Home is where her heart is

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CONTENTS
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Brisbane Airport News
New flights to Shanghai; community grants, and more
6
Brisbane Insider
Shared work spaces are hot; Mt Coot-
tha cycle challenge, and more
8
Bindi back to her wildlife
The dancing teen is not about to give up her day job
10 Makers market
The demand for handmade is booming
STYLE
12 Juliette Binoche in Paris
The Australian label with French flair
14 Style Extra
Binoche shares a few of her favourite Paris addresses
ESCAPE
16 Downtown in Las Vegas
F
FOOD & DRINK
26 A summer splash
Cool cocktails; can beer save the Great Barrier Reef, and more
28 Meet the makers Home-made is the flavour of the month; coffee hits; airport food never tasted better, and more
WHAT’S ON
30 Thriller of a musical
Carrie comes to the stage; a podcast goes live; country music’s biggest show, and more
32 Delta’s purrfect Memory
Cats; Diana Krall; Rob Thomas; dance exchange; new folk club, and more
33 Events calendar
Find out what’s happening in the city
GALLERY
34 Day in the life
There’s more to this city than casinos
19
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MY BRISBANE
36 Wayne Denning,
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media producer
Blazing new trails in Tamworth
Where he takes time out in Brisbane
A new generation of entrepreneurs is rejuvenating the city and there’s a wealth of farm gate trails to explore
NEED TO KNOW
38
Terminal Maps
24
Hot properties
Five five-star places to stay in Brisbane and you’ll find them on Airbnb
39
Helpful information for
visitors to Brisbane Airport
42 Travel news
New app; a smart bag, and more rom food to fashion and
homewares, handmade goods
are in demand and talented
makers are finding an enthusiastic
market for their lovingly crafted
pieces. In this issue you’ll meet
some of those makers, many who’ve
swapped careers to pursue a personal
passion and others who are pushing
the boundaries of imagination to
bring an exciting new flavour to food
and drinks. You’ll find a few examples
among the cocktails on page 26,
the sodas, cheeses and cakes on
page 28. And then there are the
supporters like Showroom (page 10)
and Wandering Cooks (page 28) who
povide a showcase for new talent and
for that we are truly thankful ...
Passengers in transit at Brisbane Airport
40 Destination map
43
26
Brisbane metro map
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each year to more than 100 community initiatives and charities and
it was named Corporate Philanthropist of the Year in 2015 by the
Queensland Community Foundation.
Groups big and small benefited from grants for projects in
education, the arts, environment, sports, health and more. Schools,
too can apply for grants now from the Special Schools Fund with a
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FOOD RESCUE
Approximately two million Australians rely on food relief every
year provided by organisations such as OzHarvest which collects
quality excess food from commercial outlets and delivers it, direct
and free of charge, to almost 500 charities across the country.
Brisbane Airport provides an average 2.5 tonnes of food
donations every month from regular donors including Alpha Flight
Services, DHL, Q Catering, Gate Gourmet and Virgin Australia.
When Virgin Australia and Gate Gourmet joined forces to launch
their program last year it was the first of its kind in Australia.
Now the program ‘rescues’ about 1.5 tonnes of food per month
from unused airline meals which are refrigerated rather than
thrown out and collected daily by OzHarvest. The food is then
redistributed to groups including Rosies, Salvation Army Street
Level and many more.
In its inaugural year, the program has spread to eight ports across
Australia and collected more than 110 tonnes of food, 17 tonnes
of it from Brisbane Airport. One kilogram of food can be used to
provide up to three meals.
BRISBANE AIRPORT NEWS
people with intellectual disabilities and mental health issues. Under the
guidance of chef Steve Goodale (pictured below left), the cafe serves up
more than 200 meals a week and operates a thriving catering business.
MUSIC BY THE SEA in bayside Sandgate kicks off with a bang each
year with a three-day festival (8-10 January) of jazz, folk, classical
and world music. Past performers have included James Morrison,
Roger Woodward and Simon Tedeschi – and this year Tedeschi is
back to lead a lineup that includes Flamenco Fire, Maru Tarang (a
collaboration of Australian and Indian musicians, pictured left) and
artists from Canada and the UK.
TANGALOOMA ECO MARINES has also seen demand for its
program surge in the last year and 16 schools around Brisbane now
have teams of ambassadors initiating local environment projects.
Tangalooma Resort on Moreton Island funds the program to educate
school students about marine conservation and projects aim to reduce
hazardous pollution of the waterways to help save marine life such as
turtles (below right), dugongs and dolphins that live in Moreton Bay.
ACTIVE REFUGEE AND MIGRANT INTEGRATION IN AUSTRALIA
opened a year ago and has seen more than 100 people per week access
services from language and computer classes to homework support,
counselling sessions and life skills lessons which aim to break down the
social isolation and barriers to employment experienced by some refugees
even long after they have settled in Brisbane.
MENS SHEDS is an Australian innovation that has spread to Europe,
Canada and the UK. The ‘sheds’ are meeting places for men of all ages
to get together to learn or share skills and join activities ranging from
woodwork and welding to cooking and computing. Mt Gravatt (left),
Meadowlands and Somerset Mens Sheds all received grants this year.
ESPRESSO TRAIN cafe is just one of the initiatives of Nundah
Community Enterprises Cooperative, an award-winning social
enterprise which provides training and employment opportunities for
New flights to Shanghai
China Eastern is the latest airline to add a new direct service from
Brisbane Airport. It now operates flights three times each week
between Shanghai and Brisbane which promises to boost travel
between China and the Sunshine State even further.
China is the fastest growing Asian market for Brisbane, up 23 per
cent, and is now the city’s third largest source of visitors. The new
flights will also make it easier and quicker for anyone to fly direct
from Brisbane to China’s mega city Shanghai, known as ‘Hu’ for
short, where East meets West in stark contrast.
The new flights are serviced by Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft
which include lie-flat Business Class seating and operate in
codeshare with Qantas.
China Eastern Airlines operates a broad network of destinations
across China, Europe, North America and Asia from its base at
Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport.
GOLD
STANDARD
Brisbane Airport’s volunteer
ambassadors are easily identified
by their bright blue or red
shirts and friendly smiles as
they roam the Domestic and
International Terminals every
day, including public holidays, to
assist travellers. Collectively they
speak more than 16 languages
and have donated a whopping
22,464 hours of their time over
the last year to help visitors to this
city, a dedication which earned
them a Gold award at the 2015
Queensland Tourism Awards for
their outstanding contribution.
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• Budget
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BEHIND THE PIPES
Tours to view City Hall’s 120-year-old Father Willis organ booked
out so quickly when they were introduced for the first time late
last year that more will be scheduled from February. The organ
is one of the largest in Australia and features more than 4300
pipes, the tallest standing at an impressive 13 metres high and the
smallest at just 10 centimetres. The organ was built in 1891-92 by
Henry Willis & Sons, Camden Town, London, for the Brisbane
Exhibition Concert Hall and purchased by the council in 1900. It
was relocated, enlarged and modernised for Brisbane’s new City
Hall which opened in 1930. When City Hall closed for its own
massive renovation in 2010 the organ was once again removed and
meticulously restored – the sound of each of the pipes was recorded
to make sure it would sound the same once it was returned four
years later. There are no two identical pipe organs in the world;
each one sounds and looks different and the Father Willis organ is
regarded as one of the best pipe organs in Australia. For tour details
call 3339 0800 or see www.museumofbrisbane.com.au/organtours
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BURN up the hill
The top of Mt Coot-tha is known for its panoramic views of
Brisbane but it’s also a steep climb to the top, providing the ultimate
challenge to road cyclists. Many try it on weekends and now they
will get to test their mettle at the first Brisbane Coot-tha Burn on
13 February – and just in case you are wondering what’s the time
to beat – Samuel Volkers currently holds the record for the 2km leg
burner at just a smidge under six minutes. As well as amateur, elite,
masters and pro time trials chasing a $40,000 cash prize pool there
will be novelty races and a corporate teams time trial event. Entry
$95 at www.cootthaburn.com
BRISBANE INSIDER
PLUG & PLAY
WORKSPACES
Where To Find Hot
Desks In Brisbane
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1
T
Cameron now manages Salt Space with his partner Anne Slee.
Salt Space has capacity for just over 30 people and Cameron has seen
demand grow while he’s been there. They rent desks from $15 a day and
there are options to have bigger desks, more private corners and access to
meeting rooms at extra cost. Salt Space is close to cafés and shops, has high
ceilings, lots of natural light, an alfresco deck and lounge area where coworkers can mingle.
Not all tenants at co-working spaces are in creative industries such as
graphic design, fashion, web/app/game development. Others are lawyers,
accountants, mining engineers and business consultants and sharing work
space can sometimes lead to new business referrals. Some places also provide
access to mentors and skills workshops.
The Coterie is part of the Creative Industries Precinct at QUT at Kelvin
Grove and spaces available there range from communal tables to permanent
desks (standing desks will be available later this year) and studio spaces for
up to 12 people. Jon Pickersgill has worked from the Coterie two days a week
while launching his new menswear brand Undie Dog. While it offered an
opportunity to work undistracted by his toddler son at home, Pickersgill says
it also provided connections with experts he wouldn’t have met otherwise
who have helped him with design and manufacturing his brand.
1. Little Tokyo Two, 36 Mein Street, Spring Hill
www.littletokyotwo.com
2. Gravity, 140 Creek Street, city www.office-hub.com.au
3. The Coterie, Kelvin Grove, www.qutcea.com/the-coterie/
4. Silo, Paddington, www.silopaddington.com
5. Salt Space, New Farm, www.salthouse.bris.biz
6. 111 Eagle Street, city, www.office-hub.com.au
Find more hot desks and shared work spaces listed online at
www.office-hub.com.au and www.creativespaces.net.au
3
he modern office landscape is changing dramatically and
the market for hot desks and collaborative workspaces is
booming. There are more than 2 million businesses in
Australia and more than half of those (1.3 million) are sole operators who
aren’t looking for long lease contracts. But even a one man band likes
some company now and then – so co-working spaces are in hot demand.
In Brisbane there are at least a dozen collaborative work spaces offering
desk space at daily, weekly and monthly rates – and that’s not counting the
office blocks that are also offering single desk spaces on flexible rental terms,
or venues offering special purpose rooms for small operators to host ‘meetings’
and events from cooking classes to life coaching workshops.
Grant Philipp, CEO of Office Hub which specialises in leasing shared,
serviced and co-working space across Australia, says the market is only going to
grow. For business owners it’s not always about the economics, it’s about feeling
like they are part of a community and having other people around. According to
Philipp, they want a ‘plug and play’ office where they can go in, sit down and just
start working without complicated commitments. Spaces range from fully wired
shared communal tables, to single desks and small lockable offices. Free access to
high speed WiFi is generally included, which can be a big saving.
Cool collaborative spaces are generally close to good cafés and bars (in
Brisbane that’s around Fortitude Valley, West End and Spring Hill) but
supply – and demand – is starting to build in the city because of access
to public transport and other facilities. One building, at 320 Adelaide
Street, has reconfigured every floor in the building to accommodate
small shared spaces, while some of the city’s most prestigious office
towers, such as 111 Eagle Street, also offer single desk space.
Tom Cameron works in IT and found his business needs – and
staff numbers – fluctuating so much he didn’t want to commit to a
long lease so he opted for a studio room at Salt Space in New Farm
and when he needs extra contractors he can get extra desk space
when he needs it. “The flexibility is what attracted me to it,” he says.
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COVER STORY
Bindi
BACK TO HER WILDLIFE
Bindi Irwin is on top of the world after a win on
Dancing with the Stars but home is where her heart is
W
hile other Year 12
graduates had nothing
more on their minds
than dancing at schoolies, wildlife warrior
Bindi Irwin was dancing her heart out before
14 million people worldwide to take home the
trophy on the US series Dancing with the Stars.
Irwin, whose only experience dancing had been
on stage at Australia Zoo with her Jungle Girls,
won the competition with a record number
of perfect scores but the girl who walks with
rhinos, feeds crocodiles, handles snakes like a
charm and calmly lets a lemur sit on her head
confesses she was scared.
