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  • Dancing Auditon for US rapper “Splendour in the Grass” Act

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I won’t be going to Splendour in the Grass, but I wish I was. Anya, I am very jealous. I would love to have gone to see the big acts and the dancing. I am very proud to say that I know Brooke Hindmarsh, who is featured in the centre of the Courier Mail photograph…

  • Splendid art at Splendour in the Grass

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    As one of the 30,000 or so people donning my gumboots for Splendour in the Grass this weekend, I’m getting excited not only for the big acts, but also for the inspiring Spendour arts scene. This year there will be a range of interactive, digital media, street art, sculpture, peformance art and installations from Australian…

  • Sixty Years Strong

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Tonight the Australian Institute of Management (AIM) is celebrating it’s sixtieth year for the Queensland and Northern Territory branches. AIM members from around Queensland and Northern Territory have been invited to come together to share how AIM has helped them work smarter and also discuss how the institute has grown into what it is today.…

  • OMG!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Fashion house – Mouawad has unveiled the “Mouawad 1001 Nights Diamond Purse”, and what a purse! Retailing for $3.8 million has made the Guinness World Records as the world’s most expensive hand bag! Incorporating 18kt gold and 4,517 diamonds, the piece was designed by Robert Mouawad and handcrafted by 10 artisans over a period of…

  • New Lights for Brisbane Festival’s Riverfire

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    As the 2011 Brisbane Festival approaches, we look forward to the Riverfire event, a showcase spectacular that signifies the beginning of Brisbane Festival, which this year runs from the 3rd to 24th September. The Brisbane Festival also marks the beginning of Spring. This year’s Riverfire show’s creative director, Tony Assness, who is one of Australia’s…

  • Made In Britain

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Earlier this year a national competition amongst UK university design students was launched to create a logo which could be used as a standard marque to promote products manufactured in the UK. After receiving hundreds of entries, the winning design was by Cynthia Lee from Nottingham University. The 11 finalists can be viewed here on Facebook.…

  • The History of F-commerce

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    F-Commerce is the term given to the rise of transactions of various types across the Facebook network. The trend began in 2007 when Facebook released their Virtual Gift Store. The Gift Store processed approximately 15 million transactions prior to August 2010, when it was shut down by the social giant. Now, Facebook stores and advertising…

  • Ultimate Public Tea Party A Huge Success

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    On Thursday 30 June 2011 the Brio Group team held the Ultimate Public Tea Party in Brisbane’s Botanic Gardens. We shared 365 cupcakes with the community and raised almost $800 for the Cancer Council as part of Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. The event celebrated our milestone: donating the equivalent of 365 gifts of sight by…

  • Embarrassing typo, can you spell Australia?

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I would certainly hope so! Unfortunately, not only the manufacturers in Hong Kong but also, the contractor in Tasmania who outsourced the cloth badges for the Royal Australian Navy uniforms cannot spell Australia! The uniforms were made for Navy officers serving in the Middle East. The badge includes an extra “L” in the word Australian.…