Win the best year of your life!
Use The Good Guide's new edition 'The Best of Brisbane' as your lifestyle passport. Discover, explore and enjoy the unique, quirky, hip, fun and independent places in our pages and share why <YOU> love them to win 'the best year of your life'.
WIN: The major prize will see the lucky winning pigeons given the VIP treatment to all the hottest tickets in town. From bespoke couture to luxury pampering to free coffee for a year to elaborate dinner soirées hosted by Brisbane's best chefs. Step behind the red velvet rope... you'll be greeted with the inner circle's secret handshake!
To Win, It's Easy As 1, 2, 3...
- Create a 30 second chirp (video) including a minimum of any 4 of The Good Guide venues in 'The Best of Brisbane' Edition One (1st Nov 2011 - 30th Apr 2012)
- Tell us what it is that makes this business 'the best of the best' in your eyes. The chirps must be creative, daring and fun!
- Upload your chirp to YouTube or Vimeo, and send us your link using the below entry form.
Entries close at 12am (EST) on 30 April, 2012.
20 finalists will have their chirps posted online, with the ultimate winner decided by a public Pigeon Poll in May 2012.
Music and images can be included in the entry, though you must have the appropriate licences, permissions and clearances.
The Prizes
The Pet Pad
Prize Value $360
Lassie will never come home once you set her loose in this pampered pet heaven. She’ll be extra sleek with 6 x Pet Spa (bath and blow dry) sessions. These include a full wash with soap free shampoo, brush and blowdry, ear cleaning and a sprits with low irritant pet perfume.
Shibui Homewares
Prize Value $50
Purveyor of cute and cool, Shibui Homewares is the place where your Japanese dreams come true. With a $50 voucher these dreams are certain to be extra special. Plus there’s a secret gift. Ooooh!
Limes Hotel & Rooftop Bar
Prize Value $379
Limes is the place to be whether you’re looking for sweet Jazz tunes, thumping DJ beats, Movies with Margaritas, or fabulous fare. They are also one of the coolest boutique hotels in town with very stylish sheets to wrap yourself in. Find that sexy date of yours, because you’ve just won one nights stay in a double room, as well as $100 to spend at the rooftop bar. Thanks, Limes!
Bar Barossa
Prize Value $1000
Bar Barossa. The name that wine coinsures and fanatics whisper in reverent tones. They have granted you a place in the inner circle of the wine world with a Premium handcrafted wine tasting for up to twenty people. You’ll be treated to six amazing small production wines from the Barossa Valley. Hosted by leading wine identity, Darren Davis, you’ll enjoy wines that very few have ever seen, let alone tasted! From seriously old vines planted back in the 1840s to young fresh wines, this is a tasting that will have tongues wagging for more.
We Live Like This
Prize Value $300
We Live Like This, is a boutique for the merry at heart and the fabulous of frocks. Because she’s oh so lovely, Mekalie the wonderful owner has given you the chance to live like this too, with a sneak peek at the upcoming collection of Melbourne label, Obus. Their representative will give you a one-on-one styling session and take you through the new season range with nibbles and bubbles to keep things festive. Plus there’s a $100 voucher to sweeten the deal so you can be ahead of every fashion forward filly out there.
Elio Moda
Prize Value $500
The masters of tailored wear bring a much-needed touch of European chic to Brisbane. Now you’ll become the Pigeon about town with this one hour clothing and wardrobe consultation with Elio himself! You’ll enjoy a hard-core style advice session as well as a personal colour consultation to drive away those pasty-skinned blues. Enjoy a beverage and relax as your style sense expands to greater heights.
Super Whatnot
Prize Value $200
You’re super, but there’s something missing. You need, Super Whatnot! Coming to the rescue with craft beer on tap and gourmet snackery in the house, they will satisfy all your whatnot needs. You will now be extra super with their beer tasting for four with snacks. Thank you Super Whatnot, you’ve saved the day again!
Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts
Prize Value $ Priceless
The ‘Judy’ is a Brisbane institution where culture and quirk mix with contemporary theatre, cabaret, circus, dance, music and visual arts. The winner will enjoy the best contemporary arts offerings with a gift voucher that allows them free flight to any show of their choosing. Valid for two premium tickets to any programmed performance within the promo period, there is also the added bonus of a bottle of Clovely Estate wine from Foyer Bar. Drink and be merry with Judy, she’ll keep you entertained.
C Gallery
Prize Value $500
Step into this artists’ dreamland and become inspired by beautiful creations. Specialising in exquisite hand blow Australian glass, paintings, delicate ceramics, and thoughtful sculptures, C Gallery is a place where you can begin or continue an art love affair. Bring five friends for your own private viewing and wonder at the amazing array of artworks as you enjoy champagne and nibbles. Then have a small complex as you try and decide what to buy with your $100 gift voucher.
Wallrocks
Prize Value $3000
Wallrocks is an antique store with a hefty reputation as one of Brisbane’s most cultured and fashionable antique destionations. And they’ve just offered you an experience that doesn’t happen, ever! They’ve flung wide their doors and invited you to choose from their beautiful 18th and 19th century furniture collection with a price tag of up to $3000.
Oh Hello!
Prize Value $500
You’re halfway through the best year of your life. You’ve been pampered, spoilt and fed on delicacies at every turn. Now it’s the New Year and you’ve still got six months of prizes to go. Why don’t you go celebrate your good fortune in the coolest new club in town? They’ve got the New York vibe and the coolest beats, the retro artist and the gehetto chic. Plus, they’ve promised you four tickets to their exclusive New Years Eve party with a $200 bar tab to make everything go down real smooth. Say goodbye to the old year and Oh Hello to the new!
Bravo Bar-B-Que
Prize Value $1040+
Chargrilling at its purest form is something to worship (why do you think the men all gather around the BBQ and stare at it!) and at this restaurant they’ve perfected this idea. Winner of Brisbane’s best steak 2010-2011 everyone else agrees that this is the place to be seen eating. And they’ve just offered you and eight or more friends their signature banquet with a two hour beer and wine package.
Sugo Mi
Prize Value $300
Authentic Italian pizza with a capital A (A also stands for awesome and anchovies). Sugo Mi is where homesick Italians weep over perfect crusts and the rich tomato bases will have you screaming out Opera classics for joy. Come weep over crusts yourself and learn the family secrets with a private class on how to hand stretch, top and cook pizzas. Afterwards enjoy a feast for four and sample your own masterpieces.
Jewels NY
Prize Value $100
A treasure trove of beautiful things sourced directly from New York, Jewels NY is a place where bright colours are in and bigger is always better. As the proud winner, you have been invited to the real breakfast at Tiffany’s. In amongst the beautiful jewellery and beneath the candelabras you’ll get the chance to celebrate a birthday, propose to your loved one, or just indulge with a friend. Cakes and Coffees or champagne and h’ordeuvres are served for the lucky couple. You’ll be singing New York, New York in no time.
Sip Cafe
Prize Value $80
If you want quality coffee and family friendly service then pull up a seat and take a sip, or a few. They serve up fresh food daily and have recently added on an extention that’s got us ruffling our feathers in excitement. Bring your two best friends for a scrummy breakfast and come away with new bestfriends!
