My daughter has been attending this centre for over 2 years and they are fantastic. All the staff are very friendly and have a great connection with the kids. They are accredited as sun smart and also with their food as they have a cook on site with cooked lunches daily. Highly recommended.

Approximate cost: $55/day full rate

I bought a wedding gift for my brother and sister in law. The crystal bowl was a couple of hundred dollars cheaper than if I had bought it from a department store. They sell name brands and have very good discounts.

Approximate cost: $250

If your looking for gold jewellery these are the guys to see. They sell their 9ct gold by the gram so you don't pay the retail mark up. We have bought several christening bracelets from them and the value is excellent. They also have estate jewellery.

Approximate cost: $Currently about 19/g

We needed a lounge recovered and Design Furniture were recommended to us. They are very professional and have a great range of fabrics to select from. Also made an extra piece to match our suite exactly. Highly recommended.

Approximate cost: $Varies

Ikea has a huge range of homewares for every room in your house. The prices are generally quite low, mainly because their specialty is flat pack, so you have to assemble them yourself. I believe the quality is questionable on some of the realllllyyy cheap items but the mid range seems to be ok and I've bought some pieces and have been satisfied. More cheap and cheerful than heirloom quality.

Approximate cost: $varies

Wendy's have the best ice cream and sorbet. Great range of flavours and sizes. Also great range of smoothies and shakes. Also use fresh fruit in some of their products.

Fasta Pasta's have had a makeover in recent times and are now alot more sophisticated than they used to be. In addition to the great atmosphere the food is pretty good too! My personal fave is the puttanesca but they have all manner of creamy and tomato based sauces for pasta plus steaks and salads etc. Also have yummy gelato.

Approximate cost: $8

Glenn is very down to earth and really creative. His concepts for our wedding photography were amazing and he totally got the classic/urban vibe we wanted to achieve. The post wedding sessions where we selected the photos for our album were comprehensive and the album is very professionally bound and absolutely stunning. Highly recommended.

Approximate cost: $4000

I bought a dozen mixed roses for my Mum as a thankyou gift and she was blown away. They were beautiful and lasted a good while. I thought the value was about right for the price considering delivery is included. Would definately use again.

Approximate cost: $90

Not bad, doesn't have as great a range as other, more prominent Targets. (esp. in maternity wear and furniture) Also can have problems with air conditioning so can get a bit hot. But staff are generally helpful and fairly tidy and well set out.