{"id":461,"date":"2021-04-30T04:05:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T04:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caligaris.com.au\/?page_id=461"},"modified":"2021-05-06T04:51:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T04:51:21","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caligaris.com.au\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"461\" class=\"elementor elementor-461\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb2e87f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb2e87f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a167df8\" data-id=\"a167df8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb86468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb86468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0daa8a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0daa8a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ed Caligaris and his family, originally from Babinda, set up the family practice E J Caligaris and Associates in Cairns, in September 1980.\u00a0<\/p><p>Currently, the practice is known as Caligaris Accounting Pty Ltd.<\/p><p>At first Ed&#8217;s wife, Jacqui, worked alongside him, and approximately a decade later Ian (their eldest son) joined the family business followed by Marcia (their daughter). The interest in the finance industry was not lost on their younger son Glenn either, who mitigates disputes with insolvencies in a well-known law firm in Brisbane.<\/p><p>Caligaris Accounting Pty Ltd has been at the same location, an office in the Calanna building along the Bruce Highway, ever since their arrival to Cairns.<\/p><p>The firm services clients Australia wide, with business conducted via postal mail or electronically, on-line. However, most of the practice&#8217;s face-to face customers reside in Far North Queensland, particularly the Cairns, Babinda and Port Douglas regions, many of whom are long standing, loyal customers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f72d62b\" data-id=\"f72d62b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e10a766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e10a766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/caligaris.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/40.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-403\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caligaris.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/40.png 729w, https:\/\/caligaris.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/40-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/caligaris.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/40-720x623.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b512f24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b512f24\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1535bf9\" data-id=\"1535bf9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3647dae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3647dae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Our Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3579024 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3579024\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d28c5d4\" data-id=\"d28c5d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b716847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b716847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ian Caligaris<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eba33d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8eba33d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director - Accountant - FCPA<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef1e9fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef1e9fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/caligaris.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-300x223.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-374\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caligaris.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/caligaris.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3.png 631w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31a4d73\" data-id=\"31a4d73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b1c542 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b1c542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ed Caligaris<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c857f5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c857f5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director - Accountant - FCPA<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff98473\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9cb592 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9cb592\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eb2bb5\" data-id=\"4eb2bb5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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width=\"300\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/caligaris.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-300x212.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-372\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caligaris.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/caligaris.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1.png 670w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82be2d6\" data-id=\"82be2d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d493459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d493459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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