him before, and quickly I realised that it had been a long time since I had laughed. He’s the funniest person I have ever met!”

Natalie also forged a strong friendship with her colleague (and soon to be business partner), Kylie Kovacevic. Despite their seven-year age difference, the pair bonded immediately and went on to prove, a little like Genine and I, that business and friendship can mix.

While life was good, Natalie was getting a little bored. She loved the company but the role was no longer fulfilling. “By 21 I had climbed as far as I could. I knew I needed something new, something challenging, so I accepted a position with The Weekender and gave six weeks’ notice. But Kylie kept begging me to come back ... and one night she came over and said she would sell me half of her share if I stayed. I thought about it overnight and accepted Kylie’s offer,” Natalie explains. Coast to Coast now had three business partners and change was in the wind.

“It was a rocky journey. Honestly, it was very hard to begin with. When I bought into the business people told me I was crazy as it wasn’t performing well ... we were worried we would lose the lot, but I guess at the time I didn’t have too much to lose.” Long story short, when Natalie was 22, their third business partner decided to sell out, and Kylie and Nat became equal partners in the business.

“We recorded a $30,000 increase in our first month. As soon as we came together there was no stopping us – the business grew, the publication grew and the team was flourishing. Kyles [Kylie] and I have the same vision and we knew we wouldn’t let each other down. In a way I think fear made us succeed.”

That said, Natalie isn’t afraid of taking risks. Not only did she buy into a failing business with a friend, going against the advice of loved ones, she would soon challenge yet another generally held belief – that you shouldn’t work with your husband. Brad, a draughtsman by trade, stepped in to give Natalie 26

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“I just couldn’t let him go! He was so good in so many areas, and it really was great to have a man in the office. He looks after distribution and project manages new developments in the business ... A lot of our friends were taking bets that it wouldn’t work. And it was strange for the first few weeks ... a bit of a struggle. But we have worked very hard to have our home life and our work life, and it takes a lot of work. At home, Brad is the boss – he wears the pants and has the last say on everything. And I’m happy with that. Work is my place and he lets me be me and doesn’t try to control me. And anything that happens at home doesn’t come to work,” Natalie tells me. Clearly it’s all about communication and boundaries.

Coast to Coast has gone from strength to strength since Kylie and Natalie took over the reins, with several business relocations (the latest into a commercial office owned by Natalie and Brad in Kawana) and a stack of structural changes made to the publication itself. “We have made huge changes since taking over. It’s nothing is like it was 14 years ago. When I first started we printed on colour newsprint and the publication was half the size. Today we print on four colour gloss stock and we are dealing with quite different properties. It’s a much nicer product to hold today than it was back then.”

Kylie and Natalie have two national publications – business and property – with a unique focus, allowing property owners to sell directly. The magazines are sold through newsagents nationally and have a high take up in mining towns and even overseas. They don’t include any editorial – just advertisements selling lifestyle properties, businesses and investment properties. The Coast to Coast brand also has four real estate interactive websites, targeting buyers and sellers globally.

While clearly successful, like so many businesses, Coast to Coast has faced its share of financial challenges. “The truth is that last year we had huge growth – I look back on what we accomplished, even with floods, and it was amazing. But this year has been a lot tougher – the economy is tougher, although people’s need to save money has helped our business grow as they can sell directly and save on commission. I guess we have grown in some areas and in other areas we have felt the pinch.”

While taking a flailing magazine business and reinventing it into the successful operation it is today was tough, that pales into insignificance when compared with the struggles faced by this working mum.

“It took me quite a while to fall pregnant. The doctor told me that I needed to stop stressing and add a little more relaxation into my life. Easy for someone who doesn’t work in publishing and to deadlines to say! We had some struggles, but as soon as we started to plan a holiday to Las Vegas to relax ... bang, we fell pregnant. Honestly, it was one of the best days of my life. Everything in my life I have wanted I have made happen – I set a goal and achieve it. It was so hard to fall pregnant and it was so overwhelming to see the positive results on that test.”

Natalie being Natalie, she announced to Brad and Kylie that being a working mum would be easy. She would simply set up a nursery in the office.

Eventually, they convinced her that she would need to take some time off and that a replacement was necessary. “They staged a bit of an intervention and convinced me that I had to take a break, so we started looking for a manager.

Finding someone was so hard, but we finally did and I trained her ... working up until the day I gave birth.”

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let go – to give control to someone else is so foreign. I couldn’t get my head around it. I cried for about two hours as I felt like my world had fallen apart. But I had a green tea and decided I had to harden up. I told myself I could do this and starting checking proofs in my hospital bed a few hours later.”

Nat, Brad and Kylie set about doing whatever they could to simply make it work. “To start with, I worked from a home office – I’d be breast pumping while on the phone to clients about advertising. Brad took leave to help me with Kooper. After one week I was in the office two days a week. Twelve weeks on I came back full-time and used my office as a pumping station. What was I thinking setting up a nursery in the office? I wanted him to have structure and routine, so Brad and I decided to tag team from home. One in, one out. Sometimes we made three trips back and forth in a day … We were in so deep.

“The truth is we should have hired three people to do my job, but the thought of training someone else again ... I thought it would be easier to do it myself. It was crucial to the business that I came back and Kylie and Brad felt immense guilt about that. It was the toughest two years of everyone’s lives.”

Life is a little less hectic these days. Kooper is in full-time family day care and the Tinks are committed to spending as much time as possible as a family unit on weekends. Nat and Brad have plans for a second baby, so what will she do differently?

“We plan to find a manager to take over my role, but I will still work from the home office. I can proudly say that I do need to be more than a mum. I have to have work as well, so I’ll work from home for the first six months. I look at Kooper – he is such a perfect little boy, so happy, and I realise that I haven’t made any mistakes. I don’t want to relive it again, but you can’t have regrets – a lot of perks that came out of doing what I did and we can give Kooper a much better life. My only regret is the guilt I put on myself.”

There’s so much yet to come in Natalie Tink’s world. “I have so many goals and dreams. Coast to Coast is a part of our family, but it’s not all that we have. Every Easter we plan to go back to Fiji and to travel more.

Weekends are all about Kooper and having family time. And I run every night from 8:00pm to 9:00pm. It’s my time when I don’t think about anything other than my running. It’s my off switch.”

Natalie is proud of the life she has created, not just her career achievements – she was a finalist in last year’s SBCWN Awards and is a nominee again this year, has been nominated for the Telstra Business Woman of the Year Awards, received the Inspirational Award at last year’s Women’s Lifestyle Expo and loves the charity work she does with SunnyKids – but also her beautiful family.

“I’ve spent a lot of time striving to better my path so I can be the best I can be for my little family and provide Kooper with the best start in life. I’m really proud of my marriage – it’s the marriage I always hoped I would have, and I am proud of the mother I have become. Without education or any real support I have achieved a lot. And I am so grateful to have met Kylie and Brad.”

Natalie is grateful for the opportunities life has thrown her way, but she is also well aware that she makes her own destiny and isn’t afraid to work hard to get what she wants. She is living the dream, her dream, and celebrating all the little victories along the way, just as we all should.

