Recently I was reading Councillor Sue Brooks Blog and came a cross a mention in regards to the new Fraser Coast Regional Council Logo; 

Logo and Branding

….On Thursday we launched the new regional branding and corporate logo. This was developed via Cr Anne Nioa’s portfolio. I like the overall effect that the branding gives. The Fraser Coast wording is similar to that used by Tourism Queensland so it avoids confusion. I don’t think it would be possible to produce something that everyone likes and I personally don’t ‘like’ some minor aspects of the ‘package’ but I’m glad that we have an image with which  to ‘label’ ourselves. The magazine published by Council called “Our Fraser Coast” showcases the branding and you should receive a copy via your letterbox in the near future. Do let us know if you don’t receive one by the end of Sept.  Advertising in this magazine offset the cost of producing it.

This was my response: 

Hi Sue,

New logo, hhhhhhhhhmmmmm, I guess it looks a tad fresher than the font in a box (publisher clipart) (Pictured right) we were previously using to represent out prestigious area. (Shame!)

I’ve noticed the new logo (pictured below) is designed by a non local lady in Mt Gravatt who does not have a business website, so I am wondering how our council could view her portfolio to come to a decision that she would be best suited to design a logo for an area she doesn’t reside in. Is she related to (a Councillor) * by any chance?

I have also noticed the Fraser Coast Regional Council website is designed and hosted by a business in Roma Street Brisbane.

Also could you please advise who is designing & printing the new magazine, will this also be a business that is not located in the Fraser Coast Regional Council area?

I am astounded that the Council so obviously does not support or put money back into the local advertising | marketing industry when there are 25+ graphic designers, printers, website designers and hosting providers within the Fraser Coast. Many are ‘Award Winning’ in their fields and are more than capable of performing the required tasks and achieving extraordinary results!

Your views on this matter would be greatly appreciated…

Kind regards
Jeanette

Ps. As for the Hervey Bay symbol “What the ….?”
*moderated by Sue

Would you please be kind enough to direct my queries to Anne Nioa as it was her portfolio, she may have some insight? 

I am wondering what others think on this? Please comment….

[Article via The Fraser Coast Chronicle.]

Last night I went to see my favourite Elvis Impersonator at the Hervey Bay RSL, Dean Vegas!

Dean always does such a realistic impersonation, wears spectacular outfits and you are guaranteed to be up dancing all night! Since I was 18 I’m sure I have seen Dean perform over 40 times! Many would consider this borderline stalking ha ha ha!

Dean is always a hit with the ladies…..my friend Kay commented, “When Dean stepped out in his flaming tangerine jumpsuit my interest in the performance reached a whole new level!”

Thanks heaps Dean, for once again a Fun & Fantastic Performance!!!!

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What’s so good about Vegemite?

It’s been made in Australian since 1923!
The fact I get to eat it every day and have pretty much since I was born!
It even goes in my suitcase when I travel!
My favourite is vegemite and cheese on toast with a runny fried egg on top, OMG delicious!!

Vegemite is a nutritious and versatile food. In fact, it’s one of the world’s richest sources of B group vitamins. B vitamins assist in converting carbohydrate, protein and fat in food into much needed energy for the body. In addition, B vitamins are important for proper functioning of the nervous system, muscle and brain. Some B vitamins such as B6 and folate are required for production of red blood cells in the body, whereas niacin helps maintain healthy skin and a digestive tract.

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• Has no artificial colours or flavours
• Is virtually fat-free
• Contains no added sugar
• Contains protein
• Is suitable for Vegetarians
• Is more tooth friendly compared to jam or choc nut spreads
• Makes a delicious and nutritious breakfast
• Has only 40kJ in a 5g serve
• Is Kosher
• Is Halal 

How do you like your vegemite?

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“We live on a thin crust over a bubbling mass of molten lava and the fuel of hell. What’s marvellous is that, in spite of everything, we’re alive. Do you understand? To make up for the suffering of the living, there’s the joy of life.”
Sidney Nolan 1967

This morning I went to the Queensland Art Gallery to view the Sidney Nolan exhibition. The exhibition is the first major Nolan retrospective since the artist’s death in London in 1992.

Sidney Nolan was born in 1917 and grey up in St Kilda, Melbourne. By the time he left Australia in 1953 at the age of 36 to permanently life in England he was already celebrated as this country’s most exciting contemporary painter.

He was very well known for his Ned Kelly series with ‘the black shape of Ned Kelly cutting violently into the landscapes of great delicacy’.

In July 1947 Nolan left Melbourne for Queensland. He was intrigued by a lady Eliza Fraser who was shipwrecked on Fraser Island in 1936 after whom it was renamed. Nolan spent time on the island which resulted in an exhibition of Fraser Island paintings at the Moreton Galleries in Brisbane in February 1948.

In 1957 after migrating to Britain Nolan began a Mrs Fraser series (almost 20 years after he first explored it) suggesting that the episode had a strong impact on his work and was instrumental in his development as an artist.

Convict and Mrs Fraser,1957 Print & Canvas.
During this period Nolan experimented with the effects of layering. He worked in a dark key, using wiped back paint to allow white grounds to gleam through. Towards the later stages of his career the artist made large scale spray painted abstractions.

[Information via QAG.]

Wow what a big night was had at the ballroom of the Sofitel in Brisbane for the Queensland 2008 Telstra Business Awards. Design House Fraser Coast was one of the 28 finalists out of over 4,500 applications statewide. Our host was Anne Fulwood and we were a Finalist in the Palm Micro-Business Award for businesses with five employees or fewer. We were first onstage for the evening to receive our Finalist Award.  

A big ‘Congratulations’ to Mumentum who won the category and the two other finalists hottie.com.au and River City Cruises.

I’m glad our category was announced first as I could then relax and enjoy the evening knowing I didn’t have to do a speech in front of 500 people! The food was delicious, the drinks flowed and the conversation lively and interesting. Afterwards I spoke with Anne Fulwood about her Media Consultancy Company and Lote Tuqiri who was staying at the Sofitel to play football today (Wallabies Vs the All Blacks) Go the Wallabies!

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Today I caught up with my lovely Aunty Cheryl to view the Picasso exhibition in Brisbane and for lunch. This is the first time the exhibition has been held outside of Europe. We arrived at 10am when the gallery opened and were surprised at how quickly the exhibition filled up and was extremely busy the whole time we were there.

‘I am interested in expressing the metamorphoses of forms into new bodies, from the furtherest origins of the world up until my time.’
Picasso

Aunty Cheryl instantly spotted a painting named ‘La petite Jeannette’ c.1848 by Jean-Baptiste Camille Carot that was present to Picasso in 1910 by German Art historian Wilhelm Unde in gratitude for Picasso’s portrait of him.

I really liked Picasso’s ‘Paysage de Juan-les-Pins’ (Landscape at Juan-les-Pins)1920. Oil on Canvas. ‘…this scene seems infused with an impression of happiness.’
I find the bright colours and abstract effect visually pleasing and even inline with today’s current design trends.

The exhibition features over 100 works from Picasso’s extraordinary collection plus more than 80 important works by the artist himself. A range of documentary photographs also feature.

‘Picasso & his collection’ includes paintings, drawings and prints by artists such as Chardin, Matisse, Renoir, Cézanne, Rousseau, Miró, Modigliani and Braque, as well as an extraordinary selection of Oceanic and African works. …… Picasso’s collection was donated by his family to the French state after his death in 1973, and is now held by the musée national Picasso in Paris. An exhibition of Picasso’s collection has only ever previously been mounted in Paris, Munich and Barcelona.

Queensland Gallery of Modern Art

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