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Saturday, May 18, 2024

Planet Friendly Furniture

Setting up a home in Singapore and want to adopt, not shop? Jonathan Roelandts, MD of Soul & Tables and Flexisnug, offers affordable, sustainable furniture rentals.

Raffles Staycation

Pip Harry spends a glorious 24 hours in residence at the newly renovated Raffles Singapore…and finds it very hard to leave.

Interview: Author Neil Humpheys

Neil Humphreys is one of the biggest selling authors in Asia, with 22 books to his name – including crime novels and children’s books. Singapore has been home to the English born media personality since 1996. “I was invited by a Singaporean friend to stay in his family’s HDB flat in Toa Payoh. I intended to stay for a month or so. That was 20-odd years ago. I’m still here.” Neil talks to ANZA about his environmental passions.

Heart and Sole

ANZA member Jennifer Gregory is the GM of Indosole, an environmentally conscious footwear company that re-purposes tyres to produce the soles of durable, eco-friendly footwear.

Hotspot: Pinball Wizard

Tucked into the mall at Sim Lim Square lies this slice of retro heaven – complete with a pinball arcade, ping pong table, nineties tunes and psychedelic cocktails.

Accor’s Plastic Promise

Michael Issenberg, Accor’s CEO Asia-Pacific, talks to ANZA about the company’s commitment to eliminate single use plastic from their hotels across the world by 2022.

ANZA Netball: Dad’s on Duty

James Addington-Smith has been coaching ANZA Netball for five seasons and the community benefits so much from his passion and enthusiasm for the game. Not only does he encourage and build confidence in the netball players he coaches, but he’s inspired other like-minded dads to take on netball coaching.

Home Baking: ANZAC Bikkies!

We may not have the ANZAC Day Dawn Service at Kranji this year, but we still have ANZAC biscuits. Here’s a simple but yummy receipe from Edmond’s cook book – an iconic fixture of Kiwi homes around the world.

Loco for Sustainability

Hailing from Brisbane, William Leonard brings a sustainable focus to his latest role in Singapore as Group General Manager, The Loco Group. The group owns four restaurants in Singapore - Lucha Loco on Duxton Hill, Super Loco Robertson Quay, Super Loco Customs House, and Chico Loco on Amoy Street.

AGM: Meet the New Executive Committee

ANZA has held its Annual General Meeting, with a small group of members saying farewell to outgoing President PJ Roberts and welcoming in new President Adam Martin and Vice President Megan Kinder.