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nyone who has bought a property will know it can be one of the most stressful events you will go through in your life. It pays to have someone who knows exactly what they are doing to help you every step of the way, particularly if you are applying for a home loan for the first time. Enter Michelle Love, a mortgage innovation manager who has a true passion for customer service and helping people reach their financial goals. With 11 years of banking service under her belt and as a local business owner, Michelle says she has always prided herself on providing clients with an honest and reliable approach.

As mortgage innovation manager for the Sunshine Coast with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Michelle’s focus is to provide an ongoing relationship with her clients. “I explain to clients that I am not just a home lender but a relationship manager who can be relied upon for all their banking needs. Part of my role is to help our clients reach their financial goals.

Those who aren’t quite ready to enter the property market can be guided into reaching a financial position where they can realise their dreams.”

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Together they rescue beautiful pieces of furniture and give them a new lease of life.

Steptoes Antiques and Collectibles, along with Moss, recycled, vintage and handmade combine to fill an industrial shed which oozes style and substance minus the carbon footprint.

Vonn tells me when people step inside they are immediately hit by a wave of nostalgia followed quickly by a sudden urge to re-style their home.

Affectionately known as ‘The Picker Sisters’ after the successful television series, they travel far and wide to source unique furnishings and respond to individual requests from customers. The ‘sisters’ believe in mixing up pre-loved and recycled

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As a mother of young children, Michelle has found the perfect balance, being able to work from home and still do what she loves most.

“When I approached CBA again to return to work I knew it would be in a capacity that was on my terms.

It has been great to have their support – allowing me to work from home and means I am in charge of my own business. Going forward, my business will grow and I will be looking to employ like-minded women who potentially need to work around school hours and childrens’ activities.”

Michelle explains that with most households struggling to find time to fit everything into their busy schedule, a trip to the bank together is nearly impossible, and that is where she can help.

“I can see people after kids have gone to bed at night and on weekends when everyone is at home.”

With recent uncertainty in the marketplace, many households are looking to find ways to save money and make their banking more convenient.

Michelle’s main advice is to always ask for a review of your banking products; you will be surprised at the potential for savings.

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furnishings to achieve a sustainable and stylish interior. You will find everything from the perfect vintage suitcase or beautiful handmade table.

Each year, Salvation Army stores across Australia prevent 60,000 tonnes of furniture and furnishings from going to landfill. As Lea of Moss says, “Buying recycled and vintage furnishings enables you to add character, warmth and style to your home whilst maintaining eco-credibility.”

Von explains their collection as an Aladdin’s cave and a mecca for interior designers, stylists and photographers or anyone wanting to find creative ideas to re-vamp their home with something a little different or quirky.

You just have to keep track of the time before stepping foot inside as customers have been know to lose half a day searching through the tonnes of recycled, vintage and handmade treasures – you never know what you might find.

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Owner of Cooroy Shoes, Linda Smith, vividly recalls the day she received a phone call from one of her staff members telling her the roof of her Maple Street shop had completely blown away after a ferocious storm hit Cooroy last February.

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inda’s shop was just one of many businesses in the area affected by the storm, with several buildings left devastated by the ferocious trail. Despite the SES quickly fitting a tarpaulin over the store, the following storm that hit later that week brought the ceiling down, causing a huge amount of water damage.

As they say, every cloud has a silver lining and this couldn’t be truer for Linda and her team who have risen from the disaster and come out on top, even opening another store in the process. “It was a huge shock to receive such a phone call,” says Linda.

My staff member, Karen, said ‘I am standing here in the shop and the roof is gone’; I thought I was hearing things. It was hugely stressful.”

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Linda is quick to add that without the help of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council and her wonderful staff she would never have been able to open a temporary store so quickly and eventually move back into the Maple Street building. “The Sunshine Coast Regional Council provided such great help.

They were always there at just the right time when we desperately needed something sorted out and helped us so much towards getting back on our feet again. The same goes for the ladies in my team. They are all amazing and have gone way beyond what I could ever have asked for. It honestly would not have been possible without their hard work.” Linda says she and her team were so thankful for the Council staff who arrived the following Sunday to kick start their road to recovery. “Geoff Peters and Ed Gainer were fantastic.

I was trying to get my business phone back up; they got involved and sorted it out. Just things like trying to get the wheelie bins sorted out – nothing had happened when I called – they sorted it out. Also they got old carpeting taken away within hours, they were fantastic.”

Karen adds that without the support of the wonderful people of Cooroy the town would not be back on its feet so soon. “We have had huge support from our very loyal customers who throughout the process have been so encouraging and supportive. Right from the beginning, they dropped in just to see how we were going. When we opened the temporary store they continued to support us, it was amazing.”

As it often does, this disaster has brought the town closer together, with local businesses stepping up to help each other get back on track. “It was such a difficult time for the town. A lot of businesses suffered even though they were open due to barricades closing off a lot of streets. Everyone is really happy things are getting better. They are all opening up again and it’s all looking fantastic. Everything is new and shiny again. Just goes to show what we can do when we stick together.”

“The Sunshine Coast Regional Council provided such great help. They were always there at just the right time when we desperately needed something sorted out and helped us so much towards getting back on our feet again.”

Having gone to great lengths to re-fit the temporary store, Linda and her husband were reluctant to put their efforts to waste and decided to convert the Garnet Street store into a clothing boutique. “One of the ladies in my wonderful team, Karen Tyack, felt there was a gap for reasonably priced, easy to wear clothes and suggested we open a clothing boutique. She and I are now in partnership. It’s amazing to think that this has all happened from what started out as a disaster!”

Linda is now participating in a Sunshine Coast Regional Council program, helping small businesses set up a stock-control system, a program Linda says she would not have known about if it hadn’t been for the storm. “A lot of positives have come out of it,” says Linda. “The Council have really been fantastic.”

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THE SEARCH IS ON FOR THE FACE OF MARK COTTERELL – MASTER JEWELLER. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY UNLIKE ANY OTHER: TO BECOME THE AMBASSADOR OF ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S TOP MASTER JEWELLERS AND INDULGE IN OVER $10,000 WORTH OF JEWELS, PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO AND DECADENT NIGHTS OUT TO SOME OF THE COAST’S TOP EVENTS. PROFILE MAGAZINE ASKS, WHO’S THAT GIRL?

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HOW TO ENTER Simply head to www.facebook/whosthatgirl2012 for all the details including downloading an entry form.

SO WHAT DOES ‘SHE’ WIN? The Face Mark Cotterell – Master Jeweller will be unveiled at a prestigious event at See Function Centre, Thursday 3 August.

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If Facebook is anything to go by, this competition is hot property! Mark Cotterell – Master Jeweller along with partners Ben Connolly of Velocity Images and Profile Magazine have been inundated with questions and entries for the biggest competition to hit the Sunshine Coast in years. Just who will be the girl picked to be the Face of Mark Cotterell – Master Jeweller?

Make sure your entry is in before end July 2012 as the winner will be revealed at a gala cocktail function, Thursday August 2 at See Function Centre, Mooloolaba. It is set to be a night of glamour, cocktails, music, fashion and dining. Tickets will be available from end July.

Keep your eye on the Facebook site for details!