Frankie & the Fox
Prize Value $150
The foxy Frankie is a woman who knows best. Let her dress you from head to toe in the latest fashions and the greatest finds. It’s even easier when she’s kind as well as foxy and gifts you $150 to spend on whatever darling outfit catches your eye.
Pintxo Spanish Taperia
Prize Value $400
Time to Party! There’s nothing more impressive than a cocktail party with handmade, fresh tapas. Here’s your chance to host a cocktail party at Pintxo for 15 of your friends where all the food is made by hand in the Pintxo kitchen. Soak up the fun & festive atmosphere with your guests as you sip on one of seven Sangria’s while devouring delicious Spanish tapas.
E’cco Bar
Prize Value $1500
E’cco is where food love affairs are born. A single dinner here will have you an addict for life. And now with the song of a thousand trumpets blaring TGG announces the prize you have been waiting for! Phillip Johnson, the renowned chef and owner has invited you to a private dinner party for ten people. With his magic touch he will create an amazing four course degustation dinner for you and your guests with wines expertly matched by e’cco sommelier, Alan Hunter, recently crowned QLD sommelier of the year. You’ve just won the dinner of the year!
Rayners Gourmet Meats
Prize Value $100
Rare and delicious gourmet meats are their specialty. Rayners is truly a New Farm favourite supplying free-range and organic poultry, game meats to home-cooked hams and specialty sausages. Thanks to the lovely owners you now have a $100 gift voucher to spend on whatever you wish. Organise a meat-and-greet and impress all your friends with your gourmet produce.
Kisses
Prize Value $500
Kisses is the kind of store that you walk by and think… one day… Well, your day has come wistful pigeon! Your session will begin with a personal wardrobe style/cull at your home with Rachel, the owner of Kisses and a woman with her finger firmly on the fashion pulse. Once your wardrobe is looking kissable she’ll gift you a $500 voucher so you can frolic amongst the racks of Malene Birger, Majestic, Gold Hawk, Nolita and more.
Cakes By Judy C
Prize Value $335
The Queen of cakes has opened her own shop in Ashgrove and is serving out her addictive greatness daily. She brightens up weddings, birthdays, and special occasions, and many a boss has buttered up a reluctant employee with her corporate cakes (TGG Pigeon has it’s eye on the Chanel handbag cake). She’s also extremely generous and has donated three prizes. The first is a cake decorating extravaganza class where she will pass on her greatness to you (or attempt to). The second is an invitation for morning or afternoon tea, with your five friends, for tea and coffee and Whoopie pie and ice-cream. And last but not least, a classic Judy C birthday cake to feed 35 people. Now that takes the cake!
Taro’s Ramen & Cafe
Prize Value $300
Do you love oodles of noodles? Especially authentic Japanese noodles that are oh so tasty and oh so good for you! Taro Akimoto is the undisputed king of the Ramen world and he’s just opened up his doors and his life to you and a friend, lucky birdie. With an eight-course degustation menu and matching wines you’d be forgiven for thinking that was enough, but Taro has offered himself as well to be your guide through his own noodle-tastic menu. Hai, Hai, Hai!
Vue Lounge
Prize Value $150
Enjoy the view from this New Farm hot spot, great for people watching and socialising. Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner with a modern Australian twist there’s no reason to leave this lounge at all. Because they’re well aware you’ll be dying to stay all day they’ve gifted you a voucher for breakfast, lunch, and dinner all valued at $50. The Vue seems pretty good from up here.
The Body Refinery
Prize Value $390
Take that old, run-down body and replace it with a new, revitalised body bursting with health and energy. The Body Refinery is the place where ab dreams come true and toned legs are not just something you see on TV. One of the only businesses that offers Gyrotonic, a premium exercise system that restores movement and circulation in the spine, they’ve decided to share the love and give away an initial consultation and three one-on-one Gyrotonic sessions.
Thann
Prize Value $160
A day spa where all things divine come straight from mother earth. Refresh your mind, body and soul with a Top and Toe treatment. For an hour and forty-five minutes you will be pampered with natural products and touched by healing hands. There’s no way you wont feel like a shiny new you!
Teneriffe Osteopathy
Prize Value $120
Don’t you think it’s time you gave your body a bit of a treat? You use it too hard, don’t appreciate it enough and generally treat it without much respect. When your body starts singing Aretha Franklin it’s time to visit the Osteopath. That’s where Iain MacRae and Teneriffe Osterpathy come in. TGG is proud to say that you, lucky winner, will win a free consultation and treatment. “All we’re askin’ is for a little respect…”
Shucked
Prize Value $250
When History, Cool, and Coffee fell in love, the child from this ménage à trios was not named Hooffee as popular opinion would have you believe, it was actually called Shucked and grew up in Newstead, a friendly, talented being. Making excellent coffee and yummy food, this is the place to hang out with your crew. And now Shucked has donated a two hour coffee appreciation and coffee making session that will get you a bit of that ménage à trios action yourself. plus there’s the added bonus of a bag of beans to continue this new love affair.
Passione
Prize Value $65
Ah, Bellissimo! Passione is a place where passion is born and good gelato shimmers invitingly beside darkly seductive organic waffles. If you’re not already feeling a bit hot and heavy try their unique gelato cocktails and watch the river slink by, glided in lights. Once your love affair has truly begun order yourself that personalised gelato cake you won and take it home to your friends, you can’t keep leaving them out…
Orb Hair
Prize Value $170
Spreading beauty, love and good hair throughout the land is this popular beauty salon. With clients traveling from as far away as the Gold Coast to get their hair cut you can understand why it’s always good to book in advance. And to help spread a little bit more of that love they’ve given you their signature facial and eye design packages for free. You’ll soon be sucked into their orbit.
New Farm Framing
Prize Value $295
“Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all.” “You are,” it replies, “but New Farm Framing is the fairest shop of them all.” When it comes to art, framing is its own form, so that would make this little shop the Picasso or Monet of the framing world. So when we say New Farm Picasso is offering you a one-off mirror, you better be getting super excited, cause we’re all in a twitter.
New Farm Acupuncture & Natural Therapies
Prize Value $90
Acupuncture is more than just sticking small needles into you and hoping they hit something important. It’s hundreds of years of history and research and practice. It can heal old injuries and new pain, mental trauma and weight-loss issues. There’s not much these amazing little pins can’t do in the right hands and New Farm Acupuncture is right with a capital R. years of experience and a true love for healing is what sets this business apart. Let them heal your life with a free one-hour initial acupuncture consultation and treatment.
New Farm Bikes
Prize Value $100
Putting sex appeal back into bikes and making sure it’s not just the realm of lycra clad fanatics, this is your one stop shop for everything sleek and green. Serious about good bikes and good gear you’ll be extra pleased to find they’ve gifted you a Nutcase helmet. Now you can be a cycling nut in safety.
Incube8r
Prize Value $250
Like an exotic bazaar but without the flimsy tents and sand, In.cube8r is the first of its kind. Hiring out its space to artists, this gallery takes no commission for the use of its shelves and cabinets. Naturally it’s a busy little body and an hour of exclusive shopping time, where you don’t need to wrestle that one-off piece from that other ardent admirer, would be great. Just as well In.cube8r also reads minds. This prize consists of an hour of exclusive shopping time, plus a one on one workshop with one of their artists from which you will come triumphant with a completed piece. You also get $50 to spend in store. The generosity to almost too much!
