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THE upper reaches of the Brisbane River may no longer attract commercial traffic but there is no reason why they cannot be used by more recreational craft.

Stroll along the river boardwalk at Teneriffe and the element that is missing is boats.

The Brisbane City Council has said it wants to increase the number of jetties and marinas on that stretch of the river between Yeronga and Hamilton.

It has confirmed that it has received 10 expressions of interest by parties with proposals that would increase public access to, and usage of, the river.

It is yet to reveal the detail of these proposals but at least one is believed to involve the construction of a marina at Newstead and running the existing over-water power lines

stretching between Bulimba and Newstead under the river.

There should be more marinas and more berths and there should be an insistence by the council that any approval to build them is dependent upon them being affordable.

They should also be designed to accommodate small boats such as tinnies and runabouts.

I have nothing against luxury craft and wish I could afford one but these initiatives have to be aimed at the broader population to allow it to more easily enjoy what has become the focal point of our city.

If the blots on the landscape that are the cross-river powerlines were to go as well, it would be a welcome bonus.

While the council is considering these options, it might also give some thought to banning jet skis.

They are noisy, frequently ridden at excessive speed and have no place on the river.

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OBJECTIONS are heating up over a proposed mobile phone base station at Merthyr Rd with protest marches and even construction disruption considered if telcos Optus and Vodafone fail to abandon the location.

Paul Sargaison, who opposes the mobile station on health safety grounds, said (on April 29) that his petition had attracted 320 signatures, mostly locals.

Members of the community feel strongly enough to chain themselves up to this and that, Mr Sargaison said.

Opponents were prepared to do pretty much whatever it takes to stop it, he said.

However, a spokesman for the mobile phone industry counselled New Farm locals against relying on the internet for trustworthy health advice on mobile phone station radiation.

Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association CEO Chris Althaus stressed the findings of the UK Health Protection Agencys Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation, which found no evidence of adverse health effects from mobile signals below international safety standards.

On many issues, including matters of health advice, people need to be discriminating and check that advice on the internet is from a reliable source, Mr Althaus reported the UK body as saying.

He said the general lack of understanding in the community about how mobile phone technology operated and the complexity of the science involved, was why people should rely on the advice of independent health authorities such as the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, who set the national safety standard.

Mr Althaus said the agency reported: There are still limitations to the published research that preclude a definitive judgment, but the evidence overall has not demonstrated any adverse effects on human health from exposure to radiofrequency fields below internationally accepted guideline levels.

Optus and Vodafone were set to build the station atop the building that houses the NAB and Westpac branches at 92-96 Merthyr Rd. Mr Sargaison lives 50m away in an apartment above the TAB at 98 Merthyr that he shares with wife Karen, son Sam, 24, and Sams son, Oden, 4.

Mr Sargaison also held concerns for nearby Holy Spirit primary school which, he said, would be in line of sight of the base station, resulting in stronger emissions.

School mum Nicole Cronk said (on April 29) that at least 70 families at Holy Spirit had sent letters of concern to federal member Teresa Gambaro, Vodafone, Optus, and town planner Benjamin Cross, of CPS Global, Continued on page 14>

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THE exhaust stack from the Riverside OFL, formerly the Royal Australian Navy vessel OFL 1206, proudly stands watch outside the head office of Riverside Marine on Breakfast Creek Rd Newstead, honouring the vessels long service with the company.

Her contribution to the heritage of Riverside Marine pays tribute to the mateship of the fuel barges hardworking crews across more than forty years, one of whom is now the companys CEO.

Riverside Marine Chief Executive Officer Hume K. Campbell, and former crew member of Riverside OFL, remembers fondly the good times at sea on board the cruise ship.

The proud crew wore pristine white overalls and immaculate shoes which was a requirement when boarding a cruise ship, Hume said. I remember one evening, the cheeky OFL crew decided to have a joke with a friendly cruise ship crew, so they boarded wearing womens slips from the rag bag.

In June 1964, The Riverside Coal Transport Company Pty Ltd purchased the Royal Australian Navy vessel

OFL 1206 for 6,551. Renamed the Riverside OFL shortly after, she was towed from Darwin to Brisbane in what was then, the longest ocean tow in Australian maritime history.

Built in 1945, the riveted steel barge was fitted with a fixed Kort rudder carrying up to 1450 tonnes of fuel oil, which could be discharged at

up to 450 tonnes per hour.Riverside OFL spent her working

life transferring residual black fuel oil from the Ampol and Amoco refineries (now BP) to the oil depots for distribution. Hume said these fuel oil contracts played an important role in shaping the future of the company.

Hume recollects waiting a long time before he was asked to do a shift on the OFL.

On board were a close-knit crew

who knew her intimately, Hume said. They took great pride in maintaining not only the vessel but the safest record for spillage inside Australian waters.

You had to be one of the old Riverside boys to go on the barge, he said. Friday night was loading for the Saturday morning cruise ship bunkering. Around midnight as the cruise ship came past heading towards the terminal at Hamilton, we

would pull alongside and secure the OFL.

After more than forty years service, the OFL was sold in 2009. She was decommissioned and later broken up at Brisbane Marine Industry Park (BMIP) in Hemmant. The exhaust stack was salvaged by Hume for sentimental reasons and installed outside Campbell House, where its horn can be heard daily at noon.

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GLASWEGIAN builder William Stevenson bought land running through from Abbott St to Moray St in 1866, and it was still in the family a century later.

When the Bowen Terrace Estate was being developed in 1884 bounded by Bowen Terrace, and Merthyr, Moray and Sydney streets one prime exclusion was the Stevenson property. This resulted in current-day Reginald and Herbert streets never linking up because they stopped at the Stevenson boundary.

On the Abbott St frontage, Mr Stevenson constructed a large family home named Kilbowie to recall his Caledonian origins. Behind it, a school house was built from which his 16-year-old daughter, Jeanette, commenced her Girls and Infants Private School in January 1900. The prestige of its address was unrivalled: opposite

Merthyr [home of former premier and now Chief Justice of the Queensland Supreme Court, Sir Samuel Griffith], Moray St.

