The Spit doesn't really feel like the Gold Coast, which is half the reason locals come up here on a Sunday morning. It's the narrow strip of land that extends north from Main Beach, flanked by the Pacific Ocean on one side and the Broadwater on the other,...
Sea World Gold Coast sits at the northern end of Main Beach, about five minutes by car from Ocean Sands at Hughes Avenue. This proximity is an accident of geography that becomes a genuine convenience once you have children who want to go back a second tim...
Marina Mirage Main Beach and YOT Deck sit at the Broadwater end of the suburb's retail strip, facing the water from slightly different angles. Together they represent the working-marina side of Gold Coast waterfront dining: built around the boats rather t...
Main Beach is the residential Gold Coast suburb that sits between Surfers Paradise and the Spit, on the kilometre of coastline where the high-rises thin out and the streets stay walkable. The low-rise character, the genuinely good restaurants on Tedder Av...
On Australia Day, the suburb you base yourself in shapes the whole weekend. From Hughes Avenue, the long weekend runs on a short list of walking-distance ingredients: a stretch of patrolled beach at the end of the street, the grass and shade of Doug Jenni...
From the front door at 11-17 Hughes Avenue you can be standing in the lift at the base of the Q1 tower in about seven minutes. Main Beach sits a kilometre north of Surfers Paradise, which is the right distance for a place like Q1: close enough for an afte...
Learning to surf on the Gold Coast hinges on the choice of beach, more than most people realise before they paddle out for the first time. The Spit, ten minutes north on foot from our front door at 11-17 Hughes Avenue, is genuinely one of the gentlest lea...
Aquaduck Tours and Main Beach Cruises You spend most of a Gold Coast visit looking at the water without ever getting on it. You walk past the Marina, you cross the Sundale Bridge, you watch the catamarans drift towards the Broadwater, and somehow you end...
Uncover the hidden gems of the Gold Coast. From secluded beaches to secret photography spots, explore the best-kept secrets of this beautiful region....
The Gold Coast isn't just a playground for surfers and sunbathers; it's a wonderland for families. Imagine your kids faces lighting up as they cuddle a koala at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, or their shrieks of laughter echoing through the quirky challeng...
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