LETTER
Dear Editor I refer to the articles in The Independent on 20 July “Give Valley a Giulliani makeover: Hinchliffe” and 14 September “Pressure now mounting on Valley eyesores”.
It is refreshing to see the urgent call to action to refurbish dilapidated buildings. As some of you are already aware, Winning Appliances and Bathrooms has recently purchased the 2200 sq/metre building at 201-211 Brunswick St at Alfred (the old Hong Kong furniture store) and did a full $2.5 million inside and out refurbishment.
With consent, we also painted the abandoned building next door, so the whole block between Alfred and St. Paul’s Terrace would be cleaned up and lit up nicely. As you can see from attached photo, we have transformed this part of the valley. If you are urging government representatives and building owners to meet and discuss “clean-up of The Valley”, may I offer to hold the meeting at our premises as an example of a worthwhile investment?
In the meantime, if you have not yet visited our showcase showroom, I invite you to come by “the big blue building” and have a coffee or tea and take the tour. You will be extremely impressed with the results.
Grace Grace was kind enough to attend our opening and perform our ribbon cutting ceremony, as per the article in this week’s The Independent I am personally happy to assist in the effort to get the message across to owners and businesses alike if you are forming a committee regarding this issue.
Thank you for your time, I hope to see you soon.
Robin Maini
Winning Appliances Queensland