Jeanettes school filled the gap left when the Roberts sisters, daughters of a Presbyterian minister, closed their school in December 1899. It had operated next door to the Stevensons at Alroy, which still stands at 174 Moray St.

Miss Stevensons school was remarkably successful, and was later known as the New Farm Private School. Successive generations of some of Brisbanes leading families began their education here. Jeanettes sister, Eleanor, and her niece, Biddy Wallace, helped at the school which closed in the mid-1960s when Jeanette died.

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One of William Stevensons great-great-grandchildren, Stuart Wallace, is assembling the family history. The task is helped by Mr Stevensons jobs book which shows the range of work that he undertook as well as a collection of around 50 family letters.

William and his 23-year-old

daughter Annie visited Scotland in 1887. Their letters home contain a wealth of useful detail, said Stuart.

The travellers were away for about six months. William caught up with family and friends whom he had not seen for more than 20 years, and about whom his daughter had only ever heard.

Annie recorded a remarkable coincidence. When they first arrived in Glasgow, the driver didnt know the way to the old family home. They stopped to ask a young man

for directions. The fellow held out his hand and said, I ken you fine, Willie. How are you? To Willies bafflement, the young man was his brother John, one of several siblings whom he hadnt seen for so long.

The family made a great fuss of father and daughter, and there was often a party lasting to the wee hours. Annie wrote to her mother, Every little thing that belonged to you and Pa is kept sacred. She added: I believe you had more sweethearts than you knew of. Such

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RIVER property specialist Patrick Dixon will be the guest speaker at the May meeting of the New Farm & Districts Historical Society.

A decade ago Patrick produced a book entitled River: 150 Years of Brisbane River Housing in order to document the styles of housing built on the Brisbane River through various decades.

Wars, recessions, gold booms, mining booms and credit squeezes have all played their part in influencing why and how people have built beside our river.

The meeting will take place at 2pm on Saturday, May 23, at the Uniting Church Centre, 52 Merthyr Rd, New Farm. All are welcome. $5 including afternoon tea ($4 members).

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Mr Stevenson went driving round all the old familiar places. When he wrote home, My dear Maggie, it is all gentlemens houses in there by the Three Tree Mile, perhaps it sparked thoughts of building his own gentlemans home in New Farm.

Among the family records are attractive colour renderings, dated 1891, of a fine two-storey stone

house not dissimilar from GFS House which stands a few doors away from the old Stevenson property.

While theres no other evidence to support this surmise, maybe this was my great-great-grandfathers vision of a new family home which he planned to build on his Moray St frontage, said Stuart. Unfortunately, Queenslands financial crisis of the early 1890s may have been the stumbling block.

NEW Farm resident, Shea Spierings, 25, has been appointed as the 2015 Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations and has already started his year-long mission.

Having had his share of hard knocks throughout his 25 years, Spierings is passionate about creating opportunities for other young people as a result of his experiences growing up in regional Queensland.

I will never forget where I came from and the people who have taught me so many life lessons, Spierings said. Being given this chance to travel across Australia to listen to youth and hear about what they are going through is a responsibility that I dont take lightly.

My real drive is that Ive seen too many young people with dreams crushed and my hope is for everybody to be able to achieve what they want in life.

Spierings was due to begin his tour of the nation on May 18, meeting with young people and engaging with community groups before attending the 70th sitting of the UN General Assembly in New York where he will present a summary of his work as Australian Youth representative in December.

My recommendations will help policy makers decide how they can best

assist Australian youth in addressing the issues they have identified with me, Spierings said.

The most confronting part is talking with peers about their issues and then when it comes to advocacy being able to articulate with the world what I have learned.

Spierings is collating his findings into a state and territory database, and will present his recommendations on the top five issues facing Australian youth in a document addressed to policy-makers and non-government organisations such as Beyond Blue and the Smith Family.

Im here for young people and this final document should accurately reflect the needs of our nations youth

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Brian Cahill MBE (1931-2015) By David Hinchliffe

KNOWN by many as Mr TV, Brian Cahill, a New Farm resident of more than 40 years, passed away peacefully in March aged 84.

Born in Innisfail, Brian came to Queenslanders attention in 1959 when he became the face of BTQ7 as its first newsreader. His mellow tones had propelled him through a career in country and then city radio and on to three major TV stations.

And when he set aside the serious business of reading the nightly news, he was only too happy to try his substantial skills as a singer, thespian and comedian with some of the best in the business.

This, though, was only part of Brians immense and varied talent.

He was an English and History master at St Josephs Gregory Terrace (1973-82).

He completed a BA while in his 60s, fuelling his love of history and literature.

After years of reading the news,

he decided hed try his hand at making it and became a popular Member of State Parliament.

Passionate about almost all sports, he especially loved rugby as a player, coach and a no-nonsense referee.

In 1984 he and his talented wife, Denise, founded the

Queensland Musical Theatre Company in

whose productions he regularly starred or directed.

We were fellow residents of that New Farm icon, Glenfalloch, in which he and Denise lived for 40 years. They

moved there after their riverside home became

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achievements in theatre, music, sport, or politics, in the end what distinguishes someone is their sense of humanity. Thats what distinguished Brian. No greater tribute can be given than to say of a man he was a gentleman who loved and served his family and his community with dedication and distinction. That was Brian Cahill.

Pioneering newsreader passesNEW Farm State Schools fete on Sunday, July 26, will be a time to celebrate our community.

The school has been a major part of the New Farm, Fortitude Valley, Teneriffe and Newstead communities since 1901, so it is not surprising that this years fete theme is celebrating our community.

Fete Convenor Nyasha Mukandi said that this year the live and silent auctions would be as impressive as ever.

We are amassing a fabulous list of items for our auctions, including another beautiful painting by our very own and internationally recognised artist David Hinchliffe, she said.

And for our raffle, we will again be offering the very popular prize of seven nights accommodation in a stunning four-bedroom house in Queenstown.

