Dear Parents, Carers and friends of St Michael s,

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1 28 August 2017 Volume Dear Parents, Carers and friends of St Michael s, I write to inform you that Mike Nayler will be away for the rest of the Term due to an urgent and serious medical procedure. What Mike thought was a migraine turned out to be an aneurysm. On Monday, Mike underwent surgery which went incredibly well. He will be in hospital over the next couple of weeks recovering. As a College Community, we will continue to keep Mike and his family in our thoughts and prayers. We wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to his return. Tuesday & Wednesday August 29 & 30 QCS Friday September 1 Gold Coast Show public holiday Preparing Teenagers As parents, we often see ourselves as the protectors of our family. Those in charge of teaching our students, readying them for life and ensuring we offer support and safety. Our end goal is to produce healthy, respectful young citizens with strong beliefs and values, ready to tackle the modern world. Yet a full protection mode of parenting may not necessarily be the best way of preparing our children to encounter life s challenges. Every child needs to be challenged, taken out of their comfort zone and at times, made to feel uncomfortable. This notion of raising the bar of expectation may take the form of opportunities like: Bookshop/Uniform Shop New Opening Hours Monday - 8am 850am Tuesday Friday 8am 2pm 30 minutes of extra study per night, for a month. Giving up a personal possession for a period of time. Sacrificing leisure time to help out around the house. Trying new food. Attempting a new activity. Raising expectations for your child through new experiences allows them to do a little more than they used to and achieve a little more than they have previously. At St Michel s, the students are provided with many opportunities to step outside of their comfort zone and challenge themselves to personally grow. Over the past weeks it has been District Athletics, Dance Eisteddfods and Assignments. This week it will be a student who chooses to complete extra study while on Exhibition break. All of these are important components of a young person s development and formation. St Michael's College respectfully acknowledges that we are on the sacred lands of the Kombumerri clan of the Yugambeh people. Ms Veronica Wasiak Deputy Principal

2 Message from the ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION On Friday, August 18, staff members Kara Brennan, Jody van den Driest, Debra Paice and Colleen O Dea received Charism Awards at the Staff Charism Morning Tea. They had each been nominated for their contribution to the College community. On Wednesday August 30, a representative group of year 9 students will attend the annual Mission Mass at Marymount College. Campus Minister, Mrs Jane McGeough-Beach will accompany the students. This will follow closely the lunch time Monday meeting with Mr David Mc Govern from Catholic Mission, where St Michael s students received cards from students in overseas countries in reply to cards sent by the St Michael s students last Christmas. Many thanks to Mrs Kathryn Janovsky for organising this lunch time gathering. Parish News Last Friday night, August 18, the Parish Youth Group, Venire, held a fun night of games, pizza, inspirational guest speaker and live and dynamic praise and worship lead by our local worship team at St Michael s College. The Fuse evening offered High schoolers an opportunity to meet new people, feel empowered in their faith, and grow stronger in a community. The evening was well attended and enjoyed by all. Ms Bernadette Cavanagh is organising a Reflection Day at the Parish Centre, Clear Island Waters, on September 16 from 10am to 2pm. The topic for the day is Meditation and Eco-Spirituality. For further information, please contact the Parish Office (phone ). Margaret Petherbridge APRE Message from the ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL CURRICULUM Professional Development: Raising the bar; practical strategies for enhancing literacy. On August 9, College teaching staff engaged in a professional learning opportunity with facilitator, Dr Ian Hunter (educator and author). Dr Ian presented part of the Write That Essay program, a skills-based approach to the cross-curriculum development of writing ability. His basic message is incorporated in the following quote: Every student matters; every student can be taught to express themselves more clearly and more powerfully and grasp the life possibilities they deserve. Dr Ian Hunter He encouraged us to offer sustained silent writing and gave practical strategies to enhance writing. We explored five different sentence structures and ways to write an effective introduction to an academic essay. Many staff have used the strategies provided to work with their learners over the past weeks. Year subject/ course allocations This week students will receive their subject/course allocation now that the lines have been constructed based on the cohort preferences. Your son or daughter will be issued with a Subject Selection form. Please sign this form and have your child return the form to Student Reception. NAPLAN reports 2017 The Year 7 and 9 NAPLAN reports have been mailed to parents/carers last week. NAPLAN online trial The College has been selected to trial delivering NAPLAN online this September. The aim of the trial is largely