EP By Easton Pearson
Prize Value $500
Easton Pearson’s little sister line, EP by Easton Pearson is the type of girl who plays with colours during the day and sips cocktails in tropical locations by night. Fun and vibrant, with the beautiful eccentricity that has made Easton Pearson a worldwide success, this is the line to be seen in. They’ve invited fashion stylist Christie Nicolaides into the Winn Lane store for a one on one session with you that will culminate in the wonderfulness of an outfit from the current range. With $500 worth of value to play with you’ll be an EP sister too.
Corporate Culture
Prize Value $407
Being head of the pack since 1997 would be a bit tiring, but Corporate Culture don’t appear to be slowing down. Purveyors of unique lighting and furniture, they trade ethically and seek out Australian and New Zealand designers. Just this once they are offering you the chance to be the proud owner of the red Navy 111 chair, so named because it’s taken 111 coke bottles to make it. Do something extraordinary with your bum and sit on the future of recycling.
Chouquette
Prize Value $150
Bonjour, from your sweets addiction. This French boulangerie patisserie is where diets go to die, and for good reason. There is no need to diet when food makes you this happy! They make fresh every day the sort of pastries that can dance in your dreams and the French speaking staff make you feel like you’re in Paris. If things couldn’t get any more decadent they’ve also gift you a picnic hamper filled with $150 worth of all their delicacies. Mon Dieu!
Camargue
Prize Value $200
Dressing women in the latest fashions for thirty years is a success story that doesn’t happen every day, and it’s all due to the fact that Camargue is ahead of its kind. With a $200 gift voucher to help the dire situation in your wardrobe and an invitation to every exclusive Camargue Parade for a year you’ll be that fashion savvy Goddess you’ve been dreaming about.
Bouquet Boutique
Prize Value $270
A heavenly boutique florist that does flowers like Tiffany’s does silver. These are flowers that make the heart flutter and bouquets that shout “I LOVE YOU” to the heavens and back. Get those romantic vibes flowing when you and a friend create your own living gift. It’s a scent-sational experience.
Angelo’s Pasta
Prize Value $ Priceless
Andrew Baker Art Dealer
Prize Value $ Priceless
The exciting future of art rests in Andrew Baker’s steady hands. With years of experience in the industry and a devoted passion that see’s him hunting out the most exciting emerging artists it would be safe to say you’d like to spend some time looking through Andrew’s brain. Now, before you resort to more drastic action, relax, we’ve got you sorted. A private viewing with Andrew with drinks and nibbles sounds about right, doesn’t it. Thank your lucky pigeon.
Thousand Island Dressing
Prize Value $150
Home of the funky lamps and retro mirrors, home of the gift giving complex (one for me and one for thee), and home to the best necklaces in town. If you had to be stuck on an Island, Thousand Island would be the one. Thanks to them you could win yourself a $150 voucher to spend on any Thousand Island Dressing homewares that take your fancy. Heart shaped lamp? Don’t mind if I do.
Hotel Urban Brisbane
Prize Value $800
Hotel Urban is Brisbane’s culture hub, a destination that is more than just a place to rest your head. And if you thought they couldn’t possibly get any cooler they’ve just offered you and your girlfriends a once-in-a-lifetime experience! The Girls Just Want to have Fun package includes one night of accommodation in a two bedroom suite, stocked with girly magazines and a Harnn & Thann beauty product gift pack. When you’ve finished romping in your room head to the uber chic Gazebo bar for an hour of cocktails and canapés, on the house. Then take back the city with your girls armed with two magic taxi vouchers for the ride there and back (they think of everything don’t they). Sleep for a few hours and then start the new day with a buffet breakfast for four. Having fun has never been easier!
Five Sisters Art House Cafe
Prize Value $150
Swap the mundane for the Mediterranean at five sisters café. Run by five sisters (really!) who cook the recipes they learnt from their mother and grandmother with special modern twists, they have decided to pass their knowledge on to you. Bring a friend and become part of the family with a special Greek cooking class. Then sample the recipes you just learnt over lunch.
Denim Co.
Prize Value $160
Like your favourite pair of denim jeans, this Café and fashion store are the perfect fit. A great place to have a coffee and cake with friends, or simply sit by yourself as you watch the South Bank wild life. Once you’ve satisfied your need for cake head into the fashion shop and satisfy all your wardrobe needs. And now Denim Co. fits even better with the $150 gift voucher you’ve won for your fashion needs and the coffee and cake you can indulge in afterwards.
Cafe Wrapture
Prize Value $100
Famous for their world wraps and gaining a reputation as a quality breakfast haunt. Everything you eat here has been made with love using free-range and organic produce. Now you can enjoy a soul filled lunch with three of your friends. Sit back, enjoy the sunshine, and feed your soul.
Identity Cut & Colour
Prize Value $970
The insanely so “hot right now” crew at premium hair salon Identity Cut & Colour are offering the Best of Brisbane cool cat winner the ULTIMATE ID experience valued at $970. After a comprehensive consultation, you will receive a Creative Colour from their Wella Colour Specialist. Following a deluxe SP prescribed treatment, you will have a hair make over style cut with famed creative director Vass Eliadis. To finish off your delicious new do, it will be tamed with a Cloud Nine styling iron so we can show you how to use yours when you take home your very own Cloud Nine styling iron. Finally, to make sure your hair stays in ultimate condition until your next visit, you will leave with a Wella Salon Professional gift pack including shampoo, conditioner and treatment. Love your hair! Love Identity x
Biome
Prize Value 2 x $100
Experience guilt free shopping at Biome an eco wonderland with two unique shops, one in Paddington the other in the City. Find something for your house, skin products that your skin loves, gifts for your family and friends, and a myriad of different books on how to make your life beautiful and green. Now it’s even easier to be green with the two $100 gift vouchers you can win.
Core Yoga
Prize Value $97
At its core it’s a yoga studio, but to its loyal adherents, Core Yoga is less an exercise space and more a sanctum; a place to find physical and mental balance in a supportive environment. Begin your love affair with them with this seven class pass. Strengthen the core, strengthen yourself.
New Farm Power Yoga
Prize Value $ Priceless
Yoga is power, a way to strengthen your body inside and out. At New Farm power Yoga they combine the best of the ancient traditions with the latest dynamic techniques. The flexible people at this sanctuary of soul have gifted you a week of unlimited classes that combine heat, music, breath and movement for an intense and energizing experience. You’ll soon be hooked.
Buba & La
Prize Value $ Priceless
What could be cuter than a name like Buba & La? The shop that the name belongs to, obviously! With a knack for sourcing unique and decorative design pieces from across the globe, this is a playground for homewares enthusiasts and desperate gift shoppers alike. They’ve also got your coaster disaster sorted too, with their gift of a collection of Limited edition Hawaiian coasters.
