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Get To Know These 5 Women Making a Splash in Wynnum and Manly

The Wynnum and Manly bayside is home to some of the most talented women making a splash in Brisbane. Get to know some of them here.

Read: Mara Stransky of Manly’s Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron Awarded Australia’s Female Sailor of the Year

Peta Prestidge

Peta Prestidge was appointed as president of Manly Harbour Village Chamber of Commerce when David Farley retired after 35 years. The Chamber of Commerce oversees Manly Harbour Village and ensures it stays as a world-class leisure precinct, just like how Mr Farley envisioned it more than three decades ago.

“I love Manly and the bayside area, and have immersed myself in the local community, leading to my appointment as President of the precinct’s Chamber of Commerce in late 2021,” Ms Prestidge shared.

Before she took over the role, Ms Prestidge served as the general manager of The Consortium Group since 2016. The company is behind The Arsonist and Tide on the Jetty, two of the most popular restaurants in Manly.

As the current president of Manly Harbour Village Chamber of Commerce, Ms Prestidge hopes new and existing members would get more involved, believing that working together for the bigger picture is the key to success.

Nikki Kay

Nikki Kay and her husband transformed Wilson’s Boathouse into Manly Boathouse, now one of the leading seafood restaurants in the bayside.

The Kays gave the space a brand new look with their relaxed outdoor area where guests can walk in and try their bar snack menu, and a patio featuring a fish and chippery, gelato bar, and licensed bar.

The husband and wife duo successfully owned many retail businesses since 1991, which include bulk butcher shops, seafood markets, and seafood restaurants.

They were the original owners of Reef Seafood + Sushi, which was sold in 2018, before they opened a second venue, ReefGasworks in the Gasworks Precinct in Newstead, with the help of their son Ryan.

Joan Pease

When Joan Pease became a representative of the bayside community, Ms Pease helped deliver 24-hour health services back to Wynnum following the establishment of the Wynnum Manly Health Centre.

Ms Pease’s other local achievements include:

Helping young people into work by restoring funding for the successful Skilling Queenslanders for Work program
Upgrading local schools with funding for new facilities at Wynnum West, Darling Point and Brisbane Bayside plus a teacher aide in all prep classes
Cleaning up Wynnum Creek and the removal of derelict, polluting boats

Ms Pease is the patron of the Wynnum Manly Historical Association, the Wynnum Manly Yacht Club, the Bayside Woodturners and Woodcrafters Club and the Bayside Eastern District Orchid Society.

Ciara Metcalfe

Ciara Metcalfeis an Irish former cricketer who was a right-arm leg break bowler. She is considered as one of the personalities who made cricket more popular among women on the bayside.

It started when she played and served as coach for the Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club in the lower divisions.

Cricket grew so popular because of Metcalfe’s help, which even led to the merger of Redlands and Wynnum to come up with a first grade team. Since then, the sport keeps reaching new heights in the bayside.

Merle Dippel

Merle Dippel was one of the three original founding members of Winnam Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation, along with Cheryl Jacob and Becky Thomson.

From a $100 donation, Winnam has grown to one of the leading organisations providing affordable housing to the local community. Since starting their valuable work, Winnam has built up more than $17 million in assets.

Read: Wyvernleigh: One of the First Houses in the Manly District

Also known as ‘Aunty Merle,’ Ms Dippel was a founder of the Mariners and is a well-known Quandamooka Community Elder from North Stradbroke Island. She currently resides in Wynnum and was a long-term board member of Winnam.

Mara Stransky of Manly’s Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron Awarded Australia’s Female Sailor of the Year

Olympian Mara Stransky of the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron in Manly has been named Female Sailor of the Year at the Australian Sailing Awards honouring the sports and its community.

Mara proved deserving of the award following her recent achievements at the ILCA 6 Women’s World Championships in Oman, where she finished sixth place, the Allianz World Cup in Holland, where she was fourth, and for her astounding winning finish at the Kiel Week.

The Manly sailor, who ranks as the third-best female sailor in the world, bested Nina Curtis from Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club and Zoe Thomson from Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club for the highest honour.

Meanwhile, Tom Slingsby was named the Male Sailor of the Year whilst Chris Symonds was chosen as the Para Sailor of the Year.