to check the College s technical readiness to offer NAPLAN online in The Year 7 and 8 students will review the types of information technology skills required for completing the tests online in LEAP over the next few weeks. On Monday September 11 and 12, Year 7 and 8 students will complete two 40 minute NAPLAN type tests online. One test is a combination of reading, language conventions and numeracy an Omnibus test; the other is a writing test. These results will not be registered against your son or daughter. However, we are happy to be part of the trial as it gives us, as staff, and the students an experience of completing the testing online. Parent Information NAPLAN Online SRT Testing in September Next year St Michael s College will join a number of Catholic, Independent and State schools transitioning our students to the National NAPLAN Online program. As part of our preparations, we will be conducting a 'School Readiness Test' (SRT) in September to confirm we have everything in place to administer NAPLAN Online successfully and seamlessly for our Year 7 and 8 cohorts in The focus of the school readiness test is not on assessing literacy and numeracy skills, but to test school readiness in terms of ICT capacity as well as logistics and administration processes. It will therefore involve simulating an online test for our students who are currently in Years 7 and 8 who will already be familiar with the NAPLAN style of testing and we expect it to only take approximately one hour per test. Students in Year 7 and 8 will perform a Writing test and Omnibus test which is a combination of Numeracy, Language Conventions and Reading. Dates for the trial are Monday September 11 and Tuesday September 12. All students will require earphones (available Officeworks for less than $3) and a fully charged ipad for the trial. The school readiness test forms one part of our approach to transitioning to NAPLAN Online, with preparations well in hand with our teaching and IT support staff. Our focus for the remainder of this year and in the lead up to the online testing period in May next year will be to ensure our students are ready and confident, and we will continue to provide regular updates on our progress. NAPLAN Online align with our Excellent Learning and Teaching: Moving Forward strategy at Brisbane Catholic Education and our commitment to improving literacy and numeracy skills and build the capacity of our students in information technology. We'll continue to provide you with updates, but in the meantime, you can read more about NAPLAN Online, and view sample questions, at the public demonstration site at and Kathryn Janovsky APC

3 M essage from the VISUAL ART FACULTY VISUAL ART AND SPORT COME TOGETHER FOR THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES Year 7 Visual Art students are busy finishing off their artworks to send to the Commonwealth Games Village. The artworks will be hung around the Village. Athletes will then be encouraged to take a photo of themselves holding the artwork and upload this to Facebook/Instagram with the hashtag. Parents and students can then search Instagram or Facebook using this hashtag to see if the athlete has replied with a message of thanks. St Michael s students have used the theme of Our Place and Your Place. The young students have explored the idea of journey from one Commonwealth Country to another and have been fascinated by researching the flora and fauna, geography and culture of lesser known Commonwealth Countries. Hopefully I can share more photographs of their wonderful work before they are sent in November. Narelle Auld Teacher M essage from the RESOURCE CENTRE Book Week Students and teachers celebrated Book Week last week with a variety of activities including weekly quizzes, an Escape Room, a staff morning tea and a book-character facts competition at assembly. Our Escape Room was called The Hogwarts Challenge and was themed around the Harry Potter series. Participating students aimed to solve a range of Harry Potter related puzzles to find clues to locked boxes, which eventually lead to a key to win the challenge. Due to high demand, the Escape Room has been extended for an extra week so all interested students will get the chance to enjoy the game. Year 8 Anthology This term, Year 8 students have been busy drafting, editing and submitting short stories. The students were inspired to write their stories during the visit by our Author in Residence, Paula Weston, with the aim for potential inclusion in an anthology to be published by St Michael s College. A dedicated team of staff members from the library and English faculty spent the past few weeks painstakingly collating, shortlisting, editing and proofreading the submissions and have now sent the final anthology away for publication. During assembly, the students whose stories were shortlisted and will be published in the book were announced. Congratulations to: Adamson, Caitlyn Carpenter, Joshua Casperson, Ava Clark, Caitlin Davies, Jesse Doyle, Evie Ellaz, Lachlan Goldberg, Jade Gray, Madison Kennedy, Paris Knowles, Bryce Lincoln, Emma Maclean, Tahlia Marion, Thomas Pike, Brianna Rangiwai, Sari Tamai, Kali Weatherbee, Aravis On behalf of the team involved, I would like to thank each and every student who made the effort to write and submit a short story. It was an incredibly difficult task to select the final collection as each of the stories were filled with originality and creativity. In the next few weeks, an e-book with all of the story submissions will also be published and made available through the library catalogue, so all participating students will be able to read their work in digital format. Barbara Kristo Teacher Librarian

