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ISSUE 225 10 JanuaRy 2012<br />
www.bmag.com.au<br />
BRISBANE'S<br />
SOARING<br />
SKYLINE<br />
Developers aiming<br />
higher and higher<br />
REMEMBERING<br />
THE FLOOD<br />
ONE YEAR ON<br />
BRisBane to<br />
the BoLshoi<br />
Ballet's rising star<br />
The King<br />
& the prince<br />
the Lewis Dynasty ReiGns on tv<br />
DELIVERED TO 420,000+<br />
HOMES EVERY FORTNIGHT<br />
FREE<br />
BEST EVENTS<br />
to CeLeBRate<br />
austRaLia Day<br />
BEST cRUISES<br />
IN 2012<br />
FoR sinGLes<br />
to senioRs<br />
BEST<br />
PROPERTY<br />
is this the<br />
yeaR to Buy?<br />
RestauRant Review i GaRy mehiGan ReCiPe i movies i Fashion + moRe
ONLY<br />
$ 1999<br />
‘COMPAC’ 2.5-SEATER WITH<br />
STORAGE CHAISE<br />
PLUS 4 “ DOUBLE<br />
INNERSPRING SOFA BED<br />
Upholstered in corrected grain<br />
genuine cowhide leather<br />
• Premier seating<br />
• Solid timber construction<br />
Available in Black or White.<br />
PACKAGE PRICE<br />
$ 2497<br />
‘CAMDEN’<br />
Upholstered in corrected grain<br />
genuine cowhide leather<br />
• Premium seating comfort<br />
• Hardwood timber frame<br />
<strong>SAVE</strong><br />
40 UP<br />
TO<br />
THE TICKETED<br />
PRICE OF60<br />
RED HOT<br />
INTRODUCTORY<br />
DEAL<br />
% ON<br />
PACKAGE INCLUDES:<br />
2-Seater Leather Sofa + 3-Seater Leather Sofa<br />
SELECTED<br />
DECORATOR ITEMS<br />
HALF YEARLY SALE<br />
RED<br />
HOT<br />
GREAT<br />
OFFER<br />
% <strong>SAVE</strong><br />
ON<br />
THE TICKETED PRICE OF<br />
SELECTED PRINTS<br />
INCLUDES A 4”<br />
DOUBLE INNERSPRING<br />
SOFA BED &<br />
STORAGE<br />
Visit www.domayne.com.au<br />
Domayne ® stores are operated by independent franchisees. Ends 15/01/12. Discounts are off normal ticketed prices. Accessories shown are not included.<br />
Storage in chaise<br />
4 “ double innerspring sofa bed<br />
ONLY<br />
$ 4455<br />
‘PABLO’ LEATHER MODULAR<br />
LOUNGE SUITE WITH ONE ELECTRIC<br />
RECLINER ACTION<br />
Upholstered in pearlised full-grain<br />
Italian cowhide leather<br />
• Luxurious plush seating with no-sag springs<br />
• Hardwood frame<br />
20 % <strong>SAVE</strong><br />
ON<br />
THE TICKETED PRICE OF<br />
ALL<br />
CHANDELIERS<br />
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•NO FOR<br />
DEPOSIT<br />
•NO<br />
INTEREST<br />
ONLY<br />
$ 1695<br />
‘LEEROY’ 3-SEATER SOFA WITH CHAISE<br />
• Cushioned seating<br />
• Timber frame<br />
• Hand-woven Kubu grey wicker<br />
HOT<br />
PRICE<br />
MONTHS *1<br />
50UNTIL FEBRUARY 2016<br />
GREAT<br />
OFFER<br />
ONLY<br />
PACKAGE INCLUDES:<br />
1.5-Seater Fabric Sofa + 3.5-Seater Fabric Sofa<br />
ONLY<br />
‘MANHATTAN’ 2.5-SEATER FABRIC SOFA<br />
$ WITH CHAISE 2197 Upholstered in Warwick ‘Beachcomber’ jacquard fabric<br />
• Supreme webbing support • Solid timber construction<br />
<strong>SAVE</strong><br />
$ 2099<br />
4-PIECE FABRIC MODULAR LOUNGE<br />
Upholstered in Warwick soft ‘Como’ Fabric<br />
$ Includes: Chaise with 1 Arm, 2.5-Seater Sofa with no Arms,<br />
2997‘COMO’<br />
Corner Piece and a 2.5-Seater Sofa with 1 Arm<br />
PACKAGE PRICE<br />
$ 4999<br />
‘ISSIE’<br />
Upholstered in soft cotton<br />
‘Shelley’ and ‘Bronte’ fabric<br />
• Sprung edges for superior<br />
support and comfort<br />
• Combination timber frame<br />
• Feather wrap seating<br />
RED HOT<br />
OFFER<br />
• Dunlop Stamina seating for lasting comfort<br />
• Solid timber frame<br />
WITH MONTHLY<br />
REPAYMENTS<br />
<strong>SAVE</strong><br />
FORTITUDE VALLEY, BRISBANE<br />
Level 1, Homemaker City, 1058 Ann St. 3620 6600 (Free underground parking)<br />
NOT AVAILABLE<br />
ONLINE, AVAILABLE<br />
AT DOMAYNE ®<br />
COMPLEXES ONLY<br />
40 % ON<br />
THE TICKETED PRICE OF<br />
ALL ‘LYON’ COOKWARE BY<br />
28X28CM SQUARE CASSEROLE POT WAS $349.00 NOW ONLY $209.40<br />
32CM FRY PAN WITH LID WAS $339.70 NOW ONLY $203.80<br />
30CM ROUND CASSEROLE POT WAS $363.30 NOW ONLY $217.95<br />
30CM BLACK FRY PAN WAS $259.85 NOW ONLY $155.90<br />
SKILLET BLACK GRILL WAS $228.90 NOW ONLY $137.30<br />
30 % <strong>SAVE</strong><br />
ON<br />
THE TICKETED PRICE OF<br />
ALL<br />
KITCHENWARE<br />
‘ECOLOGY’ RAMEKINS (SET OF 4) WAS $16.95 NOW ONLY $11.85<br />
‘ECOLOGY’ MIXING BOWL 19CM WAS $19.95 NOW ONLY $13.95<br />
‘ECOLOGY’ CAKE PLATE 30CM WAS $34.95 NOW ONLY $24.45<br />
HOT<br />
PRICE<br />
‘INSPECTOR’<br />
FLOOR<br />
LAMPS<br />
SHOP<br />
ONLINE<br />
ANYWHERE,ANYTIME<br />
WWW.DOMAYNE.COM.AU<br />
Facebook®<br />
*1. Conditions of No Deposit, No Interest for 50 months with monthly repayments: Available to approved customers on single or multiple transactions where the amount financed is $1250 or more, on GO MasterCard, GO Business MasterCard and Gem Visa, or $2000 on Buyer’s<br />
Edge and GE CreditLine, between 26/12/11 and 15/01/12. Offer available on purchases from Domayne franchisees (excludes online purchases). Minimum monthly repayments must be made during the interest free period, and interest and repayments are payable after the interest<br />
free period. Paying only the minimum monthly repayment will not pay out the loan before the end of the interest free period. Offer available on advertised or ticketed price. This notice is given under each of the GO MasterCard, GO Business MasterCard, Buyer’s Edge, Gem Visa<br />
and GE CreditLine Conditions of Use (as applicable), which specify all other conditions for this offer. A $25.00 Establishment Fee for GO MasterCard applies to new applications. The GO Business MasterCard attracts a $40 Annual Fee. Account Service fee of $4.95 per month applies<br />
for GO MasterCard, GE CreditLine and Buyer’s Edge, and $2.95 per month for GO Business MasterCard, and other fees and charges are payable. Credit is provided by GE Capital Finance Australia (ABN 42 008 583 588), trading as GE Money. Australian Credit Licence number 392145.<br />
ONLY<br />
HURRY,<br />
HALF YEARLY & INTEREST<br />
FREE OFFER ENDS 15/01/12<br />
$ 199<br />
EACH<br />
Find us on<br />
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ONLY<br />
$<br />
599‘DASCH’ QUEEN BED WITH SLATS<br />
• Upholstered in Warwick ‘Basecamp’ Rice fabric<br />
ONLY<br />
$ 899<br />
FABRIC<br />
‘LUCCI’ QUEEN BED WITH SLATS<br />
• Bedhead upholstered in Warwick ‘Malibu’ Natural<br />
$ 1399<br />
‘PLANTATION’ QUEEN<br />
BED WITH SLATS<br />
• Victorian Ash timber<br />
frame<br />
HALF YEARLY SALE<br />
HOT<br />
PRICE!<br />
ONLY<br />
$ 995<br />
‘BEACH COMBER’ QUEEN BED WITH SLATS<br />
• Stunning, louvred design<br />
ONLY ONLY<br />
50 % <strong>SAVE</strong><br />
ON<br />
THE TICKETED PRICE OF<br />
SELECTED<br />
BED LINEN<br />
Styles may vary from store to store.<br />
FABRIC<br />
$ 899‘LEDGE’ QUEEN BED WITH SLATS<br />
• White Polyurethane Finish<br />
ONLY ONLY<br />
VALUE<br />
PLUS<br />
Visit www.domayne.com.au<br />
Domayne ® stores are operated by independent franchisees. Ends 15/01/12.<br />
Discounts are off normal ticketed prices. Mattress and accessories are optional extras.<br />
$ 1699<br />
‘QUATTRO’ LEATHER<br />
QUEEN BED<br />
GREAT<br />
OFFER<br />
$ 1299<br />
‘POD’ QUEEN BED<br />
• Exquisitely Handcrafted from Recycled Timber<br />
GENUINE<br />
LEATHER<br />
20<br />
FORTITUDE VALLEY,<br />
BRISBANE<br />
Level 1, Homemaker City,<br />
1058 Ann St. 3620 6600<br />
(Free underground parking)<br />
% <strong>SAVE</strong><br />
ON<br />
THE TICKETED PRICE OF<br />
ALL<br />
CHANDELIERS<br />
221435_P03_FTV
•NO FOR<br />
•NO<br />
DEPOSIT<br />
ONLY<br />
$ $ 999<br />
ONLY<br />
$ $ 17 1799<br />
•NO<br />
INTEREST<br />
AND<br />
BONUS<br />
MATTRESS PROTECTOR *4<br />
MA<br />
HOT<br />
PRICE<br />
SEALY POSTUREPREMIER<br />
‘PROMENADE’ WOOL<br />
QUEEN ENSEMBLE<br />
AMAZING<br />
VALUE<br />
SEALY POSTUREPEDIC ®<br />
‘ASTI’ PLUSH QUEEN<br />
ENSEMBLE<br />
ONLY<br />
$ 1499<br />
ONLY<br />
$ 1999<br />
Our Our fabulous<br />
Australian Made flat pack<br />
wardrobe<br />
range is all about CHOICE.<br />
1. 1. CHOOSE<br />
Flat Pack or Assembled.<br />
2. 2. CHOOSE<br />
from 3 colours - White, Beech or Chocolate.<br />
3. 3. CHOOSE<br />
from 5 layout options.<br />
4. 4. COMBINE<br />
several wardrobes to create<br />
a layout a layout that works perfectly for you.<br />
50UNTIL FEBRUARY 2016<br />
+<br />
SLEEPMAKER<br />
‘MARQUEE’<br />
QUEEN ENSEMBLE<br />
LIMITED<br />
EDITION<br />
KING KOIL ‘WINTON’<br />
POCKET SPRING<br />
QUEEN ENSEMBLE<br />
HOT PRICED WARDROBES!<br />
Available<br />
Colours WHITE BEECH CHOCOLATE<br />
MONTHS *1<br />
BONUS<br />
DELIVERY *3<br />
HOT<br />
DEAL<br />
ONLY<br />
$ 1699<br />
ONLY<br />
$ 2199<br />
<strong>SAVE</strong><br />
$ 90<br />
NOW NOW NOW<br />
$ 259<br />
WARDROBE 46CM<br />
1-DOOR IN WHITE<br />
Also available in<br />
Chocolate or<br />
Beech $279<br />
SLEEPMAKER ‘EXPRESSION’<br />
POCKET SPRING<br />
QUEEN ENSEMBLE<br />
<strong>SAVE</strong><br />
$ 200<br />
NOW<br />
WITH MONTHLY<br />
REPAYMENTS<br />
FIRM<br />
PRICE<br />
AMAZING<br />
VALUE<br />
KING KOIL ‘TENNYSON’<br />
PLUSH POCKET SPRING<br />
QUEEN ENSEMBLE<br />
<strong>SAVE</strong><br />
$ 100<br />
$ 399<br />
WARDROBE 90CM 2-DOOR<br />
IN WHITE<br />
Also available in<br />
Chocolate or Beech $449<br />
$ 299<br />
WARDROBE 46CM 1-DOOR<br />
WITH 2 DRAWERS IN WHITE<br />
Also available in Chocolate<br />
or Beech $329<br />
*1. *1. Conditions<br />
of No Deposit, No Interest for 50 months with monthly repayments: Available to approved customers on single or multiple transactions where the amount financed is $1250 or more, on<br />
GO GO MasterCar MasterCard, GO Business MasterCard and Gem Visa, or $2000 on Buyer’s Edge and GE CreditLine, between 26/12/11 and 15/01/12. Offer available on purchases from Domayne franchisees (excludes<br />
online online purchases).<br />
Minimum monthly repayments must be made during the interest free period, and interest and repayments are payable after the interest free period. Paying only the minimum<br />
monthly repa repayment will not pay out the loan before the end of the interest free period. Offer available on advertised or ticketed price.This notice is given under each of the GO MasterCard, GO Business<br />
MasterCard,<br />
Buyer’s Edge, Gem Visa and GE CreditLine Conditions of Use (as applicable), which specify all other conditions for this offer. A $25.00 Establishment Fee for GO MasterCard applies to new<br />
applications.<br />
The GO Business MasterCard attracts a $40 Annual Fee. Account Service fee of $4.95 per month applies for GO MasterCard, GE CreditLine and Buyer’s Edge, and $2.95 per month for GO<br />
Business MasterCar MasterCard, and other fees and charges are payable. Credit is provided by GE Capital Finance Australia (ABN 42 008 583 588), trading as GE Money. Australian Credit Licence number 392145.<br />
*2. *2. Single Single and and king single sheet sets each consist of 1x fitted sheet, 1x flat sheet and 1x pillowcase. Double, queen, king and super king sheet sets each consist of 1x fitted sheet, 1x flat sheet and 2x<br />
pillowcases.<br />
*3. Bonus delivery must be within a 25km radius of the store from which the goods were purchased and at a time convenient to the store.Terms and conditions apply. See in store for details.<br />
*4. *4. Bonus Bonus offer offer applies only with the purchase of the selected products. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer. Bonus can only be redeemed at the store from which the applicable product(s)<br />
are are purchased.<br />
Bonus is not transferable for a discount, cash or gift card. For a full refund, all items must be returned in their original condition. Terms and conditions apply. See in store for details.<br />
NOT AVAILABLE<br />
ONLINE, AVAILABLE<br />
AT DOMAYNE ®<br />
COMPLEXES ONLY<br />
WITH THE PURCHASE OF AN ADVERTISED<br />
SEALY, KING KOIL OR SLEEPMAKER MODEL<br />
30 % <strong>SAVE</strong><br />
ON<br />
THE TICKETED PRICE OF<br />
ALL<br />
QUILTS & MATTRESS TOPPERS<br />
DOMAYNE<br />
HOT<br />
PRICE<br />
® PAIR OF PILLOWS<br />
ONLY<br />
$ 9 95<br />
PAIR<br />
40 % <strong>SAVE</strong><br />
ON<br />
THE TICKETED PRICE OF<br />
ALL<br />
325 THREAD COUNT COTTON SHEET SETS* 2<br />
<strong>SAVE</strong><br />
$ 200<br />
NOW<br />
HURRY,<br />
HALF YEARLY & INTEREST<br />
FREE OFFER ENDS 15/01/12<br />
<strong>SAVE</strong><br />
$ 100<br />
$ 299<br />
WARDROBE 46CM<br />
1-DOOR WITH<br />
4 SHELVES IN WHITE<br />
Also available in<br />
Chocolate or<br />
Beech $329<br />
$ 449<br />
WARDROBE 90CM 2-DOOR<br />
WITH 2 DRAWERS IN WHITE<br />
Also available in<br />
Chocolate or Beech $499<br />
SHOP<br />
ONLINE<br />
ANYWHERE,ANYTIME<br />
WWW.DOMAYNE.COM.AU<br />
Find us on<br />
Facebook®<br />
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END OF YEAR SALE<br />
Last Days - Ends 15th Jan!<br />
<strong>SAVE</strong> 25%<br />
16.2<br />
MEGAPIXEL<br />
16MP “WX7” Series Digital Camera<br />
3D Sweep Panorama & Full HD<br />
Movie Record<br />
127CM<br />
5x<br />
OPTICAL<br />
ZOOM<br />
$259 RRP $899 RRP<br />
$194<br />
Smart 3D Blu-ray Home Theatre<br />
System 2.1Ch Wall Mountable,<br />
Built in WiFi<br />
$449<br />
HOT BUY<br />
$595<br />
10% OFF ALL BOSE PRODUCTS - STOREWIDE<br />
BONUS<br />
VALUE $99<br />
Portable Digital Sound<br />
Dock Music System<br />
(iPod ® not included)<br />
2.8"<br />
LCD<br />
SCREEN<br />
50" PT250 Series HD Plasma TV<br />
1024 x 768 Resolution, 2 HDMI<br />
1300 VIDEOPRO<br />
HD MOVIE<br />
RECORDING<br />
<strong>SAVE</strong> $50 <strong>SAVE</strong> $50<br />
$499<br />
HALF PRICE<br />
VIDEOPRO.COM.AU<br />
BIG SCREEN TV SALE<br />
116CM<br />
SMART<br />
TV<br />
FULL HD<br />
3D<br />
BRAVIA 46" NX720 Series<br />
Full HD LED LCD Smart TV<br />
Motionflow XR200, Built in Wi-Fi<br />
TRAVELLER’S BEST FRIEND<br />
QC15 Acoustic Noise<br />
Cancelling Headphones<br />
$448<br />
BEST SELLER<br />
$1298<br />
* Sale ends 15/01/2012 or while stocks last. Limited stock on some models. All savings off manufacturers RRP. Bonuses by redemption, see in-store for details. Limit 1 per customer, no rainchecks.<br />
22" FULL HD<br />
PRICE<br />
BREAKTHROUGH<br />
CRAZY<br />
PRICE<br />
$177<br />
<strong>SAVE</strong> $700<br />
$2297<br />
<strong>SAVE</strong> $200 ON ALL<br />
DENON AV RECEIVERS<br />
AVR1912BK Black<br />
7CH AV Receiver<br />
22" Full HD 1080P LCD TV<br />
with USB Record Function<br />
139CM<br />
SMART<br />
TV<br />
FULL HD<br />
3D<br />
BRAVIA 55" HX820 Series<br />
Full HD LED LCD Smart TV<br />
Motionflow XR400, Built in Wi-Fi<br />
320GB DVD Recorder with twin HD tuner<br />
RRP $899<br />
$698<br />
<strong>SAVE</strong> $100<br />
$396<br />
FORTITUDE VALLEY Homemaker City, 1062 Ann St, Fortitude Valley Ph (07) 3250 0055<br />
MACGREGOR 583 Kessels Rd. (Next to Amart All Sports) Ph (07) 3422 2666<br />
CARINDALE Homemakers Centre, Carindale St. Ph (07) 3398 2577<br />
HELENSVALE Homeworld Helensvale, Hope Island Rd Ph (07) 5529 4222
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Decoding Best Car awards<br />
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12. City’s soaring skyline<br />
Developers are aiming<br />
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16. Brisbane to the Bolshoi<br />
Ballet’s rising star<br />
19. Hot property in 2012<br />
Where to find the best buys<br />
20. Flood anniversary tribute<br />
Memories of a city underwater<br />
26<br />
ContEnts<br />
09 44<br />
23. The King and his princes<br />
Wally Lewis and sons star<br />
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The event not to miss in 2012<br />
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EDITOR’S INBOX<br />
T<br />
his time last year many readers did not<br />
