Baker’s Dozen Issue March/April 2014
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Nicole Joy
“Why it’s perfectly acceptable to eat dessert for breakfast”
Surfers Paradise Festival Event Listing inside
April Fools’ Day
Where did it originate?
LOADS of Giveaways! Gold Coast’s Most Comprehensive Gig Guide, Markets Guide, Tides Guide, Free Movie Nights Guide & more!
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Editor’s Letter Hello and thanks for picking up your copy of The Bizz GC! There is so much happening on the GC we struggled to find the room to include all the offerings. Our city is alive with music and art and theatre and festivals, and over the coming weeks the question is not what shall we do, but how are we going to fit so many events into our schedules!? The Surfers Paradise Festival will bring everything from a Street Parade, Film Fest and beach concerts to Seafood, Symphony and Fireworks. We’ve got the full program for you inside and there is definitely something for everyone. Our cover story is on local young entrepreneur, Nicole Joy and her journey to success with her recently released book on raw desserts. We take a look at the origins of April Fools’ Day and welcome your messages of pranks on the day. You’ll find all the usual guides from free movie nights, markets, tides, gigs and more; Giveaways, events and please take the time to follow the ongoing column by Shane Wilke on A Sound Argument. Take a breather, enjoy the read, and we trust you’ll find something you want to do. Have fun!
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Contents
FREE Movie Night Guide Page 4 April Fools’ Day Page 5 Easter Family Day at GCTC Page 6 Matt Hollywood “Illusions” success Page 8 Surfers Paradise Festival Page 10-11 Nicole Joy Page 12-13 Music in the Park Page 14 Opera on the Beach Page 15 Social Pics Page 16-17 Markets Guide Page 18-19 Library Guide Page 20 Book Review Page 21 Hush Hush Biz Movie Review Page 22 Rodney Fickle Page 22 A Sound Argument Page 23 Wallapalooza 2014 Page 24-25 Gig Guide Page 26-29 Tides Guide Page 26-28 Bizzifieds Page 30 wrong.com Page 31
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While searching for events and things to do on the Gold Coast, we found a bunch of FREE movie nights for you, your friends and your families to enjoy! Between City of Gold Coast’s “Movies in the Park”, Helensvale Community and Cultural Centre, and Jupiters Theatre, we are now able to introduce to you our FREE Movies Guide!
Movies in the Park Chill out with family and friends or get to know your neighbours at this free outdoor movie night. Pack a picnic or grab sausage sizzle or snacks from local vendors before settling in for a great family movie. To keep updated, visit www.cityofgoldcoast.com.au/moviesinthepark “ICE AGE 4” (G) When: Friday 28 March Time: 7:00pm Movie and 5pm activities Where: Country Paradise Parklands (231 Beaudesert Nerang Rd, Nerang) Extra: Family Fun Night with live music, food vendors, entertainment, licensed are, etc. Starts at 5:00pm “HOP” (G) When: Saturday 19 April Time: 7:00pm Where: Broadwater Parklands, Marine Pde, Southport
Helensvale Community and Cultural Centre Screened in the new state-of-the-art auditorium at Helensvale Library, families can enjoy a free movie night each month. As there is limited seating, bookings are recommended. To secure your tickets please visit www. events.ticketbooth.com.au/events/ “ET” When: Sunday 6 April Time: 5pm-7:00pm (doors open 4:30pm) Story: A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home-world. Stars: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote (1982)
Twin Towns Movies If weather is uncertain, phone 07 5581 7016 or visit facebook.com/cityofgoldcoast for cancellation advice.
Movie Mondays at Jupiters Theatre Every Monday you can catch the best in recent releases and 3D movies to hit the Box Office. FREE for members or $5 for non-members for regular sessions and $8 3D movies for non-members. To become a member, visit the Customer Service Desk and sign up for free. For more information visit www.jupitersgoldcoast.com.au/whatson/entertainment/Pages/Movie-Mondays.aspx Check the Jupiters Website to see which moving is screening this Monday night!
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Free for Members and $5 for non-members “DINO TIME” (G) When: Monday 7 April Time: 11.00am and 7:00pm Category: Animated / Family “MAN OF STEEL” (M) When: Monday 14 April Time: 11:00am and 7:00pm Category: Action / Adventure “THE CROODS” (PG) When: Monday 21 April Time: 11:00am and 7:00pm Category: Animated / Family “THE WOLVERINE” (M) When: Monday 28 April Time: 11:00am and 7:00pm Category: Action
April Fools’ Day Origins April Fools’ Day stands among the most recognisable of days of the year. It's association with Hi jinx, shenanigans and general Tom Foolery is observed by many western cultures despite little being understood of its origin. The exact origin of April Fools' Day is somewhat of a mystery although among the more popular theories it is most commonly thought to have originated in France. In the year 1582, France moved from the Julian calendar to the more widely adopted Gregorian variety. The previous Calendar saw the observation of New Year’s Day on or around the 1st of April, most likely as it closely followed the vernal equinox (March 20th or March 21st.) During this period, large portions of Europe celebrated March 25, the Feast of Annunciation, as the beginning of the New Year. The new calendar marked the New Year to begin on January 1st. It is thought that a combination of resistance, forgetfulness or ignorance saw that many people didn't observe the new date as significant. Those that did adopt the new Calendar soon began to ridicule the traditionalists thus labelling them 'Fools' and, as folk lore would have it, began to routinely trick the non-conformists. This theory is by no means historically accurate and various inconsistencies have been noticed. For example, England wasn't to adopt the Gregorian calendar until 1752 but references to the April Fools’ tradition had already been refereed to (albeit ambiguously) in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (1392) nearly Two Hundred years before the France explanation. Similarly, The Romans celebrated a festival during the vernal equinox (late March) called Hilaria (Latin: hilaris, "hilarious). They themselves adopted this practice from the ancient Greeks. Perhaps another reason the origins of April Fools’ Day continue to be a mystery may be the very subject itself. There are few better topics on which people can offer seemingly viable explanations with tongue firmly implanted in cheek. Professor Joseph Boskin of Boston University famously lead a journalist down a merry old path when he offered that the practice began during the reign of Constantine. A group of court jesters and fools decided to become unionised. They then wondered if the Roman emperor would allow one of their numbers to become king for a day. Bemused by such a request the emperor granted their lofty wish and asked what name the new king would take. The name chosen was King Kugel. The newly appointed King Kugel, it is said, passed an edict calling for acts of absurdity on and throughout the day, with the custom becoming an annual event. The problem is this never happened. Professor Boskin invented the story on the Fly. Further to this, Constantine wasn't known for his lighthearted approach to ruling the masses much less be willing to offer his crown. Kugel, as it happens, is a traditional Jewish baked pudding or casserole.
Spaghetti Tree harvesting time... where celebrants placed oak sprigs in their hats in deference to the King. This practice referenced Charles II hiding in an oak tree to elude capture by Oliver Cromwell's forces after defeat at the Battle of Worcester. Those failing to comply with the custom could only be ridiculed until midday. The practice of April Fools’ pranking and general merriment, however, is far more enjoyable than the history of its namesake. So keep it safe, fun or respectable. (But not all three). Happy New Year! (We would like to point out that any and all enquiries regarding the cultivation of your own Spaghetti Trees should be directed to your local Mental Health Care Professional.) Written by Blake Shortland
Regardless of its origin April Fools’ day continues to have strong cultural significance and often produces highly elaborate and endlessly entertaining results. The purveyance of April Fools’ Mirth isn't just for the individual trickster. On April 1st, 1957 The BBC famously aired a Three Minute segment on their popular Panorama News Show reporting that farmers in southern Switzerland had recently produced a particularly healthy spaghetti harvest. The report went on to claim that the unusually mild winter and "virtual disappearance of the spaghetti weevil" were the key contributors. Footage of a Swiss family eagerly harvesting Pasta from spaghetti trees* along with convincing dialogue from the shows highly respected host prompted hundreds of viewers to call in seeking information as to how, they too, could grow their own spaghetti tree. The segment was convincingly ended with the assertion that, "For those who love this dish, there's nothing like real, home-grown spaghetti." Perfectly executed April Fools’ Day pranks certainly appear to have the ability to intellectually dismantle the most intelligent among us. Anyone falling prey to such a prank needn't feel all bad. Only last year, Google's popular analytics service had Web Developers and administrators from across the globe in a spin, when they mischievously added the International Space Station as a source of website traffic. Much like any popular social pursuit, there does exist a loose framework of rules and boundaries. The most notable among these is the 'No Pranks after Midday' Rule. This is thought to be a legacy from old renewal festivals that limit jovial anarchy to particularly strict time frames. The deadline might also be a result of the 17th century's Shig-Shag day,
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Easter Family Fun Day Gold Coast Turf Club Saturday 19th April is Jupiters Easter Family Fun Day at the races, and will be jam-packed and action-packed with activities to please everyone.
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Thanks to GC Cabs, we have five (5) $20 cab vouchers to give away! So check out the Gig Guide, find a local act you want to see and go and have a great night knowing you’ll get home safely! Enter at www.thebizzgc.com.au and Good Luck!
FREE kids activities 10am – 4pm and will feature: Easter Egg Hunt for Under 12’s Best Easter Bonnet Competition Colouring In Competition Face Painters, Jolly Jumping Castle, Pony Rides and Baby Animals With live entertainment and racing for the adults, food and beverages this will be a great day to spend Easter Saturday for the entire family. Gates open at 10:00am | General admission $15 | KIDS RECEIVE FREE ENTRY For more information or to enquire about function & dining packages, please call 07 5538 1599 or email info@gctc.com.au
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“Illusions” makes history at Sanctuary Cove’s Village Theatre Australian Entertainer of the Year and master of illusion, Matt Hollywood, has signed a three-year residency deal with Village Theatre, Sanctuary Cove ... a first in the theatre’s 25 year history. Due to strong demand for tickets to Hollywood’s new world-class live show Illusions over the past two months, a deal was struck with the theatre to give the show a home for a record three years. After 20 years on the road performing up to 300 corporate shows each year, his residency at the Gold Coast’s iconic Sanctuary Cove means the entertainer, and father, can spend more time at home with his two young daughters. “Having a residency at a fantastic venue like Village Theatre is amazing in itself, but being able to spend more time on the coast with my girls is priceless,” said Hollywood.
