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RIDE OF A LIFETIME

Anthony Regis from Regis Built is taking on the ride of a lifetime to help wishes come true for really sick kids. Bays’ Wish is an annual boutique ride in celebration of the life of Bailey Fuller and his love of cycling.

Born in 2003, Bailey – best known as Bays – was first rushed to hospital at just four months old. He spent extended periods in hospital, and at three years old, was diagnosed with a rare form of epilepsy called Dravet Syndrome.

For Mum Andrea, Dad Roger and brother Zac, their world was turned upside down and in the early stages of his illness, Bays’ family were told he would not be able to do many things due to his condition.

Riding a bike was on that list, but a brave young Bays proved all the doctors wrong. First a three-wheeler and then straight onto two wheels – Bays loved riding his bike.

While Bailey never got the chance to experience his wish, in March 2019 Roger decided to ride in his son’s honour, fundraising for Make-A-Wish to help kids like Bays. Now an annual event Bays’ Wish is a five day cycling event that will see Anthony ride a massive 700 kilometres on a journey in support of Make-A-Wish Australia.

With 6,500 Australian children diagnosed with a lifethreatening condition each year, every dollar raised helps create more inspirational wishes for sick kids like Bailey.

Your online donation is quick, secure and makes a lasting impact to Australian families. https://fundraise.makeawish.org.au/fundraisers/ anthonyregis/bays-wish

PAUL MCFADZIEN RETIRES

Paul McFadzien retired from National Mini Storage at the end of March. Paul ran the Company for the past 25 years and during this time the Company has gone through exponential growth.

When Paul started there were 4 branches with garage style units and management couples living onsite. There are now 10 branches with another due to open later this year and planning well advanced for number 12. Paul is well known in the industry across Australia and New Zealand and is a former president of the SSAA.

Caroline Plowman has recently taken over from Paul as CEO. She has been with the Company for the past 3 years as the financial controller. Caroline is looking forward to playing an important part in the future of the Company and ensuring the family feel of the team stays strong during further growth phases. She can’t wait to see what the future holds in terms of innovation in the industry and focus on sustainability. It is a big generational change for the Company and the team is embracing it and very enthusiastic about what’s to come!

BIGGER AND BIGGER

StoreLocal is expanding into Sydney in mid-2020. StoreLocal Penrith will be their first site in metropolitan Sydney. StoreLocal is looking forward to working closely with the owners Adam and Sam on this very exciting project with the store due to open mid-2020. They are also looking forward to providing the Penrith community with solutions for their business, personal and lifestyle storage needs. This store opening will expand StoreLocal’s nationwide footprint to 24 stores.

Mark Greig – Store Local

Co-Founder of StoreLocal, Mark Greig has been appointed to the new role of National Head of Revenue. This focussed growth role reflects the strategic focus on in-store revenue growth and building upon the nationwide portfolio. Mark will lead the growth in revenue across all stores under management by the StoreLocal platform. Mark will manage the team in operations, in-store team performance, support centre, marketing, data and analytics. Mark also will support the expansion of the existing nationwide network of third party managed stores in all markets. Mark brings an extensive background in the self storage industry of over 15 years, before co-founding the StoreLocal business in 2015. Mark will continue to bring his unrivalled passion and energy to this senior role to drive the strategic growth and performance program of StoreLocal.

David Blackwell – Gone fishing?

David Blackwell has stepped aside from his role as Director with Urbis. Linda Sharkey will take the leadership role in the Urbis Valuation and Consulting Team. David and Linda have worked closely over the last two years. Linda has an extensive knowledge of the Self Storage Industry and has a strong team assisting her. David will remain active in the Self Storage industry and will continue in a consulting role with Urbis as well undertaking other roles in the industry. However he will also have more time to go fishing and time with his grandchildren. Our database of buyers is constantly updated, giving vendors the largest reach of buyers available. MORE BUYERS = STRONGER COMPETITION = HIGHEST PRICE LEAVE IT TO THE EXPERTS TO GET YOU THE BEST RESULT.

Matt Walsh

Highway Frontage Real Estate

0411 880 054 | 1300 661 950 L1. 146 Chapel St, St Kilda VIC 3182

mwalsh@highwayfrontage.com.au www.selfstoragerealestate.com.au

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