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David to load all the display equipment, trees and stones
onto an eight-ton lorry, to be transported to the QT Bottom six photos; the
Resort that afternoon and then, with the help of many Australian Demonstration
other enthusiasts, set up on the two floors of exhibits.” Team of Tony Bebb, Chris
The location for the event, the QT Resort Hotel, De Nola and Joe Morgan-
newly refurbished in the retro style, Mid Century Payler. Tony took on the task
Modern, provided all the facilities necessary for an of creating a semi cascade
Black Pine, Pinus thumbergii,
international bonsai and stones convention and ex- which required the help of
hibition, “…and what an event it proved to be! Noth- a large bending bar; Chris
ing was left to chance—it all ran like clockwork” adds styled a Japanese juniper,
Kath, “Exhibitions were excellent, well-staged and Juniperus procumbens, in a
with great variety; demonstrations of very high stan- pseudo-Literati Style; Joe
transformed what looked like
dard and of astonishing variety from amazing trans- a very difficult Juniper into a
formations to highly entertaining competitive styling. stunning bonsai.
The food was good and plentiful, the accommodation
trendy and different as well as very comfortable; what
more could we ask for? This proved to be an excep-
tional occasion for all those who arrived at the Gold
Coast for the BCI 2014 Convention.”
For BCI Vice President Glenis Bebb, the conven-
tion truly started with the Thursday night Welcome
Reception—a reward for all her hard work—she could
finally relax, even if was for the evening, to catch up
with old friends and meet and welcome many new
like-minded fanatics!
Friday morning, at the opening ceremony, par-
ticipants were welcomed by AABC President Lindsay
Bebb who stated, “… this is the largest convention ever
conducted in Australia and the largest BCI Conven-
tion in recent times with 402 people registering for
convention activities from 16 different countries.” The
Official Opening was performed by BCI President Dr.
Tom Elias.
Friday’s program started with the International
Round Robin team representing BCI Directors, Budi
Sulistyo and Nikunj Parekh and BCI Life Member
Jyoti Parekh. Nikunj created a Saikei of Ficus retusa
with central Australian red Jasper stones planted in a
shallow blue oval tray. Jyoti created a Saikei of Buxus
harlandii, South Australian black lava rocks planted
in a cream oval tray. They both gave detailed explana-
tions of the process and planting positions. Budi took
on the challenge of a large Ficus microcarpa ‘Green
Island’, which he planted in a large shallow cream tray.
Glenis recalls, “We had lots of action on stage and
this kept everyone’s attention. After morning tea, they

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