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The latest skate park facelift, creating the City’s first ‘mini ramp’, has been officially given the thumbs up.
Ten-year-old skate boarding prodigy and Australian under 18 bowl-riding champ, Keegan Palmer joined Division 4 Councillor, Margaret Grummitt to test the new ramp, in Olsen Avenue Arundel, and Skateboarding Australia applauded the latest addition. Continue reading
The City of Gold Coast’s newest library at Upper Coomera has opened its doors for the first time, to a hugely positive reception from local residents.
Around 1000 customers streamed into the library during its first morning, giving it a firm thumbs up. Continue reading
Join us on Sunday 26 May 2013 for a walk along the Gold Coast coastline and help give our endangered koalas a home! The walk stretches from Coolangatta to Southport, with participants able to choose the distance they want to walk. Walk the entire course, half or just one section – it is entirely up to you! Continue reading
Representatives of Queensland business and industry sectors will accompany a government-led investment mission visiting China later this month.
Leading a group of Queensland companies and council representatives, Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts Ian Walker said the mission would focus on promoting some of the State’s best opportunities in the tourism and construction sectors. Continue reading
The unveiling of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games emblem at Broadwater Parklands today has set the course for an inspiring five year journey until the Opening Ceremony on 4 April, 2018.
Commonwealth Games Minister Jann Stuckey said the Games emblem captured the essence of the Gold Coast and what the Commonwealth Games was all about.
“The emblem has been inspired by the Gold Coast’s stunning beach side location, its iconic skyline,and the colours are representative of the coast, the hinterland and the celebratory atmosphere which is synonymous with the region,” Ms Stuckey said. Continue reading
A new tourism campaign targeting Australia’s Chinese community will begin this week in a bid to grow Queensland’s share of the international market.
Minister for Tourism, Jann Stuckey, said the campaign would tempt Chinese residents either working or studying in Australia to holiday in Queensland.
“Australia’s Chinese community represents an influential group for our tourism industry,” Ms Stuckey said. Continue reading
Local designers have the opportunity to shape the city's Cultural Precinct
Australia’s holiday capital – the City of Gold Coast – will signal its intention to add cultural tourism to its current visitor appeal, with the launch of an international design competition tomorrow.
The two-stage competition aims to deliver a winning design for a cultural precinct to be developed on 11 hectares of centrally-located land at Evandale – in the city’s heart.
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate is urging registered architects and landscape architects to form multi-disciplinary teams for Stage One. Continue reading
The new Grand Banks 53 Aleutian RP – luxury blue-water cruiser
The luxury and craftsmanship of Grand Banks will again be on display at the 2013 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show in May
The company’s on-water display includes a recently-arrived three-cabin 53 Aleutian RP model and a new 47 Heritage EU.
Grand Banks Asia-Pacific Managing Director Hank Compton said he and the team are excited to have the new Aleutian on display. Continue reading
Australian cricket legend and proud Queenslander Matt Hayden will front a new tourism marketing campaign to encourage more Indian visitors to travel to the state.
Minister for Tourism Jann Stuckey said the ‘Go Beyond’ campaign would showcase Queensland’s rainforests, beaches and the Great Barrier Reef, which are all popular with Indian tourists.
“India is a growing market for Queensland with the number of Indian visitors to Queensland rising by 3 per cent to 31,000 in 2012,” Ms Stuckey said. Continue reading
Honda will again have a strong presence at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show with its distinctive, silver-coloured premium outboard engine range on display.
From the lightweight BF2.3 right up to the technologically-advanced BF250, there’s an outboard in Honda’s range to suit everything from small tenders right up to serious offshore fishing boats and high-performance rigid inflatable boats (RIBs). Continue reading