1950’s Tribute Extravaganza “Shake Rattle ‘n’ Roll” Cool it Pops! Hey Daddy-o...What's up Doc? You heard right... Dust off those blue suede shoes Gold Coast as Shake Rattle ‘n’ Roll the only 50s tribute show of its kind is set to blow your mind for one electrifyin’ night on Saturday, 3 May at the groovy Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC). Multi award winning creative duo, Dion & Randall, who brought the Gold Coast unforgettable multi-million dollar stage spectaculars including Hidden Palace, Midnight Magic, Tempo Rouge and Zingara, will be turning up the heat and unleashing a high energy show that’s sure to rock your world - featuring dynamic singers, sizzling dancers and all those legendary rockin’ 50s hits. Following sell-out seasons at Her Majesty’s Theatre Melbourne, along with performances in Sydney, Shake Rattle ‘n’ Roll is now set to rock the GCCEC for one exhilarating night and it’s guaranteed to have you dancing in the aisles. Long before iTunes and iPods the hipsters of the day were spinning vinyl records. If you weren’t at the milk bar in your poodle skirt and bobby socks or slicking your hair back with brylcreem, like millions around the world you were tuning into the family radio to listen to famous Wolfman Jacks’ radio broadcasts. The dynamic cast of Shake Rattle ‘n’ Roll features 12 of the hottest dancers including Aric, Masha, Csaba and Jessica as seen on the hit television show ‘Dancing With The Stars’ along with the brilliant vocals of Glenn Craven, Jonathan Guthrie-Jones, Steve Lawson, Anthony Petrucci and Emily Wellington. The show pays tribute to many of the immortal rock ‘n’ roll legends of the 50s including Bill Haley, Chubby Checker, Bobby Darin, Nat King Cole, Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and Australia’s own rock ‘n’ roll “Wild One” Johnny O’Keefe.
“Illusions” has been wowing crowds with never before seen magic including mid-air vanishes and appearances, as well as his usual blend of hilarious comedy, tricks and stunts. Guests will also see an impaling [yep, that’s right], incredible escapes, a floating table and much more. In addition to his Village Theatre commitments, Hollywood will still be available for corporate events on weekdays and some weekends. “’I am still making myself available for corporate events, or you could book the whole office into the Village Theatre for a great night out with colleagues” Hollywood’s live shows are fast-paced, high-energy, in demand worldwide, and endorsed by the likes of Robbie Williams, Gordon Ramsey, Shane Warne, Pamela Anderson and Seinfeld, not to mention his many corporate clients. "I have never seen a group of that size laughing so much. You were amazing and you had them all in stitches!" Boral - State Conference "What more can I say - you've done it again. Just Brilliant - Thanks Matt" IGA - Corporate Event The three-year deal with Village Theatre, Sanctuary Cove will see Matt as a mainstay at the venue on weekends and weekdays during school holidays. See here for more show details - http:// www.illusionshow.com.au/ and purchase tickets here - http:// premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=ILLUSION14 Find out more about Matt at www.matthollywood.com
Showcasing sizzling choreography from jive to rock ‘n’ roll, jitterbug, cha-cha, ballroom and more you’ll be boppin’ along to all the nostalgia of this timeless era. The eerily accurate voiceover of Wolfman Jack’s howling vocals introducing all the big hits complete with radio commercials from the era provide brilliant entertainment for all ages. Tickets start from as little as $59 and are now ON SALE through Ticketek where you can also watch a short video on what you can expect to see! Tickets also available for purchase from the Centre’s on-site Ticketek Box Office. www.gccec.com.au
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SUPANOVA POP CULTURE EXPO
Come face to face with Supa-Star celebrities and the creative talent that inspire imaginary worlds under one roof! Gathered from and surrounded by the wonderful worlds of comic books, animation/cartoons, science-fiction, pulp TV/movies, toys, console gaming, trading cards, fantasy, entertainment technology, books, internet sites and fan-clubs, the result is an amazing atmosphere tailor made for expressing your inner geek and where getting into cosplay (cos-tume role-play) is the obvious thing to do! It’s Comic-con, Australian style! So whether you’re seven or seventy, Supanova - It’s a blast!!! Web: www.supanova.com.au Where: Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre When: Friday 4th April – 6pm to 10pm (no admission of tickets after 8pm) Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th April – 10am to 6pm Cost: Supa-Fan Weekend Pass: $47.50 pre-purchase through Moshtix or $55 at the door.
Family Open Day - Gold Coast Model Railway Club
This image opens up in a popup window. To close this window please push the escape key on your keyboard. The Gold Coast Model Railway Club is holding a Family Open Day on Sunday 6 April 2014. The clubrooms are located at 18 Kendor Street, Arundel and will be open to the public from 10am until 4pm. The Gold Coast Model Railway Club has the largest HO/OO scale layout in Australia as well as O, G, and N scale model railway setups in operation. We even have an historic Tri-ang layout to evoke those nostalgic childhood memories. Car parking is very easy and quality refreshments will be available. And it’s only $2 per person or $5 for the entire family. It’s great entertainment for the young and especially the young at heart. We hope to see your family there on Sunday. When: Sunday 6 April 10am to 4pm Where: 18 Kendor Street, Arundel Cost: $2 per person or $5 Family Web: www.goldcoastmodelrailwayclub.com Page 10
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Queensland Minister for Tourism and Major Events Jann Stuckey, City of Gold Coast Deputy Mayor Donna Gates, Surfers Paradise Alliance, musicians, traders and community members gathered at Surfers Paradise foreshore to officially launch the 5th annual Surfers Paradise Festival. A premier beachfront event, the Festival brings four weekends of packed-to-the-brim events celebrating music, art, food and culture, and is a vibrant showcase of emerging local talent as well as a platform for national and international artists. This year a three day licensed beach concert, spectacular ANZAC Day fireworks display, and a brand new culinary experience Surf Seafood and Symphony will join the headline events of Street Parade, the Australian Street Entertainment Championships, One Way Street Party and shorts in Paradise Film Festival (SIPFest). Queensland Minister for Tourism and Major Events Jann Stuckey said, “Celebrating our community spirit, vibrant culture and talented residents, this year’s Surfers Paradise Festival is set to be bigger and better than ever, with a superb programme of events to entertain visitors and locals like.” Surfers Paradise Alliance CEO Mike Winlaw said that the precinct had pulled out all the stops for this year’s Festival and exciting changes were made to build on the already popular events. “The line-up for the licenced and ticketed Launch It! three night beach concert has been extremely well received including great acts Bombs Away and The Angels and we are looking forward to showcasing the best that local traders have to offer with the new culinary and orchestral event Surf, Seafood and Symphony,” Mr Winlaw said. The Surfers Paradise Festival will kick off with a giant Street Parade on 2nd April, as a mobile spectacle of community groups, school children, marching bands and acrobats make their way through Surfers Paradise from 6:30pm with lit lanterns to mark the start of the festival. The Surfers Paradise Festival is presented by Escape Travel. An initiative by the Surfers Paradise Alliance, the Surfers Paradise Festival is a permanent fixture on Queensland’s events calendar and offers something spectacular for the whole family. To get involved or to view the full schedule of events for 2014, go to www.surfersparadise.com.
Surfers Paradise Festival 2014 EVENT LISTINGS:
April 2 -26
Street Parade
Date: Wednesday 2nd April Time: From 6:00pm Where: Starts Neal Shannon Park, through Surfers Paradise to the Foreshore Cost: FREE The Street Parade will take shape as the Official Opening Ceremony Lantern Parade.
Launch It! Beach Concert Date: Friday 4th to Sunday 6th April Where: Surfers Paradise Beach at the end of Hanlan Street Cost: Various prices – tickets available at surfersparadise.com
Surf, Seafood and Symphony Date: Saturday 12th April Where: The Foreshore and Cavill Mall, Surfers Paradise Cost: FREE
Launch It! is three days of national and international concert performances on Surfers Paradise Beach. With three separate gigs and three distinct vices, Launch It! showcases the cutting edge of contemporary Australian music right on the sands of Surfers Paradise. Friday night: (Contemporary Electronic Dance Music): Bombs Away, Chardy, Mobin Master and Tate Strauss Saturday night: (Australia’s Rock Icons): Jon Stevens, Daryl Braithwaite and The Angels with Dave Gleeson Sunday: (12-6pm): A showcase of some of the country’s unsigned stars when the national finalists of ABC’s Exhumed hit the stage throughout the day. These artists include Aunty HuHu, Bec and the Big River Trio, Diddly Sqaut, Glitter Gang, Jahsifik, John Johnson and the Johnsons. A new addition in 2014, Surf, Seafood and Symphony is the premier food event in the festival calendar. The Surfers Paradise Foreshore as well as Cavill Mall will come alive with food stalls showcasing the best that local traders have to offer in the seafood and international menus. The event culminates in the evening with a first for Surfers Paradise with a symphony orchestra performing on the beach featuring special guest starts of Australia’s stage and screen.
Australian Street Entertainment Championships
Date: Friday 18th to Monday 21st April Time: from 10am Where: Surfers Paradise Foreshore Cost: FREE
Bringing the carnival theme to this year’s festival celebration, the Australian Street Entertainment Championships return for four days of clowns, mimes, jugglers, dancers and everything in between. The public will get a taste of unsung talent, creative innovation and fearlessly energetic performances.
SeaFire Fireworks Challenge
A favourite at last year’s Surfers Paradise Festival, SeaFire Fireworks Challenge will see teams of the country’s best pryo-technicians as they go head to head in the skies above Surfers Paradise Beach with their collections of cutting edge fireworks timed to a thumping musical beat. At sea level, fire twirlers from the Phoenix Fire Tribe will blaze away with firesticks and flaming pois.
Date: Friday 25th April Time: 7pm Where: Surfers Paradise Beach Cost: FREE Photo courtesy of Tourism Queensland
One Way Street Party Date: Saturday 26th April Where: Appel Street, Surfers Paradise Cost: FREE
The final week of the festival will round off with the One Way Street Party and will include indie bands, live art projects, street markets and one off vintage fashions swirl against a canvas of back street bitumen. The laneway style street event transforms out-of-the-way Appel Street into a showcase of the Gold Coast’s sharpest musical and artistic tacks in a snapshot of the city’s emerging cultural scene. After dark, Shorts in Paradise Film Festival (SIPFest) is broadcast live in the park, premiering short films from some of Australia’s best up and coming directors. www.thebizzgc.com.au Page 11
Nicole Joy “Why it’s perfectly acceptable to eat dessert for breakfast” Nicole Joy on set of “The Great South East” on Channel 7
and has become so sought-after she now travels nationally to hold them all over our country. Gracious enough to take time out of her busy schedule, Nicole Joy met with us at the picturesque Pier at Broadwater Parklands and spoke of how she has grown personally and professionally, about her new raw desserts book and future plans.