We hope that everyone will like our Facebook page (facebook.com/newfarmfete) to keep up to date with latest fete developments, including new auction and raffle items.

The Best of New Farm competition returns this year. Again, the school invites green thumbs to start mixing their organic fertilisers, planting their prize tomatoes and singing to their butternuts. And for those more at home in the kitchen, NFSS encourages you to start testing family cake recipes and saving jars ready to fill with jams and chutneys.

NFSS Parents and Citizens Association President Fiona Murcott said: We would like to thank our confirmed platinum sponsors including Cr Vicki Howard and the Brisbane City Council, Place Estate Agents, Arriva Italian Restaurant and Ray White New Farm as well as gold sponsors Fireworks Gallery, Moda Restaurant, Ronin Marketing, Teneriffe Family Doctors, David Hinchliffe, Merlo Coffee, Good Life Health Clubs, Jabiru Kids and Merthyr Village Shopping Centre.

We are also very grateful to our special media sponsor, Village News, which has been expertly delivering our NFSS fete message across the Peninsula for as long as I can remember!

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BRISBANE is already abuzz with news that the Teneriffe Festival is set to dazzle again on Saturday, July 4.

Now in its sixth year, the Teneriffe Festival is known as one of Brisbane's most prominent community events, celebrating the suburbs history, energy, cultural diversity, commerce and beauty.

Conceived after Brisbanes inner-city area of Teneriffe was officially named a suburb early in 2010, the one-day festival incorporates a rich program of street markets, live music, fashion, dining and historical and multicultural displays.

Several of Teneriffes main streets will be closed, offering visitors a magnificent opportunity to discover the best that the suburb has to offer.

Each year we aim to build on the success of the previous year and also keep our festival-goers guessing a little by offering new activities and precincts, Teneriffe Festivals chairman, Richard Bodley, said.

This year we have a few surprises up our sleeve, which well be revealing over the coming weeks.

But you can be assured weve organised an amazing line up of historical, cultural and entertainment activities that will appeal to all age groups.

The local community has really embraced the festival in previous years and this has helped build it into an event that is bigger and better each year, when other community festivals are struggling to remain alive.

Developed and managed by the volunteer board of the Teneriffe Festival Inc, the community festival attracts an audience of about 50,000 people across all of its events, making it one of Brisbanes most significant festivals.

The festival stretches along Vernon Tce from Florence St to Commercial Rd and incorporates laneway closures on Ethel and Dath streets.

Richard Bodley.

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LOCAL residents will get a sneak peek at the upcoming transformation of the Howard Smith Wharves site at a community information session on Saturday, May 9.

The session will be an opportunity to view development plans and speak to key members of the project team.

Howard Smith Wharves development director Luke Fraser said he was eager to chat to locals and hear their feedback.

We hope the local residents will appreciate our low-scale development approach and the new access to the river it will provide, he said.

The project will preserve the original wharves and buildings and dedicate 80 per cent of the project site to public open space.

The proposal includes a five-star 160-room boutique hotel, an underground car park, 1500sq m exhibition space and new restaurants and cafes.

Were hoping people will use Saturdays session to consider our plans and tell us what they think, he said.

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THE Village News is giving away a wonderful prize to some lucky mum this Mothers Day a gorgeous $300 katieb outfit.

To enter your mum in the competition, email [email protected] with your name, address and phone number and in 25 words or less, tell us why your Mum would look great in a katieb outfit.

katieb was born after local Kate Bryant gave up on her search for the clothing she wanted but could never find and began designing her own high quality, classic pieces for women who are sizes 10 to 20.

Coming from a background in textiles, Kate developed her own crisp linen which is exclusive to her katieb range.

Kate is very particular about tailored, flattering cuts for all women. Her elegant designs highlight features like necklines, using striking collars as well as beautiful tie fronts to accentuate waistlines.

The label has been created to complement the female shape, regardless of size and includes a selection of thoughtfully designed dresses, tops, tunics and pants.

Visit Kates online store www.katieb.com.au to view her range and find stockists. The winner will be drawn on Mothers Day, Sunday 10 May and notified by phone.

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A NEWSTEAD advertising expert recently appointed to the Communications Councils Queensland committee intends to bring local iconic brands back to home soil by working collectively with other agencies.

The founder and managing partner of local creative advertising agency Khemistry, Andy Fyffe, said he vowed to bring local brands back into the hands of Queensland advertising agencies under his chairmanship.

I want us to win back iconic Queensland brands from interstate agencies, foster connections with other creative industries like software, gaming, film and television, and work with universities and other human capital producers to boost our local talent pool, Mr Fyffe said.

I also want to see agencies strengthen our bonds with Queenslands start-up ecosystem so that home-grown ventures can take full advantage of local branding and marketing expertise by working together in ways that other regions cant.

I believe we can achieve this by working together.

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You are invited to attend our Community Information Session to hear the latest on the Howard Smith Wharves development and tell us what you think.

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WHERE: On site, Howard Smith Wharves. Entry via Boundary StreetWHEN: This Saturday, 9 May 2015, 8:00am - 11:00am

AS state and federal governments grapple to implement policies to curb the rates of violence against women, the next Politics in the Pub asks for the communitys opinion on who should be responsible for stopping the violence.

Held on May 20 from 6pm, at the Brisbane Powerhouse, the event will host expert speakers in the field to address the key factors at play in violence against women and to take direct questions from the community. It is a chance to gain a background knowledge of the multifaceted and complex factors contributing to domestic violence in Australia and to ask the question where does the responsibility lie?

The Politics of Pain - Violence against Women

GROWING up, I learnt to always say Yes to any man who asked me for a dance, so as not to offend. I teach my daughter, however, that its OK to say No.

Some staggering figures hit the headlines this week. Most acknowledge, and statistics prove, that

violence (physical and sexual) in all societies and since the dawn of time is perpetrated more by men than women. Sadly, in Australia each week, two women are killed by men they know. The 2015 grim tally is 31 dead women in 15 weeks.

