Much has been said about Beenleigh's move from the Gold Coast City Council to Logan City in the recent shake up of local government boundaries.
The Minister responsible, Andrew Fraser, and the Premier have both said that this is a definite change and there will be no going back. In a record sitting, Parliament passed the legislation at 4:30 AM last Thursday morning.
So what does this mean for local residents? Some have bemoaned the end of their world as they know it, but most people are settled with that there can't be too much upheaval at all.
Director Sean Black comments on local council amalgamations in the Albert & Logan, discussing the benefits of delivering the services of the state government at local levels.
Quite often Agents get asked to cut their commissions by sellers stating that they will only list with you if you discount your commission.
There are agents out there who will discount their commission by as much as 50%...they'll also discount their level of service by 50%, and the price you get for your home....See where I'm going here....
The recent Gold Coast budget funding for Beenleigh is discussed by Albert & Logan reader whom stresses the insiginificance Councillor Hackwood places on Beenleigh.
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This weekend was rather a special weekend. Our property manager Renee got married. She looked stunning and Adam looked pretty sharp too. Congratulations guys.
If you reject tenant tendering you believe in controled markets, this is the core of Communist ideology. Communism lead to shortages and the reduction in living standards. Communism was rejected world-wide, and we should also reject the Communist-based criticism of tenant tendering.
Recently, our tenant tender process has been discussed in a web forum and after taking the opportunity to respond, (which I did rather thoughtfully), my efforts were swiftly removed by the forum operator as I had linked to this site amd myself to personally address the concerns.
As this is a fair arguement, I have reposted those posts here.
Did you catch last Monday’s Australian Story on William Barton? Barton's words are still ringing in my ears; "If you're not innovating, you're imitating. There's no credit in imitation".
Is time Beeneligh became part of a super council with Logan? This week's local Albert and Logan News (a NLT Quest Publication) reported a leak from the State Government's local government boundaries review board saying that a new super-city is planned to encompass our local Beenleigh and Logan communities.
Did you catch last Monday's Australian Story on William Barton? If you haven't it would be worth a read of the transcript, here, but you may get the gist from my comments below.
William Barton is a young Indigenous Australian who plays the didgeridoo to classical music. He has played for a range of internationally acclaimed orchestras, a fine achievement for a man with little professional training from Mt Isa. I will never forget what he said when asked about what drives him, "It's always about pushing the boundaries and almost living on the edge. You've got to take risks to achieve the next greatest thing".
As a small business person I recognize the importance of Barton's progressiveness. At times I wonder if our business is ahead of its times. Is my drive to be innovative and deliver practical solutions to my clients worth the criticisms? I believe yes, and YES again are the answers to those questions.
Barton is a young man who has dreamt of nothing but to be a great musician. And he has. His efforts and passion has brought a long-time-coming attention to the Indigenous community and a wider appreciation of Indigenous music.
Sometimes when I'm pondering life questions, I wonder, have we become lazy as a real estate industry? It is easy to follow in others footsteps because it is how it's been done for x amount of years, but is it effective? Is it delivering the results you want? What is life if we follow a set plan because we're told it is how we should do it? I'm not a fan of imitating others, rather, I quite enjoy a pure individualism. And I believe we should all take a leaf out of Barton's book.
I respect those who work hard. I respect those who aren't afraid to be different, to step outside of the box. Difference, is hard work, and no one thinks hard work is easy. If weren't innovative, we can't be where we are today. If we didn't push the boundaries, I may not be blogging. The question I want to know is, is change bad? Because, for what I can see, Barton has merely changed the traditional instrumental dynamics for a piece of music. Is it so horrible I am changing the practice of real estate management and sales for our clients? To change is to grow. To follow is to imitate. Which would you prefer?
Barton's words are still ringing in my ears; "If you're not innovating, you're imitating. There's no credit in imitation".
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