Rock ’n’ Roll George’s beloved FX Holden will be displayed at Hutchies office

An FX Holden belonging to Brisbane legend Rock `n’ Roll George, has a found new home.

The funeral of Rock 'n' Roll George Kiprios and the procession of his FX Holden car through the city.

Local legend Rock ‘n’ Roll George was renown figure for generations of Brisbanites driving his FX Holden sedan through the city.

Brisbane’s original rock ‘n’ roll outlaw – whose real name was George Kiprios – became a fixture in city’s night-life cruising around in his Holden in West End, Melbourne St and Queen St for decades – the 1950s to 1980s – with rock ‘n’ roll forever on the radio.

Legends arose around him and it was said he clocked up 160,000km to find a blonde girl he once saw walking through the city. A lost love.

He would park in Queen St, before it was a mall, and stand alongside the Holden – with its personalised Rock `n’ Roll number plates -and socialise at the dances held at Cloudland and dropping in at milk bars and cafes around the city and New Farm.

Kiprios passed away in 2009 aged 82 and he and his beloved Holden took one last lap to his funeral at the Greek Orthodox Church of St George in South Brisbane, attended by local member and then premier Anna Bligh, the rich the famous and his many friends.

Rock ‘n' Roll George’s FX Holden and his funeral in 2009.

Hutchinson Builders later bought his beloved car and it was donated to the Queensland Museum and it was part of its Rock around the Block exhibition.

Now the old FX Holden is back on the move.

Hutchies’ chairman Scott Hutchinson (illustrated) said the museum no longer wanted the car and the Holden was delivered to Hutchies Toowong premises in December.

A special area will be created to display the car at Hutchies office’s reception foyer.

He said Rock ‘n’ Roll George was an important part of Brisbane's social history.

“Rock `n’ Roll George was a Brisbane icon who did laps in the city for over 50 years,” says Hutchinson who would regularly see him around the traps.

“Every adult in Brisbane knew of him and he had four songs written about him.”

New blood

Accountants Vincents has welcomed eight additional leaders into the partnership as the firm ushers in a new generation to the team.

Executive chairman Jonathan Dooley said the announcement followed the firm’s strong performance in the 2024 financial year, with revenue growth of 12.7 per cent from FY23.

The majority of the new equity directors are aged under 40 and Dooley said the newly appointed equity directors bring diverse experience across many key areas of the business.

“As Vincents enters its next phase of growth, these appointments highlight the firm’s exceptional pipeline of leadership and the opportunities available to high-performing professionals, no matter their age,” he said.

Paul Vincent with executive chairman Jonathan Dooley.

The new cohort are Alex Smith and Sam Heaney, Business Advisory; Ashley Leslie and Henry McKenna, Restructuring and Recovery; Jarred Brooks and Kenneth Beanland, Financial Advisory; Phil Ringuet, Lending Solutions; and Mailene Wheeler, Superannuation Advisory.

Heaney, 30, was an Accountants Daily Rising Star Awards finalist for 2024.

He said he was gratified by the appointment and excited to be part of the next generation

of Vincents’ leaders.

“I have always been incredibly supported by Vincents throughout my professional journey,” he said. “This new cohort of equity directors is energised and committed to supporting the firm’s growth — just as it has supported us in our careers to date.”

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