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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
TOGETHER BRISBANE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has launched the Together Brisbane campaign.
Together Brisbane is the new city-wide economic and community recovery campaign for Brisbane. It is a campaign geared to recognise and celebrate the commitment and spirit of Brisbane community and the city’s post flood recovery. It is also a campaign to tell the world that Brisbane is open for business - and ready to host your next conference or business event.
Along with the promotional aspect of the campaign, a key component and call to action is the Together Brisbane interactive website (www.togetherbrisbane.com.au) for people and businesses to share their photos and stories about why Brisbane is better than ever.
Brisbane Marketing encourages businesses, organisations, associations and community to support the Together Brisbane campaign and to spread the word.
Join in and show the world that together, Brisbane is better than ever at www.togetherbrisbane.com.au
BRISBANE DIARY DATES FOR 2011
Check out what exciting events are happening in Brisbane.
• 21st Century: Art in the First Decade (Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art (QAG/GoMA) 18 December - 26 April 2011
• Brisbane Truck Show (BCEC) 5 - 8 May 2011
• Michael Jackson HIStory This Is It (QPAC) 7 May 2011
• State of Origin Series – Game 1 (Suncorp Stadium) 25 May 2011
• Treasury Casino Queensland Oaks Ladies’ Day (Eagle Farm Racecourse) 4 June
• Queensland Ballet – Carmen (QPAC) 28 May – 7 June 2011
• AAMI Stradbroke Day (Eagle Farm) 11 June 2011
• Cirque du Soleil: Saltimbanco (Brisbane Entertainment Centre) 8 - 17 July 2011
• Surrealism: Poetry of Dreams (GoMA) 11 June – 20 October 2011
• State of Origin Series – Game 3 (Suncorp Stadium) 6 July 2011
• Doctor Zhivago (QPAC) 6 July – 11 August 2011
• Queensland Ballet: International Gala (QPAC) 5 – 7 August 2011
• 2011 Trinations (Bledisloe Cup) – Australia v New Zealand (Suncorp Stadium) 27 August 2011
• BIGSOUND 2011 (Fortitude Valley) 31 August - 2 September 2011
• Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (QPAC) 2 - 3 October 2011
• Brisbane Festival (various venues) 3 September - 24 September 2011
• St George Bank Brisbane International Film Festival (Various) 4 - 14 November 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
BRISBANE DIARY DATES FOR 2011
Check out what exciting events are happening in Brisbane.
• 21st Century: Art in the First Decade (Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art (QAG/GoMA) 18 December - 26 April 2011
• Brisbane Truck Show (BCEC) 5 - 8 May 2011
• Michael Jackson HIStory This Is It (QPAC) 7 May 2011
• State of Origin Series – Game 1 (Suncorp Stadium) 25 May 2011
• Treasury Casino Queensland Oaks Ladies’ Day (Eagle Farm Racecourse) 4 June
• Queensland Ballet – Carmen (QPAC) 28 May – 7 June 2011
• AAMI Stradbroke Day (Eagle Farm) 11 June 2011
• Cirque du Soleil: Saltimbanco (Brisbane Entertainment Centre) 8 - 17 July 2011
• Surrealism: Poetry of Dreams (GoMA) 11 June – 20 October 2011
• State of Origin Series – Game 3 (Suncorp Stadium) 6 July 2011
• Doctor Zhivago (QPAC) 6 July – 11 August 2011
• Queensland Ballet: International Gala (QPAC) 5 – 7 August 2011
• 2011 Trinations (Bledisloe Cup) – Australia v New Zealand (Suncorp Stadium) 27 August 2011
• BIGSOUND 2011 (Fortitude Valley) 31 August - 2 September 2011
• Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (QPAC) 2 - 3 October 2011
• Brisbane Festival (various venues) 3 September - 24 September 2011
• St George Bank Brisbane International Film Festival (Various) 4 - 14 November 2011
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• 21st Century: Art in the First Decade (Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art (QAG/GoMA) 18 December - 26 April 2011
• Brisbane Truck Show (BCEC) 5 - 8 May 2011
• Michael Jackson HIStory This Is It (QPAC) 7 May 2011
• State of Origin Series – Game 1 (Suncorp Stadium) 25 May 2011
• Treasury Casino Queensland Oaks Ladies’ Day (Eagle Farm Racecourse) 4 June
• Queensland Ballet – Carmen (QPAC) 28 May – 7 June 2011
• AAMI Stradbroke Day (Eagle Farm) 11 June 2011
• Cirque du Soleil: Saltimbanco (Brisbane Entertainment Centre) 8 - 17 July 2011
• Surrealism: Poetry of Dreams (GoMA) 11 June – 20 October 2011
• State of Origin Series – Game 3 (Suncorp Stadium) 6 July 2011
• Doctor Zhivago (QPAC) 6 July – 11 August 2011