receive their bmag in the letterbox as<br />
expected; instead they were trying to<br />
salvage what personal possessions they<br />
could as flood waters engulfed their homes.<br />
In the days and weeks that followed<br />
few people in Brisbane were not touched<br />
by the devastation. Even those who were<br />
outside the path of destruction either<br />
knew someone who was affected or soon<br />
came to the aid of anyone who needed<br />
it. In the year that has followed plenty has<br />
been said about how far we have come in<br />
the recovery – more than $280million was<br />
donated to the Premier’s Disaster Relief<br />
Fund and has been distributed to flood<br />
victims, while Brisbane City Council has<br />
restored parks, 2200km of road, repaired<br />
ferry terminals and will rebuild the Riverwalk<br />
that floated down river in the rising torrent.<br />
Other city landmarks such as Suncorp<br />
Stadium and the Queensland Tennis<br />
Centre have become symbols of the<br />
success of the recovery, with record crowds<br />
attending last week’s Brisbane International<br />
tennis tournament at Tennyson which was<br />
underwater this time last year.<br />
Of course, the recovery is not complete<br />
and there are many who are still waiting to<br />
find comfort in their “new” homes, including<br />
Jayne Butler from Sherwood who, news<br />
agency AAP has reported, hopes to be<br />
moving back home in March. While the year<br />
has been tough for the mother-of-two teens<br />
and she admits her relationship remains<br />
strained with her brother as a result of<br />
tensions created when the family (and their<br />
four pets) took shelter with him immediately<br />
after the flood, Butler is upbeat and counts<br />
herself “one of the lucky ones”. She also<br />
volunteers at the Yeronga Flood Recovery<br />
Centre where she has found unconditional<br />
support. “In the big scheme of things, how<br />
lucky are we?” she told reporter Miranda<br />
Forster. We can’t think of<br />
a better sentiment to<br />
begin the new year.<br />
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Fare hike outrage<br />
Commuters are not impressed by the State<br />
Government’s latest 15 per cent public transport<br />
fare increase. Brisbane City Council has<br />
blamed the third 15 per cent hike since 2010 for<br />
plummeting bus and ferry patronage, with new<br />
figures showing the number of ferry passengers<br />
down 11.8 per cent between July and November<br />
last year from 2010.<br />
A single one-zone trip with a go card has<br />
increased from $1.92 in 2009 to $3.05 in 2012<br />
and paper tickets have risen from $2.40 in 2009<br />
to $4.50. Commuters have told bmag they would<br />
ditch public transport if fare increases continue.<br />
University student Claire Campbell travels six<br />
zones from Toowong to Ipswich to reach her<br />
campus and the return trip costs more than $12<br />
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is neither cheaper nor more convenient than using<br />
your car,” she says. Public servant Tanya Rizzo, of<br />
Eight Mile Plains, agrees. Her four-zone return bus<br />
trip now costs more than $9 a day with a go card.<br />
“If it keeps going up, it will be cheaper to drive into<br />
the city” she says. And lawyer Stephanie Goddard,<br />
of Norman Park, is considering cycling to work<br />
after her two-zone trip increased more than 50<br />
cents. “It doesn’t sound like much but it’s gone<br />
from about $50 a fortnight [in 2010] to more than<br />
$70 – commuters don’t see any benefit,” she says.<br />
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Churchie celebrates<br />
100 years<br />
What do Chief Justice Paul de Jersey, BHP<br />
Billiton chairman Don Argus, actor Gyton<br />
Grantley and footy star Karmichael Hunt<br />
have in common? They are all “Old Boys”<br />
from Anglican Church Grammar School –<br />
better known as “Churchie” to generations of<br />
Brisbane schoolboys.<br />
The school celebrates its 100th anniversary<br />
this year and was first established at Toowong<br />
in 1912 before moving to the present East Brisbane site in 1918. While it opened with just a<br />
handful of students, the school now educates more than 1700 boys from Preparatory School to<br />
Year 12, including 150 boarders. What the boys are learning has also changed over the decades<br />
with alcohol and drug education, driving techniques, even etiquette training added to the modern<br />
academic curriculum. Events marking the school’s centenary will be held throughout the year.<br />
See centenary.churchie.com.au for details.<br />
Resolve to give blood<br />
this year<br />
It’s been a horror holiday season on the roads,<br />
with 49 people dying across Australia, including<br />
nine in Queensland. The numbers are a sombre<br />
reminder not only to slow down and take care<br />
when driving but also to donate blood to the<br />
Australian Red Cross Blood Service.<br />
The service estimates at least 1.4 million<br />
donations will be needed this year. Demand<br />
is expected to double over the next decade,<br />
driven largely by population growth and new<br />
discoveries for uses of blood products such as<br />
plasma. It’s estimated one in three people will<br />
need blood in their lifetime but only one in 30<br />
actually donate. To find out more call 13 14 95<br />
or see donateblood.com.au.
Uni wiz kid takes next step<br />
Most 17-year-olds celebrated the end of their high school studies<br />
by letting their hair down over Schoolies week but teenage<br />
graduate Michael Kelly (above) had different plans. The teen<br />
brainiac took his break at home after completing an honours<br />
degree in photonics and nanoscience at Griffith University last<br />
month as he prepares to start his PhD at the university this year,<br />
which he hopes to finish by the time he is 20.<br />
Kelly was only 12 when he began studying at Griffith’s Nathan<br />
campus, the first in his family to study at uni, and is thought to<br />
be the youngest Australian to be accepted into university. He is<br />
spending his break reviewing topics for his PhD, which could be<br />
on anything from quantum physics to solar cells, and his fasttracked<br />
education puts him well on the way to achieving his goal<br />
to become a university professor.<br />
Car dealers’ image boost<br />
The “shonky car dealer” stereotype is long since gone,<br />
according to a new RACQ survey that shows most buyers<br />
found car dealers to be responsive, credible, knowledgeable<br />
and considerate. Respondents to the RACQ New Car Buyer<br />
Satisfaction Survey said car dealers generally met expectations<br />
and 85 per cent of first-time customers would buy again from<br />
the same dealer.<br />
It’s good news for a profession that often has been ranked<br />
at the bottom end of Most Trusted Professions lists (along<br />
with politicians and journalists) for several years. Westpoint<br />
Autos dealer principal John Hawkins says there has been a<br />
push towards better customer service over the past decade and<br />
referrals have increased exponentially as a result.<br />
“Customers are much more knowledgeable about products<br />
than 10 years ago,” he says. “We had to raise the standard of our<br />
people and focus on creating the best possible experience.” This<br />
can include everything from gifts with purchase, follow-up 48<br />
hours after delivery, special deliveries and, increasingly, the<br />
inclusion of fully-serviced cafes in air-conditioned showrooms.<br />
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Australia Day events<br />
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Beach party<br />
What could be more Australian<br />
than spending the day on the<br />
beach? Bribie Island Lions Club<br />
will be serving up a free brekky from 7.30am at Brennan<br />
and Apex Parks, Toorbul Road, Bongaree, Bribie Island<br />
and live music, stalls, rides, games, a skydiving display<br />
and more will keep visitors entertained through the<br />
day. A cracker of a fireworks show will end the party<br />
at 7.20pm. Call 3205 0555 or see details online at<br />
www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/australiaday.<br />
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Water<br />
spectacular<br />
All eyes will be<br />
on South Bank<br />
for the city’s<br />
Australia Day celebrations<br />
which start at 10am and end<br />
with a bang with the AusSounds<br />
concert followed by fireworks at<br />
7.30pm. Arrive early for a front<br />
row pozzie at the Clem Jones<br />
promenade to see the first<br />
Australia Day extreme ski show<br />
on the river hourly from 1pm to 4pm. There will be more muscle in the Holden<br />
classic car display and major grunt when the Super Hornets fly over at 12 noon.<br />
1Footy legends<br />
honoured<br />
Each Australia Day Australia<br />
Post announces a special<br />
series of “Legends” stamps<br />
honouring great Australians.<br />
This year eight of the nation’s<br />
greatest football heroes across<br />
four codes will be celebrated at<br />
the annual Australia Day lunch<br />
at the Brisbane Convention and<br />
Exhibition Centre on Wednesday<br />
25 January. Former Wallaby Peter<br />
FitzSimons will be guest speaker.<br />
Call 3405 5215 for tickets.<br />
3Open day<br />
Wander the halls of<br />
Government House and<br />
hear its history when the<br />
doors are flung open to the<br />
public on Australia Day. Volunteer guides will<br />
host tours at 10.30am, 12 noon and 1.30pm,<br />
there will be live musical entertainment and<br />
basic refreshments for sale. Or take a picnic to<br />
have on the lawns. Gates open 10am to 3pm.<br />
See www.govhouse.qld.gov.au for transport<br />
and parking details.<br />
5Run or walk<br />
Bruce Hargreaves is a keen marathon runner and organises the Convicts<br />
and Wenches Australia Day Run and Walk with the support of River City<br />
Runners and Bayside Runners to celebrate the arrival of the First Fleet in<br />
Australia. Entry fees are kept to a minimum only to cover costs so there<br />
are no fancy race shirts, medals or even certificates – it’s just for the love of running.<br />
Costs from $5 per person for the 5km course up to $45 for late entries for the full<br />
42km marathon course. Start times from 5am to 7am and course starts and finishes<br />
at the Queensland Scouts Eprapah Complex, Victoria Point. See details online at<br />
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risbane performers Anjali Raj<br />
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In this high energy tribute to the<br />
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Our Town<br />
where to go, what to do and what you need to know…<br />
Lifeline Bookfest is back<br />
The world’s biggest second-hand book sale<br />
is back a year after the flood postponed the<br />
event last January. Lifeline Bookfest is on from<br />
14 to 22 January at the Brisbane Convention<br />
and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane, with<br />
more than two million books on sale from<br />
as little as 50 cents. Pre-loved board games,<br />
DVDs, puzzles, video and cassette tapes also<br />
on sale. Open from 8.30am. Call 3250 1900<br />
or see www.uccommunity.org.au/brisbanebookfest/details.<br />
Celebrate Year of the Dragon<br />
Get ready to celebrate the new year all<br />
over again when the Year of the Dragon kicks<br />
off with festivities on Friday 20 January and<br />
continue to Sunday 22 January at Chinatown,<br />
Fortitude Valley, with more than 50<br />
performances, stalls, dragon and lion dances<br />
and firecrackers. Celebrations will also be<br />
held that weekend at the CJ Sport Complex,<br />
Inala then at Sunnybank Chinese Precinct on<br />
Saturday 28 January. For more information<br />
see www.chinesenewyear.com.au.<br />
Online tool for future mums<br />
Expecting mothers can find a comprehensive<br />
directory of all 62 birth facilities across<br />
Queensland online via the new Birthplace tool<br />
on the Having a Baby website created by the<br />
University of Queensland’s (UQ) Queensland<br />
Centre for Mothers and Babies. The new tool<br />
lists options for maternity care and includes<br />
women’s feedback. See www.havingababy.org.au<br />
for more information.<br />
Viking Week<br />
Learn what it was like to live in Viking days<br />
when the Abbey Museum at Caboolture<br />
hosts a week of Viking-themed activities<br />
from Monday 16 to Saturday 21 January for<br />
children and adults alike, including a dig<br />
for Viking treasure, craft workshops to make<br />
mini-Viking ships, beaded jewellery and<br />
Viking shields, and Viking games. Call 5495<br />
1652 or see www.abbeymuseum.asn.au to<br />
book. Entry $5-$19.80, children under four free.<br />
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RAW comedy heats up<br />
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Brisbane heats of Australia’s biggest comedy<br />
competition, RAW Comedy. Queensland expat<br />
Thomas won the crown back in 2005 and has<br />
since found success on stage and screen. RAW<br />
heats at the Sit Down Comedy Club, Paddo<br />
Tavern, Paddington start 8 February. See<br />
comedyfestival.com.au/raw for entry details.<br />
Caboolture hub opens<br />
Moreton Bay Regional Council’s new $25million<br />
entertainment precinct, the Caboolture Hub,<br />
is now open. The hub, designed by architects<br />
Peddle Thorp and James Cubitt Architects,<br />
includes a library, art gallery, learning centre<br />
and café and is planned to be the site for<br />
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Your say on dietary guidelines<br />
More than 60 per cent of Australians are overweight or obese, driving an epidemic of diseases such<br />
as type 2 diabetes and prompting the National Health and Medical Research Council to release a<br />
draft revision of Australian Dietary Guidelines for public consultation. The guidelines recommend<br />
food types, quantities and eating patterns that can reduce the risk of obesity and disease. View the<br />
draft and make a submission until 29 February at www.eatforhealth.gov.au.<br />
Ballet summer school<br />
Enrolments are open to aspiring dancers<br />
for the Queensland National Ballet School<br />
summer program. The five-day intensive<br />
course starts Monday 16 January and gives<br />
students the chance to work with former<br />
principal dancers from companies across the<br />
globe in classes such as pointe, contemporary<br />
and jazz. Students must be over 12 and at an<br />
intermediate level. Call 0415 951 077 or email<br />
qldnationalb@yahoo.com.au by Friday 13<br />
January to register, cost is $400.<br />
Films in the moonlight<br />
Watch some of summer’s most popular films<br />
under the stars outside Brisbane Powerhouse<br />
at New Farm Park until 26 February. In January<br />
films on the Moonlight Cinema program<br />
include Puss in Boots, Red Dog, The Twilight<br />
Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, New Year’s Eve<br />
and more. Tickets $12 to $16 plus booking fee.<br />
See www.moonlight.com.au or visit the box<br />
office from 6pm Wednesday to Saturday.<br />
So Frenchy So Chic<br />
Grab your beret and indulge in champagne<br />
at an evening of French-inspired music at<br />
So Frenchy So Chic at Brisbane Powerhouse<br />
on Friday 20 January from 7.30pm. The<br />
night includes performances from singersongwriter<br />
Asa and five-piece band Moriarty.<br />