A.P. Design House
Prize Value $80
An interior design house filled with whimsy and wonder. Appreciate the furniture that appreciates is Alexandra Ponting’s moto, the woman and interior designer behind the initials. Looking for something unique, a different view on something old, made new? Make A.P. Design your new best friend. For one hour Alexandra has gifted her talented self for a free consultation at your home, where she will advise you on all things unique and timeless.
Art de Vie
Prize Value $300
Bonjour from Bardon. The art of life is an apt name for this chic boutique. They sell many sweet and unique items with a heavy French influence thanks to the friendly French owner, Pascale. She has gifted the winner a personal portrait painting valued at $300. Who says only the aristocracy can have a personal portrait hanging in their living room!
Villa & Home
Prize Value $239
Sarah, the owner of this lovely homewares shop, spent a lot of her life as a Marine Biologist and this tends to show in the colours and textures in Villa & Home. Aquamarine blues tint bottles and sandy coloured ceramics remind us of the beach. Stocking unique and hard-to-find homewares, this is the shop that can turn your interior decorating nightmare into a daydream. Because she knows that summer is the most important part of the year for Queenslanders she’s gifted you a Basil Bags umbrella, which is so beautiful you should be prepared to share it with lots of people.
Buzz
Prize Value $120
Valley locals can’t get enough of Parisian-style sidewalk dining and at Buzz you’ve got the wicker dining chairs and the yummy breakfast and lunch. We think they’re the bee’s-knees so we’re buzzing with excitement as we announce their prize of a decadent lunch for four.
Wine Experience
Prize Value $75
Wine tends to be a very demanding lover. Once you’ve fallen for it you can’t really ever go back to anything else, but nor do you want to. At Wine Experience they know this love affair is important and so they have catered to every need, with great Australian wines mixed with International fare. They also make sure you know everything there is to know about your love and offer exclusive master classes. Now they’ve offered a select seat to you, where you can savour the silky flavours of your lover to your hearts content.
Decked Cafe & Bar
Prize Value $50
This café decks our your bread of choice with all your ultimate tasty fillers, serves up milkshakes in old school milk bottles and boasts funky tables with bright toys hidden beneath the glass. Because there aint nothin cooler than hangin out at Decked they’ve invited you and a friend to enjoy their deck-alicious lunch with drinks included. Deck out your good luck, Pigeon Pal.
Les Salles
Prize Value $200
Les Salles sources fabrics from France and then makes them into gorgeous creations. Pillows, drapes, curtains, blinds, upholstery – there’s nothing they can’t do. There’s also rustic vintage wares, industrial lighting and lamps and an abundance of eclectic and unique items to create a home you love. To help this process along they’ve given you a gift of custom made cushions, up to the value of $200. Très chic!
The Meat-ting Place
Prize Value $200
“My Kingdom for a sausage!” or “let them eat sausages!” is what these royal dummies should have said. The Meat-ting Place is Brisbane’s best organic butcher, staffed by professionals who make you sign contracts stating that you will not over cook their prime steak before they sell it to you. They also happen to make the best chicken sausages in Brisbane. Now, just for you, they are throwing wide their secret pantry and letting you in for a one hour sausage making lesson. And did we mention the $200 gift voucher…
Red Works
Prize Value $190
The talented people at Red Works run this lifestyle shop and show room as well as a busy interior design business. In the shop they sell Mela Purdie clothing, Italian jewellery and French bags. The show room reveals their custom made curtains and blinds as well as their high quality furniture. Now you’ve been given the chance of inviting these talented people into your home for a one hour decorating consultation. You’ve had makeovers, now give your house one.
Paddington Antique Centre
Prize Value $100
In an historic 1930s theatre, high on a hill in Paddington, is the Paddington Antique Centre, or as those in the know like to call it PAC. With more than 50 shops nestled within its historic bosom you can be sure of finding the vintage treasure you crave. And now the centre staff are shaking out PAC’s skirts for one more show. They’ll take you on a behind the scenes tour of the theatre and regale you with saucy stories of her past and those that walked the boards. And while you’re at it, keep your eye open for that treasure, because you’ve got a $100 voucher to spend as well!
Woolloongabba Antique Centre
Prize Value $ Priceless
1500m2 of vintage fabulousness for you to play amongst. Whether you’re looking for the perfect 1950s outdoor setting, a 1930s twiggy dress, or a set of 60s psychedelic china these guys have you covered. And what better way to delve into this world than with a guided tour by the people who know it best. Bring a friend because afterwards you can settle into the 1950s café and enjoy a complimentary coffee and cake for two.
Lychee Lounge
Prize Value $ Priceless
Famous for their cocktails as well as the Barbie head candelabras, the Lychee Lounge has been a West End favourite for years. An exotic oriental lounge, it boasts an Opium den, Tatami Dining, and a magnificent Samurai inspired bar. Settle back into one of their atmospheric booths and enjoy a dinner for you and three friends with their signature lychee martinis. But, wait! There’s more! You’ll have a private session with one of their cocktail experts with the opportunity to create a new vodka infusion that could ultimately be added to the Lychee Lounge cocktail list!
Yumcha Child
Prize Value $200
Serving gorgeous 100% organic bamboo and cotton baby gifts good enough to eat, Yumcha Child is your new destination for all things cute. Packed in Bento boxes, on banana leaf plates and bamboo steamers you’d be forgiven for keeping them as artworks. And with the $200 online shopping voucher you’ve just won you can afford to keep a few, just for yourself.
West End Twilight Markets
Prize Value $100
Bringing the word twilight back from the realms of pasty vampires and sulky werewolves is this not-so-secret garden in the heart of the West End. Filled with wonderful treasures and delicious food and drink, it’s everything a market should be mixed with the wild excitement of a travelling fair. On one special night you will set out on a treasure hunt through this magical place and in ten beautiful stalls you will find ten presents, hidden for only your eyes to find. We’re jealous!
Comfort At My Table
Prize Value $ Priceless
Sweet wallpaper, woven baskets with blushing apples, fresh flowers glowing on the counter, cookbooks promising hearty goodness before the cash register. Comfort at my Table is your favourite auntie’s kitchen, without the lambs brains. The food is fresh and oh so yum with a seasonal ‘funky nana’ menu. Noami, the owner and driving passion behind Comfort, has invited you for a special Sunday three course breakfast with your loved one. Whether it be an anniversary, birthday, suck-up brekky or catch-up, Noami will have you falling in love with her special table – replete with lovely table cloth, her own nana’s china and flowers in the centre.
Glow Retreat
Prize Value $205
Retreat from the sordid hustle and bustle of the city into this sanctuary. Staffed by dedicated beauty lovers and experienced professionals you can be waxed, scrubbed, tanned, pruned and plucked all in the one place. You’ll glow with pleasure when you realise you’ve won a Photofacial, which includes back massage, full Decleor facial with specialised mask and an Omnilux light therapy treatment with an arm, neck, and shoulder massage… Breath.
Fit City 24/7
Prize Value $700
From your guns to your buns, Fit City has you covered. Don’t freak out about summer, we’ve found your new exercise love! With a 10 week personal training pass (one session per week), unlimited gym access, nutritional planning and a merchandise kit you’ll be running bay watch style down the beach in no time.
