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0.5 million people live on the Gold Coast which makes it the 6th largest city in Australia. It spans across 1,400 sqkms, and features 57 kilometres of coastline from South Stradbroke Island to Rainbow Bay. The climate is sub-tropical with 287 days of sunshine annually. Average Summer temperatures range from 19 - 29 degrees Celsius, and average Winter temperatures range from 9 - 21 degrees Celsius. The Gold Coast has some of Australia's finest beaches as well as Australia’s largest professional lifeguard service to protect the beaches and promote surf safety messages. The Mayor of the Gold Coast is Ron Clarke, one of the finest long distance runners the world has ever seen.
For more than four decades, Gold Coast City has been one of the fastest-growing regions in Australia. Qantas Airways, Jetstar, Virgin Blue Airlines, Pacific Blue Airlines, Australian Airlines and Freedom Air all operate from Gold Coast Airport, flying direct to seven domestic locations, and an increasing number of international destinations. The runway extension has been completed, and this has created opportunities for new direct routes from throughout Asia, India and the Middle East. The Gold Coast is also within 1 hour drive from Queensland's largest airport, Brisbane International Airport. It services 26 international destinations, 21 international airlines, and 11 million domestic & 3 million international travellers per year.
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There are four universities in Gold Coast City, all of which are very popular with students from interstate and overseas: Griffith University - The Gold Coast Campus has focused its teaching and research to support the dynamic Gold Coast region and now has approximately 12,000 students and 800 staff members. Bond University - Australia's first private, non-for-profit University, set on a 49 hectare campus at Robina. 50% of the students are from Australia and 50% are international students. Bond University graduates are known to be well prepared for the workforce . Central Queensland University - Gold Coast International Campus is located at Southport. The Gold Coast International Campus is tailored for full-fee paying students and features personal attention, small tutorials and on-going support for communications and study skills. Southern Cross University - the Tweed Gold Coast campus is located on the waterfront at Coolangatta, and delivers a highly successful MBA and DBA program. The above Gold Coast travel related links are displayed in accordance with our Link Exchange Policy. |