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GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA
This site is all about the Gold Coast situated in South East Queensland Australia, presented by a local, for those who are looking totravel to this great destination.
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Short Review
Having traveled Australia and the world extensively, I know what an advantage it is to have a local show you around any country.
I have been a regular visitor to the Gold Coast since 1956 and a permanent resident since the year 2000.
I invite you to browse through this site to see the Gold Coast through my eyes.
I will attempt to show you all the things to see and do when you visit and hopefully be able to instil the atmosphere of the place and the character of the people acurately within these pages.
Australia is a vast and very beautiful continent. The Gold Coast is a little jewel amongst many that Australia has to offer, admired by all who visit.
The Gold Coast caters to the most discerning visitor who seeks the highest standard of luxury as well as the very budget conscious visitor and backpackers alike.
The following video will give you a glimpse of what the Gold Coast has to offer.
The Gold Coast has been named the Tourist Capital of Australia due to its climate and entertainment.
The diversity of the landscape within such a relatively small area offers a huge variety of activities to the visitor.
Miles of golden sand beaches grace the 70 kilometres of uninterupted coastline.
Some of the oldest forrests in the world, grace the hinterland, abundant with wildlife and scenery to take your breath away.
A huge variety of outdoor activities can be enjoyed in fine weather for an average of 245 days a year.
Day time tempertures are above 22 degrees for 280 days a year.
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The clean air and weather conditions of the Gold Coast made it the ideal place for film production.
Gold Coast City is the major film production center in Queensland since the 1990s.
C.V. Wood [1920 - 1999] affectionately known as "Woody" who was instrumental in the development of Disneyland, saw the potential of building a theme park on the Gold Coast. Warner Bros. Movie world opened it's doors to the public in 1991 and is now the only movie related theme park in Australia.
Other premier theme park attractions include "Sea World", "Wet'n' Wild", "White Water World", "Dreamworld", "Australian Outback spectacular", Paradise Country", "Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary", "David Fleay Wildlife Park", "Adventure Parc"
The clubs and nightlife on the Gold Coast are as varied as its landscape, check out favourite haunts within the site by clicking on the navigational links above.
We are constantly adding new content to this site so please come and visit us on a regular basis to keep updated with new information.
Locals of the Gold Coast are encouraged to submit their own stories, to be published in the "FolkLore" section of the site. See Local Story Directory.
Should you have any questions about the Gold Coast not covered within this site or how to submit your story, please contact Kitty via the "About Us" page.
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