“It was quite terrifying to be on a show where
you’re dancing every week for three to four
months (if you make it all the way through)
with no dance experience.” Irwin says she tried
to make up for that by being as determined
as possible to do the best she could and that
meant a gruelling practise schedule. “We would
rehearse seven days a week, starting with four
to five hours a day and working up to eight and
nine hour days, then studying and watching
videos after that and trying to learn in your
own time. It was quite a lot of work. Dancing
is completely different to any other exercise
that you can imagine. You can be a runner or a
swimmer or be like me and work with wildlife
and go on a million hikes but dancing is quite
an adjustment for your body. It was a challenge
but it was also really fun.”
Irwin can say that comfortably now that she
is back in her well-worn ‘connies’ (the Converse
sneakers she lives in at home at Australia
Zoo) but her feet are still recovering from the
workout. “It’s like running a marathon every
day is the best way I can describe it,” she says
and along the way she lost a few toenails and
the skin started to peel off her feet. For weeks
she didn’t mention it to anyone and danced
on. “I tried really hard not to let on. I wouldn’t
have mentioned anything if Derek (Hough, her
dance partner) hadn’t found out when I took
my socks off one day.” He was shocked. “Unless
something’s broken you just carry on – that’s
something I got from my Dad. So I lost a few
nails, I just superglued them back on and kept
going! They’re still healing but I’m fine. I have a
new appreciation for all dancers.”
The experience also proved to be an
important coming of age revelation to Irwin
as she was encouraged to recall important
memories in her life and express her emotions
in every dance. “I never realised movement like
that could tell such a story and I felt like every
week I was able to tell a story by creating these
beautiful dances. A lot of them focused on parts
of my life I hadn’t visited before and I felt like
I was ready and needing to share my story with
“I feel most like myself
when I’m with wildlife
and in wild places
where there are no
other people and just
animals. I get along the
best with animals...”
everybody. I felt I could be open and honest.”
When they were asked to create a dance that
recalled their most memorable year it took
Irwin back to the tragic death of her father
Steve in 2006. “That changed my life forever
and I put it to one side because I wanted to
focus on finding the happiness in every day and
didn’t think about it for a long time so during
this experience with Dancing with the Stars
I was really able to open up and revisit these
places in my life that I hadn’t gone to. I was
kind of able to understand and let it unfold. I
really hoped that by sharing my story like that
I was able to reach out to other people who’ve
been put through a lot.”
Meanwhile, behind the scenes, Irwin also
graduated Year 12 and completed
the first stage of her business and
tourism studies which will help prepare
her for taking on more responsibility at
Australia Zoo by the time she turns 18 in July.
She’s already a strong advocate for wildlife
conservation. Irwin was named Australian
Geographic Society’s Young Conservationist of
the Year in 2014 and last year was the Young
Achiever Award winner in the Queensland
Premier’s Sustainability Awards.
In addition to Australia Zoo the Irwin
family owns three conservation reserves in
Queensland and contributes to many local and
international research and outreach projects to
help endangered animals, including cheetahs in
South Africa, Sumatran tigers and elephants in
Cambodia.
“We donate everything we make back into
wildlife conservation. It’s what we do,” Irwin
says. Particularly close to her heart is Australia
Zoo’s Wildlife Hospital which works closely
with their rescue unit and has saved more than
58,000 animals over the last 10 years. The
rescue unit gets up to 100 calls a week from
people all over Australia wanting help with
native animals found in distress, from sea turtles
to koalas to snakes. “It’s the heart and soul of
the work we do at Australia Zoo,” she says, and
she’s happy to be back in her khakis.
“I’ll always be excited about spreading the
message of conservation and trying to inspire
other people along the way and I want to be
able to accept jobs and work in places like LA
to help that. It’s all fun and exciting and great
to be there but I’m most comfortable and most
happy when I’m in the middle of nowhere. I
like being with my family in places where there
are no other people and there’s just animals – I
get along the best with animals! I feel most
like myself when I’m with wildlife and in wild
places. It’s a lot of fun to experience city life but
my home is wherever there is the most trees.”
Irwin has found an ally in her cause with
boyfriend of two years Conrad Powell, a college
student and wakeboarder
from Florida in the US.
Powell recently spent holidays
with the Irwin’s at Australia Zoo and
their Ironbark Conservation station at
Blackbutt in Queensland’s west. They met
when Powell took a tour at Australia Zoo and
Irwin was his guide. “From that point on we
stayed in touch and our friendship just grew
and grew.” According to Irwin they talk every
day on the phone by skype and text. “And I’m
very old fashioned – I write letters every week,”
she confesses. “His support has meant so much
to me, he understands my travel and my love
of conservation and that’s terrific. I couldn’t
have found anyone better and you make long
distance work.”
Most important to Irwin is that she carries
on the work her father started. “My Dad always
said he didn’t care if anyone remembered him,
he cared if people remembered his message. So
I want to make sure everything he stood for
lives on with me, and my mum and brother
feel the same way.”
FEATURE
hand
made
LONG LIVE
Age-old crafts are
enjoying a comeback
and there’s no
shortage of talent
finding a market for
handmade goods
J
ulie Hillier was born to sew. Her mother
was a dressmaker and Julie learnt to
count by sorting the button tin.
But when she was ready to leave high
school her teacher most definitely did not share
her dream of a future sewing. So instead she
studied architecture, got married, kept sewing
for herself, had a few more career changes and
raised three children before her dream returned
and she saw the opportunity to make it happen.
Now Julie runs Ministry of Handmade from her
spacious park-side home in Bridgeman Downs
and passes on her skills to others.
“I’d always made my own clothes and about
four years ago I wanted a change. I decided I
really wanted to finish my working life doing
something I really love. I also wanted to help
other people experience the joy that comes from
making things for yourself.”
Julie and her husband Maurice had spent their
married life renovating and making things and, as
they had both studied architecture, knew how to
make the creative and constructive work together.
“I’d worked in a few different roles including
marketing and corporate training and I could see
this was a way to use all of my skills, plus I get to
sew all the time,” Julie says.
At Ministry of Handmade Julie hosts a
weekly program of workshops (see her program
at www.ministryofhandmade.com.au) taking
her ‘students’ through the steps of making
Learn how to make resin jewellery at Candu classes
lampshades, cushions, upholstered bedheads,
ottomans, even vintage-style dresses. Maurice
helps by making the frames for the furnishings
which are supplied and students are only required
to bring their chosen fabric. Class sizes are kept
to between six (for sewing) and 10 (for shibori
dyeing which is done outdoors) and last for just
over two hours to a half day on weekdays and
weekends, depending on what’s being made.
“I do feel a hunger that people want to make
things for themselves. They want to be involved
in what their world is made of. I watch the
expression on their faces change and that’s really
gratifying for me because I know how much joy I
can get from sewing and how pleasurable creating
things can be. People have found again the
satisfaction that comes from creating something
with your own hands and putting your own
personality into it.”
Generally each project can be finished in
one workshop and there’s still time for a ‘home
bake’ refreshment break – with delicious treats
made by Maurice. Classes are offered in different
skill levels from Learn to Sew Basics to the
more advanced dressmaking that requires some
experience with a sewing machine, and Julie has
an honour board that keeps track of her return
customers. “People swap phone numbers to
arrange to meet again later, it’s like a tribe.”
Bronwen Jones has found the same response
at her classes teaching resin art and jewellery
making. “I’ve seen people exchange email
addresses and some people I met at a class two
years ago are still staying in touch through
Instagram,” she says.
Like Julie, Bronwen is self-taught and started
working with resin after watching a Better
Homes & Gardens show while recovering from
an operation in hospital. “It was that simple, I
saw a segment on resin jewellery-making and
decided I wanted to have a go. I spent years
making things in resin before I was invited
to host Candu classes (www.candu.com.au)
above Barnes, a resin supplier, in Nile Street,
Woolloongabba.”
Bronwen was a regular in the store as she
collected supplies for her own work that she
made for markets, gift shops and galleries
around Australia. Now she hosts jewellery
making workshops and, more recently, resin art
classes that run for about three hours. There’s
not more than six people in a class and demand
is constant.
“The bangles and rings are easy little things
that you can immediately finish and take away
by the end of the class and so it’s a really nice
way to learn. Each person makes two bangles
and two rings in colours of their choice and
they will be wearing them by the time they leave
the class,” Bronwen says.
Jewellery designer Fabienne is another selftaught artisan who started making her YCL
collection of jewellery as a hobby before it was
worn by Jennifer Hawkins and Delta Goodrem
and was photographed in magazines such as
British Vogue and Tatler. Now she ships around
the world and Catherine Roberts, owner of
Showroom (104 Edward Street, city, see
www.show-room.com.au) counts her as just one
of the success stories among the hand-picked
brands that are on her shelves. YCL has been
part of Roberts’ inventory since she opened
her store three years ago. “[Fabienne] came in
early on when we were new and worked in the
store in exchange for having retail space. She
has developed so much as a business since then,
in quality and design, and people come in all
the time wanting it because they have seen it
online but they want to try it on. She can’t make
it fast enough,” says Roberts, clearly proud of
the connection Showroom has helped provide
between Fabienne and her customers.
Roberts started Showroom when she saw
how difficult it was for local designers to
get their work into local stores, and how
successful markets were in providing a personal
interaction with customers that led to higher
sales. Showroom is a showcase for many local
products but Roberts also looks further afield
for an eclectic mix of world brands, from
places such as North America, Belgium and
Sweden. Products run the gamut from candles
and stationery to honey and tea, linen napery,
copper mugs and julep cups and rope baskets.
Roberts, too, hosts ‘crafternoons’ for people
to learn things such as hand lettering, floristry
and weaving on hand looms while ‘Home
Room’ workshops are held over eight weeks and
aim to help creative entrepreneurs learn how to
turn their passion project into a viable business.
Imelda Ryan and sisters Cecelia and Sonia
could see their business change dramatically
now that Amazon has invited them to list their
products on its new Handmade online store.
The trio behind Maker & Merchant (see www.
makerandmerchant.com.au) is not new to
online selling and they already have customers
in Canada, North America, Austria and New
Zealand but they do provide a very bespoke
collection of products which they design and
generally sew themselves.
They often do small runs of just 100 of each
design and launch something new each month.
Imelda is the illustrator who comes up with the
patterns and whimsical drawings that adorn
cushions, pillowcases, hankies and tea towels
in their product range but the trio has recently
also launched a capsule collection of clothing,
including a cotton ‘walking’ skirt and cropped
t-shirt in different colours.
Imelda and Cecelia continue to work
part-time while they do renovations at home
to create a dedicated studio space for their
enterprise but they are aiming to make the
business one that will sustain all three of them
full-time ... and with Amazon on their side that
could happen sooner than they think.
Cecelia, Imelda and Sonia Ryan from Maker & Merchant
Showroom is a showcase for artisan products
Julie Hillier of
Ministry of Handmade
STYLE
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french
affair
D
onna Guest’s love affair with Paris began immediately on her
first trip to the city more than 20 years ago and it became
the inspiration for the network of Blue Illusion stores she
has since opened with her husband Danny. Now with her children
grown and more than 120 stores in Australia and overseas Donna
travels to her favourite city even more often and immerses herself in
its culture and cuisine.
As a dedicated Francophile Donna had envisaged the Blue Illusion
woman in Oscar-winning actor Juliette Binoche (The English Patient)
and it is a coup for the brand that the French film star now features
in its seasonal campaigns – the first fashion label she has chosen to
represent. “She was the perfect inspiration for our brand – elegant and
effortlessly chic. She’s such a naturally beautiful woman,” says Donna.
“She represents the romance of France but she’s a real woman and
doesn’t pretend to be something she’s not.”
For Binoche, fashion is about comfort to suit her lifestyle and
in Blue Illusion’s latest collection her favourite pieces include these
summer essentials.
Clockwise from left: Red woven midi $199
Embellished top $169.95 and chambray pant $149.95
Scoop neck stripe tee $39.99 and white boyfriend jean $159.95
Stripe maxi $229.95 and Cora woven belt $39.95
Aztec print kaftan $229.95 and European superstretch skinny leg jean $149.95
All fashion from Blue Illusion at Brisbane Airport Domestic Terminal.
