Managing director of Ebono Institute and major sponsor of The Generator, Geoff Ebbs, is running against Kevin Rudd in the seat of Griffith at the next Federal election. By the expression on their faces in this candid shot it looks like a pretty dull campaign. Read on
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland, QICC, is working with local chambers of Commerce seeking accreditation to deepen its reach into local communities. According to the QICC, the top two purposes of this program are to reposition CCIQ as a vibrant and vital organisation by aggressively promoting and reinforcing it with all stakeholders, and Continue Reading →
Campbell Newman claims to be reluctantly in his suppot for his Attorney General’s current attack on the fundamental principles of law, but the raft of legislative change being rammed through parliament is better described as enthusiastic. Solicitors from the West-End based Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) crossed the river last night to bring the Sustainable Engineers Continue Reading →
Vamp n Burn is coming to the Old Museum on Saturday 2nd of November after a successful first season at the Spiegeltent in Melbourne. It is a unique cabaret show where a bevy of local and interstate burlesque dancers improvise to the live blues of Desert Blues Cartel. Desert Blues Cartel will perform their dirty Continue Reading →
Hairdresser and businessman Stefan Ackerie was honoured at the 2013 Lord Mayor’s Business Awards while other winners included Australia’s leading diversified alternative asset manager, a national retail chain founder, a pizza company and a digital publisher. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said the awards celebrated the achievements and contribution made by the business community to Brisbane’s Continue Reading →
For rescuing three dogs who were trapped in a burning veterinary clinic, the firefighters of the Annersley Station of the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service will receive a Compassionate Fire Department Award from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Australia. The fire on Station Road in Sunnybank started in a newsagency and quickly Continue Reading →
Leading projects firm Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) is hoping to raise $20,000 for Community Plus as it competes in the Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge in October. With 20 staff participating in the 100-kilometre ride, SKM is “cycling the talk” and living by its ethos of delivering a positive impact on Continue Reading →