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Entries are now open to represent the brand and win; • 12 month contract to be the ‘Face of Mark Cotterell – Master Jeweller’ • Inclusion in all Mark Cotterell main advertising • Exclusive rotating jewellery package to wear at designated events • Evening gowns by Eve Boutique to wear at all events and photoshoots • Use of luxury vehicles loaned by Pacific Motor Group (who’s brands include Land Rover and Volvo, including the stunning new Evoque series) • Your own $10,000 exclusive, personally-designed and handmade Mark Cotterell – Master Jeweller jewellery package to keep. Yes it will be yours!

• Tickets to exclusive Sunshine Coast events to represent the brand • A photography portfolio with Velocity Images valued at more than $6000 • A feature story in an upcoming issue of Profile Magazine showcasing you to the Sunshine Coast community This is an amazing opportunity any girl would, well, kill for!

Do you think you have the potential to be ‘the Face of Mark Cotterell – Master Jeweller’?

For the full entry criteria, head to the Facebook page; www.facebook/ whosthatgirl2012

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We all love to shine every once in a while and what better time than our 4th birthday issue!

We are celebrating by showcasing all that shimmers and sparkles. Get ready to party with these glamorous finds. It’s your time to shine!

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A KISS makeup set given to Pru Edwards at the age of seven was the catalyst for a lifelong passion for all things cosmetic. Trading her rock star palette for more professional tools, the talented Sunshine Coast makeup artist has worked her magic for fashion designers, television producers and magazine editors over the years. Her work has been published in magazines such as Grazia, Famous and Vogue.

We caught up with Pru to find out her best makeup and fashion tips this season.

profile: What do you love most about your job? pru: Everything! It’s a real ‘pinch me’ kind of job. I love the creativity, travel, fashion and making my many brides feel beautiful on their most important day. I seriously love my collection of makeup and tools. They are my passion and my means of making a living. I know how fortunate I am to love my work. profile: What looks can we expect to see with makeup this season? pru: We will be seeing a lot of wine-stained lip and minimal eye this season, made so popular at the MET Gala and Cannes Film Festival. Such a dramatic, but easy, minimal look to achieve. profile: Who is your favourite designer? pru: I really love Lilya – beautiful, easy to wear, everyday pieces and Camilla and absolutely anything Samantha Wills – I love her use of turquoise. profile: How would you describe your own style? pru: Basic. Minimal. Being so tall I like to stick to the classics and drown myself in accessories. I am a jeans and T-shirt kind of girl. I would choose jewellery over clothes any day. profile: What is your fashion inspiration? pru: I have found so many amazing blogs, and I love to follow Into the Gloss, Oracle Fox and Man Repeller. I look at their posts every day without fail. But really, I can’t beat a glossy magazine for all of the straight from the runway makeup looks.

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profile: What is your fashion fetish? pru: I have a serious thing for nail polish. Any shade, anytime. I like to keep my hands groomed and pretty as they are the first point of contact between myself and my client.

Well that’s how I justify my ever-growing collection anyway. profile: What do you always have in your handbag? pru: Smiths Rosebud salve, Karen Walker sunglasses, tissues and enough change for coffee. profile: What is your best style tip? pru: Be yourself. Be confident. There are no rules really, fashion and makeup is supposed to be fun. Enjoy!

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love your hair with Erin Watt I have been very busy in my garden lately, starting my own veggie patch and, of course, the inner hairstylist inside got me thinking … Why don’t we put as much love and effort into our hair as we do our garden?

Hair may be a non-living part of our bodies but it sure does bring us to life. It just doesn’t add up that for we find so much pleasure in torturing something we love so much.

This month, I’ve decided to have a dig at loving hair again.

If plants don’t get sunlight, they will lose their green colour and eventually die, but the sun is one of the most common causes of hair damage.

UVA and UVB rays have the power to damage the cuticle and the inner structure of the hair. It causes your colour to fade and blonde to turn brassy. Choose a shampoo and conditioner that have UV filters.

Go organic; we are much more aware of the chemicals in our food. So why not for our hair?

Sulfate and paraben-free is definitely the way to go. The suds created by sulfates are oh so gratifying and leave us with that squeaky clean feeling, but they also strip hair of moisture, leading to frizz, dryness and again colour fade.

Sulfate and chemical-free formulas are a gentle alternative.

When starting a veggie patch you need to ensure you love to eat all the things you plant. What’s the point of growing them if you’re not going to eat them? This takes me back to the salon. Your hairdresser should make sure your hair suits your personality and lifestyle. What is the point of having an amazing style cut if you can’t re-create the look at home? Having beautiful hair just like you came from the hair salon isn’t that hard to achieve with the right styling products and tools.

It can take time – just ask your stylist for a few tips and tricks.

Plants need water to survive; it keeps them supple, vibrant and full of life. That’s exactly what a moisture treatment will do for your hair.

If your hair breaks easily, no longer shines, feels rough and frizzes up easily then it is in need of some serious moisturising. Salon treatments are a lot more concentrated and the molecules are smaller which means they penetrate deeper and last longer. Spoil yourself, repair those thirsty strands and treat your hair weekly.

Try these tips to maintain the love, and until next time, be fair to your hair!

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winter skin tips with Benita May Gorgeous, glowing skin is a direct result of diet and lifestyle, as the saying goes, “You are what you eat”, so here are some tips on how to nourish your skin, from the inside, this winter.

Get plenty of essential fatty acids (EFA’s).

They are the best fats, termed essential because they must be obtained through your diet as your body does not make them. EFA’s are important building blocks for cell membranes and when cell membranes are healthy they transport nutrients efficiently, giving your skin a glow. Sufficient intake of EFA’s can also help you burn fat, give you energy and encourage your skin to hold water. A deficiency in EFA’s can result in dry, flaky skin and age your skin prematurely.

To increase your intake of EFA’s, take a good fish oil supplement and eat oily, cold water fish like salmon, mackerel and sardines at least three times a week. Add walnuts to a green leafy salad, add a tablespoon of linseed oil to

your smoothie and / or add a tablespoon of LSA (linseed, sunflower and almond meal) to your breakfast cereal.

Reduce sugar intake. Sugar causes glycation which is where sugar molecules bind to collagen and make it brittle. This, in turn, gives you wrinkles, so curb the sugar. Learn to read labels as many packaged products a high in sugar; try whole foods instead.

Increase pure water intake. Your body is made up 70 per cent water and to have healthy, glowing skin you need at least six to eight glasses of pure water every day.

Add more vitamin A, vitamin C, zinc, vitamin E, and vitamin D to your diet. Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant preserving youth, building collagen and protecting the immune system.

Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that protects cell membranes and zinc is a must in the formation of collagen for supple skin, strong

nails and vibrant hair. Vitamin A is the ultimate wrinkle fighter, important for development and renewal of skin cells keeping skin soft, taut and youthful looking.

Sources of vitamins: Vitamin C may be found in kiwifruit, berries, orange, parsley, broccoli, capsicum, strawberries, lemon juice, papaya, cauliflower, kale, mustards, greens and brussel sprouts. Vitamin E in wheat germ oil, vegetable oils (unheated), nuts (almonds) and green leafy vegetables. Vitamin A is in cod liver oil, hard cheese, eggs. Vitamin D – salmon, herring, tuna fish, cod liver oil, eggs, sunshine. And zinc is in oysters, shellfish, wheat germ, wheat bran, low fat roast beef, pine nuts, pecans, cashews, roasted pumpkin seeds, veal liver and lamb.