• Queensland Ballet: International Gala (QPAC) 5 – 7 August 2011
• 2011 Trinations (Bledisloe Cup) – Australia v New Zealand (Suncorp Stadium) 27 August 2011
• BIGSOUND 2011 (Fortitude Valley) 31 August - 2 September 2011
• Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (QPAC) 2 - 3 October 2011
• Brisbane Festival (various venues) 3 September - 24 September 2011
• St George Bank Brisbane International Film Festival (Various) 4 - 14 November 2011
Quality Brisbane Hotel Accommodation at Metro Hotel Tower Mill
Monday, April 18, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS LEADERS ARE COMING TO BRISBANE
Do you have aspirations to expand into the Asia Pacific market and beyond? If so, you’ll be interested to know Chinese business delegations as well as Korean business and government leaders are heading to Brisbane to talk business at the 2011 Asia Pacific Cities Summit (APCS).
Indian delegates are also expected from the resources, property, agribusiness and biotech sectors, while Indonesian delegations are coming from education and mining companies and that’s just the start.
Business and government delegations from more than 100 global cities will converge on Brisbane for the 2011 APCS. Many have already confirmed they are keen to meet with local Australian companies interested in overseas growth and investment.
If you participate in the business matching program, your pre-booked customised appointment(s) will be scheduled between 9am to 5pm on your preferred days throughout the three day Summit to be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC). Interpreters in Japanese, Korean and Mandarin and other languages will be available if required.
Click here for the business matching frequently asked questions and to find out more about the business matching program, please register at www.apcsummit.org or
phone 07 3178 9626.
For any further questions, please contact the Summit Managers on the contact details listed below:
MCI (formerly Event Planners Australia)
P: 07 3858 5582 or phone 07 3178 9626
E: info@apcsummit.org
W: www.apcsummit.org
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Eggs-cellent Entertainment in Brisbane this Easter
Be amazed by the variety of fun and quirky activities on offer around Brisbane this Easter.
Gather your family and come together in Brisbane to celebrate the five-day long weekend.
Brisbane’s tourism industry is well and truly back in business with many tourism operators staging Easter events and activities to attract people to the region for the unusually long holiday.
“It is incredible that just two months since the floods, Brisbane is open and ready for families and visitors to enjoy,” Brisbane Marketing Leisure Tourism Director Cathie McBean said.
“It is important we send a clear message and let people know about the depth and breadth of tourism products and experiences to be had in Brisbane; Moreton Bay and Islands; and in the Scenic Rim, Country Valleys and Ipswich regions.”
“We want to excite people in Brisbane about all there is to do right on their doorstep,” she said.
While the majority of Brisbane’s tourism industry wasn’t directly affected by floodwaters, the industry as a whole has experienced a downturn.
“We ask everyone in and around Brisbane to spend their five-day long weekend getting out and about exploring their region,” McBean said.
“Not only will you be pleasantly surprised by what you’ll find in your own backyard, you’ll also be supporting our local tourism industry at a time when they need it the most.”
There are some great activities, events and tourism products on offer in Brisbane throughout Easter.
(Source: TravMedia.com 15th April 2011)
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Shopping, Fashion and Wining and Dining in Brisbane
SHOPPING & FASHION in Brisbane
Brisbane's Queen Street Mall has long been considered the centre of fashion and retail in Queensland. This vibrant shopping and lifestyle precinct lies at the heart of Brisbane City and is arguably Australia's most successful pedestrian mall, playing host to over 26 million visitors a year.
Some of the best shopping can be found here with more than 700 retail options available in the Mall and its many arcades and street-front shopping precincts including Brisbane Arcade, Broadway on the Mall, MacArthur Central (nearby on Edward Street), QueensPlaza, The Myer Centre, Wintergarden, Queen Adelaide Building, Albert Street & Albert Laneway and Tattersall's Arcade.