Tickets $59, see brisbanepowerhouse.org or<br />
call 3358 8600 to book.<br />
Queensland Museum turns 150<br />
After being closed for three months for a<br />
$14.3million refurb, the revamped Queensland<br />
Museum South Bank and Sciencentre reopens<br />
Friday 20 January to celebrate its 150th<br />
birthday. Special events include guided tours<br />
of the new-look Discovery Centre, liquid<br />
nitrogen science shows, roving performances,<br />
curator talks and the reopening of Playasaurus<br />
Place. See www.southbank.qm.qld.gov.au or<br />
call 3840 7555 for details.<br />
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City’s soaring skyline<br />
Developers are aiming sky high with new projects that will change<br />
the shape of the city, writes Margaret de Silva<br />
Many more Brisbane residents will<br />
find it easier to have city views with a<br />
host of new sky-high developments<br />
opening in 2012. The new developments range<br />
from high-end apartments and commercial<br />
precincts to low-cost housing and are set to<br />
reshape the city – and there are more on the way<br />
over the next five years.<br />
Five major developments in the inner-city<br />
are scheduled for completion this year, while<br />
several high-rises have been approved and<br />
will begin construction. Brisbane’s tallest new<br />
building, Soleil on Adelaide Street, is the first<br />
cab off the rank, with the final stage scheduled<br />
to open in March. Standing at 74 floors high and<br />
soaring 234 metres, the Meriton development<br />
will be home to 464 luxury one, two and threebedroom<br />
apartments. The tower has become a<br />
beacon of construction in the city, visible from<br />
suburbs as far as Morningside, Newmarket and<br />
Gordon Park, while views from the top stretch to<br />
Moreton Bay.<br />
The building is as tall as Sydney’s tallest<br />
residential building – Meriton’s World Tower –<br />
but it won’t retain the title of Brisbane’s tallest<br />
for long. The same developer is also building<br />
the even taller Infinity apartment complex at<br />
Herschel Street, North Quay, which will soar to<br />
262 metres and have more than 500 apartments<br />
when completed in 2014.<br />
The $700million One One One Eagle Street<br />
commercial development by the GPT Group<br />
is another high-rise reshaping Brisbane’s<br />
skyline. Designed by Cox Rayner Architects, the<br />
44-level building was inspired by nature, with<br />
steel concrete “branches” binding the structure<br />
together. It has a 6-star Green Star Design rating<br />
from the Green Building Council of Australia<br />
and a 5-star Australian Building Greenhouse<br />
Rating. It will also house Philip Johnson’s new<br />
bistro, One Eleven, opening in April.<br />
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The opening of One One One Eagle Street,<br />
along with a 27-level office block at Ann Street, in<br />
the first half of the year will see more than 100,000<br />
square metres of new commercial space added<br />
to the CBD market – supply that is desperately<br />
needed to attract industry to Brisbane, according<br />
to Brisbane City councillor Amanda Cooper.<br />
Cr Cooper chairs council’s Neighbourhood<br />
Planning and Assessment Committee and she<br />
says development in the CBD is constrained by<br />
the winding Brisbane River and heritage precinct<br />
in Spring Hill. Despite the failure of skyscrapers<br />
such as the now-defunct Vision building and<br />
Trilogy complex, Cr Cooper says demand for CBD<br />
office space is still strong from the mining boom<br />
and associated industries, particularly among<br />
engineering and legal firms.<br />
“We’re very keen to keep pursuing commercial<br />
development,” she says. “We think our city is<br />
uniquely placed to service the mining industry<br />
and we really want to encourage industry to come<br />
to Brisbane and establish headquarters here<br />
because it’s a great place to live and invest.”<br />
The new Brisbane Supreme Court and District<br />
Court complex also opens its doors mid-year,<br />
creating a new legal precinct that links with the<br />
existing Brisbane Magistrates Court. The precinct<br />
will occupy an entire block between George,<br />
Roma and Turbot Streets and the $570million<br />
project includes 60,000 square metres of floor<br />
space over 19 floors.<br />
Outside the CBD Cr Amanda Cooper names<br />
South Brisbane and Fortitude Valley as the<br />
main hotspots for development. Mirvac’s Park<br />
Apartments at Newstead Riverpark opens midyear<br />
and is part of the first stage of the $1billion<br />
Waterfront urban revitalisation. The Park<br />
Apartments will provide 102 apartments, house<br />
six retail outlets and eventually open onto a fivehectare<br />
park.<br />
Other developments under construction in<br />
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Infinity will soar 262m skyward when constructed by 2014<br />
the area include FKP’s Gasworks precinct at<br />
Newstead and Laing O’Rourke’s mixed use M&A<br />
development at McLachlan and Ann Streets.<br />
In South Brisbane, Brisbane Common<br />
Ground is a partnership between the State and<br />
Commonwealth governments, developer Grocon<br />
and non-profit housing group Micah Projects. The<br />
Hope Street complex will provide 146 apartments<br />
for social housing tenants, with onsite support.<br />
Also in South Brisbane, the revamped Brisbane<br />
Convention and Exhibition Centre is scheduled<br />
to open this year and council recently approved a<br />
30-storey apartment block in Edmonstone Street.<br />
New suburban developments too, represent<br />
council’s vision for future development. For<br />
example, the new Indooroopilly neighbourhood<br />
plan will allow complexes up to 20 storeys around<br />
public transport hubs and shopping centres.<br />
Cr Cooper says higher density living is<br />
necessary to cope with growth. “We’re still<br />
keeping large areas of the city intact with<br />
the traditional backyard suburban living but<br />
focusing on more development around those<br />
centres where people can have a different type<br />
of experience in terms of living and working<br />
potentially right in that location.”<br />
Plans beyond<br />
2012<br />
• Infinity – Meriton’s 81-level apartment block<br />
will be Brisbane’s tallest building in 2014<br />
• 111+222 – Bellbergia’s 90-storey hotel and<br />
residential building and 34-storey office<br />
block on the old Vision site<br />
• 480 Mary Street – Grocon’s 37-storey office<br />
tower planned for the failed Trilogy site<br />
• 103 Mary Street – A new 32-storey hotel to<br />
replace an existing office block<br />
• M&A Fortitude Valley – Laing O’Rourke’s<br />
McLachlan and Mary Street development<br />
opens 2013<br />
• Gasworks – Stage two of FKP’s Newstead<br />
precinct finishes early 2013<br />
• The Milton – Construction on FKP’s 298-<br />
apartment complex in Milton starts this year<br />
• The Hudson – Construction on FKP’s Albion<br />
Flour Mill renewal begins mid-year.<br />
• Edmonstone Street – Aria Property Group plans<br />
a 30-level apartment block at South Brisbane<br />
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After the flood<br />
A year on, the city is a long way on the road to recovery<br />
thanks to the support of the community, writes Graham Quirk<br />
The new year has started on a brighter note<br />
but as many of us begin to return to work<br />
we should remember the events of this<br />
time last year when the January 2011 floods hit<br />
Brisbane and southern Queensland.<br />
One year on from the floods I want to<br />
acknowledge the outstanding efforts of the<br />
people of this city who banded together to lend<br />
a hand to thousands of people they’d never<br />
met as well as the tireless work of Brisbane City<br />
Council officers, emergency services, utility<br />
companies and charities.<br />
We always knew Brisbane’s flood recovery was<br />
going to be a marathon not a sprint but council<br />
is nearing the end of the marathon to restore<br />
millions of dollars worth of flood damaged<br />
infrastructure. Over the past year, council has<br />
been busy restoring parks, rebuilding roads and<br />
footpaths, repairing ferry terminals, replacing<br />
pontoons and boat ramps and replanting trees as<br />
part of the city’s flood recovery efforts.<br />
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of waterways. We’ve also cleared more than 26<br />
million litres of mud and silt from 453 kilometres<br />
of stormwater drains inundated in the floods.<br />
Council has also been working through<br />
recommendations from the Flood Response<br />
Review and Queensland Floods Commission of<br />
Inquiry interim report in its Flood Action Plan.<br />
We have implemented around 90 per cent of the<br />
Commission of Inquiry recommendations.<br />
It’s been a marathon event but it’s not over<br />
yet as there is still more infrastructure work to<br />
be done, including the rebuilding of some new<br />
CityCat terminals and the Riverwalk.<br />
Support for the city<br />
Council has formalised agreements with Surf Life<br />
Saving Queensland, goa billboards, and the Tzu<br />
Chi Foundation of Brisbane to further enhance<br />
its response to future natural disasters. Each of<br />
these organisations has contacted council since<br />
the floods to formalise arrangements to provide<br />
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their support in a disaster. This response shows<br />
that the great community spirit that thrived<br />
during the floods is still alive and well, almost 12<br />
months on.<br />
After the January 2011 floods, Tzu Chi<br />
Foundation distributed 2,801 cash cards of $500<br />
each, 1,538 medical kits and 4,855 blankets to<br />
2,437 affected families.<br />
Surf Life Saving Queensland also provided<br />
70 volunteers, 32 rescue boats and helped fill<br />
hundreds of sandbags during the flood.<br />
Goa approached council earlier last year<br />
offering free use of its electronic billboards for up<br />
to two hours each day throughout the duration of<br />
an emergency or disaster.<br />
Last year council signed a similar agreement<br />
with Red Cross Australia for it to staff evacuation<br />
centres set up in a disaster event and provide<br />
support to evacuees.<br />
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GRAHAM<br />
QUIRK<br />
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Brisbane have thrown their support behind<br />
the Brisbane International tennis tournament<br />
at Tennyson, a venue that was underwater<br />
immediately after the 2011 event.<br />
Plans are well underway for the new 2.9-<br />
hectare public park being built on land beside<br />
the Pat Rafter Arena that council purchased after<br />
the floods. When the purchase was announced,<br />
I said it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity<br />
to secure a large portion of riverfront land as a<br />
fully-equipped community park in a real win for<br />
the local community and surrounding suburbs.<br />
I have to say that it is my very firm view<br />
that a great name for that parkland would be<br />
the Ken Fletcher Park. He was one of the great<br />
tennis personalities of this city and his name is<br />
among the suggestions that are out there in the<br />
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From Brisbane to the Bolshoi<br />
A talented teen dances her way to the world’s most<br />
prestigious ballet academy. Story by Jennifer Ennion<br />
Dancing on the world stage has always<br />
been Chloe Dean’s goal, so being<br />
accepted into the acclaimed Bolshoi<br />
Ballet Academy in Russia is the ultimate dream<br />
come true. The 17-year-old from Northgate<br />
moved to Moscow late last year, after posting<br />
an audition tape to various international dance<br />
schools. She considers herself lucky to have been<br />
accepted to study at the Bolshoi, although admits<br />
the process was extremely difficult.<br />
“Many people all over the world from every<br />
country audition to [go to the Bolshoi] every year,”<br />
she says. “It is a dream to be accepted.”<br />
Some of her friends, she says, wouldn’t<br />
hesitate to describe her as being obsessed<br />
with dancing. What she enjoys, she adds, is<br />
expressing herself through the art form and<br />
facing challenges. “Ballet is not only physically<br />
challenging, it is also about being able to tell a<br />
story and make your audience feel your emotions<br />
as you dance,” she says.<br />
Training at the Bolshoi is recognised around<br />
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the world, says Dean, who hopes she will come<br />
out of the experience a better and stronger<br />
performer.<br />
Despite her obvious thrill, her schedule is<br />
gruelling. She starts warming up for class just after<br />
7am every morning, Monday to Saturday. Ballet<br />
class begins at 9am and her daily schedule ends<br />
at 6.30pm. She also learns gymnastics, historical<br />
dance, pas de deux (duet), acting, how to apply<br />
make-up and character expression.<br />
Dean has found it challenging living overseas<br />
and adjusting to Russia’s culture – and weather.<br />
Her Christmas holiday in Brisbane with family<br />
and friends has been a welcome respite from<br />
sub-zero temperatures. While she’s been basking<br />
in Brisbane’s summer it was minus 21 degrees<br />
in Russia! The vegetarian has also found it hard<br />
to get used to the local cuisine in her new home<br />
country.<br />
But one of the biggest challenges is the<br />
language. “I never knew one word could have so<br />
many ways of being said. Russian language classes<br />
are one of my favourite classes though, as it is<br />
really exciting to be able to finally start having<br />
conversations with our Russian friends with<br />
words other than just ‘yes’ and ‘no’.”<br />
Among those difficulties, Dean has found<br />
many joys with living in Russia. “One of my<br />
greatest times I have had so far is being able to<br />
see (principal dancer of the Bolshoi) Svetlana<br />
Zakharova perform live in the brand new Bolshoi<br />
Theatre. She is the dancer I hope to aspire to be<br />
even the slightest bit like. When she came on<br />
stage I couldn’t help but cry.”<br />
Dean, who started ballet at age three, has<br />
always admired Russian dancers. “The training<br />
here is like nowhere else in the world. You cannot<br />
be lazy or tired (and) always you must work to<br />
your full potential. The teachers push you as hard<br />
as they can so you achieve what they want to see<br />
and that is what I admire most.<br />
“Experiencing the work ethic of the dancers<br />
really is an amazing feeling; I always work my<br />
hardest and give everything I have.”<br />
Chloe Dean<br />
Dean’s mum, Sharon, agrees ballet has always<br />
been her daughter’s priority. “If she wasn’t at<br />
dance classes, which were usually six or seven<br />
days a week, she was at home dancing around<br />
our house. I’m extremely proud of Chloe. She told<br />
us at nine-years-old that ‘when she grows up she<br />
will be a ballerina living and dancing overseas’.<br />
She never gave up on her goal.”<br />
Looking to the future, Dean hopes to become<br />
a principal in a company which would allow her<br />
to perform the roles she has always dreamt about.<br />
“Whether I am dancing in Australia or overseas,<br />
as long as I’m dancing I will be happy,” she says.