According to the governments Australian Institute of Family Studies, one in three women is sexually abused at some point in her life. To bring that figure home, pause. You know many of them. Its her. Its me.

It prompted me to ask the question, what can be done immediately to increase safety? I came across The Gift of Fear, by author and security

specialist for the US government Gavin de Becker. In his book, he explains that there are almost always pre-incident signals that can be flagged before an outcome, and I agree.

He details that we all study human behaviour prediction daily. Even simple tasks rely on us doing this; dodging approaching pedestrians on the street and predicting which side theyll pass us on, or pre-empting whether the person driving a car is going to stop at a zebra crossing based on the eye contact we have with the driver as they register our existence and right of way. De Becker likens this process to assembling the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.

We constantly evaluate peoples behaviour without even consciously trying to, but the majority of the signals our brains pick up, we often filter out. Commonly we dismiss danger through misinformation, conditioning and judgement - Ive made a restraining order, he works at our school, I dont want to insult him, he loves me.

Historically women have been conditioned to be nice, but the multiple meanings of the word No in our culture needs to be addressed. This can only change by empowering our daughters and teaching our sons that No is not a discussion. Its a sentence.

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anniversary of Germanys surrender to Allied forces in Europe occurred on May 7; and closer to home the Battle of the Coral Sea raged from May 4-8, 1942. American and Australian naval and air forces halted the Japanese advance for the first time, prevented the seaborne invasion of Port Moresby and saved Australia from invasion, at least for the time being.

I was reminded of these events when I attended a ceremony recently at which five veterans - three air force, one army and one navy - were awarded the French Legion dHonneur aboard a French frigate in Sydney. The French ambassador commented on two world wars fought on French soil and the gratitude felt by his countrymen for the many Australians, and others, who had joined the fight to liberate his country so far from home and their families and friends.

Those of us who have experienced

the horrors of war - increasingly not just the older men but now many younger men and women - are only too well aware of the futility of war or violence as a means of resolving a dispute, but sometimes its the only avenue available. We can only learn from the lessons of history.

In May, the program at New Farm Branch includes: Friday 15th, Stitch and Bitch group

meeting at the library meeting room from 9am to noon.

Later on Friday 15th, dinner at 6pm at the Jakarta Indonesian restaurant in Brunswick St. We particularly welcome anyone interested in National Seniors but unable to attend daytime activities to join us for these monthly dinners.

Following a briefing at the general meeting on May 6, we have a tour of Brisbane Airport organised for Wednesday May 27.

Carmelo Cacciola will be guest speaker/entertainer at the general meeting on Wednesday June 3 at 9.15am for 10am at the Merthyr Uniting Church

For further information on any of our activities or to learn more about National Seniors, please call Tony Townsend on 33152523 or go to our website at NSANewFarmBranch.com

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Peace painting wins new prize

St Andrew's General Manager Andrew Barron, Ros Paton, Dame Quentin Bryce and Dr Philip Hall.

A PICASSO-inspired artwork that won first prize at the inaugural St Andrews War Memorial Hospital Anzac Art competition now hangs permanently in the foyer of the Spring Hill hospital.

Brisbane artist Ros Paton said her work, La Colombe, was inspired by Picassos lithograph, La Colombe (The Dove), which was the emblem for the 1949 World Peace Congress in Paris.

St Andrews at Spring Hill has honoured the ANZAC centenary with its inaugural Anzac Art Prize, an occasion of significance to the hospital because it was founded in memory of those who served in the World Wars.

Ms Paton has her own studio at Petrie Terrace and also displays at Red Hill Gallery.

An exhibition of shortlisted works will hang in one of the main corridors of the Spring Hill hospital until 31 May, with the winning work permanently displayed in St Andrews foyer.

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Rotunda Centenary

Events recognising the Centenary of New Farm Park Rotunda will continue this month after the successful Lest We Forget concert on ANZAC Day.

The Rotunda is an icon of New Farm and so is the proud Italian heritage of the area. Please join us

for a community afternoon of music, food, wine, and celebration on 31 May as the Rotunda plays host to An Italian Affair. Further details can be found at vickihoward.com/rotunda100

Victoria Park Lights

Patrons of the Spring Hill Dog off leash area will be happy to hear that we will be delivering lighting upgrades along the walkways from the Centenary Pool car park around to the dog park in the coming months to increase safety.

Macquarie Street Speed Sign

Residents may have noticed our new Portable Speed Warning Signs placed in Macquarie Street. This sign moves about our area; it was recently in Doggett Street, was previously in Harcourt Street, and will be placed on Herston Road in late June.

These signs are part of our commitment to making Brisbanes suburban streets safer by increasing driver speed awareness.

City Glider Patronage Update

Late last year Council changed the stops for the high frequency CityGlider in response to requests from local residents and businesses.

Since the relocation of the Commercial Road stop to outside the new Gasworks precinct patronage from the new stop has increased 30% compared to the old stop.

We are pleased to have been able to make this change for the benefit of local residents.

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By Alisa Cork AUSTRALIAS first dedicated bicycle design gallery, museum and showroom has been launched in Newstead.

Chappelli Cycles hails from the southern states and is very excited to launch their new showroom in a cyclist-friendly Blue Sky Caf.

The cafe and bicycle gallery together celebrate Australians twin loves of cycling and great coffee whilst showcasing of classic and contemporary bicycles from Australia and across the world.

Winners of an Australian Design Award in 2012, Chappelli co-founders and owners Pablo Chappelli and Tom Davies are the brains behind Australias first bicycle design gallery.

Brisbane gallery manager Tom Davies said that after the success of Chappellis warehouses in Melbourne and Sydney, opening in Kyabra Street in inner Brisbane was the most obvious move.

We already have a strong reputation amongst people who value quality and design and we thought it was time to bring our unique bicycles to the Brisbane market - but we wanted

to do something different, Tom said. We thought a bicycle design gallery

and cafe was the perfect venue for a showroom.