4 TUCKSHOP ROSTER Monday August 28 Sana Restaino Thursday August 31 Jenny Harding Tuesday August 29 Elisa Rooney Friday September 1 Public Holiday Wednesday August 30 Sharon Vine (am) Monday September 4 Message from VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND CAREERS Southern Cross University STAR Early Entry Program Current Year 12 students SCU STAR Early Entry enables Year 12 students to gain early admission to Southern Cross University on the basis of their school Principal's recommendation. STAR Early Entry matches an individual student to a particular Southern Cross University course based on their likelihood of success in their chosen discipline. Applications for current Year 12 students are now open for study in For more information, please contact your Career Adviser or refer to scu.edu.au/star Student registration opens: 12 July 2017 School recommendations open: 12 July 2017 Student registration close: 8 September 2017 School recommendations close: 15 September 2017 QLD students advised of outcome: 11 October 2017 NSW students advised of outcome: 13 November 2017 SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY (SCU) HEAD-START PROGRAM 2018 SCU Head-Start provides Year 11 & 12 students with the opportunity to gain direct entry and advanced standing into a variety of courses offered at SCU. Free from fees, the program offers students a chance to gain a taste of university life and stimulate your interest in long term aspirations. To register, complete the online registration form at scu.edu.au/headstart. SCU will then send a form to the Principal to complete and return along with your most recent school report. Formal offers will be made to successful applicants by the end of November Orientation will be held in February 2018 with the program completed on 9 June CLOSING DATE FOR HEAD-START REGISTRATION IS 13 OCTOBER BRISBANE/GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY OPEN DAYS SEPTEMBER 2017 University of Southern Queensland are having their open days during August and September. Whether you re looking for more information about studying with USQ or just want to chat with them about the many opportunities on offer and what your future could look like, why not visit one of the open days on offer. Toowoomba: Sunday, 13 August 10am-2pm, Springfield: Sunday, 20 August 10am-2pm or Ipswich: Saturday 2 September 10am-2pm. For further information and to register, please visit RIEWOLDT FAMILY AFL EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP NOW AVAILABLE Applications are now open for this scholarship and will close 1 September A proud partner of AFL Queensland, Bond University is offering two Riewoldt Family AFL Excellence Scholarships for students commencing university in January Offered in partnership with the Riewoldt Family, these unique full tuition scholarships provide an opportunity for one male and one female to enhance their football career whilst also gaining a first-class education experience at Bond Uni. Please visit for more information. GRIFFITH 2018 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN Griffith s scholarships are recognized as among the most rewarding and supportive university scholarship programs in Australia. To find out what scholarships are available and how to apply, please visit UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND (UQ) ENHANCED STUDIES PROGRAM (ESP) 2018 UQ offer the opportunity for students to complete the ESP by studying a University course in Semester 1 of Year 12. Prepare for university study by experiencing classes, completing assessment and enjoying campus life. Successful completion of a subject will also add one bonus point towards your entrance rank to UQ and you will also receive credit for your study after enrolling in a relevant degree at UQ. No course tuition fees attached. If interested please visit to apply. APPLICATIONS OPEN EARLY AUGUST AND CLOSE TUESDAY 31 OCTOBER INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERING SUMMER SCHOOL (IAESS) Applications are now open for the IAESS Program which gives 20 indigenous secondary students who are in years 10, 11 or 12 in 2018 the opportunity to come to Sydney from January 2018 (fully funded by Engineering Aid Australia and hosted by Sydney University) and explore the possibilities of engineering as a course and career. APPLICATIONS CLOSE FRIDAY 6 OCTOBER, STUDENT EXCHANGE 2017 INFORMATION SESSIONS WEP.ORG.AU (World Education Program Australia Limited) are holding Student Exchange Information Sessions on 13 September 2017 between 7pm-8.30pm at Fulton Trotter Lounge, 129 Leichhardt St, Spring Hill. If you are interested in living and studying abroad, please see Student Services or visit for more information. BOND UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE DAYS OCTOBER/NOVEMBER Headstart Day: Years 10 and 11 Monday 16 October 2017 Headstart Day is a great opportunity for ambitious Year 10 or 11 students to explore Bond University and gain information about their four academic faculties. During this complimentary event, attendees will enjoy fun, interactive activities, learn more about different program areas, meet current students and get orientated with the Bond campus.