The Australian Sailing Awards returned to an entire face-to-face ceremony since 2019. Below is the full list of winners:

Male Sailor of the Year
Tom Slingsby OAM – Gosford Sailing Club (NSW)

Female Sailor of the Year
Mara Stransky – Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron & Queensland Laser Association (QLD)

Youth Sailor of the Year
Evie Saunders – Manly Yacht Club (NSW)

Para Sailor of the Year
Chris Symonds – Wynyard Yacht Club, Australian Hansa Class Association Inc & Sailability Tasmania (TAS)

Offshore Sailor of the Year
Lisa Blair – Manly Yacht Club & Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (NSW)

Coach of the Year
Ben Durham – Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club (WA)

Club of the Year
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club (NSW)

Volunteer of the Year
Peter Kinsman – Rye Yacht Club (VIC)

Instructor of the Year
Holly Hunt – Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club (WA)

Official of the Year
Andre Blasse – Black Rock Yacht Club/Australian OK Dinghy Association (VIC)

Sport Promotion Award
Nick Bez – Windsurfer Class Association of Australia (VIC)

Sport Professional Award
Michael Robinson – Keppel Bay Sailing Club (QLD)

SheSails Award
Mooloolaba Women’s Keelboat Regatta – Mooloolaba Yacht Club (QLD)

Sustainability Award
Marine Environment Committee – Fremantle Sailing Club (WA)

President’s Award
Sean Hogan (VIC)

About the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron in Manly

Meanwhile, the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron is one of Queensland’s oldest and most prestigious sailing and cruising clubs. Since 1885, the organisation has supported sailing by training potential sailors on all levels.

The Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron was Australia’s first sailing club to offer women membership in 1975, per past Commodore Bill Kirby.

“I well remember the late P/C John Hattrick meeting with P/C David Bowly and myself early in 1975 and telling us it simply wasn’t acceptable for the Squadron not to welcome Ladies into our midst and for them not to be able to take part in all facets of Club life. David was Vice Commodore at the time and I was the Rear.

“P/C John’s proposals were enthusiastically approved at a Special General Meeting of the Members and as they say, ‘The rest is history.'”

Soon after, the Ladies’ Committee raised money for the Snack Bar and held sailing classes for kids during scholl holidays. They also established the ArtArama, an arts and crafts festival that was popular in Manly for many years.

Wynnum-Manly Primary Care Centre Goes Digital

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Did you know that the Wynnum-Manly Primary Care Centre has now gone digital, with patients’ medical records now accessible electronically?

After 12 weeks of digital training, workers at the Wynnum-Manly Primary Care Centre have done their first documentation of the patients’ integrated electronic medical records (ieMR), allowing the facility to finally go live on the digital platform.

With the new ieMR, Wynnum-Manly Primary Care Centre would be able to access the patients’ records electronically, thus bridging any gaps in the delivery of their needed healthcare.

“Sometimes it can be difficult accessing our patients’ medical information as a small community site,” Nurse Unit Manager Eric Ford said. “Having immediate access to electronic patient medical records will now be a great support for when a patient presents at the facility.”

The ieMR has been customised for Wynnum-Manly Primary Care Centre patients and whilst it was not an easy transition, the workers have welcomed the changes.

Project Manager Karen Davies and the staff have been actively involved with the customisation, collaborating with the Project Team and Cerner, the software developers.

“It’s great to see Wynnum-Manly PCC join the clinical community of Digital Hospitals in Metro South Health and across the state,” Ms Davies said.

“Clinicians will have access to instant, real-time patient information from across Metro South, as well as from digital facilities around Queensland with each patient’s electronic record now travelling with them.

“That means no need to obtain charts from Medical Records and better collaboration between clinicians, and more linked-up care for patients.

“Clinicians also have access to early warning alerts in a medical emergency and improved patient safety with patients accurately identified through wristbands with unique barcodes.”

Annual Manly Halloween Parade Moves to Wynnum

For more than 25 years, Bayside locals have been looking forward to the annual Manly Halloween Parade but the festival has been called off due to the pandemic restrictions in the last two years and it’s still the case for the third year, post-pandemic, as the organisers have chosen not to do the parade for 2022.

