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TROPIC • COVER STORY

FACES OF
BAILEY

Meet some of the
150-strong team bringing
Bailey to life, from dining
venues to reception and
room staff. 1

1. Tyrone Hunt Executive Chef and Ignacio Perez Chef de Cuisine 2. Mark Sinclair CC’s Bar and Grill Manager 3. Ryan Vallve Area Food and Beverage Manager, Cairns 4. Jaydev Walia Front Office Manager with
some of his team 5. Rick Bremner Assistant Engineering Manager 6. Anastasia Sheveleva Restaurant Manager 7. Centre: Tracey Donaghey Area Human Resources Manager and the HR team

Q&A What attracted you to your position? I loved the A place that they want to share with each other
idea of being part of a brand that does things
and with their family and friends. Part of this
differently and a team that truly celebrates
involves connecting with and promoting the
individuality and new ideas. I’ve worked with arts, culture and creative community in Cairns
some global names in travel, publishing and making sure our locals know that they are
and property and while so many of these welcome to relax, enjoy and indulge at Bailey
brands encourage thinking outside the box, and at our amazing restaurants and bars.
Crystalbrook Collection takes it to a whole new What else does your role involve? No two days
level. Add in Bailey’s celebration of art and all are the same. In between driving the marketing,
the exciting opportunities this brings; the cast communications and publicity for Bailey and
of characters that make up our team and the our three incredible dining venues there’s
Kristina Olsen chance to come home to beautiful Cairns after managing all our social networks,
Marketing and more than 30 years, and it was a serendipitous hosting media, an endless stream of writing
opportunity too good to ignore.
and editing and liaising with artists, designers
Communications What type of customers will you be marketing and the creative community to plan our arts
Manager to? As a group, we’ve earned a fantastic program. Plus, I coordinate all the events,
reputation for ourselves so it’s really important
promotions, exhibitions and partnerships that
for Cairns that we build on this to attract more go with all this. I also work closely with the
visitors from interstate and overseas. Closer to team here and in Sydney to discuss strategies,
home though, our locals are equally important new ideas and assess campaigns. It’s fast-
to us. We want Bailey to be a place that the paced and exciting, creative and inspiring and
community is proud of. I absolutely love it.

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