THE excitement of helping people with their biggest transactions will drive real estate agent Will Miller as he starts with Our City Real Estate.
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Mr Miller joined principal Lan Snowden at the firm three weeks ago after a stint at Ray White.
"We want to build the business to get those premier listings," he said.
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"Our City is really customer focused so that's what interested me."
A recent homebuyer himself after returning from a decade in Sydney, Mr Miller said finding the right property was important.
Eighteen 70 on the market
AFTER offering the former home of restaurant Eighteen 70 for lease, the owners have decided to sell up.
Agent Stephen Townsend said tenders were open until May 31, with $1.5 million the price guide.
He said the owners wanted to invest elsewhere and there had been solid interest so far.
"We do know a couple who looked at the property for lease and they really wanted to purchase it, but it wasn't for sale," he said.
He said the property did not have to remain commercial and it could be adapted back into a house.
Alison gets inventing
AFTER almost 20 years as a chiropractor, Alive Health's Alison Bennett saw a gap in the back support market and decided to create her own.
She invented the Posture M8 to help people correct their posture or sit more comfortably - it can be used as a seat, a rehabilitation cushion, a back support or even a travel pillow.
"Although it would be ideal to have perfect posture that we adopt all the time, sometimes we need a little help," she said.
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She said back supports were often overpriced, not portable, or less versatile and had a prototype made in 2014.
"When we have raised adequate funds, we will be going into the production run," she said.
"It's so exciting to see it at this stage."
Time to relax
WENTWORTH Golf Club has started offering a courtesy bus service on Friday and Saturday evenings in the hope it will encourage more patrons to stay longer.
General manager James Bale said the service had been considered for a number of years, the biggest obstacle securing the bus itself.
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"The price was right and the timing was right," he said.
"We're about four kilometres from the CBD, which means [patrons] will only have one drink as opposed to two or three because they're worried they'll get caught [drink-driving], which is sensible - this means if they want to relax and have a night out, it's available to them."
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