Lest we forget<br />
The tragedy and devastation of last summer’s floods have also<br />
been a triumph for community spirit, writes Anna Bligh<br />
A<br />
year ago this week, we all watched in<br />
awe, horror and disbelief as the flood<br />
waters which had so devastatingly<br />
affected other areas of our state engulfed<br />
South East Queensland.<br />
We were stopped in our tracks by pictures of<br />
devastation and heartbreak from Toowoomba<br />
and Grantham and the other towns that dot<br />
the Lockyer Valley. Our hearts went out to the<br />
families of the 35 people who lost their lives.<br />
We realised our city, our region and our state<br />
would never be the same again.<br />
This week, as we commemorate the first<br />
anniversary of our summer of sorrow, we reflect<br />
and we remember. And while that reflection is<br />
important, this is also a time to look back on how<br />
far we’ve come since our natural disasters – the<br />
most devastating in this country in a generation.<br />
It started with some flooding in late November<br />
and December 2010 as Cyclone Tasha crossed the<br />
Queensland coast in the north on Christmas Day.<br />
Tasha brought torrential rain and subsequent<br />
flooding to every river system south of the<br />
Tropic of Capricorn and as far west as Longreach<br />
and Charleville.<br />
Never had we witnessed the sheer volumes of<br />
water that washed through our state. In fact, the<br />
Condamine River, the Balonne River, the Burnett<br />
River, the Comet River, the Dawson River and<br />
the Nagoa River reached flood peaks never<br />
before recorded in our history.<br />
And then, on 10 January, the world’s eyes<br />
turned to the south east corner. That was the day<br />
when a terrifying, destructive wall of water swept<br />
through Toowoomba. When the flood came, it<br />
inundated us in scenes not witnessed since the<br />
equally devastating floods of 1974.<br />
In the flood’s wake, almost 5,500 houses in<br />
Queensland were inundated, rendering many<br />
of them unliveable. More than 3,500 businesses<br />
were also inundated – and many of them were<br />
left unable to reopen. In the city, almost 6,000<br />
people were evacuated from 3,600 homes – the<br />
largest evacuation in our history.<br />
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And while there are many, many wounds<br />
that for many, many people will never heal, our<br />
summer of sorrow bought out the best in us.<br />
In the fallout we saw neighbours, friends and<br />
strangers stand shoulder to shoulder. We saw<br />
incredible sights of compassion and selflessness<br />
as Queenslanders everywhere banded together<br />
to lend a helping hand to those who had lost<br />
everything.<br />
The indomitable Queensland spirit carried<br />
us through. It’s that unbreakable spirit that has<br />
helped rebuild our city, our region and our state.<br />
Today, it’s important to take stock and look<br />
back on just how far we have come.<br />
Of the more than 11,000 buildings in the south<br />
east that were assessed as affected by floods,<br />
about 83 per cent were residential houses. Today<br />
more than 10,600 of these buildings have been<br />
completely repaired or have work underway to<br />
get them back to their former state. That means<br />
93.5 per cent of all affected buildings have been<br />
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schools damaged have been reopened.<br />
That’s a tribute to our Reconstruction<br />
Authority which has undertaken not only one of<br />
the biggest recoveries in our post-war history,<br />
but has carried it out in record time. It’s also a<br />
tribute to the thousands of Queenslanders, fellow<br />
Australians and international donors who gave<br />
more than $280million to our Disaster Relief<br />
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The story of summer 2010/2011 is one of loss<br />
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There’s an event in 2012 Spencer Howson has<br />
had in his diary for nearly 10 years and it’s one he is<br />
definitely not going to miss<br />
We live in an era of short-term goals,<br />
from politicians always eyeing off<br />
the next poll to our general inability<br />
to plan ahead (“Where will I meet you?” “Text<br />
me when you get there”).<br />
This year, Queensland will host an event<br />
billions of years in the making. I’ve known<br />
about it – and been looking forward to it –<br />
since 2002, but astronomers have had 14<br />
November 2012 circled on their calendars for<br />
generations. I’m talking about a total eclipse<br />
of the sun.<br />
Total solar eclipses occur somewhere on<br />
earth every 18 months or so, but they’re not<br />
always easily accessible – I had to fly in a<br />
747 to see one over Antarctica in 2003 – and<br />
getting to view one from Queensland is rare.<br />
The next one is in 2037.<br />
Brisbane Planetarium curator Mark Rigby<br />
has seen seven, from Australia, PNG, the<br />
Libyan desert, Siberia, the mountains of<br />
China and remote Easter Island. “It is unlike<br />
any other experience in life. Time goes by in<br />
a flash as one senses, as does wildlife, that<br />
something unstoppable is in progress, a ballet<br />
set in motion billions of years ago,” he says.<br />
A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon<br />
blocks out the sun. Day turns to night and for<br />
the period known as “totality”, it is safe to look<br />
at the sun with the naked eye. Our nearest star<br />
appears as a golden ring (its outer atmosphere)<br />
with a deep black centre (the moon).<br />
The length of totality depends on the<br />
eclipse and your location. This November,<br />
totality will last around two minutes.<br />
Seen from Cairns, first contact (where the<br />
moon first kisses the edge of the sun) is at<br />
5.44am, totality from 6.38am to 6.40am, and<br />
second contact (where the moon leaves the<br />
sun) at 7.40am.<br />
At my first total eclipse in Ceduna, South<br />
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of totality but that was enough to light my<br />
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about them since!<br />
Mark Rigby explains his addiction: “No<br />
two are the same. I find that I am only ever<br />
absorbing part of what is going on. You are<br />
left with a thirst for more. And it’s a good<br />
excuse to see places one might not otherwise<br />
visit! The appearance of the diamond ring<br />
effect (the last vestige of sunlight piercing<br />
through a valley on the limb or edge of the<br />
moon) is amazing and then follows totality<br />
looking like a circular hole of the blackest<br />
black surrounded by the pearly corona<br />
(outer atmosphere) of the sun. Then another<br />
diamond ring and totality is over. I feel on<br />
both a high and low simultaneously – it’s over.<br />
And then people talk of the next one!”<br />
Some people say the total solar eclipse<br />
experience is like looking into the eye of God.<br />
It certainly gives you a deep connection with<br />
the universe. After all, as Rigby explains, they<br />
won’t occur forever. “The moon is drifting<br />
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more total solar eclipses. We are lucky!”<br />
Rigby says most people will view the eclipse<br />
from areas around Cairns, from Innisfail to<br />
Port Douglas. He says the sun will be low in<br />
the eastern sky so you’ll need a fairly flat,<br />
unobstructed eastern horizon. Find somewhere<br />
that also has a view of the west-northwest<br />
and you’ll see the moon’s dark shadow racing<br />
towards you. But, if you can’t get there yourself,<br />
Mark Rigby and I will broadcast the spectacle<br />
live during my breakfast show on 612 ABC.<br />
If you are planning a trip, consider booking<br />
a vehicle so you can get away from bad<br />
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sometimes the case that people have moved<br />
and would have been better off staying put. In<br />
the end, it is probably a case of que sera sera –<br />
whatever will be, will be!”<br />
Finally, you will need special eclipse<br />
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totality – you are looking at the sun, after all.<br />
Just make sure you remove them as soon as<br />
totality begins, something I didn’t realise for<br />
valuable seconds in Ceduna (and which Mark<br />
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After a dark year for property sales,<br />
there is light at the end of the tunnel.<br />
Margaret de Silva reports<br />
You don’t have to be a sales guru to know<br />
that 2011 was a bad year for Brisbane’s<br />
property sector. The flood in January<br />
left thousands scrambling for temporary<br />
accommodation and battered buyer confidence,<br />
while higher interest rates, cuts to the first-home<br />
buyer boost, and the State Government’s plans<br />
to abolish concessional stamp duty put further<br />
dampeners on an already struggling market.<br />
However, there is some good news. RP Data<br />
analyst Cameron<br />
Kusher says although<br />
Once you get a<br />
series of interest rate<br />
cuts the lag effect<br />
takes a few months<br />
market conditions<br />
were poor in 2011,<br />
some Brisbane<br />
suburbs still<br />
performed very well<br />
– and there are more<br />
good things to come.<br />
RP Data’s Best of<br />
the Best 2011 report named the south-eastern<br />
suburb of Chandler as having the highest<br />
median sale price for houses ($1.3million).<br />
There was good news too for inner-city suburbs<br />
such as New Farm ($1.25million), which ranked<br />
second, and Newstead, Hamilton, St Lucia,<br />
Pullenvale, Ascot, Bulimba, Clayfield and Spring<br />
Hill rounding out the top 10.<br />
New Farm also claimed the greatest 12-month<br />
increase in median sale prices for houses (13.6<br />
per cent), followed by Indooroopilly, Spring Hill,<br />
Sherwood and Yeerongpilly. Nearby Newstead<br />
also had the highest median weekly advertised<br />
rent for houses, at $895.<br />
Ray White chairman Brian White is not<br />
surprised by the good results for the inner-city<br />
and says prices generally kept up in the inner-ring<br />
– a pattern he sees continuing. He is optimistic<br />
there will be more activity in the outer suburbs<br />
from first-home buyers and investors after two<br />
successive interest rate cuts. “It’s not quite gloom<br />
to boom but it is gloom to confidence,” he says.<br />
Andrew Clough from Professionals New Farm<br />
says higher-end properties (over $2million) did<br />
suffer due to a lack of buyers in 2011, with many<br />
sold at equal or less than three or four years ago,<br />
but there was plenty of activity in the mid-range<br />
($500,000 to $2million), even as banks tightened<br />
lending.<br />
Clough has already noticed an increase in<br />
values over the past three months and believes<br />
successive interest rate cuts will boost consumer<br />
confidence. “I think it’s going to be a great year<br />
for property with interest rates coming down,<br />
it’s going to give avenues for people getting into<br />
property all the way through from the low end<br />
to the higher end,” he says.<br />
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland’s<br />
managing director Dan Molloy agrees that<br />
2012 is showing much-needed signs of<br />
improvement. While inner-city suburbs, such<br />
as New Farm, generally maintained buyer<br />
interest last year, high-end properties dipped<br />
in value and rental demand soared thanks to<br />
the combination of the January flood, fewer<br />
investors providing<br />
supply, and would-<br />
be first-home buyers<br />
continuing to rent.<br />
Even people looking<br />
to upgrade stayed on<br />
the sidelines after the<br />
State Government<br />
announced plans<br />
to abolish the<br />
concessional rate of stamp duty for the<br />
principle place of residence. “The property<br />
market, looking at the year in total, probably<br />
fared worse than was expected,” Molloy says.<br />
But the September quarter showed an<br />
increase in sales and Molloy says agents are<br />
reporting higher enquiry rates. He believes a<br />
further interest rate cut in February is needed<br />
to deliver a confidence boost to the market.<br />
“One interest rate cut by itself people take in<br />
their stride but I think once you get a series<br />
of cuts the lag effect takes a few months,” he<br />
explains, adding that a third cut in February<br />
could result in recovery up to June.<br />
Molloy names the “middle ring” suburbs,<br />
between five and 15 kilometres from the<br />
CBD, as hot spots for 2012 – particularly near<br />
infrastructure such as Airport Link, Legacy Way,<br />
and major shopping centres. “People who are<br />
looking at identifying buying opportunities now<br />
at the bottom of the cycle should be looking very<br />
carefully at accessibility to that infrastructure<br />
because it’s going to become vital,” he says.<br />
Andrew Clough agrees and says anywhere<br />
within five kilometres of the CBD will “hot up”<br />
in 2012. “There has already been a massive<br />
push through Ashgrove, The Gap, Camp Hill,<br />
Coorparoo, Holland Park and Morningside.”<br />
Renters should also experience relief if supply<br />
increases from investors and first-home buyers<br />
move into the sales market. Clough says rental<br />
enquiries skyrocket when people aren’t buying<br />
and after the peak period of January to March it<br />
will be easier to tell whether vacancies are likely<br />
to increase this year.<br />
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Brisbane flood:<br />
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A look back at the summer that<br />
changed the city and our lives<br />
Kristy Woods’ story<br />
When we last featured Kristy<br />
Woods in bmag last year it was<br />
to celebrate her resilience as she<br />
suffered debilitating rheumatoid<br />
arthritis, at age 27. She shared her<br />
story to help raise public awareness<br />
of a disease that affects one in five<br />
Queenslanders – and not just old<br />
people. While we marveled at how<br />
Kristy had struggled through her<br />
pain to walk down the aisle with her<br />
husband six months after she was<br />
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just months earlier.<br />
Although the Woods’ thought<br />
they would be out of danger,<br />
they woke at 2am on Tuesday 12<br />
January to find water up to the top<br />
of the clothesline in the backyard<br />
– a story Kristy retells in the book<br />
Flood Horror and Tragedy that<br />
commemorates the devastation<br />
that occurred from Rockhampton to<br />
Brisbane and the Lockyer Valley last<br />
summer.<br />
The Woods’ fled with everything<br />
they could fit into their car in 10<br />
minutes and, finding the roads<br />
submerged, broke down a fence,<br />
mounted the kerb and drove<br />
through two front yards to escape.<br />