We love a local success story and believe we have found an inspirational and sanguine one in Nicole Joy. A young entrepreneur, Nicole has found her passion in raw food and has just released her very first book “Why it’s perfectly acceptable to eat dessert for breakfast”. Australia is embracing our effervescent Gold Coast girl, and Nicole was even recently featured on Channel 7’s “The Great South East”. She has more than 30,000 Instagram followers and almost 10,000 on Facebook, and those numbers are rising daily, showing her popularity. A qualified teacher by trade, Nicole also holds cooking classes (or ‘uncooking’ classes as she quirkily refers) in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast,
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Our first question was obviously about where the idea of raw desserts came from and how the book came about, and the response came with a beaming smile, “I put a flyer up on Instagram saying I was doing a raw dessert class and it sold out! It’s guilt-free dessert, so people loved it. Then I did another class a week later and there were 50 people there, so I did another and another… People were crazy for the content – the fact that you can have your beautiful desserts using whole and nutritious foods instead of using preservatives and glutens and dairy, and those sorts of things” said Nicole. “Then after a while I thought, I’m going to burn myself out and I thought, A Book!” she laughs. “I needed to be able to give the recipes and show people without always having to physically do it for them and that is how the idea came about.” This revelation came about in June last year and by November she had self-published the 120 page “Why it’s perfectly normal to eat dessert for breakfast”. “It was a really, really quick turnaround” Nicole states. We
asked her what the secret was and she replied, “I was fortunate enough to know people who worked in the industry and ladies who had done it before, so I worked with Lyndel Miller (Styling) and Mindi Cooke (Photography). They had worked together before and knew the process and were wonderful in helping me have a book in four months.” Nicole was introduced to raw food by a friend and laughs as she tells us, “I understand a bit about it but by no means am I a ‘Raw Foodie’. I actually started making my own recipes and made some for friends who told me I needed to be selling these. So I did! I sold them to Flannery’s and then a few cafes in the area where I live and they were all sold out within two days.” In true entrepreneurial style, Nicole took her treats to outlets offering for them to try them and if they liked them to buy them. They did, and so did their customers. Her raw desserts and cooking classes were in such demand that Nicole found herself up until 3am filling orders with not much financial benefit, and temporarily found her love for it had diminished. “I had a break from it for a while and then came back to it through guidance from my Palates instructor who told me to go back to your roots – go back to the food thing, because she knew that’s what I loved, and she was right.”
“Without going through that I wouldn’t be where I am now.” Her love of food which is now her passion was once a chore for Nicole Joy, who suffered from an eating disorder, as many young women do. On the subject she states firmly, “Without going through that I wouldn’t be where I am now.” She explained, “My Yoga teacher introduced me to raw food and taught me how to mediate. I believe that’s one of the major reasons for my recovery. The whole eating disorder gets thrown around a lot, but there are a lot of young girls who suffer from it, and I think by opening up and talking about, it brings a light to what is normally a dark place and something that nobody seems to want to talk about. I thought by shedding a light on it and sharing my experiences that it would show people you can get passed it and you can move forward. There is an alternative
to your traditional going to see a psychologist and stuff like that. It definitely brought me to where I am today, so there was that light at the end of the tunnel.” She went on to tell us, “Coming from an Italian background it was difficult, because food is a way of life. It was a joy, a pinnacle part of our lives and then all of a sudden I was no no no! I went to strict calorie counting, diets and it was a real chore to eat. I was a bit yuck there for a while, though I’m proud to say I’ve come out the other side and food is no longer a chore, it’s my passion!” We asked Nicole if there were plans on another book following the success of her first one and she excitedly told us, “Definitely! It’s already in the works! But not just desserts – I realise people want more every-day things. Lunches and
dinners, and snacks and nut-free options! Pretty much all the desserts in this book contain nuts, which aren’t great for those with allergies; and you can’t take a lot of those things to school any more. I want to do savoury stuff and healthy muffins and banana breads, that kind of stuff. Raw desserts were my entry in to the market and now I want to please more people!” We can expect the new book by end of year, in time for Christmas. “Why it’s perfectly acceptable to eat dessert for breakfast” features 40 guilt-free desserts. They are raw desserts that are gluten free, dairy free and refined sugar free. Healthy eating never tasted so good! You can purchase your own copy through Nicole’s website www.nicolejoyinspire.com
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Music in the Park
Celebrate Burleigh Festival
City of Gold Coast is committed to supporting the talents of local artists as well as providing quality community events and entertainment; and Music in the Park is testament to that. Help keep our local music industry alive! Get your groove on and head on down to a park near you for an afternoon of live sounds showcasing and supporting local musicians and our local music associations. Whether you like Blues, Jazz, Acoustic or just appreciate good sounds and want to support our local musicians, there is something on offer for you. The Bizz GC will publish scheduled Music in the Park events in each edition so you always know where and when to organise your friends and family for a fun gathering and outdoors afternoon with great sounds provided! We hope to see you there. Upcoming Music in the Park Date Event Time
Location
Address
Sun 30 March Paradise Pt. Parklands 12noon-4:00pm
The Esplanade
Sun 6 April Bischof Pioneer Park 12noon-4:00pm
Nerang St, Nerang
Sat 12 April Evandale Parklands 5:00pm-10:00pm
135 Bundall Rd
Sun 13 April 12noon-4:00pm
The Esplanade
Paradise Pt. Parklands
Sunday 30 March
You are invited to celebrate beautiful Burleigh and 30 years of the famous Beachfront Markets! The amazing fun-filled FREE family day out will host the best Art and Craft stalls, the best local produce and baked goods, delicious freshly made food, free jumping castle, face painting and balloons and best of all a huge line up of FREE music and entertainment.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE MAIN STAGE 9:00 MATTY ROGERS 10:00 SHE 11:00 CAKE CUTTING CEREMONY 11:15 MITCH KING 12:15 THE LAMPLIGHTS 13:15 WES CARR'S BUFFALO TALES 14:15 THE LAMPLIGHTS AND WES CARR PERFORMER'S & PRESENTATION MARQUEE 9:45 GARDENING DEMONSTRATION 10:30 LIVE ANIMAL SHOW - REPTILES 11:30 MAGIC SHOW 12:15 SLIDE GUITAR 101 13:00 FISHING ON THE GOLD COAST 13:45 PHOTOGRAPHY DEMONSTRATION 14:30 LIVE ANIMAL SHOW - SCALES AND TEETH
Jake Whittaker Emerging Brisbane/Gold Coast artist, Jake Whittaker, possesses a unique style spiced with mixed genres. His honest sound, is a world of its own, filled with much emotion. Catch a live gig to experience the sincerity and genuine nature of this young artist and his original brand of music. For more info visit jakewhittaker.com.au
Electrik Lemonade
Live and local bands in a great outdoor environment…
Sunday 30 March 12pm to 4pm
Paradise Point Parklands The Esplanade, Paradise Point If weather is uncertain, phone 07 5581 7016 or visit facebook.com/cityofgoldcoast for cancellation advice. For more free movie locations across the city, visit cityofgoldcoast.com.au/musicinthepark
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Electrik Lemonade are seven individuals united by the cosmic collective boogie. Playing rump funkin' live shows that feature a repertoire of original energetic tunes & some special covers, infused with blues, soul, hip-hop & electronic elements. Drawing on a unique blend of influences while combining their comedic, fun attitude toward life they present a visually and sonically immersive music show. For more info visit electriklemonade.com
Tuesday's Good Tuesday's Good play an eclectic form of music which reflects everything they love about the blues, soul and funk in a distinctly modern style - fronted by the smooth, smokey, soulful voice of Sarah Frank. Meddling in areas such as Latin and reggae, Tuesday’s Good is an interesting blend of genres that, in all their versatility, seem to consistently stem back to characteristics of the Blues both emotionally and musically. For more info visit tuesdaysgood.com
Gold Coast to Premier Spectacular Outdoor Beach Opera This May, our city will provide the backdrop for a magnificent new outdoor production by Opera Australia, Australia’s largest performing arts company. Presented by Opera Australia in partnership with Bleach* Festival, City of Gold Coast, and Tourism & Events Queensland, Opera on the Beach is an outdoor opera spectacular that will see Mozart’s joyous The Magic Flute performed under the stars on the rolling shores of Greenmount Beach. Opera Australia Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini said this new home-grown production was made especially for this Gold Coast setting. “We are thrilled to have a new home in Queensland! Opera on the Beach is an initiative we have been working on to bring to Queensland for the past two years, and it’s wonderful to have the support of the Bleach* Festival to make this possible,” Terracini said. Performed in English, this new production, adapted and directed by Australian theatre luminary Michael Gow, stars some of Opera Australia’s finest singers alongside a chorus drawn from the local community and the Gold Coast’s own Surf Life Saving Clubs. Together, they battle the serpent, put a spell on the guards, and rescue the princess, before sending you home with stars in your eyes, sand in your shoes, and songs in your heart. This outdoor event has been tailor-made for Queensland and designed for a 21st century audience; with a superb live orchestra, sumptuous costumes, countless theatrical surprises and a fireworks finale. Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games, Jann Stuckey, said this new event would shine an international spotlight on the Gold Coast as a premier tourism and event destination. “Opera on the Beach is an exciting addition to Queensland’s arts and cultural event calendar, providing visitors with a unique experience exclusive to the Gold Coast,” Minister Stuckey said. “Securing events like Opera on the Beach is another great example of our commitment to growing Queensland’s tourism and events industry.” Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said Opera on the Beach provided an exciting opportunity to celebrate the Gold Coast’s unique landscape and iconic beach culture through the arts. “We already have some of the world’s best beaches, so setting this large-scale event against this picturesque backdrop will ensure the Gold Coast cements itself on the world event map,” Mayor Tate said. “Opera on the Beach will be quintessentially Gold Coast - showing the nation and the world that we are not afraid to do things a bit differently in our city.” The Magic Flute plays three performances 9-11 May 2014 at Greenmount Beach, Coolangatta as an extension of the third annual Bleach* Festival,
the Gold Coast’s largest arts and cultural festival. For more information visit www.operaonthebeach.net. OPERA ON THE BEACH Friday 9, Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 May 2014 Venue: Greenmount Beach, Coolangatta, Gold Coast Time: Food & beverage available from 5pm, performance starts 6.30pm Tickets: $32 - $79 Bookings: operaonthebeach.net.au or 136 246 www.opera.org.au or (02) 9318 8300 Director: Michael Gow Set & Costume Design: Robert Kemp Sound Design: Adrian Riddell Lighting Design: Paul Collison Starring: Jonathan Abernethy (Tamino), Milica Ilic (Queen of the Night) & Conal Coad (Sarastro)
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Out & About Luke and Katrina Surfers Paradise Festival Launch
Stacey and Mitchell Surfers Paradise Festival Launch
Mike Winlaw and Mark Hodgson Surfers Paradise Festival Launch
Jim and Julie Bleach* at Burleigh
Leanne, Milly and Vicki Gold Coast Turf Club
Vanessa and Brock Dreamworld
Stacy, Pippa, Ariadne, Rebecca and Franklin Cabana Lounge Bar
Jessica and1 Lina 10/12/2013 Southport Sharks
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Nicole James & Charlotte Mendez Metre Maids in Surfers Mall
Samantha and Jacqui Cabana Lounge Bar
Trinelle and Julie Cabana Lounge Bar
Jessie and Rebecca Southport Sharks
Social Pics Karin and Linda Gold Coast Turf Club
Leisa and Helen Gold Coast Turf Club
Nick and Cathy The Great Greek Kafe
Bob and Lynda Athenia Restaurant
Kayden and Aaron Gold Coast Turf Club
Peter, Martine, Talyah and Nikki The Great Greek Kafe
Simone and Peter The Great Greek Kafe
Paige, Jacki and Leanne Coolangatta Hotel
Katie and Kirby Gold Coast Turf Club
Cher, Manny and Lani The Great Greek Kafe
Angela and Marko Jupiters
Tony Ferrini PA Bar
Elley and Chris Georges Paragon
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The Markets Guide Saturday 29 March
Sunday 30 March (cont.)
