Profile: Former cabbie’s dream car is a VW Bug, with a twist

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13 Apr

Maleny Neighbourhood President Ian Demack

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Ian Demack

Maleny Neighbourhood President Ian Demack, as a freshly-minted Arts graduate straight out of Uni, worked for four years as a cabbie in Brisbane. Here are some more things you didn’t know about him.

• Birth date and/or star sign: Aries. Not that I’m a believer, but apparently red hair is characteristic of the Arian type. Interesting...

• The last television show or movie you loved? Mystery Road. Aaron Pedersen holds the entire drama together by the force of his character.

• One thing on your bucket list? A bucket list seems too much like tempting fate! But sometime after COVID lifts, the South Island of New Zealand beckons.

• Best advice you have ever received and who did you get it from? A teacher once told me ‘If something’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well.’ Which would be brilliant advice if I wasn’t a perfectionist.

• What has been your most memorable moment? Marrying Karen in 1995. She’s just as beautiful now as she was on our wedding day.

• What’s one thing you love about your job? A common thread in most things I’ve done—as a facilitator, mediator or editor — is helping my clients achieve clarity. Clarity of thoughts, emotions and expression. When they succeed, the feeling is priceless.

• Your most annoying habit? Misplacing my car keys, There are just so many places in the house to lose them.

• What one thing would you like to see happen in the local area? Affordable housing solutions, to maintain our diverse community on the Range.

• Best local activity & why? The Maleny Neighbourhood Centre’s free Christmas Breakfast. It really brings the community together.

• Best thing about your town (apart from the people)? Having three excellent bookshops in Maleny, with a wide range of rare and unusual titles.

• Is there a local community group you’d like to give a shout-out to?

Speak Up Now Stop Domestic and Family Violence on the Blackall Range—an important initiative by the Combined Service Clubs of Maleny.

• Dream car: a classic VW Bug with a Zelectric conversion.