The brand has a strong history that began in 1960 when Robert Chappelli, a semi-professional cyclist and engineer with a passion for speed and innovation, designed and built his own racing bikes to take part in the Tour de France qualifiers in England.

Roberts son, Pablo, Chappellis co-founder and master industrial-designer, drew inspiration from the same sleek 1960s racers, pursuing his dream of owning his own bicycle company and creating prototypes at the companys forge and design workshop in Botany.

Tom describes the range which includes Fixies, mens and womens 3-speeds and the NuVinci as perfect for navigating Brisbanes expanding bikeways, hidden urban laneways and the South Bank trail, with enough gears to get you up Spring Hill and beyond.

To celebrate the opening, Chappelli Cycles commissioned Brisbane artist Gert Geyer to paint a 12m-long mural celebrating Brisbane and its cycling culture.

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Chappelli Cycles celebrated its opening with a visit from Tour de France star Robbie McEwan who presented Alana Dorris her prize of a Vintage Style Single Speed bike

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Continued from page 3>who is acting for Optus and Vodafone.We are hoping that they abort their plans.Mrs Cronk said the new 4G mobile station would be five times more

powerful than the unit it was to replace atop Coles at 85 Merthyr.She said Holy Spirit families were unsure whether the new station was

safe, and were surprised how close it was to the school.It shines directly into the Prep building.Mrs Cronk said Education Queensland frowned upon station within

200m of their primary schools but there were no such guidelines for Catholic Education.

For me it was an equality thing. They are more protected than our kids.

Mr Althaus said ARPANSA were constantly evaluating the research in this area and had developed a range of fact sheets on electromagnetic energy to provide advice to the community. The fact sheets can be viewed at: http://goo.gl/LOZCPZ

He said that ongoing independent audits by ARPANSA had found the exposure levels from base stations were well below Australias safety standard limit.

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WHEN a familiar face around New Farm, Johnny Celere, had a fall recently, the local community rallied around him.

Johnny suffered a stroke more than 21 years ago, and so the kindness of strangers and medical professionals recently provided welcome relief, as did a new pair of hand-made shoes, which he said had changed his life.

After a couple of falls while out and about and several more at home, Johnny was assisted by local GP Dr Leon Kondos.

He then spent several days in hospital where he was told of specially made shoes that would provide him with the stability he had been missing for more than two decades.

Johnnys mother, Antonina, cried when, wearing the shoes, he climb the stairs of their home without his walking stick.

Johnny said he had so many people to thank including his mum and his girlfriend, Elaina.

He is also grateful to Ben and staff of Malouf chemist on Merthyr Rd, the RBH, Tony, Elizabeth and Perry from UBET New Farm, Michael Rochford of Osteopathy on James and Natalie from Blue Care.

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LATE last month, Gail Russell was busy finalising her move from a unit at 242 Kent St, New Farm, when her Townie bike and car bike carrier were literally stolen out from under her.

The bike was stored underneath her unit and chained to a cement pillar.

Gail had already vacated the premises and went back to pick up the bike to find it gone.

The bike is pale yellow with brown leather seat, bought from New Farm Bikes recently for about $1300.

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Taking Control Together written by Teneriffes Jillian Kingsford Smith, and to be launched in May, is the companion resource to Taking Control, (May 2013). It explores the relationship between sufferer and supporter, the potential guilt, fear and inability for those closest to the person with MS to control a disease of which so little is known.

The book is a comprehensive compilation of interviews of the family, friends and professional carers of people living with MS and will be an important resource demonstrating how others have dealt with a wide range of situations. For more information visit www.take20stories.com

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CANCER Council Queensland teamed with Brisbane foodies recently to officially launch Australias Biggest Morning Tea in New Farm Park by hosting the biggest BYO morning tea.

Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift said the event had a groundswell of support from the online community as she believed there had never been a better excuse to take some time out to help in the fight against cancer.

May 28 is the official tea party date but events can be held anytime throughout May or June.

Queenslanders can also show support by buying merchandise or by making a donation.

Cancer Council Queensland is calling on Queenslanders to register early to host an Australias Biggest Morning Tea, aiming to raise $2.5 million for those affected by cancer.

Register online via BiggestMorningTea.com.au.

For more information about Cancer Council Queensland visit CancerQLD.org.au or call 13 11 20.

New Farm Park hosts morning tea launchLaura McKoy and Eliarne Iezzi.

THE Valley Discount Drug Store has been selected for a state-wide trial allowing pharmacists to administer essential vaccines for influenza, measles and whooping cough.

Owner Chris Owen said making vaccinations available through authorised pharmacies such as his should increase immunisation rates.

Our new vaccination services include pharmacist-administered vaccinations against three of our communitys most highly contagious diseases, Mr Owen said.

He said the State Government initiative, Queensland Pharmacist Immunisation Pilot, would drive an increase in immunisation rates and provide Queenslanders with greater access to medical services.

The Valley Discount Drugstore is one of 200 pharmacies across Queensland currently participating in the second phase of the QPIP. As pharmacists are the communitys most frequently used health-care providers, we have a unique opportunity to boost immunisation rates, Mr Owen said.

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LOCAL councillor Vicki Howard last week handed the keys for the old Tram Drivers Hut (Teneriffe Shed) on Macquarie st over to the Teneriffe Progress Associations president Ben Pritchard for community use. The TPA meet there on the third Wednesday of each month, the next one is May 20th.

For more details www.teneriffeprogress.org.au or contact Ben direct on [email protected]

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GO West, young man was the advice when young men of the 1950s and 60s asked their elders where they should venture to seek their fortune. John Daley started his radio career at 4KQ as a panel/control operator and in 1962 he moved to 4LG Longreach after

an early morning phone call from 4LG assistant manager, John Knox, who rang 4KQ to speak to the breakfast announcer. John spoke to Knoxy before putting him through and Knoxy asked him if he knew of anyone who wanted to move to western Queensland in an on-air position and, of course, the young John Daley said he would be delighted to Go West and thats how it all began!!

