Jagermeister New Year's Eve Party

Sage here! I’m so glad to see the end of this year. New Year’s Eve celebrations are like a giant reset button. Giving us the opportunity to remise about the last few months and start getting enthusiastic about all our new beginnings. For most people, NYE means a night of reflecting on (or forgetting) all that’s transpired over the last year. As the clock hits midnight, you can wash all those festive food sins away over a night of pure optimism.

Whether you plan on fireworks at Reid Park or an intense evening of nightclub indulgence, there’s also the Jagermeister option, which avoids the hectic Flinders Street mayhem.  

Jagermeister is holding an exclusive party down at the Watermarks Tavern. You can’t miss Jager’s very generous giveaways with the Watermark staff busy hatching new cocktail creations with Jagermeister shots in novel ice shot glasses to add that extra punch!

Watermark will be open till 2am with live New Year’s Eve count down on all the flat screens

Happy New Year!

Kisses Sage x

Here are a few Jager jokes...enjoy!

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DJ241 Deck Party Photos

G’day it’s Bazel here and I hear Consortium was 150 strong at their DJ 241 deck party Friday night. Over 200 sausage sangers were consumed, mega litres of cosmopolitans sipped and that 2 for 1 special was taken adventage of! These DJ’s pumped out the hot tunes all night with great Summerfieldayzes tickets given away and mountains of secret Santa presents. Don’t worry, Consortium will be holding another DJ241 this Friday and Saturday night for New Years Eve so get your shit organised people, this weekend is going to be massive! Photos below;)

Cheers Bazel

Thank you MDPphotography for the great images!

Thank you to Summerfielddayze for the ticket give aways! 

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Christmas at the Watermark

Hello Sage here! This heat has been oppressive the last few days....arrgh it’s putrid stuff. I wanted to share with you a few pics from Christmas day at the Watermark which was just an absolute delight. The menu was conservative, which at first, was a concern of mine but when the meals made their entrance, I was pleasantly surprised. The boys in the kitchen really love details- specially those killer desserts!

100 people enjoyed the afternoon view with great wine and indulgent festive food within the cool crisp restaurant. Even Santa himself came to surprise the kids with presents, loaning out his number one side kick “Elf Hannah” to help out in the kids play corner, keeping the little guys entertained for hours with fun activities.

Hope everyone’s Christmas day was as indulgent as ours. Now, what are we doing for New Years?

Kisses Sage x

Elf Hannah helping out with some fun activities

Santa giving out some exciting presents 

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FRIDAY NIGHT DJ 241

Hello lovely CocoBongo followers it's sexy Sage here!

I hear Consortium has a very special Christmas party out on the deck Friday 23rd Dec! There will be a fabulous FREE BBQ and fantastic festive drink specials along with two DJ's for the price of one. That's right they will have two DJ's playing some of the best tunes till late! Want to go to Summafieldayze? There will be tickets given away to four lucky people- PLUS its FREE entry till 10pm so dont miss out!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

kisses Sage x

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Christmas is Cancelled

Christmas is starting to feel like this lately.....

Bazel here and I have a question: is it Christmas? I mean, you wouldn’t know it from the complete lack of Christmas decorations around the city. There’s a few great displays in Greenwood Estate and Bamford Lane but what about everywhere else?

What about New Years Eve? Most towns or cities have a fireworks display to showcase their city to its full potential. Brisbane has the Southbank, Sydney displays its Harbour, Melbourne shows off the Yarra and Townsville has chosen Reid Park, which showcases ZIPP. Why Reid Park? Where the hell is Reid Park? What was wrong with our amazing Strand? This is so disappointing.....

I have noticed the spirit of Christmas in Townsville is almost nonexistent this year. Is the City Council staging a Christmas rebellion or are they just too damn cheap? Unlike other towns and cities that have thoughtful Christmas lights and displays dotted throughout, Townsville’s effort is dismal by comparison. Within our new Mall the town’s poignant Christmas tree is a representation of the city’s heart and Christmas spirit. My god, if that tree represents Townsville’s spirit then we are one very depressed group of people to say the least. What a joke!

The Strand: Previous position of NYE fire works

Reid Park where our fire works will be held this year? YIPPY!

Around our great city seems to be darkness, what happened to making it feel like Christmas? Are we all too busy to remember the excitement of the silly season? It shouldn’t matter there’s not a thousand presents under the tree, it’s that the tree is decorated waiting for that glorious 25th day of December along with that fuzzy feeling the festive day brings. 

