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  • The Orangutan Saviour

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Willie Smits, a conservationist who has devoted his life to the orangutan, gave a powerful TED Talk where he describes his work restoring the rainforest and saves the lives of countless orangutans. He expresses the horrific ecological barbarity resulting from the palm oil and timber industries as a result of greed. It’s saddening to hear…

  • Lomography Society

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Amber takes a look at all things Lomography.

  • SmartClinics opens at Westfield Chermside on September 19

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I’m impatient, work long hours and not loyal to any particular doctor – I guess I’m fitting right into the Gen-Y stereotype! But seriously, when I need a basic prescription or need some basic medical care I just want to pop in and out of the doctor’s as quickly as possible – and I’d think…

  • Brio Group’s running the Bridge to Brisbane!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

      That’s right! The kids at Brio Group are going to attempt to run (yes run) the Bridge to Brisbane next Sunday. It’s going to be tough – my body is really only equipped to exercise in short bursts (lasting no longer than a hornpipe – sometimes not even that long) and as we’re glued…

  • Office Etiquette

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    Tanya Heading

      I just took off my scarf and flung it over the back of my chair, ate my muesli bar and left the wrapper on my desk (which I promise I will put in the bin), and took a look at my sticky notes all over my computer to remind me of whats next. As…

  • Brisbane Festival 2011

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    We are just over a week away from the launch of the Brisbane Festival. The three-week festival runs from 3 September till 24 September and offers some of the most interesting, inspiring and cutting edge art and entertainment the city, the country and the world has to offer. Experience and delight in the offerings to…

  • ‘Anti-endorsement’ – the clever, new marketing tactic

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

      It’s no secret that our world is full of product placement and celebrity endorsement. Brands pay big bucks to have their products interwoven into TV shows and movies and throw wads of cash at celebrities to wear their gear at public events. Usually things go to plan and the celebrity is a great ambassador…

  • Fred Hollows Foundation – A Year in Review

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    With Brio Group having just ‘smashed’ our team goal of donating the equivalent of 365 gifts of sight to the Fred Hollow Foundation we thought it would be a great way for us to cement this achievement by getting a run down on what the foundation has done over the last 12 months. So we invited…