FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS

In true holiday spirit, check out our Christmas Cocktail Recipes link below as well as 12 Christmas Menu Plans for those stuck for ideas. Everyone from Professionals Freedom Realty wishes you and your family Happy Holidays and a very Merry Christmas;

Jason & Sandra
Directors

This Christmas season Professionals Freedom Realty will be running a community Christmas Lights Competition with voting carried out by local residents and visitors. There are awesome prizes to be won including a $500 gift voucher!

Join in the Christmas spirit and light up the Somerton Ridge & Coomera Springs communities by decorating your home with Christmas lights.

Entries close on the 16th December 2016.

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Local Christmas Carols

Mayors Christmas Carols
3rd December: 5pm – 9pm
Broadwater Parklands, Marine Parade, Southport

Studio Village Community Carols
4th December: 5:30pm – 8:30pm *Pre-entertainment from 4:30pm
Movieworld Carpark, Entertainment Road, Oxenford

Pacific Pines Christmas in the Park
10th December: 4pm – 8pm
Central Park, 2 Hotham Drive, Pacific Pines

Ormeau Halcyon Carols
11th December: 7pm – 9pm Rides: 4pm – 6:30pm
Brien Harris Oval, Orange Mountain Road, Ormeau

Highland Reserve Christmas in the Park
17th December: 6:30pm – 7:30pm *Pre-entertainment from 5pm
Tallowwood Park, Rose Valley Drive, Upper Coomera

Jacobs Well Carols
18th December: 6:30pm – 8pm *Childrens entertainment from 5:30pm
Reisenwebber Park, Bay Drive, Jacobs Well

Santa Claus is coming to Somerton Ridge!

Sunday 18th December from 4:30pm

Santa will be walking the streets taking photos and handing lollies to all the boys and girls who have been nice this year

Please visit our facebook page to view Santa’s route.

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Christmas Cocktail & Punch Recipes

Kick off the silly season with these tasty cocktail and punch recipes. From the classic Eggnog Martini, exotic Camparinha to the festive Grinch cocktail – they’re guaranteed to get everyone into the festive spirit

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12 Christmas Menu Plans

Prepare your whole menu from starter to desserts with these fabulous Christmas menu plans

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Beat the heat – recipe for dog safety this summer

With an early start to summer, we are urging pet owners to be extra vigilant in ensuring your pets access to clean, cool water and lots of it!

AWLQ Vet Doctor Theresia Andersen recommends that owners…

Avoid
– Running, cycling or other strenuous activity with your dog during the hottest parts of the day
– Never leave your pets in the car
– Avoid prolonged use of Thundershirts during hot periods as they can trap heat causing your pet to overheat

Do
– Make sure your dogs and cats have access to shade and plenty of cool, clean water
– Provide water pools for your dog to wade in
– Ensure artic breeds and those with issues breathing normally have air-conditioning

AWLQ Pupsicle recipe:
Ingredients
– 1/3 cup dry dog food
– A couple of dog treats (biscuit treats)
– 1 tbsp. wet food
– Water

Method
– Fold in above ingredients and add water to a ‘mush’ consistency
– Place in plastic bowl to half way and freeze
– Once hard top up with water and refreeze
– Remove frozen Pupsicle from plastic container into safe dog bowl

Your Pupsicle is ready!

Gold Coast market is outshining Sydney and Melbourne in house values

Data from CoreLogic’s Home Value Index shows that median values in Brisbane and Gold Coast have outperformed Sydney and Melbourne by 5.3 per cent for houses and 4.1 per cent for units in rental yields.

The report revealed that Canberra was the best preforming capital city, leading with 5.3 per cent while Hobart was the weakest at 2.8 per cent.

Melbourne and Sydney were rated as having the lowest rental yields for houses at 2.8 per cent.

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Count down the New Year beneath one of these fireworks displays!

Coomera: 5pm – 9.30pm
Viney Park, 1 Yaun Street, Coomera
Community family New Year’s Eve event with amusement rides, side show ally, live entertainment, kids disco, food and drink stalls and Fireworks (no alcohol).

Broadwater Parklands, Southport: 5pm – 9pm
Marine Parade, Southport
Food Truck Feast: 5pm to 9pm; Fireworks: 9pm

Northern Gold Coast: 5pm – 9pm
Brien Harris Oval, Orange Mountain Road, Ormeau
This is a free family event with live music, carnival rides, face painting, food/beverage stalls and fireworks. There will be a small licensed area but definitely no BYO alcohol.

Paradise Point: 5.30pm – 9pm
Paradise Point Parklands, The Esplanade, Paradise Point
Concert: 5.30pm – 9pm
Fireworks: 9pm
Featuring a synchronised fireworks display to music, this family celebration includes live music on main stage. There will be a parade of stilt walkers, fire twirlers, clowns and dancing dragons. Free face painting for children.

Surfers Paradise: Fireworks – 8pm, 10pm and midnight
Surfers Paradise Beach

The five worst design trends of 2016

As we look back over 2016 there are undoubtedly things we can all find to be thankful for. But it would be remiss of us to deny or forget that this year carried with it many heinous burdens that we’d all be glad to never lay eyes on again.

I’m speaking not just of politics and crushing world events, but things closer to home, as well. Like, literally in our homes. And if we don’t at least reflect on some of the worst interior trends of the past 11 months, we may find ourselves repeating them.

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Heston Blumenthal’s top barbie tips

Looking to try something different on your barbecue?

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