In the early days before radio, John played in a couple of rock bands, the first of which was The Ramblers, and his second, John Daley & The Rhythm Five played weekly at the Story Bridge Hotel when the elder Deery, Barrie, ran the show. John, 16, played keyboards.

John recalled a highlight: The Ramblers played on the tarmac at Brisbane Airport for the arrival in 1960 of Annette Funicello and the Mouseketeers, with this event being filmed in a direct telecast on Channel 7. After leaving Villanova College, John set his heart on being a DJ on radio, as he loved and knew his music. That phone call from Knoxy then opened the door on his radio jock career.

The former 4BH, 4BK and 4KQ radio announcer, promotions and news director of the 1960s through to the late 1980s, John Daley and his dear wife of 49 years, Lyn, are currently on a 36-day cruise which includes the Pacific Islands, Hawaii and Tahiti. Before they set off, I sat down with John at his Yeronga home to reminisce about Older Brisbane, where City Hall was the tallest building, and the names dropped included places like the then new Tower Mill restaurant, the Lands Office hotel, Lennons in George St, and Lost Brisbane like Cloudland Ballroom, the Bellevue Hotel and the tramway system.

From 4LG John moved to Maryboroughs 4MB, where he met his future wife Lyn. Moving back to the big city, he developed his skills quickly, becoming a part of the Top Dogs in Radio crew at 4BH in 1965 - Ben Beckinsale on breakfast, Bill Gates on the drive show, followed by Graham Cherry and John Daley. Other contemporaries at 4BH were George

Lovejoy (Mr Football) and Gabby Horan (housewives advocate).

Other people were recalled, too. Big names of the era such as Lucky Starr of Ive Been Everywhere, Man; Johnny OKeefe, The Wild One; George Wallace (Theatre Royal); Queenslands first faces on TV: Hugh Cornish and Melody Iliffe; Jack Brabham, world champion F1 racing driver; Johnny James of 4BC; Don Seccombe and Brian Cahill of TV; Bill Gates, BG, who discovered The Bee Gees, so many more

In 1968 John had been married two years to Lyn when he and Bill Gates jumped over to 4BK. Now it was John Daleys Drive Time on 4BK from 4-7 pm, Daley on Sunday, Easy on the Ear, from 8-1pm.

It was 1976 when John moved from 4BK into promotions and news director at 4KQ. There he stayed until 1987. The Daley family of four children - Brendan, Matthew, Brooke and Cameron - were growing up and with Brisbanes World Expo 88 on the horizon, John Daley became entrepreneurial, launching JD Promotions & Public Relations, which was to be successful beyond their wildest dreams.

John and Lyn began this business during the Brisbane Broncos first ever match v Manly in 1988 with a giveaway car from sponsor Ira Berk and signed merchandise from the Broncos team. John recalls: The whole promotion was a huge success. Another of the most successful campaigns was the Queensland Rail Silver Spike Series which was run each year with four heats at various regional shows which culminated with a grand final at the RNA Showgrounds in Brisbane each August. This ran for 13 years.

Following that, Main Roads, then Telecom (Telstra), Queensland Transport, Education Queensland and countless other government departments worked with JD

Promotions, and the family company thrived. Their promotional products and corporate uniforms became an integral part of many of Queenslands largest mining and construction projects, together with sporting groups and countless private companies.

With the Daleys proving smart property investors in southeast Queensland, they finally took a step backwards into semi-retirement. Daughter Brooke, works with a prominent group of lawyers in Brisbane, Matthew has merged JD Promotions with his father-in-laws promotional merchandising business, Brendans graphic design work continues, and Cameron moved north to Cairns where he is print manager for Status Signs.

John and Lyn have travelled extensively through Europe, gone on countless cruises, and are enjoying life in the family home at Yeronga. John was fortunate to grow up in the lovely suburb of Yeronga, with his late brother Bob and his parents. His grandparents also lived close by, with his grandfather supplying the local nuns with milk, butter and cream from his dairy cows.

John and Lyn helped resuscitate the original RATS Club, Radio and Television

Staff from the early 60s. They now call it Radio and Television Survivors (RATS) and they meet four times a year at the Pineapple Hotel, Kangaroo Point, with members and guests totalling up to 150 in attendance.

John said: Here are more big names to revive your Happy Days memories: Guest speakers over the years include the names as noted earlier in this story, with some of the more popular days being ones featuring Graham Roberts, Wayne Wayney Poo Roberts, Jamie Dunn of Agro fame, Kay McGrath, Mike Higgins, Rick Burnett, Carol Lloyd, Ian Skippen, Geoff Mullins, Mike OConnor, Graham Robbo Roberts, Johnny James, John Stainton, David Jull, Michael Beatty, Gavin The Voice Wood, and David Greenwood, to name just some. The RATS are now 15 years old and thriving.

John proudly announced: Our radio guest speaker for our 10th of June RATS lunch will be one of Australias radio legends, Bill Gates. Gates and Ekka Speedway promoter, Bill Goode (BG), named the then Speedway band the Bee Gees, the third BG being survivor Barry Gibb. Sounds like being a full house!

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John, front left with band The Ramblers in 1961 at Story Bridge Hotel.

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THE Brisbane Powerhouse board has announced the appointment of Fiona Maxwell, Queensland manager for Philanthropy Australia, as its new chief executive.

Chairman David Conry has said, Fionas experience in the cultural sector and philanthropy will greatly benefit Brisbane Powerhouse and we look forward to her joining the team.

The Brisbane Powerhouse has always been built on new beginnings. In the early 1900s the Brisbane City Council built a Powerhouse on the New Farm reach of the Brisbane River to supply electricity for its rapidly expanding tram network. When buses replaced the trams, the Powerhouse was decommissioned (1971). The BCC reacquired the power station in 1989 as a space for arts and culture. They didnt demolish the power station but created a theatre inside the original space - a significant example of industrial design.

This new beginning will combine Fiona Maxwell with artistic director Kris Stewart from June 2015. Fiona, a charming Queenslander, first went to the Powerhouse when it opened in 2000 as a student and fell in love. Suddenly I was transported to somewhere edgy, inspirational and a window to a world I wanted to be a part of.