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celebrating smiles with Dr Simone Ricketts A celebration is ‘the action of marking one’s pleasure at an important event or occasion by engaging in enjoyable, typically social activity’, or ‘an occasion with appropriate ceremony or festivity’. As such, celebrations are an inevitable and incredibly important part of life. The life events of our family, friends and colleagues regularly appear on our calendars, demanding our attention.

Invariably, photographs will be taken of all the smiling guests to permanently mark the memorymaking occasion. Are you happy with your smile?

Do you avoid those photographs? Are you proud of how your smile will be remembered in years to come?

As I have said before, summer, autumn, winter, spring, whatever the season, it is always fashionable to have healthy, white teeth. There is no doubt about it, people associate white teeth with good health.

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If you have a great smile you feel confident.

Consider a typical day – there’s not much we do where our teeth are not on show when we talk, eat or smile.

Teeth can become discoloured for a number of reasons. Caffeine, soft drinks, red wine, tea, tobacco, ageing and certain medications can cause tooth discolouration.

Furthermore, a person’s natural tooth colour can vary from white to yellow to grey with every shade in between.

Regular professional dental cleans are essential as teeth can discolour from plaque and tartar build-up, so my advice is to start with this, as it may be all you need to improve the colour of your teeth to your satisfaction. In addition, for stubborn yellow teeth ask about a professional whitening system with personalised advice. Your dentist will create a customised tray that fits comfortably over your teeth and allows you to whiten the teeth

at home with a 45-minute-a-day application for three to five days, depending on your base tooth colour. You can literally whiten your teeth (and I have) while cooking dinner, answering emails or reading a book!

In our office, we have seen the popularity of whitening increase dramatically with both men and women, from ages 18 to 88. We personally use the same whitening systems and products that we recommend for you.

Don’t go through another year avoiding those inevitable celebration photos. Chat to your dentist about options for giving you a smile to celebrate!

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After taking antidepressants for 20 years, she was shocked to find there was a cause for her depression. Within weeks she was excited, happy, motivated and amazed to get her life back.

When she first began taking antidepressants, she felt a lack of interest in life, low mood, irritability, anger, anxiety and insomnia.

Exhaustion then caused more anger and irritability.

and fogginess throughout the day. This usually indicates a relationship with food, as the symptoms start between meals, first irritability and fogginess, then sleepiness, then back to normal.

With a young family, the strain was too much, so she went to her GP and began antidepressants, which worked well, but needed to be maintained for a normal life.

When food does not agree with you, it can cause depression, anxiety, irritability, insomnia and low thyroid function. The liver detoxifies the offending food, by using enzymes which are also involved in making serotonin in the brain.

This results in the brain under-functioning leading to low moods. One of these enzymes is responsible for producing melatonin for sleep, so insomnia follows. The thyroid drops in function during a food reaction. In women this will cause the progesterone to drop, which creates an oestrogen dominance problem leading to PMS, menopausal symptoms, and more hormonal imbalances including severe mood swings.

When I first saw her, she had responded to an advertisement about depression and was curious about coming off her antidepressants.

After asking a few questions, and scanning her brain and body for inflammation, infection, hormone and brain chemical levels, it was clear what the causes were.

Nothing traumatic had happened during the time the depression began, she was relaxed and happy as she had returned from an overseas holiday. This always rings alarm bells, as there are bacteria in water overseas that can cause depression, so we organised a bowel test. We also found that when she was moody, it fluctuated, with bouts of sleepiness,

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serotonin, melatonin, and dopamine naturally, she was feeling amazing within weeks.

Depression and other mood disorders affect one in four Australians, and we have successfully treated over 400 people within just a few years. If you would like to know more, call the centre and arrange a free half hour consultation, or view the webinar, 7 Steps to Freedom from Anxiety & Depression on our website. www.advancedwellness.com.au Jodi Chapman B.H.Sc. Naturopath Suzi Le Fanue BSc(BMed) ND Naturopath & Nutritionist

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profile: What reality TV show would you be most likely to appear on? jodi: I don’t think I would like to be a contestant but I’d love to be involved with The Biggest Loser or a health-related show. If I was on MasterChef, I would have to alter every recipe to make it healthy!

profile: What is your personal philosophy when it comes to health and well-being? jodi: I believe you need to know what is right for your body, but you also need to know what is individually not right for you, and you need to do the best you can to only put in what you know works for you. You also have to know when to relax as nobody is perfect!

profile: What health tips do you swear by? jodi: The most important thing I tell my patients is to keep sugars out of their diet and keep their gut flora balanced. By keeping your sugars right, you reduce the risk of diabetes, heart disease and cancers and you also keep your weight balanced. By keeping your gut flora balanced, your immune system is always fantastic, you reduce your risk of cancer, allergies, brain and gut diseases, and your life expectancy can be up to 30 years longer.

profile: Do you consider yourself a fit and healthy person? jodi: I train up to five hours a week and eat very well for my body, so I’m always conscious of my health and fitness. Without your health you have nothing.

profile: What motto do you live your life by? jodi: Ninety-five per cent good, five per cent bad and know what is right for you – not for everyone as everyone is totally different!

profile: What’s your favourite ‘good’ food? jodi: My favourite good food is a beautiful gourmet meal of chicken, fish or duck, with a beautiful sauce on a bed of mashed sweet potato or pumpkin.

My favourite restaurant is Blue Fish at Mudjimba, they make the most divine, healthy meals.

profile: What do you do when you are not working? jodi: Exercising, reading on the beach, going on bike rides with my daughters, having lots of fun.

ith a history of migraine headaches in her youth and after suffering for two long years with an auto-immune disease (a stress response to her mother’s death at just 43 due to a heart aneurysm), naturopath Jodi Chapman was compelled to learn more about her own health and well-being. After completing a bachelor of health and science majoring in natural science, Jodi has gone from strength to strength. Opening her own clinic, Advanced Wellness, the mother of two managed to completely resolve her own health issues as well as change the lives of many others. Now specialising in the treatment of depression, anxiety and ADHD, Jodi is a regular speaker at mental health conferences and is currently writing a book on the causes and treatment of these conditions. Ingrid Nelson chats with Jodi to learn some of her tips towards a healthier, happier lifestyle.

profile: What’s your favourite ‘indulgence’ food? jodi: I’d have to say ice cream is my favourite, but only on the odd occassion. profile: What would your dream job be? jodi: I’m doing my dream job, I wouldn’t want to do anything else!

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profile: Western medicine or natural medicine? What’s your preference? jodi: Natural medicine as I always look for the cause of my patients’ problems and remove them so they can live a normal life without drugs and without a barrage of vitamins (though some are very important). Having said that, when I work closely with my patients’ doctors, the outcome is always better, as generally we are working toward the same thing.

profile: What’s your favourite spot here at home? How do you explore your region? jodi: I love Alexandra Headlands, the path or the beach that runs from there to the spit and back at Mooloolaba. It’s my favourite place to be. It calms me, keeps me fit and makes me feel great when I can see the ocean. I love it.

