1/92Tennis coach Pat Cash attends the first birthday of Drink in 2001.
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2/922001: Former 500cc world champion Mick Doohan with wife Selina Sines at Drink.
3/922001 : TV newsreader Jessica Rowe at Drink.
4/92Foxtel TV presenter Mimi Macpherson attends 1st Birthday of Drink Nightclub in 2001.
5/922001: Former 500cc world champion Mick Doohan with wife Selina Sines and Jackie Cross at Drink.
6/922001: TV personality Charlotte Dawson at Drink Nightclub.
7/922001: Backyard Blitz TV reporter Jamie Durie.
8/922001: TV newsreader Jessica Rowe at Drink.
9/922001: Model Chloe Maxwell.
10/922001: Tennis coach Pat Cash.
11/922004: Georgia Berndt (l) and Amy Young.
12/922004: Georgia Berndt (l) and Amy Young at Shooters.
13/92Mateusz Kowalski, Milos Stepic at Melbas’ 36th birthday in 2017.
14/92Mel Bond, Brooke Harrise, Amy Bell at Melbas.
15/92Surfers night club institution Shooters opened a revamped daytime tapas and lounge bar operation, called Our House.
16/92Abbie McMahon, Tori Whalen, Teagan Lauster, Melbas 36th birthday.
17/922001: Jill Waddy at Drink.
18/92Claire Thomson, Alexandra Curtis at Melbas.
19/92Indy Drivers Tony Kanaan, Jimmy Vasser, Cristiano Da Matta, Oriol Servia at “ The Drink “ Nightclub in 2001.
20/922004: Georgia Berndt (l) and Amy Young.
21/921999: Shooters Bar at the Gold Coast.
22/92Constanza Velasquez, Ale Ili at Melbas.
23/921996: Tabetha Whitley and Joanne Norton.
24/92Kayla Smith, Yvette Patton at Melbas.
25/921999 - Shooters Bar at the Gold Coast.
26/922004: Boxers Sharon Anyos and Linda Tenberg at Shooters.
27/922004: Shooters.
28/922001: Jill Waddy at Drink.
29/92Carla Aspesberger, Martijn Marees at Melbas.
30/92Mitchell O’Carroll, Emma Patton at Melbas.
31/922006: Korbinian Schmid
32/922001: Shooters.
33/92Nada Elatin, Ciaran Luxford at Melbas.
34/921999: Entrance to Shooters Bar at Surfers Paradise.
35/92Tamara Dallon, Michelle Thompson at Melbas.
36/92Hundreds of fans at Melbas Bar and Nightclub watch the Superbowl. Picture: Brendan Radke.
37/92Thomas Eldridge, Emma Eldridge, Garth Knowles.
38/92Superbowl at Melbas. Picture: Brendan Radke.
39/922006: Kaycie Smith (20), Sarah Woolner (20), Shelley Lakin (19) and Holly Sproule (20) at the Rose Crown.
40/92Scott Anderson and Vanessa Satchwell at Billy’s Beach House.
41/92Angelique Armstrong, Isabelle Moran at Melbas.
42/92Mitchell Benny and Shivonne Blank at Billy’s Beach House.
43/92Melbas Bar and Nightclub.
44/922006: Shelley Travers and Tony Strugar
45/92Kirsten-Lee Brydon (left) and Hayley Goodman at Surfers Paradise nightclub, Melbas.
46/92Izrael Lewis and Jarryd Myers at Billy’s Beach House.
47/92Jordan Lapper, Leah Heath at Melbas.
48/92Anthony Robbins, Paula Keeshal at Melbas.
49/92Julia Abernethy and Tiffany Bateup at Billy’s Beach House.
50/92Tom Atkins and Geoffrey White at Billy’s Beach House.
51/92Chris Hillier and Cora Montalbon at Melbas. Picture: Brendan Radke.
52/922006: Kaycie Smith (20), Sarah Woolner (20), Shelley Lakin (19) and Holly Sproule (20) at the Rose Crown.
53/92Curtis Henderson and Travis Miles. Picture: Brendan Radke.
54/92Former owner of iconic Gold Coast night club Melbas, Paul Allen, has begun major renovations on Billy’s Beach House bar and night club. (L-R) Club owner Billy James and Paul Allen.
55/92Schoolies 2009 at Melbas.
56/922005: Kirsten-Lee Brydon (left) and Hayley Goodman, front line bar staff at Surfers Paradise nightclub, Melbas.
57/92Melbas Bar and Nightclub.
58/922006: Kaycie Smith (20), Sarah Woolner (20), Shelley Lakin (19) and Holly Sproule (20) at the Rose Crown.
59/92Jared Franzen and Mark Browne at Billy’s Beach House.
60/92Matt Woods, Alex Wall and Jordan Malane at Billy’s Beach House.
61/922006: The Rose and Crown.
62/922006: The Rose and Crown B-Boy Rich and Tamara Christoforo
63/922006: The Rose and Crown, Gold Coast - Rob Bordiss and Sophie Halliday
64/922006: The Rose and Crown - Ken Imai and Olivia Lockhart
65/92Gold Coast Glitter Strip VIP nightclub host Jimmy Ozturk back in the late 1980s or early 1990s at the Rose and Crown bar in Surfers Paradise.
66/922006: Kaycie Smith (20), Sarah Woolner (20), Shelley Lakin (19) and Holly Sproule (20) at the Rose Crown.
67/92Socials : The /Rose and /Crown, /Gold /Coast 07 May 2006 Gemma Williams and Stacey White
68/92Billy’s Beach House.
69/92Billy’s Beach House.
70/922001: Melbas.
71/922006: Emma Legros and Sae Matsuma
72/922006: Ken Imai and Olivia Lockhart
73/922006: The Rose and Crown - Lil’ Kev Li
74/92Picture of Surfers Paradise nightclub Bombay Rock in 1984. Picture: Nicole Reading via Have You Seen The Old Gold Coast Facebook page.
75/922006: Charlotte Best
76/922006: World Cup soccer draw at the Rose n Crown.
77/922006: The Rose and Crown.
78/922006: Nils Barry and Teegan Deck
79/92Picture taken inside Surfers Paradise nightclub Bombay Rock in the 1980s. Picture: Karen Auty via Have You Seen The Old Gold Coast Facebook page.
80/922006: Emma Legros and Sae Matsuma
81/922006: Brendon Marshall
82/922006: Korbinian Schmid
83/92Gold Coast band Mourning Tide at Bombay Rock.
84/92Gemma Williams and Stacey White
85/922006: Shelley Travers and Tony Strugar
86/922006: Matt Daldy
87/922006: Brendon Marshall
88/922006: Nils Barry and Teegan Deck
89/922006: Melanie Lastelle, Ryan O’Keefe and Melissa Lastelle
90/922006: Charlotte Best
91/922006: Rose n Crown
92/92Picture of Surfers Paradise nightclub Bombay Rock in the 1980s. Picture: Jenny Scott via Have You Seen The Old Gold Coast Facebook page.
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