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Queensland - Australia

Carrara Stadium

Carrara Stadium (known commercially as Metricon Stadium) is a sporting venue on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara. It received substantial redevelopment work prior to the entry of the Brisbane Bears to the VFL/AFL in 1987, but since the Bears relocated to the Gabba in 1993, it has been used for other sports including rugby league, rugby union and even baseball. The stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Located at -28.0064, 153.367 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Rugby league stadiums in Australia, Rugby union stadiums in Australia, Australian Football League grounds, Sports venues in Queensland, Sport on the Gold Coast, Queensland, History of Gold Coast, Queensland, Baseball venues in Australia, Cricket grounds in Australia, Defunct cricket grounds in Australia, 2018 Commonwealth Games venues, Buildings and structures on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast Titans, Gold Coast Football Club

Division of Moncrieff

The Division of Moncrieff is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Gladys Moncrieff, an Australian singer who resided in the area. Moncrieff is located in south east Queensland, and is based on the central portion of the Gold Coast, including Surfers Paradise. It has always been a very safe Liberal seat.

Located at -28.008, 153.385 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Electoral divisions of Australia, Constituencies established in 1984, 1984 establishments in Australia, Federal politics in Queensland, Gold Coast, Queensland

Nerang railway station

Nerang railway station is a railway station on the Gold Coast Line of South East Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network.

Located at -27.9941, 153.35 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Regional railway stations in Queensland, Public transport on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Railway stations opened in 1997

Robina Stadium

Robina Stadium, currently known as its sponsored name Skilled Park, is a rectangular football stadium in the Gold Coast suburb of Robina, Queensland. It is the home ground to the National Rugby League's Gold Coast Titans. Starting in 2011, it will also become the home of the Gold Coast Sevens, the country's leg of the IRB Sevens World Series.

Located at -28.0669, 153.379 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Hinze Dam

Hinze Dam, also known as Advancetown Lake, supplies most of the water provided to Gold Coast City in Queensland, Australia. It was completed in 1976 and expanded in 1989 and 2011. Advancetown Lake is a popular recreational facility for Gold Coast residents. Hinze Dam was first managed by Gold Coast Water with management of the dam now handled by Seqwater. The dam also provides the benefit of flood mitigation to populated areas along the Nerang River downstream of the dam.

Located at -28.0504, 153.284 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Carrara, Queensland

Carrara is a suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia on the southern bank of the Nerang River. At the 2006 Census, Carrara had a population of 10,687. It is most known as being the home of Carrara Stadium (also known as Metricon Stadium), the purpose built cricket and Australian rules football ground where the Gold Coast Suns began playing matches in 2011, as well as the Carrara Markets. The name Carrara comes from the Aboriginal word 'Karara' meaning 'long flat'. http://www.

Located at -28.021, 153.369 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australian Aboriginal placenames

Ashmore, Queensland

Ashmore is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Ashmore had a population of 11,514. The area's name derives from a locality or family property in England. Also a local thoroughfare with residents travelling from Benowa Road to Nerang Road, the suburb was officially perpetuated in 1976 when a housing estate was developed in the area called Ashmore Village.

Located at -27.9864, 153.382 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland

Benowa, Queensland

Benowa is an affluent Gold Coast suburb west of Surfers Paradise. At the 2006 Census, Benowa had a population of 7,269. The name was originally derived from the aboriginal "Boonow", meaning red bloodwood. This word was later corrupted by European settlers in search of sugar cane growing on the shores of the Nerang River. The name was perpetualised in 1870 when a pioneer named Robert Muir used the name for his sugar plantation on the northern bank of the river.

Located at -28.0167, 153.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland

Molendinar, Queensland

Molendinar also known as Silver Bridle is a small, mainly industrial suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Molendinar had a population of 5,606. On Monday 2 April 2012 an official dedication of the Lynne Richardson Community Centre was held by The Gold Coast City Council The area was a Queensland State Government project supported by the Gold Coast City, with initial development beginning circa 1969.

