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  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 5 Top Tips for Styling Dinner Parties

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I recently joined a team of creative women for a huddle in the recent event for the Saviours of the Lost Arts 2011 program run by the Brisbane City Council. The aim, to acquire new ideas for styling dinner parties and events. We have such a hoot throwing around ideas for our future events and…

  • Marian Drew curates Buoyancy exhibition in Brisbane

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Water… what does it mean to you? If you’re a beach baby, you’re probably imagining aqua blue waves crashing onto the shore. Perhaps water brings emotions of tranquility and peace if you seek refuge in being close to the ocean. Or perhaps water brings back sad memories of the Queensland floods this year. For Marian…

  • TEDtalk: The hidden power of smiling

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I’m sure you would have heard the expression, “he/she has an infectious smile.” It’s true! A smile can also be referred to as being contagious. I’m not sure either ‘infectious’ or ‘contagious’ creates a positive emotion as they are usually associated with disease! I prefer to think of a smile as ‘inspiring’. What I didn’t…

  • Rebuilding Christchurch NZ, what an opportunity

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    After the devastation of the earthquakes in Christchurch New Zealand, there are now a number of opportunities arising that may very well see Christchurch be a new world leader in innovation and sustainability. Although the casualties and mass destruction of infrastructure is of course something that would not be wished upon any community but now…

  • London iTunes festival worldwide

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    The iTunes Festival 2011 festival kicked off in London yesterday (July 1st). This is an incredible live music festival running for 31 nights and includes spectacular live performances by 62 artists, all at one venue, the Roundhouse in London. The line up includes some great artists including Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Adele Linkin Park, Paul Simon…

  • And the cupcakes are gone!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    A huge thanks to everyone who came along to our Ultimate Tea Party today and devoured a cupcake! Especially those who made a donation to the Cancer Council, we raised loads of money from generous Brisbanites and we added $1 to the jar for every cupcake that was gobbled up! It was a great day.…