Pamana Ball 2019

Grace Quidet Canaveral
Grace Quidet Canaveral was born in Davao Comval Province.
Prior to migrating to Australia in 2004, she graduated with a
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology at San Pedro College
in Davao City. In 2006, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science
in Nursing from the University of Western Sydney. She then
started working at Westmead Hospital.
After a decade of nursing, Grace then decided to study a License
In Real Estate and joined the Property Investor’s Alliance (PIA).
After only six months with the company, she was promoted as
the first English Senior Consultant in which she was able to
mentor ordinary working mums and dads to become property
millionaires. She is the founder and director of GQC Realty
PTY LTD. She also coaches new property sales consultants who
are willing to be lead on a path to financial freedom. She was
very passionate about property investment as it helps her family
achieve such financial freedom.
Grace also studied a Certificate IV in Finance and Mortgage
Broking. She later became the recipient of the 2018 Oaklending
Loan Writer Of The Year. She is an active member of the Finance
Brokers Association of Australia.
In her spare time, Grace enjoys traveling to new places with her
husband and three children, wether it’s to halfway across the
world or just in the backyard of Sydney.
Dante dela Cruz
Philippine born Australian Registered Architect, Dante Dela Cruz (BS Arch, AACA, RAIA, ACA) is the
principal of Dante Dela Cruz Architects based in Sydney, New South Wales (NSW) Australia with keen
interests in the design of energy efficient and environmentally friendly and contemporary residential and
commercial projects.
Dante designed and oversaw the construction of the whole interior architecture including the lobby of the
Philippine Consulate in Sydney in 1999-2000 and acts as the architect representative for the Philippine Trade
& Investment Office.
Dante migrated to Australia in 1988. He was immediately engaged by some of the well-known architectural
firms in Sydney, briefly by Denton Corker Marshall Architects Pty. Ltd. participating in the design and
document package of the interior fit-out of the Australian Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour, designed
by the well-known Sydney based firm Philip Cox Architects.
After this stint, he joined Peddle Thorp & Walker Architects Pty. Ltd. and for almost 2 years, he was engaged
assisting the design and documentation of the World Square Project by the world famous architect, Professor
Kenzo Tange. The project is located in the heart of Sydney with a total site area in excess of 19,296 square
metres and a total gross floor area in excess of 420,000 square metres estimated at that time to cost in excess
of A$ 1.5 billion.
In 1990, and to gain more knowledge and experience in planning and designing major commercial retail
projects, Dante was able to work for Westfield Projects Pty. Ltd., designer and developer of major retail
shopping towns in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States of America. He was particularly involved
in the design and documentation of the refurbishment and the new extension of Westfield Shopping town
Miranda, located in south of Sydney.
After gaining reasonable and sufficient knowledge in design and planning of commercial and residential
projects in Australia, Dante decided to expand his horizon in Malaysia and had a short stint to assist Akitek
Barat Sdn. Bhd. in the design of the first International School in Kuala Lumpur in 1993.
In 1994, he was employed by PT Tata Nusa Tiara, a Japanese architectural and project management firm in
Jakarta to lead a team of local and overseas architects in assisting with the design and documentation of the
first Mega Mall in Surabaya, Indonesia. In 2000, Dante established his own firm in Sydney named Dante Dela
Cruz Architects composed of highly talented and experienced architects, planners, and designers.
Dantes’ professional qualification is recognised by the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA).
He is listed as Registered Architect No. 6539 of the New South Wales Architects Registration Board (ARB-
NSW). He is a member of The Royal Australian Institute of Architects NSW (RAIA) since 1995, Association
of Consulting Architects and founding member of Architects Advisory Service NSW.
Dante is a person with proven ability and capability in the design and management of projects from inception
to completion and the delivery of finished projects to clients’ satisfaction of reasonably quality standard.
Above all, Dante maintains high standard of professionalism in his work.