Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast is a coastal ceety o Australie locatit in Sooth East Queensland, 94km sooth o the state caipital Brisbane. Wi a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the seicont maist populous ceety in the state, the saxt maist populous ceety in the kintra, an an' a' the maist populous non-caipital ceety in Australie.

Gold Coast is kent as a major tourist destination wi its sunny subtropical climate, surfin beaches, canal an waterway seestems, its heich-rise dominatit skyline, nightlife, and rainforest hinterland. Gold Coast is a candidate ceety for the 2018 Commonwealth Gemmes.

Sister ceeties

Accordin tae the Gold Coast Ceety Cooncil Wabsteid, Gold Coast is twinned wi:

• Beihai, Guangxi, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
• Corfu, Greece
• Dubai, Unitit Arab Emirates
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Unitit States
• Horowhenua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
• Kanagawa, Japan
• Netanya, Israel
• Nouméa, New Caledon (Fraunce)
• Tainan, Republic o Cheenae
• Taipei, Republic o Cheenae
• Takasu, Hokkaido, Japan
• Ulan Bator, Mongolie