Burleigh Farmers Markets
Burleigh Heads State School, Lower Gold Coast Highway 7:00am-12:00noon Rain, Hail or Shine!
Nerang Fresh Produce & Craft Markets Lavelle Street, Nerang 6:30am-12:00noon
Carrara Markets
PCYC Markets Tweed Heads
Canungra Markets
Tamborine Mountain Local Producers Market “The Green Shed”
Cnr Gooding Dve and Manchester Rd 7:00am-4:00pm
Inside PCYC Hall adj to building (Recreation Street Reserve)
State Primary School in Christie Street 7:00am-4:00pm
Tamborine Mountain Showgrounds, Main Western Rd 7:00am-12:00noon
Marina Mirage Farmers Markets
Tamborine Mountain State School Market
74 Seaworld Drive, Main Beach 7:00am-11:00am
Markets at the Wharf (Main Beach)
Tamborine Mountain State School 8:00am-2:00pm
“Mariners Cove” 60-70 Seaworld Dve, Main Beach 8:00am-1:00pm
Saturday 5 April
Mudgeeraba Farmers Market
Beaudesert Markets
Mudgeeraba Showgrounds, Cnr Mudgeeraba & Worongary Rds 6:00am-11:00am
Dick Westerman Park 7:00am-12:00noon
Mudgeeraba Bowls Club Car Boot Art & Craft Sale
Burleigh Farmers Markets
Palm Beach/Currumbin Farmers Markets
Carrara Markets
Produce by the Pier
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Farmers Market
1 Somerset Drive 7:00am-12:00noon
Palm Beach Currumbin High School, Thrower Drive 6:00am-11:00am
Burleigh Heads State School, Lower Gold Coast Highway 7:00am-12:00noon Rain, Hail or Shine! Cnr Gooding Dve and Manchester Rd 7:00am-4:00pm
Broadwater Parklands, The Great Lawn & The Pier Marine Parade, Southport 8:00am-2:00pm
Rain or Shine 6:30am-11:30am
Sunday 30 March
74 Seaworld Drive, Main Beach 7:00am-11:00am
Burleigh “Art & Craft Markets”
“Mariners Cove” 60-70 Seaworld Dve, Main Beach 7:00am-12:00noon
Along the Esplanade
Markets at the Wharf
8:00am-2:00pm
Canungra Valley Markets School of Arts Hall
Marina Mirage Farmers Markets
8:00am - 1:00pm
Carrara Markets
Cnr Gooding Dve and Manchester Rd 7:00am-4:00pm
Mummy Tree Markets
Sanctuary Cove Shopping Precinct (off Masthead Way) 6:30am-12:00noon
Palm Beach/Currumbin Farmers Markets
Along Marine Parade 8:00am -2:00pm
Palm Beach Currumbin High School, Thrower Drive 9:00am-1:00pm
Gold Coast Turf Club Food & Farmers Markets
Produce by the Pier
Miami Marketta Fresh Produce + Gourmet Food Markets Rabbit + Cocoon, 23 Hillcrest Pde 6:00am-12:00noon
Every Wed,, Fri and Sunday nights
Coolangatta Art & Craft Markets
Gold Coast Turf Club, Racecourse Drive 6:00am -11:00am
Miami Organic GC Farmers Markets
Miami State High School, 2137-2205 GC Hwy 6:00am-11:00am
Monaco Markets “Monaco Centre” Cnr Rio Vista and Monaco Street
8:00am-12:00noon
Broadwater Parklands, Southport 8:00am-2:00pm
Surfers Paradise Beachfront Markets
Surfers Paradise foreshore (north and south of Cavill) 4:00pm-9:00pm Will be cancelled in inclement weather
Twilight Markets Emerald Lakes Gourmet Food & Craft Market
Emerald Lakes Complex, The Boulevard, Carrara 3:00pm-7:00pm Thursdays
Sanctuary Cove Twilight Markets
Masthead Way 4:00pm-7:00pm (3rd Thursday of Month )
Tweed Twilight Markets
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The Markets Guide Sunday 6 April
Saturday 12 April
Banora Farmers Market
Burleigh Farmers Markets
Club Banora, Leisure Drive 7:00am-11:00am
Broadbeach “Art & Craft” Markets Kurrawa Park 8:00am-2:00pm
Burleigh “The Village Markets”
Burleigh Heads State School, Lower Gold Coast Highway 8:00am-1:00pm
Carrara Markets
Cnr Gooding Dve and Manchester Rd 7:00am-4:00pm
Gold Coast Turf Club Food & Farmers Markets Gold Coast Turf Club, Racecourse Drive 6:00am -11:00
Miami Organic GC Farmers Markets
Miami State High School, 2137-2205 Gold Coast Hwy 6:00am-11:00am
Miami Marketta Fresh Produce + Gourmet Food Markets Rabbit + Cocoon, 23 Hillcrest Pde 6:00am-12:00noon Nerang Fresh Produce & Craft Markets Lavelle Street, Nerang 6:30am-12:00noon
PCYC Markets Tweed Heads
Inside PCYC Hall adj to building (Recreation Street Reserve)
Tamborine Mountain Local Producers Market “The Green Shed” Tamborine Mountain Showgrounds, Main Western Rd 7:00am-12:00noon
Tamborine Village Country Market Tamborine Memorial Hall 7:00am-12:00noon
The Upper Market
Upper Coomera State College, 1377 Reserve Road 9:00am-1:00pm
Burleigh Heads State School, Lower Gold Coast Highway 7:00am-12:00noon Rain, Hail or Shine!
Carrara Markets
Cnr Gooding Dve and Manchester Rd 7:00am-4:00pm
Marina Mirage Farmers Markets 74 Seaworld Drive, Main Beach 7:00am-11:00am
Markets at the Wharf (Main Beach)
“Mariners Cove” 60-70 Seaworld Dve, Main Beach 7:00am-12:00noon
Mudgeeraba Farmers Market
Mudgeeraba Showgrounds, Cnr Mudgeeraba & Worongary Rds 6:00am-11:00am
Palm Beach/Currumbin Farmers Markets
Palm Beach Currumbin High School, Thrower Drive 6:00am-11:00am
Produce by the Pier
Broadwater Parklands, The Great Lawn & The Pier Marine Parade, Southport 8:00am-2:00pm
Sunday 13 April Carrara Markets
Cnr Gooding Dve and Manchester Rd 7:00am-4:00pm
Coolangatta “Art & Craft Markets” Along Marine Parade 8:00am -2:00pm
Gold Coast Turf Club Food & Farmers Markets
Gold Coast Turf Club, Racecourse Drive 6:00am -11:00am
Miami Marketta Fresh Produce + Gourmet Food Markets Rabbit + Cocoon, 23 Hillcrest Pde 6:00am-12:00noon
Miami Organic GC Farmers Markets
Miami State High School, 2137-2205 GC Hwy 6:00am-11:00am
Nerang Fresh Produce & Craft Markets Lavelle Street, Nerang 6:30am-12:00noon
The Oracle Farmers Markets
Oracle Blvd (off Elizabeth Ave & Surf Pde), Broadbeach 7:00am-1:00pm
PCYC Markets Tweed Heads
Inside PCYC Hall adj to building (Recreation Street Reserve)
Tamborine Mountain Local Producers Market “The Green Shed” Tamborine Mountain Showgrounds, Main Western Rd 7:00am-12:00noon
Tamborine Mountain Country Markets
Tamborine Mountain Showgrounds, Main Western Rd 7:00am-12:00noon
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library guide City of Gold Coast, through its 13 branch and mobile library services, provides access to nearly one million items in regular and large print, audio and electronic formats, as well as free community access to computers, wifi, and community meeting rooms. The city’s libraries offer an exciting program of activities and events designed to inspire, entertain and inform and valuable community spaces for you to connect, learn and relax. Membership is available to all Gold Coast residents and ratepayers. To find out what’s on, collect a Calendar of Events at your local branch library or view it online http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/library/events
The Bizz Gold Coast is pleased to present a guide for the next three weeks of Lifestyle and Learning events. Cheese Making
Southport Songwriters
Would you like to learn about how you can make your own delicious cheese at home? Join Valerie Pearson from Green Living Australia as she demonstrates how easy it is to make your own cheeses at home.
Interested in writing lyrics? Wanting to work corroboratively on music and songs? Come along to the Southport song writers group.
Branch: Robina When: Tuesday 8 April Time: 10.30am – 11.30am
Family History: tips and tricks
Staff from the Local Studies Library will share what works (and what doesn’t) when researching family history online. A relaxed and fun session suitable for both beginners and more experienced family historians.
Branch: When: Time:
Upper Coomera Thursday 17 April 10.00am – 11.00am
Over the bar: the people and stories of Southport
Join us for a day filled with stories of Southport. Enjoy a wide range of topics by entertaining speakers covering everything from floods to pubs. If you live in Southport or love it from afar, this is the perfect chance to catch up with old friends and meet new ones. A community event in honour of Jim Yuke, long time resident of Southport. Contact the Local Studies Library for details and bookings.
Branch: Southport Community Centre When: Saturday 29 March Time: 10.00am to 4:00pm
Create a photobook
Creating Wealth
Bring along some photos on a USB and create a photobook using free online software.