For more stores and styles see www.blueillusion.com
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PARIS
Oscar-winning actor Juliette Binoche and Australian
owner of French-inspired fashion label Blue Illusion,
Donna Guest, share a love for Paris and these are a
few of their favourite places
Juliette Binoche
Donna Guest
Herboristerie de la Place Clichy
87 Rue d’Amsterdam, 75008
This is one of the oldest places in Paris, before
the pharmacy existed, for natural medicine and
herbal treatments. The place has a wonderful
feeling from the past. I can get lost in here for
hours!
Le Pavillon de la Reine (Hotel)
29 place de Vosges, 75003
One of my favourite places to stay when I
visit Paris; so romantic. The interior is pure
poetry, with rich ivory white walls and timber
furnishings. It’s intimate with a wonderfully
aristocratic feel.
Le Champollion
51 Rue des Écoles, 75005
A wonderfully old cinema near the Jardin du
Luxembourg. I often go for a walk in the garden
first followed by a film. They usually show old
films in their original version. I’m sure if you
look hard enough, you will be able to watch an
old masterpiece in English.
Barbara Rihl Retail
1 Rue du 29 Juillet, 75001
Themed around travel, I love the quirky concept
of this boutique. A fun way to accessorise,
Barbara animates her bags with cute illustrations
of French girls.
Artcurial Art Books
7 Rond-point des Champs-Élysées, 75008
Are you looking for a beautiful art book?
Artcurial has a good choice of different books.
It might be a little expensive, but each edition is
very attractive and will tempt all book lovers.
Le Petrelle
34 Rue Petrelle, 75009
A very romantic destination, beautiful French
food with very good products, from the freshest
flowers to books and scented candles. Look hard
because it is tucked away in a quiet corner of the
9th arrondissement.
Juliette Binoche in Blue Illusion light
washed denim jacket $199.95, scoop neck
stripe tee $39.99 and white boyfriend jean
$159.95. Recommended Retail Prices only.
Find more French inspiration at
www.blueillusion.com
Le Roi du Pot-au-Feu
34 Rue Vignon, 75009
Very French, there is no reservation. You simply
go and take your chance on getting a table.
Order the pot-au-feu, with the camembert and
tarte tatin. It was one of Robert Doisneau’s
favourite restaurants. I went with him once
upon a time.
Mamie Gâteau Café
66 Rue du Cherche-Midi, 75006
Part café and part antique shop, this is the
perfect place for afternoon tea. I enjoyed the
most divine home-made pear hazelnut tarts, and
purchased the most beautiful recipe book here.
Merci Retail
111 Boulevard Beaumarchais, 75003
This is the ultimate in Parisian cool. It is
modern and charming, with lovely high-end
designer labels. If I were to describe it in one
word: chic.
Bones Restaurant
43 Rue Godefroy Cavaignac, 75011
Created by an Australian chef, this is an artycool dining experience. Expect a four-course
menu, punctuated by several amuse bouche. It is
easily the best prix-fixe dinner in the city.
La Belle Hortense Wine and Book Bar
31 Rue Vieille du Temple, 75004
Books and wine are made for each other,
oui? This petite bohemian bookshop is also a
delightful place to sip the best French drop. My
favourite place to relax, drink, read and repeat.
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IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT THE CASINOS
When Julia Buckley moved to Las
Vegas she discovered another side
to the city away from casinos, flashy
fountains and big shows …
F
ew cities revel in their reputation as Las Vegas does.
Everyone knows what to expect from Sin City: its casinos
racked up along the legendary Strip, as flamboyant,
decadent and in your face as it gets. And that’s exactly how it used to be
– a city built entirely to fulfil the whims of its visitors. But over the past
few years, Las Vegas has been working on a more demure – and more
real – persona. Two miles north of the Strip, the low-rise, mid-century
buildings of Downtown (where the neon lights first sparked up in 1906,
before shifting south to the Strip) are the centre of the new Las Vegas.
Today, the new Downtown core is around nine square blocks, and
ever expanding. As well as the bars – which have more personality
and better drinks than you’ll find on the Strip – there are now
independent shops, restaurants and funky hotels, all completely
disconnected from casinos, without a slot machine in earshot. Chefs
are moving northwards from the Strip; entrepreneurs are coming
from all over the States to be part of one of the fastest growing
communities in the US (much of the investment has come from the
Downtown Project, spearheaded by local tech mogul Tony Hsieh).
After six decades of neglect, DTLV is back – and Sin City has a new,
hipper string to its bow. Here’s where to play ...
When Julia Buckley moved to Las Vegas she discovered another side to the city
away from casinos, flashy fountains and big shows …
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Container Park
SHOP... With her impeccable retro dress sense (she’s
normally to be found in a kaftan), Kate Aldrich brings a muchmissed taste of Las Vegas’ glamorous past to Antique Alley, a
string of independent shops in the ever-growing Arts District,
between the Strip and Downtown “proper”. Aldrich, a former
restaurant plate designer and husband Tim, a vintage furniture
dealer, moved from Denver in 2012 to open Patina Decor (see
www.patinadecorlv.com), perhaps the city’s first truly highend vintage design store. With big name interiors and racks of
1960s-1970s womenswear (those kaftans feature heavily), it’s a
fabulous throwback to Vegas’ ratpack heyday.
Other highlights of Antique Alley include Amberjoy’s Vintage
Closet (www.amberjoysvintagecloset.com) which sells rockabillystyle clothes made on the premises as well as vintage – owner
Amber Burkhart has been part of Vegas’ underground rockabilly
scene for years – and Retro Vegas (www.retro-vegas.com), a huge,
hangar-like shop stuffed with antiques as fabulous as the city they
come from. Drew Barrymore’s among the regulars who come for
the vast collection of Vegas memorabilia – everything from ash
trays and mugs to life-size casino statues.
Container Park after dark
Downtown itself is a hive of independent stores, mostly located
in the Container Park (www.downtowncontainerpark.com): a
tri-level collection of shipping containers piled on top of each
other, set around a central green where the likes of Sheryl Crow
have performed small concerts. Most stores are locally-owned, new
businesses – I never tire of Winky (winkydesigns.com), which sells
Vegas-made watches and jewellery, nor BluMarble (www.blumarble.
com), which recycles booze bottles from Strip casinos into tumblers,
plates and even lighting.
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EAT... The Vegas food scene used to be tagged to the casinos:
celebrity chefs from all over the world would flock to the Strip to
make their name on a global scale. But with the rise of Downtown,
all that’s changed – and even some chefs are transferring northwards
from the Strip.
Kerry Simon was the first – the US celebrity chef and one of
Vegas’ best loved personalities opened Carson Kitchen in 2014.
A 47-seater in a former motel, with communal seating and a
veggie-heavy menu, it was a departure from Simon’s typical style
(he’d previously helmed burger and fast food restaurants at the
likes of the Hard Rock), yet he quickly grew a huge following
from locals and tourists alike. Sadly, Kerry died last September but
Eugene Santiago, his executive chef who’d taken on the day-to-day
running of the restaurant during his long illness, is keeping things
as they were.
Kerry Simon may have been the trailblazer, but he’s not the only
one to have made the move from the Strip to Downtown. Bradley
Manchester, who’d previously won plaudits for reinventing the
Vegas buffet concept at the Cosmopolitan, opened Glutton (see
www.gluttonlv.com) last April – like Carson Kitchen, it’s more of a
Californian take on traditional Vegas restaurants, with dishes such
as ahi tuna tacos and curried cauliflower. Strip deserters aside,
the latest trend is for European: Downtown’s newest openings are
Brit gastropub The Smashed Pig (www.thesmashedpig.com) and a
French fondue joint, F. Pigalle (508 Fremont St).
It’s not all about the casinos
Container Park
DRINK... The after hours scene is what Downtown
Commonwealth bar
Bin 702
does best – and its resurgence started on a single block
of Fremont Street with the opening of Beauty Bar at 517
Freemont (see www.beautybarlv.com), set in a 1950s Edward
Scissorhands-esque beauty salon complete with a functioning
nail bar, and DCR (www.downtowncocktailroom.com). DCR
single-handedly revolutionised Vegas’ drinking scene with its
seasonal, seriously inventive menu (think ‘Tea and Biscuits’,
with amaro, English Breakfast tea, ginger and biscuit). Inspire
(www.inspirelasvegas.com), is a private members’ club that
allows non-members access to almost all the complex, including
two bars and a theatre that’s already seen the band Arctic
Monkeys perform. Commonwealth (www.commonwealthlv.com)
is a pre-Prohibition styled bar with another secret bar, the
Laundry Room, within it. Entry is by reservation only – text +1
702 701 1466 to hold a space.
SEE...
I moved to Vegas thinking the same as everyone else
– that it’s a city devoid of culture. Not so, I came to realise – it’s just
that, instead of Old Masters, this is a living museum of pop culture.
Unlike the Strip, Downtown has escaped the wrecking ball over the
decades and its mid-century streetscapes are pepped up with vintage
neon signs – the perfect backdrop for obligatory selfies.
The Neon Boneyard (www.neonmuseum.org) has long been one
of Sin City’s most offbeat destinations: a two-acre outdoor lot filled
with 150 original neon signs from everything from anonymous
laundromats to world-famous former casinos (the latest addition is
the glitzy marquee of the Ratpack favourite Sahara, which closed
in 2011), its guided tours double as a history lesson – where else
would you hear about America’s first non-segregated casino, other
than standing in front of its old marquee?
For something equally quirky – and not as highbrow as it sounds
Neon Boneyard
El Cortez
Oasis at Gold Spike
– the Smithsonian-affiliated National Atomic Testing Museum (see
www.nationalatomictestingmuseum.org) is a fascinating look at America’s
Cold War-era atomic program (one of the major testing sites was just
outside Vegas). Its slightly ’80s layout only adds to the vibe. And if its
Area 51 exhibit has given you a taste for the desert, head out to Red Rock
Canyon (www.redrockcanyonlv.org), a national park about 30km west of
the city centre. There’s a 20km driving loop that threads around bright
orange, pillowy cliffs (petrified prehistoric sand dunes) and under a jagged
mountain range, but my favourite thing to do is walk the 3km Moenkopi
Loop, which takes you right into the landscape, up onto a limestone bluff
(a prehistoric sea bed) with beautiful views of the Vegas valley.
rarely anything to write home about. But things have changed in the last
few years, both on the Strip, where the likes of Vdara, Mandarin Oriental
and the Delano are casino-free, and Downtown.
One of the oldest casinos in town, the 1941-opened El Cortez
(www.elcortezhotelcasino.com), has a separate block of 64 funky,
retro-style rooms, the Cabana Suites, across the street from the main
casino. And in 2014, Downtown got its first “official” non-gambling
hotel: Oasis at Gold Spike (www.oasisatgoldspike.com), a 1960s motel
gussied up with cool modern decor, backing onto the Gold Spike, an
old casino that’s replaced the gaming with actual games, like darts,
shuffleboard and Connect Four.
SLEEP... Hotels in Vegas have always tended to be casinos with
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Las Vegas or 10 other American cities from Los Angeles to New York.
For more information see www.hawaiianairlines.com.au
rooms – usually superb value, since they’re subsidised by gambling, but
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AN EXPLORER’S GUIDE TO TAMWORTH
Long after the sun sets on the country music festival there’s plenty more
to celebrate in and around Tamworth, writes Leonie Vandeven
O
ne sure fire way to get a complete stranger to burst
into an impromptu line dance routine is to tell them
you are from Tamworth. It’s a joke that never gets
old, apparently. Tamworth’s worldwide claim to fame is indeed country
music and the festival that attracts tens of thousands of tourists over 10
days every year (from 15-24 January in 2016), but that’s not all it has
to offer.
Now there’s another 10-day festival that shows quite a different
side of this fertile land in the north west of New South Wales, about
320km from the Queensland border. Taste Tamworth, from 1-10
April, is a chance for visitors to take a closer look at where their
produce comes from, enjoy pop-up bars and long lunches and sample
tasting plates in the park (while listening to live music, of course).
I grew up in Tamworth so I’ve always thought the region was
special but it took a recent visit to open my eyes to just how
bountiful it really is – and so much more than can be squeezed into
one short break.
