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Points of Interest
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Landmark & Views
1 - Southport Council Chamber
Southport Town Hall is the city’s oldest municipal building in continuous use. It was built in the art deco style by Southport Town Council in ...
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Heritage & Monuments
2 - Captain James Cook Memorial Stone
The Captain James Cook Memorial Stone was installed by the Rotary Club as part of Australia’s Bicentenary celebrations which commemorated the arrival in Sydney in ...
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Heritage & Monuments
3 - Bert Pepper Memorial
The Bert Pepper Memorial stands at the western end of Southport Mall and commemorates Herbert Charles (Bert) Pepper (1922-90), a local businessman who served as ...
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Parks & Open Spaces
4 - Broadwater Parklands
Broadwater Parklands links Southport to the Broadwater, the city’s favourite waterway and an aquatic environment of international importance, covering a catchment area of almost 64 ...
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5 - Pier Pavilion
The Pier Pavilion Rooftop in Broadwater Parklands was opened in 2009 as part of the first stage of the sustainable redevelopment of Southport’s urban waterfront. ...
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6 - Gold Coast Aquatics Centre
The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre was originally built in 1969 on reclaimed land, effectively burying and conserving evidence of thousands of years of Aboriginal occupation. ...
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Parks & Open Spaces
7 - Southport Pier
Southport Pier is not the first pier to be built here. The current one was constructed as part of the Broadwater Parklands redevelopment which began ...
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Heritage & Monuments
8 - G150 Survey Marker
The Q150 Survey Marker is located near the entrance to Southport Pier and commemorates the 150th anniversary of the 1859 separation of Queensland from New ...
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Parks & Open Spaces
9 - The Great Lawn
The Great Lawn is located in the centre of Broadwater Parklands and hosts live music, public speaking, corporate events and open air screenings. The Porch ...
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10 - Washington Waters Park
Washington Waters Park is named after Washington Waters (1856-1948), Mayor of Southport 1919-21 and 1924-71, and an Alderman of the town who continued his involvement ...
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Heritage & Monuments
11 - Anzac Park
ANZAC Park is a memorial to the Australians and New Zealanders who served and died, or otherwise contributed to wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations. The ...
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12 - The Nerang River
The Nerang River Crossing was named by Europeans after the local dialect words, ngara, ngarang, meaning little or little river, or neerang meaning little or ...
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13 - Main Beach
Main Beach is the primary surf beach accessible from Southport. Before the construction of the Jubilee Bridge in 1925 visitors were ferried to Main Beach ...
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14 - Macintosh Island Park
acintosh Island Park was named after Hugh Macintosh (1857-1932), who was a chief draftsman with the Queensland Lands Department in the early 1900s. Born in ...
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15 - Les Rogers Memorial Sanctuary
The Les Rogers Memorial Sanctuary is named after Les Rogers, a dedicated Council employee for 22 years, who started as a sign writer but found ...
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16 - Macintosh Island Bridge
Macintosh Island Bridge is a 110-metre cycle and pedestrian link across a branch of the Nerang River, connecting the park to the surfing beach at ...
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17 - Gold Coast Racing Track
The Gold Coast Motor Racing Track is created each year by closing roads on Main Beach Parade and is one of Australia’s leading and toughest ...
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18 - Narrowneck
Narrowneck is a narrow strip of land separating a branch of the Nerang River from the Pacific Ocean. The original Pacific Highway from Brisbane to ...
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19 - David Evans Reserve
The David Evans Reserve was named after David Evans (1973-1995), a young Gold Coaster who loved the city’s many lifestyle opportunities. His accidental death at ...
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20 - Ocean View
Ocean View, on the appropriately named View Avenue, represents how Surfers Paradise developed in the 1950s and 1960s. From View Avenue it is possible to ...
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Heritage & Monuments
21 - The Stafford Bikini
The Stafford bikini is celebrated in heritage photographs here on Elkhorn Avenue, at the northern end of the shopping and entertainment hub of Surfers Paradise.Paula ...
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22 - (Jim) Cavill Avenue
Cavill Avenue was named after James Freeman ‘Jim’ Cavill (1861-1952), a Brisbane hotelier. Previously it was called Meyer’s Ferry Road. Cavill was originally a hairdresser ...
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23 - Peter Lacey Statue
The Peter Lacey statue commemorates Peter Lacey (1947-1996), one of the greatest surf lifesaving competitors of all time, a sport that dates back to 1908 ...
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24 - The Gold Coast Meter Maids
The Gold Coast Meter Maids are celebrated in heritage images here. They were introduced here in the 1960s by Bernie Elsey (1906-1986), a well known ...
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25 - Gold Coast Light Rail
The Gold Coast Light Rail is Queensland’s first light rail system (opened in 2014) and the most significant transport infrastructure project ever undertaken here. Fast, ...
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26 - Matey the Dog
Matey the Dog is a statue in Cavill Park, representing ‘Matey’, a homeless kelpie bitzer which first appeared on Cavill Avenue in 1945 as World ...
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Parks & Open Spaces
27 - Lionel Perry Park
Lionel Perry Park is on the banks of the Nerang River and was named after Lionel Perry (1913-88), in recognition of his role in developing ...
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28 - The Tiki statue
The Tiki statue is an impressive landmark in this popular riverside meeting place. A pattern on the back of the statue is a copy of ...
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29 - Appel Park
Appel Park was named after the Hon. John George Appel, MLA (1859-1929), a former Nerang Shire Councillor who went on to become State member for ...
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30 - Chevron Island Bridge
Chevron Island Bridge was opened by Frank Nicklin (1895-1978), the Premier of Queensland (known as “Honest Frank”), on 12 March 1960. As part of the ...
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31 - Chevron Island
Chevron Island was once a land-linked sand mass known as Goat Island. It was reshaped by sand pumping and developed into a residential estate in ...
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32 - Korman Family Park
Korman Family Park was named after Stanley Korman (1904-1988) and his niece, Geulah Korman (ca 1919-2015) to honour their contributions to the Gold Coast community. ...
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Museum & Galleries
33 - The Arts and Cultural Gateway
The Arts and Cultural Gateway is the entrance to the Evandale Site, part of the new Cultural Precinct, Chevron Island’s Western Bridge. The 16.9 hectare ...
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Landmark & Views
34 - Surfers Paradise Rowing Club
Surfers Paradise Rowing Club was formed in 1989 and has been at its present site, next to the Southport-Burleigh Road bridge since 1993. Mick Vievers ...
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35 - St Margaret’s Church
St Margaret’s Chapel is a heritage-listed timber chapel. It was built in 1877 from local pit-sawn timber and handmade nails, funded by donations from church ...
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Museum & Galleries
36 - The Arts Centre Gold Coast
The Arts Centre Gold Coast is the city’s premier cultural facility, bringing visual and performing arts to the region. More than 700,000 people attend 6,000 ...
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37 - The Evandale Council Chamber
The Evandale Council Chamber was opened in 2004. It is part of the Administration buildings, originally opened here in 1976.Early historical and archaeological records show ...
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