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【Visit the Gold Coast!】1

When you visit the Gold Coast, you will find excitement all over the city. From action packed experiences for the little ones to the memorable adventures for the whole family, it’s no wonder that the Gold Coast continues to be a popular tourist destination.  We’ve got our typical must-dos that you might find on a […]

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Support Small Businesses

I can’t afford to spend money at the moment but I want to support small businesses. What is the best way I can do this? COVID-19 has changed the way that a lot of small businesses run. We’ve unfortunately watched many beautiful small businesses close their doors. And we won’t lie, this is still very

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History of Opals

Opals (if they are real, like in the cases of Black, White and Boulder Opals) are made in nature. But what is the history behind Australia’s national gemstone? From a European perspective, Opals were first discovered in Australia at around 1869 in Listowel Downs, Queensland. We say ‘around’ because that is when it was first

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Vintage Opals

Indecisive?

Are you indecisive? Me too. When it comes to things that aren’t necessarily considered to be a ‘necessity’, it can be so hard to choose the right item. It’s even harder when you want to set a budget. Opals are increasingly becoming more and more popular for the value it has as an investment. With

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Some of our products are available for purchase at The Humming Spoon!

Building Connections

In the small business world, connections are vital – we learn from each other and support each other in ways that perhaps our friends, families and customers cannot. After the whole fake account mess we went through, we connected with an owner of a small business. This owner happened to be a loyal customer of

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Real or Fake?

We often got asked why our Opals were far more ‘expensive’ than the ones that could be found at the local markets or online markets. The answer? Because our Opals are real, and those probably are not. So, how do you tell if an Opal piece is real or fake? Occasionally we would have people

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When in Tokyo…

We have always had strong business and personal connections with Japan; and Tokyo was one of the places we worked closely with. I was always excited to work with the country I was born and raised in. There was immense pride in the country that I grew up in, but also immense pride in what

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The Pandemic

The pandemic changed our business… Here is a story about our journey to a (hopeful) recovery. Our storefront was located at 45 Cavill Avenue, Surfers Paradise Queensland; a location very popular for international tourists. We’ve been there for many years now so I considered that my second home. This meant that we’d been targeting our

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