Stay
Tamworth itself has undergone quite a renaissance and a new
generation of entrepreneurs has given this country town a boutique
city vibe, most recently in the newly renovated mid-city hotel CH
on Peel. If the walls could talk, the CH on Peel boutique hotel
would spill every secret about Tamworth and its people from the
time it was built in 1900 as the Central Hotel. However, a complete
facelift completed a year ago has transformed this heritagelisted building from a tired old pub to luxury accommodation
that pays homage to its Deco heritage – a history not so hard to
imagine as soon as you step into the original manually-operated
lift which has been immaculately restored but feels like a step
back in time to the hotel’s heyday of the 1920s. Today it has
all the mod cons of free Wifi, Foxtel, wake up calls and valet
laundry service while the Deco Restaurant and Bar serves tapas
and taster plates on the menu, a perfect place to perch at the
end of a day exploring.
Eat
My adventure started at a café resembling the Secret Garden,
nestled behind two heritage listed church buildings and The
Old Bell Tower in Marius Street (www.theoldbelltower.net.au).
It’s not so secret if the steady stream of early risers coming in for
breakfast is anything to go by, but you wouldn’t know you were
sharing this slice of heaven with anyone but the fairy wrens as
garden tables are tucked away in little private alcoves between
the rambling roses, daisies, lavender and wisteria.
The quaint Café Tea House attached to the garden serves
very, very good Campos coffee, a decent selection of T2 teas
and a simple but delicious country menu. The classic muesli
with Greek yogurt and berries, served in a tall sundae glass,
narrowly beat the Belgian Waffle with home-made butterscotch »
Image: Destination Tamworth
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sauce to my belly. If I had time to spare I could have spent a few hours
pottering about the gift shop bulging with antiques, trinkets and
treasures.
At Le Pruneau (83 Bridge Street) Frenchman Phillippe Kanyaro
shares his passion for fresh provincial-style food at his café which serves
up delights from breakfast brioche to orange-smoked duck at lunch.
Phillippe is an accomplished cheesemaker and so cheese is made on
site from local milk and he supports local farmers and their produce at
his popular organic markets held in the café car park every Saturday
morning. My tip: after brunch grab a loaf of crusty bread, a wedge of
house-made cheese, vine-ripened tomatoes and strawberries to enjoy later.
Any suburb, let alone city, is judged on its coffee these days and
Tamworth makes the grade. In the not too distant past, asking for
a latte would have drawn a blank stare. Now an urban-style coffee
culture has well and truly taken hold with coffee junkies lining up at
Addimi Espresso (306 Peel Street) for their morning fix. The collective
worldwide experience of the baristas in this funky little café shows and
they serve an excellent piccolo, along with house-baked goods and lunch
from 11.30am. It is a hive of activity from 6.30am daily.
After dark The Pig and Tinder Box (429 Peel Street) is the place to be.
An old bank building has been given a new lease on life by Gen Y owners
Chris Cornforth and Fraser Haughton who have brought their experience
from operating small bars in big cities to Tamworth. While the Pig and
Tinder Box is not so small it is buzzing with an energetic vibe. The menu
is casual with a focus on generous tapas plates and wood fired pizzas
washed down with craft beers, all served at a city pace.
Cornforth, too, champions local produce sourcing meat, cheese and
milk from local producers. “We’re in the middle of this amazing food
bowl and we want to showcase that,” he says.
Indeed, local farmers in the region have been producing everything
from bush honey to grass-fed beef and hydroponic vegetables for
generations but the farm gates have only been opened more recently for
visitors to take a closer look at where their food comes from and how it
gets to the restuarant plate. Cornforth and Haughton are supporting that
with their own ‘Eat local, taste local’ flavour in their menu.
Do not eat anything for at least 12 hours before feasting at the Safari
Club Bar and Grill (19-23 Brisbane Street). Everything about this
award-winning South African-style char grill restaurant is big so you’ll
need an appetite to match for the huge plates of sticky, saucy, tender
beef, pork and lamb ribs. They have just the right amount of spice and
huge hand-cut steaks or exotic game meat such as crocodile are cooked
by owner and head chef Elliot Dube. The more adventurous can attempt
the 1.5kg Lions Paw* with a side of Monkey* gland sauce. *No lions or
monkeys were harmed in the enjoyment of this meal!
Explore
Less than an hour’s drive from Tamworth is the historic and very quaint
village of Nundle. Built on the banks of the Peel River, this sleepy village
once pulsed with thousands of prospectors hoping to strike it rich on gold
that would flow down from the hills to the valley below.
The landscape remains virtually untouched since the gold rush days in
1850 with evidence of its existence still visible in the divots and piles of
stones that line the river shore. Thriving with bird life and other fauna,
it’s a spot where you’re likely to catch a glimpse of an elusive platypus, or
a sleepy koala and jag a rainbow trout in the pristine waterways. And yes,
there’s still ‘gold in them thar hills’, so you might just make your fortune!
Seventy-five years ago fortunes were made from a thriving wool trade
which fed demand for 200 woollen mills across Australia, but the Nundle
Woollen Mill (1 Oakenville Street) is the last one still operating. Treechangers Nick and Kylie Bradford bought the mill eight years ago and
now it’s the only place in the world you can actually see commercial wool
spinning on machines that are more than 100 years old. The mill spins
cleaned Australian wool and the Bradford’s dye all their own yarn in
myriad shades of the rainbow.
As hand crafts such as knitting, crochet, spinning and weaving enjoy
a resurgence Nundle Woollen Mill ships its yarn all over Australia and
“Its first owner lost the pub in a card
game but it was an auspicious win for
the next owner whose descendants
continue to run the inn today”
The writer travelled as a guest of Jetgo, CH on Peel and Destination Tamwort
Clockwise from top left: the restored lift inside boutique
hotel CH on Peel; the café at the Old Bell Tower; the Pig
and Tinder Box has brought a small bar buzz to dining
out in Tamworth and champions local farm produce; fish
for trout at Arc-en-Ciel Trout Farm, Nundle; Le Pruneau
also supports local farmers with an organic market every
Saturday; Nundle Woollen Mill is the last surviving mill still
spinning wool on restored 100-year-old machinery; the Peel
Inn; Addimi is the coffee mecca in town.
the world via its online store but the mill’s own shop is like a candy
store for ‘yarnistas’ piled with woollen jumpers, scarves, gloves, hats,
tops and socks and walls of yarn including the popular super-chunky
felted Nundle Wool Vine. Visitors can book a tour to see the mill in
action online at www.nundle.com
Just a short stroll from Nundle Woollen Mill is the Mt Misery
Gold Mine (80 Gill Street), not really a working mine but a lovingly
restored old building full of mining memorabilia. There’s also an old
mining shaft to explore which gives a spine tingling glimpse into the
dark and dangerous days of gold mining. Luckily for us, instead of
back-breaking work and choking dust, the ‘mine’ is now serving up
delicious home-cooked meals, pastries, hand-made chocolates and
a choice of teas which can be enjoyed on the open veranda with the
local blue wrens or in front of the cosy fire during the cooler months.
Back to the main street of Nundle and sitting in the beer garden of
The Peel Inn (Jenkins Street) is a little surreal. It’s warm and sunny
with colourful baskets of seedlings and flowering cumquats buzzing
with bees and butterflies, yet it’s snowing … snowing petals.
Above us the tendrils of a 40-year-old grapevine stretch far and
wide, providing a leafy green canopy shading us from the midday
sun and when it flowers in spring it sends down a flurry of petals
which settle all around like snow. It is quite magical and adds to
the ambience of the 150-year-old pub which has a rich history from
the gold rush days. Its first owner lost the pub in a card game but
it was an auspicious win for the next owner, John Schofield, whose
descendants continue to run the inn today. Their classic pub menu is
complemented with locally sourced beef, trout and blackberries and
the tap beer icy cold and crisp.
Trout is something of a specialty at the eateries here and we
soon find out why. High in the hills just 20 minutes from Nundle
village is the Arc-en-Ciel Trout Farm (Malonga, Morrison’s Gap
Road, Hanging Rock). The temperature is noticeably cooler and
the bushland dense and thriving with wildlife. Here, in a pristine
paradise, the Sydenham family raise thousands of tonnes of rainbow
trout (“arc en ciel” is French for “rainbow”) from eggs in natural
spring-fed ponds surrounded by virgin bushland.
To say that owner Russell Sydenham takes special care of his fish
is an understatement – for one batch that was behaving erratically at
night he thought they were stressed by the dark so he left the lights
on in the hatchery all night – and the result is a range of product that
wins awards at food shows around the country, from whole fish and
fillets to paté and Gravlax cured in a marinade of salt, sugar and dill.
There’s a farm-gate store and a café to try the trout specialties
for lunch. For a small fee, visitors also can fish for their own trout
or, in the warmer months, take guided tours to learn about the rich
Aboriginal history of the land, bush medicine, bush tucker and
unique wildlife. Keep an eye out for Goldie the 3kg albino trout
and, if you’re lucky, you might spot an endangered Spotted Quoll or
the magical sugar gliders flitting from treetop to treetop. For more
information see www.rainbowtrout.com.au
Getting to Tamworth is even easier with a new airline servicing
the route direct from Brisbane. The flight takes about 45 minutes on
Jetgo’s sleek Embraer jets and with just 36 seats per aircraft space is
quite generous and in-flight service is complimentary.
Taste Tamworth Festival is on 1-10 April 2016. For more information
see www.destinationtamworth.com.au. Jetgo flights to/from
Tamworth operate twice a day on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and
Sunday. For details and to book see www.jetgo.com
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properties
Who would have thought that the age-old tradition of pulling out
an air mattress to accommodate overflow family and friends during
the holidays would have sparked a multi-billion dollar business
idea? That’s exactly how Airbnb began when the founders did pull
out the air mattresses for paying guests to help pay their own rent.
While there are yurts, shipping containers, retro caravans and even
windmills listed on the site today, there’s not an air mattress in sight
and there’s plenty of first class accommodation to choose from. Since
Airbnb (www.airbnb.com.au) opened an office in Australia three
years ago listings have grown to more than 50,000 – more than 5000
in Brisbane alone – and the number is growing fast. Queensland
listings have more than doubled in the last year and are expected to
double again this year. These are just five of the 5-star top spots …
MOUNTAIN HIGH
Sascha (right) fell in love with this house at
Mt Glorious the moment she saw it and her guests agree.
The tranquil location beside the bush with panoramic views
overlooking Moreton Bay is booked every weekend and
often during the week and a few musicians have used it as a
quiet retreat to record new music. Guests have the run of the
three-bedroom house and there’s an atrium bathroom with a
bushland view of its own. Sascha runs her own business as well
and admits keeping up with the cleaning and maintaining the
house for guests can be hard work (cleaning fees are often extra
to the room rate on Airbnb bookings) but she’s not fazed and
says the benefits are meeting lovely people from all over the
world while they still have access to the house for their own
visitors if they want. Bookings are for a minimum two-night
stay or four nights during peak periods. Cost $194 per night.
WAREHOUSE CHIC
When the Studebaker lights flash on as you arrive after
dark at the entrance to this warehouse apartment you know
you’re in a funky part of town. Dal (left) and her husband
were reluctant to move from their inner city home, just
walking distance to Central Station, the Valley, shops and cafés
but by the time their second child was born they needed more
space. At first they leased the apartment to long-term tenants but
with family interstate they soon found they wanted the convenience
of having the apartment available for visitors of their own.
Dal says she tries to make the two-level, two-bedroom, twobathroom apartment a home away from home and indeed the
long list of features includes a beach umbrella and beach towels,
children’s toy box (and porta-cot if required) and takeaway menus
from local restaurants. They’re the sort of details Dal says she’d like
to see when she travels. “I know what it’s like to travel with kids
and how much stuff you need and it’s nice if it’s there and you don’t
have to worry about it.”
Dal meets every guest and her listing provides lots of information
about the neighbourhood which is why she is a ‘Superhost’ who
consistently gets 5-star reviews. She also is very specific about house
rules and says her guests respect that, more than when the place was
tenanted. Minimum three-night booking. Cost $196 per night.
CITY FRINGE
When Robyn and Jim (below) renovated their large
Queenslander home in East Brisbane they had visions
of running a Bed and Breakfast but soon realised it
would be more than what they bargained for as they
wanted to enjoy semi-retirement. They also have a
large extended family living overseas and wanted the
flexibility of having space for them to come and visit.
