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The Gold Coast, often referred to by its initials G.C., is the second-largest city of Queensland, Australia, after Brisbane. It is Australia's sixth-largest city, the most populous non-capital city, and the state's after Brisbane, [4] with a population over 600,000. [5] The Gold Coast is a coastal city and region located approximately 66 ...
The City of Gold Coast is the local government area spanning the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and surrounding areas. With a population of 606,774, [1] it is the second most populous local government area in the State of Queensland ( City of Brisbane being the largest). [1] Its council maintains a staff of over 2,500.
The history of the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia began in prehistoric times with archaeological evidence revealing occupation of the district by indigenous Australians for at least 23,000 years. The first early European colonizers began arriving in the late 1700s, settlement soon followed throughout the 19th century, and by 1959 the town ...
British Gold Coast ( English, 1821–1957) Ghana is the legal name for the region loosely referred to as the Gold Coast comprising the following four separate parts, which immediately before independence had distinct constitutional positions: [2] the Gold Coast Crown Colony; the Ashanti Crown Colony;
Gold Coast United FC, an A-League football team based on the Gold Coast. Gold Coast Vikings, a rugby league team that competed in the Queensland State League and the Queensland Cup competitions. Tennis Gold Coast, the governing body for the sport of tennis in the Gold Coast, Queensland.
1949. Town of South Coast created through the amalgamation of Coolangatta and Southport. 10 March: 1949 Queensland Airlines Lockheed Lodestar crash in Bilinga. 1954. An unnamed cyclone hits, leading to at least 26 deaths and extensive flooding. [2] 1958. Town of South Coast renamed to Town of Gold Coast. 1959.
Home of the Arts ( HOTA ), opened as the Keith Hunt Community Entertainment and Arts Centre in 1986 and subsequently renamed The Arts Centre Gold Coast ( TAC) and Gold Coast Arts Centre, is a cultural precinct situated in Surfers Paradise, City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. HOTA presents live music, theatre, dance, comedy, opera ...
The closest a Gold Coast team has come to winning a premiership or championship was the Gold Coast Titans making the 2023 NRLW Grand Final losing to Newcastle 24–12. The Gold Coast is often referred to as "the graveyard" due to the number of professional sports teams that have folded in the city.