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enlightened goddesses business network feature The Enlightened Goddesses Business Network has earned a reputation as the network where you feel like you have found your tribe. Where women can come together to support and encourage each other and share in the highs and lows of business success.

With networking events held in four locations and regular NetConnect business seminars, this network is all about educating, promoting, supporting, encouraging and connecting women in business.

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glam nails Casandra Smith is a nail technician and beautician with more than 13 years’ experience in the beauty industry. She is also a current education ambassador for the international nail product company CND. Casandra facilitates education classes at local distributors and training school facilities, in salons and also provides private tuition.

Her role with CND has given Casandra the opportunity to feature in articles for some of Australia’s leading fashion magazines as well as working annually on the CND stand at the Sydney International Beauty Expo. This year, Casandra had the privilege of being invited to work backstage at the Mercedes Benz Australia Fashion Week in Sydney.

“Over the years, working as a nail technician I have seen the industry evolve from ‘putting on false nails’ to providing quality enhancements that provide clientele with an avenue for self-expression, fashion choice or self-confidence and through the advancement of products and services such as CND Shellac, providing the market with a wide range of treatment options.

Teaching for me is a passion and a way for me to pass on the knowledge I have acquired through the many courses I have attended, and hours spent perfecting my skills.”

Casandra is soon to open her new nail salon, Glam Nails, in Currimundi. phone 0417 876 855 www.glamnails.com.au

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face and foot reflexology

Diane Livingstone has a wealth of experience as a nurse, reflexologist and mother. With a passion for discovering the big picture of what it means to be truly healthy, Diane has spent many years exploring a myriad of avenues.

Having collated what she has learnt over the years into educational workshops, Diane shares this information, particularly with mothers of young children and expectant mothers.

Japanese Cosmo Facelifting – a reflexology technique that offers a natural facelift is just one of the wonderful treatments Diane offers. It’s a great pick-me-up and the perfect choice for those wanting to pamper themselves a little while still receiving all the health benefits.

“The reason I love providing this treatment for people is because you receive all the health benefits that reflexology provides at the same time. Reflexology works on many levels. The physical, by balancing hormones and body systems, the energetic, by assisting the meridians and chakras to flow more freely, and if you are willing, reflexology can assist you to do your emotional, soul work. I believe if I can assist a mother to move into a healthier lifestyle, it will in effect be assisting a whole family. I provide reflexology and workshop packages for couples trying to conceive, mums with tweens and teens, mums and bubs, and pampering for mums.” phone 0421 519 118 www.dianelivingstone.com

KYLIE PATCHETT

THE TALL POPPY PROJECT Do you live from a space of unlimited energy, power and peace, living completely in tune with your deepest wants and desires?

Do you wake up each morning filled with anticipation for the day ahead and go to bed each night with a deep feeling of contentment? Or have you taken to wondering ‘is this it?’ when you look around and realise that life is more about duty and responsibility?

Do you feel disconnected, unmotivated or stuck?

Has your health and happiness started to suffer at the expense of your never-ending to-do list?

Maybe you want something more but you just don’t know where to start?

The Tall Poppy Project offers one-on-one holistic health coaching services for you to achieve true integrated health, including nourishing foods, the joy of movement, fostering deeply connected relationships and living aligned with deepest desires. Chief Tall Poppy Kylie Patchett is a holistic health coach with almost 20 years’ experience in both eastern and western philosophies of medicine. She just returned from New York City, working with famous health coach Jena la Flamme. Her own real-life journey from self-destruct to radical self-respect makes her the perfect personal cheerleader on your journey to living your own version of a delicious life.

Go online to book a complimentary one-hour coaching session. phone 0403 221 591 www.tallpoppyproject.com profilemag.com.au

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body consciousness Jules O’Neill is the founder and creator of two great energy healing systems: Women’s Wisdom and Body Consciousness.

In the past, Jules admits to seeking happiness from outside sources – money, homes, holidays, relationships, and soon discovered that even when she had all those things she was still not happy! Deciding she wanted more from life, she knew there had to be an easier way to create the life she desired.

As a young mother, Jules started to work with energy to create a system that let go of stress, anxiety, depression, weight gain, emotional pain and physical ailments in herself and her children.

She noticed changes in her life immediately and shared this system with other women she knew, who also experienced the same changes.

The Women’s Wisdom and Body Consciousness system is designed for people who want more from life and live life via WHO THEY TRULY ARE! Who want to parent happy healthy kids, who desire supportive and loving relationships, who want to make a difference doing what they love and be more abundant, healthier, sexier and happier than they could ever imagine. According to Jules, creating what you desire when you desire is possible when you understand energy and how it works in and with your body. info@womenswisdom.com.au www.bodyconsciousness.com.au

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abbsolve services Rose Nation is passionate about helping her clients achieve a clean and healthy home environment through regular cleaning and maintenance of soft furnishings.

Do you want to move forward with clarity and direction?

Would you love your life to flow easily with less stress / drama?

Would you love harmony in your home and within your family?

Body Consciousness is a complete system of energetic processes and awareness that gives you freedom and choice.

Fi can assist you with the Body Consciousness System to clear physical, emotional, chemical, and energetic issues that may be causing stress and / or drama in your life, holding you back from realising your full potential. You will see and feel shifts within your body, helping you to make conscious choices and create your life to flow easily and move through the patterns, programs and stories that are no longer serving you.

Fi’s passion for facilitating in a safe, nurturing and friendly environment has helped her clients to get clear on a level that they have often not experienced before, as Fi bypasses the mind and reads the energy of what is really going on in the body, using the Body Consciousness System.

This enables you to gain awareness, become clear and move forward! phone 5471 2201 www.circlewellness.com.au

Nearly everyone loves that ‘just new’ experience when refurbishing a home. After a few months, everyday living starts to take its toll. We cannot afford to replace furnishings every year, so this is when Rose and her husband Col can help return your furnishings to a clean, fresh and hygienic look and feel.

With more than 30 years’ experience, the couple offer a specialised service for fine furnishings, including fabric upholstery cleaning and protection, rug cleaning, leather lounge cleaning, protection and colour repair. Col is also known as the ‘stain removal guru’, removing stains most carpet cleaners walk away from.

They also offer carpet spot dying and re-tufting repairs. If your soft furnishings are looking a bit tired and are a little ‘on the nose’, maybe it’s time for some TLC from Abbsolve Services.

Abbsolve Services, servicing from Caloundra to Noosa and the Hinterland. Please phone Rose and Col to make a booking, or visit the website for more information. phone 0417 756 100 www.abbsolve.com.au

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health from the heart

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Revenge ... when we set out to get it, things don’t always turn out as planned. As a lawyer, Joanne Boughton is all too familiar with the emotions involved in family law. Separation is a difficult time and everyone has a different story.

Founded by former CRITICAL CARE NURSE Ceinie Grudnoff, Health from the Heart is all about ‘paying it forward’. Ceinie has created her website as a vehicle to reach out to the world with daily words to inspire love and peace.

Simone Milasas is a dynamic business leader with a difference. She is the worldwide coordinator of Access Consciousness and the founder of Good Vibes for You and the creative spark that ignited the Joy of Business.

