Oasis Magazine - Cairns & Tropical North Queensland Issue 21 - Dec|Jan 2018 | Page 34

AMANDA Spilling THE BEANS on Christmas BELINDA Ho! Ho! Ho! With Christmas fast approaching, and coupled with the onslaught of the summer heat and humidity, this season can very quickly turn silly. This issue, we catch up with three locals to chat about their plans for the holidays, and what Santa may have in his sack! Amanda O’Shea | Business Development | Tcmstrata Belinda Down | Client Development Manager | WGCLaw Joanne Drake | Manager | Super Yacht Group Great Barrier Reef 1. What are your plans for Christmas and who are you favourite people to spend the holidays with? AMANDA: My husband has renamed the day as “The Big Lunch”. Each year, we either stay in Cairns or head down south to family to celebrate the festive season. This year we are home in the tropics, so I predict we will be spending the day lazing poolside with our orphaned family members. We open our home to all our friends, neighbours, extended family and anyone that needs to be rescued from their own family’s festivities. There will be plenty of bubbles in hand, music playing and loads of food to graze on throughout the day. Just thinking about it makes me smile! BELINDA: I am heading South to spend time with my family and friends. We are going to Norfolk Island – beautiful place to relax. JOANNE