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Tesla talk goes to the top Cameron McCullough cameron@mpnews.com.au IT was his love of all things Tesla that inspired Sorrento resident Ryan Cowan to begin making Tesla content for social media. Over the past year he has created videos about his own Tesla, and all aspects of owning the famed electric vehicles. His following has increased exponentially, and he has now more than 20,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel. But it was a simple 18-second video that boosted his efforts into the stratosphere. The video shows Cowan, hands on his head, walking towards a Tesla Model X and the car’s doors automatically opening. The door to the car then automatically closes after he enters the vehicle. The video caught the eye of Tesla who posted the video and then Elon Musk, who retweeted it to his 102 million followers. Musk, the world’s richest man with an estimated worth of $363 billion, noted that he believed the self-opening and closing doors on the Model X was “one of the car’s best features”. Cowan woke on the morning of 20 July to his notifications “going wild” at the recognition Musk had given his video. “I was filled with total disbelief. Waking up and seeing that on my phone was a surreal moment,” said Cowan. “I was so overwhelmed that all my hard work had been recognised that I cried tears of joy. “It was extra special to be recognised by the brand and founder of the company I love so much”. Cowan now intends selling his beloved Tesla, the subject of many of his videos. To buy a different Tesla. You can keep up to date on all things Tesla by following Cowan’s posts on YouTube at Ryan’s Model 3.
Electric dreams: Sorrento resident Ryan Cowan caught the eye of the world’s richest man. Picture: Yanni
Ryman abandons Mt Martha centre AGED Care provider Ryman Healthcare has given up on its plans to build a $95 million retirement village at Mount Martha after a five-year battle trying to get planning approval. Ryman Healthcare will put the 1.9-hectare Bentons Road site back on the market following the Mornington Peninsula’s Shire Council’s rejection of its application and a failed bid to overturn the decision at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. The retirement village would have included a three-storey building with basement, 70 apartments, 37 assisted living suites and 116 aged care rooms, indoor pool, hair and beauty salons, a bowling green and movie theatre. The development was rejected on the grounds it was excessive and detracted from the neighbourhood’s character. Ryman had touted the $95 million development as being in response to a shortage of retirement living options on the Mornington Peninsula and “conveniently located a short distance from the Bentons Square Shopping Centre, which includes a pharmacy, medical centre, a supermarket and other retail stores”. Ryman is still battling with council to build a larger retirement centre on the 8.9-hectare site of the former Moondah Estate in Kunyung Road, Mount Eliza. The New-Zealand company wants to build 181 apartments for independent living, 48 assisted living suites and 82 aged care beds on land that could be rezoned green wedge and protected from development. Plans for the development have been rejected twice by council and the matter will be decided at VCAT later this year. Liz Bell
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