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Broadbeach is very popular with locals and holidaymakers. This is mainly due to the great combination of sunshine, golden beaches, excellent shopping... read more

Budds Beach is a small suburb, quite like that of a small beachside town. The suburb is bordered by the River on side and the Gold Coast Highway... read more

Runaway Bay is primarily a waterfront suburb, with most homes having canal access. The eastern boundary is the Broadwater, and these beaches are protected... read more

Main Beach is a boutique suburb favoured by the affluent and it is the pinnacle of cafi society on the Gold Coast. There is a sense of community in this suburb... read more
Surfers Paradise is the tourist centre of the Gold Coast and is one of Australia's favourite holiday places drawing 4 million visitors each year. There are superb... read more



The Gold Coast is a dedicated tourist town and there's enough things to do to keep you occupied for months. It's not just mini-golf and wax museums either; take a tour of the river and canals in an aqua-bus, see the view from Q1 head up in a hot air balloon or learn to surf: Check out our list of the main Gold Coast tourist attractions

There's the beach of course, they don't charge you to use that, in fact in most places they don't even charge you to park on the waterfront, but if you're looking for a budget holiday, there's plenty of stuff to do on the Gold Coast that doesn't cost a cent.

The big four, which you've probably heard of, are Dreamworld, Sea World, Movie World and Wet'n'Wild, but there are quite a few more. Pat a koala, watch some outback horsemen and woman race around a stadium, mingle with the native birds: Read more about Gold Coast theme Parks...

The Gold Coast has more than 70km of fantastic beaches, and Surfers Paradise is home to the 'best beach in the world'. Getting to a Gold Coast beach is pretty easy - head east and you'll get wet! Read more about the fabulous beaches of the Gold Coast