WTF What a waste of rate payer’s money!!!

$150,000 spent on an eyesore!

What a disaster to have a council in power that would approve to waste that much of rate payer’s money on a sign!!! ….. and then they had the hide to make it look UGLY!
OMG how embarrassing for Hervey Bay!!!

Councillor Anne Nioa who approved this sign states she wanted, ‘something that would represent a contemporary community’.  I’m at a lost how a sign that utilises cluttered collage design trends from the 70’s could possibly be passed off as a modern or contemporary representation of our area. 

From a Qualified & Experienced Professional Designer’s point of view:
It is far too BUSY & CLUTTERED, does not look BALANCED, the colours CLASH, the YELLOW is not part of the Style Guide The Council had designed in Brisbane!!, the word FRASER COAST is lost over the waves & far too small to be read by passing vehicles, the WHALE looks like a grade 3 student drew it & congratulations to them if they did, the structural framework is distracting (wood & aluminium) or is that supposed to be part of the design? …. and that’s just a start, pity I can’t see the whole sign in the editorial. 

Comment from Councillor Sue Brook’s blog when she saw the initial proof…. 

In the FCC today we see a depiction of the new entrance sign for Hervey Bay. I do think that community consultation would assist the development of what I believe are community signs rather than ‘Council signs’ and I do have some concerns that this particular sign is a bit too ‘busy’ and that the free standing bits and pieces won’t stand out against a varying background. 

Another comment from the blog of Councillor Sue Brooks: 

I noticed that the Hervey Bay entrance sign due to be installed on the Hervey Bay Maryborough Rd was shown in the weekend edition of  The Independent. While I like the general look of the sign I worry that the detail will get lost in the background once installed. I must be old fashioned as I prefer a simple stone wall and the words ‘welcome’ and ‘farewell’ on city entrance/exit signs. The sign has been workshopped through Council after being developed by Cr Nioa and the Marketing and Tourism Portfolio team. It will be a relief to finally have a sign for Hervey Bay so fingers crossed that ‘it works’. 

No you are not old fashioned Sue, you clearly have an eye for design plus the elements that will and won’t work and probably should have pushed harder for a professional & community opinion to be sought on the draft. Anyway from past experience we all know how the Council operates on these matters……. 

Oh Dear! How long till the next election………??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday night was the hugest Salsa Party to date with over 200 people dancing up a Salsa storm @ the Bayswater. 

The fun started at lunch time with Hervey Bay’s Jeanette Maynes from Design House and event manager of the Salsa Group parading the incredible Latin dance performers from Vida Latina Dance Co. along our Esplanade at Torquay promoting their upcoming performance; Latin Fantasy “Lolita’s Story’ creating quite a stir ….. click here to read more about the party and view the gallery.

A big Thank You to the Vida Latina Dance Troupe, I Harte Latin, the Bayswater Hotel, Design House, Fraser Coast Chronicle & the Salsa Group and all those who attended making these nights possible!!!!

On Friday night at business drinks I was handed a business card stating BOTOX • FACELIFTS • IPL and I thought how very interesting, here is a subject I don’t know much about. After chatting at length with Viv, wife of local Doctor Peter Ironside she mentioned if I would like to learn more I could visit the surgery the following day and watch her have the procedure. I jumped at the chance!

This is what I learnt from Viv and Dr Ironside:
-       Pain factor: Different for everyone, some people choose to use ice or a cold pack. Viv mentioned you may feel pressure and sometimes the needle can be a little ‘stingy’ but I guess that is standard with having an injection. Watching Viv she was quite relaxed, showed no visible signs of discomfort and didn’t require a cold pack (very brave lady).
-       It can take one week to see the full effect.
-       If you hit a blood vessel with the needle you may get a bruise, which could end up as a black eye.
-       You must relax and only do light duties after the treatment (no massage or exercise) to avoid getting the skin hot.  This prevents the circulation from spreading the Botox to your upper eyelids which could cause ‘lid lag’.
-       The treatment might only last eight weeks the first time and 10 -15 weeks the following times.
-       If you choose not to continue your face returns to normal.
-       Viv had 8 injections in the frown and 3 on each side for the eye regions.
-       The Botox is watered down with sterile saline to allow for accuracy of the dose in each little injection.
-       The cost of her treatment would have been $360 (+gst) 

Click on these links for more information on how Botox Works + possible Side Effects.

For more information pease contact Dr Peter Ironsides Surgery, ‘Ultimate Skin Clinics Australia’ on 07 4124 6211. Shop 8, 7-11 Central Ave Pialba (Next to the Chronicle)

1. Be focused. Put everything you’ve got into what you do every day.
2. Believe in yourself. If you don’t, no one else will.
3. Be tenacious.
4. Trust your instincts.
5. Maintain your momentum and keep everyone moving forward
6. See yourself as victorious and leading a winning team.
7. Be passionate about what you do.
8. Live on the edge. Do not become complacent.
9. Leadership is not a group effort. If you’re in charge, then be in charge.
10. Never give up!

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