The Nook Off Hawthorne
Prize Value $100
Behind the Hawthorn cinema dwells this little café where all good stories begin and end. They serve breakfast lunch and Spanish tapas, are BYO, have free wi-fi and their food is welcome in the cinema. Whew, they are one talented little Nook. Head on over for breakfast and take three of your friends, they’ve just invited you for breakfast.
Hobohemia
Prize Value $200
In the secret language of Hobos’, Hobohemia means “awesome vintage treasure cave”. What? It does! Named after the low rent city districts where hobos and bohemians mingled for fun and artsy dreaming. Filled to bursting with the most beautiful vintage and antique finds, from a 1930s telephone to funky lampshades made from vintage fabric, they have everything you could dream of and more. Lovely Lizzie, the proud owner, has invited you in for a vintage hat and champagne styling session. Play around with her vintage hats until you’ve found the perfect fit and then take it home. “My hobohemia is the place to be.”
Black Anchor
Prize Value $150
Ahoy, Sailor, drop your anchor in this clothing boutique over here! Your new berth mixes street and beach with high-end fashion for an effortlessly cool look and will keep you on the high seas of fashion instead of in the troughs. Joining the collective is easier than you think with a $150 gift voucher. A’vast there my salty dogs, that’s better than a cask of rum!
La La Latrobe
Prize Value $150
Boudoir meets boutique in this famous Paddington shop. Stocking their own labels’ She’s Gone La La and La La Luxe this fashion house is so adorable and quirky you’ll want to stay for tea. But don’t despair we can offer you something even better. A personal styling session with the La La girls where you can giggle and pose and drink sparkling wine. The end result? Your own outfit valued at $150. You’ll go La La too!
Eagle Farm Markets
Prize Value $600
Hidden within the picturesque Eagle Farm racecourse is Brisbane’s newest and brightest markets. Selling farm fresh produce and tasty delicacies alongside fashionable wares and crafts. There’s live music and fun for the kids, so bring the entire family for a day at the races with a difference. The best part is that they’ve given you six $100 shopping vouchers, that you get every month for six months. We think you’ve hit a winning streak!
Jules & Roc
Prize Value $200
Think of the world’s great couples: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers, Barbie and Ken, Cat-Dog, and now we’ve got Jules & Roc. A fashion store with a heart made of Alice McCall and a Tony Bianco Sole, this is where the seasons must-have’s live. Now you’ve got a $200 voucher to complete your life.
Teneriffe Chiropractic
Prize Value $90
Chiropractic is about helping the body help itself. By making sure your spine is happy, you then make your nervous system happy and then this makes your body happy – that’s a whole lot of happy! Join the happy revolution and head on over to the health experts for your free consultation. If you’re happy and you know it hug your Chiro.
FAB Fish & Burger Grill
Prize Value $100
Fish and burgers, fish and burgers, go together like a horse and carriage… The burgers here are the rockstars of the menu with names like Wanda (think fish burger, and we’re hoping it wasn’t Wanda!) Blues Brothers and Miss Piggy! There’s also quality fish and chips and other tempting seafood options. Bring a friend for lunch, on the house of course, and have a drink while you’re at it. Just don’t get carried away when you see the stripper option on the menu (it’s a gluten free option you fool).
Cru Bar
Prize Value $250
With an award-winning wine list and a dinner menu to please even the most refined diners, the Cru Bar has all bases covered. Lounge against the famous onyx bar or watch the James St life from the deck. Once the night is finished head to Cru’s impressive wine cellar and pick out a delicate drop. Oh, and you’ve got $250 to spend where you wish, so relax, we’ve got you covered.
Eye Candy Spex & Chox
Prize Value $250
This shop is in a class of its own where elegance and cute are concerned. Whoever thought of mixing chocolate with specs and sunglasses knew the way straight to a girl’s heart. Trish, the lovely lady behind this tiny wonderland has given you the gift of your very own style session with her. She’ll take you through the different brands, fit the glasses to your face and finally gift your chosen glasses to you (to the value of $250). Don’t be afraid to make a spectacle of yourself with Eye Candy!
1889 Pizzeria
Prize Value $100
Bringing the authentic tastes of Italy back to Brisbane is this popular pizzeria. Serving gourmet pizzas that transport you into an Italian Piazza it also boasts a wine list that seduces even as your tastebuds are already swooning. They’ve invited you and a friend around for dinner with a bottle of vino so you can confirm what we already know – this is pizza at it’s best.
The Villager
Prize Value $200
A generous helping of Mad Men and a whole lot of Brisbane class (yes there is such a thing) mixed with good food and good drinks is the cocktail that makes up the Villager. This popular retreat boasts a Gastrobar and a Supper Club furnished with eclectic furniture and whimsical wallpaper. Now you’ve been given the coolest ticket in town with a three course meal for two in the Gastrobar followed by a cocktail each. Gimmie a whiskey, ginger ale on the side, and don’t be stingy baby.
Atelier Australia
Prize Value $ Priceless
Lose your heart to this artisans boutique, where imported silks whisper secrets of Paris to delicate cottons who dream of sunny fields. There are real wildflower necklaces from Spain and salvaged copper pipes display the designs. Judi Guthrie is the designer and visionary behind this Brisbane designed and made label, and you can’t find Atelier anywhere else. Just for one day you will attend a workshop with Judi and gain style advice, lean about fabrics, fashion designing and drafting. You then design and make your own pattern to take home and as a bonus you can choose a garment of your choice at wholesale price from the designers collection.
Sky Room
Prize Value $250
Step back to Palm Springs, 1950s, the men drink scotch and the women sip cocktails and everyone has a tan. Step forward to Brisbane 2011 and settle into the Sky Room where the best of the décor has stayed the same but the cocktails and clientele have improved. Serving only the freshest Cocktails with the best wait staff in Brisbane you’ll feel like you’re on holiday in Palm springs. They’ve also given you a $250 bar tab for you and your pigeon pals to sweeten the deal.
McKims Jewellery Design
Prize Value $300
With thirty years of experience under his wing Craig McKim is a master jeweller with a passion. Producing exquisite pieces in both classic and contemporary jewellery design, McKims is the place where happy engagements begin and quality gifts are procured. Because he understands the pleasure an item of jewellery can give, no matter its age, he has offered you the chance to bring your own beloved jewellery into the store and with a voucher of $300 have him remodel and reinvigorate the design.
LylaClare
Prize Value $100
A boutique hair salon who can banish bad hair days forever with a wave of their magic hair straightener. Lyla uses NAK, Australian made products that cater specially for our environment, think those burning hot summer days and ocean holidays, so that the hair she treats is protected whenever she’s not around. Now she’s given you a voucher for a haircut and blowdry so that you can join the LylaClare great hair club too.
New Farm Editions
Prize Value $120
A birthday shopper’s paradise, New Farm Editions has been making gift-giving easy for years. Filled with the kind of cutesy and beautiful things you can’t find anywhere else and staffed by people who know just what you need, make life easy for yourself and make this your one-stop shop. Because they know coffee table books are something everyone can enjoy they’ve donated one from their beautiful collection.
