This morning I attended a business breakfast for Fraser Coast Young Professionals.

Fraser Coast Young Professionals is a group consisting of professional and social networks that provides a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere for its members and their guests. It’s an opportunity to make new contacts, promote expertise or activities, and create business, professional and social opportunities.

Over 40 young professionals attended the meeting at Simply Wok and were made welcome by Jeromy Bates (Europcar), Chris (Eden & Riviera Resort) and Mandy Lord (Commonwealth Bank).

Jeromy stated the group is for likeminded people and hopes it will become the premier business network for Fraser Coast individuals under 40. The group hopes to build strong friendships to keep the younger generation in town and provide activities for them.

Steve Dixon who was a guest speaker said the group was “truly inspiring” and spoke about important key life factors such as knowing where you are going, controlling your own destiny, taking jobs that will further your career and there must be planning at every level of life stating that work is real and results matter!

Brett for Astro Alloys also made a speech and delivered a very important message, “Buy Australian during a recession!”

If you’re a young professional and interested in attending these functions make sure you subscribe to the website to be notified of upcoming events or head to www.fcyp.com.au and learn more!

Council Releases New Logo click here to read more…

1. Looks great! Professional! Sharp! Modern!

2. Tendered locally!
“When our design team saw the opportunity to compete for the task of designing the new Bundaberg Regional Council logo we were not about to give up that opportunity easily.”

3. Council narrowed the selection to one local design group (local being the operative word!)

4. A very reasonable design cost!

5. And the Bundy website is also designed locally! The Fraser Coast one is done in Brisbane!

Well done to the Bundaberg Council, you lead by example in support of local business, very impressed!

Fraser Coast Regional Councillor Anne Nioa didn’t even put out a tender process!!!

Thanks for the offer Anne, I’ll bear that in mind if I ever see a tender process….

Do you like the look of the new Hervey Bay logo? - please click on the poll to the right.

Do you feel the Fraser Coast Logo & Branding should have been tendered to local business?
Please feel FREE to comment on the email correspondence below …..sorry it is so long winded!

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Hello Jeanette

Thank you for your email.

Anne Maree Althaus was the only person approached to design the Logo - the reason as stated was the tight timeframes and the standing relationship with Council.  The process followed is in accordance with the Local Government Act.  There was no necessity to go to tender for the Logo, nor with the magazine (although we did go through that process for the later)

As mentioned previously, there is ample opportunity to tender for upcoming projects in the future and I look forward to your company submitting Expressions of Interest.

Anne  

Cr. Anne Nioa
Fraser Coast Regional Council
anne.nioa@frasercoast.qld.gov.au
mb: 0418 741 624

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From: Jeanette Maynes [mailto:jeanette@designhouse.com.au]
Sent: Tuesday, 7 October 2008 9:58 AM

Hi Anne,

Thank you for your email, I’m a little confused as your response has not answered my questions in the slightest.

My questions were clearly directed at the logo design yet you keep mentioning the magazine that has nothing to do with my queries?

You clearly state below that Anne Maree Althaus from Mt Gravatt was the only person approached re the Fraser Coast logo.

As there was no tender process within the Fraser Coast Region, how can this possibly be seen as an expressions of interest process or transparent business practice.

There are a number of businesses within my industry in the Fraser Coast that are awaiting a more direct honest response or preferably an apology from Council as you could imagine the majority are appalled and found this quite offensive.

Kind regards

Jeanette Maynes JP(Qual)
GENERAL MANAGER / GRAPHIC & WEBSITE DESIGNER

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From: Anne Nioa (HB) [mailto:Anne.Nioa@frasercoast.qld.gov.au]
Sent: Monday, 6 October 2008 3:30 PM

Dear Jeanette,
Thank you for your previous email, and I hope that you have received your copy of “Our Fraser Coast” magazine by now.  Listed below are the answers to the issues you raised last week.

1. Why was not a single business approached in the Fraser Coast Region?

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In June I purchased a ticket for $2,505 to personally meet one of my all time business idols Donald Trump at the TRUMP in Australia seminar which now looks like it will not go ahead.

 

Billionaire property tycoon Donald Trump has blasted an Ipswich businessman whose “inexperience” and lack of money has lead to the collapse of a $2.5 million speaking tour of Australia…. Mr Quinn’s company, The Concept Store, went bust on Tuesday after selling only 1500 of a possible 8000 tickets to the series.

Brisbane Times

I’m extremely disappointed as this was a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet a man I admire greatly and felt would give me some inspiring business insight.  

I was also looking forward to hearing from Sarina Russo at the seminar who I also admire as she is a powerful Australian business woman and I enjoyed her autobiography ‘Meet Me at the Top!’  

In my opinion Mr Quinn got cold feet and backed out too early. He should have aggressively promoted the seminars again closer to the date.

Trump is one of the most powerful business men in the world and if Quinn thinks he’s going to negotiate out of a contract with Trump for the remaining one million owing, he’s an even bigger fool….

 A refund of my money would be appreciated Mr Quinn or does one simply invoice the Ipswich Independent? 

 

  

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!

Last Year I was featured in the “inFOCUS” article for Horizon Magazine where readers can learn alittle about me and my work at Design House Fraser Coast.

Click here to view the inFOCUS pdf

To fully understand the services provided at Desigh House Fraser Coast (graphic design + print, website design + hosting) please click here to visit the website and see what we can do for your business.