“The floods peaked on Thursday.<br />
Twelve to 13 feet [almost four<br />
metres] of water came up through<br />
our house [at Chelmer]. There<br />
was no structural damage – the<br />
water just rose vertically. Nothing<br />
prepared us for what we found on<br />
the Saturday when we returned. The<br />
mess!! The filthy, smelly muck!<br />
“We had about 40 volunteers<br />
through to help clean and<br />
scrub up the house. It was no<br />
longer a home – just a worksite.<br />
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amazing,<br />
everyone<br />
wanted to help.<br />
We had to try to clean<br />
up a lot of stuff as we knew<br />
we weren’t covered by insurance.<br />
The insurance company called it a<br />
‘sunny day flood’. After six months<br />
of fairly constant rain, we had one<br />
of the sunniest days!<br />
“We are lucky we saved a<br />
few things. We are only starting<br />
out so we had no old family<br />
treasures to lose, but so much is<br />
irreplaceable. We can’t get our<br />
medical records back, our x-rays<br />
or operation reports. We have<br />
tried to write things down but<br />
you can’t remember everything.<br />
I have learnt to keep books for<br />
everything – important passwords,<br />
that kind of thing.<br />
“My work has a fund that<br />
helped us to start again. My boss<br />
refurnished our living area. The<br />
Army helped us too [Kristy’s<br />
husband Dane<br />
is with the<br />
Defence Force];<br />
they bought us a<br />
fridge which is essential<br />
from my medications. Even<br />
though there are many worse off<br />
than us we will carry the scars for<br />
a long time. I washed clothing and<br />
bedding for days trying to get rid of<br />
that terrible flood odour. I can still<br />
smell it in things.<br />
“This whole experience has<br />
caused our priorities to completely<br />
shift. When I went back to work I<br />
went through all my drawers and<br />
threw heaps out. When you lose<br />
everything, you realise there’s so<br />
much you don’t actually need…We<br />
have learnt so much from this – I<br />
am going to be over-prepared from<br />
now on – ready for anything!”<br />
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THE REGATTA<br />
REMEMBERS<br />
The Regatta Hotel at Toowong is a Brisbane riverside landmark<br />
and, like many others last January, was inundated by the flood<br />
waters that engulfed the city. This week the Regatta will host its<br />
own remembrance on Wednesday 11 January and Thursday 12 January<br />
and celebrate the hotel’s and the city’s recovery from 3pm to 7pm when<br />
funds raised will be donated to the Queensland State Emergency Service.<br />
Because the hotel is heritage-listed and careful restoration is needed, work<br />
is continuing on the site to bring it back to glory – but Level One is open<br />
and its spectacular veranda remains one of the best places to view the<br />
mighty Brisbane River. Flood markers now stand at the front of the hotel<br />
where they will be a reminder of its moment in history this time last year.<br />
FLOOD FACTS<br />
December 2010<br />
Wettest December in 150 years<br />
Controlled releases from Wivenhoe Dam –<br />
which take 36 hours to reach the city reaches<br />
of the Brisbane River<br />
Sunday 10 to Tuesday 12 January 2011<br />
Average 286mm rainfall per day over three<br />
days in Brisbane River catchment area<br />
River rises<br />
Evacuations begin<br />
Sandbags made available<br />
Power cuts<br />
Wednesday 13 January 2011<br />
Brisbane River peaks at 4.46m at 2.57am<br />
850 houses along Brisbane River flooded<br />
94 suburbs affected<br />
22 CBD streets submerged and many city<br />
buildings inundated<br />
25,000 residents cut off in western suburbs<br />
92 state schools and 14 private schools<br />
flooded<br />
2m water through Suncorp Stadium up to<br />
second and third rows of seats<br />
3m water through Brisbane produce markets<br />
Sections of floating Riverwalk torn away and<br />
guided to safety by 13 tugs and water police<br />
Thursday 14 January 2011<br />
Volunteers including 800 Australian Army<br />
soldiers join the clean-up and emergency<br />
support effort<br />
70,000homes without electricity<br />
Friday 15 January 2011<br />
More than 23,000 people participate in<br />
Brisbane City Council’s co-ordinated clean-up<br />
weekend<br />
Almost 30,000 tonnes of rubbish is moved<br />
Cost<br />
Approximately $500million flood damage<br />
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Let there be sport<br />
Last year was a beaut for Queensland sport and there<br />
are more good times ahead, writes Steve Haddan<br />
Who could forget the Brisbane Roar’s<br />
“Great Escape” in the A-League final<br />
to end all finals? Or those down and<br />
out Reds and their mighty climb to Super Rugby<br />
supremacy, or the Maroons’ series winning<br />
first half in Origin 3, each executed at majestic<br />
Suncorp Stadium? Take your pick folks. If drama,<br />
intrigue and spectacle are still fresh in the<br />
memory, the 2012 menu’s not too shabby either.<br />
Done and dusted already is the star-stacked<br />
Brisbane International at the Queensland Tennis<br />
Centre, a venue hammered during last year’s<br />
flood. Appealing to my baser instincts was the<br />
prospect the ill-mannered Serena Williams<br />
might wrap her tennis racquet around a hapless<br />
line umpire, but it was the presence of world<br />
number four Andy Murray, promising teen<br />
Bernard Tomic and US Open champ Sam Stosur<br />
which held the purist’s attention.<br />
This weekend, however, all roads lead to<br />
the Gold Coast Turf Club for the running of the<br />
$2million Magic Millions Classic on 14 January.<br />
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And if you’re still on the Coast on 2 February,<br />
the 23rd Ladies Masters at Royal Pines is on, but<br />
seven-time winner Karrie Webb is not, for the first<br />
time in two decades. After a disappointing 2011<br />
the Florida-based 37-year-old is concentrating<br />
her attention on events in the US LPGA.<br />
As we progress through February, hopes<br />
the Roar might correct their ugly slide from<br />
finals contention, after a 35-match run without<br />
loss mind you, will depend on the presence or<br />
otherwise of German go-to man, Thomas Broich<br />
– the Roar’s and, arguably, the A-League’s best<br />
player. And let’s not forget the club’s Asian Cup<br />
commitments during March, which include three<br />
mid-week matches at Suncorp Stadium.<br />
March is a big month at the spiritual home of<br />
Queensland sport, which will host its first ever<br />
across code triple header. In their 25th season<br />
the Brisbane Broncos are looking to go even<br />
better and, sans one D. Lockyer, play the first of<br />
their home games against the Cowboys on Friday<br />
9 March. The following night it’s the Reds and<br />
Melbourne Rebels in week three of Super Rugby,<br />
while the Roar will be hoping they’ve steadied the<br />
ship by the time John Kosmina’s Adelaide United<br />
arrive on the Sunday afternoon. Three games<br />
in three days is a massive challenge for a venue<br />
recognised as among the best internationally.<br />
Continuing a mouthwatering cocktail of<br />
marquee matches at the famous ground is a<br />
lone State of Origin clash on 4 July, with Game<br />
One sent to Melbourne this year. Question: Do<br />
they care? Answer: No! The Mighty Maroons will<br />
look to lock in an astonishing seventh successive<br />
series win, with the sad passing of Rugby League<br />
Immortal Arthur Beetson the ultimate motivation<br />
for Mal Meninga’s Superteam. I’m also eagerly<br />
anticipating the zip Cooper Cronk will bring to the<br />
halves in the wake of Darren Lockyer’s retirement.<br />
Still on league, is it just me or is Manly’s postpremiership<br />
implosion not the weirdest thing<br />
you’ve ever seen? The NRL champion club now<br />
resembles a smoking wreck, but I’m hoping that<br />
the sweet smell of success returns to the Gabba<br />
STEVE<br />
HADDAN<br />
Sports writer and<br />
public speaker<br />
and the Brisbane Lions to the pointy end of the<br />
AFL ladder.<br />
In international rugby, a Wallaby clash with<br />
Wales in June and a Bledisloe Cup showdown at<br />
Suncorp Stadium on 20 October completes the<br />
picture at home, while the jury’s still out on what<br />
our Olympic team can do in London from 27 July.<br />
Australia finished fourth with 58 medals when we<br />
hosted the Olympic Games in Sydney, but some<br />
are predicting a significant tumble down the<br />
world rankings.<br />
On the international stage your best bet might<br />
be to follow the incomparable Cadel Evans<br />
who, after conquering one of Australian sport’s<br />
final frontiers, gets to defend his Tour de France<br />
crown. Gosh, I’m getting tired just thinking about<br />
all that sport. To you and your team, at home and<br />
on the field, have a great year.<br />
Got a sports story idea? Email me<br />
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The King and<br />
his princes<br />
Wally Lewis’ boys are finding stardom<br />
of their own on the small screen,<br />
writes Alex Bernard<br />
Suncorp Stadium can hold more than<br />
52,000 people but this morning there’s<br />
just a handful of people here setting up<br />
for the Artie Beetson Tribute. I’m sitting in the<br />
eastern stand with another of Queensland’s<br />
favourite sons Wally “The King” Lewis.<br />
For all his iconic status on the football<br />
field, out of the spotlight Wally is a very down<br />
to earth, affable man. We’re talking about the<br />
horrific floods of 12 months ago and he’s telling<br />
me how he and his sons, sports presenter Mitch,<br />
25, and actor Lincoln, 24, helped with the cleanup.<br />
In typical Lewis style, he’s modest about<br />
this but I couldn’t help but wonder what it must<br />
have been like for those people who opened<br />
their door to find Wally and his boys ready to<br />
lend a hand.<br />
“We’re a very tight-knit bunch, the Lewis<br />
clan,” says Wally. “When I look at how well<br />
the boys are doing, Mitch now up at Nine with<br />
me and Linc with his acting, the word proud<br />
doesn’t do it justice.”<br />
Channel Nine has something of a monopoly<br />
on the Lewis men these days. Wally has been<br />
reading sport news for 12 years; Mitch started<br />
reading sport last July (in addition to his duties<br />
at Nova radio station) and Lincoln will be seen<br />
this year in Nine’s new drama series Tricky Business.<br />
Wally is delighted to have Mitch join the<br />
Nine stable. “Nine’s home to me, they’ve been<br />
so supportive when I had my health issues,<br />
I’m glad Mitch has made his start here. After<br />
watching him for the first three weekends I<br />
thought he was a real pain in the arse! He didn’t<br />
make a single mistake! He’s doing really well.<br />
And that first cross when Mitch said ‘And now<br />
we’re going to cross to the Old Man at Suncorp<br />
Stadium’ God, I laughed.”<br />
While it goes without saying all mothers are<br />
proud of their children’s accomplishments, if<br />
you held an actual competition Jackie Lewis<br />
would be very hard to beat. Both her sons are<br />
a parent’s dream; confident and self-assured,<br />
well-mannered, handsome young men.<br />
I congratulate her on what lovely young<br />
men her sons are and her reply is typically<br />
modest. “Thank you, we’ve always tried to instil<br />
in all three of our kids the importance of good<br />
manners and showing respect to other people,<br />
but really it’s up to them to carry that through.<br />
They deserve the credit because they all do it.”<br />
As a teenager Mitch Lewis was obsessed<br />
with movies and having dreams of becoming<br />
a film director. He studied film and television<br />
production after high school, but after one day<br />
of work experience at Nova 106.9, radio became<br />
his focus. He began by answering phones and<br />
getting coffee but four years on, he’s the station’s<br />
sports reporter and movie reviewer, as well as<br />
assistant producer of the breakfast show.<br />
Then, in July last year, opportunity knocked<br />
on his door. Channel Nine was looking for<br />
a casual sports presenter and asked him to<br />
audition. “I was so nervous that first night<br />
I almost wanted something to happen so<br />
I wouldn’t have to do it,” he confesses. He<br />
needn’t have been worried. Reports from those<br />
in the industry say Lewis’ future is bright on the<br />
sports desk. Brother Lincoln is also thrilled by<br />
his brother’s new role. “He’s really good! I’m so<br />
rapped for him because he’s worked very, very<br />
hard and now it’s all starting to pay off.”<br />
Meanwhile, the whole family agrees Lincoln<br />
was destined for the stage from an early age.<br />
“He’s always been the show pony of the family,”<br />
says Mitch.<br />
Starting off in children’s television, Lincoln<br />
gained popularity and won a Logie for his role<br />
in Home and Away. He has starred with top<br />
tier actors Guy Pearce and Claudia Carvan<br />
in 33 Postcards and this year he’ll be seen<br />
alongside Shane Bourne and Debra Byrne<br />
in Tricky Business. While still on Home and<br />
Away Lincoln secured the same American<br />
agent who represents Julian McMahon and the<br />
Hemsworth brothers, Chris and Liam, who are<br />
now making their mark in Hollywood so it’s no<br />
surprise that is next on Lincoln’s agenda.<br />
Lincoln says his father has been a role<br />
model for helping him deal with well-wishers<br />
and autograph seekers as the public interest<br />
in him grows. “He’s so gracious about it and<br />
makes time for everyone who wants to shake<br />
his hand. I’ve learnt so much from watching Dad.”<br />
I understand what he means when I see<br />
first-hand Wally’s magnetic attraction. As I<br />
finish my chat with Mitch inside McDonalds<br />
next door to Suncorp Stadium at Milton,<br />
Wally joins us and a steady stream of kids,<br />
dads, granddads and everyone in between<br />
approaches The King for an autograph or just<br />
to shake his hand. And he responds to every<br />
single one of them.<br />
But even with his star ascending, Lincoln<br />
says he’s in no danger of getting a big head.<br />
“You have to leave your ego at the door in the<br />
Lewis house! My sister Jamie-Lee gives me a<br />
flogging, as does Pop and Uncle Bruce – the<br />
whole family really. It’s just not something<br />
mum or dad would ever put up with.”<br />
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“What did you do all day?”<br />
Ask a new mum this question at your peril, but Emily Jade<br />
discovers there is a good answer<br />
Never has a sentence from the lips of<br />
my husband Gerard infuriated me to<br />
the point of throwing a pot and/or the<br />
remote...or whatever was within reaching and<br />
hurling distance...at him.<br />
Sure, those six words seem harmless enough,<br />
