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Welcome to the April issue of Coffs Coast FOCUS.
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The Coffs Harbour weather has thrown a few curve balls at us this month; from sunny 32 degrees one day, to torrential rain and a cool 20 degrees the next. It has certainly kept us guessing… Welcome to wet season on the Coffs Coast. We would like to give a big shout out to all of the SES and emergency service workers, who have slaved tirelessly to keep locals and the town safe. You guys are absolute champions! Thanks for all of your hard work! On the Cover We are so excited! How awesome does this month’s cover look? It is certainly one of our favourite covers of all time. It was so much fun hanging out with these local young and successful legends. Featuring Kate Amos (Dental Centre), Arlen Macpherson (Salty Lenz Photography), Adam Doyle (Bruxner Product Development), Emma Farmer (Emma Louise Flowers), Samahra Bye (Surfer), Sam Wardman (Cornerpost Creative)
and Joel Street (Joel Street Plumbing). Thanks so much to Amy from E Degrees for styling the shoot and to Glenn from Dark Arts Coffee for lending us his amazing space … If you have not been to Dark Arts coffee, we suggest you go today … It’s amazing! Check out our Young & Successful feature from page 34. Farewell Russell and Hello Lisa Our long serving photographer of six years, Russell Pell, has decided to make a slight career change into the world of innovation. Although he will be dearly missed, we wish him the best luck in the future. Thanks for being a great friend to us, as well as photographer. We love you, Russ! We now welcome Lisa Cross as our brand new FOCUS photographer and copywriter. Lisa has lots of experience in photography, and her work is incredible. We are super excited to have her join our team. She looks forward to meeting you.
Inside this edition To be successful, entrepreneurs really have beaten the odds - especially young entrepreneurs. Starting with almost no wealth, network or business experience, many create more success in a few years than most people do in their entire lifetime. FOCUS presents to you a showcase of the many talented young business people who live, work and play on the Coffs Coast. Next Month Women’s Health Feature: FOCUS will showcase the yearly guide specifically created for women - combining information about nutrition, fitness, weight management, lifestyle, beauty concerns, pregnancy and prenatal care, ageing health and much more … We can’t wait to present this to you. Final Quote Where there is no struggle, there is no strength Oprah Winfrey.
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