In the meantime, Robyn has two spacious rooms
available that are each equipped with TV, desk and
ample storage and they share bathroom, laundry,
kitchenette and media room facilities.
Visitors range from off-duty mine workers to
English backpackers and have come from far-flung
places such as Myanmar, South America and Saudi
Arabia. According to reviews Robyn and Jim have
gone above and beyond their visitors’ expectations,
often picking them up or taking them to the airport
at odd hours, to earn them ‘Superhost’ status and a
92 per cent 5-star rating. Robyn has some simple tips
for guests looking for a good experience. “It’s all about
communication. If you explain what you’re travelling
for, what your needs might be, who you are travelling
with and share a little about yourself then I am happy
to help as much as possible. But some
people just want to be left alone.”
Minimum stay two nights. Cost
$95 one room per night.
HISTORIC GEM
Eskgrove (above) was derelict when Arna and her husband
bought it and, as Brisbane’s oldest private residence, it is a
valuable piece of the city’s history so the couple worked closely with
the Department of Heritage Protection when it came time to renovate.
Now visitors to Brisbane can enjoy this fully-restored two-bedroom historic gem
on Mowbray Park once again. The cottage is separated from the main house by a
central courtyard and retractable screens on the back veranda provide even more
privacy between the two residences. However, listing it on Airbnb was not part
of the couple’s original plan when they bought the property. “We had no real
intention of renting it out or doing anything with it as we just thought we’d need
a bigger house with the kids,” Arna says. She hadn’t even heard of Airbnb until she
was hosting a baby shower for a girlfriend and someone suggested it. She looked
it up, listed (in about an hour using her smartphone), and had six bookings in the
first two months from “lovely people”.
A guest, Ruth, summed up her visit as “a wonderful piece of history tucked away
in a fab neighbourhood, one minute walk to the park and river, five minutes walk
to the ferry, 10 minutes walk to the CityCycle station, a terrific way for my friend
to be introduced to a glorious little part of Brisbane”. Minimum two night stay.
Cost $175 night.
ECO POD
At this architect-designed Eco-pod guests enjoy bathing in
filtered rainwater, (which is recycled through a greywater
system), solar power and even an organic breakfast. The guest
suite is a self-contained ‘pod’ separated from the main house with
its own plunge pool (inset), separate access, a media room. The
king suite comes supplied with the prestigious Appelles Apothecary
body products made from certified organic Australian essential oils
(including aromatic oil burners on the bedside table).
The Eco-pod is booked, on average, five nights a week and business
consultant Phil manages it all from his smartphone. He has high praise
for the platform which he says is easy to use and help readily available
if needed. Airbnb also hosts events from time to time for hosts to meet
and learn more. At a recent event more than 50 guest hosts were given
Dyson cordless vacuum cleaners. Phil has also travelled a lot using
Airbnb and recently helped his own two children book their first nights
backpacking overseas with Airbnb. “We’ve stayed in yurts, beachside units
and some weird and wonderful places and had some absolutely brilliant
experiences,” says Phil. Minimum stay one night. Cost $211 per night.
TASTE
Italian
classics
Tequila time
Tequila’s had a bad rap in the past and continues to
be a drink that’s misunderstood, says Nico Iaia who’s
taking a shot at reforming that image one drink at a
time at Alquimia Tequila Bar. If you’re still slamming
down shots you’ve got it all wrong and the taste of
tequila deserves to be savoured with every sip. Alquimia
has more than 80 types of tequila to choose from but
Iaia keeps his cocktail list simple – each providing a
twist on a classic, like Letters from Paradise (pictured
above). Alquimia Tequila Bar is open 5.30pm until late
Thursday to Monday, 702 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley.
Marchetti is the quintessential Italian café,
small, loud and expert at making good coffee
so when owner Michael Makras decided to keep
the café open for traditional Italian aperitivo on
Friday nights before Christmas loyal followers were
clamouring for a cocktail with a coffee base – so,
while it’s not strictly Italian, the Espresso Martini
(pictured) quickly became a favourite. Makras keeps
the drinks menu short with mostly classic Camparibased drinks, such as a Negroni, or an Aperol
Spritz and offers mini-versions of specialties from
the lunch menu to tempt the taste buds. Due to
popular demand aperitivo will be back in February,
Fridays only 5-9.30pm, at Marchetti, Tattersall’s
Arcade, 202 Edward Street, city.
Summer
SPLASH
Brisbane’s Coolest Cocktails
Say olé
Sure it’s fun to drink Sangria, but even better
to learn how to make one from a master.
Fernando, yes, he’s from Spain, is the resident
expert at Sangria Bar and on Tuesday nights
hosts a masterclass which tells you the Sangria
story and how to make an authentic drink.
As is the Spanish tradition, it’s served with a
Surtido board – tasty morsels of Spanish ham
and cheeses with marinated olives and crusty
bread. Cost $69 for two. Sangria Bar at Ole
Restaurant, B13/14, Grey Street, South Bank.
Call 3846 1201 to book.
Kale with a kick
Corbett and Claude’s owner Tim Johnson likes
to keep his diet as healthy as possible so it’s no
surprise even the alcoholic beverages on the menu
‘keep it green’. For example, Don’t Kale My Vibe
(pictured) is a blend of vodka, kale, lemon, ginger,
apple and apple cider vinegar while Cocktails
in My Activewear mixes vodka, lychee and
elderflower liqueurs with chia seeds and both are a
super cool complement to the popular superfood
pizzas. Corbett and Claude at 283 Elizabeth
Street, city and Indooroopilly Shopping Centre.
Bee-licious
Emporium Hotel sources honey from its
own rooftop bee hive to sweeten the Bee’s
Knees, a new summer cocktail on its menu,
but that’s not all. There’s bacon-fat-washedBulleit-Bourbon, maple syrup, Angostura
Bitters, dehydrated orange and beef jerky in
the Hickory Bacon Old Fashioned, housemade lemon myrtle sorbet, vodka and
Prosecco in the Lemon Myrtle Sgroppino
(pictured) and there’s a decidedly ginger
and honey taste to ‘Penicillin’. Look out for
these and plenty of fruity and herb flavours
in the new cocktail list at Emporium Hotel,
1000 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley.
Oyster hour
Great Aussie bites
I
t’s no secret that Australia is one of
the most beer-loving nations on earth
so wouldn’t it be good if all those
dollars spent were siphoned off to good
causes? Well, that’s what environmental
activist James Grugeon had in mind when
he started the Brisbane-based Good
Beer Company. Actually it’s more than
just a company, it’s a movement.
Grugeon launched a crowd-funding
campaign in December to get pre-orders
for his first batch of Great Barrier Beer
which will be made by Bundaberg-based
Bargara Brewing Company and delivered
by mid-February. At least 50 per cent of
profits from the brew – an India Pale Ale
– have been pledged to the Australian
Marine Conservation Society to help
save the Great Barrier Reef.
Grugeon says he chose to work with
Bargara because it was important the
beers were made from quality Australian
products and environmentally-friendly
through their ingredient sourcing and
production.
People who showed their support
in the crowdfunding campaign will be
rewarded with the first beers off the
production line, before it’s delivered to
bottle shops and venues across Brisbane
and, eventually, other states across
Australia. Supporters who kicked in as
much as $5000 will be flown to Bargara
Brewery with five mates for a dinner, a
tour and a trip out to the Barrier Reef.
There will be more rewards for people
who join the movement with invitations
to future beers tastings, have a say in
future beer recipes, labels and causes.
Great Barrier Beer is just the beginning
for the Good Beer Company which will
work on new products with craft brewers
across the country that are committed to
supporting important charities. Find out
more and join the movement online at
www.thegoodbeerco.com.au
Popolo Kitchen and Bar serves up mouthwatering small plates (such as Polpette
meatballs, Capesante scallops or crispy squid)
and large plates (such as Mooloolaba prawns
and squid ink pasta) to share for lunch or
dinner all year round but leading River Quay
restaurants will celebrate Australia Day by
serving up a variety of taster plates and drinks
from pop-up food stalls using Queensland
ingredients. Great Australian Bites will take
over River Quay at South Bank Parklands
from 23 to 26 January accompanied by live
entertainment. See the full program at
http://qld.australiaday.org.au/whats-on/
Stokehouse Q at River Quay
has given the Australian
tradition of Happy Hour
its own flavour for summer
in the form of ‘Oyster
Hour’, featuring Veuve
Clicquot Ponsardin French
champagne ($14 per glass)
and fresh natural oysters
($2 each), served from 11am
to 12 noon every Friday,
Saturday and Sunday.
Stokehouse Q is also open
for lunch and dinner seven
days at Sidon Street, on the
river at South Bank.
To book, call 3020 0600.
FOOD FOR THE
MORNING AFTER
Mother and son team Soula and Yianni Passaris have
opened a café with just the right vibe for the Morning
After! Designed by Derlot’s Alexander Lotersztain
this spare corner café serves up breakfast and lunch
menus that are 60 per cent healthy and 40 per cent
‘naughty’. The signature deconstructed breakfast
carbonara with a 63 degree hen’s egg leans towards
the more naughty side and is reportedly the perfect
antidote for a hangover! Other recommendations
include the fresh sand crab omelette, buttermilk
and ricotta hotcakes, the sweet corn pakora and
granola from local nutritionists and bloggers ‘The
Unrefined’ (Instagram: @the__unrefined). Brisbane
dietitian and nutritionist Lisa Peterson helped put the
menu together. Morning After stays open for lunch
too, for late risers on the morning after and, of course,
there’s coffee and a wide selection of Cartel specialty teas.
Open seven days 7am to 4pm at 57 Vulture Street (corner
Cambridge Street), West End. Call 3844 0500.
Cream of the crop
The Damian Griffiths food empire in Fortitude Valley
just gets bigger, from the Asian hawker food at Kwan
Brothers and steak frites at Les Bubbles to Doughnut
Time and the decadent desserts at Chester Street
Bakery – now there’s Mister Fitz at Fortitude Valley
and South Bank. Griffiths got his latest light bulb
moment for a new venue on a trip to San Francisco
and found himself longing for how ice cream used to
be made. So his ice creamery was born, focusing on
hand-made, pasteurised in-house, original recipe ice
cream and ice cream sandwiches. Open seven days
from10am at 1 Little Street, Fortitude Valley and
Shop 9, 178 Grey Street, South Bank.
TASTE
meet the
MAKERS
The soda makers
The cheese makers
Bronwyn and Michael Lind’s White Gold Creamery is no overnight
success. It’s been eight years in the making and was given impetus when
the couple lived in a hinterland dairy farming community that they saw
shrinking before their eyes. Driven by their private passion for cheese and
wanting to do something to support local dairies the Linds embarked on
a quest to learn all they could about cheese-making. They did courses and
travelled to cheese capitals of the world in Italy, Germany and Switzerland
to learn as much as they could before they opened White Gold Creamery
and sold their first cheese less than a year ago.
Their newest cheese, Beechmont (to be released soon), was inspired by
one such trip to a centuries-old stone hut high in the Swiss Alps where
they made cheese in a cauldron over a wood fire under the guidance of a
father and daughter team. Meanwhile the Bloomy Rind Mountain Bries
(the name is a reference to memories of the stirring breezes at their former
hinterland home) sells out as soon as batches are made and taster packs
including the cumin seed-spiked Duck Creek and Young Myrtle (with
lemon myrtle and pepper) sell like hot cakes at the White Gold Creamery
stalls at Moggill Farmers Markets, Brookfield, The Gap markets and the new
Night Quarter markets, Helensvale. See www.whitegoldcreamery.com.au
When long-time mates Cale Seusskow (left, above) and Simon Anderson
(right, above) went looking for a drink to have on their ‘beer-free days’
after work they found the selection wanting. “We were looking for
some adult craft sodas to replace the booze and there really wasn’t
anything. Soft drink companies all seem to make the same flavours,” says
Anderson.