but that day they reduced me to a flurry of<br />
tears and, let’s say, a teeny tiny meltdown.<br />
Millie Valentine was only four weeks old<br />
and my husband came home to me dressed<br />
exactly the same as when he had left – in my<br />
“evening wear”, aka pyjamas – and our dinner<br />
choices being an option of Chinese, Thai or<br />
pizza from the local takeaway…the result of<br />
a demanding day of baby crying every time I<br />
stepped a few centimetres away from her.<br />
As parents-to-be we romanticised about<br />
me becoming a Stepford-style, stay-at-home<br />
mum – me perfectly groomed, the baby bathed<br />
and cooing for daddy and the three-course<br />
meal on the table when my hardworking<br />
breadwinner came home.<br />
My husband was very much looking<br />
forward to that, especially after having a<br />
career girl for a wife who was lucky enough to<br />
be home for dinner, let alone cook it.<br />
If you are already a parent, right now you<br />
are probably laughing all the way to your<br />
front door from the mailbox after reading the<br />
above fantasy. Yes, we set our standards high<br />
and they came crumbling down when reality<br />
kicked in. This baby-wrangling business is<br />
hard, unpredictable and tiring beyond belief,<br />
and my advice to expectant parents – write<br />
down all the romantic ideals you have on a<br />
piece of paper, then eat that piece of paper!<br />
I now realise that the hardest thing about<br />
having a new baby is not actually the baby, it’s<br />
adjusting your own expectations about what<br />
you will be able to achieve daily with that baby<br />
and if that achievement is simply having a<br />
shower, then so be it.<br />
My girlfriend Astra is the owner/operator<br />
of a three-year-old and wrote to me about<br />
her similar struggle to come to terms with<br />
her new life and child. “I spent the first six<br />
months (maybe even 12 months) trying to<br />
finish my normal To Do list each week and<br />
wondering why I felt tired, stressed and like I<br />
was constantly failing to achieve anything.<br />
“I read something once by a new mum who<br />
said that each morning she would write down<br />
the 10 things she absolutely must get done<br />
that day. Then she would cross nine of them<br />
off the list and feel happy if she managed to<br />
get that one thing done. That made me feel<br />
better! In time, I learned to truly accept that<br />
raising a child was my new job – a demanding<br />
full-time job – and, if I was going to raise the<br />
person I wanted to raise and be the mother I<br />
wanted to be, I would have to let other things<br />
go for a while.<br />
“So my house was no longer as tidy or<br />
organised as it used to be, I didn’t keep up<br />
with the news very well, I no longer tried to<br />
fit in everyone’s requests to meet for lunch<br />
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media personality<br />
or coffee. What I chose to let go is different<br />
to what other mums may choose, but I guess<br />
everyone finds what works for their life. I think<br />
that’s why a lot of mums cut off their hair and<br />
only shave on special occasions!”<br />
Good advice. No, great advice! Now I’ve<br />
vowed to be satisfied with one achievement<br />
per day and that achievement is pretty darn<br />
important – raising my child, no matter if<br />
it’s in pyjamas and eating food from a can;<br />
shaving my legs can wait.<br />
So next time my husband comes home<br />
to ask me “what did I do all day?” instead of<br />
yelling “this sucks, this sucks, this is the worst<br />
thing in the entire world; I want my mum” or<br />
“I wish you had boobs!” I’m simply going to<br />
smile and say “I kept a small human being<br />
alive and happy, how about you?”<br />
Do you have a parenting question,<br />
topic or story to share? Email me at<br />
emilyjade@bmag.com.au
adveRtIsIng featuRe<br />
Versatility, the key to<br />
modern living<br />
W<br />
hether it’s a barbecue to entertain<br />
friends this holiday season, a<br />
contemporary lounge for the living<br />
room or sports memorabilia for the games<br />
room, Homemaker City has it all.<br />
With the holiday season now in full swing,<br />
the thought of large-scale entertaining can be<br />
daunting.<br />
as most houses aren’t laid out for<br />
entertaining on a daily basis, Homemaker City<br />
retailers say the key is to purchase furniture<br />
which will stand the test of everyday living and<br />
entertaining.<br />
they say modular lounges offer<br />
contemporary style and flexibility making<br />
them the most versatile seating, indoors and<br />
outdoors, in today’s market.<br />
the real beauty of this style of lounge is that<br />
the configuration can be changed as your<br />
needs grow or your home changes. It’s not just<br />
about lifestyle, but also your day-to-day needs.<br />
If you’re having people over to watch a movie,<br />
put all the pieces together so everyone has a<br />
great view. If you are having people over for<br />
drinks and interesting conversation, configure<br />
the individual pieces so everyone is facing each<br />
other. the ‘Puzzle’ suite at nick scali perfectly suits<br />
these occasions.<br />
John Cosford from the Outdoor furniture<br />
specialists concurs advising that in Outdoor<br />
furniture, modular units are the most popular<br />
units sold now. a large day bed such as the<br />
Waterloo easily converts to outdoor seating for<br />
5, whilst the Harrison extension table can seat a<br />
family comfortable and extend to cater for 10<br />
when entertaining.<br />
Perfect for post-Christmas home and lifestyle<br />
shopping, the latest in furniture, homewares,<br />
electrical and bedding is all on sale now across<br />
the 3 Homemaker City Centres.<br />
With a strong retail mix and more than 100<br />
stores, Homemaker City a wide variety and<br />
convenience to shoppers.<br />
Homemaker City aspley, Jindalee and<br />
fortitude valley are anchored by some of the most<br />
respected national retailers including freedom,<br />
Barbeques galore, Oz design, forty Winks, snooze<br />
and the Outdoor furniture specialists, Harvey<br />
norman domayne, nick scali to name a few.<br />
Marketing coordinator Michele addley<br />
said Homemaker City is a one-stop place for<br />
all post-Christmas bargains. “each Centre has<br />
everything you could want in one location’<br />
she said. “People don’t have to travel all over<br />
Brisbane to do their shopping.” Ms addley said<br />
the shopping precincts were also designed to<br />
take the stress out of parking. “there is parking<br />
available near each store so shoppers don’t<br />
need to walk far,” she said.<br />
Ms addley recommends customers refer<br />
to the Homemaker City website for individual<br />
retailer locations www.homemakercity.com.au,<br />
where they’ll also find retailers phone numbers<br />
and trading hours.<br />
the added benefit of being able to do all<br />
your home and lifestyle shopping close to<br />
home means that you’ll be home relaxing (or<br />
entertaining) sooner!<br />
andrew Moricz, Head of furniture – freedom,<br />
shares five tips to help choose the right sofa.<br />
Think about lifestyle, are you tv watchers?<br />
If so, you might like a chaise, perfect for kicking<br />
back and relaxing. do you have children? Leather<br />
could be a good option to care for because it’s<br />
hard-wearing.<br />
Size does matter, If your living room is small, go<br />
for slim and sleek, or if you’re got loads of space,<br />
go for modular.<br />
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The feather factor, the cushion and sofa fill<br />
is probably one of the most important elements<br />
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firmer seat, however for a plumped up, luxe and<br />
comfortable sofa, you can’t beat feather.<br />
Style wars, Classic? Contemporary? skirted or<br />
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oVer 100 stores to cHoose From!<br />
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Black Blaze balconette bra<br />
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side-tie brief $69.95<br />
Jessica Holmes started her fashion career<br />
designing lingerie and, with generous curves<br />
of her own, knows how important it is for<br />
fashion to flatter the figure. So her experience<br />
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Kiargo pieces re-ignite the beauty of the<br />
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Premium Italian fabric has been chosen for<br />
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In the Vacationist Collection Holmes<br />
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ocean cruising, interpreted in a clean palette<br />
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Viceroy sailors bandeau top (with detachable<br />
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Mansfield striped Sailor<br />
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Surfer chic<br />
If you’re more interested in riding the<br />
waves than a paddle in the shallows, take<br />
a cue from Australia’s number one female<br />
pro surfer, Sally Fitzgibbons (above), who<br />
wears the Roxy Catalina one-piece which<br />
has midriff and upper body coverage for<br />
comfort on the board and great colour<br />
and cut that looks good on the beach.<br />
RRP$99.99, see au.roxy.com for stockists.<br />
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Fashion and beauty<br />
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buy online at www.marinep.com.au.<br />
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to buy online or find<br />
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t For boho babes<br />
Boston Babe also does boho with a new range<br />
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finds stockists at www.bostonbabe.com.au.<br />
Bottles to boardies u<br />
Billabong is practising its own brand<br />
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designs from RRP$69.99, call 5589 9899 for stockists.<br />
City cool u<br />
SunnyLife’s summer<br />
collection is designed<br />
for cool, casual living<br />
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with a range of dresses,<br />
kaftans, woven hats and<br />
bags, big totes or compact<br />
clutches, such as the Bells<br />
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See www.sunnylife.com.au<br />
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healthy<br />
IVF baby boom<br />
A new report shows that more women than ever are turning to IVF as<br />
technology overcomes old taboos<br />
IVF treatment is on the rise in Australia<br />
and New Zealand, but it remains a risky<br />
procedure for women over 44, with only a<br />
handful of older women managing to deliver a<br />
live baby.<br />
The latest report from the Australian Institute<br />
of Health and Welfare (AIHW) found that the<br />
use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART)<br />
such as IVF soared by almost 50 per cent in the<br />
five years to 2009.<br />
The report found there were 70,541 ART<br />
treatment cycles in Australia and New Zealand<br />
in 2009, a 14 per cent rise on 2008 and a 48 per<br />
cent increase since 2005. From all those treatment<br />
cycles, more than 12,000 babies were born.<br />
Almost one-quarter of cycles were undertaken<br />
by women who had previously given birth.<br />
But local experts say the figures don’t tell<br />
the whole story. Monash IVF Queensland chief<br />
executive Dr Adrianne Pope says while it’s true<br />
that more people are turning to IVF, the spike in<br />
2009 could also be an anomaly attributed to the<br />
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Federal Government’s cuts to the Medicare safety<br />
net, which saw IVF become more expensive<br />
from 2010. “We found that people jumped to act<br />
before the price variation kicked in, so 2009<br />
was a very busy year for us,” she explains. Dr<br />
Pope’s observation is supported by Medicare<br />
figures that show an 18 per cent increase in<br />
IVF cycles in 2009 but a 16 per cent drop in 2010.<br />
Dr Pope says 2011 figures haven’t been released<br />
yet but things seem to be picking up again.<br />
City Fertility chief executive Dr Adnan<br />
Catakovic also says the report’s figures may<br />
be inflated by the inclusion of other assisted<br />
reproductive technologies, such as interuterine<br />
insemination (IUI), which historically<br />
hasn’t been included in IVF reports. He thinks<br />
the uptake would be closer to 20 or 30 per cent<br />
over the past five years in Queensland.<br />
However, Dr Catakovic and Dr Pope agree<br />
that IVF is definitely on the rise – thanks greatly<br />
to wider community acceptance. “IVF used to<br />
be a taboo subject,” Dr Catakovic says. “Even<br />
10 years ago it was still considered something<br />
that you didn’t tell your friends but today the<br />
community is definitely more educated.”<br />
The technology has also improved greatly.<br />
The AIHW report shows that the number of<br />
multiple births remained fairly steady at 8.2<br />
per cent after continuous falls since 2005<br />
when 14 per cent of treatment cycles resulted<br />
in at least two babies being born. Only about<br />
eight per cent of all deliveries from ART in<br />
2009 resulted in twins being born, with just 0.2<br />
per cent resulting in triplets.<br />
This is due to the trend of implanting a<br />
single, five-day-old embryo instead of several<br />
three-day-old embryos in a woman. The<br />
proportion of single embryo transfer cycles<br />
increased from 48 per cent in 2005 to 70 per<br />
cent in 2009 – a change Dr Catakovic describes<br />
as “one of the most successful changes to clinical<br />
practice,” as multiple births, particularly in older<br />
mothers, are associated with higher morbidity<br />
rates and conditions such as cerebral palsy.<br />
While the average age of the mums-to-be<br />
using their own eggs was 35, one in four women<br />
were aged 40 or older, according to the AIHW<br />
report. But it remains much harder for older<br />
women to have a baby. Less than one per cent<br />
of women aged over 44 who used their own eggs<br />
managed to deliver a live baby compared to<br />
more than a quarter of women aged 30-40.<br />
About three per cent of women who gave<br />
birth in Australia during 2009 received some<br />
form of ART. Most used their own fresh or frozen<br />
eggs, with about five per cent relying on donor<br />
eggs or other forms of ART such as surrogacy.<br />
However, donor eggs can be hard to find, with<br />
strict laws preventing commercial trading,<br />
unlike in the United States where women in their<br />
40s may experience a successful pregnancy by<br />
purchasing a 20-year-old’s egg. Dr Catakovic<br />
says celebrities using donor eggs perpetuate the<br />
myth that successful pregnancies in older<br />
mothers are common but once a woman is 43 or<br />
44, it is much more difficult without a donor.