Former Manly Harbour Village president, David Farley, who has been the head organiser of the Halloween street party, said that they have decided since February to defer the parade as COVID-19 remains uncertain despite the loosening restrictions.

Instead, Wynnum will be taking over and hosting their inaugural Ampol Wynnum Halloween Parade on 29 October 2022 along Bay Terrace. It is expected to be smaller than the Manly event, which attracted over 20,000 people during the 2019 Halloween party.

The Wynnum festivities, organised by Wynnum Commerce with the help of Council and local businesses, will likely have over 5,000 guests. The celebration will run from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. There will be no fireworks as well but the group said it will still be a fun community event for the locals.

Here’s what the guests can look forward to at the Wynnum event

Market stalls are open from 4:00 p.m.
Yummy food from our local vendors & Food Trucks from 5:00 p.m.
Trick & Treat Trail in Wynnum Central from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Parade starts at 6:00 p.m. Individuals and businesses are encouraged to dress in costumes to win in the Best Dressed Competitions.
Street Entertainment from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

The Wynnum Commerce group said they have an agreement to host the Halloween party for the next three years.

Meanwhile, Mr Farley said that he doesn’t know if Manly will resume hosting a Halloween festival by 2023 or 2024.

Manly West Mum Shares Life-Saving Experience with Royal Flying Doctor Service

Marlene Antonovich, a mum from Manly West, once experienced first-hand the life-saving care provided by the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Recently, the RFDS held an aircraft simulator showcase at Woolworths Manly West, where she currently works, and the grateful mum is pleased and proud to share her experience with everyone,

Marlene had some complications and developed HELLP syndrome in the 34th week of her pregnancy. This life-threatening condition, which refers to Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes and Low Platelets, is a variant of preeclampsia. This meant that mum and baby were at risk of losing their lives unless they get medical attention right away.

At that time, the mother was still living in the port city of Bunbury in Western Australia with no access to a neo-natal unit. However, RFDS was able to help with her transfer to a specialised facility in Perth, where she was able to safely deliver her daughter.

Royal Flying Doctor Service — Photo Credit: Supplied

On the RFDS flight, Marlene feared for her baby’s life but was comforted by the experienced team on board. “The nurse was really reassuring, she said ‘it’s ok, it’s just the medication,’” Marlene said. “The nurse made eye contact during the flight which was really good – just a look was enough to say that I was going to be okay.”

Marlene, Royal Flying Doctor Service — *Photo Credit: Supplied*

Today, Marlene’s daughter is all grown up and has been enjoying her life in Brisbane. She is also greatful that Woolsworth has initiated a fundraiser to support RFDS, as this will give families like Marlene’s better access to healthcare services across the country.

What is the RFDS?

The Royal Flying Doctor Service has been around for more than 90 years to help people in rural and remote areas. Reverend John Flynn established the initiative in 1928 to grow into the world’s largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisation.

RFDS provides 24-hour aeromedical emergency services that can reach anywhere, no matter how remote, within hours. They also offer telehealth consultations, fly-in fly-out GP and Nurse clinics, mobile dental services, patient transfers, and other health services.

The organisation has nearly 2,200 staff and volunteers. While RFDS receives government support, they also rely on private donations that go to purchasing and upgrading medical supplies and equipment, as well as maintenance and replacement of the air ambulance services.

In early June, the RFDS brought their flight simulator to Woolworths Manly West at the corner of Manly And Hargreaves roads as part of the donation drive.

Royal Flying Doctor Service flight simulator — Photo Credit: Supplied

To learn more about RFDS, visit their official site.

Mercury Theatre Wynnum Presents ‘Steel Magnolias’ at the Manly-Lota RSL

Mercury Theatre Wynnum, which has been playing in the bay since the 1940s, is presenting “Steel Magnolias” featuring Toni Griffin, Darsha Hockings, Anwen Jones, Helen Haberland, and Liz Hull at the Manly-Lota RSL.

