The GRIND never stops

Nothing brings people together more than the love of great food. Business owner and chef, Kristy Borg, captured the essence of family feasting and adapted her business model to give Mackay locals the chance to come together over their own dinner table. The result? Locals loved it. With regularly changing grab-and-go takeaway options and family-inspired…

Creating A Greener Community

As the world outside changes, it is the heart and spirit of our households and communities that are thriving. It is a time of looking within, finding our personal sanctuaries and learning how to connect in different ways. For Tim Perkins, who comes from a farming background in Victoria and co-owns the WhitPro Group, this…

The Teacher’s Coach

Peta Jeppesen from Beyond the Classroom With the retention rate for teachers dipping to an all time low, it is anticipated many will only last five years in the profession. Often this is due to ‘teacher burn-out’ from the emotional stresses of managing relationships and connections. Experienced school principal and teacher’s coach, Peta Jeppesen, saw…

Yours In Natural Health

With health at the forefront more than ever before, now is the time to open our minds and take an active part in our individual health journeys. It is time to explore and investigate our unique body make-up so we can achieve optimum health, inner peace and longevity. For Rowena Kissun, trail-blazing local naturopath and…

Fighting Spirit With Whitsunday Martial Arts

When a teenage Dan Zealand took an instant disliking to a teenage Anton Zafir back when they went to high school together, they never dreamt that they would one-day run a successful gym together and Anton would be God Father to Dan’s children. The two men grew-up in the Sunshine Coast and bonded over their…

Marketing Mindsets With Redhotblue

With her teenage daughters performing cartwheels across the lounge room and the new family puppy causing chaos, opening a temporary office space at home in the kids playroom has made for some interesting zoom meetings for Jody Euler and her Creative Agency – redhotblue. Renowned for their bold, brazen and (impactful) approach to clever marketing,…

Primed to Pivot With Bec Douthwaite

From photo shoots and glossy magazine pages to a complex world of hyperlinks and digital slides, Bec Douthwaite, owner and publisher of Core Life Magazine, knew that in order for her business to survive it would need to embrace a new online platform. “After nearly a decade, we haven’t missed an issue yet and I…

Money Matters – Now More Than Ever

Core Life’s resident Financial Advisor, Justin Butler from Eclipse Financial Services, takes time out from his busy schedule to answer a few important questions about our economy during these unprecedented times. How is the Australian economy fairing on the world stage? The Government debt is measured as a ratio of the size of the economy…

POSITIVES IN OUR LOCAL PROPERTY MARKET

With Rob Taylor from Taylors Property Specialists “There are always positives to come out of every situation. If this has taught us anything, it’s that the world keeps turning. We’re all used to life being a certain way, then all of a sudden this change is thrust upon everybody, and you have to go through…