She grew up in Far North Queensland and studied Visual Art at Queensland University of Technology. She later received a Masters in Arts Administration from the University of NSW. In 2006 she was awarded an inaugural AbaF Margaret Lawrence Bequest scholarship and a non-profit Australia Mentorship. Her role models are strong women running big art centres. For example; Louise

Herron at the Sydney Opera House, and Karen Brooks Hopkins at Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York.

For Fiona, her biggest accomplishments have been The Youth Cultural Program of the 2006 Commonwealth Games, a study tour to New York with 20 chairpersons and CEOs of major arts companies, and her most recent role at Philanthropy Australia as Queensland manager where she established the Queensland office as part of an innovative national strategy. She believes she has achieved her career successes through hard work, a friendly approach, and finding common goals with others.

The dynamic pairing of Fiona and Kris Stewart can only lead to bigger and better things for The Brisbane Powerhouse as a producer and presenter of international, national, and local performing arts. Fiona is experienced, knowledgeable, and uniquely suited to interdisciplinary projects involving theatre, music, comedy, dance, film, and visual arts. She gets results and is keen for The Brisbane Powerhouse to compete for audiences with new and exciting involvements. The challenge for the whole team will be how to continue to bring people back to experience live and kicking art. Fionas vision for BPH is that in two years it is a home for diverse communities, a hub for artists, and a destination for cultural tourists then its about taking the Brisbane Powerhouse further afield out of the building, into the precinct, but also enabling the art thats created to travel to new destinations, with the support and stamp of the BPH.

Fionas personal goals are to be a strong feminist influence for her twin two-year-old daughters, whilst occasionally baking biscuits for her husband. She happily declares her professional goal as Im about to inherit one of Brisbanes cultural jewels surely my goal is to polish it till it shines?

VillageArtsby Kerry Gillett

New chief takes reins of Powerhouse

Powerhouse CEO Fiona Maxwell.

THE Lions Club of Brisbane Chinese Inc. (BC Lions) are counting on this years Charity Cocktail event staged at Ferrari Brisbane on Saturday, May 16, to be a major event in the Brisbane fundraising calendar.

BC Lions president Ronnie Yap said the Australian Trade Access 2015 Annual Lions Medical Research Foundation Charity Fashion Fundraiser would be bigger, better and very high end, illustrated by a Gatsby-inspired black-tie event.

We have VIPs from Government, leaders from Brisbanes top-end-of-town business community and we are also expecting 400 additional guests on the night, Ronnie said.

Ronnie said the non-profit Lions Medical Research Foundation was dedicated to providing funding for world class medical research.

The Australian Trade Access 2015 Annual Lions Medical Research Foundation Charity Fashion Fundraiser would be held on Saturday, May 16, from 6.30pm at Ferrari Brisbane, 358 Wickham St, Fortitude Valley.For general tickets ($88pp) visit: http://www.trybooking.com/HJIY

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Women in Business

AFTER 17 years as a flight attendant, Murielle Vuilleumier heard many inspiring stories from people she met on her travels and says it is ordinary people doing amazing things that inspire her the most.

Now an artisan chocolate maker, Murielle has taken that inspiration to create a long life dream of opening her own Swiss Chocolate business - a place where customers can experience a little piece of Swiss culture, Swiss values and Swiss chocolate history.

I went out of my way to meet and learn from successful chocolatiers in Zurich, Milan and New York as well as train with chocolatiers in Lausanne, Melbourne and Singapore. Murielle said. Each gave me valuable insights into running a successful chocolate business.

I make my chocolates in small batches to intensify the fresh flavours and delicate finishes. Every step is essential to the quality of my collection from the selection of local ingredients to the choice of couverture.

Being a typical Swiss, I am never satisfied. I am continuously developing new flavours and products to offer my customers. It is important to me that they experience the joy of celebrating with chocolate.

Murielle is appreciative of the support she has received from locals and hopes her business will become a place to share her knowledge and passion for chocolate by offering classes and events.

Swiss Chocolatier

A: 113 Commercial Rd Teneriffe P: 07 3358 6008 E: [email protected] www.muriellevuilleumier.com

Federal Member for Brisbane

A: 1 Eagle Street, Waterfront Place, Brisbane P: 3356 1555 E: [email protected] www.teresagambaro.com

HON TERESA GAMBARO MPMURIELLE VUILLEUMIER

JUDY Goodger is ranked among the countrys top producing real estate agents and an industry and business leader in Queensland prestige property with an impressive $1b portfolio of premium residential sales and 18 consecutive years as Brisbanes number one marketing and sales agent.

Judy is a partner of the multi-award winning Place Group, who this year claimed the industrys top accolade for Large Residential Agency of the Year at the 2015 REIQ Awards.

She is recognised by her peers for industry excellence and additionally is a director of both Place Ascot and Place New Farm, having built two offices of committed professionals dedicated to quality service and record-breaking sales.

Judys unparalleled professionalism, coupled with her ability to foster solid relationships, has cemented her as an industry leader, recognised by her peers for her expertise. Her philosophy of success is underpinned by six star client service and commitment to quality marketing.

While enjoying the challenges of her career, Judy cherishes the quieter moments with her family and friends, enjoying entertaining at home with her husband overlooking the beautiful Teneriffe stretch of the Brisbane River and keeping in close contact with her daughter and two grandchildren in London.

Judys other passions include health and fitness, enjoying the local cafes, as well as relaxing with chocolate, red wine and delicious cheese.

A: 5/572 Brunswick Street, New Farm P: 0438 767 377 E: [email protected] www.judygoodger.com

JUDY GOODGER

Place Real Estate

WHEN Hon. Teresa Gambaro MP successfully won the seat of Brisbane in 2010, she became the first Australian woman to have won the seat since Federation.

A politician for over 17 years, Teresa relies heavily on the support of her husband and family and believes her New Farm upbringing instilled strong and enduring values of the importance of family and hard work which have remained throughout her life.

