DISCOVER EDITOR’S LETTER TEAM + COVER

PUBLISHER Clare E. Urwin | Sanctuary Cove Publishing

GROUP EDITOR Rhonda Oxnam

GENERAL MANAGER Bryan Oram

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Nathan Lister

BRAND AMBASSADOR & PRESENTER Brooke Lowther

ACCOUNTS MANAGER Kirsty Carberry

FOOD & WINE CONTRIBUTORS Tony Harper, Marj Osborne

MOTORING CONTRIBUTOR Chris Nixon

PHOTOGRAPHY Daniel McClifty, Steven Grevis, Luke Kenny

EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS Nick Nichols, Steve Hunt, Adam Berry, Lisa Hughes, Peter Gleeson

DESIGN listercreative

SOCIAL MEDIA DocRox Communication

A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY the best thing about their job is that no two days are the same, and that is certainly true when it comes to being a magazine editor.

For this edition alone I have interviewed the inspiring Roccoco Botanicals founder Jacine Greenwood, spent two days enjoying the warm hospitality of the Hyatt Regency Brisbane and edited stories on cars, boats, food, wine, Pop Art, and a myriad of other interesting topics.

I also worked with a group of amazing creatives on the cover shoot and had full access to the stunning Tallai property where we took the photos so I could write a story for the Property Portfolio section.

And, because this is our Grand Homes edition, I have been given the inside scoop on the latest interior design trends, discovered what’s hot when it comes to furniture and flooring and taken a behind the scenes look at some spectacular Gold Coast developments that are in the pipeline.

With all this in mind, it seems fitting that our feature interview is with prestige property agent Michael Kollosche.

While many people would recognise his name from his eponymous real estate agency, we get to know the man behind the brand … what drives him, how he spends his downtime and why he is so invested in giving back to the community.

We have a special guest contributor in this edition as well.

Media personality Peter Gleeson and his family spent the Christmas/New Year break cruising New Zealand’s waters onboard Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth

You can read all about their adventures in our Well Travelled section, where you will also find a recount of my very pleasant stay in the River City.

Finally, we have two major competitions for you to enter this time.

The first is a dinner for four at the recently hatted Tweed River House, and the other prize is a Stay and Play package courtesy of HOTA – Home of the Arts and the JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa.

You will find details on pages 26 & 118 respectively.

Good luck.

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Photographer Steven Grevis | onetwoshootmedia.com

Hair & Makeup: Kylie Eustace | kylies.com.au

Models: Bec Southey & Matthew Follent

Location: 17 Grandview Terrace, Tallai

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