Events
Q1 has been used as a fireworks launch site during New Year's Eve celebrations. The building is one of the most popular destinations for students celebrating Schoolies Week, despite the body corporate committee treasurer's claims that most of the building's unit owners were opposed to their stay.
On 28 March 2007, two base jumpers made an early morning jump from a northern side apartment. Base-jumping is illegal in Queensland. The professional skydivers pleaded guilty in the Southport Magistrates Court and were fined A$750 without a conviction being recorded.
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“All strange and terrible events are welcome,
But comforts we despise.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
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—Francis Bacon (1561–1626)
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