White Rhino bar to open on Gold Coast with life-size white rhino art sculpture

ONE of the world’s most endangered species — the white rhino — is about to thunder into the Gold Coast. And it’s like nothing you’ve seen before.

Artist impressions of new Surfers Paradise bar restaurant White Rhino, now under construction from Cavill Mall to Circle on Cavill public square. PICTURE: SUPPLIED

ONE of the world’s most endangered species — the white rhino — is about to thunder into Surfers Paradise.

A 3.5 metre long by 1.6m high life-size adult rhino replica and a baby — both made of a fibreglass compound — will occupy pride of place a new Surfers Paradise bar and restaurant being built in the centre of the tourism precinct.

White Rhino Bar And Eats is installing this replica life-size white rhino at the Surfers Paradise venue where it will have pride of place as part of a jungle scene

Artesian Hospitality, a corporate entity behind Surfers Paradise nightclubs Sin City, Bedroom and Havana R & B venue, is shelling out five figures on the sculptures for its White Rhino Bar & Eats venue.

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An online competition to name the adult rhino is taking off with “Morty” emerging as the frontrunner so far.

Inside the new Surfers bar. PICTURE: SUPPLIED

The winner of the naming contest will score an invite to the two-level venue’s VIP launch party.

Artesian partner Matt Keegan, who oversees popular Surfers Paradise nightclubs Sin City, Bedroom and Havana, said the replicas would be part of a jungle scene interior at White Rhino.

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“We are not screwing around. We are creating a jungle scene wall feature and he is going to be popping out of that,” Mr Keegan said.

Mr Keegan revealed the opening would likely be sometime in October, after ATG revealed construction was underway earlier this month.

White Rhino — to open from breakfast, for lunch and through to 1am — will have seating for 220 and capacity for 500-plus with an al fresco setting.

Artesian has commissioned Brisbane-based Natureworks to create the rhinos.