It's here find luxury fashion labels Polo Ralph Lauren, Hermes, Hugo Boss, Oroton, Tiffany & Co, Louis Vuitton, Alannah Hill, Georg Jensen, Lisa Ho, Wayne Cooper plus Australian department stores David Jones and Myer.
The inner-city suburb of New Farm is also a hot spot for fashionistas with the latest Australian and international designers found on James Street and James Lane including Sass & Bide, Scanlan &Theodore, Mimco, Frock Shop, Easton Pearson, Chelsea de Luca, Paul Hunt, Gary Castles, Francis Leon and Bettina Liano. Don't forget to head down Ann Street in Fortitude Valley to stock up on Akira Isogawa and international labels at Brisbane boutique Blonde Venus.
If high fashion is not your style, stroll down the inner city suburb of Paddington for a range of vintage collectables and absolutely fabulous garments you didn't even know you needed or head east to the contemporary hub of Woolloongabba to scour through antiques and homewares not available anywhere else.
WINING & DINING in Brisbane
With an innovative array of fine dining, hip contemporary restaurants, exotic international cuisine and laid back cafes, pubs and bars, foodies should salute the masterful dining scene kicking into overdrive across Brisbane.
Local residents have always loved dining out whether it's for breakfast, lunch or dinner, but now everyone is spoilt for choice as Chefs from around the world arrive to open restaurants and take advantage of Queensland's fresh seasonal produce, world-class seafood and buzzing urban villages filled with discerning taste buds.
Now Brisbane's thriving dining scene is capturing Australia's attention with the country's New Restaurant of the Year, Maitre D' of the Year and Wine List of the Year according to the Australian Gourmet Traveller 2011 Restaurant Awards. Ortiga, which opened its doors early in 2010, was named New Restaurant of the Year and received a two star rating while in Woolloongabba, 1889 Enoteca was awarded Wine List of the Year and Peter Sullivan of Aria Restaurant was acknowledged as Maitre D' of the Year.
Other dining options that should not go overlooked are The Buffalo Club, The Crosstown Eating House, Libertine Restaurant & Bar, Urbane, The Euro, The Chelsea, 5th Element Bar & Cellar, Tartufo Ristorante & Bar, South Bank Surf Club and Sardine Tin.
The city's iconic Chinatown Mall has reopened after an extensive $8 million redevelopment. Now designed according to Feng Shui principles, Chinatown Mall is the perfect place to find authentic Asian cuisine in Brisbane and celebrate Chinese events in traditional style.
For farm fresh and fabulous food visit one of the many local produce markets setting up stalls across the city each week. Jan Power's Farmers Markets has more than 100 stalls to create a cultural and community experience. You can find a Jan Power's market either each week or fortnight in four locations across Brisbane including Mitchelton, Brisbane Powerhouse, Manly and Queen Street Mall.
Northey Street Markets, South Bank Markets, Rosalie Gourmet Markets and Green Flea Community Market all provide high quality products, flowers and foods from both around the world and local farms.
If treating your taste buds to liquid gold is preferred, look no further than the wine being made in south-east Queensland. Local favourite Sirromet Winery continues to produce award-winning table, sparkling and fortified wines in Mt Cotton. Regional vineyards turning heads include Warrego Wines, Normanby Wines and Iron Bark Ridge estates - each located 60 minutes drive west from down-town Brisbane making it a leisurely day trip from the city.
Liquid gold also comes in the form of Queensland's iconic XXXX Ale House and Brewery, established in 1878. Fast forward 130 years or so and this distillery is still producing amber ale on the original site at Milton and attracting thousands of visitors through its doors for a guided tour each year. Discover the proud legend of this Queensland beer for yourself during a dedicated Brewery, Beer and BBQ Tour.
Beer lovers can now taste more than 80 Australian craft beers without leaving the city thanks to the arrival of Archive Beer Boutique Bistro. Show casing the talents of many boutique breweries from Byron Bay to the Blue Mountains, Archive promises there is a beer for everyone and offers a tasting menu to compliment the ales, lagers and stouts. The Brewhouse is another great option close by and well worth a visit for a beer and steak for a lazy Sunday.
(Source: Travmedia.com 2nd April 2011)
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