“It is very hard to take the emotion out of family law. As a lawyer, I want to hear my client’s story because that helps me to know where they have come from and what they want.”

“Our passion is to empower others to live a life that is rich, exciting and fulfilling,” says Ceinie.

In one of her roles, Simone is “World-Wide Coordinator” of Access Consciousness. Working closely with founder Gary Douglas has allowed her access to a range of simple yet dynamic tools and techniques, which she applies to business.

These tools, literally, begin to generate greater possibility for business, with ease.

Joanne says a client will want different things, depending on the stage of grief and loss they are in following separation. The five stages of grief and loss following separation include: denial (I can’t believe this is happening to me, he / she wouldn’t do that), anger and resentment (I just want to hurt him / her for causing me pain / deceiving me), bargaining (if I behave in this way maybe he / she will do X, Y or Z), depression (negative feelings, all is hopeless, I can’t find a way out), and acceptance (realising and accepting what has happened).

This local lawyer’s aim is to help a client determine exactly what they want for their future following separation and advise them of the best way forward.

“My team and I work to build a relationship of honesty and trust with each client and are waiting to help you.”

Call today for a free initial consultation. phone 5313 4999 www.boughtonlegal.com.au

Passionate about creating a positive ripple effect, Ceinie has created powerful weekly vision cards.

At the end of each week you pass the card on. It can be to a total stranger or loved one, a friend or colleague, the choice is yours ... and so the ripple begins.

“World change is happening. Human beings are making a spiritual evolutionary leap to rise above their old limitations. Health from the Heart is ready to meet this challenge, helping to bring about a shift in consciousness that will lead to a better future,” says Ceinie.

Health from the Heart has also created a community page, designed to create good vibes for every visitor.

“We want you to shine! If you have an idea or just a thought that needs promoting, we will help you beat your drum. As long as your offering is genuine and in line with the values of Health from the Heart, we will promote you on our page. We do not want money. Our payment comes from your help in keeping this site beautiful, inspiring, thought-provoking and a wonderful place to visit.” www.healthfromtheheart.com.au

Taken directly from her live seminars, Simone has recently released a book which is on sale NOW – JOY OF BUSINESS. She also conducts monthly telecalls on BUSINESS DONE DIFFERENTLY. “If you were creating your business from the JOY of it – what would you choose? What would you change? What would you choose if you knew you could not fail? Business is JOY, it’s creation, it’s generative. It can be the adventure of LIVING.” Says Simone. Her target is to introduce a potent, yet up-till-now, missing energy to business ...

JOY! What else is possible? Do you lose sleep over your bills? Are you worried about the economic downturn? Is your financial situation destroying your relationships? What if the points of view you have about wealth, poverty, hard work & prosperity aren’t even yours? And what if you could change it all? phone 0412 888 645 www.accessjoyofbusiness.com

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Beautiful, hand-painted wallpaper design, Rosey Posey Trellis, by Designer Anna Spiro for Porters Paints, RRP $220 for a 10.5m roll.

Available in seven great colours. For enquiries www.porterspaints.com

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life is beautiful Gorgeous ‘Life is Beautiful Cushion’, RRP $95. Available from The Lovely Bird, Cotton Tree. Phone 5309 6021

with Belle Hemming Interior Designer www.spaceplanners.com.au

Make every day a celebration with a mix of colourful and eclectic homewares and furnishings.

print perfection Profile Elephant portrait by talented artist Andrew Howells. Printed on 100 per cent cotton canvas and framed with timber stretcher bars. 80cm x 40cm x 3.5cm, RRP $595. For further information visit www.pennyfarthingdh.com.au

fabulous fabrics Mokums latest fabric collection – Vacation is a mixture of textured plains, fun stripes, bold geometrics and florals in sun-kissed colours. For further enquiries contact shaned@mokumtextiles.com

big city flair Bring a little bit of New York into your home with this personalised Neon Sign by Penny Farthing Design. For further info www.pennyfarthingdh.com.au

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ast month, Alli took a trip down memory lane, paying a visit to her old stomping ground, Surfers Paradise. And she discovered a new and improved Surfers Paradise – lighter on the tourist tack and heavier on the class (think designer shopping, sprawling esplanades and fancy restaurants).

Not one to like to miss out, hot on the heels of Alli’s return to Paradise I decided to check out the old girl for myself, starting with the culinary scene, courtesy of an indulgent feast at the stunning new Sea Temple Surfers Paradise.

So, it’s now my job to tell you all about it. To make you salivate with food envy, so much so, that you’ll simply have to nip down to the Gold Coast to check it out for yourself, because honestly, it’s foodie heaven. And yes, my life sometimes borders between divine and delicious. How lucky am I? Now, I’m no food critic, and at the time of visiting Surfers, I was in the thick of a fitness / healthy eating period. But I do love food and I like what I like, so in the interest of providing a proper review, I threw caution, and my diet, to the wind and indulged.

Our culinary feast took place in the recently-opened Seaduction Restaurant at Sea Temple Surfers Paradise, located on the second floor of the deluxe Soul Tower, smack bang on the Esplanade.

Newly-appointed executive chef Steve Szabo was in charge of creating an enticing menu for me and my fellow dinner guests, including accomplished journos from a gaggle of really impressive magazines and newspapers, along with general manager Simon Brown. The last time I met Simon was at a similar soiree at Mirvac Noosa.

Before I get to the food bit for all the foodies out there, I have to pay homage to the ultra-modern, ultra-stylish fit-out at Seaduction at Sea Temple. This is a restaurant that would be-fit any major city in the world – be it Sydney or Dubai – it is that uber stylish. So much care and thought has gone into each and every piece of furniture and soft furnishings, all the way down to ocean-inspired plates (featuring sea foam bubbles) and glassware. These guys know their stuff.

The result is a contemporary, stylish restaurant without the pretentiousness.

Okay, on with the eating! As we were on a media famil (did I mention that I love my life?) we were treated to an ultra fab evening of decadence, however, we were assured that regular diners have the opportunity to enjoy the same meals and wines we sampled, but possibly not hosted by the GM. He’s a lovely guy, but just a little too busy to dine with everyone personally.

Our group was ushered into a private dining room to sample a six-course degustation menu with complementing wines. The evening was kicked off with French bubbles, funnily enough from France – a sparkling glass of Ruinart ‘R’ Reims, Seduction’s ‘house’ Champagne (as opposed to house bubbles – that ain’t Champagne, sister!), with an entrée of tuna and avocado roll studded with sand crab.

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ll words genine howard Surfers Paradise has recently undergone a longoverdue facelift, and everything old is new again.

Genine Howard hit the highway to check out what is on offer on the foodie scene, and was certainly not disappointed with the feast that awaited.

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the olive oil is reduced down to a powder then sprinkled on the dish for flavour and effect.

Another inventive delight came in the form of our dessert of chocolate pavé which was presented with chocolate sauce in a test tube and sat with a mini candied apple. Delightfully delicious!

