	{"id":150355,"date":"2024-11-22T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=150355"},"modified":"2024-11-22T04:27:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T17:27:52","slug":"torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Torquay business leader recognised for excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CRAIG Smith has been a stalwart of the Torquay business community for more than 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>In 2001 and in partnership with his wife Kerryn Mandersloot, he established Champion Blinds, an expert installer and supplier of custom-made blinds and curtains that provides tailor-made solutions to consumers across the Surf Coast, Geelong and Bellarine Peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>The family-owned business is now among the longest running in the region and has truly immersed itself within the local community, actively giving back by supporting a variety of clubs, organisations and initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>It is these contributions to the community, along with Mr Smith&#8217;s pursuit of business excellence and commitment to his staff, that have earned him Commerce Torquay&#8217;s Business Leader of the Year award at the 2024 Torquay Business Awards, presented by the Surf Coast Times.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the leader of Champion Blinds, a 21-year industry leader, Craig as built a strong reputation for exceptional service and customer satisfaction,&#8221; the judging panel said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Craig was recognised for the impact he has had on his staff and customers with personalised consultations and high-quality solutions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Craig also shows true commitment to community wellbeing, supporting local organisations, and is a true leader of this community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/BA_46_92071.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Craig Smith (second from right) with wife Kerryn Mandersloot (third from left) and members of the Champion Blinds team.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Accepting the award on Monday evening, Mr Smith said it was an honour to be recognised, but the accolade was not an individual honour, it was an honour you receive because of the team you have behind you.<\/p>\n<p>That team, Mr Smith said, is a loyal one, filled with staff who have been with the business for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We treat people with respect \u2013 the clients, the staff, everyone&#8217;s treated with respect, and they really, really look after us,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re very blessed, Kerryn and I, that the people that work for us, we don&#8217;t feel like they just work for us, they really treat our business like it&#8217;s their business.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of those 22 years we&#8217;ve been in business, we&#8217;ve got a guy who&#8217;s been there 21 years and he&#8217;s like family to us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150688\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150688\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-150688\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/BA_12-1024x568.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/BA_12-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/BA_12-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/BA_12-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/BA_12-1536x852.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/BA_12-2048x1136.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Accepting the award on Monday evening, Mr Smith said it was an honour to be recognised, but the accolade was not an individual honour, it was an honour you receive because of the team you have behind you.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Smith comes from a family of small regional family business owners and knows that the people he serves are not just customers, they&#8217;re part of his community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think you ever start [a business] with a lofty ambition of anything other than generating income and doing something you like,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We just always try to do the right thing and support the community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said the award, although a surprise, reinforced his approach to business.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s nice to have that level of measure and say &#8216;OK, we think we do it right and there&#8217;s other people who think we do it right as well&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s always been organic growth for us. Our business has grown because we invest into our clients, our people, our community and hopefully that still continues to give us organic growth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s the way we want to do it. That&#8217;s the way we want to get there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/championblinds.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">championblinds.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CRAIG Smith has been a stalwart of the Torquay business community for more than 20 years. In 2001 and in partnership with his wife Kerryn Mandersloot, he established Champion Blinds, an expert installer and supplier of custom-made blinds and curtains that provides tailor-made solutions to consumers across the Surf Coast, Geelong and Bellarine Peninsula. The [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":216,"featured_media":150574,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-150355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Torquay business leader recognised for excellence - Surf Coast Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Craig Smith, co-founder of Champion Blinds, receives the Business Leader of the Year award for his exceptional service, community contributions, and commitment to business excellence over 20 years.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Torquay business leader recognised for excellence - Surf Coast Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Craig Smith, co-founder of Champion Blinds, receives the Business Leader of the Year award for his exceptional service, community contributions, and commitment to business excellence over 20 years.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Surf Coast Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-11-21T17:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-11-21T17:27:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Untitled-design-15-2.jpg?_t=1732210072\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ellie Claringbold\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ellie Claringbold\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/news\\\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/news\\\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ellie Claringbold\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/32abddd83bad3e2425166905b3e3aaff\"},\"headline\":\"Torquay business leader recognised for excellence\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-21T17:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-11-21T17:27:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/news\\\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":586,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/news\\\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Untitled-design-15-2.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/news\\\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/news\\\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\\\/\",\"name\":\"Torquay business leader recognised for excellence - Surf Coast Times\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/news\\\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/news\\\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Untitled-design-15-2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-21T17:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-11-21T17:27:52+00:00\",\"description\":\"Craig Smith, co-founder of Champion Blinds, receives the Business Leader of the Year award for his exceptional service, community contributions, and commitment to business excellence over 20 years.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/news\\\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/news\\\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/news\\\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Untitled-design-15-2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Untitled-design-15-2.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630,\"caption\":\"Craig Smith said it was an honour to be recognised, but the accolade was not an individual honour, it was an honour you receive because of the team you have behind you. Photos: RAPT TV\\\/DAVID SPURDENS\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/news\\\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Torquay business leader recognised for excellence\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/\",\"name\":\"Surf Coast Times\",\"description\":\"Free local news\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Surf Coast Times\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/cropped-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/cropped-logo.png\",\"width\":350,\"height\":38,\"caption\":\"Surf Coast Times\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/32abddd83bad3e2425166905b3e3aaff\",\"name\":\"Ellie Claringbold\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/surfcoasttimes\\\/author\\\/ellie\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Torquay business leader recognised for excellence - Surf Coast Times","description":"Craig Smith, co-founder of Champion Blinds, receives the Business Leader of the Year award for his exceptional service, community contributions, and commitment to business excellence over 20 years.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Torquay business leader recognised for excellence - Surf Coast Times","og_description":"Craig Smith, co-founder of Champion Blinds, receives the Business Leader of the Year award for his exceptional service, community contributions, and commitment to business excellence over 20 years.","og_url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\/","og_site_name":"Surf Coast Times","article_published_time":"2024-11-21T17:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-11-21T17:27:52+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Untitled-design-15-2.jpg?_t=1732210072","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ellie Claringbold","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ellie Claringbold","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\/"},"author":{"name":"Ellie Claringbold","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/#\/schema\/person\/32abddd83bad3e2425166905b3e3aaff"},"headline":"Torquay business leader recognised for excellence","datePublished":"2024-11-21T17:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-11-21T17:27:52+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\/"},"wordCount":586,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Untitled-design-15-2.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\/","url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\/","name":"Torquay business leader recognised for excellence - Surf Coast Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Untitled-design-15-2.jpg","datePublished":"2024-11-21T17:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-11-21T17:27:52+00:00","description":"Craig Smith, co-founder of Champion Blinds, receives the Business Leader of the Year award for his exceptional service, community contributions, and commitment to business excellence over 20 years.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Untitled-design-15-2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Untitled-design-15-2.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"caption":"Craig Smith said it was an honour to be recognised, but the accolade was not an individual honour, it was an honour you receive because of the team you have behind you. Photos: RAPT TV\/DAVID SPURDENS"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/torquay-business-leader-recognised-for-excellence\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Torquay business leader recognised for excellence"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/","name":"Surf Coast Times","description":"Free local news","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/#organization","name":"Surf Coast Times","url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/cropped-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/cropped-logo.png","width":350,"height":38,"caption":"Surf Coast Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/#\/schema\/person\/32abddd83bad3e2425166905b3e3aaff","name":"Ellie Claringbold","url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/author\/ellie\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/216"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150355\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150355"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=150355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}