It is quite extraordinary the people you meet in our community, relatively unknown, who have the talent and experience to be renowned internationally in their chosen field. Shine  recently caught up with Dallas Power, an artist whose bespoke jewellery shines on the international stage and is worn by the rich and famous. Dallas explains that [...]

Below iS a Selection of popular cafés in cronulla. each caters for a different tribe. pop in and enjoy an espresso, latte, cappuccino or tea. linger longer to enjoy a meal and the passing parade. ALLOUCHE’S GOURMET DELI 63 cronulla street. 9523 1144. the only place to get a Financial review newspaper & good coffee! [...]

A very common question! Firstly, you need to decide; 1. Your lifestyle costs, and 2. An age to retire Lifestyle costs ASFA Retirement Standards Index (Sep 2011) provides estimations to retirement lifestyles; Single – modest $21,746pa and comfortable $40,121pa Couple – modest $31,519pa and comfortable $54,954pa. These are good guides, but it’s important you customise [...]

Athletes are often held in high regard and arguably higher than elected leaders! But why? Well, Athletes are perfect illustrations of what one can achieve with focused efforts. An Athletes success is not random nor simply good luck. With the help of a Coach, Athletes set SMART goals and then design training and nutrition plans [...]

Think you deserve a better deal on your home loan? We do too. And that’s just one of many ways we’re different at FirstPoint:  • We’re not a bank. We don’t think like one and we won’t treat you like we are one. • Flexibility to look at things differently. Others talk about rates, we’d [...]

It’s time to sit down and organise the information you require to lodge your annual income tax return. The ATO has been trying hard to simplify this process for individuals through online services including pre-filled taxation information when you lodge via “E-Tax”. Information gathered from the ATO’s data matching program such as PAYG payment summaries [...]

Sharing, Sweet, Sexy, Sunshine…. Some great words start with “s” as well as; 1. Saving, and; 2. Superannuation Most of us need to; 1. fund our lifestyles today, 2. buy and repay a residence, and; 3. save a next egg for our futures, to help support our lifestyles when we no longer work. Paying off [...]

Kareena Private Hospital has unveiled its $7 million development which includes a new state-of-theart operating theatre and endoscopy suite, eight new private rooms with ensuites and a brand new rehabilitation centre complete with hydrotherapy pool and a fully equipped gymnasium. A new car park and major theatre and day surgery renovations have also been completed [...]

Do you think you deserve a better deal on your home loan? We do too, that’s just one of the reasons we’re different at FirstPoint. Here are a few more: We’re not a bank. We don’t think like one, we won’t treat you like we are one either Flexibility to look at things differently. Others [...]