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Gold Coast outpaces Australian capital city home price growth • Dec. 9, 2024, 3:48 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Phyllis O'Donell, first woman to win world surfing title, honoured in Gold Coast paddle out • Dec. 1, 2024, 2:48 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Surfing Australia announces finalists for surf photo of the year • Nov. 26, 2024, 4:26 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Gold Coast, city, extreme southeastern Queensland, Australia, about 20 miles (30 km) south-southeast of Brisbane. It extends for some 25 miles (40 km) along the state’s southeastern coastline, from Paradise Point along the Pacific Highway to Coolangatta at the New South Wales border. Tweed Heads, across the border in New South Wales, is also part of the Gold Coast urban complex. The city, primarily a chain of seaside resorts, is home to a number of beaches that attract surfers, including Northcliffe, Broadbeach, Mermaid Beach, Surfers Paradise, Nobby’s, Miami, Burleigh Heads, Palm Beach, Currumbin, Tallebudgera, Tugun-Bilinga, and Kirra. Southport is the ...(100 of 187 words)

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