Beginning Friday, 3 June 2022, until Saturday, 18 June 2022, “Steel Magnolias” will play for six nights between 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

The show is set in the Chinquapin, a fictional location in Louisiana, and follows Truvy (Griffin), who owns a beauty parlor, and her female friends. The plot centres on the upcoming wedding of Shelby (Jones) who has Type 1 diabetes, and her relationship with her mother, M’Lynn (Hull). The story also revolves around Truvy’s relationships with the men in her life, Annelle’s (Hockings) transformation, and Ousier’s (Haberland) friendship with Claire.

“Steel Magnolias” is directed by Ric Medlin, who has been part of the Mercury Theatre Wynnum since his childhood. He received his Lifetime Membership in 2021.

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Mercury Theatre was founded by Win Davson and Arnold Bennett-Edward Knoblock. It is a community-based (amateur) company run by volunteers that produce at least three shows a year.

The theatre also conducts an Improvisation for Acting class with Anne Pensalfini as the instructor.

Learn more about the theatre and its membership here. Follow their Facebook page.

Two New Lifestyle Shops Open at Manly Harbour Village

Two new lifestyle shops, Style + Error and Sandy Lane Hair Studio, join established stores like Apothecary Botanical, Ebb + Flow Boutique, Bella Botiqo, Flowers on Cambridge, and Mad Hatters Bookshop at Manly Harbour Village.

Style + Error

Style + Error is a home decor and furniture store founded Haidee, a breast cancer survivor. Whilst she has been doing the finishing touches to her lifestyle store, Haidee has also pledged her support for 100 Squats a Day for Breast Cancer by Project Pink.

Haidee’s new business has yet to kick off as she and her staff have been waiting for deliveries and doing the inventory of the stocks. Keep tabs of Style + Error’s opening day on their social media.

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Sandy Lane Hair Studio

Sandy Lane Hair Studio had its opening night on 1 April 2022. The salon has a small team of dedicated professionals who are best known for their unique balayage technique. The Manly shop is led by Karlee Kumar, an award-winning stylist with more than a decade of experience under her belt.

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In November 2021, Manly Harbour Village changed hands after 35 years. Former president David Farley, who has been credited for transforming this precinct, handed over his role to the new president, Peta Prestidge.

Mr Farley has chosen to retire at 78 years old and has confidence that the new leadership will be able to step up and do more great things for the site as a lifestyle destination. More initiatives and changes will be underway as Manly prepares to become the 2032 Olympic sailing venue.

Manly and Manly West Kerbside Collection: Upcycling Ideas to Repurpose Trash into Unique Pieces

Heads up, Manly and Manly West! It’s your turn for kerbside collection soon! Did you know that you can repurpose a lot of items to give them a new lease on life? Here are some ideas before you think of chucking them on the kerb.

There’s still plenty of time to sort through your old and items for disposal and re-check if your kerbside collection pile includes unacceptable items that will not be picked up. Some of your items might also be more useful as donations to various charities or the Council’s treasure troves to reduce the landfill wastes.

Better yet, instead of throwing some things away, consider upcycling old furniture and start on a beautification project at home!

For instance, old dressers or even old washing machine drums could become great display cases for plants. You’ll need to spend on some good paint brands and brushes to give these items new life.

Need new light fixtures? No need to head out to the store to buy a brand new piece. Look at your existing stuff and repurpose these into unique lanterns or lampshades. You could also repurpose old light fixtures for other uses — the possibilities are endless when you upcycle!

Got plenty of old pictures to sort through? Framing each of these might cost a lot of money but you could save a lot if you upcycle and use old window frames to display these beautiful images.

You don’t even have to put them on the wall. You can also upcycle old picture frames as tables and fill these with your family’s memories.

If your old luggage has been sitting under dust for the last few years, it could still be of use as shelves on empty walls in your house.

Don’t be afraid to try fun and bold colours since the very idea for upcycling is to never constrain your creativity. If you make mistakes, then it’s all part of the learning process. However, it’s always a good idea to prepare the right tools, plan ahead, and then give the old pieces a good rundown first before you start on the project.

Look at YouTube videos for some ideas and instructions on how to carry out this project and ask family members to help you complete it as this will make for a great bonding activity during the weekends.

Construction Of 191 Stratton In Manly To Be Delayed

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Construction works on a four-storey residential development at 191 Stratton Tce, Manly have been paused and the project will likely be delayed until issues are resolved.