5 Careers in Business, Hotel and Tourism Management, Actuarial Science and Commerce: Years 11 and 12 Wednesday 25 October 2017 A full Experience Day for Year 11 s, Year 12 s, parents and teachers to attend sessions, see the latest facilities and talk to relevant academics and current students. Attendees will be among the first to access the brand-new Transformer Entrepreneurship and Big Data facilities opened May Actuarial Science: Years 11 and 12 Thursday 26 October 2017 Exclusive to students that have applied to study a Bachelor of Actuarial Science and parents, this is an opportunity to meet the Executive Dean, academics, current Actuarial Science students and industry contacts. Attendees will also be among the first to access the brand- new Transformer Entrepreneurship and Big Data facilities which opened May Gold Coast Demo Day: Wednesday 16 November 2017 Bond Business School invites you to attend Gold Coast Demo Day, featuring some of Queensland s brightest minds pitching their business ideas to investors, industry leaders, government representatives and the community. For more information on the above Experience Days, please visit DUKE OF YORK COMES TO BOND UNIVERSITY FOR BEST AND BRIGHTEST START-UPS HRH, Prince Andrew, Duke of York will present in person and be part of the judging panel for the Pitch@PalaceAustralia region final to be held at Bond University Friday 22 September The national winner of the start-up competition, which has a focus on technology is open to all Australian citizens over the age of 16 and will be flown to London in December to pitch their winning idea at St James s Palace in the global final. For more information please visit SCIPS SCHOOL BASED APPRENTICESHIP Islander Hotel at Surfer s Paradise are offering a school based apprenticeship at their establishment for Year 12 students who have a passion to become a Chef. There are up to four positions available and will lead to a full-time arrangement after completion of school for the right candidate. QUEENSLAND ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY (QAT) SCHOOL BASED TRAINEESHIPS If you are passionate about technology, you re going to love the Certificate lll in Information Digital Media and Technology School-based Traineeship Program at QAT. This opportunity will help kick start your career and get you work ready for an exciting role in the dynamic IT industry. For more information please visit or see Student Services. QAT are also offering Certificate III Early Childhood Education and Care traineeship opportunities located from the Gold Coast through to Brisbane North. To apply for any of these courses please complete a QAT Application Form and to ask@qat.qld.edu.au TAFE AT SCHOOL 2018 COURSES APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN Expressions of interest (EOI) applications can now be submitted online at using the code TQGC1801 for the following courses: Animal Studies: Certificate ll in Animal Studies Beauty and Hairdressing: Certificate ll in Retail Cosmetics Certificate ll in Salon Assistant Business, ICT and Creative Industries: Certificate lll in Business Administration Certificate lll in Information, Digital Media & Technology (IT) Certificate lll in Music Industry (direct entry pathway to Bachelor Degree) Community Services, Health and Nursing: Certificate ll in Health Support Services/Certificate lll Health Services Assistance Certificate lv in Allied Health Diploma of Nursing Certificate lll in Community Services Diploma in Community Services Hospitality, Tourism and Events: Certificate ll in Hospitality Certificate ll in Kitchen Operations Certificate ll in Tourism Sport and Recreation: Certificate ll in Sport and Recreation/Certificate lll in Fitness Diploma of Sport Development Trade and Marine: Certificate l in Construction Certificate ll in Automotive Vocational Preparation Certificate ll in Electrotechnology Certificate ll in Engineering Pathways (Metal Focus) Certificate ll in Marine Mechanical Technology Certificate ll in Plumbing Enrolments close Monday 27 November 2017