Chiropractix
Prize Value $213
Your spine is a tricky little bugger. One wrong move and it can be angry at you for the rest of your life. Problem is, that like the Mafia, it runs most things in your body so you’re pretty much stuffed. That’s where Dr Alli Lee comes in. Headaches and migraines flee before her. She is a spine whisperer and, using her years of experience and knowledge, she can fix a lifetime of pain. Because she is a generous soul she has given you three chiropractic sessions, which includes the initial consultation, full chiropractic examination, spinal x-ray (if required) and the first two treatments.
Rixon Hair
Prize Value $450
A salon with the soul of New York and the heart of Paris, this is the place to go if you want to look and feel your best. They’ve got the awards to prove their position in the stratosphere and a deserved reputation as one of the most professional and friendly hair salons in Brisbane. Get your hair over there right now and relax in the knowledge that you have six free blowdry and style sessions. Whether it’s a special occasion, date night, or you just need a pamper you’ve got it covered.
Saffron Hair Lounge
Prize Value $100
Hair lounge is the correct word for this relaxed hair salon. Light and airy inside with the fresh smell of flowers instead of chemicals, this is the place you go if you’re looking for intimate hairdressing. Famous for their personalised approach, Saffron treats every client with individualised products and service. Now you can afford to relax with their Delux Style Session. This includes an expert consultation, style cut, Loreal Indulgence treatment complete with relaxing scalp massage, hot towel and aromatherapy steam, and your choice of a blow dry or iron finish.
Optiko
Prize Value $50
Optiko specialises in rare and vintage sunglasses and frames, so lovely and unique you’ll be faking shortsightedness just to get in on the action. If you’re feeling frame envy step right this way, we’ve secured for you an Optiko custom comfort fit on any of your eyewear (including sunglasses) and an ultrasound clean. When everything is sparkling they’ll fit you out with a cleaning kit and you’ll be hard-pressed to remember your glasses aren’t new. Blindness has never looked so good.
Four Hearts Fashion & Gift Gallery
Prize Value $100
Do everyone a favour and stop buying them those Post Office gifts and cards, head across the road to Four Hearts and show some love, four hearts worth of love. The gifts here are unique, a bit off-centre, but always cute. With the $100 gift voucher you’re going to get, your friends can breath a sigh of relief. Don’t forget to give yourself a little present for being so awesome.
Blue Room Cinebar
Prize Value $ Priceless
Cinema and a bar! Why isn’t this the popular option? Tucked away in Rosalie is this silver screen joint, where comfortable chairs vie for your affection with quality drinks and a salubrious menu. With the Gold VIP membership card they’re giving you, you can slip under the velvet rope and into the limelight. Giving you and a friend access to $4.50 movie tickets and the chance to earn points that give you cool things like wine and gift vouchers. You’d be forgiven for flashing the pass everywhere you went. We think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Spring Hill Deli
Prize Value $100
Filled to bursting with all things good and tasty this Spring Hill staple is the place where foodie dreams come true, and it’s not often you read reviews where the staff are described as “ridiculously friendly”. Ridiculous or not their prize is a scrumptious food hamper filled with their gourmet produce. I think it’s time you shook out the picnic rug…
Shri Yoga
Prize Value $155
A sanctuary in the heart of the busy city, Shri Yoga is an oasis of good vibes, good health, and good bodies. One of the only places to teach Anusara yoga and staffed by some of the best teachers in Australia, this is where you can change your life. They’ve donated a 10-class pass, to help that process along.
Boxing Express
Prize Value $2,000
Boxing is not just for the heavy weights, it’s for those serious about health and fun. Take your fitness to a new level with one of Australia’s leading champion trainers. He’s going to turn you into the fittest, badest (but the kind of badass that opens doors for grannies) boxer in town. Good thing he’s going to do it all for free, for a year!
Biagio
Prize Value $300
Owned and run by Sarah and Biagio this is an award winning family restaurant that celebrates the best of Italy. Using ingredients from Australia and Italy, every dish is made to order here with a perfection and flair that is a testament to the head chef, Biagio’s passion. Now you get to share in his food story with your own degustation for two with matching wines and a meet and greet with the man himself.
Jan Manton Gallery
Prize Value $ Priceless
An art gallery focused on contemporary paintings, drawings, and sculptures, with a diverse range of artists bringing colour and inspiration to the space. The Director, Jan Manton has her finger on every arty pulse in the country and she’s offered to take you through her own gallery sharing drinks and nibbles with you and her vast know-how.
Aboriginal Fine Art
Prize Value $500
An art gallery built on years of love for the Aboriginal culture, the Australian natural landscape and the artwork that is intrinsically linked to both. If you want the real deal, you’ll find it here. Thanks to the lovely people at Aboriginal Fine Art they have offered you a private art tour of some of the most sought after artworks in Australia, while teaching you about the history, future and purpose of Aboriginal art. Be inspired by our country.
Cloudland
Prize Value $500
Step into the heavens through the recycled wooden doors. The oasis that greets you has to be seen to be believed. A living artwork of colourful plants lines the walls and hangs from the balconies. A bar made solely of glass balls shimmers on the upper level and the bartenders make you fresh cocktails with herbs that grow along the back wall. The food has a lot to live up to, and it does just that with a fresh and modern menu. Now it’s your chance to join the gliterrati on Friday night with your own VIP nesting area in the Crystal Palais. And just to make sure your night is perfect they’re going to send some French bubbles and international cheese your way. Cloud Nine has nothing on this!
Diamant Hotel
Prize Value $269
Diamant Hotel Brisbane is one of those boutique hotels that enfolds you in elegance and exudes a classic European air. Situated in Spring Hill in the heart of the city, this is the place to stay. They’re offering you a premier room for the night, resplendent with plasma TV, air conditioning, iPod dock, Juliet balcony (don’t forget to bring Romeo) and a complimentary bottle of Australian sparkling wine on arrival.
The Inchcolm
Prize Value $259
A heritage listed boutique hotel, with a friendly ghost and a 1930s cage lift. Lovingly restored to its former 1930s glory, the Inchcolm is the best of the old fashioned world, with friendly, professional service, beautiful wood doors, and no key card in sight. Bring a friend or your loved one for a night of old world romance with the doors of one of their heritage suites flung wide and complimentary chocolates and sparkling awaiting you. There’s also breakfast included and midday check out so you can spend some extra time in bed.
Footgear
Prize Value $279.95
At Footgear, shoes aren’t just mere accessories to your outfit, they’re the second sole in your life. Selling only the best brands – think Birkenstock, ecco and Merrell – the experienced staff at Footgear have offered you (or that golf fanatic we all know) the chance to come away with ecco’s first natural motion golf shoes. These shoes have a higher IQ than Tiger Woods and are more comfortable than certain parts of Marilyn Munroe. Put your best foot forward.
Jennifer Gifford Designs
Prize Value $300
When looking for the perfect dress you need to find the perfect dressmaker. With years of experience and an eye for the right dress for the right girl, Jennifer Gifford is the one to trust. Her wedding dresses are delicate, feminine and can be modern or vintage inspired. And just for one day she’s invited you on a tour of her favourite fabric stores in Brisbane, from the warehouses to the delicate lace sellers. And if it couldn’t get any better there’s lunch at the Emporium.