That was enough to kickstart the pair into experimenting with their
own flavoured syrups to mix with soda water. Their own flair with
flavours and cooking gave them a head start and when they are not
working at Sourced Grocer (which also stocks the syrups at 11 Florence
Street, Teneriffe) they are selling their BNE Soda Co syrups at Brisbane
Powerhouse Markets, New Farm. “The ironic part is they mix with
alcohol really well,” says Anderson.
Ingredients, such as native foraged lemon myrtle, are sourced locally
and seasonal but continuing favourites on their order list include Thyme
and Ginger Beer and Cucumber Basil. New on the list is Apple Cream
Soda made from Granny Smiths, caramelised vanilla sugar syrup and
lemon juice, apparently also good with a splash of whisky. For more
stockists see www.bnesodaco.com
The incubator
Angela Hirst wanted to start her own food business until she found that
resources available to help her were sadly lacking. Instead she changed
direction and set up Wandering Cooks as a space to help other fledgling
food start-ups. And a public hungry for new ideas also benefits.
Since it began two years ago Wandering Cooks has gone from leasing
out commercial kitchen space to new producers to hosting three or four
food trucks every Thursday in its car park, opening up a
Makers Market every Wednesday from 5pm (until sold out)
to showcase individual producers and a Bottom of the Garden
Bar every Wednesday to Sunday afternoon to put gypsy
brewers, craft beer makers, artisan wineries and soft drink
makers in the spotlight.
Already there have been many success stories, including Kaitlyn
Fitzpatrick’s 31 Degrees custom chocolates which are made
at Wandering Cooks and sold online, Kate Williams’ No Do
gluten-free doughnuts – Williams recently set up her own café in
Newstead – and Tamara Lord and Candi Coonan (pictured left)
recently opened their own cake shop in Geebung due to popular
demand for their amazing raw cakes.
Wandering Cooks has helped at least 70 start-ups with
space, equipment, events and workshops and there’s more
to come with Once a Garden to begin at the end of January
showcasing preserving and pickling and the Great Unhatched
coming soon to throw the spotlight on the art of barbecue,
ethically-produced meats and butchers who excel at their craft.
For more information see www.wanderingcooks.com.au
COFFEE HITS
Kitchen Confidential
Fonzie Abbott,
voted one of
the 10 best coffee shops in Brisbane, is the
newest local coffee roaster to open at Brisbane
Airport, bringing its signature Highside blend
and others to Level 2 (near Gate 41) at the
Domestic Terminal. For three years they’ve
been roasting and blending beans sourced from
Central South America, Indonesia and Papua
New Guinea and now supply almost 50 cafés
from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast to Byron
Bay in northern NSW. For a closer look at how
the coffee is made Fonzie Abbott’s factory at 40
Fox Street, Albion is open to the public 6am to
3pm weekdays and 7am to 1pm Saturdays.
Peter Refell
Executive chef
Emirates Leisure & Retail
Drink it cold Merlo has
brought back its Black Bear Cold Press
coffee for summer, a smoother, sweeter and
less acidic alternative to a cooled espresso
shot, with no bitterness. While iced coffee
is made with a hot espresso machine and
then chilled, Black Bear cold press is made
with a special blend of Merlo’s roasted beans
and cold water from the start then milk
added before it’s bottled. Cost $5.50 per
bottle at Merlo on Level 1 Central Area and
Virgin Food Court Level 2 in the Domestic
Terminal, Brisbane Airport.
Baristas test their skills
Last year more than 5 million cups of coffee
were served to passengers travelling through
Brisbane Airport and as passengers’ tastes
become increasingly more sophisticated baristas
continue to improve their skills. To put them to
the test Brisbane Airport recently held its first
mentoring program and barista competition
hosted by experts from multi-award winning
Wolff Coffee Roasters and popular Hendra café
Dandelion & Driftwood.
Seventeen baristas were judged on technical
and sensory skills and Vicky Juan (below) from
Hudsons Coffee at the International Terminal
was named the competition’s first Barista of
the Year. Yumi Yogawa from Windmill & Co,
also at the International Terminal was second
and Lucy McNamara from Bar Roma at the
Domestic Terminal was third.
You worked with Marco Pierre White for
years. What did you learn from him?
Not to over complicate food, simplicity is the
key, and to always focus on the true flavour in
your dishes.
You also worked with White on the book
In the Kitchen with Michael Caine, his
business partner in the restaurant The
Canteen. Was Caine quite a foodie, or a
good cook himself?
Michael Caine was a true restaurateur in every
sense, The Canteen was not his first restaurant,
he loved food and entertained in the restaurant
all the time. He would spend time with the front
of house staff and chefs daily when in town. He
even helped out one night in the kitchen when
we had our Christmas staff dinner.
You have just opened Aviation Pier Café
and Bar at Brisbane Airport’s Domestic
Terminal. What sort of food is served there?
Fast comfort food, freshly prepared every day
using as much local produce as we can, including
Woombye cheese, Chriberg smoked bacon and
Green Beacon craft beers. The team at Green
Beacon produce some of the best craft beers in
Queensland.
How long did you spend researching South
East Queensland produce before opening
the eateries at Brisbane Airport?
We spent six months in depth before we opened
Brisbane River Grill, visiting the best breakfast,
lunch and dinner operators in Brisbane.
What are the signature dishes at your
newest Brisbane Airport venues?
At Brisbane River Grill it’s surely the Breakfast
Skillet with the best of Queensland local produce
including Tamborine Mountain free range eggs,
Chriberg bacon and sausage from Cabassi & Co
artisan butcher. At Glasshouse it is hormone-free
Wagyu beef burger with Woombye cheese and
a fresh house-made relish. At Aviation Pier it’s
a classic Croque Monsieur Breakfast Sandwich
with Chriberg smoked ham and a rich housemade cheese sauce that can be upgraded with a
free range egg.
What’s been your greatest discovery in local
produce?
Tamborine Mountain free range eggs – eggs that
taste like they should and all you need is a great
sourdough bread to mop up the yolks which are
as yellow as I have ever seen.
Dining options have changed significantly at
Brisbane Airport in recent months. Is this a
trend happening around the world?
Food and beverage has changed dramatically
over the last five years throughout the UK, US
and that is coming to Australia. Customers do
not accept sub-standard food anymore and gone
is the service station style of food, whether in an
airport or the high street. Large investments into
food and beverage outlets in airports are seeing
a marked change in quality and service. We take
the customer journey very seriously and aim to
have everyone starting or ending their trip with a
truly great experience.
You are based in Melbourne and visit
Brisbane often – what’s a restaurant you
would recommend to visitors?
Alchemy (175 Eagle Street, city on the river).
Brad and Angelica Jolly run a well-established
restaurant which has lasted the test of time,
culinary perfection with innovation. I try to eat
there every time I’m in Brisbane.
As executive chef and food and beverage
manager of Emirates Leisure and Retail Peter
Refell oversees 29 outlets currently open
and six more under construction in airports
across Australia.
WHAT’S ON
Thriller of a musical
Our appetite for stage musicals may seem insatiable but director Zoe Tuffin is
not sugar-coating her interpretation of Stephen King’s Carrie for its Queensland
debut and she says she hopes audiences will be more than a little spooked. Be
warned, blood will flow in this musical thriller from local company, Wax Lyrical
Productions, which has an M rating for ages 15+.
It’s been nearly 30 years since the first Carrie musical hit the stage and more
than 40 since the book and film launched a new level of horror on unsuspecting
audiences, but its themes of bullying, teen angst and religious fanaticism are
topical for today.
The stage adaptation was written by Lawrence Cohen who wrote the script
for the original film and the music and lyrics created by Academy Award winners
Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore (who had also worked together on Fame).
However, in Brisbane the show will be given a new energy with a cast of rising
stars. Recent graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium’s Musical Theatre
Program Sophie Perkins is the evil Carrie, Georgina Hopson (Into the Woods) is
her classmate Sue Snell and cabaret and jazz favourite Jacqui Devereux (Chicago,
Jersey Boys, Mary Poppins), is Margaret White, Carrie’s mother.
It’s the most ambitious production so far for Tuffin and her husband and
business partner Shane Pike who started Wax Lyrical Productions just two years
ago but they are not daunted and already are planning their next musical.
Carrie the musical from 20-30 January at Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm.
Tickets from $40 plus fees. Call 3358 8600 or see www.brisbanepowerhouse.org
Life is weird
in Night Vale
It’s the modern day version of a radio serial, even if it is a
decidedly odd one, and the podcast Welcome to Night Vale has been
a runaway success for its creators, who have since written a spin-off
book and launched a touring live show. The podcast episodes have been
downloaded many millions of times since the series began in 2012 and
demand for seats to see the first live performance in Brisbane was so
great a larger venue had to be found soon after first tickets went on
sale. Cecil Palmer is the host of the local community radio show and
calmly relates all sorts of bizarre happenings in the small town of
Night Vale in the style of weather reports, news, announcements
from the Sheriff’s Secret Police and cultural events. It’s weird,
dark and inexplicably funny. Tickets $71.60 plus fees.
At Concert Hall, QPAC, South Brisbane on 8
February. For bookings call 136 246 or see
http://qpac.com.au
FAST and furious
Cirque Adrenaline takes theatre to dangerous heights in a
new show where daredevil motorcyclists, trapeze artists,
hair-raising fire acts and a Wheel of Death are the stars.
This is Cirque du Soleil on speed – many of the performers
are former stars of Cirque du Soleil – which blends
traditional circus acrobatics with higher, faster and more
dangerous manoeuvres for a heart-pounding spectacle.
From 7 to 17 January at the Concert Hall, QPAC, South
Brisbane. Tickets from $79 plus fees. For bookings call 136
246 or see www.qpac.com.au
THEATRE AS YOU’VE
NEVER SEEN IT
Artists from Belgium, Cambodia, Indonesia, Korea, New
Zealand, Taiwan, UK, USA and around Australia are all
part of WTF16 at Brisbane Powerhouse, a festival of
contemporary performance that challenges perceptions
of traditional theatre. Politics, war, women’s power, conflict
and asylum are some of the themes under the microscope
– there’s even a dancing robot in Huang Yi & KUKA (above).
Free Club nights during the program will feature some
wild and wonderful international music artists. From 18-27
February. Full program at www.brisbanepowerhouse.org
Land rights in focus
Brisbane audiences will finally get to see director Neil Armfield’s
dramatic interpretation of Kate Grenville’s award-winning book The
Secret River when it premieres at QPAC’s Playhouse from 25 February
to 5 March. Since it was first staged at the Sydney Theatre three years
ago it has been called “epic” and “a classic of Australian theatre”, has
won multiple Helpmann Awards and has since been made into a
television mini-series which aired on ABC. Nathaniel Dean (above
right) reprises his award-winning lead role as William Thornhill, the
ex-convict who battles the local Dharug people for ownership of land
on the Hawksbury River in the 1800s and Trevor Jamieson (above left),
who starred in the TV mini-series, co-stars. Tickets from $68 plus fees.
For bookings call 136 246 or see www.qpac.com.au
Country classic not to miss
Troy Cassar-Daley may have been a Grafton boy
but as a long-time resident of Queensland we
now claim him as one of our own and hot on
the heels of his Freedom Ride tour his new
show Heroes and Friends will be a highlight
of the Tamworth Country Music Festival.
The festival helped kickstart Troy’s career
35 years ago and he has been to every one
since then, winning 27 Golden Guitar
Awards along the way. This year
he will be joined on stage by
some country music friends
who will each bring a new
artist to the festival to sing
one of their hero’s hit songs.
Heroes and Friends is on
at the Tamworth Regional
Entertainment and
Conference Centre on
21 January. Tamworth
Country Music Festival
from 15-24 January.
For tickets and
program see
www.tcmf.com.au
WHAT’S ON
Study in black
Sultry songstress
French Grammy award-winner Lou Doillon
(below) brings her sultry blues-folk sound to
Brisbane for the first time at an intimate show
for So Frenchy So Chic at Brisbane Powerhouse,
New Farm. Doillon, daughter of style icon Jane
Birkin and sister of actor and singer Charlotte
Gainsbourg, will celebrate her second album Lay
Low at the show on 14 January. Tickets $52 plus
fees at www.brisbanepowerhouse.org
As part of an exchange program China’s Guangdong
Modern Dance Company (GMDC), will appear on
stage with Brisbane’s Expressions Dance Company
(EDC) in a new work called Black. The companies
created the piece together under the direction of
acclaimed Hong Kong choreographer Xing Liang
when EDC travelled to China last year and dancers
pay homage to the dreamlike, fleeting and ineffable
charm of black. Both companies will also present a
new work of their own.
