THERE are thousands of pest controllers in Australia and to be judged the best by your fellow pest controllers is quite an achievement.

At the recent Australian Pest Managers Association national conference, popular local business Bob Gunn Termite Solutions was judged 2014 Australian Pest Manager of the Year.

The award is for excellence and innovation in business professionalism including customer service and technical expertise.

Bob Gunn Termite Solutions won the award over many larger and interstate pest control companies, proving you can never discount the underdog.

The business was also awarded Queensland State Pest Manager of the Year and Queensland Pest Manager of the Year for companies with more than five employees.

The well-known pest control company has been operating for more than 20 years and services a range of areas including Ipswich.

Manager Shane Osborne said he was excited to win the award and see the business recognised by his industry peers.

"We are absolutely committed to providing our clients with the most effective pest control solutions and we regard all our customers as people not a number. Their satisfaction with our service gets our highest priority," he said.

"Winning a national award also shows that businesses in the Brisbane area can match it with larger companies.

"Being local, we work closely as a team and pride ourselves on delivering a prompt, professional and at all times friendly service."

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(CNN) -- They dedicate their lives to saving others, but as Ebola spreads worldwide, health care workers must also focus on saving themselves.

An American doctor and a North Carolina missionary working with Ebola victims were the first to bring the deadly virus to the United States when they contracted the virus in Liberia and were flown home for treatment.

Now, a Dallas nurse has set a similar milestone, becoming the first person known to have contracted the disease inside the U.S. She was wearing the proscribed protective gear -- gloves, mask and shield -- while recently caring for Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan at a Dallas hospital. Duncan died last week.

While the Texas nurse remains in isolation, a nurse in Spain who contracted the virus after treating a patient in that country is struggling for her life.

There are so many caregivers who've become patients. At least 416 health care workers have contracted Ebola, and at least 233 have died, the World Health Organization reports. In Liberia, the worst-affected country, the virus has killed more than 100 medical workers.

Since the Ebola outbreak began -- the worst the world has seen -- doctors and nurses have described working conditions no one should endure.

Every single move they make in treating a patient must be perfect. One slip-up -- a torn glove or the smallest splat of infected fluid that gets on them -- could cost them their lives.

One provider in West Africa spoke of waking up every morning with a sore throat from constantly breathing in the fumes from chlorine that must be constantly sprayed to kill the virus that is capable of thriving not just in living organisms but on surfaces for some time if conditions are right.

Health care workers battle not just a disease but rumors among patients in Africa that Ebola is a myth the government is perpetrating. In a profession that already demands much emotionally and physically, these caregivers are pushed to the edge in both respects. They have lost friends, colleagues and patients.

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(CNN) -- They dedicate their lives to saving others, but as Ebola spreads worldwide, health care workers must also focus on saving themselves.

An American doctor and a North Carolina missionary working with Ebola victims were the first to bring the deadly virus to the United States when they contracted the virus in Liberia and were flown home for treatment.

Now, a Dallas nurse has set a similar milestone, becoming the first person known to have contracted the disease inside the U.S. She was wearing the proscribed protective gear -- gloves, mask and shield -- while recently caring for Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan at a Dallas hospital. Duncan died last week.

While the Texas nurse remains in isolation, a nurse in Spain who contracted the virus after treating a patient in that country is struggling for her life.

There are so many caregivers who've become patients. At least 416 health care workers have contracted Ebola, and at least 233 have died, the World Health Organization reports. In Liberia, the worst-affected country, the virus has killed more than 100 medical workers.

Since the Ebola outbreak began -- the worst the world has seen -- doctors and nurses have described working conditions no one should endure.

Every single move they make in treating a patient must be perfect. One slip-up -- a torn glove or the smallest splat of infected fluid that gets on them -- could cost them their lives.

One provider in West Africa spoke of waking up every morning with a sore throat from constantly breathing in the fumes from chlorine that must be constantly sprayed to kill the virus that is capable of thriving not just in living organisms but on surfaces for some time if conditions are right.

Health care workers battle not just a disease but rumors among patients in Africa that Ebola is a myth the government is perpetrating. In a profession that already demands much emotionally and physically, these caregivers are pushed to the edge in both respects. They have lost friends, colleagues and patients.

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(CNN) They dedicate their lives to saving others, but as Ebola spreads worldwide, health care workers must also focus on saving themselves.

An American doctor and a North Carolina missionary working with Ebola victims were the first to bring the deadly virus to the United States when they contracted the virus in Liberia and were flown home for treatment.

Now, a Dallas nurse has set a similar milestone, becoming the first person known to have contracted the disease inside the U.S. She was wearing the proscribed protective gear gloves, mask and shield while recently caring for Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan at a Dallas hospital. Duncan died last week.

