If you’ve been thinking that it seems expensive to park your car these days, then you are absolutely right.  In fact the Parking Fees in Australian cities are some of the most expensive in the world, with three Australian capitals ranking in the top ten worldwide for monthly parking rates. The Colliers International parking rate [...]

I was fortunate enough to spend a couple of days with some Empty Nesters at a 70th birthday on the weekend. I was amazed at their feedback on the Spaceout idea. It seems they had seen the article in the local paper and had a heap of ideas of how they could make money from [...]

Brisbane residents have been shocked at recent increases in parking fines set by the Brisbane City Council –  some of which have jumped by more than 300 per cent.  Brisbanites were stunned  to learn that parking across  a driveway or footpath (even if it is their own) could now cost them $100. Here is an [...]

Queenslanders spent $8 Billion renovating their homes last year – and coming up the end of this month (24-26 July) in Brisbane is the HIA Renovate & Build Expo – which is undoubtedly going to trigger the start of a whole new batch of renovation projects. Although it’s been quite a few years since I [...]

A recent  front page feature story ( 17 July 2009)  in The Washington Post – one of Americas, highest distribution Daily Newspapers, is entitled “Recession Lesson: Share and Swap Replaces Grab and Buy”  (available online but free membership required).  The article highlights that throughout the US, people are looking at ways to cope with the [...]

The Daily Advertiser : 6 July 2009- by Daisy Huntly Do you have so much space you don’t know what to do with it? The answer according to Wagga men Nathon Irvin, Damon Russell and Andy Henderson, is to rent it out. The Australian-first concept of helping people rent space has been launched in the [...]