Meet a Local
90 years young
Congratulations Stephan Oulianoff on his milestone birthday A treasured member of our Market community Stephan has been at the Central Market for over 50 years He purchased Central Organic in 1982 (stall 72) and this year celebrates his 90th birthday Stephan is still at the shop every day chatting with customers and telling a joke or two ...
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20 Years on Grote Street
I'm Dr Tim Haines, the Grote Business Precinct's new Treasurer I am a long term Grote Street resident and business owner – in fact, I have been a committee member previously, but most significantly, I (almost) share the GBP's birthday, having been here since 2001 My family and I moved to Grote St initially to be near...
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Congratulations Cathy Chong!
Winner, Outstanding Individual Achievement AwardGovernor's Multicultural Awards 2019 Announced Thursday 14 May 2020 Affectionately known by many as Auntie Cathy, this energetic, irrepressible woman is such a worthy recipient of this award Cathy is the current President of Grote...
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Richard's Story to Tell
Richard Armour has served our community for 40 years! Richard Armour from Armour Allen Lawyers is a founding member of the Grote Business Precinct and currently, Grote Business Precinct's longest serving committee member , having been a past Vice President and legal advisor to the Committee for almost 20 years First established by an enthusiastic...
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Grew up in hotels
Damien Kelly grew up in pubs and feels right at home at The Hotel Metropolitan on Grote Street He has been a co owner of The Metro since September 2008 and prior to that he and his brother Jason owned the Prince Albert Hotel in nearby Wright Street for eight years But back to the beginning, "baby" Damien grew up at the Belalie Hotel, Jamestown in the...
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