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COOKIE CRUMBLES FOR ALLIED BRANDS
WRITEDOWNS continue for listed brandchisor Allied Brands.
The company’s acting CEO Sean Corbin says a return to basics is required as it braces for further losses in FY 2010 with writedowns of around $32 million.
“There are significant issues that we need to get through and we need to tackle them one by one,” says Corbin.
The company, which has Baskin Robbins, Cookie Man and... |
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BIG PLANS FOR BINNA BURRA
The historic Binna Burra Mountain Lodge is aiming to increase its marketshare in Australia’s thriving eco-tourism sector with a multistage, 15-year redevelopment plan.
Stage one will cost $12 million and comprise 18 luxury sky lodge apartments to be sold freehold to private buyer-investors.
The building and development plan will result in the eco-resort extended into a 4 to 4.5-star,... |
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MAKE UP MEN NOMINATED FOR EMMY
SPECIAL effects and movie makeup company JMB FX Studio has received world-wide recognition after it was nominated for a US Primetime Emmy Award for its work on the mini series The Pacific.
The company is nominated in the Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie category for its creative work on the Tom Hanks-Steven Spielberg TV war epic.
Hollywood kudos for the... |
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STRIVING FOR THE MIGHTY TOURISM DOLLAR
Paul Donovan is the chief operating officer at Gold Coast Airport and chairman of Gold Coast Tourism. Donovan outlines his view on what must be done to bolster this city’s key economic driver.
THE question I’m often asked is ‘what do we need to do to get our key economic, being tourism, driver back on track?’ My response is always the same. Tourism hasn’t fallen... |
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MATURING BUSINESS INITIATIVE EXPANDS
FRIDAY night drinks and the city’s young entrepreneurs hand out business cards.
It’s all part and parcel of career building in Australia’s big cities, but until recently not seen on the Gold Coast.
KPMG marketing personality Amy Worth has changed that by establishing the YPGC with six other young professionals to bridge the business relationship-building void that has... |
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SHARING THE LEADERSHIP MANTRA
BOB East is responsible for overseeing operations at Australia’s second largest accommodation operator. With 15,000 rooms under management, Mantra Group’s properties are located across major tourism destinations and include brands such as Peppers, Mantra and BreakFree.
How do you see the corporate events industry moving forward after a lackluster 2009-10 FY?
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