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• Caffeine - aim for ≤2 coffees a day;<br />
• Folate supplementation – reduces the<br />
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• Fitness - get fit prior to pregnancy;<br />
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Interiors<br />
Child’s play<br />
Actually, there’s more than fun and games to consider<br />
when creating a children’s playroom, writes Rachel Syers<br />
A<br />
playroom for the kids is usually the<br />
brightest space in your home for<br />
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you even begin dreaming up the colour<br />
schemes and funky furniture, the most<br />
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No matter what the age of your mini-me,<br />
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You won’t need to hunt high or low either,<br />
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To keep up with changing technology,<br />
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David Liekari suggests sourcing innovative<br />
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and to prevent mildew. You can get creative and<br />
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Eggplants, chillis and capsicum (and tomatoes,<br />
too) belong to the solanaceae family, aka the<br />
deadly nightshade family, and all can be planted<br />
now. Look out for the stripey fruit of the new “Fairy<br />
Tale” eggplant which is a speedy grower and good<br />
for smaller spaces, and be careful when choosing<br />
chillis as some can really pack a hot punch.<br />
Herbs are best grown closest to the kitchen.<br />
Essentials are basil, parsley and thyme, mint,<br />
rosemary, chives and oregano, which are also<br />
easy to grow. Water daily and feed with a liquid<br />
fertiliser every couple of weeks to keep growth<br />
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Other things to plant now: sweet corn,<br />
chokos, snake beans, loofah, sweet potato,<br />
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Timothy Hill is tucked away on a modest 310 square<br />
metre subdivision and is the only Brisbane home<br />
selected in a new book celebrating innovative<br />
Australian design, 70/80/90 Iconic Australian<br />
Homes: Three decades of domestic architecture by<br />
Karen McCartney.<br />
In the book Hill says that it is only now, 12<br />
years after completion, that the house has evolved<br />
to a point where its maturity meets their original<br />
intention through the weathering of materials and<br />
the changing nature of the landscaping.<br />
By Hill’s own admission, the New Farm block<br />
was a “dud site” compared to the other projects<br />
showcased in the book. “Most of the other sites<br />
have got latent spectacle and making a building<br />
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be a very different type of project than working on<br />
a site where there’s no view, it faces north-west and<br />
it’s pretty small,” he explains.<br />
The challenge saw him turn to traditions from<br />
other cultures for inspiration. Much like Australia<br />
itself, these influences are a mix from different<br />
corners of the globe, with Middle Eastern and<br />
Japanese traditions particularly well-suited to<br />
Brisbane’s hot climate and the need to maximise<br />
space within the building.<br />
Some of the methods used include creating an<br />
elongated entry sequence between a garden wall<br />
and the façade of the house, through a small grove<br />
of trees; light-reflecting courtyards; mixing large<br />
and small elements throughout the home to help<br />
spaces seem more generous than they actually are;<br />
and creating a versatile series of rooms rather than<br />
one open-plan living area which is favoured by<br />
many modern designers.<br />
The mix of small and large is evident throughout<br />
the home. Some of the doors, for example, are<br />
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the street, but<br />
one very large<br />
window helps<br />
the space seem<br />
larger. There<br />
are very few<br />
cupboards in the<br />
home but there is<br />
a large storeroom<br />
and what Hill describes as a “massively<br />
oversized laundry” to compensate. This means<br />
the house does not rely on cupboards for<br />
decoration which gives it a timeless style.<br />
The home is divided into three areas – the<br />
living area; the kitchen, positioned behind a<br />
masonry wall; and the private area consisting<br />
of two bedrooms, a large bathroom and the<br />
spacious laundry/storage room.<br />
The Middle Eastern tradition is evident in<br />
the blurring of outdoor and indoor living space,<br />
while Japanese influence can be seen with<br />
the two bedrooms that can be independently<br />
The influence of Japan is evident in the serenity of the fish pond The pond separates the private bedrooms from the more public living area<br />
accessed through sliding wooden doors that<br />
lead to a serene fish pond. “It’s got a miniature<br />
hill and a miniature lake, it’s straight out of<br />
Japan,” he says. “They are very well practised at<br />
making houses in tight spaces.”<br />
Separating the bedrooms allows for<br />
versatility, as these rooms could be used for<br />
consulting rooms or offices. The separation of<br />
the kitchen from the living and dining area also<br />
allows for a “sense of occasion” and the main<br />
room becomes more flexible.<br />
Although it seems like a contradiction of<br />
terms, Hill says the house is also versatile due<br />
to the use of built-in furniture. For example, the<br />
bench-style seat in the living area can double<br />
as a bed, play bench, project spot or any other<br />
use required. “You can build it into all sorts of<br />
other formations that you could never do with<br />
sofas,” he says.<br />
The garden is the principle space of the<br />
home – a very different idea to the classic<br />
Queenslander where the focus is on the<br />
building’s beauty. “This building has two<br />
enclosed gardens with a bit of occupation<br />
between them and the focus is really on those<br />
gardens,” Hill explains. Light reflects off the<br />
courtyard walls,<br />
allowing for gentle<br />
light and less glare in<br />
the interior.<br />
The book’s author<br />
Karen McCartney<br />
praises the D<br />
House for being<br />
“exceptional because<br />
it overtly engages with its urban context in a<br />
way that no other house represented in the<br />
book does.” Hill likes the description and<br />
is flattered that even though the building is<br />
residential, it is occasionally mistaken for<br />
something else thanks to its design and urban<br />
location. “People offer to buy the furniture<br />
because they mistake it for a shop, which is<br />
very sweet and I take as a great compliment,”<br />
he says.<br />
70/80/90 Iconic Australian Homes: Three decades<br />
of domestic architecture by Karen McCartney, is<br />
published by Murdoch Books, RRP$79.99.<br />
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New campus pilots junior program<br />
As the country shifts to a more uniform national education system, the first<br />
Brisbane students will enter their “junior” year. Leonie Briggs reports<br />
A<br />
northside college is blazing the trail this<br />
year for the transition to junior secondary<br />
schooling in Queensland which will see<br />
more than 40,000 Year 7 students relocated from<br />
primary to secondary campuses by 2015.<br />
Murrumba State Secondary College is one<br />
of 20 pilot schools but the only one to start on<br />
Monday 23 January with a new, purpose-built<br />
campus and an initial intake of 300 students in<br />
Years 7 and 8.<br />
More than $600million has been allocated<br />
for the state-wide move to more uniformity<br />
among schools Australia-wide which also aligns<br />
Queensland with the new national curriculum<br />
that starts this year in English, Maths and<br />
Science. The courses are designed for 13 years of<br />
schooling, Prep to Year 12, and treat Year 7 as the<br />
first year of high school.<br />
Griffith University education expert, Professor<br />
Donna Pendergast, believes the junior secondary<br />
model will revitalise Queensland’s state secondary<br />
sector and reverse the trend of dwindling<br />
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in Year 10,” Professor Pendergast says. She says<br />
this strategy could appeal to a significant number<br />
of families because they would be paying private<br />
school fees for only three years instead of six.<br />
Although early days, community interest<br />
already is lending weight to this view. Murrumba<br />
State Secondary College principal Paul Pengelly<br />
says if the “overwhelming” response he has<br />
experienced is any gauge, the junior secondary<br />
model is off to a great start.<br />
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with parent groups and feeder schools, the college<br />
had no trouble attracting enrolments, including<br />
from families who had withdrawn children from<br />
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from 2013. Principal Michael Knox says it is<br />
“pretty exciting” being one of the first schools<br />
involved while the principal at Bray Park primary,<br />
Leonie Betts, says the junior secondary move,<br />
although voluntary at this stage, has strong<br />
support within the community.<br />
She says a lot of effort is being made to ensure<br />
a seamless transition for pilot students during the<br />
two-year trial period by enabling participation in<br />
activities such as school camps. “We also don’t<br />
want to break up any long-standing friendships<br />
between students.”<br />
Alexandra Hills State High School principal<br />
St Joseph’s Nudgee College is easing<br />
transport concerns for families with a<br />
fleet of buses that makes it easy for<br />
students to get safely to and from school<br />
each day.<br />
“Many prospective families were<br />
being increasingly reluctant to send<br />
younger children, in particular, to and<br />
from school on public transport said<br />
Principal Mr Daryl Hanly.<br />
“We listened to families concerns<br />
and now have a fleet of buses that are<br />
dispersed across eight bus runs every<br />
morning and afternoon whilst also<br />
transporting over 100 boys each day to<br />
and from Boondall train station,” he said.<br />
Areas covered by the bus runs are:<br />
• Albany Creek / Eatons Hill<br />
• Brett’s Wharf and southside<br />
• Clayfield / Ascot<br />
• The Gap / Jinker Track<br />
• Samford / Dayboro<br />
• Wilston / Nundah (departing from<br />
• Gregory Terrace)<br />
• Bardon<br />
• North Lakes / Redcliffe<br />
For exact route information see the<br />
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Enrolments) on the Nudgee College<br />
website.<br />
Enrolment opportunities exist in some<br />
Gail Armstrong says a lot of work will be done this<br />
year to ensure the curriculum and teachers are<br />
ready to accept the pilot students next year. “We<br />
want parents to be confident about their children<br />
coming to high school and that it will be a really<br />
wonderful experience,” she says.<br />
There would be a significant amount of<br />
professional development undertaken this<br />
year and Year 7 teachers from feeder schools<br />
might also be involved and transfer to the junior<br />
secondary progam, she added.<br />
Griffith’s University’s dean of education,<br />
Professor Pendergast said junior secondary<br />
schooling was “not just about moving students”.<br />
She says there is “great evidence” this tailored<br />
approach has improved outcomes and better<br />
prepared students for senior schooling. She says<br />
the high cost is best viewed as an investment<br />
in the future and the price that has to be paid<br />
for “changing the education system to meet the<br />
needs of young learners and to give them what<br />
they need for the rest of their lives.”<br />
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Best cruises for 2012<br />
Cruising is not just for retirees splashing out with their super.<br />
There’s something for everyone, writes Leah McLennan<br />
Cruising is like dating: for it to be a success<br />
your personalities need to match, the<br />
venue must provide the right atmosphere<br />
and you must be able to pay the bill. There are<br />
cruises on offer in 2012 to suit everyone – from big<br />
ships pumping with noise and children, to intimate,<br />
quieter vessels with champagne on tap. There<br />
are giant vessels plying the popular routes, while<br />
others are heading off the beaten track, cruising<br />
around icebergs or visiting far-off lands in West<br />
Africa. For those who want to learn along the way<br />
there are ships that offer on-board talks by academic<br />
experts, while other ships are all about entertaining<br />
the masses with flashy musicals and magic shows.<br />
Australian cruise passengers will be spoilt for<br />
choice with more ships than ever visiting our waters<br />
next year. And cruising is no longer for the “nearly<br />
dead”; there’s a cruise ship to suit just about<br />
everyone.<br />
In 2012, an estimated 20.3 million passengers<br />
worldwide will take a cruise – the equivalent of<br />
the population of Australia. Nearly half a million<br />
of those passengers will be Australian. So are you<br />
ready for your date with a cruise ship? But how do<br />
you choose the cruise that’s right for you? Here are<br />
some options for 2012:<br />
Best for singles<br />
P&O’s Azura is one of the few big ships with<br />
dedicated single cabins which cruises mainly<br />
Europe from Southampton. An indication of just<br />
how popular they are is that the single rooms are<br />
booked out for 2012 so planning ahead is crucial<br />
to securing a berth. An alternative is P&O’s<br />
Pacific Dawn which has a Salt Grill on board<br />
serving up Aussie super chef Luke Mangan’s<br />
specialties. The Week Fantastique cruise sails to<br />
New Caledonia and Vanuatu from Brisbane over<br />
seven nights. Prices vary with departure dates.<br />
See www.pocruises.com.<br />
Best for couples<br />
Many ships are appropriate for couples but<br />
Princess Cruises – the company that was made<br />
famous by The Love Boat TV series – is especially<br />
serious about its romantic offerings. It’s one of the<br />
few cruise lines with captains licensed to perform<br />
weddings at sea. Its ships also have a “romance<br />
department” and offer classes, such as<br />
rediscovering intimacy in your relationship.<br />
Perhaps that’s why balcony rooms aboard the<br />
Australian-based Dawn Princess, the ship<br />
christened by the original Love Boat crew, already<br />
are selling out for 2012. But there’s a Northern<br />
Australia Explorer cruise departing Brisbane for<br />
Fremantle via Indonesia and Broome from 30 May<br />
from $3097.50 per person. See www.princess.com.<br />
Best for seniors<br />
Many seniors might prefer to stay away from the<br />
noise and chaos of children, so they should<br />
opt for a ship with minimal children’s facilities.<br />
Cunard Lines’ legendary ships – Queen Mary<br />
2, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria are<br />
especially popular with seniors and those<br />
wanting to reminisce about the good old days of
England. See www.cunardline.com.au.<br />
Adventurous baby boomers<br />
retiring this year or with some wellearned<br />
long-service leave owing can<br />
circumnavigate Australia on the Holland<br />
America Line’s ms Volendam, taking a detour via<br />
Komodo Island and Lombok Indonesia, over 34<br />
days departing Sydney on 21 October, from $6198<br />
per person. See www.traveltheworld.com.au.<br />
Best for families<br />
If a child was able to design a cruise ship then<br />
the result might be something like Carnival<br />