Iceworks
Prize Value $280
The Kings and Queens of cool relax in this popular Paddington venue where the breeze is fresh and the drinks icy cold. Filling up on weekends and throwing envy-worthy parties, Iceworks is the place to be in Brisbane. Exclusive to the Iceworks lounge is full bottle premium liquor service, which includes a bottle of Premium spirits brought to your table (think Tanqueray No. 10 and Ron Zacapa 23yo), four mixes, and matched delicacies. Bring four friends, or more, and indulge in this exclusive opportunity.
The Cliffs Cafe
Prize Value $50
Cliffs café has the best view in Brisbane and an atmosphere to match. Friendly, comfortable, and relaxed are several adjectives that spring to mind. A hearty menu of modern Australian fare and a drinks list that includes Pol Rodger alongside Australian favourites, you know you’re in the place for some fun. They’ve given you the chance to watch the sun set over Brisbane with a platter for two and a bottle of sparkling wine. This is the place where romance is born.
Endota Spa (Rosalie)
Prize Value $ 200
A sanctuary of health and beauty near the heart of the city. Endota Spa Rosalie is a place where you can unwind and renew. To help along that process they have gifted you a Drenched Spa package that drenches your body in all-natural Australian ingredients. Bliss-out with a Billabong footbath, river salt and desert lime body cleanser, honey exfoliants and Endota’s yogurt cocoon. Follow this with a calming scalp massage and then protect the new, glorious you with Lilly Pilly body moisturiser. Bliss!
The Bunker Boutique
Prize Value $300
You’re already a cool birdie, we know that, but without the wardrobe from Bunker Boutique I’m afraid it’s difficult to be awesome. Luckily for you all that hard work of spending money has been taken care of by the lovely people at Bunker. $200 in your hot little hand will begin this VIP shopping experience, which also includes live music, food, drink, special discounts, general merriment, overwhelming disbelief at your good luck, and a selection of friends.
Spiro Grace Art Rooms
Prize Value $500
Art galleries aren’t just for the bourgeois or the creative conscious, they’re for those who want to impress dates, escape stalkers or simply relax. Spiro Grace Art Rooms is artistically awesome and internationally cool. Think then, how extra cool you’ll be when you tell your +10 friends how you’ve just secured everyone their own private party with the artist of the exhibition with nibbles to entice the more gastronomic friends and champagne for the fun at heart. If it couldn’t get any darn cooler you’re also that exclusive bunch who get to enjoy the exhibition before everyone else.
Urbane
Prize Value $680
“It is as much about excitement and entertainment as it is about eating,” says Kym Machin, head chef and owner of the Urbane. Now this doesn’t mean you’ll be watching girls do the Can-Can as you eat your meal. It’s much more exciting than that! You and three friends will enjoy a mind-blowing seven course degustation menu replete with complimentary wines with none-other than the great chef himself! Let yourself fall in love with food with the help of the visionary himself.
Brisbane Jazz Club
Prize Value $260
The Jazz Club is Brisbane’s swinging heart of cool. Every weekend Kangaroo point dances to its sultry tune. Just for you they’re giving away four VIP passes that allow you to see world class Jazz with the night-lit Brisbane river as a romance enticer before you. If that isn’t enough you get $40 towards your choice of fabulous fare and complimentary champagne with your meal. Shake that tail feather.
Vapiano
Prize Value $200
Italians guard their pizza recipes like Magpies guard their nests – ferociously. So when Vapiano offers you and three friends the chance to learn the fine art of pizza making you know you’ve been offered a place in the inner circle. The extra cherry tomato on top is that you’ll be eating your own pizza with your three friends in the restaurant after being cooked in the wood fire oven… YUM!
Maiocchi
Prize Value $500
Meeting the woman behind Geisha girl gone good label, Maiocchi could well lead you towards fashionista greatness. Deanne Maiocchi is offering herself as your personal stylist to help you choose from the gorgeous Maiocchi Spring 2012 collection.
Bitter Suite
Prize Value $320
It’s always beer-o’clock at Bitter Suite. A beer bistro where the love of beer is celebrated loud and proud, they offer a wide range of local handcrafted beers matched to their delicious grazing tapas menu. Because they know people will do anything for the love of beer they’ve relented and opened their doors to you and up to 3 friends with a four course four beer lunch where each beer is matched to each course. There will also be a presentation on the history of beer, how it’s made, beer styles, tasting and pouring and generally how to give it the love and appreciation it deserves.
Charcoal Interiors
Prize Value $550
In the right hands charcoal can help create masterpieces. In the wrong hands it can becomes a dusty black mess. That’s why we’ll ask you to kindly leave the charcoal to the talented team at Charcoal interiors. They have 39 years of combined experience and are offering you an online interior design consultation. Send in a photo of two problem rooms and they’ll suggest how to turn them into spaces of love and laughter.
Obsidian on Brunswick
Prize Value $290
Dark and beautiful, stylish and modern, inviting and chic. Yes we are talking about a hair salon, and one in which you will begin your hair love affair. To make you feel like the winner you are Obsidian has offered a complete makeover, including, colour, treatment, style cut and blowdry, and spray tan. Did we mention there was also a glass of champagne waiting for you?
Pablo
Prize Value $ Priceless
Pablo, the name of your suave Italian lover, or the New Farm café that gives you awesome coffee and organic meals? Both sound pretty good, but the latter is never going to leave you and will be there to comfort you when Italian Pablo leaves. Now Pablo has offered you breakfast for four – at an indulgent no fixed price – so you can share this deliciousness around. Fear not, those of the night owl persuasion, they serve breakfast all day.
Sunday Social
Prize Value $100
Sunday is a social day, a time for market gazing and beer drinking in sunshine. Sunday Social is the place where you stop to get your wardrobe ready before you amble off for that lazy Sunday sesh. Every item of vintage loveliness has been handpicked by Jess, the owner and lover of this sweet shop. To help with your Sunday love-in Jess has gifted you, great winner, to choose your special pieces so that you can enjoy that Sunday feeling a little bit more.
Laruche Bar & Supper Club
Prize Value $350
Down the rabbit hole Alice found Laruche, a place of golden glam and rock noir. If you drink enough of their award-winning cocktails you’ll grow a few extra inches as well. And now you’ll be able to follow Alice into this magical place for a cocktail appreciation class with four of your friends. You’ll get to sample the best the bar has to offer and then craft your own delicate potion. As you sit back on your red throne, eating their award-winning tapas, you’ll be grinning like the Cheshire Cat.
Ruby & Prankstar
Prize Value $200
Turn your jewellery into tradition and make your image of mythological proportions. Kristy Morgan, the designer and artist behind Ruby and Prankstar, is a highly talented individual with a perchance for creating spectacular jewellery and bags. Now she’s opened her cave of wonder just for you, to dive into and throw some ideas around. When you’ve finished being over-excited and creative she’ll bring your designs to a reality. So. Bloody. Exciting.
The Little Pantry
Prize Value $1,260
Little in name but big in heart The Little Pantry offers all-around goodness – compostable coffee cups, organic di Bella coffee, and organic home-made food and snacks. Spend your time here and you’ll be a clean green machine. It just gets that little bit more perfect when you realise you’ve just won yourself a coffee a day for an entire year! That’s a lot of coffee!Mmmmm
Wolf & Cub
Prize Value $250
Rebecca, the owner and global award-winning stylist behind this oh so cool salon, invites you into her lair for the ultimate hair make-over. Be treated like royalty, relax with a glass of champagne and know you are in the best hands. She’ll use Kevin Murphy products to bring the life back to your locks and help you feel like the fabulous, fearsome beast you are.
