4 To make an appointment to view our apartments, please call Shelly on 5578 3433 or visit www.ehrv.com.au Earle Haven Independent Living Units Our one bedroom units include: •Courtesy shopping daily bus •Doctor’s surgery and 24 hour emergency care on site • Licenced restaurant and coffee shop open 7 days a week • Shopping centres and railway station close by •Swimming pool, lawn and indoor bowls, mini golf, croquet • Library and craft room •Maintenance and gardening incl. in fees • Optional Extra’s include- Three meals per day in dining room, weekly clean and heavy laundry service Prices Start from $120,000 (Studio) $140,000 (1 bedroom) The following evening, New Zealand favourites SIX60 headline the HOTA Outdoor Stage alongside Sub-Tribe. For those who enjoy discovering new music while still appreciating a great live performance, these concerts could be a real highlight. For something a little different, THAW by Legs On The Wall combines aerial performance, engineering and environmental themes. The spectacular work features a giant block of ice suspended above the performers and will be presented at Surfers Paradise and HOTA Lake. There are also plenty of options for those who prefer thought-provoking experiences. VOICES, a talks and ideas program running throughout the festival, provides an opportunity to hear different perspectives, while theatre lovers can look forward to productions including Awake and Gold Coast company The Farm's No One Gets Out Of Here Alive, which combines dance, voice, music, humour and pathos. And don't overlook the simple pleasure of making a day of it. HOTA's restaurants, café, bars and festival food offerings provide plenty of places to stop for lunch, dinner or a coffee between events. BLEACH is a reminder that contemporary art doesn't have to be something you simply look at in a gallery This October, it spills into the parklands, theatre, outdoor spaces and waterfront — offering Gold Coast locals of all ages a chance to see, hear and experience something a little different. With many free events alongside the ticketed program, it is well worth checking the program, picking a few favourites and enjoying a spring day out at HOTA. www.hota.com.au BOOK GIVEAWAY TWO WAYS TO ENTER ... EITHER POST OR EMAIL... POST: Write your name, address & phone on the back of an envelope and post to: Winners book prize will be couriered so please provide a phone number. You may put phone number inside envelope if you are worried about scams... thankyou! Enter To Win THE DYING LIGHT - PO Box 3302, Burleigh Town 4220 OR EMAIL: info@localnewsletters.com with THE DYING LIGHT in the SUBJECT LINE. Please include your name, address and phone number in the email • Entries close 30.09.2026 THE DYING LIGHT by Ann Cleeves The deadliest truths are those in the shadows . . . Detective Matthew Venn is called in to investigate a puzzling death. The body of a young woman has been found in the swimming pool of Tide House, a luxurious holiday home in North Devon, and her best friend is missing. The property belongs to rising political star Paul Armstrong and the case quickly draws intense media scrutiny. As a scorching heat wave rages and further tragedy strikes, Venn and his team begin questioning a community brimming with secrets. The dead woman and her friend had been spotted at a nearby music festival the day before, an event which brought locals and outsiders together - some of whom may have been more connected with the Armstrongs than first thought. Caught between a powerful family’s secrets and a powder keg of local tensions, Venn must navigate a treacherous path. Knowing that the real answers lie not in what people say, but in the silence that they keep . . . ISBN: 9781529077803 | Format: Trade Paperback | Pub Date: 29/09/2026 | Category: Crime & Mystery, FICTION / Crime, Crime and mystery: police procedural | Imprint: Macmillan | Price: $34.99 | Pages: 384
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