coastal

The Gold Coast is located in South East Queensland, Australia. Popular for it’s long stretching sandy beaches and near perfect climate.

Population: approx 500,000
Airport: located at Coolangatta, serviced by domestic airlines and flights to NZ. Brisbane Airport is closest major international airport.

Attractions: Loaded with theme parks and commercial attractions so you’ll never run out of things to do.

The Hinterland and Mt Tamborine is not to be missed for nature lovers and is a great escape for nature lovers.

There is loads of great restuarants located in Broadbeach and Main Beach which are suburbs of the Gold Coast.

More resources:
Gold Coast City Council http://www.goldcoastcity.com.au
Gold Coast Info http://www.goldcoastinfo.net

Echuca is located in Victoria on the border of NSW. Cosy little town popular for water skiing, fishing (famous for huge Murray Cod – ask for Boonga or Mars Bar they’ll show you where the fish are at), camping and houseboating.

From a tourist perspective, the Murray River and the history that surrounds it is it’s greatest attraction.