Jul 26, 2015, 4:02 am
Last edit by: serfty
OzFest #13. "Gold Coast Queensland" Australia. Memorial Day Weekend, May 27-29, 2016
Booking site: www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=199270
Activity Summary:
We set up a web based reservation system to book and pay for activities: later
Google doc link for activities. Click activities tab. Note is very much work in progress. Just getting working now
Friday
18:30 dinner at Seascape Restaurant, 4 The Esplanade, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217. A short walk from the Hilton. AU$61
Saturday
The day bus trip on Saturday is to Byron Bay. Australia's most easterly point. Starting from the Hilton at 09:00 ~ 09:30 and return about 15:30. AU$40.
For those not going to BB other activities will be suggested
Saturday Evening
Oz Fest 13 official dinner 18:30 Kurrawa Surf Life Saving Club, Old Burleigh Road, Broadbeach QLD 4218
Please make you own way to the venue. Handy to a rail tram stop.
Pay on the night to the venue. Please indicate your attendance on the reservation link, so we advise the venue how many will attend
Sunday morning
A tour, by Oz Fest bus, to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary where you have the option of having your photo taken with a koala. A great spot for lunch a short walk from CWS, is the Currumbin Vikings Surf Club, which has great views up and down the beach and is very close to Coolangatta Airport (OOL) for those people flying out Sunday afternoon. The Oz Fest bus can drop off at the airport. AU$50
Sunday Evening
Casual dinner at a local venue for those still in the Gold Coast. May be organised on the day.
Booking site: www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=199270
Activity Summary:
We set up a web based reservation system to book and pay for activities: later
Google doc link for activities. Click activities tab. Note is very much work in progress. Just getting working now
Friday
18:30 dinner at Seascape Restaurant, 4 The Esplanade, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217. A short walk from the Hilton. AU$61
Saturday
The day bus trip on Saturday is to Byron Bay. Australia's most easterly point. Starting from the Hilton at 09:00 ~ 09:30 and return about 15:30. AU$40.
For those not going to BB other activities will be suggested
Saturday Evening
Oz Fest 13 official dinner 18:30 Kurrawa Surf Life Saving Club, Old Burleigh Road, Broadbeach QLD 4218
Please make you own way to the venue. Handy to a rail tram stop.
Pay on the night to the venue. Please indicate your attendance on the reservation link, so we advise the venue how many will attend
Sunday morning
A tour, by Oz Fest bus, to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary where you have the option of having your photo taken with a koala. A great spot for lunch a short walk from CWS, is the Currumbin Vikings Surf Club, which has great views up and down the beach and is very close to Coolangatta Airport (OOL) for those people flying out Sunday afternoon. The Oz Fest bus can drop off at the airport. AU$50
Sunday Evening
Casual dinner at a local venue for those still in the Gold Coast. May be organised on the day.
OzFest #13. "Gold Coast Queensland" Australia. Memorial Day Weekend, May 27-29, 2016
Jul 26, 2015, 8:30 pm
#31
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Sign me up 
Jul 26, 2015, 11:07 pm
#33
Join Date: Dec 2001
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. We will be at Surfers
Jul 26, 2015, 11:15 pm
#34
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Jul 26, 2015, 11:36 pm
#35
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Jul 27, 2015, 12:58 am
#36
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Will be my first time to the Gold Coast.
Guess we need to get on booking a hotel! :O
Guess we need to get on booking a hotel! :O
Jul 27, 2015, 1:47 am
#37
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Jul 27, 2015, 2:00 am
#38
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Please put me down as GOLD, anything can happen between now and May.
Jul 27, 2015, 5:20 am
#39
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: BNE
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Great choice of location!
Please add me to the Gold list for now and I'll upgrade once I'm settled into my new life there (i.e. know where I'll be living and working)!
Please add me to the Gold list for now and I'll upgrade once I'm settled into my new life there (i.e. know where I'll be living and working)!
Jul 27, 2015, 7:14 am
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Arriving
5/26 HKG-SYD 08:45am on CX661
5/27 SYD-OOL 11:30am on VA515
Staying
Peninsula (booked via AirBNB) 4 blocks south of Hilton (connected by lightrail)
Will be looking for roommate for the 2 bedroom (restlessinRNO has 1st dibs)
Departing
5/31 BNE-SYD 11:25am on QF 521
6/01 SYD-LAX 09:50am on QF 11
6/02 LAX-JFK 08:55am on QF 11
5/26 HKG-SYD 08:45am on CX661
5/27 SYD-OOL 11:30am on VA515
Staying
Peninsula (booked via AirBNB) 4 blocks south of Hilton (connected by lightrail)
Will be looking for roommate for the 2 bedroom (restlessinRNO has 1st dibs)
Departing
5/31 BNE-SYD 11:25am on QF 521
6/01 SYD-LAX 09:50am on QF 11
6/02 LAX-JFK 08:55am on QF 11
Jul 27, 2015, 9:07 am
#41
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Platinum - Confirmed (in order of confirming will attend including PM & emails)
- ozstamps SYD
- MargoOz SYD
- QF WP BNE
- Mrs QF WP BNE
- Bundy Bear BNE
- serfty MEL
- To Market to Market MEL
- Itsalongwaydown SXE
- Sue Oz SXE
- PeteJ CBR
- fifa NSW
- Mr fifa NSW
- falconea MEL
- Mr falconea MEL
- Mr falconea-ette#2 BNE
- Ms Mr Falconea-ette BNE
- CDKing BOS/ORH
- tom911 SFO
- JohnSydney2000 SYD
- Fredd SEA
- Mrs Fredd SEA
- RestlessinRNO RNO
- upup&away ORD
- chckiwi CHC
- efrem
- dedehans MLB
- dedehans_+1 MLB
- krazykanuck IAD
- penegal MEL
- kpc SYD
- kpc_gf SYD
- wijomas AKL
- crankychick AKL
- kirkwoodj HNL (**)
- MikeMpls MSP (**)
- Mrs MikeMpls MSP (**)
- Upperdeck744 CMH & HNL (**)
Gold Probable- Maybe
- g-day SYD
Silver - Interested
- Jamier45 (**)
Bronze - can't make it
What a fast start!
Jul 27, 2015, 10:25 am
#42
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Hotel and flights booked. See you guys in May next year! 
Jul 27, 2015, 1:10 pm
#43
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Please put me down as Platinum and believe it or not Mrs Spaceman has expressed a desire to come so make the two of us PLATINUM.
Jul 27, 2015, 3:17 pm
#44
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Hotel booked, looking at flights!
Jul 27, 2015, 7:36 pm
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Some decent sale fares on Qantas right now. Just booked MEL-SYD for $A99 (was $A158 just last week) and SYD-OOL, which I had already booked, has dropped to $A85.