The Queen’s Arms Hotel was established by Frederick Fass in Southport, Queensland, in the 1800s, during a time when Southport was emerging as a popular destination. The establishment became a hub for social gatherings, accommodation, and events, featuring a shady roof and plenty of balconies. The 1878 original “Queen’s Arms” Hotel “The Queen’s Arms” […]
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A student recently posted a photo of herself applying lining paper: It’s like wallpaper, but with no print or texture, and it runs side to side across the wall. (Horizontally, not vertically.) She wondered why she was doing it. Australian buildings are well made, so the walls rarely crack, and the plastering system is good, […]
A recent episode of Border Security featured an international student getting her visa cancelled because her enrolment had been cancelled. It was a fascinating episode, and shows why we Academique is proactive in helping students to comply with their visa conditions and understand what they are doing. The student visa holder seems to have been […]
https://7plus.com.au/border-security-australias-front-line?episode-id=BORD13-003 This is a fascinating episode, and shows why we are proactive in helping students to comply with their visa conditions and understand what they are doing. The student visa holder seems to have been in Thailand for a month without approved leave: She doesn’t have any documentation with her. She can’t say, “I have […]
It’s an exciting, unique building: right beside the Southport tram and Chinatown, on the corner of Nerang and Davenport. It’s full of light and the sounds of the CBD. Every classroom is bigger, and there are many places for students to relax between classes. The new Remedial Massage Clinic has larger, more private rooms than […]
This week we had a very interesting student visa experience. A student broke his arm. After being treated at a local Hospital. They said to get pins inserted and not use the arm for 90 days, and get appropriate physiotherapy. He decided to go home because that will be much cheaper, and his agent asked […]
We’ve rescued a fantastic historical building in the heart of the Gold Coast CBD. We are right beside the main Southport Tram Station and the Student Hub. The Ground floor will have our Remedial Massage Clinic and a simulated restaurant for our Diploma of Hospitality Management students. There will be a large open are for […]
All ELICOS programs use a highly developed curriculum to help students make progress as quickly as possible. But they all suffer from the same problem: Different students have varying strengths and weaknesses. This is particularly true when some students in a class speak European languages and others are from an Asian background. The features of […]
We are getting closer to moving into our new campus. The campus is right next to the tram station and Chinatown in Southport. Today some of our students visited to see what it would be like and our students are excited about the move.
We organised a great seminar with our interior design consultant Katrina from Eyecandy for Certificate III Painting and Decorating students. This course offers great opportunities for graduates to become “Renovation Entrepreneurs”. The course includes some basic business units and some decorative finishes. Our interior designer shows our students how to add that little touch of […]