Sunday Sum-Up: Eight Things That Happened in Brisbane This Week
Here's what caught our attention over the last seven days.

Sunday Sum-Up: Eight Things That Happened in Brisbane This Week
From new bar and restaurant openings to the latest innovations in technology, design, fashion and the arts, we like to keep our finger on Brisbane's pulse. Below, we've collected the biggest stories from the past seven days that may have escaped your attention. Consider yourself back in the know.
Image: stephenk1977 via Flickr.
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Travel & Leisure
This New Scenic Rim Festival Will Let You Wander Through More Than 200,000 Sunflowers
Do yoga surrounded by golden petals, fly over the top of the field and learn to cook using the colourful plants.
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Travel & Leisure
The Whitsundays' Whitehaven Beach Has Been Named the Best Beach in the World for 2021
Two Australian spots have made Tripadvisor’s list of the top 25 best beaches around the globe.
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Design & Style
Coles Will Stop Stocking Single-Use Plastic Tableware From July 1
It’ll no longer sell disposable plastic plates, cups, bowls, straws and cutlery.
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Arts & Entertainment
Disney+ Has Just Added 600-Plus Movies and TV Shows As Part of Its New Star Expansion
You can now stream every episode of ‘The X-Files’ and ‘Futurama’, the TV spinoff to ‘Love, Simon’, every ‘Alien’ film, a new show from the ‘Rick and Morty’ team and more.
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Travel & Leisure
Brisbane Has Been Named the Preferred Host of the 2032 Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee will now enter into “targeted dialogue” with Australian authorities to discuss staging the games in more detail.
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Travel & Leisure
Qantas and Jetstar Plan to Resume International Flights from This October
Come spring, you could be jetting off to London, Singapore or Los Angeles.
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Food & Drink
Four Pillars Has Teamed Up with QT Hotels On a Limited-Edition Coconut, Bamboo and Almond Gin
You’ll only be able to drink it at the hotel chain’s bars — or you can order a bottle for your liquor cabinet.
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Arts & Entertainment
A Tense New Trailer Has Just Dropped for the Long-Awaited Fourth Season of 'The Handmaid's Tale'
New episodes will start airing in the US in April — so cross your fingers they hit Down Under around the same time, too.