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A Queensland-based broker has had a street named in his honour to acknowledge his ongoing service to the community.
Ipswich City Council Planning and Development Committee chairman Paul Tully said a street in a new estate at Bellbird Park had been named after Loan Market broker Mark Winter as a tribute to Mr Winter and his family.
Mr Winter, a former Loan Market International Broker of the Year, helped establish the local Goodna and Springfield rugby union clubs and he also played a major role assisting victims of the devastating January 2011 floods in the Goodna area.
“Mark Winter has been very active on the local scene in terms of promoting rugby union and supporting charitable organisations including Westside Community Care,” Mr Tully said.
Springfield-based Mr Winter said he was “humbled and overwhelmed” to have been honored by the council in this way.
“You usually only see sports stars getting streets named after them, not your run of the mill mortgage broker like me,” he said.
Mr Winter was also honored by the Ipswich City Council for his services to the community in its Australia Day awards this year.
“I have lived in the area for many years and I have always had a passion for the Ipswich region and Brisbane’s western corridor,” Mr Winter said.
“Not only did I establish my own mortgage broking business here, I have also chosen to raise my family in the area and have made a number of investments in the community.
“We also do some fund raising for charity and a golf day we had recently held at Brookwater Golf Club helped raise $6,000 for local charities.”