Now, of course dessert was last on the menu so back I go to the beginning of the night. Next we enjoyed handmade tortellini with goat’s cheese and beetroot, followed by divine scallops with braised pork cheek, a sweet corn custard and mushroom foam. In food, science is a major influence and foam is certainly one of the newest kids on the culinary block – we again saw chef Szabo use foam in his main dish of twice-cooked pork and crispy pig’s ear served with Guinness bubbles. Delicious, although the pig’s ear was a little out there for my liking … sorry Babe!

One of the real delights were the petite fours which came fashioned into lollipops – another gastronomic and visual delight from the kitchen. Yum! All courses were washed down with fine wines, from the quaffable Domaines Schlumberger riesling to the cheeky Taltarni Three Monks Fume blanc to the vibrant Running with the Bulls tempranillo. We finished off the meal with a short glass of Mr Riggs Sticky End viognier dessert wine – a wine that, although meant for sipping, was downed with ease (and a little speed).

All-in-all, I give the Seaduction Restaurant at Sea Temple Surfers Paradise a big thumbs up. Oh, and did I mention we also stayed at the ultra fabulous Sea Temple Surfers Paradise (and again how my job is a pretty good one)? The resort is in simply the best location in Surfers, looking straight out to the turquoise blue ocean and the iconic july 2012

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Surfers beach. With 77 two and three bedroom luxury apartments, all elegantly appointed and all overlooking the ocean, the hotel is certainly a jewel in the old girl’s crown.

Each apartment features floor to ceiling windows and is decked out with all the mod cons – you could move right on in! We were treated to a gorgeous two-bedroom apartment and managed to sneak in time in both the indoor and outdoor swimming pools, plus enjoyed a cocktail or two in the magical rooftop garden, complete with barbeques should you wish for something a little more casual. Sea Temple Surfers Paradise is a tower of five-star luxury with touches of personality, just like the new Surfers herself.

An amazing experience, and if that’s an indication of what the new and improved Surfers has to offer visitors, just like Alli I’ll be back. And soon!

For now, it’s back to the personal trainer I go …

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Damien Massingham is the new general manager of Tourism Noosa. Born in Maryborough, Damien has had an exciting and varied career and has been involved in the Queensland tourism industry for more than 15 years.

His new role at the helm of Tourism Noosa sees him charged with steering the organisation’s marketing of the beautiful Noosa region in Australia and overseas, a role he is very excited about.

Life changing milestone 1: Moving out of home and to uni Starting my professional education was certainly one of my first milestones as an adult. I was born in Maryborough and grew up in a large family, being number seven of eight children. With four sisters and three brothers, family life was always fun, interesting and busy! I was lucky that I had lots of support and assistance from family and I first moved out of home to Toowoomba to study at the University of Southern Queensland, where I completed a bachelor of business.

Life changing milestone 2: My first professional job and working in North Queensland After university, I moved to North Queensland to work with KPMG as a chartered accountant.

KPMG was (and still is) one of the big four global accountancy firms and this was a great platform to launch my working career. I initially worked with a number of different business structures, one of which was tourism and I guess my interest in tourism really started here. This was just before the hey day of tourism in the early ‘90s.

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advisor to the Queensland Minister for Tourism. This was a massive milestone in my life, taking the private sector experience I had under my belt and mixing this with government policy experience. It was a great learning experience and cemented my future in the tourism industry. This period in time was a great growth period for the industry, the economy was on the way up, operators were investing in infrastructure, and during this time I met so many operators throughout Queensland. It was exciting times during which we developed a number of good programs that helped operators expand their business. After five years in the government sector and then a stint as executive officer of Clubs Queensland, I moved to Hervey Bay where I took up the role of general manager of Tourism Fraser Coast for the next seven years.

Life changing milestone 4: Meeting my wife followed by the birth of my son After university and for the first decade or so of my career, I was really focused on my professional development – work / lifestyle balance was for others, and then along came Lee! We have been together for six years and married for three years. Our beautiful baby boy, Noah, was born 20 months ago and without a doubt, marriage and the birth of my son have both been wonderful milestones in my life.

Noah brings a wonderful work / lifestyle balance to my life.

Life changing milestone 5: Moving to Noosa and becoming general manager of Tourism Noosa Recently, it’s been hectic moving our family and our life from Hervey Bay to live in Noosa but we look forward to becoming a part of the Noosa community. Professionally, it’s very exciting times being a part of an organisation that is charged with the marketing of our industry. I look forward to playing an active part of the future growth of the tourism industry in the region. profilemag.com.au

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why it pays to pay with Tatiana Porter No matter what business you’re in, as an employer you have a raft of obligations. Furthermore, these obligations are constantly changing. You finally understand one set of workplace laws and the system changes. Industrial relations in Australia has become a complicated regime, making it impossible for many employers to fulfil obligations with absolute confidence; and it always seems to be an increased rather than decreased workload for you!

The system works by creating a form of coemployment between you, your staff and the third party professional employer organisation. While you retain the right to control and direct your workers, the PEO takes over the complicated duty of employing them. This offers an employer peace of mind, knowing you are compliant, that workers will be paid the correct wage and entitlements on time, and that you don’t need to be concerned with administrative tasks.

What can you do? You need to be compliant but don’t have the time to fully understand what applies, and you have a business to run. This is where the services of a professional employment organisation (PEO) can be of great value. A PEO is a firm that provides a service under which an employer can outsource all employment-related tasks. This includes employee management from recruitment through to training, performance management and dismissal, payroll and workplace health and safety management.

In addition to ensuring legislative compliance, the co-employment arrangement can offer you protection from unfair dismissal and redundancy claims. It also offers enormous savings in time, letting you focus on the core functions of your business.

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a workplace health and safety officer and a rehabilitation coordinator. The savings in wages alone make it certainly worth a look! Not to mention the cost of fines which may be imposed should you not comply.

If you are happy to employ your own workers but simply want guidance in employment issues, practical advice, a step-by-step plan or employment related documentation, then it is worth contacting a professional employment organisation as they may offer these things on a fee-for-service basis.

Haycroft Workplace Solutions 5491 9800 www.haycroft.com.au

Of course, there is a fee involved, but using a professional employment organisation can replace the need for a human resource manager, policy and procedure writers, an IR advisor, a payroll officer, a superannuation administrator,

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meaningful goal setting with Debbie Riddiford Have you thought about what you want to be doing five years from now? Are you clear on your main objectives? Do you know what you want to achieve by the end of today? There is a strong relationship between a successful business and an effective goal-setting process.

In setting goals, employers should engage their workforce and encourage employees across the business to focus and successfully achieve these goals together. Goal setting is a process that starts with careful consideration of what you want to achieve and ends with a lot of hard work to actually achieve your goals. In between you should have some very defined steps that transcend the specifics of each goal. Knowing these steps will allow you to formulate goals you can accomplish.

Break down your goals into bite-size chunks to allow you to celebrate your wins and be equipped to easily overcome any obstacles along the way. If you want to succeed you need to set powerful goals; without goals you lack focus and direction. Goal setting not only allows you to take control of your future direction, it also provides a benchmark for determining whether you are

actually succeeding. Strong goal alignment and goal visibility allows for quicker execution of business strategies by enabling management to allocate proper resources across various projects.

I always stress to my clients that goals must be designed to be SMART (Specific. Measurable.

Achievable. Realistic. Timeliness.)