Vein Shoes
Prize Value $250
Vein is the sort of shoe store that makes you fall in love. There’s the handmade goodness, the supple sexy leather and the bespoke intentions that have you a swooning, romantic mess. Now they’re offering you the chance to loose your heart forever to a pair of customised designer shoes. You pick the colours and materials and then the masters of cool hand-make them for you. Be still my beating heart!
Endota Spa (Fortitude Valley)
Prize Value $125
The undisputed castle of rejuvenation and health, Endota Spa has been turning stressed out Zombie’s back into glowing human beings for years. This experience is all about you with an Endotarama-billabong footbath, half hour Endota organic facial and half-hour customised massage. Bliss!
The PonyCat Cafe
Prize Value $100
The love child of a pony and cat tryst is not something you get to see every day. And when you discover it offers extra delicious breakfasts and lunches along with Grinders Giancarlo coffee you’d be forgiven for trying to create your own PonyCat. They may have broken the mould but they’re not jealous, PonyCat are offering you and three friends a breakfast and coffee experience that will turn your weekend into a wonderland. Anything’s possible if a pony and a cat can find love.
Merlo Coffee
Prize Value $200
Coffee is something you love and appreciate, because it loves and appreciates you unconditionally. So when Merlo offers you and a friend the chance to take a Merlo coffee appreciation class you feel in your heart that this is the stuff that just doesn’t stop giving. Then at the end you’re gifted with a Merlo lovers gift hamper (including a set of Merlo Blend mugs signed by Dean Merlo) and you realise, that you’re soul mates destined for each other, forever.
High Tea and Homewares
Prize Value $220
High tea is not just for the Queen to enjoy and you don’t need to visit the Ritz to eat a scone with jam. High Tea and Homewares is just too cute and fabulous to keep to ourselves and luckily they’ve given us the opportunity to spread the love far and wide. You and eight or more guests are invited to high tea themed to any occasion you desire. Top up the bubbly and let the sweet times roll. There’s also a $20 gift voucher to spend on any homeware of your choice as a cherry on top.
Fabrik Hair
Prize Value $450
For 10 years now Fabrik has been preening the feathers of the ultra cool and chic, with a few very important pigeons as clients, Megan Washington, Ruby Rose, Lisa and Jess Origliasso and Ben Folds to name a few. So you’ll feel like a superstar when you win their divine cut, colour and O & M hair care pack. You’ll be happily tweeting as your perfectly tousled locks stop the Ann street traffic.
Eves on the River
Prize Value $500
Eves haves been a part of the Brisbane restaurant scene for over ten years – she’s a lady who knows how to please. You and six guests will get to know this lovely lady over a four-course dinner hosted by the owner himself, Stephen Holmes. There’s wine to tempt the palate and a wine connoisseur as a special guest.
Tom Gunn
Prize Value $440
We’re firm believers here at The Good Guide that a beautiful pair of shoes could help avert wars and smooth over political strife. So we put forward that Tom Gunn shoes should accompany all United Nations representatives. That’s why it’s difficult for us to share this exclusive experience. Tom Gunn have gifted you a pair of their fabulous shoes from their latest collection. More like works of art than actual shoes you’ll be forgiven for staring at your feet instead of where you’re going.
Fireworks Gallery
Prive Value $550
Cultures collide at Fireworks Gallery and like it’s namesake the resulting explosion results in wonderful things to gaze at rather than destruction. Showcasing comtemporary Australian artists from indigenous and non-indigenous backgrounds this gallery has always been the place to be seen. Just as well we’ve secured you a private 90 minute tour of the gallery and stockrooms, then. Bring three of your discerning friends for an introduction to contemporary Australian art that includes complementary wine, cheese and literature. Allow fireworks to explode your mind.
Queensland Theatre Company
Prize value $250
Queensland theatre company is where the lovers of theatre flock to pay their respects and worship the great and wonderful creative’s Queensland has to offer. Now the bastions of culture have offered you a VIP tour with QTC’s Production Manager, Michael Kaempff. Go behind the scenes and meet our creative teams and maybe even say hello to some of the artists. Go Break a Leg!
Pompidou Cafe
Prize Value $80
Family lovin’ goes a long way and this café will take you into the fold. Serving dream-inspiring food and quality drinks this is a must for breakfast and lunch. To welcome you into the family Pompidou are offering you a breakfast or lunch voucher to the value of $80. So bring your family and come away with new members.
The Young Designers Markets
Prize value $200
Brisbane’s most exciting market is a mecca for the young and the restless. Stocking the likes of up-and-coming favourites Fabled and True, Blossom and Alice Nightingale this is the place to find them before they go global. Because they’re extra awesome the People behind TYDM have gifted you $200 spending money at any of their deliriously good stalls.
Green Papaya
Prize value $100
Green papaya is the secret hero of many a Thai dish and this restaurant has become the loud and proud hero of Woolloongabba. Using locally sourced ingredients with ancient and modern Thai traditions this is the place to be. They’re offering an exclusive culinary trip to Thailand and Indonesia for two, complimented by a glass of champagne each.
Fringe Lily
Prize value $400
A hair salon that’s all about you, you, you. Specialising in Keratin straightening, nails, beauty and tanning, there’s no reason for you to go anywhere else. And for you, lucky pigeon, you’ll receive a complete hair makeover. Including a consultation with a senior colourist technician, full colour service including colour, foils, and toner. A beautiful Moroccan Oil Treatment and luxurious head massage followed by a new style cut and blow dry with a GHD finish. Heaven!
Sassafras
Prize Value $100
This Brisbane institution is like a good friend that never ages. The anti-aging secret: a fresh menu, organic produce, healthy salads, and delicious organic Grinders coffee. Because breakfast is the heart and soul of a good day they’ve gifted you two breakfast vouchers at $50 each. Thank you, Sassy Sassafras.
Hamptons Home Living
Prize value $65
The Hamptons are where celebrities escape the press and millionaires relax in picturesque country houses. There’s no reason why your home and your palate can’t be treated to a slice of the Hamptons and that’s where Hampton Home Living comes to the rescue. Offering a full Sunday breakfast including coffee and juice, and a view from their balcony overlooking Paddington you’ll believe you’re in the Hamptons.
Epic Cycles
Prize Value $150
Epic in name and epic in nature, this cycling store is the place to be whether you’re a lycra-clad fanatic or a green-loving peddle pusher. Give your free-wheeling love affair the time it disserves with this $150 voucher from the epic experts.
Petrol
Prize Value $200
Top up your fashion motor here with premium petrol. Selling a large range of quality designers, from accessories all the way up to formal dresses, you’ll always be able to find something for any occasion in this fashion store. They’ve gifted you their Petrol leather/canvas bag as they know a lady can never have enough handbag. It’s a must have and exclusive to the Petrol store.
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The nitty gritty, the low down, the terms & conditions for entry. All your questions are answered here.
