The Gold Coast

Aerial with helicopters - Photo and text courtesy of Tourism QLD

The Gold Coast is one of Australia's leading holiday playgrounds. With 70 kilometres of sun-drenched beaches, World Heritage Listed rainforests, theme parks, shopping and nightlife, it's the Coast with the Most.

Head to a surf school, catch a major surf lifesaving carnival or build a sandcastle at the many beaches running along the Gold Coast. Some of the more popular beaches are Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Burleigh Heads, Currumbin and Coolangatta. It's a major family destination with protected waterways and rock pools for safe swimming, white sandy beaches for long walks and a huge choice of attractions.

You can even enjoy an island adventure. South Stradbroke Island is within easy reach of the northern Gold Coast. With nine times more waterways and canals than Venice - be prepared to enjoy some on-water fun with sunset cruises, sailing, jetski rides or fishing.

A wealth of Gold Coast visitor information is available on the popular goldcoastaustralia.com web site.

Check out some Gold Coast Hotels

In the Directory


Photos

Surf Lifesavers - Photo courtesy of Tourism QLD
Pacific Fair shopping centre - Photo courtesy of Tourism QLD
Fishing off the rocks - Photo courtesy of Tourism QLD

Climate

Max temperatures of 27¬?C in summer and 20¬?C in winter.

In the Directory

directory

Shopfront

Sea Stars - Echinoderms of the Asia Indo-PacificSea Stars - Echinoderms of the Asia Indo-Pacific
The first comprehensive photo-guide to the living Echinoderms of the Asia/Indo -Pacific Region.
$AU

Articles

Shark Bay @ Sea World - A new diving experienceShark Bay @ Sea World - A new diving experience
Talking about diving with a difference: we had the amazing opportunity to have a look behind the scenes of the recently opened Shark Bay at Sea World on the Gold Coast, Queensland and go for a dive in the Reef Lagoon.
Underwater Card 2