HolidayBowls All the latest great ideas and offers for holiday bowlers City in the Spotlight: Gold Coast
Take the trip-of-a-lifetime to one of the world’s best-loved cities Gold Coast City
Fast Facts About the Gold Coast
1 For boating
enthusiasts, the Gold Coast has 260km of navigable waterways - that's nine times more than Venice!
Indy car racing
2 The Gold Coast 600 (formerly known as Lexmark Indy 300) is a car racing event held annually, usually in October
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3 Film production is a major industry in Gold Coast City, with films such as Scooby Doo and the Narnia series shot there
hen it was recently
announced that
Australia’s Gold Coast would succeed Glasgow in hosting the 2018 Commonwealth Games, it was music to the ears of bowls enthusiast the world over.
Australians are renowned for their extraordinary appetite for first-class international sport, bowls particularly. Gold Coast is, as the name would suggest, a coastal city in South East Queensland, south of the state capital Brisbane.
The Q1 building
The Gold Coast is full of attractions and experiences that can be enjoyed while basking in an ideal year-round climate. With an amazing variety of natural landscapes, including 70kms of famous beach and 100,000 hectares of world heritage- listed rainforest, the region has been attracting visitors since its first settlement. Today, those
natural wonders are complemented by a selection of family theme parks, golfing greens, shopping centres and restaurants.
Family favourites such as Dreamworld, Sea World, and WhiteWater World are sure to please, while Warner Bros Movie World and the Australian Outback Spectacular provide their own unique feel. Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary also creates a never-ending interactive experience with nature’s many creatures. Jet boating on the broadwater, whale
watching and themed attractions, including Dracula’s Haunted House and Infinity’s Multi-dimensional Maze are yet more attractions on offer. Top golfing is also within easy reach, with more than 40 championship and resort golf courses located throughout the region. It’s easy to see why a Gold Coast holiday is a popular choice, especially from up on high at the Q1 observation deck - the world’s tallest residential tower - or a morning ride in a hot air balloon followed by a champagne breakfast at O’Reilly’s Vineyard. With a thriving bowls scene to complement all the Gold Coast has to offer, there are few more vibrant or exciting places for a keen bowler to visit. The 2018 Commonwealth Games are sure to bring this wonderful subtropical city to wider attention, so beat the rush and
experience the Gold Coast now.
4 The unambiguously- named suburb of Surfers Paradise is a haven for water sports enthusiasts
5 The Gold Coast Botanic gardens showcase the environment and horticulture from mangroves to mountains.
Humpback whale
6 With the waters around the Gold Coast often referred to as the ‘Humpback Highway’, whale watching offers a fantastic opportunity to get up close and personal with the largest mammals on Earth.
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