While the Texas nurse remains in isolation, a nurse in Spain who contracted the virus after treating a patient in that country is struggling for her life.

There are so many caregivers whove become patients. At least 416 health care workers have contracted Ebola, and at least 233 have died, the World Health Organization reports. In Liberia, the worst-affected country, the virus has killed more than 100 medical workers.

Since the Ebola outbreak began the worst the world has seen doctors and nurses have described working conditions no one should endure.

Every single move they make in treating a patient must be perfect. One slip-up a torn glove or the smallest splat of infected fluid that gets on them could cost them their lives.

One provider in West Africa spoke of waking up every morning with a sore throat from constantly breathing in the fumes from chlorine that must be constantly sprayed to kill the virus that is capable of thriving not just in living organisms but on surfaces for some time if conditions are right.

Health care workers battle not just a disease but rumors among patients in Africa that Ebola is a myth the government is perpetrating. In a profession that already demands much emotionally and physically, these caregivers are pushed to the edge in both respects. They have lost friends, colleagues and patients.

All this as they beat back their own understandable paranoia and fear. Have I done everything correctly? Could I be next?

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They dedicate their lives to saving others, but as Ebola spreads worldwide, health care workers must also focus on saving themselves.

An American doctor and a North Carolina missionary working with Ebola victims were the first to bring the deadly virus to the United States when they contracted the virus in Liberia and were flown home for treatment.

Now, a Dallas nurse has set a similar milestone, becoming the first person known to have contracted the disease inside the U.S. She was wearing the proscribed protective gear -- gloves, mask and shield -- while recently caring for Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan at a Dallas hospital. Duncan died last week.

While the Texas nurse remains in isolation, a nurse in Spain who contracted the virus after treating a patient in that country is struggling for her life.

There are so many caregivers who've become patients. At least 416 health care workers have contracted Ebola, and at least 233 have died, the World Health Organization reports. In Liberia, the worst-affected country, the virus has killed more than 100 medical workers.

Since the Ebola outbreak began -- the worst the world has seen -- doctors and nurses have described working conditions no one should endure.

Every single move they make in treating a patient must be perfect. One slip-up -- a torn glove or the smallest splat of infected fluid that gets on them -- could cost them their lives.

One provider in West Africa spoke of waking up every morning with a sore throat from constantly breathing in the fumes from chlorine that must be constantly sprayed to kill the virus that is capable of thriving not just in living organisms but on surfaces for some time if conditions are right.

Health care workers battle not just a disease but rumors among patients in Africa that Ebola is a myth the government is perpetrating. In a profession that already demands much emotionally and physically, these caregivers are pushed to the edge in both respects. They have lost friends, colleagues and patients.

All this as they beat back their own understandable paranoia and fear. Have I done everything correctly? Could I be next?

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The march of time will mar any icon, be it of flesh and bones or concrete and rebar.

Memorial Fountain and Park long the stately postcard of Palm Beach is no exception.

Palm Beach Daily News publisher Oscar Davies proposed the park as a way to screen the fire bays fronting Town Hall and to honor town pioneers who made out-sized contributions to Palm Beachs development. Designed by Addison Mizner in 1929, the park has remained largely unchanged through the years.

The fountain will be reconstructed this season, and on Tuesday the Town Council will review a $3.3 million renovation plan for the park and streetscape. Town staff has broken the project into segments so the council could approval all of it or part of it.

Although the basic elements have remained the same, the park one visits today is not exactly as envisioned by Mizner more than 84 years ago. It has not been frozen in time, says longtime former town preservation consultant Jane Day.

The Australian pines, for example, that landscape architect Charles Perrochet had installed as a fountain backdrop and to further screen the fire bays on the north side of Town Hall were replaced early on by palm trees. Landscaping on each side of the reflecting pool has changed a number of times. Deteriorating portions of the fountain were repaired in 1975 and 1988.

The biggest change occurred in 1985, when curved monument walls designed by architect Ames Bennett were added to the parks north end.

The purpose of that was to expand the idea of a memorial, Day said.

The walls allowed space to honor more people. Today, inscribed on those wings are the names of all town residents who served in any war and the names of firefighters and police officers who died in the line of duty. The list includes President John F. Kennedy, who served in the Navy during World War II.

In 1991, the state gave the town a grant to repair and renovate the aging park. During that project, the main bowl of the fountain was patched, the depth of the reflecting pond was reduced to improve safety and the original tile from Mizner Industries was removed, Day said.

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LANDSCAPE architecture is a unique profession that blends science with art to create aesthetic and functional outdoor spaces.

Janelle Berkley has chosen a career that keeps her constantly in touch with nature. She has always been surrounded by nature from her early days at Zion Hill, Belle Garden, where she had the foundation of a sound and well-rounded primary education at the St. Edwards Anglican School.

