Editor’s Letter

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here is nothing quite like a great conversation with passionate,
smart people – even if it has to happen on the phone in
the middle of their glamorous lives, while I sit amongst the
flotsam and jetsam that accumulates on my desk, from books
stacked up to review to magazine pages to proof. Tough Love
For Tabatha

Burlesque
In this High Summer edition of Coast Lifestyle, I had the pleasure of With Dita Von Teese
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speaking at length with two amazing Gold Coasters who are working in the One Tip Every Parent
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entertainment business on a global scale.

On page 20, read how our first ever cover guy, David Whitehill, Face of
Qantas, television host and former Sea World dolphin trainer, nearly ended
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up being my friendly, neighbourhood accountant. Not that there’s anything

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wrong with accountants – some of my best friends are bean counters and I
admire them for their creative skills – but take one look at this guy and you Photographer Brett Cunliffe
know without a shadow of a doubt that the camera loves him. Now, as you Location Marriott Resort, Surfers Paradise
will read, David is combining his media savvy with his love of the sea for a Fashion and accessories Saba,
very special project that he hopes will one day be his legacy. Robina Town Centre

Then I had a long chat with Tabatha Coffey, whom many of you will know
as the star of the reality TV series Tabatha’s Salon Takeover, while she sat
in an LA car park in between filming season three of her hit show. What an
amazing woman, who has made hair dressers her tribe and fixing tanking
salons her mission in life. See page 48 for Tabatha’s profile.
Keeping with the entertainment theme, not only do we introduce the new Group Editor: Alicia Mayer Beverley
cast of Lightning Point, a kids program from Jonathon M. Shiff Productions Email: editor@lifegc.com.au
now filming on the Coast (see page 76), but our What’s On round-up on
Art Director: Natalie Kuhnemann
page 18 features several amazing shows and events that you won’t want
Email: natalie@lifegc.com.au
to miss. There’s something for everyone, from Disney to the national rodeo
championships at the Gold Coast Convention Centre. Web: www.coastlifestyle.com.au

And we’ve included some fun that could mean you win over $340 worth Lifestyle Publishing & Media Pty Ltd
of DVDs from Madman Entertainment. After you settle onto your poolside Publishers: Andrew Keeley & Cindy Page
deck chair and arrange your towel just how you like it, check out our Aussie Email: andrew@lifegc.com.au,
cindy@lifegc.com.au
Oscar Film Form Guide on page 16, make your choices and post it in before
the deadline, and you could win an entire collection of DVDs! Phone +61 7 5553 5300
Fax +61 7 5553 5399
From the silver screen to the stage, be
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amazed by burlesque performer Dita Von Unit 6/175 Varsity Parade
Teese to help bring the racy world of Varsity Lakes, Queensland, Australia 4227
burlesque into your life. Check out our two
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page spread showing the look, the moves
PO Box 4305 Robina Town Centre,
and the new movie too! Queensland, Australia 4230
But, as they say on TV, there’s more! I National Sales
hope you find this issue of Coast Lifestyle Phone +61 7 5553 5300
is your companion for these next two Advertising Sales:
months of Summer where we sit back and Laurinda Whittaker laurinda@lifegc.com.au
wonder what this New Year will hold for and Elyse Lowe elyse@lifegc.com.au
us, the ones we love and this beautiful city Photographer: Brett Cunliffe
we call home. www.jobaprophoto.com

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