6 PST VET IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE ll IN TOURISM Prestige Service Training are offering an in-school program for students wanting to obtain a Certificate ll in Tourism. This qualification provides a pathway to work in many tourism and travel industry sectors and for a diverse range of employers. Please see Student Services to register your interest. BECOME A BARISTA COMPETITION The BECOME A BARISTA completion for trainee baristas is going from strength to strength with bigger numbers than ever. Students who enter have the opportunity to create and showcase their skills, get one-on-one training from professional Baristas, learn how to design a signature beverage and much more. All this plus a certificate of participation. This competition takes place at three locations in GOLD COAST: Friday 1 September 2017 BRISBANE: Friday 13 September 2017 LOGAN: Thursday 19 October 2017 BECOME A BARISTA is designed for students in secondary schools and colleges and those undertaking traineeships in or outside school. If you would like to know more, please see our Student Services Bulletin Board or enquire within. KMART BROADBEACH CASUAL POSITIONS No experience? No worries! If you are energetic, have great communication skills and a willingness to learn, Kmart Pacific Fair, Broadbeach would like to meet you. They currently have casual positions available after school, weekends and holidays so pop in and introduce yourself to Michele or Rory (Line Managers) at the Kmart Service Desk and bring your resume. They are looking to commence interviews by the end of August. For further enquires please call PRESTIGE SERVICE TRAINING SCHOOL BASED TRAINEESHIPS Certificate III in Hospitality: Freshly Ground, Coomera Gold Coast Turf Club, Bundall Royal Pines Resort (front of house), Benowa Royal Pines Resort (back of house), Benowa Gloria Jeans, Robina Little Elm Café, Ormeau Mannequins café, Pacific Fair Burleigh Sports Club, Burleigh Waters Café Campenile, Robina The Coffee & Tea Factory, Pacific Fair Crema Espresso, Main Beach Hudsons Coffee, Tugun Zarraffas, Carrara Hoppy s Handwash Café, Mermaid Beach Presto s Training Café, Dreamworld, Upper Coomera Soul Origin, Helensvale & Robina Certificate III in Business Retail: Prouds, Elanora, Robina, Helensvale Wild Cards & Gifts, Westfields Helensvale, Pacific Fair Certificate lll in Business (Administration): Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Currumbin IT/Communications Company (name withheld), Sanctuary Cove Willow Vale Gourmet Food Co, Coomera Certificate lll in Tourism: Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Currumbin Q1 QDESK, Surfers Paradise SERO INSTITUTE Certificate lll in Hospitality: Eats n Cheats, Southport Betty s Burgers, Robina California Cantina, Isle of Capri Stellarossa, Benowa, Nerang Coco Cabana, Pacific Fair Café Pane e Vino, Vasity Lakes Cav s Steakhouse, Labrador Curries R US, Southport Certificate lll in Business: Lenard s Chicken, Mermaid Waters 7-eleven, Palm Beach, Ormeau MEGT Cert lll Hospitality Operations: Mo s Burger, Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Southport

