December 2014 Issue 100

Wright Dunn Real Estate has been an established Ainslie local since 1990. As principal, Peter Andrighetto has steered the company that was originally established in Leeton in 1922 to the success story it is today. Having been part of the Ainslie community for 25 years, there is not much that Peter doesn't know about the real estate market in the...

The most difficult question, owner of Optimal Health Centre, Judy Barritt, has to answer about her clinic, in the laneway at Ainslie Shops, is "Who can you help?" "The simple answer is everyone, to some extent," Judy said enthusiastically. Judy looks at the body holistically and analyses which systems aren't functioning properly. "I then apply one of several chiropractic techniques...

A passion for local business, and the need to attract customers to them, drove Rob May and his team to create Jimble, jimble.com.au. Jimble is an online advertising platform for the Canberra and Queanbeyan region that is focused on promoting local businesses to their surrounding community - and further a field. "Jimble is designed to encourage customers to shop local...

Re-ignites mission to help residents achieve the Australian dream Yellow Brick Road Ainslie Branch Principal and Wealth Manager Michael Bysouth has made it his mission to help Canberra residents achieve their dreams of owning a home and retiring comfortably since opening the very first branch in the region in 2012. Yellow Brick Road is a full service wealth management company...

Dear Customer, Ainslie IGA is more than just a supermarket. We've shaped our business over 51 years and 3 generations, and strive to improve year after year. Our main focus is on personalised service and seasonal, sustainable and healthy products, whilst providing all the traditional staples and products needed for a busy family home. 2014 has been an exciting year,...

The matter is urgent…your Golden Retriever just gave birth on your bed, to 4 puppies. Plus, your mother-inlaw is coming to stay at Christmas. She's going to need clean bedding (or else). You know your washing machine is too small to do the job, as you ponder… 'Fresh as Daisy'. Go to the people with 23 kg washing machines. Go...

After its establishment in 2001, Edgar's Inn has emerged as an integral piece of the Ainslie and indeed the wider Canberra community. What began as an uncomplicated corner pub with only a handful of staff has grown into a local staple; employing over 30 people for 7 days of breakfast, lunch and dinner. The uncomplicated and unassuming setting and service...

Ainslie Hair Inn has been established for more than twenty five years. We have a diverse and loyal clientele with many of our clients visiting the salon for over twenty years. We provide all the services that you would expect to find at a hair salon, specialising in extensions and colouring. At Ainslie Hair Inn, we love the strong feel...

Colette Needham B Pharm, D.H.P and J.P, passionate pharmacist and proprietor at Ainslie Chemmart for the last 33 years, is one of Ainslie's biggest fans. Colette bought the pharmacy in 1981 and said that there was two of everything back then; 'two pharmacies, two hairdressers, two butchers, two supermarkets, a Commonwealth Bank and a brothel'. "If the girls had a...

Crafting beautiful specialty Cr pes and Patisserie from Brittany and France Breizh Caf is celebrating its exciting first birthday this month, having opened officially for the first time on December 15th last year, so is just a "new kid on the block" within the interesting mix of traders at Ainslie Shops, with its unique village feel, and as part of...

The Apps Learning Centre (TALC) is a tutoring agency catering for children with special needs based at the Ainslie Shops. TALC is managed by two experienced teachers with Masters qualifications in Special Needs, Mary-Anne Apps and Nicole Spillane, along with a team of qualified teachers. "We specialise in providing programmes for a wide range of children with learning challenges," Mary-Anne...

For over three years the staff at Dog's Best Friend at the Ainslie Shops have been grooming and pampering pooches, and are excited to announce they will be opening a second salon in Yerrabi Gungahlin. The new salon is called Wolfy's V.I.P, named after owner Kate Herlihy's beloved Maltese, Wolfy, who passed away last year at nearly 20 years of...

Vangelis Papoutsis bought the Ainslie Takeaway in 2012 after leaving his idyllic island of Kastellorizo and moving back to Canberra, the home of his wife. On Kastellorizo, Vangelis ran a traditional Greek seafood restaurant, called Alexandra - the name of one of his children. "When I was looking for a business in Canberra I was attracted to Ainslie because of...