Gold Coast
Dig It and Thunderbird Park.

Kids driving diggers? Australia’s newest theme park is mind-blowing

Dig IT bills itself as Australia’s first digger park for kids. You read correctly:kids get to drive real-life earth-moving equipment.

  • byBen Groundwater
Kirra Point is so close to the beach,you’ll feel like you’re on a boat.
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You won’t find a better spot for a holiday apartment in Australia

Five minutes from the airport,Kirra Point is in an easy-to-navigate beach community with breathtaking views over the water.

  • byCraig Tansley
The Burleigh Pavilion is part of the gentrification of the south.
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It’s the best part of the Gold Coast,but most drive straight past

The city’s rapidly gentrifying,cool “southern” end is not the high-rise hub you’re probably thinking of.

  • byCraig Tansley
The Cheshire Cat Motel provides a retro style-motel on the southern Gold Coast.

The Gold Coast’s best hotels and resorts for different budgets

Goldie stays range from kitsch retro-style motels to beachside family resorts and romantic retreats in the hinterland.

  • byCraig Tansley
Former tattoo parlour turned Cali-inspired restaurant and bar.

The Gold Coast’s best places eat and drink

The Gold Coast’s dining scene used to revolve around surf clubs. Now a throng of talented chefs has turned the region into a genuine foodie hot-spot.

  • byCraig Tansley
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The Gold Coast Broadwater is overlooked by most visitors.

Gold Coast secrets that most visitors don’t know about

The Gold Coast used to be about theme parks and endless beaches. But while they’re still here,there are a lot more reasons for a Goldie escape now.

  • byCraig Tansley
You can save plenty on the Gold Coast by visiting midweek.

The secret to saving a fortune on a Gold Coast holiday

If you have the flexibility,the best time for a short break on the Gold Coast is to do it mid-week,when even the locals aren’t out and about.

  • byCraig Tansley
The lagoon pool is the JW Marriott Gold Coast’s trump card.

This is the most famous hotel in Australia (if you’re British)

The Australian hotel seen by millions of British TV viewers every night isn’t quite as it appears on the small screen.

  • byDavid Whitley
The retreat’s sauna.

Can a wellness retreat cure a midlife crisis? I gave it a try

My friend and I are in prime existential crisis territory,since we’re both celebrating our 40th birthdays this year.

  • byNina Karnikowski
The Australian Outback Spectacular’s stadium:where Vegemite meets Vegas.

Vegemite meets Vegas:The Gold Coast’s spectacular entertainment oddity

On the Gold Coast,Australian Outback Spectacular takes a local story and gives it the razzle-dazzle treatment.

  • byDavid Whitley