Ambitious young people who want to build an investment property portfolio should move now and use the first home owner grant as a kickstart, leading property investment expert Paul Bennion said today.
Mr Bennion, the managing director of property depreciation firm DEPPRO Asia Pacific, said there was still some confusion in the community about who qualified for the grant – and what they could buy.
But with time running out to claim the increased $14,000 grant, he said it was important to understand the rules if you wanted to enter the property market.

Talented professionals working in the e-learning and training sector are being urged not to miss the opportunity to be recognised through the LearnX E-Learning and Training Awards.

Entries for the awards, which focus on recognising excellence in the industry, close in just over two weeks on 27 February 2009.

Tough economic times means many people are looking for an alternative to an expensive night out at a crowded restaurant this Valentine’s Day and low-fat cooking queen Annette Sym has the answer!
Author of the best-selling cookbook series Symply Too Good To Be True, Annette says the key to your Valentine’s heart lies at home.

Brisbane internet-based software design company, Zac-Ware will today launch a new enterprise grade content management system for Joomla web developers at Joomla Day in Melbourne  (www.joomladay.org.au).
Zac-Ware CEO Damien Hickey said the launch of Jentla, the Joomla Enterprise Layer, provides a suite of extensions for web developers that would enable them hugely increase the number of websites they could manage.

Bloomhill Cancer Help is searching for more volunteers to help Sunshine Coast people to live well with cancer.
While for most life’s pace seems to be speeding up, Bloomhill relies on more than 400 special volunteers to offer their precious time to help others.
People like Gerda Creese, who has been a dedicated Bloomhill volunteer for three years, said she got so much from her volunteer experience that she would do it all again in a heartbeat.

Reality weight loss TV programs are giving people a false expectation about weight loss in real life according to Annette Sym, Australia’s best-selling low-fat cookbook author.
“There is no doubt reality weight loss programs such as the Biggest Loser serve as a good form of entertainment, but I don’t believe they should be considered a realistic way to lose weight or maintain a healthy lifestyle”, Annette, who lost more than 35kg and has maintained a healthy weight for more than 16 years, said.

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