A new outstanding guide for Samford Visitors or Locals – for more information got to vivasamford.org.au
http://www.vivasamford.org.au/userfiles/SamfordValleyTrailGuide_26Jul2012.pdf
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Samford Stags Spring Ball – Black Tie – Samford Showgrounds
$60pp inc.2 course meal, free drink on arrival, lucky door prize, live band.
Also a Charity Auction by Pat Welsh ( channel 7)
Saturday 1st September 2012 – 7pm till midnight
Tickets on sale now! Details available on Stags website www.samfordstags.org.au or Donna on 0437 432 962
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Samford’s YaYa Bar all the buzz
www.thewesterner.com.au
Thursday, 26 July 2012Source: Melanie Brady
What’s next? The menu at YaYa Bar and Eatery offers up new enticements daily, inspired by a serious love of food and drink, and the Buzzstop Espresso Bar is still brewing up awesome espresso and tasty, convenient eats.
Owners Jamie and Jodie have created a destination, a place to discover new tastes, take a little time and indulge yourself with wine and dessert, while wrapped in a comfy blanket.
Chef Sam Axton says he loves this rainy cold weather in the valley, and we wonder if it reminds him of his English home.
He’s been keeping the chill at bay with fresh baked bread and house pasta, and serving up specials like school prawns with lime aioli, or the heavenly braised beef cheek with horseradish cream, shaved parmesan and grilled sourdough.
The bar hums with classic cocktails reworked just for thrills, and steady favourites like sangria and ‘Jodie’s pink lemonade’ by the jug.
The best news is with YaYa open seven days for breakfast and lunch, fans of older sibling BuzzStop, have more choice than ever before.
Choose from BuzzStop’s popular range of brunch bagels, Turkish breads and big salads, or be enticed by YaYa’s range of breakfast meals, and lunch staples like the sand crab pasta or wagyu burger with handcut chips.
Wash it down with one of 30 exclusive wines by the glass, an expertly made espresso or fresh squeezed juice.
The ever-present tunes catch the spirit of YaYa and BuzzStop; where else would Marilyn Monroe rub up against The Rolling Stones? Just like the delicious food, you never know what’s next!
The YaYa Bar and Eatery is at 37 Main Street, Samford Village, open for breakfast and lunch seven days a week, dinner until late from Wednesday to Sunday. For bookings and enquiries phone 3289 5552.
The Buzz Stop Espresso Bar is open Monday to Friday from 6am, and Saturday and Sunday from 7am. For orders and enquiries phone 3289 5555.
For the latest specials, events and promotions, ‘like’ YaYa Bar and Eatery on Facebook, and on Twitter follow @YaYaBarEatery. To see what’s cooking at Buzzstop, ‘like’ BuzzStop Espresso Bar on Facebook.
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Home values rise for first time in 5 years in US
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Home prices hit a bottom and are finally bouncing back, according to an industry report released Tuesday.
Nationwide, home values rose 0.2% year-over-year to a median $149,300 during the second quarter, the first annual increase since 2007, real estate listing site Zillow reported. Prices were up 2.1% from the first quarter.Even though June marked the fourth consecutive month of home value increases, overall home prices are still down almost 24% since April 2007, when Zillow began to track home values.
“[I]t seems clear that the country has hit a bottom in home values,” said Zillow’s chief economist Stan Humphries. “The housing recovery is holding together despite lower-than-expected job growth, indicating that it has some organic strength of its own.”
Last winter, Zillow projected that the housing market turnaround would not arrive until the end of the year.
Other home price indexes have also recorded gains lately, including the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index. In it latest release, it reported that home prices in 20 major markets rose 1.3% in April, the first monthly increase in seven months. -
Samford Bus Route – Bus 399 – Samford to Ferny Grove
Route 399 Timetable Samford to Ferny Grove
Timetable and stops
Inbound
Mt Glorious Rd near Mr OReilly Rd (H&R)
Mt Glorious Rd near Parkwood Dr (H&R)
Mt Glorious Rd near Hulcombe Rd (H&R)
Showgrounds Dr near Norwood Ct (H&R)
Westwood Dr F/S Showgrounds Dr
Westwood Dr Opp App Stavewood Ct
Westwood Dr near Woodville Ct (H&R)
Mt OReilly Rd near Cosgrove Rd (H&R)
Mt OReilly Rd near Brushwood Rd (H&R)
Mr OReilly Rd near Mr Glorious Rd (H&R)
Mt Glorious Rd near Greggs Rd (H&R)
Mt Glorious Rd near Navillus Pde H&R)
Mount Glorious Rd near Mary Ring Dr
Samford Rd near Camp Mountain Rd
Ferny Grove station, stop BOutbound from Ferny Grove station, stop B
Samford Rd near Camp Mountain Rd
Mount Glorious Rd near Mary Ring Dr
Mt Glorious Rd near Greggs Rd (H&R)
Mt Glorious Rd near Mr OReilly Rd (H&R)
Mt Glorious Rd near Parkwood Dr (H&R)
Mt Glorious Rd near Hulcombe Rd (H&R)
Showgrounds Dr near Norwood Ct (H&R)
Westwood Dr F/S Showgrounds Dr
Westwood Dr Opp App Stavewood Ct
Westwood Dr near Woodville Ct (H&R)
Mt OReilly Rd near Cosgrove Rd (H&R)
Mt OReilly Rd near Brushwood Rd (H&R)
Mr OReilly Rd near Mr Glorious Rd (H&R)
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Better Homes and Gardens at the Samford Show
channel 7 Better Homes and Gardens personalities with be guests at this years Samford Show on the 14th and 15th July
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Celebrate Red Nose Day at Samford Seafood
Friday, 29th of June is 25 years of Red Nose Day, come celebrate and help support Red Nose Day and SIDS kids Queensland. Hosted and donations at Samford Seafood 15 Main Street, Samford 3289 1098
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Things and stuff
Things and stuff is a new shop at 6 Mount Glorious Road, Samford – drop in and have a look or check out their website at www.thingsandstuff.com.au
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Samford Valley Markets May 12th
Samford Valley markets are on the 2nd Saturday of the month. 1am -12pm
St Paul’s Anglican Church
Corner of Mt Samson Road and Serendipity Drive.
BBQ, coffee, Fruit and VEg, Cakes, Gifts, flowers, plants and more. -
MD Interiors – Pre Sale advice
MD Interiors provides a range of services for people who are building, renovating or redecorating – colour consulting; selection of fabric, wallpaper, lighting, soft furnishings, floor coverings and window treatments; furniture sourcing and spatial planning. 
From one room to a whole house, MD Interiors can produce a professional result by discussing and interpreting your ideas to develop a scheme that will suit your style, budget and lifestyle.A lot of people these days are “time poor” and it can take a lot of time to choose the right colour or furnishings for your home; not to mention the costly mistake if you are not happy with the end result. MD Interiors has knowledge of and access to thousands of products and knows where to source those products from. Having access to wholesalers who supply furniture, lighting, wallpaper, fabric, fixtures and fittings is a fantastic advantage; as MD Interiors can pass those wholesale savings onto client’s.
Another service which is becoming more important in today’s property market is pre-sale property styling or home staging. Selling your property can be a stressful event. These days buyer’s are more savvy and professionally presenting your home is becoming an essential tool for assisting seller’s to attain the highest possible selling price. A pre-sale property styling appointment with MD Interiors provides you with an independent eye.
MD Interiors can offer suggestions to enhance the presentation of your property to help achieve the maximum price for your home. A home staging consultation takes approximately one hour at your home, after which a report will be provided which sets out a list of suggestions to help present your home to prospective buyers.
