Generations of fun in the sun
I am not necessarily talking of historic piles or grand monuments but of buildings or complexes that represent the very best of their era.
Hyatt Regency Coolum opened amid considerable fanfare in 1988 -- I know this as I was there, in shoulder pads and high hair -- and its arrival caused much excitement in the tourism and hospitality industry. Here we had a 150ha estate, meandering in a wavy arc with integrated accommodation and leisure facilities, championship golf course, seven tennis courts, myriad pools, villas and cycling trails. And all in a resoundingly Australian setting, with woodlands full of ringtail possums, squirrel gliders and rainbow lorikeets at its back, and beach beyond.
There were (and still are) satellite lounges with names such as Palm and Bauhinia and Coolibah servicing accommodation clusters with breakfasts and information facilities. It felt very organic, before we had started to diminish that word through wholesale overuse.
It hardly sounds all that exciting now but that was the age of excess, of Christopher Skase and gold-plated taps, of stretch limousines and wine coolers. No one thought much about the environment, about recycling towels or saving water. Carbon emissions? Something to do with triplicate forms, perhaps.
Twenty-three years on, after thorough refurbishments and light makeovers, and decades of good maintenance and management, Hyatt Regency Coolum still delivers the goods.
Queensland mining billionaire Clive Palmer bought the property from the Lend Lease Corporation this month, which could herald more investment in infrastructure. It was originally built by Japanese developer giant Daikyo at the height of the Queensland tourism boom; Hyatt has always had the management contract and when casual as well as permanent staff are counted, it's the Sunshine Coast's biggest employer.
Hyatt Regency Coolum is as family-friendly as ever, with an emphasis on walking and cycling, breathing the fine air of this blessed Queensland region, and getting sporty on the golf course or being princess-pampered in The Spa, the largest in Australia at a lavish 750sq m and open for encouragingly long hours (6.30am to 7pm).
In the 1980s, that word spa meant a hot tub, with chaps sporting moustaches and medallions and ladies togged up in gold bikinis. Now we all recognise that spas are temples to health and beauty, salons of absolute pampering, and The Spa may be plainly named but that's where the no-frills approach ends. It's all about frills and fab treatments, from massages with buckwheat and blossoms to a Diamond Facial with ice-lift mask that features frozen marine DNA, grape-seed extract and lavender essential oil. This extraordinary affair features products from the Natura Bisse -- as used, don't you know, "by Beyonce and the Spanish royals".
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What was so revolutionary all those years ago was the sense of not being in a hotel at all but more of a country club, with low-rise blocks of rooms dotted amid paperbarks, groves of angophora and vivid rainforest with kangaroos hopping, brush turkeys
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This is the J Press polo shirt that I received for my birthday. I’m happy to report that it does very well under my linen blazer. Yes, this is an exceedingly casual outfit, but it’s been beastly hot these last few days and my only appointment today is with the pediatrician as I have one child with high fever and nausea and a follow-up for the other. I wrote about my luncheon with a well-dressed man who sported this look with his Hermès loafers. Elegant? Perhaps in a prep way, but definitely more put together than the usual cargo shorts/t-shirt/Keene sandals approach.
I think the success of the shirt lies in its collar. It is higher and a bit more structured than the typical piqué offering. The stripes make it a little more dressy as does the flat weave. All-in-all, I’m pleased and will buy more at the store. The shipping charge of USD$15 makes it too steep for me to order a single shirt.
Pick up one or two and head into the weekend in a certain style.
I love a man who doesn’t wear those hideous cargo shorts and Keen sandals when said man is not out hiking. Your attire is more appropriate, more mature and more stylish than anyone I’ve seen at my club. The devil in me wants to print your photo, blow it up, and tape it to the men’s dressing room with a caption reading, “THIS is what we mean by dress code!
I'm done w a suit for today. Going back to my country club casual dress code for the rest of the week. 
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