7 BUSY AT WORK SCHOOL BASED TRAINEESHIPS Cert III Hospitality: Zarraffa s, Runaway Bay, Hope Island Café Pane Vino, Varsity Lakes Subway, Coomera Grand Cert III Business: KFC, all stores across QLD Pizza Capers, Nerang, Ashmore Subway, Main Beach, Australia Fair Certificate lll in Business (Retail): Sanctuary Cove Chocolate Shop, Sanctuary Cove Certificate lll in Business (administration): Australian Academy of Business (Admin/IT/Financial Services), various locations Certificate III in Commercial Cookery: Café Pane Vino, Varsity Lakes Certificate ll in Warehousing Operations (Year 10 & 11 only): Reece Plumbing, Oxenford, Mermaid Beach, Bundall Reece Civil, Nerang Certificate lll in Hairdressing: Clock Tower Hair, Labrador Ballistik Hair Studio, Biggera Waters IGNITE EDUCATION HOSPITALITY SCHOOL BASED TRAINEESHIPS Certificate III in Hospitality: Crema Espresso, Pacific Fair, Broadbeach, The Pines, Elanora Coming Home Co, Robina Town Centre Espresso Moto Café, Palm Beach Zarraffas Coffee, Ormeau, Tugan Coffee Club, Coolangatta Sumptuous Fine Food, Currumbin Olives, Pizza, Pasta & Ribs, Merrimac Little Miss Muffin Bakery, Southport Cherry Red Café, Stocklands, Burleigh Latitude 28, Surfer s Paradise Surfers Paradise Beach Café, Surfer s Paradise Crust Pizza, Broadbeach, Southport Urban Woodfire Pizza, Mermaid Hessian & Bean Boutique Espresso, Palm Beach AURORA SCHOOL BASED TRAINEESHIPS Certificate III in Hospitality: The French Lantern, Hope Island California Tacos, Isle of Capri Stellarossa, Nerang Subway, Runaway Bay, Siganto Dr, Helensvale, Carrara, Harbour Town, Palm Beach, Hope Island, Surfers Paradise, Ashmore, Nerang, Southport, Australia Fair Zarraffa s, Runaway Bay Betty s Burgers & Concrete Co, Surfers Paradise, Robina The Coffee and Tea Factory, Broadbeach Noodle Box, Mermaid and Miami Café GC, Coolangatta Elston Bar, Surfers Paradise Passion Tree Velvet, Coolangatta Wattle Café & Bakery, Broadbeach Wendy s, The Pines, Elanora Dutch Bite Café, Tamborine Burger Bro, Upper Coomera Green Days, Bundall Parkwood Village, Parkwood Nonna s Restaurant, Harbourtown Espresso Puro, Benowa The Surfers Paradise Beach Café, Surfers Paradise Latitude 28, Surfers Paradise

8 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery: Ruffles Lodge and Spa, Willowvale Parkwood Village, Parkwood Café GC, Coolangatta Stellarossa, Benowa Certificate III in Business (Retail Specialisation): Bakers Delight, Arundel The Pines News and Gifts, Elanora Time Zone, Surfers Paradise Pacific Pines Newsagency, Pacific Pines Certificate lll in Business Administration: ibusiness Group, Surfers Paradise Atlas Tax and Accounting, Worongary Ray White, Mt Tamborine Medical My Centre, Nerang Illusions Magic Show Matt Hollywood Certificate lll In Individual Support (Disability): Endeavour Foundation, Southport REDMAKO SCHOOL BASED TRAINEESHIPS Certificate III in Hospitality: Moonlight Indian Cuisine, Ashmore Hot Rock Grill, Surfers Paradise Subway, Main Beach, Labrador Connection Café, Helensvale Rainbow Noodles, Nerang Little Barista Espresso Bar, Labrador Backbone Bar and Kitchen, Tugan Eat Plus, Helensvale Viet Garden Asian Cuisine, Miami Shivalay Indians, Helensvale Jamaica Blue, Harbourtown Local & Co Espresso Bar, Main Beach Aromas of India, Highland Park Bucking Bull, Loganholme Cowch Dessert Cocktail Bar, Pacific Fair Muffin Break, Burleigh Heads, Robina Town Centre Domino s Pizza, Nerang Oporto, Harbour Town Latitude 28, Surfer s Paradise Curry Express, Surfers Paradise Sandy s Bar & Grill, Pacific Pines Ginger Indian Gourmet, Oxenford Noodle Box, Robina Crema Espresso, Main Beach Pie Face, Harbourtown Tandoori Place, Surfer s Paradise Royal Thai Hut, Pacific Pines Nando s, Mermaid Waters Shingle Inn, Elanora Green Days Restaurant and Bar, Ashmore Chocolateria San Churro, Biggera Waters Shiraz Authentic Persian Restaurant, Surfers Paradise The Fish House, Burleigh Heads Certificate III in Commercial Cookery: Royal Thai Hut, Pacific Pines Tandoori Place, Surfers Paradise Ginger Indian Gourmet, Oxenford Shivalay Indians, Helensvale Viet Garden Asian Cuisine, Miami Rainbow Noodles, Nerang Backbone Bar & Kitchen, Tugan Eat Plus, Helensvale