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Australia - The Gold Coast

Introduction and overview • Attractions • The Gold Coast • Properties
The Aqua Development • Map of the Gold Coast • The Hinterland

The Gold Coast is one of Australia’s premier destinations and the largest city outside the five mainland capitals. This sparkling, sun-and-surf lover’s mecca is just one hour’s drive south of Brisbane and the 50 kilometres of magnificent beaches which stretch from Sanctuary Cove south to Coolangatta on the New South Wales border are a major attraction.

After a day spent on the golden sands, playing golf on one of the 45 golf courses along the 42 km. strip or exploring the theme parks or the Gold Coast shops, which range from street markets and smaller theme shops to the complexes such as Pacific Fair at Broadbeach, Australia Fair at Southport and Robina Town Centre, the evenings provide glittering entertainment in a range from nightclubs to classical concerts with a wealth of marvellous places to eat.

The Gold Coast adventure includes visits to some of Australia’s best wildlife parks where jewel-bright lorikeets fly in to dine and koalas can be seen in the treetops – and in the rugged ranges behind the coast, world heritage stands of magnificent subtropical rainforest are home to ancient trees, unique birds and scenic waterfalls.

Today the Gold Coast is one of the world’s great playgrounds and 275,000 Queenslanders are lucky enough to live year round on this magnificent subtropical coastline with almost 300 days of sunshine each year and maximum daily temperatures ranging from 28 degrees centigrade in January to 20 degrees centigrade in July. The Gold Coast also has some of the lowest local Government taxes and Queensland has the lowest State taxes in Australia.

Renowned for its quality lifestyle, environment and entrepreneurial spirit with an International outlook, the Gold Coast is an ideal location for investment.

	The Gold Coast is now the largest city in Australia outside the five mainland capitals, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
	Low tax base. The Gold Coast has the lowest local Government taxes and Queensland has the lowest State taxes in Australia. There are state taxes which are sometimes included in retail prices such as petrol. This makes Queensland petrol currently at least 8 cents cheaper than other states. This should not be confused with GST which is the Australian Government Tax on goods and services.
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	The newly completed rail link and the new super highway linking Brisbane to the Gold Coast and travel to the heart of Brisbane is around half the previous time.
	The Gold Coast is home to some of the largest Telephone Call Centres, Biomedicine, Information Technology and Biotechnology companies in the southern hemisphere.
	The Queensland Government has identified the Gold Coast as having significant existing strengths for the Biotechnology Industry, and is building on this by investing $13 million in the Centre of Biomolecular Science and Drug Discovery at Griffith University.
	Government authorities have placed a ban on industries that may threaten the environment.
	The Gold Coast has grown to over 450,000 in little over 30 years.
	The Gold Coast has more than 45 golf courses along the 42 km strip.
	The Gold Coast’s afternoon temperature ranges from 15-27 degrees Celsius. Ideal for its leisure based lifestyle.
	The Gold Coast known as the tourist capital of Australia, is still the favourite holiday destination for Australians, with its world class theme parks, famous beaches, picturesque hinterland and eco tourism. An expected 4 million plus visitors are marked for the year 2002.
	Renowned for its quality lifestyle, environment and entrepreneurial spirit with an International outlook, the Gold Coast is an ideal location for investment.

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Introduction and overview • Attractions • The Gold Coast • Properties
The Aqua Development • Map of the Gold Coast • The Hinterland

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