LOCAL GUIDES
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12 March 2018
YOUR LOCAL’S GUIDE TO SOUTHPORT & LABRADOR
Make yourself at home while visiting Southport and Labrador. The original CBD of the Gold Coast and recent athletic hub, is brimming with tasty eats and memorable activities – here’s what the locals like to do: COFFEE TIME First you’ll need coffee. Drop in to the Brickworks on Ferry Road for a cu...
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13 March 2018
WHERE TO GET YOUR CAFFEINE FIX
Start each day of your holiday on a good note. The Gold Coast caffeine scene is overflowing with dedicated baristas, in-house roasters and conscious connoisseurs. The demand for good coffee post-surf, has ensured cafes and caffeine nooks are dripping with the goods from north to south. SOUTHPORT BLE...
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08 March 2018
YOUR LOCAL’S GUIDE TO COOMERA & NORTHERN GOLD COAST
Home to theme parks, superyachts and luxury island, the Northern Gold Coast is also super close to paths that lead to the hinterland and neighboring city ‘ Bris-vegas. You’ll love Coomera and the Northern Gold Coast. Be sure to tick these local favourites off your list: IT’S COFFEE TIME Ok first th...
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06 February 2018
ESCAPE TO THE HINTERLAND
As the weather cools (a little) it’s time to take advantage of the nearby Gold Coast Hinterland. Think cosy nights in, a morning soundtrack featuring rainforest birds and wistful wanders to sparkling waterfalls. Only a 40 drive from the coast, it’s an easy choice when when you’re in need of a little...
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04 January 2018
LOCAL’S GUIDE: 10 PLACES TO SHOP
You’ll catch local mum and children’s fashion brand owner Sarah Van Vliet selling her coastal-inspired bohemian pieces of label Dusty Child every second weekend at The Village Markets. Though she’s passionate about supporting independent, local brands, she’s also rather partial to a shopping day at ...
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10 November 2017
10 GOLD COAST CAFES BY LOZ COULTER
When she’s not working on PR, social media or travel writing for clients, you’ll find Lauren Coulter with her nose to the ground looking for newcomers to the Gold Coast’s café scene. With a penchant for a strong flat white and a slight smashed-avo obsession, it’s no surprise Lauren instinctively kno...
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10 November 2017
A LOCALS GUIDE TO GOLD COAST BREAKS
Above: Denis Lowe Surf culture is integral to the Gold Coast. Nearly every morning for 56 years, Denis Lowe of the Burleigh Longboard Club has paddled out into the surf. And at 71, this passionate surfer has no intention of stopping any time soon. “Surfing is like a bug,” he explains. “Once you start...
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09 November 2017
MEET THE PHOTOGRAPHER – SEAN SCOTT
Sean Scott has become one of the Gold Coast’s best know photographers. His breathtaking images capture the Gold Coast’s coastal beauty above, on and under the water. While photographic assignments have taken Sean to many stunning parts of the globe, from the Aurora Borealis in Iceland and Norway to ...
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06 November 2017
THE SOCIAL SUPERSTAR: LONI JANE
Mama-of-two, plant-based enthusiast, social media maven and successful author of e-book Feel The Lean, Loni Jane and her gorgeous family call the Gold Coast home. Gold Coast social media star Loni Jane describes herself as a “28-year-old Earthling, mother, photographer and creative artist”. Mother o...
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06 November 2017
Unexpected Things To Do On The Gold Coast
Road tripping to the Gold Coast? Here are our top 10 unexpected things to do in (or around) the Gold Coast. PROGRESSIVE FEAST AT PALM BEACH It’s official. When no-one was watching, Palm Beach became cool. Seriously cool. From local bars and tapas joints to cutting edge foodie haunts, there are now m...
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01 November 2017
10 LUXURIOUS WAYS TO INDULGE
ENDOTA SPA Endota Spa hits the sweet spot when it comes to blissing out and indulging in some much-deserved ‘me’ time. Kick back in the relaxation lounge or one of the luxury treatment rooms and settle in for some serious R&R. CHARTER A YACHT Cruise the Coast’s winding waterways in style aboard your...
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01 November 2017
YOUR GOLD COAST GUIDE TO LOCAL FOOD PRODUCERS
Our local artisan food producers are the faces behind our best restaurants and food stores. Some have spent years perfecting recipes and production methods to bring us the quality cuisine we love so much on the Gold Coast. BURLEIGH BREWING CO. Passionate about their beer, Peta and Brennan Fielding o...
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01 November 2017
PLACES TO CONNECT WITH LOCALS
MIAMI MARKETTA Offering a smattering of street food in an open-air setting tingling with toe-tapping live bands, bohemian fashion stalls, a dedicated dessert hall and cocktails galore – Miami Marketta is a local crowd pleaser serving it up for all tastes and ages. TALLEBUDGERA DOG BEACH If you’re lu...
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01 November 2017
10 GOLD COAST BARS WHERE YOU CAN MINGLE WITH LOCALS
BASKK If there weren’t already enough reasons to visit Cooly, the arrival of new cocktail bar Baskk is giving this seaside town even more street cred, with its luxe cocktail list, Insta-worthy fit out, ocean views and guest DJs spinning tunes ‘til late every weekend. THE COLLECTIVE Another day, anot...
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
Experience Gold Coast acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we are situated, the Kombumerri families of the Yugambeh Language Region.
We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and recognise their continuing connections to the lands, waters and their extended communities throughout Southeast Queensland.