March 2016 Issue 113

Erin Pavy from Ainslie Chemmart Compounding Pharmacy has won the prestigious national Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Guild Super Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award and is the first- ever ACT winner to do so. Erin was selected from a strong field of more than 450 nominations. Her success as best national pharmacy assistant reflects Erin's commitment to a career in community...

Spaghetti Finally, my interviews were complete. My imaginary finish line in the sand had been crossed. I had won. My prize? The unenviable task of identifying who threw that plate of spaghetti. My list of suspects was large, but the list of problems was larger. Suspect 1: Real estate business owners Problem 1: The business model In 1854 Richardson and...

Steve Jobs once said; design is not just what it looks like or feels like, it is how it works. Every user is different and so is every website or app. In many cases, the engagement and interactivity boils down to one thing; how user-friendly it looks and feels to your users. User experience (abbreviated as UX) is exactly that;...

Autumn is without doubt the best season in Canberra; and March has to be the best month of the year. Why? Well three reasons: 1. The weather 2. Changing colours of the trees; and 3. There is so much going on. 1. The weather. Unlike the other seasons where it is either too hot or too cold (or can't make...

The confirmation of direct international flights connecting Canberra to Singapore and Wellington is the realisation of a long held ambition for the city and the region. It is a game-changing moment for Canberra's economy and it is vital that the ACT and the surrounding region utilises this opportunity and leverages it to its fullest potential. The feedback I have received...

The ACT Government opened a dialogue with the electorate on plans for renewal of the city centre and Northbourne Avenue with the release of a discussion paper in January on this important issue. A focus on revitalisation of the heart of Canberra is welcomed by Canberra Business Chamber, which with partners Property Council of Australia and Canberra CBD Limited,released in...

RSM has come a long way in Canberra, since it arrived 30 years ago. Much has been said about its early beginnings above a fish shop in Braddon with one mad keen accountant from Western Australia, Garry Lee, who, with vision and passion for his clients, grew the business to one of the region's largest firms with over 100 staff....