The document summarizes a free business workshop being held in Ipswich, Australia on April 2nd, 2009 to help local businesses strengthen during an economic slowdown. The workshop will be facilitated by Mark Ostryn, an experienced entrepreneur and business specialist, and will take place from 11am to 3pm at the Metro Hotel Ipswich International. Lunch will be provided. Businesses can register by calling 13 26 50. The workshop is being delivered by the Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry to provide local businesses with tools to weather financial challenges.

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If you are in business and worried about the
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free interactive workshop.
Strengthen your business today
2 April 2009, 11am to 3pm (Lunch provided)
Metro Hotel Ipswich International
43 South Street (Corner of Foote Lane)
Ipswich
To register phone 13 26 50
This is a free business workshop delivered by the
Department of Tourism, Regional Development and
Industry.
Facilitator Mark Ostryn has over 20 years experience
as an entrepreneur and business specialist involved
in technology development, commercialisation and
guiding small business.
For more information visit www.business.qld.gov.au
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7LOCAL NEWS
See tree species in
rainforest project tour
THE Mirisa Dry Rainforest
Project is opening its gates this
Saturday and inviting the public
to have a guided tour of the
arboretum’s 200 species of trees.
The 15-year-old reforestation
project has evolved into a unique
collection of diverse tree species,
some rare and threatened, which
used to cover south-east
Queensland.
An information session starts
at 9am followed by a tour through
the different planted areas and
the opportunity to buy a range of
tubed seedlings.
Participants should bring hats,
walking shoes, water bottles and
insect repellent as well as a chair
and something to share for
morning tea.
The Mirisa Project is at 288
Fernvale Road, 3km south of
Fernvale. Contact 0438 261 030 for
more details.
Learner driver almost
three times legal limit
A LEARNER driver was almost
three times the limit when he
was pulled over at Ipswich last
month.
Ipswich Magistrates Court
heard Michael Scott Jones, 25,
should have been completely free
of alcohol when he registered
0.143 on February 6.
The apprentice painter told the
court on Friday he was booked to
do his licence test.
“How ironic,” Magistrate
Matthew McLaughlin said.
Jones was fined $750 and
disqualified from driving for
seven months.
Ray White sponsor of
community award
THE Community Involvement
Award in the Bendigo Bank
Chamber of Commerce Awards
was sponsored by Ray White, not
the Ipswich Hospital Foundation
as mentioned in the QT’s
Saturday edition.
IN BRIEF
IPSWICH City Plaza is 99 per
cent full.
In a move that has inspired
business confidence amid
current financial turmoil,
high-rise owner Trident
Corporation yesterday confirmed
the building only had space for
one more tenant.
“We’ve got only one area left
that’s 100sq m,” Trident
Corporation Director Marcus
Gaffney said.
“It’s a huge change from when
we bought it two years ago.”
Trident Corporation bought
the Ipswich CBD building
between Bell Street and the mall
from Tamawood Limited about
two years ago.
It spent between $4-5 million
refurbishing the building, putting
in a new air-conditioning system
and elevators.
Mr Gaffney said the latest
tenant to sign up was
Queensland Health.
“Queensland Health’s lease is
going through the public trustee
for signing now,” he said.
“It will be fit out soon and
office workers will be there in
about two to three months.”
Beauty on Belle owner
Gabrielle Pisasale moved her
business into Ipswich City Plaza
in October.
“I’m really happy we shifted
our business,” Ms Pisasale said.
“We were in Ipswich Square
near the health food store and
now we’ve got a shop that’s about
triple in size and has great store
frontage and exposure, which has
drawn a lot of new clients for us.
“Government employees
coming in will be fantastic for
us.”
Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale
said that this was just one
example of how Ipswich was
sailing through the present
financial storm smoothly.
“While the rest of the economy
is in a storm, it’s calm in
Ipswich,” Cr Pisasale said.
“The number one thing that’s
given retailers confidence is that
the council has taken over. The
city purchase is probably the
best purchase we’ve ever made.”
Ipswich Chamber of Commerce
and Industry president Martin
Corkery agreed, saying it was
encouraging to see that the CBD
heart was coming together.
BUSINESS BOOST: Beauty on Belle employee Sharyn Hafner says Ipswich City Plaza being full and vibrant
is boosting business confidence. Photo: Sarah Harvey MA0909HH
Plaza almost full as
tenants move to CBDELIZABETH SPRY
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ASPIRING and emerging
musicians have the opportunity
this month to take part in free
workshops to help develop their
skills.
to help them write, record,
release and promote their
music.
For more information contact
Roxy at Q music on 3257 0013.
Ipswich City Council and the
University of Southern
Queensland, Springfield campus
will offer musicians two
workshops on March 18 and 25
Tune up musical aspirations at workshop