Archive for January, 2010

GOLD COAST AIRPORTS NEW TERMINAL

Australian authorities have opened a A$100 million ($90 million) redeveloped passenger terminal at Gold Coast airport in Queensland.
The 30,000 square metre terminal is double the size of the previous terminal, says Australia’s federal minister for infrastructure and transport Anthony Albanese.
It has been designed to support low cost airlines, he adds.
“It [Gold Coast] is one of [...]

THE YEAR OF THE MARATHON

THE GOLD COAST MARATHON 3-4TH JULY
The year of the marathon
Australia’s largest marathon event, the Gold Coast Airport Marathon, will become a two-day event this year  highlighting its meteoric rise to one of the world’s premier running events.
Premier Anna Bligh said the rapid growth and popularity of the event meant it needed to be held over [...]

PAN PACIFIC MASTERS GAMES 2010

The 7th Pan Pacific Masters Games are to be held from 6 to 14 November on the beautiful Gold Coast. There will be 33 sports on the program, with more than 10,000 people from all over the world expected to participate. The Pan Pacific Masters Games is a celebration of master’s sport with both fierce and [...]

THE GOLD COAST GUIDE FOR KIWIS

Every year, 200,000 trips are made from New Zealand to the Gold Coast by Kiwis. But that’s not to say everyone knows where to go and what to do. Us for instance.
As Gold Coast virgins, booking a holiday was a learning curve and a half. We had to decide if we should fly to Brisbane [...]