800km odyssey with Steve Waugh
Steve Waugh’s “Captain’s Ride’’ will cover 800km across Tasmania in six days and includes a challenging 11,000m of vertical climbing.
City Beat
Peter Beattie sells family home
FORMER premier Peter Beattie and his wife Heather have off-loaded the old family home in Brisbane in an off-market deal that went unconditional last week. It sold for a whole lot more than the family paid in 2003.
Youngs guns in Silicon Valley
THE next Steve Jobs or Bill Gates could be among a lucky group of young Australian entrepreneurs now on a 10-day tour of Silicon Valley.
Phillip Di Bella gets ready to party
Coffee king Phillip Di Bella plans to host a lavish party with about 200 guests at Portside’s Moda event space in Hamilton this Friday.
Kleenmaid trial jury discharged
SUNSHINE Coast-based white goods distributor Kleenmaid collapsed eight years ago with nearly $100 million in debts but the legal dramas it spawned are still stewing.
TJ Peabody to close opulent eatery
BRISBANE restaurateur TJ Peabody splashed out a huge sum on the lavish fitout of Nickel Kitchen & Bar but dwindling patronage is forcing him to close after the Melbourne Cup.
Afghan War vet with bold plan
EX-SOLDIER Sean Mulqueen nearly lost his life in Afghanistan and now he’s got a bold plan to honour his 41 unlucky brothers who didn’t survive.
$20 million retail float shelved
A RECENT board spill inside Brisbane startup Franchise Retail Brands has led to the indefinite shelving of a long-planned $20 million IPO.
Dose of reality for one quiet city pocket
A BRISBANE riverfront mansion full of loud and often drunk young Europeans partying virtually non-stop for a reality television show. What could possibly go wrong?
Brisbane developer plans $10m float
Brendon Ansell arrived in Brisbane in 1995 with $60 in his pocket. Now he’s a millionaire with plans to take his company public.
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