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A hint of class (and crab) at Omeros Brothers.

Omeros Bros is a multi-award winning seafood restaurant which combines an enviable mix of simple dining in a casual, laidback setting. Sitting on Marina Mirage’s boardwalk go and enjoy the Gold Coast’s most iconic seafood restaurant, which not only offers stunning food but also waterfront dining at its best. Omeros Bros restaurant offers diners a [...]

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Tiger Moth Joy Rides…up,up, and away!

Oh my golly goodness wrapped up in a Hermes scarf and donning the signature leather helmet of the pilots of yesteryear. Yes – this is a dramatic experience. Yes – you will feel like you should be battening down the hatches (I don’t think I know what that even means). Yes – it reminded me [...]

Entertainment
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Robert Gordons milkjugs bring all the boys to the yard.

Thirty years ago, Robert ‘Andy’ Gordon walked into a ten by eight foot tin shed, picked up a lump of clay and turned his potters wheel. The Pack Track Pottery was born. But the story and inspiration for Robert Gordon dates long before 1979 and a rickety home made studio. Andy’s mother, the renowned Australian [...]

Design
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19 Karen is a contemporary artspace.

When 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace first opened it’s doors (2008), it was to provide an innovative platform for contemporary art by largely unseen Australian & international artists whose work has been rarely or never exhibited. Many of these artists are now represented and exhibiting by commercial galleries interstate and overseas. It can be said that [...]

Art
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Anna’s Cafe at Ashmore Garden World

Another off the track recommendation, this gorgeous café is nestled within the walls of a beautifully stocked and maintained green house. You sit, munching on delicious banana pancakes and a perfect soy latte (or whatever takes your fancy as the menu is extensive). It’s only 20 minutes drive from QT, and really lets you escape [...]

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Ross Noble = funny guy.

Arts Theatre, The Arts Centre Gold Coast, Saturday, April 14, 2012 Ross Noble brings a brand new tour, Nonsensory Overload, to Australia following the success of last year’s UK 160 date THINGS tour.… Nonsensory Overload is Noble back fresh from his travels, not to mention his own TV show, doing what he does best; spinning [...]

Entertainment
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One tough Unit.

Unit is the brainchild of Paul Everest. Paul was given two talents in life: the love of ‘art’ and the love of ‘riding’. Living on the Gold Coast, Australia, in 2002 he looked for a way where he could combine his skills into one distinct entity … enter ‘Unit’. Today, Unit is supported by some [...]

Fashion
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Platinum Nightclub is very GC.

With resident DJ’s The Stafford Brothers at the helm on their visits back to the coast, Platinum really has all bases covered when it comes to post midnight partying.  Since opening its doors in 2004, Platinum Nightclub has become an unrivalled symbol on the Australian club scene – and known worldwide as a recognisable club [...]

Entertainment
POP BAR - March 9th

Hot Chocolate on a Stick

Churning out a flavorful variety of portable ice cream, yogurt and sorbet snacks from their NYC shop, popbar has us hooked on a warmer sweet. The newest addition to the brand’s all-natural, kosher-certified lineup (including vegan sorbet varieties) is Hot Chocolate on a Stick, a treat as simple and sweet as the name implies. To [...]

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Karla Spetic is hot and bold.

It’s Gold Coast Fashion Week, and the darlings of the local sewing scene are flinging gorgeous young things down the catwalk and debuting their latest collections. We’ve been following Karla Spectic for a little while, and we were anxious (yes we were that emotional about it) to see if her newest collection would live up [...]

Fashion
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Japanese Rockabilly. It’s a thing baby.

So I’ve got a major thing for the Japanese Rockabilly movement. It was really brought to my attention when I saw the film clip for the Peter Bjorn and John song, ‘Nothing to worry about’. It took me back to the days of watching Danny Zuko shake that leather clad bod as he got up [...]

Entertainment
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It feels like chocolate mousse!

With only an hour (again) up my sleeve, I raced into spaQ. I hadn’t had a chance to check out the treatment list (again) so I arrived with what must now be a regular phrase heard at this spa, “I have an hour, make me relax please!”. The reception staff member, Suzie, picks the 30min [...]

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Snap happy.

We all know that getting the best shot of ourselves that we possibly can (while our partying on as Saturday night) can be nigh impossible. Mostly we end up looking at the social pages and screeching to our friends over the phone “How could you let me get that messy?!”, and “Why didn’t you at [...]

Art
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Have you Lanie Lane’d lately?

So it’s obvious that she is beautiful. Having just been USA side to work with Jack White of The White Stripes fame, she must have serious chops as well. We take a lot of notice of who is on the rise and when we had the chance to have Lanie with us at our property [...]

Entertainment
Coffee Scrub

Coffee and kelp help to contour.

When you are approached by a beautiful stranger seeking to use you as a guinea pig (of sorts) for the range of treatments at a new five star spa, you would be forgiven for thinking that the person is a nut and that you should high tail it out of there as quick as your [...]

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