Read: Here Are The New Developments Coming To Manly

The 43-unit residential development, which is a project of DeMartini Fletcher, is due for completion by the end of 2022. However, it may not be open until December 2023 after the pandemic impacted the costing and availability of supplies for construction.

191 stratton tce — Photo credit: 191 Stratton Manly/Google Maps

DeMartini Fletcher revealed they needed to discontinue the works to regroup and solve the issues following the dramatic increase of prices in building supplies such as steel and aluminum. Prices increased by the second half of 2021 due to the supply chain disruptions brought by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The CBD-based developer admitted that the huge increase in supply costs had a big impact on projects like 191 Stratton, and that it would increase the total project cost by almost 35 percent. The estimated cost of the project is already around $25 million.

stratton terrace manly — Photo credit: 191 Stratton Manly/Google Maps

Once the costing issues are resolved, works at the site will likely resume by the second quarter of 2022 for a 15-month construction process. They have only done some site preparations and no major works have been started so far.

Prior to the issues the developers are currently facing, works have been delayed following issues with some locals, but the developer agreed to tweak certain elements of the designs and lower the number of units and retail space.

demartini fletcher — Photo credit: 191 Stratton Manly/Google Maps

The developer has already held the sold-turning ceremony for the residential project in November 2021 in partnership with Rork Projects. The proceedings were hosted by Demartini Fletchers Development Manager, Tony Dwyer with the official sod turning being undertaken by the Managing directors of both companies, John DeMartini Senior and Brian O’Rourke.

191 Stratton’s amenities include a resort-style pool, BBQ area and wellness gym. A rooftop recreation deck boasting stunning bay views is also available for all residents.

DeMartini Fletcher is behind some of well-known residential projects in Brisbane, including Enclave Wynnum and V Clayfield.

New Childcare Centre In Manly To Start Construction Soon

The construction of a new childcare centre in Manly is going ahead in February 2022, to meet the demand for long day care in the bayside.

Read: Manly Median House Price Hits Million-Dollar Mark

Long day care is a centre-based form of childcare service that typically provides all day care for children of working families. Long day care centres may be run by private operators, not-for-profit organisations, employers and community groups.

The 108-place childcare centre will cater to children ages 0-5 years old. It will feature two storeys with outdoor play and sleeping areas.

Located at 18-22 Ernest St, Manly, the project is estimated to cost around $10 million and is one of four new childcare projects on the bayside.

manly-childcare — Artist’s impression of new childcare centre in Manly (Photo credit: Brisbane City Council PD Online)

It’s located close to the upcoming 86-place Treehouse Early Learning Manly at 70 – 74 Ernest St and close to local services such as Manly Harbour Village and Wynnum Health Service in Manly West. It’s also within walking distance of Manly State School and Manly Train Station.

Echelon Property Group, who’s also behind the childcare centre along Stradbroke Avenue Wynnum, believe that despite the new childcare venues popping up around the bayside, there’s definitely no oversupply of centres in the area.

ernest-manly — Site plans (Photo credit: Brisbane City Council PD Online)

As of October 2020, which was the time the applicant made an assessment report for the development application, it was mentioned that there were five long day care centres in the major catchment supplying a total of 340 places to an estimated resident market of 1,375 children under 5.

Read: Stratton Terrace Development to Bring New Dining or Lifestyle Amenities to Manly

“There is only one centre in Manly, however, it should be noted that this centre (Treehouse Manly) is an upcoming centre that is still awaiting service approval and is accepting enrolments to a waiting list,” the need analysis says.

The applicant said they also addressed some of the concerns that residents cited, including the potential traffic problems it might bring to an already busy part of Manly.

“With locally generated demand exceeding supply and additional demand from non-resident workers, it’s estimated that Manly has a supply restriction and would benefit from the development of a childcare centre at the subject site,” the planning document reads.

Depending on weather and construction conditions, the childcare centre will start operating by early 2023. It’s expected to bring in up to 30 jobs throughout the construction process.

The management is also planning to hire around 30 staff once the venue opens. Once open, it will operate from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Monday – Friday.

For more information about the approved childcare centre, see A005594986.