Presented by the Department of Human Services
Branch: Runaway Bay When: Thursday 27 March Time: 10:30am - noon
Branch: Broadbeach When: Wednesday 26 March Time: 4.30pm – 5.30pm
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Branch: Southport When: 2nd Thursday of each month (Thursday 10 April) Time: 6.00pm – 7.30pm
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Digital Drop-in
Need to mix music, edit a video, create a website, edit your images with Photoshop or design a 3D model? Digital drop-in a two hour self-help session for people to use the resources available in the Gold Coast Libraries Media Lab. No bookings required, just bring along a USB so you can save anything you are working on. Branch: When: Time:
Helensvale Media Lab Thursday 10 April 4.30pm – 6.30pm
Book of the Week
reviewed by Ross Preston
Pacific Fury by Peter Thompson A riveting history of how Australia and her allies defeated the Japanese. Pearl Harbour. Kokoda. The fall of Singapore. Curtin's fight with Churchill. The bombing of Darwin. The Battle of Midway. POWs. Kamikaze. Hiroshima. These words alone are enough to convey the terror, courage and drama of the Pacific War, when the balance of power stood on a knife-edge and when the future of Australia herself was on the brink - threatened by Japanese aggression on one hand and British apathy on the other. Until very recently the history of the Pacific War has largely been written from the American perspective. Now, for the first time, Peter Thompson places Australian voices and action at the heart of a struggle that took an unimaginable number of lives and only ended with the unleashing of the most powerful weapon the world had ever seen. Drawing on original research and written with detail and pace Thompson brings both the people and the battles to life in a way that is very readable. This book goes into some
detail about the barbarity, sacrifice and the bravery of the Pacific War. This account is also important because it tells the history using interviews and first-hand accounts of Australians. Accounts from the ordinary soldier up to the generals and politicians and places them at the heart of the struggle, recreating the battles (both physical and political) of land, sea and air that they were involved in. Of particular interest to me were the first chapters which gave a geopolitical overview of the various countries involved going back as far as the first European contact with Japan. I found this an engrossing account of an enormous and complex subject, the Pacific War and Australia’s part in it. And along the way it also lays to rest the slurs and smears from US and British leaders about the quality and bravery of the Aussie fighting men and women. In the lead up to ANZAC Day its always useful to remind ourselves of the reasons why we commemorate our service people and this book gives us some of the more profound ones.
Lifeline Bookfest
Get along to the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre and lose yourself in thousands of donated books! The Lifeline Gold Coast Bookfest just keeps getting bigger and better, and has over 100,000 books in more than 25 different genres prices from as low as 50 cents! Unlike other Bookfests, the Gold Coast one has a main focus in books. Little to no other products are generally sold at this event.
All proceeds from the Lifeline Bookfest to towards Lifeline’s 24 hour 13 11 14 Crisis Support Line and crisis support programs. Become a friend at www.facebook.com/ LifelineBookfestQLD When: Friday 11th April to Sunday 13th April 2014 Time: 8:00am to 5:00pm Where: Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Cost: FREE entry
GREASE Sing-a-Long
The Arts Centre Gold Coast and Gold Coast Film Festival presents You’d better shape up to sing along to the greatest movie musical, GREASE, complete with on-screen lyrics! The evening begins with your host leading a vocal warm-up before they show you how touse your free fun-pack. You’ll even get a chance to learn how to hand-jive baby. Then sit back and watch Danny, Sandy and the gang, and join in when the moment moves you.
It couldn’t be easier… or more fun! Fancy dress is strongly encouraged and full audience participation is essential! Dining is available on the Terrace from 5pm with delicious 50s styled fare as well as music, dancing and muscle cars from the 50s on display. DATE Sun 6 Apr, 6.00pm VENUE Arts Theatre COST Adult $55.00 Concession $45.00 Group (10+) $49.00 www.thebizzgc.com.au
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ONE MAN CREW PREMIERES COMEDY FEATURE FILM AT GOLD COAST FILM FESTIVAL GOLD COAST Thursday 20 March
CINEMA RELEASE: 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE Review by Peter Gray
Release date: 6th March Director: Noam Murro Cast: Sullivan Stapleton, Lena Heady, Eva Green, David Wenham, Rodrigo Santoro, Callum Mulvey Classification: MA15+ (Strong Bloody Violence and Sex Scene) Prequel? Sequel? Side-quel? I’m not entirely sure of the best way to describe ‘300: Rise of an Empire’ in regards to its predecessor ‘300’, but whatever the case it’s a downgrade from a film that wasn’t exactly screaming out for a companion piece. Speaking of which, perhaps companion is the best word to label the film as it shows us a different point of view of some of the events from the first film, so when King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) was exclaiming “THIS IS SPARTA!” and paving the charge into battle with the Persian forces, it turns out our new protagonist Thermistokles (Sullivan Stapleton) was observing from the sidelines. I’ll hand it to the filmmakers for attempting an interesting spin on the story but it can’t help but feel all too dull and familiar as Thermistokles’ tale at sea with his army of men lacking any real drama or convincing camaraderie (unless you count the extreme homo-eroticism angle played up by the abundance of half-naked men that are his crew). In addition Australian actor Sullivan Stapleton is rather unproven as a leading man, and whilst ‘300’ lead Gerard Butler isn’t always convincing in his work, it can’t be denied that his larger-than-life performance suited the original. Stapleton, as much as he fits the part on a physical level, is far too one-note and, as such, comes off bland and disinterested. With Stapleton’s performance lacking, it seems only fitting that the film shift its focus on to Eva Green as Artemisia, a Greek-born naval commander who turns her back on her own to lead the Persian army into battle. As ridiculous and as over-the-top as she is here, even going so far as to decapitate an Athenian soldier before planting a kiss on his lifeless head, Green manages to get away with it as she appears to recognise the type of film she’s in and throws herself into the scene-chewing part with aplomb. Director Noam Murro (whose only major film credit is the indie comedy ‘Smart People’) wisely allocates Green a hefty amount of screen time as she effortlessly dominates whatever frame she’s in, even when she appears slightly awkward wielding a sword in some of the climactic battle scenes. Murro has done a commendable job of mimicking the same style Zack Snyder implemented for the original, and it’s similarly violent (you’ll never have to wonder what happens to someone’s face after getting tramped on by a horse after seeing this) but there’s next to nothing that sets it apart from ‘300’, or even a clone like ‘Immortals’, with their only being one moment it truly comes alive on its own merits when Thermistokles is lured by Artemisia for a parlay and she winds up seducing him, resulting in a rather hilarious sex-come-battle scene that ends with a topless Green brandishing a sword. If it wasn’t for Green ‘300: Rise of an Empire’ would be near torture to sit through, and though Stapleton isn’t helping matters with his lifeless turn, he isn’t really the biggest problem as the screenplay (co-authored by Snyder) fails to deliver anything of worth. Thermistokles is written as just a soldier with no emotional attachment to speak of, and because of this it’s a hard task for an audience to care. A sub-plot involving a father-son duo fighting alongside each other hopes to deliver something of an emotional push but it too falls flat and only really highlights actor Callum Mulvey’s inability to play subtle. Given that it’s been 8 years since ‘300’, ‘Rise of an Empire’ certainly hasn’t been a rushed job and though I don’t suspect anyone was expecting this to outdo its predecessor, I didn’t think what we would get would be so boring. A direct follow-up involving the Spartan battle against the God-like Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro, returning with even more camp swagger than the original) that was teased at the conclusion of ‘300’ seems like the best way to of gone, and given the final frame of this movie they’d like us to think we’ve got more coming but if this is an indication of where this series wants to go, they should end this battle whilst they can. My rating 2/5 (A battle that should end)
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The independently produced, pop culture flavoured, mockumentary comedy Rodney Fickle Online Athlete (www.facebook.com/ rodneyficklemovie or rodneyfickle.com ) will debut during the Gold Coast Film Festival at Pacific Fair shopping centre. The screening, Saturday April12th at 7:15pm will form part of the recently re‐envisioned Queensland Showcase for the 2014 Festival and will be the public Premiere for the micro budget film put together largely by a one man crew, a cast of friends and local actors. Rodney Fickle Online Athlete is the story of one man’s journey to leave behind a dead end job and chase down his dream of becoming a professional video gamer in the world of E‐Sports. As a first time filmmaker, Scott Dickson served as writer, director, camera operator, co‐producer, editor, and animator on the film while his wife Ariana Dickson acted as producing partner. The filmmaker said that the experiences he garnered and lessons he learned in the five years it took to complete the feature film were invaluable. “I think putting a feature film together on my own has been one of the greatest learning experiences of my life. It’s really taught me what it is to make a film the hard way, with next to no crew and a micro-budget. The process has really opened my eyes to what a fantastic place the Gold Coast is to make movies. Where else can you decide you have a story to tell, find people within the creative community to help you tell it and then shoot it against the backdrop of one of the most magnificent and fastest growing cities in the world?” The film has contributions from some of the best emerging performing artists and musicians the Coast has to offer, as well as musical contributions to the soundtrack from US Band The Vegabonds. “The fact that so many talented people have gotten behind the project and offered support validates the story as one we can all relate to and the humour, while sometimes crude is ultimately universal. The film is a mockumentary style comedy and tells a story that is familiar to all of us, whether we’re Gamers’ or not. It’s the story of testing boundaries and trying to find your place in the world. Of course, all of this is done through a prism of video games, irreverence, hilarity and a heart of gold. In 2014 I am hoping to have the opportunity to build on what appears to be an emerging focus on Film-making on the Gold Coast and continue to tell stories here. I believe we need to focus on higher end flicks that tell stories that are highly entertaining, have a commercial edge and focus more on target markets that aren’t necessarily getting the love they deserve. The video game industry is a great example of a behemoth market, growing exponentially at a rate hard to keep up with and while there is content for that market out there, it has historically been focused on making “video game movies” and not on telling people’s stories. We’re hoping that the Gold Coast Film Festival screening will help provide a door way to the next project and further opportunities to work with more creative partners, practitioners and companies on the Gold Coast in the future.” Rodney Fickle Online Athlete Screening details: Saturday April 12th, 7:15PM Pacific Fair Cinemas Tickets available from http://bit.ly/1kN2vln Trailers, teasers, clips and stills available at www.facebook.com/ rodneyficklemovie or rodneyfickle.com
A Sound Argument Could more live music be the answer to curbing alcohol fuelled violence? Recently a News Corp article discussed the notion that more available live music could help reduce the incidences of violence in our local pubs with INXS guitarist Tim Farriss weighing in on the debate. His comments have certainly echoed the sentiments of many regarding the importance of live music’s role in keeping patrons entertained in licensed venues. In recent times we have seen a decline in the amount of live music on offer across licensed venues with restrictions on noise being one of the major contributing factors. Drinking essentially has become the entertainment for many in the absence of any other options. Farriss is qualified enough to add some weight to this debate after his role in arguably one of the greatest rock bands the world has seen. “There would be a lot less alcohol-fuelled violence if people were getting their rocks off watching bands live… But nowadays everybody just stands around in pubs and gets geed up for a fight,” says Farriss in an interview with News Ltd. The focus on this anti-social behaviour has been in the media spotlight for some time now with campaigns to highlight the dangers of the coward punch for example. However it seems that few in media or government have made any connection with the idea that we need to offer more entertainment options for the public rather than reducing them. Noise restrictions have forced many venues to cease live entertainment and now the popular trend in government policy seems to be to enforce reduced operating hours for venues adding a further threat to the live music scene. “People are going to drink but let ‘em drink in an environment where they’re spending a lot of time looking at some band, dancing, being entertained. They forget about the alcohol as their only focus, for a start” Farriss says It is certainly refreshing to have someone stand up with a recognised voice and put some credibility to what the industry has been saying for years. Restrictive government policies and the subsequent decline in the live music scene are not only hurting the industry stakeholders financially but potentially contributing further to a rise in the anti-social behaviour that live music is trying to counter. Responsible management of a healthy entertainment scene can be a great step toward reducing the incidences of alcohol related violence, an outcome we all want to achieve. Live music is a great medium to unite people and encourage greater social harmony so why would we want to jeopardise such an important part of the solution?
