Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

BOQ Owner – Manager Stephen Dittmann talks about finance

Options for small businesses WE’VE ALL seen those people who seem to get results faster than everyone else. They cruise to the front of queues for trendy bars, get the free upgrades on air travel, and manage to get seats at brand new restaurants long before the rest of us. Well, I can’t help you with bars, [...]

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Chef Connections with Julie Shelton

Rebecca Perry Matthews & Michael Burke La Botiga Mapleton A 24-seat café in a subtle location, no views, minimal advertising and only nine months old… and yet Range foodies are buzzing about the quality of the coffee and food at La Botiga on Obi Obi Road in Mapleton. The brainchild of chef Rebecca Perry Matthews (above) and partner [...]

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Suddenly politics is interesting … Mungo MacCallum

“Please remain seated and keep your seat belt securely fastened until the election has come to a complete halt”. At the weekend (August 28-29) Tony Abbott finally faced reality; he sent a message after the departing independents saying he had decided to submit his costings to Treasury after all, and Treasury could tell the independents about [...]

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Tree Changers… David & Stephanie Assef

David and Stephanie Assef moved to the Blackall Range last year to take over management of the new and exclusive Spicers Clovelly Estate resort at Montville. Their joint leisure management experience covers cruise ships, hotels, and major city events, but this business couple say they have found a place they can call a permanent home. WHY [...]

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CHANGING YOUR NAME… with Tove Easton

WHEN YOU ARE BORN, and in this instance say in the State of Queensland, your name is registered with the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages and this is then considered your legal name. However there are occasions when a person wants to change their name. Although a person can use another name informally simply [...]

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Stargazer Astrology… with Chirone

Full Moon on the Spring Equinox The New Moon falls in Virgo on Wednesday 8 September, inviting us to be grounded, focusing on the practical day-to-day tasks of life, and paying attention to detail without losing sight of our overall vision. The New Moon is exact at 8.29pm – the 24-hour period immediately following is a powerful time for manifestation, so put out [...]

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A Problem Shared … with Marisa

You deserve the best of everything But lets just start with positive changes to your diet. Often when it’s in the best interests of certain patients, and I need to ask them to make changes to their diets they remark that it is so difficult to give up the things they like. When I explain that they aren’t really giving up anything except [...]

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Ayurvedic Health Advice to Suit You… with Wendy Rosenfeldt

Have you got Pragyaparadha? According to Vedic Wisdom Pragyaparadha is the root cause of all disease and unhappiness. Pragyaparadha refers to the loss of memory of the unity of life & the identification with the diversity of creation. By forgetting the source of life and chasing fulfilment through the senses, one makes short term decisions that lead to poor health & dissatisfaction. Consoling yourself [...]

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BOQ Owner – Manager Stephen Dittmann talks about finance

Options for small businesses One thing I love about the Hinterland business community is the sense that we’re all in it together. As owner of a somewhat untraditional small business, a bank branch, I really notice the support small businesses offer each other in our community. I often hear great business management tips from other small business owners [...]

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Mind Your Business – Marketing Advice For Small Business From Eddy Odden

This month: Think inside the box! What does your shop front window say to the world? Is it engaging or just full of stuff because there was not really any other place to put it. It is literally your first window of opportunity to impress. Does it engage the person looking in. Less is always more. [...]

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