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2013 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award

Gallery 1 and Foyer Gallery Now in its 13th year, The Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award is considered one of the most important annual surveys of contemporary Australian photographic practice. This highly anticipated award, with a total $30,000 in prizes and acquisitions, is a highlight of Gold Coast City Gallery’s exhibition program. From [...]

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Fun at Dreamworld

At Dreamworld, adventure can be discovered at every turn with endless fun for both the young and young at heart and millions of memories to be made from the moment you walk through the gates. White-knuckle thrill seekers will get their fix of heart-racing speed, impossible doom drops and intense G-forces on any one of [...]

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The art of being kind this April

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” ~Plato I used to have a horrible boss. I worked as a trainer in a big corporation. I can remember him coming into one of my training sessions and telling me off about something in front of my whole group. He talked to me [...]

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Moroccan style lamb shanks

What more can we say but Oh-My-Yum. Paste • ½ teaspoon saffron threads • 4 teaspoons fennel seeds • 3 whole star anise • 15 cardamom pods • 1 ½ teaspoons cumin seeds • 1 ½ cinnamon quills • 1 ½ teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns • 3 large red chillies, deseeded and roughly chopped • 12 [...]

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spaQ Fashion Showcase

QT Fashion Showcase

Tuesday 23rd April 2013 To celebrate QT Fashion Week & Awards Gold Coast, spaQ will host an exclusive Fashion Showcase. Champagne, beauty and fashion all rolled into one evening. Enjoy a variety of spaQ mini treatments, a boutique designer showcase and a fashion consulting session with Elisasi’s Elizabeth McMahon.   A bit about Elasasi: Raising Self Esteem through Self [...]

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QT Fashion Week Designer Lunch

Friday 26th April 2013 Rub shoulders with fashions who’s-who including Nicola Finetti and Lisa Brown at the QT Fashion Week Designer Lunch. Indulge in delicious cuisine from all over the world at Bazaar, the Gold Coast’s famous interactive marketplace at QT Gold Coast. Marvel as a panel of QT Fashion Week designers uncover everything fashion whilst you enjoy an [...]

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Soothing sounds of April

This month we are all about chilling out. Here are some tunes to get you in the mood to do sweet nothing. Bon Iver – Skinny love Zero 7 – Destiny Nitin Sawhney – Sunset Coldplay – Strawberry Swing Jack Johnson – Better Together  

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Bike Taxidermy

Bicycle taxidermy

one’s wood-filled study. Or it’s weird and creepy, with the sad beady eyes of animals that have been conquered or have passed away always looking on. But in a less frightful, more inventive approach to taxidermy, which is also a good show of recycling, comes bicycle taxidermy. With examples of these repurposed works adorning the [...]

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I’m with you!

We’re still high on BDO chilli P here at QT and we’d like to make special mention of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers latest album ‘I’m With You’. Their tenth studio album, ‘I’m With You’ is the bands first album with feature guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, following the departure of John Frusciante in 2009. The album [...]

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Ten ways to spend a rainy day on the Gold Coast (lifesaver!)

When the ‘Sunshine State’ turns into the ‘Saturated State’, how does one spend their days? Well, on the contrary to popular belief, a world of fun does exist beyond the Gold Coast’s beach culture. Here are our top 10 tips for a rainy day on the GC: 1. Indoor Rock Climbing Whether you’re a novice [...]

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The Man Bike

The man bike

Though highly practical, a wicker basket fastened to the front of a bicycle can err on the side of the feminine. A slightly more discreet yet laddish option is the Bicycle Seat Barrel Bag from Walnut Studiolo. With a design that fuses the aesthetics of an antique steamer trunk with the practicality of a St [...]

Design
Qtique Must Have

QTique must have!

A gorgeous permanent fixture in each of the hotel guestrooms, the QT’s signature Cockatoo lamps have certainly become one the most popular items at Qtique Gallery Store. Sitting perched on the bedside table, the Cockatoo lamps designed by ‘Have You Met Miss Jones’, come to life at sunset with a soft iridescent glow. Use the [...]

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Staff spotlight on Chris Barnes!

Chris Barnes – Front Office Supervisor Best thing about your job I do love the people I work with, but I most enjoy the excitement of the things the QT is involved in. More and more we are having conferences, events, and people come through the hotel that are really fun to show what being part of the QT is [...]

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The Lumineers

The Lumineers

In the wake of the recent redux of roots music, American outfit The Lumineers has put its own spin on the genre, creating an honest and rustic collection of tunes. In each of the band’s songs, lyrical narratives are organically intertwined with melodies that experiment with the limits of the banjo, cello, mandolin and piano [...]

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Retro Dreamer Cecil Beaton

Retro dreamer – Cecil Beaton

“Be daring, be different, be impractical” With the QT Fashion Week and Awards Gold Coast just around the corner we are loving everything fashion, photographic and unique. This week we’re taking a closer look at the iconic Cecil Beaton. There were many feathers to Cecil Beaton’s cap (including careers as an illustrator, painter, Academy Award-winning [...]

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