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Building, always building : the life and times of Gerry Karidis, AM / Gerry Karidis and Brian Abbey.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Kent Town, S.Aust. : Wakefield Press, 2012.Description: ix, 357 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781862549678
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.889094
Online resources: Summary: As an adventurous eighteen year-old, Gerry Karidis left behind his family in Greece and migrated to Australia for a new life. After a decade of struggle he was to turn his experience and entrepreneurial drive to the world of property development. In this engaging memoir Gerry reveals for the first time the extent of his involvement as 'the Adelaide connection' in the federal political crisis known as the Loans Affair of 1974-75 and just how close to success the money hunt came. Building, Always Building also records Gerry's public campaigns to forge a policy framework that would foster the re-population of the inner city of Adelaide, restrict urban sprawl, and protect public housing for those who need it most. Gerry maintains that his greatest motivation was 'to give people confidence to exceed their own expectation.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 305.889094 KA BU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0046078

Includes bibliographical references and index.

As an adventurous eighteen year-old, Gerry Karidis left behind his family in Greece and migrated to Australia for a new life. After a decade of struggle he was to turn his experience and entrepreneurial drive to the world of property development. In this engaging memoir Gerry reveals for the first time the extent of his involvement as 'the Adelaide connection' in the federal political crisis known as the Loans Affair of 1974-75 and just how close to success the money hunt came. Building, Always Building also records Gerry's public campaigns to forge a policy framework that would foster the re-population of the inner city of Adelaide, restrict urban sprawl, and protect public housing for those who need it most. Gerry maintains that his greatest motivation was 'to give people confidence to exceed their own expectation.

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