Spirit. This ship, which is the size of three footy<br />
fields, has the largest waterpark and the steepest<br />
waterslide (20 metres) at sea. There’s also minigolf,<br />
a jogging track and two-deck fitness centre,<br />
and different clubs offering activities for kids<br />
and teens to age 17. Departs from Sydney to<br />
Melbourne, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands<br />
or there’s a short cruise from Melbourne to<br />
Tasmania. See www.carnival.com.au.<br />
Best for the sophisticated<br />
Boutique cruise line Compagnie du Ponant will<br />
be sailing Australian waters for the first time in<br />
2012 with L’Austral, more like a mega-yacht than<br />
a cruise ship with just 132 state rooms on board –<br />
all with ocean views and private balconies. Food,<br />
of course, is faithful to the French tradition and<br />
service is first class. From about $5509 per person<br />
for a lazy sail from Noumea to Darwin over 14<br />
nights or there’s an idyllic 17-night cruise from<br />
Chile to French Polynesia departing February. A<br />
14-night cruise from Darwin to Singapore departs<br />
31 March. See www.traveltheworld.com.au.<br />
There are many more itineraries with<br />
departure points around the world, just like the<br />
Azamara Club Cruises’ Journey and Quest – also<br />
Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas has a skating rink on board<br />
more like boutique hotels than cruise ships,<br />
catering to just under 700 passengers, with butler<br />
service for suite guests. Closest departure point to<br />
Australia is Singapore for an Asian adventure but<br />
South America and Europe are also specialties.<br />
See www.azamaraclubcruises.com.<br />
Best BIG cruise<br />
Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas is the biggest<br />
ship to be based semi-permanently in Australia<br />
in 2012 with guests spoilt for choice for<br />
accommodation (over 15 decks), pools (there are<br />
10) and entertainment (at 14 bars, clubs and<br />
lounges as well as a Vegas-style casino). There’s<br />
an ice skating rink (and ice skating shows), rock<br />
climbing wall, in-line skating track and jogging<br />
track, mini-golf and more than 100 treatments at<br />
the Vitality Spa. Test the waters on a one-night<br />
sampler cruise out of Sydney for $284 per person<br />
or a 14-night New Zealand cruise out of Sydney<br />
from $1578 from November 2012. For details see<br />
www.royalcaribbean.com.au.<br />
Best short cruise<br />
Want to get your sea legs before embarking<br />
on a major voyage? The Sun Princess departs<br />
Brisbane for Sydney on 1 March 2012 for a cruise<br />
over two nights – just enough time to sample the<br />
entertainment, the Lotus Spa, watch a movie<br />
under the stars, relax at the adults-only Sanctuary<br />
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo<br />
In a role that couldn’t be further removed from her last one as the<br />
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Mara is already winning accolades for her performance as the pierced<br />
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Hugo<br />
Legendary director Martin Scorsese ventures into a new world of<br />
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The Descendants<br />
George Clooney has been nominated for a Best Actor Golden Globe<br />
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Comics on film<br />
Film adaptations of classic comics and graphic novels from the 1920s<br />
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Braised rabbit with<br />
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Ask your butcher to save you a farmed rabbit to make this<br />
hearty meal, says Gary Mehigan<br />
ingredients<br />
serves 4<br />
2 tblspns extra virgin olive oil, plus<br />
extra for drizzling<br />
1 × 2kg rabbit, cut into 8 pieces<br />
Table salt<br />
1 tblspn plain flour<br />
4 cloves garlic, peeled<br />
1 onion, sliced<br />
200ml dry white wine<br />
1.2 litres chicken stock<br />
4 sprigs thyme<br />
4 fresh bay leaves<br />
650g fresh borlotti bean pods, podded<br />
(to yield 200g beans)<br />
4 globe artichokes<br />
1 lemon, halved and finely grated<br />
Zest and juice of 1 lemon<br />
Freshly ground white pepper<br />
2 tblspns flat-leaf parsley leaves<br />
Crusty bread, to serve<br />
Method<br />
Heat the olive oil in a non-stick sauté pan, heavybased<br />
saucepan or flame-proof casserole over<br />
high heat. Season the rabbit with salt and dust<br />
with flour. Fry the rabbit for 3-4 minutes or until<br />
golden. Add the garlic and onion and cook for 1<br />
minute, then add the wine and cook for a further<br />
3-4 minutes or until reduced by half. Add the<br />
stock, thyme, bay leaves and borlotti beans.<br />
Once the mixture boils, reduce the heat to<br />
low and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.<br />
Meanwhile, prepare the artichokes,<br />
working one at a time. Strip down the outer<br />
leaves until you reveal the heart at the base.<br />
Peel the stem and base with a vegetable<br />
peeler to remove the outer green layer. Rub<br />
the artichoke quickly with the cut lemon or it<br />
will turn brown. Chop the top off about halfway<br />
down the bulb of each artichoke. Use a<br />
dessert spoon to scoop out the fibrous matter<br />
(choke) from inside the artichoke heart. Cut each<br />
artichoke in half lengthways, then rub with lemon<br />
again. Immediately add the artichokes to the pan.<br />
Cover and cook for another 20 minutes or until<br />
the rabbit, beans and artichokes are tender.<br />
Remove and discard the thyme, then add a<br />
few grinds of pepper, a drizzle of olive oil and<br />
the parsley. Stir in the lemon zest and juice,<br />
then serve with crusty bread.<br />
gArY<br />
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Recipe from Comfort Food by Gary Mehigan, published by Penguin<br />
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delicious<br />
Restaurant review<br />
Zest, Ascot<br />
A fusion of Asian and European<br />
flavours are full of zest at this outdoor<br />
café. Review by Jeremy Ryland<br />
Zest is the outer skin of citrus fruit,<br />
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off and added to dishes to add flavour.<br />
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anticipation and energy.<br />
Combine those ingredients and you have<br />
Zest, the reincarnation of Ascot Provisions,<br />
one of Ascot’s perennial cafés. Zest is the new<br />
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Timmy Kemp. Timmy was born in Thailand<br />
and trained in French cookery. She has<br />
cooked at Baguette, Cha Cha Char, Harveys<br />
and most recently at her own restaurant,<br />
Timmy’s. Her style is European<br />
enhanced by Asian flavours – a fusion<br />
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Zest reopened a few weeks<br />
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We shared the Oriental Trio ($20)<br />
for entrée – a selection of Asianinspired<br />
titbits which vary daily – salt<br />
and pepper quail, duck spring rolls<br />
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I had a lamb<br />
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The best of the best<br />
Award winners are a good guide for new car buyers<br />
but still, how to choose? Chris Nixon decodes Best Car awards<br />
It’s the season for annual awards and among<br />
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Best medium car under $50,000: Volkswagen<br />
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$30,990 DRIVE<br />
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2010 Build 2011 Compliance<br />
2012 Model NW GLX Diesel Auto<br />
ALL UNDER 40KMS<br />
6 ONLY!<br />
SALE<br />
FROM<br />
Australia’s Best New Car Warranty,<br />
Capped Price Servicing and Customer Car.<br />
NEW RRP $64,013<br />
•147Kw Diesel, 441 NM Torque<br />
•Stability & Traction Control<br />
•3,000Kg Towing<br />
Capacity<br />
•6 Airbags<br />
• 7 Seats<br />
GET GET $11,023 $11,023<br />
OFF RRP!<br />
$52,990 DRIVE<br />
$52,990 AWAY<br />
DRIVE<br />
Metallic Paint $450 extra<br />
•Manual •USB Input •Electric Power Steering<br />
•New Deluxe Interior Finish<br />
•5 Star ANCAP Crash Rating<br />
•Stability & Traction Control<br />
LANCER VR HATCH NEW RRP $29,787<br />
•Under 40kms •Auto Headlight<br />
& Wipers •Plus More $22,998 DRIVE<br />
•7 Seater •Sat Nav •Towbar<br />
•Under 40kms •Auto Headlight<br />
& Wipers •Plus More<br />
AWAY<br />
•Diesel SN# PB001646 $50,688 DRIVE<br />
MY10 NEW RRP $65,729<br />
•7 Seater •Sat Nav •Towbar<br />
40kms •Auto Headlight<br />
AWAY<br />
SN# PB001646 DEMO•Under $50,688<br />
$22,998<br />
601 Milton Road, Toowong www.toowongmitsubishi.com.au<br />
4 ONLY!<br />
DEMO<br />
ES MY12<br />
NEW RRP $25,461<br />
$19,741<br />
$19,741 ALL UNDER<br />
50KMS DRIVE<br />
TURBO DIESEL<br />
4 ONLY!<br />
BRAND NEW<br />
FROM<br />
AWAY<br />
Metallic Paint $450 extra<br />
Scorpion<br />
•Colour Coded Steel Tray with Timber Floor<br />
•Manual •Space Cab •IPF Spot Lights<br />
•Nudge Bar •Mag Wheels<br />
SALE<br />
PRICE<br />
Plus $450 for Metallic Paint<br />
2010 Build 2011 Compliance<br />
NEW RRP $47,355<br />
* DRIVE<br />
AWAY<br />
*ABN Holders<br />
$36,898
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HURRY! MASSIVE DEMONSTRATOR CLEARANCE!<br />
Camry<br />
Hybrid<br />
Camry Camry<br />
From<br />
$26,990<br />
Drive Away<br />
YES!<br />
WE TRADE<br />
CARS<br />
MOTToy10112Bmag<br />
Save $6,500<br />
Camry Altise Demo 5145786 $26,990 (save $6,500)<br />
Camry Touring Demo 5319358 $27,990 (save $6,000)<br />
Camry Sportivo Demo 5146147 $29,250 (save $7,900)<br />
5 auto fi nance specialists on-site,<br />
same day approvals T.A.P.<br />
1032 Ipswich Rd, MOOROOKA<br />
1300 762 029<br />
From<br />
$30,490<br />
Drive Away<br />
1160 Ipswich Rd, MOOROOKA<br />
1300 762 029<br />
Save $9,200<br />
Hybrid Camry Demo 5359561 $30,990 (save $8,700)<br />
Hybrid Camry Luxury Demo 5360591 $37,590 (save $9,000)<br />
Hybrid Camry Luxury Demo 5110001 $33,990 (save $12,000)<br />
Aurion<br />
From<br />
$31,490<br />
Demo Demo Demo<br />
80 Demonstrators to choose from<br />
across the entire Toyota range!<br />
Drive Away<br />
74 Anzac Ave, BROWNS PLAINS<br />
1300 762 049<br />
Save $7,700<br />
Aurion ATX Demo 5070781 $31,490 (save $7,700)<br />
Aurion Touring Demo 5300724 $32,490 (save $6,790)<br />
Aurion Prodigy Demo 5070994 $32,677 (save $12,600)<br />
Aurion SX6 Demo 4990847 $30,225 (save $14,000)<br />
Aurion SX6 Demo 4943116 $32,960 (save $14,000)<br />
Aurion ZR6 Demo 5071124 $37,490 (save $9,400)<br />
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DEMO CLEARANCE<br />
MEGANE DYNAMIC 2 LITRE<br />
6 Speed Manual, Cruise Control, Proximity Key,<br />
Alloy Wheels, Auto Lights & Wipers.<br />
SN:33507R<br />
KOLEOS DYNAMIC 2.5 LITRE<br />
CVT Auto, Leather Trim, Sat Nav, 17" Alloy Wheels,<br />
Reverse Sensors, Climate Control Air Cond,<br />
Bluetooth®. SN:37579R<br />
5<br />
Unlimited kms<br />
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*<br />
WAS $28, 130 <strong>SAVE</strong> $5, 246<br />
$22 884 DRIVE<br />
AWAY<br />
NOW ,<br />
WAS $39, 850<br />
*<br />
$4 122<br />
<strong>SAVE</strong> ,<br />
$35 728 DRIVE<br />
AWAY<br />
NOW ,<br />
FLUENCE PRIVILEGE 2 LITRE<br />
CVT Auto, Bluetooth®, Cruise Control, Leather Trim,<br />
Sunroof, 17" Alloy Wheels, Auto Lights & Wipers.<br />
SN:33700R<br />
ABN<br />
Holders<br />
Only1<br />
KANGOO AUTO PETROL<br />
Cruise Control, Bluetooth®, Cargo Barrier, Roof<br />
Racks, Floor Mats, Tow Bar, Rear Step, Alarm.<br />
SN:35196R<br />
3866 9727 150 Lutwyche Road, Windsor, QLD, 4030<br />
Email: kclarke@nmg.com.au After Hours: Kurt 0413 625 713<br />
Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG Inc. * Savings based on new car RRP. 1.Only applicable to ABN holders only, excludes government buyers.<br />
*<br />
WAS $35, 340 <strong>SAVE</strong> $5, 416<br />
$29 924 DRIVE<br />
AWAY<br />
NOW ,<br />
*<br />
WAS $28, 820 <strong>SAVE</strong> $4, 002<br />
$24 818 DRIVE<br />
AWAY<br />
NOW ,<br />
ON NOW!!<br />
RS 250 TROPHEE 2 LITRE TURBO<br />
184kW, 6 Speed Manual, 19" Alloy Wheels, Recaro<br />
Seats, Bluetooth®, Proximity Key, Auto Lights &<br />
Wipers, RS Monitor. SN:SD35951R<br />
ABN<br />
Holders<br />
Only1<br />
TRAFIC 2 LITRE DIESEL<br />
Long Wheel Base, Quickshift Auto, Bluetooth®,<br />
3 Seater, Cruise Control<br />
SN:37156R<br />
*<br />
WAS $52, 850 <strong>SAVE</strong> $5, 979<br />
$46 871 DRIVE<br />
AWAY<br />
NOW ,<br />
*<br />
WAS $43, 310 <strong>SAVE</strong> $7, 320<br />
NOW ,<br />
$35 736 DRIVE<br />
AWAY<br />
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incorporating<br />
*Only while strictly limited stocks last on vehicles sold and delivered before 31.1.12<br />
MASSIVE<br />
Jetta 118TSI Trendline 6 speed manual v101770<br />
$6,500 *<br />
Was $31,470 Now $24,970 Save<br />
Automatic available $2,500 More!<br />
Golf Wagon 118TSI Comfortline DSG (Auto)<br />
Includes Bluetooth and MDI v715311<br />
Was $39,974 Now $33,970 Save $6,004 *<br />
Golf 118TSI Comfortline 6 speed manual hatch<br />
Includes Bluetooth and MDI v015474<br />
Was $34,570 Now $28,970 Save $5,600 *<br />
2011 VW DEMO SALE<br />
Only at Austral Volkswagen BONUS 6 YEAR WARRANTY *<br />
FREE<br />
FACTORY<br />
LEATHER! †<br />
up<br />
to<br />
Golf GTi Demos<br />
Genuine Factory<br />
Fitted Leather<br />
FREE UPGRADE!<br />
Anyone for Golf<br />
this Summer?<br />
New Golf Cabriolet, Golf Wagon, Golf Hatch<br />
and Hot Hatch in stock. No waiting, No delay,<br />
Driveaway Today.<br />
Over 20 Golf demonstrators<br />
available at incredible savings.<br />
Golf 77TSI...2...Golf 90TSI...2 Golf 118TSI...3<br />
Golf 103TDI...4 Golf Wagon...2<br />
Golf Bluemotion...2 Golf Cabriolet..2<br />
Golf GTI...3 Golf GTD...2...Golf R...1<br />
5<br />
only!<br />
BIG<br />
RANGE OF<br />
COLOURS!<br />
On road driveaway<br />
NO MORE TO PAY<br />
Tiguan 118TSI MY12 6 speed manual v013275<br />
Was $32,990 Now $29,970<br />
Amarok TDI340 4x2 Dual cab manual v076969<br />
Was Save $3,020 *#<br />
$36,594 Now $31,990 Save $4,604 *<br />
Austral Volkswagen www.australvw.com.au Call Now 3364 1750<br />
Corner of Breakfast Creek Rd. & Evelyn St. Newstead • AH Hotlines: Mark 0416 732 079 (Credit card deposit will secure)<br />
Your Volkswagen Partner<br />
Austral<br />
Volkswagen<br />
Call Now 3364 1750<br />
australvw.com.au<br />
Corner of Breakfast Creek Road<br />
and Evelyn St. Newstead<br />
Multivan Special Edition 25<br />
7 Seat Many Luxury Extras v697385<br />
Was $72,970 Now $65,970 Save $7,000 *<br />
Passat V6 Wagon 220kW DSG (Auto) v343349<br />
Was $65,370 Now $53,970 Save $11,400 *<br />
^While stocks last or until 31.1.12. 6 year warranty consists of up to a 3 year Volkswagen manufacturer’s warranty plus a 3 year extended warranty or 175,000 klms, which ever comes first. Savings off driveaway recommended retail prices.# Metallic paint $700 extra.† Free factory leather with every GTI demo sold in January<br />
New<br />
Model!<br />
Hurry<br />
Last<br />
One!
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IMPORTERS IMPORTERS CLEARANCE<br />
CLEARANCE Saturday and<br />
fancy fancy shop shop fronts, fronts, big big rent rent and and staff staff costs, costs, misleading misleading advertising<br />
advertising<br />
Just Just realistic realistic prices prices direct direct from from Importers Importers warehouse<br />
warehouse<br />
<strong>SAVE</strong> UP TO <strong>SAVE</strong> 50% OFF UP TO 50% OFF<br />
Retail Retail Prices! Prices!<br />
modern dining, bar stools & stainless steel furniture<br />
Phone (07) 3806 3800<br />
OPEN<br />
Saturday and<br />
Sunday Sunday 10am-3pm<br />
10am-3pm<br />
Unit 3, 20-24 Riverland Drive, Loganholme Qld 4129 (Behind STONE WORLD) OPEN: Monday-Friday 8am-3.30pm I Saturday and Sunday 10am-3pm<br />
Visit us at www.outtherefurniture.com
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