Teresa began her career as a senior business executive in the hospitality, personnel and franchising sectors until she was approached by the Liberal Party to stand many years ago, prior to the evolution of the Liberal National Party (LNP).

With former Prime Minister John Howard as her mentor, and Liberal Party Deputy Julie Bishop and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as her inspiration, Teresa works hard to make sure the electorate gets the funding and resources it needs.

My aim is to ensure the interests of constituents are heard and to I continue to work with the same passion and dedication for my electorate as I have always done. Teresa said.

Teresa is a member of a number of parliamentary groups, including the Parliamentary Friends of Dementia, and is also a supporter of Breast Cancer Network Australia, Womens Network Australia and the Italian Chamber of Commerce.

My door is always open to the many and varied community groups in the electorate, she said.

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A SERIOUS car accident at 16 and several years in and out of hospital gave Georgina Watson the motivation she needed to take her health into her own hands.

She began training her body and went to University to learn how the mind and body works. In focussing on ways to become stronger and healthier herself, she found herself helping other people to do the same.

Georginas business, Gravity Zone, has evolved into a boutique personal training studio concentrating on functional training for health, fitness and weight loss with a strong focus on nutrition.

The point of difference for Georgina is her 20 minute express workouts using Whole Body Vibration technology (WBV).

Passionate about helping individuals achieve their goals, Georgina and her family have learned to support each other in all areas of life.

Hoping to study a PHD in nutrition, Georgina says she will never stop learning or being inspired by people who age well.

I think its very important to keep your mind and body active through all phases of life, Georgina said. I want to be part of a movement that sees the next generation grow stronger, fitter and living longer, more vibrant lives.

Its all about priorities - you need to remember what is important to you and give these things the time and attention they deserve.

Gravity Zone

A: 4/15 Lamington St, New Farm P: 3358 6660 0405 138 153 E: [email protected] www.gravityzone.com.au

Keystone Private

A: Level 14/167 Eagle Street (Emirates House), Bne P: 3229 7955 or 0402 710 023 E: [email protected] www.keystoneprivate.com.au

KYLIE MCQUIEGEORGINA WATSON

ENTREPRENEURIAL spirit is clearly in Kylie McQuies DNA, having started her first business venture in 2008 when she became frustrated by the lack of personal care and attention traditional accounting firms and advisors gave their customers.

In 2011, she co-founded LOQ Group, a familiar feature on Macquarie Street, providing a multi-family office and outsourced CFO services.

The success of LOQ Group has led to the recent, unique and exciting merger with Keystone Private, Queenslands number one multi-family office.

The communitys understanding of what a multi-family office is, has been a challenge for both LOQ Group and Keystone Private over the years, Kylie explained. A multi-family office is about the transition of values, wealth and legacy from one generation to the next. The need for these services is typically triggered by new and unfamiliar issues arising from windfall gains of profit, inheritance, property, or the potential loss of these.

Whist LOQ Group has now relocated to join Keystone Private in the CBD, Kylie and the team take with them a proud local community spirit.

The timely, discrete, expert, unbiased advice and support from a trusted adviser is critical, she said. You need someone who understands you, supports your intentions and your vision for the future of your business interests and your family.

Its about protecting and preserving what you have spent a lifetime creating.

Waterlily Australasia

A; 76 James Street, New Farm P: 3390 3988 E: [email protected] www.waterlilyskinbodyspa.com.au

MICHELLE REEVE

PASSIONATE about natural medicine and aromatherapy, Michelle Reeve launched the spa brand, Waterlily, in 2005 to create a collection of active and ethical products and spa rituals. Her criteria was stringent and unforgiving, using only the highest quality phytonutrients fortified with anti-ageing vitamins, omega serums and the purest aromaceutical essential oils, meticulously formulated to create a collection that would satisfy her own exacting standards.

Ten years on, Waterlily proudly continues to flourish as Australias premium spa solution stocking to over 100 day spas and salons nationally.

To celebrate our 10th birthday milestone, we have opened the first Waterlily Concept Store in the luxury shopping and lifestyle precinct on James Street, Michelle said. Waterlily is local at heart, but global in inspiration.

The store has been designed to capture the Waterlily spa experience with guests offered an aromatherapy compress and herbal tea while experiencing the collection at the marble sensory bar.

Michelles formulations are thoughtfully produced locally in Brisbane using traditional artisan crafting techniques. Each product is made fresh each month from globally sourced botanical ingredients.

This season we are extremely delighted with our Vino Therapy Spa Facial infused with Shiraz grapes, antioxidant resveratrol and organic cacao, Michelle said. Our Concept Store VIPs will be rewarded with this complimentary treatment when they spend $500 on skin or body care.

Meet the local ladies making a difference!

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Women in Business

NATALIE Strijland knows that establishing quality, long-term client relationships requires continuous personalised service for the clients of her busy New Farm-based law firm.

Natalie commenced her professional career at NR Barbi in 1997 as a clerk and she went on to practise as a solicitor before becoming partner in 2007. She believes her firm has a large following of clients both locally and throughout Australia because they deliver cost effective, intelligent legal advice and solutions.

We have local and practical experience and clients appreciate having a solicitor they can phone and speak with at their convenience, Natalie said.

Our firm continues to grow because our client base continues to grow, Natalie said. We balance client expectations with the best legal outcomes and keep the client informed at all stages. We work for both larger corporate organisations and individuals.

While Natalie specialises in the area of civil litigation including commercial, building and construction, contracts, partnership disputes and mediation, NR Barbi also offers other areas of legal advice, from the very simple to the most complex.

Natalie says that finding a good work/life balance can be difficult when you run a busy law practice with two children, but she enjoys the challenge.

We have excellent staff and so it is a matter of time management and being good at both work and family.

N R Barbi Solicitor

A: Suite 15, 900 Brunswick Street, New Farm P: 3358 5800 E: [email protected] www.nrbarbisolicitor.com.au

Financial Dimensions Group

A: Unit 3 5 Lamington St, New F

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