I remember when your local town would flaunt its pavement with a legion of decorations. Houses in your street highlighted their balconies with pretty lights or a glowing Santa to illuminate those lonely suburban windows. I don’t know, but Christmas this year seems tired....

I know the GFC has hit, but it doesn’t take much to put a smile on a person’s face by placing a few lights and displays here and there to get us into the spirit. This small gesture can go a long way with making everyone feel good about being in Townsville for Christmas.

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Cheers Bazel

Flinders Mall Christmas decorations....It's just so Christmassy!

Wow! just lovely

Oooh this is spectacular!

The Body

Lucy Tuttiett

Hi lovely CocoBongo followers it's Sage here. Movie stars and royalty have graced its guest list along-side big names like Yves Saint Laurent, Paul Gaultier and Naomi Campbell. This calibre of attendees can only scream prestige. Called “Paris of the Orient” Best Model World is one of those life changing events that can make one lucky girls dream come true.

One of these lucky contenders was our local girl Lucy Tuttiett. Winning Best Model Australia Lucy was whisked off for a week long adventure to the finals in Istanbul Turkey.

I got the chance to ask Lucy a few questions about her amazing trip

What was your fitness routine leading up to the competition?

“I upped my exercise to twice a day. I did swimming in the morning and Castle Hill in the afternoon”

Were you given any pearls of wisdom before your trip?

“Michelle McCracken is always great for advice! She helped me prepare all my outfits and gave me pointers. Jana Peterson who also represented Best Model 2006 gave me some great competition advice which was also a great help me too”

Klassis Resort Istanbul Turkey

Where did you stay in Istanbul and what was your first impression?

“I stayed at the Klassis Resort Hotel one hour out of Istanbul, it was amazing! My first impression of the city was ‘Wow why aren’t these cars indicating?’ The traffic coming out of the airport was insane, but the buildings architecture was amazing”

How many girls competed with you and who was your favourite?

“There were 33 girls altogether. We were arranged in order of height and I was number 32, meaning there was a girl actually taller than me! My favourite country that I thought would win, was a beautiful girl from Venezuela. She was amazing and would have made the perfect winner. She got 2^nd runner up, Turkey got 1^st runner up and Columbia won. I was proud and won 'Best Physics' Category (pronounced Physique in Aussie) So all that hard work up Castle Hill paid off."

What was the standard of dress/fashion sense like?

“The standard of dress was amazing! The girls wore heels and nice dresses or funky outfits every day. I thought it was going to be freezing, so I brought long pants and long tops and definitely wasn’t the most stylish there- awkward!”

Tell us about your national costume

“My national costume was a dress from Jadelle designs which was symbolic of Aboriginal art. It was a beaded dress that had formations similar to dotted Aboriginal artwork.”

Lucy with Joe Davidson National Costume

Were you happy with all your outfits?

I was happy with all my outfits, I was fortunate to have many lovely outfits given to me to wear over the event. I had a stunning red dress picked by Alex Perry for my final show but the event organises changed last minute and we all had to wear dresses made by a local Turkish designer. Mine was a lovely white dress by Gizia and I got to wear my Alex Perry gown for the VIP after party.

Were there many activities for the competitors leading up to the final night?

“We went into the city and participated in a traditional Turkish bath called the Hummum. Each girl was also given a traditional Turkish dress to wear and we put on a fashion show in the local mall. Many people wanted photos with the tall girls in the beautiful gowns. This was televised on Fashion One Tv."

What was your overall opinion of the competition?

My overall opinion was a positive one. I had a fantastic time meeting so many people from so many countries. I have many new friends and a bank of experiences that I will never forget. I just wish that we got to showcase the dresses we wore in the final show rather than in our own show the night before. However, I would relive that week again in a heartbeat, it was awesome”

What’s next for Lucy?

Who knows but I might try my luck with Miss Universe next year and see where that takes me. I will take whatever comes my way”

Lucy: Winner of Best Physics 'The Body'

new Russian friend Kate

Makeup and hair

Swimwear Section

Alex Perry Dress

Turkish Design by Gizia

Australian National Dress by Jedelle Designs

National dress China

National dress Argentiania

National dress Venezuela

As a side note I did a bit of investigative snooping on this Best Model World and came across their interesting website. Since they started the site in 2001 a strange pattern of winners has occurred. Six out the eleven winners have been Turkish? Wow, that’s some pretty good odds.....

Thankyou Lucy for giving CocoBongo your time and these fantastic images from your wonderful journey- we wish you all the best in all your endeavours. I have no doubts in my mind we’ll see more of you very soon!

Kisses Sage x

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