Her class field trips would include visits to the Belle Garden Bay, hikes to Big River and, on occasions the classes were held under the almond or mango trees in the schoolyard.

She entered Bishops High School, being among the top five achievers in Tobago at the 1997 Common Entrance Examinations. While there, she took part in extra-curricular activities such as dance, drama and music; at the Schools Music Festival Championship Finals she was a member of the Bishops Choir in the classical and folk categories.

Her appreciation for the arts and things of beauty would have been evidently enhanced when she was exposed to piano music up to Grade Five during her early teenage years, and she was in the first batch of students to sit Music when it was offered at the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) level. Being a well-rounded student, she was chosen as the Head Girl.

As Berkley approached her teenage years, the family moved to Louis Dor. This agricultural district is noted for the Propagation/Demonstration Station and Nursery filled with horticultural plants, the river and other natural settings; this provided the perfect setting for her growing love of nature. From then, she knew that she wanted to do something environmental.

Based on her outstanding A-level results, she was awarded the Tobago House of Assembly scholarship for Environmental Science. She enrolled at the University of the West Indies Mona Campus in Jamaica, where she graduated in 2008 with a Bsc in Geology (Major) and Geography (Minor).

Studying in Jamaica gave her a new perspective on the unique flora and fauna of the Caribbean, as she was able to visit sites at Dunns River Falls in Ocho Rios, hike up the Blue Mountains and tour along the idyllic beaches at Negril.

Her passion for the environment propelled her to dig deeper into the science, and at the University of Greenwich, London she completed the Post Graduate Certificate in Landscape Design, where she specialised in Design with Nature, Site Design, Planting Design, Ecology and Conservation. Berkley continued studies at that institution, and in 2013 she earned the Master of Arts Degree in Landscape Architecture, which included among other areas specialised studies in GIS, Landscape Engineering, Assessment and Advanced Planting Design.

While in England, she embraced the opportunity to observe various gardens such as the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley; she never missed the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, which is the most famous flower show in the United Kingdom and perhaps in the world; it attracts visitors from all continents. She also journeyed to France, where she observed French landscape designs such as Parc de Bercy, Jardin Atlantique and Parc de la Villette.

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LANDSCAPE architecture is a unique profession that blends science with art to create aesthetic and functional outdoor spaces.

Janelle Berkley has chosen a career that keeps her constantly in touch with nature. She has always been surrounded by nature from her early days at Zion Hill, Belle Garden, where she had the foundation of a sound and well-rounded primary education at the St. Edwards Anglican School.

Her class field trips would include visits to the Belle Garden Bay, hikes to Big River and, on occasions the classes were held under the almond or mango trees in the schoolyard.

She entered Bishops High School, being among the top five achievers in Tobago at the 1997 Common Entrance Examinations. While there, she took part in extra-curricular activities such as dance, drama and music; at the Schools Music Festival Championship Finals she was a member of the Bishops Choir in the classical and folk categories.

Her appreciation for the arts and things of beauty would have been evidently enhanced when she was exposed to piano music up to Grade Five during her early teenage years, and she was in the first batch of students to sit Music when it was offered at the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) level. Being a well-rounded student, she was chosen as the Head Girl.

As Berkley approached her teenage years, the family moved to Louis Dor. This agricultural district is noted for the Propagation/Demonstration Station and Nursery filled with horticultural plants, the river and other natural settings; this provided the perfect setting for her growing love of nature. From then, she knew that she wanted to do something environmental.

Based on her outstanding A-level results, she was awarded the Tobago House of Assembly scholarship for Environmental Science. She enrolled at the University of the West Indies Mona Campus in Jamaica, where she graduated in 2008 with a Bsc in Geology (Major) and Geography (Minor).

Studying in Jamaica gave her a new perspective on the unique flora and fauna of the Caribbean, as she was able to visit sites at Dunns River Falls in Ocho Rios, hike up the Blue Mountains and tour along the idyllic beaches at Negril.

Her passion for the environment propelled her to dig deeper into the science, and at the University of Greenwich, London she completed the Post Graduate Certificate in Landscape Design, where she specialised in Design with Nature, Site Design, Planting Design, Ecology and Conservation. Berkley continued studies at that institution, and in 2013 she earned the Master of Arts Degree in Landscape Architecture, which included among other areas specialised studies in GIS, Landscape Engineering, Assessment and Advanced Planting Design.

While in England, she embraced the opportunity to observe various gardens such as the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden at Wisley; she never missed the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, which is the most famous flower show in the United Kingdom and perhaps in the world; it attracts visitors from all continents. She also journeyed to France, where she observed French landscape designs such as Parc de Bercy, Jardin Atlantique and Parc de la Villette.

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