We welcome any discussion on our Facebook page and will endeavour to address those topics through this column in future publications. www.facebook.com/ALERTforum If you agree with the need to preserve the live music industry you can sign the petition via the link below. https://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/qld-government-reformnoise-control-regulation-in-licensed-venues To get up to date with ALERT’s campaign on this topic visit via the web page below which contains the full proposal submission to the QLD State Government along with other media such as newspaper stories and radio interviews. alert-forum.org/downloads
Shane Wilkie Co-founder, Australian Live Entertainment Reform Think-tank
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Something Really Beautiful “Courtney’s Love Killed Kurt Cobain” is the debut single release from Something Really Beautiful. The songs are independently recorded and produced, available on iTunes, Amazon, triple j unearthed, internet radio and limited edition CD. Videos for the two tracks are nearing completion, and there is a five song EP titled, “In Memoriam” due for release later in the year. 5th April 2014 is the 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death and these two songs are paying homage to that with reverence and deep respect from the artist. It will be a time of loss and reflection for a lot of Nirvana/Kurt Cobain fans. These songs are given, as a small offering to the spirit of Kurt – a great songwriter and musician gone too soon. Currently these and other original songs from Something Really Beautiful can be heard live at open mic sessions around the Gold Coast, with plans to play more extensively later in the year. Copies of the CD are available for purchase at the venues.
Singer, songwriter and guitarist of Something Really Beautiful came to us with his CD and we were impressed with his obvious passion on the subject of his music as well as the love for his art. The cover shot of the CD is full of detail depicting the mood and meaning of the track, and reminded us of times gone by where you would buy an album and study the cover and sleeve for hours, getting the feel of the artist and what the album was really all about. We just hoped his song would live up to the high expectation created by seeing the well-presented CD. “Courtney’s Love Killed Kurt Cobain” is somewhat of a dark popsong, not dissimilar to the style of Nirvana, though not quite as well produced or artistically meaningful. In saying that, this is certainly a catchy sombre tune with commercial viability, and anyone who believes in the conspiracy against Courtney is going to love it and find it very meaningful. There will no doubt be a legion of Nirvana/ Kurt Cobain fans who will embrace the song for the tribute that it is. The video clip is due for release and we’ll put it up on our website for you as soon as we get it. If you can’t wait til then to have a listen, then go to iTunes, Amazon or Triple J Unearthed and download it now!
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Veal
What happens when two best mates write too many rock songs for their progressive metal band? When Chris Dennis and Dan Maynard stepped into the studio in mid-2013, they didn't know what to expect. Having both spent the last couple of years writing proggy riffs with crazy times they wanted to make something a little different. When they emerged two hours later they came out with a heavy dose of balls-to-the-wall rock music with bombastic drumming and big, catchy riffs. 'Veal' had surfaced. Having previously teamed up in bands like Elk, Candy Pain, The Green Whistle and Portraits, Veal is Dan and Chris' latest and most stripped back project. An essentials-only drum kit, a guitar, several distortion pedals and a microphone is all they need to extract postalt-rock from their collective minds. Armed with songs like "Peach, I Could Eat a Peach for Hours", "I'm Low on Gas and You Need a Jacket" and "Five Minutes Turkish", Veal is not just another rock n roll band. They are 2014's answer to the question: “Where did all the rock go and how can I get it back?” Veal is the answer. Keep an eye out in 2014 as the band's first EP 'The Meating' is due for release and the band are set to hit the stage (with live bass player Matt Nosworthy) for the first time at Wallapalooza. Let the rock n roll begin!
Teale When Andy (CIA) told us he was adding a stage and including acoustic artists in the courtyard of the Wallaby, we jumped at the chance to recommend one of the Gold Coast’s best talents, Teale. Having launched his CD, “Good Times Start Right Now” in an acoustic set at The Basement we knew this would be the perfect arena for punters to experience first-hand Teale’s entertaining performance and his undoubtedly catchy and well-constructed songs. Teale said to us at the time, “If you have people engaged with a live acoustic song, when you add the whole band or listen to the produced recording, it takes it to another level.” We saw his acoustic first, and “Good Times Start Right Now” is a favourite in the Playlists. With a music style that Teale aptly labels SPOCK (a mix of Soul, Pop and Rock), he fits into almost all genres and has an honest sound and feel that is also commercially viable. Mark this set as a ‘Must See’ at Wallapalooza! Oh, and this will be a “Silent Acoustic Set” – the audience will all have headphones to enjoy the sounds at your own level.
Wallapalooza 2014 The line-up for Wallapalooza 2014 has been announced, and this year’s home-grown event will be back bigger and better than ever. Expanding from last year’s 16 bands and two stages, 2014 is bringing 27 acts and three stages, taking over the Wallaby Hotel this Queen’s Birthday long weekend, and we can’t wait! For anyone who hasn’t been to Wallapalooza in the past three years, this is a music event created by local industry leader, Andy Clark from C.I.A. (Clark Independent Artistry) with the invaluable help of Alicia Hennessey, for local musicians and our locals and visitors who love live music. Gold Coast’s iconic Wallaby Hotel is transformed to host the biggest day of the year for original and local live music. Wallapalooza gives our artists the chance to perform in front of a large crowd with great sound production, giving them the vital experience necessary to follow their chosen careers. And, it provides us locals (and visitors) with the opportunity to be
entertained by some of our city’s finest musicians in a controlled and safe environment where food, beverages and entertainment are in abundance. Best of all, Wallapalooza is a FREE event, thanks to CIA and the ever-important sponsors – The Wallaby Hotel, Canadian Club, Jim Beam, Rock City Studios, Saligia and Skeleton Key Designs. We’ll bring you interviews and breakdowns of all the artists over the coming editions leading up to Wallapalooza, as well as artist tracks and clips on the Wallapalooza page on TheBizzGC website. This issue we are pleased to present Teale and Veal. Veal will kick off the proceedings on Sunday 8th June, and we thought it fitting to kick off the Wallapalooza story with Veal. If you haven’t done so already, put the date in your diary – you don’t want to miss Wallapalooza 2014, and learn what all the fuss is about. Sunday 8th June at the Wallaby from 12noon.
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Gig Guide Fri 28 Mar Brett Hammond Envy Hotel Solo Artist 4:00 pm Lydia Stephenson Cooly Hotel Solo Artist 5:00 pm Ben Amor Burleigh Brewing Brewhouse Jam 5:00 pm Mudslide Twin Towns Popular Covers 5:00 pm TBA Sth Tweed Sports Club Covers 5:30 pm A Noble Few Miami Tavern Party Covers 6:00 pm Suzie J Runaway Bay Seagulls Solo Artist 6:00 pm Eightball Tallebudgera Surf Club Covers 6:00 pm Michael Eotvos Atrium Bar (Jupiters) Solo Artist 6:00 pm Tyson Faulkner Envy Hotel Solo Artist 7:00 pm Chi Chi Currumbin RSL Duo 7:00 pm Funky Monkeys Seagulls 6-piece band 7:00 pm Slique RSL Southport Duo 7:30 pm Triplickit Dog and Parrot Duo 7:30 pm Mark Wilkinson Soundlounge Original 7:30 pm Robbie Rosenlund Tweed Heads Bowls Club Solo Artist 7:30 pm Boom Crash Opera Lone Star Tavern Headline 8:00 pm Damien Leith RSL Club Southport Headline 8:00 pm Mark Divola Duo Waxy’s Popular Covers 8:00 pm Bec Whitehead The Vault Solo Artist 8:00 pm Third Degree The Grand Party Covers 8:00 pm Jordan Miller (Syd) The Loft Original 8:00 pm Wasabi Boardwalk Tavern Party Covers 8:00 pm The Chevrolets Surfers RSL Rock’n’Roll 8:00 pm Nick Muir Norfolk Tavern Solo Artist 8:00 pm Painkiller The Wallaby Rock Covers 8:30 pm Vertigo Hinterland Hotel Party Covers 8:30 pm Soul Reference Southport Sharks Funk Soul 8:30 pm Michael Eotvos Quid Bar (Jupiters) Solo Artist 8:30 pm Matt Musella Burleigh Heads Hotel Solo Artist 9:00 pm Mach 5 Runaway Bay Tavern Popular Covers 9:00 pm Akinga Twin Towns Party Covers 9:00 pm Tsun + The Dark Hawks Elsewhere Original 9:00 pm Zoophonic Blonde Liars Bar Party Covers 9:30 pm Mr Perkins PA Bar Party Covers 9:30 pm Remedy Fiddlers Rock Covers 9:30 pm Triple J’s Cooly Hotel Rock Covers 10:00pm Venus Envy Surfers Beergarden Rock Covers 10:00pm
Vertigo The Avenue Wednesday 2nd April at 10:00 pm
Sat 29 Mar
Sat 29 Mar Cont...
