eKourier April 2009

Spotlight on... Browns Plains History

convenience. We also installed eco friendly under ground water tanks for watering gardens and window washing. The Team Our team consists of myself; Sandra Shaw (Manager) formally from Chermside & Milton and Sue Jones (Assistant Manager) formally from West End. We both enjoy the surroundings of the new centre, with a spacious office and plenty of merchandise and packing material on display. Sandra Shaw

with new commercial and residential areas presently being built which is evident as Browns Plains opened in late May 2008, and our occupancy rate

Early in the 1960’s the Browns Plains site was the only general store in the area, you would drive your tractor, truck or old valiant down to get your petrol, milk and paper, and it was the only place to collect your mail. In the late 1980’s Neville Kennard purchased several blocks of land and after years of seeking a rezoning, in January 2007 Sam Kennard was finally permitted to develop the land into a self storage centre. Kennards Self Storage at Browns Plains is situated at 3447 Mt Lindesay Highway which gives the centre great exposure sitting adjacent to some of the top businesses in the area; such as the Greenbank RSL, Holden Dealership and the main Grand Plaza Shopping Centre. KSS offered community support with twelve months free storage, Kennards Boxes and accessories to victims of the recent Victorian bush fires. In excess of 2000 boxes were donated to victims directly, Pet Associations and other people and businesses donating their time to gather donated goods to send to Victorian bush fire victims. 25 storage units with up to 12 months storage have also been donated to victims to store their personal belongings and donated goods in until they can rebuild their homes. Over the next 12 months, in excess of $90,000 will be donated in boxes and storage space. Positive feedback thanking Kennards for their generosity and kindness has been received. Thank you to all the centres that went out of their way to help these people start to rebuild their lives again. Browns Plains is a fast expanding area

is presently 37%. Site Features

We are a purpose built centre with three buildings, the first consisting of an office/ showroom with units upstairs. The two other buildings have great driveway access and units on both ground and upper levels. In total we have 497 Units, with room to expand further to approximately 800 units. Our site also offers outdoor storage for boats, RV’s, cars and trailers. The centre has a complete drive around circuit with access points to all areas, with under cover canopy’s for customers unloading their goods. Browns Plains has 24 hr 7days a week access, for our customer’s

Sandra Shaw Manager of Browns Plains KSS

KSS Supports The Victorian Bush Fire Relief

Connie Fehlau from Equestherapy gives thanks to KSS for their donation of boxes and tape to get donated pet products to their destination in Victoria safely. “Bob and David form Narabeen were lovely and supportive,” Connie says. There were 107 boxes packed for 4 Paws and Triple R Equine Wellfare and more, filled with pet food, animal first aid, rugs and halters, plus many other pet products. Connie has been asked to do this again in the future and KSS will happily help out.

Nigel Spragg from Vermont donated a unit to an aged couple who lost their home to the fires in Marysville and needed space to store clothes and goods that had been donated to them. They were very grateful. Mr Jones a Pastor of St Peters, which was a church in Marysville, wanted to thank Sam for his wonderful offer of assistance.

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Kennards Kourier April 2009