Our Director Shane Bowering has featured heavily in the media over the last 20 years and was lucky enough to spend 10 years on 4BC with Greg Racy, Chris Adams and Walter Williams and then spend a few years with Danny Hoyland on River 94.9 and also spent time on Bay FM and Bridge 99.7. Here are a few examples of Shane’s segments over the years.
- Sunday, 27 May 2014 – Shane Bowering from Red Tape Busters live on air on 4BC with Chris Adams discussing number plate success for listener, Police and home security camera plan, speeds on tollways and Grant funding.
- Sunday, 4 May 2014 – Shane Bowering from Red Tape Busters live on air on 4BC with Chris Adams discussing Toll fines.
- Sunday, 13 April 2014 – Part 1 Shane Bowering from Red Tape Busters on air on 4BC with Chris Mothershaw discussing speeding fines, Approved Construction, Refunds and changes to banking processes which affect the blind.
- Sunday, 13 April 2014 – Part 2 Shane Bowering from Red Tape Busters on air on 4BC with Chris Mothershaw discussing shopping centre parking fines and the expensive toll costs in Brisbane.
- Sunday, 6 April 2014 – Shane Bowering from Red Tape Busters live on air on 4BC discussing successes for listeners, Town Planning Issues, Drainage and Granny Flats and Building related issues.
- Sunday, 30 March 2014 – Shane Bowering from Red Tape Busters live on 4BC with Chris Adams discussing Development in Brisbane City Council, talking with Councillor Amanda Taylor, Getting a Refund.
- Sunday, 19 January 2014: Shane Bowering from Red Tape Busters live on air on 4BC with Chris Bombolas on the Big Backyard discusses Politician expenses, Noisy Neighbours, Home Renovations and also taking listeners calls live on air?
- Sunday, 12 January 2014: Shane Bowering from Red Tape Busters live on air on 4BC with Chris Bombolas on the Big Backyard discusses Scams, refunds for unwanted Christmas presents, fighting developments and also takes listeners calls live?
- Sunday, 22 December 2013: Shane Bowering from Red Tape Busters live on air on 4BC with Chris Bombolas on the Big Backyard discusses Politicians pay, grant writing tips, problems with insurance companies and also taking listeners calls live.
- Sunday, 15 December 2013: Shane Bowering from Red Tape Busters live on air on 4BC with Chris Bombolas on the Big Backyard discusses grant writing opportunities for non profits and businesses, tender writing opportunities for businesses, lobbying success regarding a listener accessing superannuation, lobbing success regarding a listener’s issue with respect to accessing youth allowance and taking listeners calls live.
- Friday, 12 December 2013: Unity water’s huge rates hikes expected between now and 2017 and what that will mean for you. He also talks about comprehensive car insurance and what might not be covered in yours, for example if your brakes fail or tyre bursts you may not be covered.
- Thursday, 5 December 2013: Shane Bowering from Red Tape Busters on air for the last time with Greg Cary on 1116 4BC where Shane discusses a lobbying success regarding the chopping down of a dangerous tree, another lobbying success regarding unpaid prize money and taking listeners calls live.
- Friday, 28 November 2013: Shane Bowering from Red Tape Busters on air with Greg Cary on 1116 4BC where Shane discusses heavy vehicle log book issues, blood donation problems and water rates being an important cost of living issue.
- Friday, 14 November 2013: Shane comments on the Council fine for a man whose bullbar covered part of his drive.
- Wednesday, 30 May 2012: Clive Palmer is still a chance to avoid paying a speeding fine. It seems he’ll be able to get more time to appeal it. For more on the issue, Peter and Mary from 4BC Breakfast spoke to Shane Bowering from Red Tape Busters.
- Thursday, 11 July 2013: Shane discusses grant writing and funding opportunities, resolving a traffic fine and updating listener issues.
- Friday, 8 March 2013: Greg Cary talks with 4BC’s very own Ombudsman Shane Bowering from Red Tape Busters about taking on the body corporate, beating a parking ticket and other tricky subjects.
- Thursday, 21 July 2011: A few weeks ago, Greg Cary spoke to the Aldrick family of Highvale who had a huge canyon of land open up during the floods. Shane Bowering from Red Tape Busters and 4BC have been trying to get a resolution from the Moreton Bay Regional Council and the Premier’s Relief Fund for the $165 000 damage to their land that wasn’t covered by the home insurance. After weeks of lack-lustre communication from the bureaucracies, Deb Aldrick tells Greg that they still don’t know where they stand. Shane takes on Cr Bob Miller in a classic battle!