Black is at the Cremorne Theatre, QPAC,
South Brisbane from 12 to 20 February. For
bookings see www.qpac.com.au
KRALL TURNS TO POP
Grammy Award winner Diana Krall reimagines
some of the best pop songs of all time on
her latest album Wallflower which she will
perform in Brisbane as part of a world tour,
accompanied by a band and an orchestra.
The album is a departure from Krall’s
signature jazz style but the switch has
not slowed album sales – it reached the
top 10 on both the ARIA and Billboard
album charts and, ironically, #1 on both
their jazz charts! Many of the songs
are standards from the ’60s and
’70s by Linda Ronstadt, Elton
John, Bryan Adams, Crowded
House and others that Krall
listened to growing up but she
will also perform many of
her other hits at the Brisbane
Convention and Exhibition
Centre, South Bank on 8
February. For tickets see
www.ticketek.com.au
Delta’s purrfect Memory
Delta Goodrem is no newcomer to the stage but her
role as Grizabella in Cats is her first in musical theatre.
She admits she’s been watching her own cats at home
very closely to help her find her character’s personality
which Brisbane audiences will see when the show opens
on 29 January. While Cats is one of the longest running
musicals in history the show, and Grizabella, have been
updated a little for the times – but one thing that hasn’t
changed is the iconic song ‘Memory’, which Goodrem
sings and reviewers have pronounced a highlight of
the show. Since its first appearance more than 30 years
ago the multiple Tony award-winning Cats has been
translated into 15 languages, performed in more than
30 countries and has been seen by more than 73 million
people worldwide.
Cats is at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC, South Brisbane
from 29 January until 14 February. For bookings see
www.qpac.com.au
WHEN WHAT
Top trio on
the Green
It’s been a long time between solo
albums for Rob Thomas, the one-time
frontman of Matchbox Twenty, who
will be back in Brisbane for A Day
on the Green at Sirromet Wines, Mt
Cotton on 28 February. The multiGrammy Award winner says he will
be playing some new stuff from his
album The Great Unknown and fans
won’t be disappointed as the sounds
are unmistakably Thomas’ signature
pop-rock that’s so far sold more than
80 million records. But there’ll be
some of the old stuff on the playlist
too and Thomas will be joined at the
event by Pete Murray and former
Powderfinger lead guitarist and
songwriter Darren Middleton. Tickets
from $105.90. For details and to book
see www.ticketmaster.com.au
WHERE
JANUARY
3-10
Brisbane International Tennis
Queensland Tennis Centre,
Tennyson
6-23
Roald Dahl’s George’s
Marvellous Medicine, for
children
Cremorne Theatre, QPAC,
South Brisbane
7-17
Cirque Adrenaline, circus,
aerial
Concert Hall, QPAC, South
Brisbane
9
Triffid Country, music
The Triffid, Newstead
9-13
Circa’s Carnival of the
Animals, for children
Playhouse QPAC, South
Brisbane
9-17
Heathers The Musical
Playhouse, QPAC
14
Punk Poets in the Garden
From 16
Baby with the Bathwater
Brisbane Arts Theatre, Petrie
Terrace
20-23
Aladdin, Brisbane Ballet
Theatre, youth
Playhouse, QPAC, South
Brisbane
22
Brisbane Roar v Adelaide
United
Suncorp Stadium
From 28
Flamenco Fire’s Viva Sevilla,
dance
Cremorne Theatre, QPAC,
South Brisbane
29
The Griswolds, music
From 30
Quartet, Queensland
Theatre Company
Playhouse, QPAC
5
Josh Pyke with Banff
5
Nick Offerman and Megan
Mullaly Summer of 69
Brisbane
6
St Jerome’s Laneway Festival
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen
Hills
6
Short Stack, all ages
The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley
7
James Bay
Brisbane Convention and
Exhibition Centre, South Bank
11
Lior Suchard, master
mentalist
Brisbane
12
Brisbane Roar v Newcastle
Jets
Suncorp Stadium
14
Kate Miller-Heidke and
friends
16
John Mellencamp
Brisbane Riverstage, City
Botanic Gardens
19
Spiderbait 25th anniversary
tour
19
Jeremih
Eatons Hill Hotel
19
Goran Bregovic and his
Wedding and Funeral Band
Bank
FEBRUARY
New folk club
Folk is trending again and there’s no shortage of talent in
the lineup for the Foundry’s new Brisbane Folk Club which
hosts an event each month. A Brisbane favourite Alison
St Ledger joins Paddy Dempsey in band Sissybones at the
club’s second event on 13 January with Garrett Kato and
O’ Little Sister, and on 3 February Sons of the East, Forty
Thieves and Andrea Kirwan line up at th Foundry, 228
Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley. Tickets just $14.80 each.
Bookings at http://the foundry.oztix.com.au
19-24
Cinderella, Australian Ballet
Lyric Theatre, QPAC
21
Simply Red with Tina Arena
and Natalie Imbruglia, A Day
on the Green
Sirromet Wines, Mt Cotton
24
Behind the Scenes with the
Australian Ballet
Lyric Theatre, QPAC, South
Brisbane
26-28
Shen Yun
Lyric Theatre, QPAC, South
Brisbane
27
Spartan Challenge
Suncorp Stadium
27
Diesel
Woolly Mammoth, Fortitude
Valley
27
Brisbane Comedy Festival
Brisbane Powerhouse, New
Farm
29
Exile Songs and Tales of Irish
Australia
Brisbane
DAY IN THE LIFE
Arrivals and departures
10.40am
Who Donna Neaby, from Dorrigo, NSW and Faye Gibson from Wavell Heights, Brisbane
Where Departing for Cairns, Far North Queensland
Why The pair are travelling on a girl’s weekend getaway to the tropical north.
10.30am
Who Emma Ryan, from Essendon, Melbourne
Where Departing for Melbourne, Victoria
Why Virgin Australia cabin crew team member Emma stayed overnight in Brisbane before beginning a work day roster that will take her back to
Melbourne then to Sydney.
2.10pm
7.30am
Who Fraser and Frankie Wallace, from Auckland, New Zealand
Where Departing for Auckland, New Zealand
Why They are on their way home after
a family holiday in Noosa, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
10.55am
Who Peter, Rebecca and Donovan Bray from Alexandria, NSW
Where Arriving from Sydney, NSW
Why Peter is on his way to compete for
the first-time in an Ironman competition on the Sunshine Coast.
2.20pm
Who Adam and Gemma McNicol, from Kenmore, Brisbane
Where Departing for Hawaii
Why The newlyweds are on their way to enjoy their honeymoon which will be their second visit to Hawaii.
More than 600 flights arrive and depart from Brisbane Airport every day
transporting passengers to 71 destinations in Australia and around the world.
Brisbane photographer Marc Grimwade captured some of those travellers on
their journey through Brisbane Airport
11.15am
Who Kaela Keogh, from McDowall, Brisbane
Where Departing for Townsville, North Queensland
Why Kaela is on her way to attend a Legacy
Ball and spend some leisure time relaxing on The Strand on Townsville’s waterfront.
2.30pm
7.30am
Who Jackie and Denham Furnell from Whangaparaoa, Stanmore Bay,
New Zealand
Why The couple is travelling home after spending two weeks holidaying on the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast in Queensland.
1.30pm
Who Ian Smith, from Wooloowin, Brisbane
Why Ian is travelling to Turangi, near Auckland for three days of trout fishing.
2.35pm
7.30am
Who Emma and Matt Scragg from Adelaide,
South Australia
Why These newlyweds will spend two weeks in New Zealand before jetting off to Hawaii for their honeymoon.
1.55pm
Who Bindi and Shane Woods with
children Sean and Kate from Lake Macquarie, NSW
Why The family is travelling to Hawaii for
a week before they take a 19-day Pacific cruise back to Sydney.
2.45pm
Who Craig and Kirsty Ryan with their
three boys, Mason, Cooper and
Eli, from Hope Island, Gold Coast, Queensland
Why The family is on their way to a holiday in Hawaii, hoping to do lots of hiking and to go in a shark tank.
MY BRISBANE
WAYNE
DENNING
Owner and executive producer
Carbon Media
Since changing career direction in his 30s
and launching his Indigenous advertising
agency and media production company a
decade ago Wayne Denning has created
Australian-themed segments for Sesame
Street, created game shows for Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander kids, has a teen
comedy in production and has his eyes
on a bigger campaign to encourage more
Indigenous children to learn coding skills.
Apps, websites, animations, documentaries
are all on the agenda at Carbon Media’s
office in Fortitude Valley.
Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Blackwater in Central Queensland.
can have a cold drink and listen to the music.
Very cool without trying to be cool!
Where do you live now?
I live in Milton, about 2km from the city.
Where do you always take visitors when
they come to Brisbane?
I always take visitors up Mt Coot-tha so they can
take in the beautiful city panorama and along
the Brisbane River. People are always amazed at
Brisbane’s size but also its greenery and how the
Brisbane River snakes through the cityscape.
What do you like most about your
neighbourhood?
I love living inner city and being able to walk
through Paddington to the CBD, stroll to watch
a Broncos game or attend a concert at Suncorp
Stadium. It’s really convenient to everything and
has a great vibe.
What’s your favourite outing on the
weekend?
I love walking from Milton through the city with
my dog, George via South Bank and stopping
for a coffee pit stop along the way – there’s
plenty of cafés to choose from. Brisbane city is
ever-changing, always vibrant and everyone is so
friendly, living the outside lifestyle.
You’re a coffee lover – where’s a favourite
place to get a good coffee?
Remy’s in Paddington is my favourite place for
a coffee. I can take my dog George with me, the
coffee and food is great and later in the day you
What’s your hot tip for visitors that only a
local would know?
The Ivory Street Tunnel is a godsend to get from
Fortitude Valley to the city fast.
You make TV shows for children – where are
some good places to take kids in Brisbane
for a good time?
I love taking my nieces and nephews to South
Bank and the Cultural Precinct – there are so
many options from GOMA and museums to
QPAC and the parklands.
Your favourite place to chill?
For me down time is spent chilling out at home
having drinks and dinner with family and friends
(and George, of course) and for a Sunday casual
drink, the new Darling & Co (formerly Iceworks)
opposite Suncorp Stadium.
Favourite meal out?
Our food and wine scene is second to none with
some of Australia’s top restaurants. For special
occasions Esquire Restaurant in the city would
be an absolute favourite – the food is amazing.
Cru Bar in James Street, Fortitude Valley is also
consistently good with a great vibe.
Your office is in Fortitude Valley – tell us
your favourite things about the Valley?
The people – the Valley is really vibrant with
loads of character and characters – it can be
humbling at times but is generally inclusive,
which I think is really important in a city. The
food – there’s heaps of great eating options in all
directions – from cheap and cheerful to higher
end. And James Street – which has got it all,
making for a nice walk to get out of the office
at lunch.
Where do you feel most inspired?
QAGOMA is a really inspirational place to
visit especially during the Asia Pacific Triennial
of Contemporary Art (APT8 until 10 April),
which is always an incredible experience.
Brisbane seems to be a good incubator for
creatives, why do you think that is?
Brisbane really gets behind its creative
industries. By nature, we don’t take things for
granted and I’ve found we are driven to make
our mark on the world beyond the bigger
Australian cities of Sydney or Melbourne to
often go further afield to London, LA, New
York and Asia.
What is the best thing that’s happened to
Brisbane since you started Carbon Media
in 2006?
It’s probably not the ‘best’ thing that’s
happened to Brisbane, but it’s been great
to see the inner city areas come to life, like
James Street in the Valley and Gasworks at
Newstead. They’re cool, interesting precincts
that appeal to locals and visitors alike.
It is also really positive to see Brisbane’s
international appeal growing with the new
entertainment and accommodation precincts
being developed.
How do you like to travel around Brisbane
and what’s your favourite journey and why?
I love to walk and run around Brisbane from
my home in Milton across bridges via South
Bank and through the city, it’s a dynamic and
changing streetscape.