Real meaningful goals have to be coupled with action plans. A plan doesn’t have to be complicated but it has to have enough specific action steps to turn desire into results. The physical act of writing down your plan and your goals makes them real and tangible. Goal setting is much more than simply saying you want something to happen. Unless you clearly define exactly what you want and understand why you want it, it will make it even harder to work out how to achieve it. You need to set goals with confidence and enjoy the satisfaction of your wins knowing that you have achieved what you set out to do.

My grandmother always said, “Whoever fails to plan, plans to fail” – very true words of advice.

Tips for setting goals: •• Goals need to be important to you and have value in achieving them.

•• They should relate to the high priorities in your life.

•• Goal achievement requires commitment and an ‘I must and can do this’ attitude.

•• Put them in writing; place them in visible places to remind yourself every day.

•• Make an action plan or project list. Write out the individual steps that are needed along the way.

•• Stick with it. This is an ongoing activity, not a means to an end.

•• Make yourself reminders to keep yourself on track.

•• Review your goals. The action plan you set can change significantly.

•• Most importantly – celebrate your wins! Don’t let any obstacles bring you down.

PJT Accountants & Business Advisors 5413 9300 www.pjtaccountants.com.au

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flexible home loans with Linda Ireland You have a home but now your sights are set on the next big step, such as getting married, having a baby, switching jobs or chasing a big promotion. As your lifestyle goals change so too do your home loan needs.

Home loan products are built to withstand all kinds of borrowers’ major lifestyle changes, and borrowers have the flexibility to tailor their home loan to lifestyle and needs. They can use a loan’s features to their advantage, particularly during times of considerable change.

Tips for borrowers: Keep your lender in the loop. When your financial circumstances change, advise your lender or talk to your mortgage broker. If you’ve received a windfall, you may be able to increase your repayments and / or make better use of your loan’s features. On the other hand, if you need some leeway, your lender may suspend repayments for a set period or restructure your loan/s to lower repayments.

Consider an interest-only loan. If you are looking to lower your loan repayments for a set period of time to alleviate pressure or to use your funds in another way, you may consider an interest-only loan. These offer most of the same features as principal and interest loans with the benefit of lower monthly repayments. You are not obligated to repay the principal loan amount during the interest-only period, but you have the flexibility to.

A fixed rate may help fix it. If repayment certainty is top of mind due to budgeting constraints that you need or that you want, you may wish to consider fixing part or all of your home loan’s interest rate. Generally, fixed rate loans offer fewer features and there may be a fee payable if you choose to exit a fixed rate loan before the end of the loan term. Keep in mind interest rates tend to vary over the life of a loan so do your research.

Build a buffer and make your savings work for you. If possible, make over and above the minimum home loan repayments to build a ‘buffer’ for unforeseen or expected lifestyle changes. These extra funds could be kept in a home loan offset account to ‘offset’ the interest payable.

Rolling your repayments into one loan.

If you have several debts via credit cards and / or personal loans at high interest rates you may combine into your home loan and repay at the lower, home loan interest rate. Keep in mind the debt will be stretched over the home loan term and may increase the interest owed over the long-term. To pay off your debt sooner, make more than the minimum repayments.

Mortgage Choice 5476 9333 linda.ireland@mortgagechoice.com.au

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you can’t sell a secret with Linda Harley When meeting with a business owner wanting to sell their business I am often challenged with the starting position of, ‘I want you to sell the business, but I do not want you to name the business or market it beyond your database’.

Unfortunately, you can’t sell a secret. To achieve the best possible sale, a robust marketing strategy must be used that include the following tools: Confidentiality. There are pros and cons for naming a business during the sales process. For some industries, revealing the name can unsettle staff, customers and suppliers so naming is not an option. However, for many, naming the business will have limited impact on the business but a big influence on the marketing result. For example, are you selling a café or a Gloria Jeans’ franchise?

Timing. Buyers are always looking for what is new to the market. The start of the campaign

should be ‘shouting from the roof tops’ to attract as many buyers as possible in the first two months of marketing. Experience has proven the longer a business is on the market the buyer enquiry declines and so does the final sale value achieved.

Print media. It is easy to put a business advertisement on the internet and sit back and wait for the phone to ring. Unfortunately, you only need to go onto the web to see how quickly a business listing on page one today is lost on page 10 within a matter of weeks.

Despite a common myth, buyers do read the business for sale advertising and advertorials.

Print media needs to be a core part of any strategic marketing plan.

and size to attract attention. After all, when you go into a jewellery shop do you look at the large diamond or the small one?

Give your business the best possible chance of achieving a sale. Partner with a professional business broker who can not only prepare the business for market but will also offer a strategic marketing plan to achieve the best possible outcome for you.

From my experience, we do not have to market every business, only the ones we want to sell!

You can’t sell a secret.

Savvy Business Sales 0488 103 310 linda@savvybusiness.com.au

Investment in marketing. Print media costs money. It is an investment – you need to optimise the conditions of your sale. For best results the media plan needs duration, at least seven weeks,

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kim morrison

ll photography ben connolly, velocity images Mother, author, professional speaker and business owner Kim Morrison is a well-known, respected (and bubbly) personality on the Sunshine Coast and beyond. Kim and business partner Fleur Whelligan are admired for their successful business, Like Chocolate for Women – a celebration and acknowledgement of womanhood.

“Most people

don’t know that I … have a tattoo!

I grew up in …

Auckland – I’m a city chick at heart!

I start my day by … meditating, exercising and my daily body boost. My favourite exercise is going for a run, or I will chill and do yoga – and the best part of my day is completed with my aromatic body boost! I have done it every day for 26 years and never ever missed a day. Truly!

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When I am not working I am … always working, but that’s not a bad thing. I don’t like to call it work, it’s my life and I love my life! I am always thinking up new ideas, blogs, stories, book ideas, workshops, I even dream this stuff and it always involves my kids, family and friends. How can this be called work?

I wish I could … have more hours in a day. With my husband away for nearly eight months of the year, I am pretty much a solo mum.

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The best meal I have ever had was …

I remember being completely blown away at The Lost Garden Restaurant in Shanghai. I have never liked Chinese food but if this is what true Chinese cuisine is all about, then I am in!

My favourite restaurant is …

Fish On Parkyn. I especially love the salmon.

My favourite holiday spot is …

India. As a family we love to experience all the rich history and culture, the madness of such intense cities, the solitude of the mountains, the exotic resorts, appreciation for what we actually have in our lives, the amazing food and spices, Bollywood and, of course, cricket. Danny is so well-known there we get to experience things many wouldn’t and for that we are truly grateful.

Most people don’t know that I … have a tattoo!

When I was growing up I wanted to be … a vet, until our dog got put down, a lawyer, until I worked in an office for a lawyer who ended up going to prison, and a fashion designer, until I sewed the hood of my jacket to the sleeve accidentally in grade seven. The last thing I ever imagined was becoming a business owner, author and speaker because I loathed accounting, I didn’t think I could write and speaking was my greatest fear!

My greatest achievement is … setting a world record at 21-years-of-age.

In five years I hope to be … working more on the business than in it. An even better mum, taking my husband on an exotic surprise holiday, building my dream home again, and running the New York Marathon! profilemag.com.au

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