Pollies trading blows
Mr Nicholls said Labor had “attempted to sneak” the Games legislation through with the rest of the Bill “without a proper and clear explanation”.
However, LNP Mermaid Beach MP Ray Stevens, who was on the committee that reviewed the changes, said he knew about the Games amendment but didn’t mention it in parliament because the committee wanted the Bill to fail.
“We knew the Commonwealth Games was part of it, yes,” he said. “We had advice ... beforehand of 24-hour trading for the Commonwealth Games so that’s part and parcel of it.”
Surfers Paradise MP JohnPaul Langbroek did not support his leader’s call for 24hour Games trading.
“I do think extended trading hours are something tourists and visitors will be looking for,” he said. “My personal view is that we don’t need to have 24-hour trading.” IF it looks like an egg, and feels like an egg, it must be an egg, right?
Wrong – Tugun’s premier superfood cafe Niche & Co. has somehow done the impossible and created, from scratch, the Coast’s first vegan egg.
“It’s designed to look and be eaten just like a poached egg, but it’s completely plantbased and dairy free,” owner Haines Osborne said.
“It’s got the exact same texture as an egg and when you cut into it it’s even got a runny yolk that oozes out.
“The white is made of coconut and almond and the yolk is spiced pumpkin and turmeric.
“So it doesn’t necessarily taste like an egg but looking at it, it’s really hard to tell it’s not.” Mr Osborne said al- though vegans have strong beliefs, they’re still prone to feeling left out when it comes to the breakfast staple.
“So this way they can finally enjoy an egg guilt-free.”
The vegan egg comes as part of a meal, costs $19, and is part of Niche & Co.’s new winter menu.
“It’s a whole meal served with multigrain artisan sourdough, smashed avocado, dukkah, portabella mushrooms stuffed with delicious vegan cheese,” Mr Osborne said. “A lot of what we do is vegan or vegetarian but that’s not all we are – we just like to keep our plant-based friends happy.”
The cafe sold 25 dishes with the “egg” in two days after it was added to the menu.
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