Amanda King Waxy’s Solo Artist 3:00 pm Dan Hannaford Coolangatta Hotel Solo Artist 5:00 pm The Dead Bowies Miami Tavern Covers 6:00 pm Signature Envy Hotel Duo 6:00 pm Bianca Noka Atrium (Jupiters Solo Artist 6:00 pm The Beam Currumbin RSL Duo 7:00 pm Wayne Foster The Vault from The Drifters 7:00 pm Rockhounds RSL Southport Rock’n’Roll 7:30 pm Deep Creek Tweed Heads Bowls Club Party Covers 7:30 pm Jen & Nelius Mermaid Beach Tavern Duo 8:00 pm The Midnight Antics The Loft Original 8:00 pm + Yes Sir Noceur + Eleea Navarro + Taylah Little Accidents The Grand Party Covers 8:00 pm Knights of Columbus Boardwalk Tavern Party Covers 8:00 pm Bianca Noka Quid Bar (Jupiters) Solo Artist 8:30 pm High Noon Seagulls Popular Covers 8:00 pm Christian Argenti Burleigh Heads Hotel Solo Artist 8:30 pm Dance On Southport Sharks Rock’n’Roll 8:30 pm Mark Watson Saks Solo Artist 9:00 pm Akinga Twin Towns Party Covers 9:00 pm
Venus Envy Paul Atkins Anchormen Remedy Electric Samurai
Liars Bar Fiddlers Green PA Bar Coolangatta Hotel Surfers Beergarden
Rock Covers Party Covers Party Covers Rock Covers Rock Covers
9:30 pm 9:30 pm 9:30 pm 10:00pm 10:00pm
Sun 30 Mar Joe Phillips Seagulls Solo Artist 12:00pm Kyle Lionhart Cabana Bar (Sharks) Solo Artist 1:00 pm Greg Bankx RSL Southport Solo Artist 1:00 pm Nic Tango Burleigh Heads Hotel Solo Artist 1:00 pm Runes Boardwalk Tavern Popular Covers 1:00 pm Rush Hour Tallebudgera Surf Club Party Covers 1:30 pm The Rectifiers Currumbin RSL Blues 1:30 pm Jason Brown Envy Hotel Solo Artist 1:30 pm Agent 77 Cooly Hotel Party Covers 2:00 pm Blues Sunday Session The Avenue Blues 2:00 pm Tony Mc Fiddlers Trad. Irish 3:00 pm
Gold Coast Seaway Tide Times Guide - March - April 2014 Times and Heights of High and Low Water
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Saturday 29
Sunday 30
Monday 31
Tuesday 1
Wednesday 2
Thursday 3
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1.64
0037
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0128
0.08
0216
0.08
0304
0.11
0351
0.18
0439
0.27
1235
0.10
0706
1.66
0751
1.63
0834
1.57
0915
1.47
0956
1.36
1035
1.24
1846
1.41
1318
0.04
1358
0.02
1437
0.03
1514
0.07
1550
0.14
1625
0.23
1933
1.52
2017
1.59
2100
1.64
2142
1.64
2223
1.61
2305
1.54
28 Mar-3 Apr Mon 31 Mar Scott Whatman Mat Stokes Amanda King Agent 77
Twin Towns Southport Sharks Fiddlers Green The Avenue
Solo Artist Popular Covers Solo Artist Party Covers
4:00 pm 6:00 pm 8:30 pm 10:00pm
Surfers RSL The Vault Twin Towns Fiddlers PA Bar - Jupiters The Avenue
Solo Artist Soul Pop Jazz Popular Covers Solo Artist Duo Party Cover
6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 8:30 pm 9:30 pm 10:00pm
Tue 1 Apr TBA Lesyah Rob Hackwood Duo Tyson Faulkner see online gig guide Stevenson Street
Wed 2 Apr Dave J Club Banora Solo Artist 6:00 pm see online gig guide Cooly Hotel Popular Covers 7:00 pm Buddy Love & the Tremors Twin Towns Headline 7:30 pm Mark and Matt Waxy’s Duo 8:00 pm Tyson Faulkner Fiddlers Solo Artist 9:00 pm Vertigo The Avenue Party Cover Band 10:00pm
Nadia Sunde – Stoking the Fire - CD Launch A 2013 Queensland Music Award winner, Nadia Sunde will launch her new album, Stoking the Fire, with her band of Distinguished Gentlemen – Michael Fix (guitar), Andrew Shaw (double bass), Doug Gallacher (drums) and Ross Comerford (piano). Swinging from French burlesque to Latin flavoured jazz and Motown soul, this is set to be a spectacular evening of entertainment.TIMES Date: Saturday 12 April 2014 Time: 7.30pm, Doors and Bar Open 6:30pm Venue: The Basement Cost: Adult: $29.00 | Concession: $22.00 The Arts Centre Gold Coast Presents Nadia Sunde: Stoking The Fire
Thu 3 Apr
Sun 30 Mar Cont... The Milkmen Surfers Beergarden Acoustic Duo 3:00 pm TBA Southern Cross Tavern Covers 3:00 pm Chris Sheeny Waxy’s Solo Artist 3:00 pm Jorja Runaway Bay Tavern Sunday Session 3:00 pm Vertigo Miami Tavern Party Covers 3:30 pm Jessie n friends The Grand Hotel Country 4:00 pm Kenny Slide Mermaid Beach Tavern Solo Artist 5:00 pm Noel Parlane Tweed Heads Bowls Club Solo Artist 5:00 pm Rob Fitchett Envy Solo Artist 5:30 pm Akinga Twin Towns Party Covers 7:30 pm Bigfellalinc Kitty O’Shea’s Solo Artist 8:00 pm Bart Thrupp Fiddlers Green Solo Artist 9:00 pm No Alibi Waxy’s Covers Duo 9:30 pm Triple J’s The Avenue Rock Cover Band 10:00pm
Scott Whatman Twin Towns Solo Artist 4:00 pm Mike & Traditional Irish Fiddlers Green Traditional Irish 5:30 pm Amy Shark Envy Solo Artist 6:00 pm Patti Club Banora Solo Artist 6:00 pm Black Magic CSI (Club Southport) Motwn/Clas Kiwi 7:00 pm Frazer Goodman & friends The Vault Jazz,Blues,Soul 7:00 pm Alternator Twin Towns Party Covers 7:30 pm Chris Hutchinson Waxy’s Solo Artist 8:00 pm see online gig guide Cooly Hotel Rock Covers 8:00 pm see online gig guide The Grand Party Covers 8:00 pm Pack Animals The Loft Original 8:00 pm w/ Baltimore Gun Club, Talicia Pyke, Milan Martin and June Bigfellalinc Kitty O’Shea’s Solo 8:00 pm Nic Tango Liars Bar Solo artist 8:00 pm Zookeepers Southport Sharks Modern Jive Jazz 8:30 pm Angela Pasch Fiddlers Solo Artist 9:30 pm Agent 77 The Avenue Party Covers 10:00pm
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Visit www.thebizzgc.com.au for full Gig Guide and more details. Gigs listed are correct at time of publication. To have your gig listed email: gigs@thebizzgc.com.au Att. Bands, Artists, Duo’s! Please email us your hi-res images and bio’s
Remedy Fiddlers Green Friday 28 March at 9:30 pm
Gold Coast Seaway Tide Times Guide - April 2014 Times and Heights of High and Low Water
Friday 4
Saturday 5
Sunday 6
Monday 7
Tuesday 8
Wednesday 9
Thursday 10
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0.36
0620
0.45
0038
1.39
0135
1.33
0242
1.30
0349
1.30
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1.33
1117
1.13
1202
1.03
0721
0.50
0829
0.52
0937
0.50
1035
0.45
1120
0.38
1701
0.32
1741
0.41
1302
0.97
1418
0.95
1540
0.98
1644
1.06
1734
1.15
2348
1.47
1833
0.49
1944
0.55
2109
0.55
2221
0.51
2317
0.44
GigGuide Guide Gig Fri 4 Apr Josh Lee Hamilton Band Burleigh Brewing Brewhouse Bash 5:00 pm Mick McHugh Fiddlers Irish 5:00 pm Wayfare Twin Towns Duo 5:00 pm see online gig guide Seagulls Solo Artist 5:00 pm Wayfare Twin Towns Duo 5:00 pm Rob Keith Juniors Twin Towns Solo Artist 5:00 pm Off the Leash Miami Tavern RockParty Covers 6:00 pm Rob Fitchett Envy Hotel Solo Artist 6:00 pm see online gig guide Runaway Bay Seagulls Solo Artist 6:00 pm Bianca Noka Atrium (Jupiters) Solo Artist 6:00 pm The 2 Hollies Tallebudgera Surf Club Party Covers 6:00 pm Bec Whitehead The Vault Soul,Pop, Jazz 7:00 pm Vertigo Currumbin RSL Party Covers 7:00 pm Amos Pella Commercial Hotel Solo Artist 7:00 pm Delisch Club Banora Duo 7:00 pm Darren Middleton SoundeLounge Original 7:30 pm (Powderfinger) Mystique CSI (Club Southport) Duo 7:30 pm Wally & the Gators RSL Southport Rock’n’Roll 7:30 pm Sugar Shaker Dog and Parrot Duo 7:30 pm When In Rome Waxy’s Party Covers 8:00 pm The Eagles Band RSL Southport Tribute 8:00 pm see online gig guide The Grand Covers 8:00 pm Eddy Boyd & the Phatapillars The Loft Original 8:00 pm w/ Morgan Bain (Perth), Liam Ward Green Sinatras Boardwalk Tavern Duo 8:00 pm see online gig guide Surfers RSL tba 8:00 pm Slingo’s Music Mermaid Beach Tav Covers 8:00 pm Pulse The Wallaby Rock Covers 8:30 pm Wasabi Hinterland Hotel Rock Party Covers 8:30 pm Bianca Noka Quid Bar (Jupiters) Solo Artist 8:30 pm PINK/Lady GaGa Show Southport Sharks Tribute 8:30 pm see online gig guide Runaway Bay Tavern Covers 9:00 pm Matt Musella Burleigh Heads Hotel Solo Artist 9:00 pm Alternator Twin Towns Party Covers 9:00 pm Fat Albert Liars Bar Rock Covers 9:30 pm Super Freak PA Bar Rock Covers 9:30 pm The Hodads Fiddlers Party Covers 9:30 pm see online gig guide Cooly Hotel Rock Covers 10:00pm Venus Envy Surfers Beergarden Rock Covers 10:00pm
Sat 5 Apr
Sat 5 Apr Cont...