Where can people get the best view
in Brisbane?
I think cities are best seen whilst walking
through them – for example, from New Farm
via the Valley, on to the CBD, then South Bank
to Paddington gives you an amazing crosssection of Brisbane’s soul.
Best time of year to be in Brisbane ?
Brisbane has a great climate most of the year
round. Winter is rarely bitter so is really
comfortable. Summer would be my favourite
– coming from Central Queensland I grew up
with heat – so I enjoy the heat and humidity
with amazing electrical storms, which are
terrifying and beautiful to watch all at once.
What is your favourite short break
outside Brisbane?
I like to go the beach – either the Sunshine
Coast or Gold Coast; both are stunning,
absolutely world class and so close to Brisbane.
BNE January/February
BNE March/April
July/August 2016
2015 | 37
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Domestic Terminal
TO
CAR
PARK
VIRGIN TERMINAL
Domestic Terminal
OTHER AIRLINES
Domestic Terminal
QANTAS TERMINAL
Domestic Terminal
10
8
TO
CAR
PARK
VIRGIN TERMINAL
Domestic Terminal
OTHER AIRLINES
Domestic Terminal
INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL LEVEL 3
PASSENGER PICK UP
Setdown Area
11
1
DEPARTURES
Customs & Security
2
12
INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS
Baggage Pick-up & Customs
JR/Duty Free
To Gates
82 – 86
80
81
PASSENGER DROP OFF
4 7
4
6
5
9
81
Entrance
Retail
Information
Duty Free
Check In
Food & Beverage
Gate Number
Baggage Collection
Public Toilets
Disabled Toilet
Parent’s Room
Prayer Room
ATM
Money Exchange
Net Kiosk
3
Telephone
Elevator
8
Stairs
Meeting Point
Travelator
Airtrain Desk
Bus & Coach
Taxi Rank
To Gates
82 – 86
The Village Green
Services
1 Brisbane Airport Welcome Desk & Study Brisbane Desk
2 VIP Lounge
3 Flight Centre Ltd
4 Oversize Baggage Kiosk
5 Protect-A-Bag
6 Qantas Courier
Qantas
Qantas Airways
Sales & Service
Sales & Desk
Service Desk
7 Airways
8 Qantas Lounge
9 Air New Zealand Sales & Service Desk
10 Virgin Australia Lounge
11 Southern QLD Tourism Info & Transport Desk
12 Tourist Refund Scheme
NEED TO KNOW
AIRPORT
AMBASSADORS
Welcoming volunteers, including the team
pictured left, are available to answer
questions and offer directions to visitors
within Brisbane Airport’s terminals. Look for
the bright blue shirts if you need assistance
and our Chinese-speaking ambassadors
wear red shirts.
BNE PARKING
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
Visitor Information Centres
For information about accommodation, tours,
transfer tickets and general enquiries, Visitor
Information Centres are on Level 2 International
Terminal and Level 1 Domestic Terminal
(Central Area).
Currency exchange
Travelex currency exchange and transfer facilities
are on Levels 2, 3 and 4 International Terminal
and Level 2 Domestic Terminal near Gate 23.
Baggage lockers
Find small, medium and large lockers for short
and long-term hire at the terminal entrance to
the public car park at the International Terminal,
at either end of the Domestic Terminal, or next
to Woolworths at Skygate.
Tax Refund Scheme (TRS)
The TRS enables you to claim a refund, subject
to certain conditions, of the Goods and Services
Tax (GST) and Wine Equalisation Tax (WET)
that you pay on goods bought in Australia. See
www.customs.gov.au or call 1300 363 263.
Lost property
International – enquire at the Visitor
Information Centre, Level 2, call (07) 3406
3190. Domestic – enquire first to your airline.
Qantas call (07) 3867 3264, Virgin Australia
(07) 3114 8150, Jetstar (07) 3336 1752 or email
Tigerair at ttbne.ops@aerocare.com.au before
contacting the Visitor Information Centre on
Level 1 or (07) 3305 9233.
Disability access
Lifts, travelators, ramps, aerobridges, rest points,
accessible parking spaces and toilet facilities are
in place for passengers with limited mobility or
disabilities. Airlines are responsible for assisting
passengers with disabilities within terminals.
Passengers should refer to their airline’s policies
prior to booking their ticket. There is no porter
service or any form of direct assistance provided
at Brisbane Airport other than any assistance that
may be provided by the passenger’s airline.
A team of more than 160
volunteer ambassadors
roam the Domestic and
International Terminals to
offer passengers assistance
with a smile. Ambassadors
are on duty every day of
the year and, between
them, speak 16 languages
Local amenities
Skygate is Brisbane Airport’s retail and dining
precinct, a short free bus ride on the Transfer
Bus from the terminals. There are more than
130 stores, including brand-name factory
outlets, a 24/7 supermarket, hairdresser, gym,
restaurants, chemist, medical clinic, hotel,
beauty services, barber, tavern and golf leisure
centre.
Convenient, secure and undercover short
and long-term parking is available within
walking distance to both terminals. For
special offers and full product offering
including valet, car washing, the new
AIRPARK and more see www.bne.com.au
TERMINAL TRANSFERS
Passengers transferring between the
terminals can travel via the free Transfer
Bus which departs at regular intervals from
Level 2 International Terminal and Level 1
Domestic Terminal and travels via Skygate.
TRANSPORT
BOOKINGS
Internet access
Internet kiosks are located at International
Terminal on Levels 2, 3 and 4 and at Domestic
Terminal Level 1 and 2. Access eight hour
(500MB limit) free WiFi at International
Terminal Levels 3 and 4 retail areas and at
Domestic Terminal Level 2 retail (Central Area).
Coach, rail, limousine and corporate
car bookings can be made at the Visitor
Information Centre, Level 2 International
Terminal or Level 1 Domestic Terminal.
Prayer Room
A multi-denominational prayer room is located
at International Terminal Level 4.
TransLink is the local bus, ferry and train
public transport network stretching north to
Gympie, south to Coolangatta and west to
Helidon. See www.translink.com.au or call
13 12 30 for information.
Police
For assistance at Brisbane Airport please
call 13 12 37.
Acknowledgement
In keeping with the spirit of reconciliation, we
respectfully acknowledge the Turrbal people,
the Traditional Owners of the land on which
Brisbane Airport stands, and pay respect to
their Elders past, present and emerging.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
TAXIS AND AIRTRAIN
Taxi ranks located kerbside Level 2
International Terminal and Level 1 Domestic
Terminal. Airtrain provides regular rail links
between Brisbane Airport, Brisbane city,
Gold Coast and TransLink network as well
as terminal transfers. Tickets available in
the terminal or at the station.
Follow Brisbane Airport
DESTINATIONS FROM BNE
Seoul
South Korea
Tokyo (Narita)
Japan
Shanghai (Pudong)
China
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Guangzhou
China
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Taipei
Taiwan
Hong Kong
China
Bangkok
Thailand
Manila
Philippines
Singapore
Singapore
Denpasar
Indonesia
Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea
Honiara
Soloman Islands
BRISBANE
71 DESTINATIONS
IN AUSTRALIA AND
AROUND THE WORLD
Vancouver*
Canada
Los Angeles
USA
Honolulu
USA
Darwin
Nauru
Nauru
Cairns
Cloncurry
Mount Isa
Port Hedland
Emerald
Biloela
Rockhampton
Gladstone
Windorah
Bundaberg
Charleville
Fraser Coast (Hervey Bay)
Quilpie
Roma Miles
BRISBANE
Thargomindah
St George
Toowoomba
Cunnamulla
Birdsville
Nadi
Fiji
Noumea
New Caledonia
Norfolk Island
Australia
Whitsunday Coast (Proserpine)
Hamilton Island
Mackay
Moranbah
Barcaldine
Blackall
Espiritu Santo
Vanuatu
Port Vila
Vanuatu
Longreach
Alice Springs
Apia
Samoa
Townsville
Tamworth
Perth
Dubbo
Newcastle
Port Macquarie
Lord Howe Island
Sydney
Adelaide
Canberra
Auckland
New Zealand
Melbourne
Wellington
New Zealand
Christchurch
New Zealand
Dunedin
New Zealand
Launceston
Hobart
Queenstown
New Zealand
*Flights commencing June 2016.
Map not to scale. Please note airlines and destinations are current at time of print.
BNE AUTUMN 2014 | 41
TRAVEL NEWS
Outbound
THE WAY TO GO
Queenslander Mark Cantoni and business partner Ryan Hanly
are avid travellers but they found that Facebook just didn’t cut
it when they wanted to connect with other travellers on the
road ... so they created Outbound, a social networking app
specifically to meet the needs of fellow touristas. Users simply
set up a profile defining what type of traveller they are – solo,
female backpacker, caravaner, for example – set some filters,
and Outbound will show other like-minded travellers in their
vicinity. Then it is up to the user to connect with individuals
or groups for advice, tips, recommendations or meetups. An
events section shows user-driven and created activities to join –
and you can view the profiles of people attending or contact the
organiser for more information. A noticeboard, just like a hostel
noticeboard, is the place to post questions for the Outbound
community like ‘Know any good hotels in Budapest?’ or
‘Anyone travelling to Cairns in March?’ or even ‘Car
for sale’. Free for iPhone and android or for
more details see www.outboundapp.org
BEST AIRLINE
The Kiwis are the team to beat – and not just
on the rugby field. Air New Zealand has been
named Airline of the Year 2016 by international
product and safety review site AirlineRatings.com
with judges calling it a global trendsetter and its
performance “stunning”. The airline topped the
rankings for its continuous passenger innovations,
environmental commitment, record-breaking
financial performance, seven-star safety rating
and its focus on staff which the judges said
was instrumental in contributing to the airline’s
consistently outstanding performance. Air New
Zealand also scored highest for its Premium
Economy Class and Economy Class. Virgin
Australia rated Best Cabin Crew, Singapore
Airlines Best Inflight Entertainment and Scoot
Best Low Cost Airline in the Asia Pacific.
SMART bag
Next boutique hotel
As the James Street precinct’s expansion continues at
lightning speed New Farm will soon have its own new chic
boutique hotel. Silver Needle Hospitality Group, operators
of the Next Hotel in Brisbane’s CBD, has signed up to
open its first Sage branded hotel next door to the iconic
Queens Arms Hotel, or the ‘QA’ as the locals call it, where
head chef Jason Anderson recently took over the kitchen
and opened the subterranean Farrier bar and supper club.
But another makeover for the QA is in the pipeline as part
of the new development which will see a new four level,
93-room hotel built by local development firm Pacifica
and Hutchinson Builders for an opening anticipated for
mid-2017.
It’s the carry-on bag every smart traveller has to have – it weighs itself
(goodbye excess baggage fees), charges a smartphone and locks itself if it gets
separated from its owner … and the companion app serves up some cool
travel stats such as distance travelled and more. The Bluesmart
Carry-on is the world’s first connected travel bag – its 3G
tracker also helps find it if it gets lost – developed by a team
of Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs who raised more than
$2 million in crowdfunding from supporters across 110
countries to make its first shipment. Now it’s available
to order online, US$489, including shipping to
Australia. For details see http://bluesmart.com
GETTING TO THE CITY
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* Map not to scale.
• 1 Billion Masterplanned Community Development
• Situated in the beautiful scenic rim
• New House and Land packages from $345,000 available now
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Oakland Estate Features
STAGE 1
• Spanning 339 hectares and over 2000 home sites
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• Dedicated parklands with paths and bikeways
• Shopping centre precinct
• Family friendly Tavern with conference centre
• Early learning care centre
• Independent aged care living facility
• Catholic high school (opening 2017)
Oakland Estate Location
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Where the city ends and a new country lifestyle begins
• Located in the heart of Beaudesert with existing
community services
• Located half way between Brisbane & Gold Coast
• 35 minutes from the Gold Coast
• 45 minutes from Brisbane
• 6Km from the new Bromelton inland freight port
completeness of the information herein contained. Interested parties should satisfy themselves as to the accuracy, reliability, currency, or completeness of each description or reference. All
information herein is subject to change without notice. © Robinson Projects 2014. Oakland Estate. Correct as at August 30 2014.
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