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Surfers Paradise: Glitz & glam
Blainey Woodham explores the best the glitzy, glam tourist magnet has to offer.

Gold Coast: Dad, is that Mum I can hear swearing?
Being scared witless is pure fun for the whole family at the Gold Coast's theme parks, writes Dylan Cleaver.

Ask a local: Currumbin to Coolangatta
Blainey Woodham offers local insight into the charms of the southern Gold Coast.

Queensland: It's not all sun, and sea
Clarke Gayford escapes the usual cliches of Queensland's Gold Coast, driving a convertible to the hinterland for some speed cheese tasting and a bit of a flutter.

Clarke Gayford at the Magic Millions Carnival
Every January, the Gold Coast hosts ten days of carnival events that revolve around the famous yearling sales. Clarke Gayford went along on race day and soaked up the atmosphere trackside.

Gold Coast: Model behaviour
Colin Mathura-Jeffree laps up the luxury and labels on the Gold Coast.

Shopping on the Gold Coast
Colin Mathura-Jeffree takes a whirlwind tour of Robina's fabulous designer shops.

Gold Coast: Catch a bus - it's the easy way to go
It's so easy to catch public transport on the Gold Coast that I sometimes wonder why people bother with hire cars at all.

Queensland: Raw power in luxury retreat
Spa nudges guests into healthier lifestyles, writes Anne Gibson.

The endless OE
The Aussie dream portrayed by The GC television show has a darker underside, report John Weekes and Lee Mylne.

Queensland: Surfing a tide of gold on the coast
The Gold Coast is rebranding itself as a sporting mecca, finds Cliff Taylor.