Russell Sprout Twin Towns Solo Artist 1:30 pm Hell n Whiskey Southern Cross Tav Duo 3:00 pm see online gig guide Waxy’s Solo Artist 3:30 pm see online gig guide Cooly Hotel Solo Artist 5:00 pm Tony McGuiness Twin Towns Solo Artist 5:00 pm Bagman Juniors Twins Towns Solo Artist 5:00 pm Wasabi Miami Tavern RockParty Covers 6:00 pm Tyson Faulkner Envy Hotel Solo Artist 6:00 pm see online gig guide Atrium (Jupiters) Solo Artist 6:00 pm Zoophonic Blonde Currumbin RSL Party Covers 7:00 pm tba The Vault 7:00 pm Miss Mandy Swings The Basement Jazz 7:30 pm High Noon CSI (Club Southport Class hits 7:30 pm Mustard RSL Southport Duo 7:30 pm see online gig guide Surfers RSL Swing 7:30 pm Kenny Slide Mermaid Beach Tavern Solo Artist 8:00 pm The Urban Chiefs The Loft Original 8:00 pm w/ Hell and Whiskey, Gavin Doniger, Nige Creedence Clearwater Recycled Twin Towns Tribute 8:00 pm
see online gig guide The Grand Party Covers 8:00 pm Lo Fi Way Boardwalk Tavern Duo 8:00 pm Crisis Club Banora Rock’n’Roll 8:00 pm see online gig guide Seagulls Voice & Congas 8:00 pm see online gig guide Quid Bar (Jupiters) Solo Artist 8:30 pm Christian Argenti Burleigh Heads Hotel Solo Artist 8:30 pm Mach 3 Southport Sharks Rock’n’Roll 8:30 pm Alternator Twin Towns Party Covers 9:00 pm The Hodads Liars Bar Party Covers 9:30 pm Paul Atkins Fiddlers Green Solo Artist 9:30 pm Struggle Street PA Bar Party Covers 9:30 pm Super Freak Coolangatta Hotel Party Covers 10:00pm Fat Albert Surfers Beergarden Rock Covers 10:00pm
Visit www.thebizzgc.com.au for full Gig Guide and more details. To have your gig listed email: gigs@thebizzgc.com.au Att. Bands, Artists, Duo’s! Please email us your hi-res images and bio’s
Gold Coast Seaway Tide Times Guide - April 2014 Times and Heights of High and Low Water
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Saturday 12
Sunday 13
Monday 14
Tuesday 15
Wednesday 16
Thursday 17
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1.38 0.31 1.25
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0.37 1.41 0.25 1.35
0044 0654 1302 1926
0.31 1.43 0.19 1.45
0123 0730 1333 2001
0.26 1.44 0.15 1.53
0201 0806 1405 2037
0.22 1.43 0.13 1.60
0242 0843 1439 2114
0.20 1.40 0.12 1.64
0325 0923 1514 2155
0.21 1.35 0.14 1.66
4 - 10 Apr Sun 6 Apr Cont...
The Gold Coast is home to many musicians from every genre, and as we watch live music grow in popularity (as it should), there are Open Mic and Jam nights appearing all over the city. From seasoned muso’s to those wanting to get a bit of experience in front of a crowd Open Mic and Jam nights are a great way to spend an evening for artists and audience alike. More and more venues are taking on the special sessions as musicians network, practice and perform for a music-appreciating audience as they enjoy a relaxing drink and dinner with friends and family. We hope to see this guide grow with every edition and encourage everyone to attend one of these nights!
Sugarfoot Juniors Twin Towns Popular Covers 2:30 pm Jack O Leary Fiddlers Trad. Irish 3:00 pm The Milkmen Surfers Beergarden Acoustic Duo 3:00 pm see online gig guide Waxy’s Solo Artist 3:00 pm Jorja Runaway Bay Tavern Sunday Session 3:00 pm see online gig guide Southern Cross Tavern Covers 3:00 pm Scramjet Miami Tavern Party Covers 3:30 pm see online gig guide The Grand Hotel Party Covers 4:00 pm Street Cafe Twin Towns Popular Covers 4:00 pm Tommy Memphis Club Banora Solo Artist 5:00 pm Alternator Twins Towns Party Covers 7:30 pm Bigfellalinc Kitty O’Shea’s Solo Artist 8:00 pm No Alibi Waxy’s Covers Duo 8:00 pm Young Pianist Jam Sess. Arts Centre GC Piano Jam 8:00 pm Tony McGuiness Fiddlers Green Solo 9:00 pm The High Grade Mermaid Beach Tavern Covers band 9:00 pm Triple J’s The Avenue Rock Cover Band 10:00pm
Mon 7 Apr The Cave
Nobby Beach Sundays
7:00 pm
The Cooly Hotel
Coolangatta
Wednesdays 7:00 pm
Marco Southport Sharks Smooth Covers 6:00 pm Spin Twin Towns Duo 7:30 pm Agent 77 The Avenue Party Covers 10:00pm
Coolangatta Sands
Coolangatta
Every 3rd Thur 8:00 pm
Tue 8 Apr
Courthouse Hotel
Southport
Thursdays
8:00 pm
The Loft
Chevron Is
Wednesday
7:30 pm
Mermaid Beach Tav
Mermaid Bch Thursdays
The Vault
Southport
Wednesdays 8:00 pm
Helm Bar
Surfers
Tuesdays
Southport Sharks
Uni Open Mic Wednesdays 6:30 pm
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
Sun 6 Apr Toucan Twango Club Banora Country 11:30am Martin Way Twin Towns Solo Artist 12:30pm see online gig guide Seagulls Solo Artist 12:00pm Midnight Groove CSI (Club Southport) Jazz/Pop 1:00 pm On the Move RSL Southport Duo 1:00 pm Brad Lee Cabana Bar (Sharks) Solo Artist 1:00 pm Green Sinatras Dublin Docks Duo 1:00 pm Brown Dawgs Boardwalk Tavern Covers 1:00 pm Simon Meola Burleigh Heads Hotel Solo Artist 1:30 pm Panga & the True Blue Bnd Currumbin RSL Rock Elec.Blues 1:30 pm to be advised Tallebudgera Surf Club Party Covers 1:30 pm Jason Delphin Envy Hotel Solo Artist 2:00 pm see online gig guide Cooly Hotel Blues Rock 2:00 pm Blues Sunday Session The Avenue Blues 2:00 pm
see online gig guide Surfers RSL Solo Artist 6:30 pm Oz Latin Brothers Twin Towns Latin 7:30 pm Tyson Faulkner Fiddlers Solo Artist 8:30 pm Signature PA Bar Duo 9:30 pm Stevenson Street The Avenue Party Cover 10:00pm
Wed 9 Apr Jeff Camilleri Club Banora Solo Artist 6:00 pm The Milkman & Jam night Cooly Hotel Covers 7:00 pm Crisis Twin Towns Popular covers 7:30 pm Mark and Matt Waxy’s Duo 8:00 pm The Hanlon Bros The Vault Soul,RnB,Dub,Reg8:00 pm Tyson Faulkner Fiddlers Solo Artist 8:30 pm Vertigo The Avenue Rock Party Cover 9:30 pm
Thurs 10 Apr Wayne Vitali Twin Towns Mike & Traditional Irish Fiddlers Green Jason Delphin Envy Patti Club Banora Frazer Goodman & Friends The Vault The Beach Boyz Currumbin RSL Archie Rye Band Twin Towns see online gig guide The Grand Bigfellalinc Kitty O’Shea’s Nic Tango Liars Bar see online gig guide Coolangatta Hotel Zookeepers Southport Sharks Mick McHugh Fiddlers Agent 77 The Avenue
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Popular Covers 4:00 pm Traditional Irish 5:30 pm Solo Artist 6:00 pm Solo Artist 6:00 pm Jazz Blues Soul 7:00 pm Tribute 7:30 pm Popular Covers 7:30 pm Duo 8:00 pm Solo 8:00 pm Solo artist 8:00 pm Rock Covers 8:00 pm Modern Jive Jazz 8:30 pm Solo Artist 9:30 pm Covers band 10:00pm
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Parking Fine Hypocrisy
Parking fines – the bane of my existence! If you’ve read all the wrong.com posts you’ll know that I live in a street that has 2hr parking restrictions, even though there is not one single sign anywhere on or around the street letting you know, and yes all of us here have been stung – even the new neighbour on his first day who left a big note explaining he was waiting for his parking permit to arrive! The Parking Officers are ruthless to a point of absurdity, yet on the 15th February the boat pictured was ‘moored’ in the exact spot where I personally received my TWO fines in TWO days because I was almost 20 minutes passed the TWO hours. This boat remained in this spot (taking TWO parking spaces) until the 16th March! And guess what? Not one single fine! What The…? The neighbours of the area discussed the ‘moored’ boat asking if anyone knew who it belonged to and it became quite apparent that the owner didn’t even live in the street. What The…? Okay, so it’s a very nice boat, and no-one’s complaining that it’s an eye-sore; it was just in front of our homes ‘moored’ for a month with no penalty. And because of the size of the boat, the resident who has the driveway in front of it could not see oncoming cars, and had to back right out onto the street with fingers crossed that one wasn’t coming; so as well as being exceptionally unfair to the rate-payers and renters of the street, it was a public liability. Please note that our complaint is NOT with the boat owner, it is with the Council and the hypocrisy of the whole situation. Why are we, the residents, preyed upon and fined as if we are responsible for the annual income of the parking officers from this area, and someone who lives nowhere near the area is able to ‘moor’ a boat taking two spaces for an entire month? When placing a call to Council we were told that as long as the boat and trailer were registered, there was nothing they could do. I pronounce yet another exaggerated What The…? On March 16, I came home just in time to see the boat being driven away by a black ute and wondered if they were just taking it out for the afternoon and
bringing it back, or if they had found a more suitable ‘mooring’ for it. From my desk I can see out to the street and it wasn’t long before I noticed the black ute with boat pull up. I grabbed the camera and went to the balcony and watched as they ‘moored’ it right back where it had been for the last month. I asked the young man if he had a permit and he asked me if he “needed” one. Explaining that the street had a 2hr parking limit and actual “residents of the street” needed a permit, I asked him if he had received any fines in the post. “No!” he said seemingly surprised, “I didn’t even know there was a limit on parking in the area.” I would like to point out that he was very nice and courteous when speaking with me, and again the complaint is not against him. After a brief chat he politely apologised for any inconvenience and said he’d try and find a spot further up the street. I politely advised him against it as the same 2hr limit applied. Now that I had proof the ‘moored’ boat taking two parking spaces had not received a single fine in an entire month of being permanently parked in a street with a 2hr parking limit, I lodged a written complaint with Council, and requested my parking fines be revoked as well as those who live at the property where the boat was parked, and those who live across the road. I mean, that seems fair don’t you think? They have set a precedence now showing us that there are rules for some that don’t apply to others. Why can someone who does not live in the area be allowed to use two spaces 24/7 for a month and the residents of the street not be allowed to use one space for more than two hours? It’s unfair, and typical of our ‘system’ these days, makes no sense. Today is 23 March and I am yet to receive a response to my written complaint and request. Of course I’ll keep you updated ;-) The gossip in the street is that the boat owner is a friend of the parking officer who patrols this area, and we’re even talking about all chipping in and buying a boat to ‘moor’ on the street to see how long it takes to get a fine. Wrong.com!
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