Located at -27.9736, 153.361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland

Trinity Lutheran College (Queensland)

Trinity Lutheran College is a primary, middle, and high school in Ashmore, Gold Coast, Australia. In January 1981, Trinity Lutheran Primary School was founded and The Ashmore Road Campus was founded in 1987.

Located at -27.9839, 153.372 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Private schools in Queensland, Educational institutions established in 1981, Lutheran schools in Australia, International Baccalaureate schools in Australia

Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens

The Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens, formerly known as the Rosser Park Regional Botanic Gardens, and before that simply Rosser Park, are located on Ashmore Road, Benowa, Gold Coast, Australia. The development of the master plan for the botanic gardens involved more than 18 months' investigation, site analysis and community consultation. The plan was adopted by Gold Coast City in 2002 and the first plantings took place in 2003.

Located at -28.0083, 153.385 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Nerang State High School

Nerang State High School (NSHS) is a state high school located on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia.

Located at -28.0009, 153.327 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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William Duncan State School

William Duncan State School (WDSS) is a state school located Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The school was opened in 1987 with just 186 students enrolled, which has now grown to approximately 800 in the present day.

Located at -28.0136, 153.331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Public schools in Queensland, High schools in Queensland, Schools on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Educational institutions established in 1987

Queensland Academy for Health Sciences

The Queensland Academies - Health Sciences Campus (QAHS) is a State Government selective high school located in Queensland, Australia. QAHS offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program to students in years 11 and 12, and is also open to year 10 students, who study a shortened version of the IB Middle Years Programme.

Located at -27.9667, 153.383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Shire of Albert

The Shire of Albert was a local government area in Queensland, located south of the capital, Brisbane, and taking in areas to the north and west of the Gold Coast. It was named after the Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, and husband of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert. When created in 1948, it was primarily a rural area, but its growth started in earnest in the late 1960s with the development of Logan on Brisbane's southern frontier.

Located at -27.999, 153.339 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Former Local Government Areas of Queensland

Surfers Paradise International Raceway

Surfers Paradise International Raceway was a motor racing complex at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The circuit was designed and built by Keith Williams, a motor racing enthusiast. It was located opposite the Surfers Paradise Ski Gardens at Carrara. The complex included a dragstrip along the main straight, with a very fast right-hander under a Dunlop Bridge leading to a tight corner that turned the track back to a medium-length straight.

Located at -28.0164, 153.376 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Motorsport venues in Australia, Former V8 Supercar circuits, Motorsport at Surfers Paradise International Raceway, Sports venues in Queensland, Sport on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Defunct motorsport venues, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australian Grand Prix

Queensland Independent College

Queensland Independent College is a private, primary school in Merrimac, Gold Coast, Australia. It was founded in 2008 as the Queensland Montessori College, with a view to creating a sustainable school to replace a previous Montessori school that had closed down. The first intake of students occurred at the start of 2009. The school is coeducational, non-denominational and emphasises specialised educational attention in a relaxed, supportive environment.

Located at -28.0496, 153.368 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Private schools in Queensland, Educational institutions established in 2009, Montessori schools in Australia

Carrara Indoor Stadium

Carrara Indoor Stadium is a multi-purpose arena located at Carrara on Queenslands Gold Coast and can accommodate 1,600 fans, with additional seating provided if required which can push total capacity for events such as basketball up to 2,962. The stadium stands next door to the 25,000 seat Metricon Stadium and forms part of the Carrara Sports Complex.

Located at -28.0056, 153.365 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Palm Meadows

Palm Meadows International Baseball Facility is an Australian baseball field located on the Gold Coast, Queensland. It is owned by Hungtat Worldwide Pty Ltd (Trading as Palm Meadows Golf course) and is leased through Gold Coast city council. It is currently home to the Major League Baseball Australian Academy Program (MLBAAP).

Located at -28.0285, 153.373 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Sir Bruce Small Park

Sir Bruce Small Park is a sporting facility located in Benowa, a suburb of the Gold Coast, Queensland in Australia. Its baseball facilities are home to the Surfers Paradise Baseball Club, current premiers of the Greater Brisbane League. It has hosted many high profile Australian baseball events such as the Masters Games and University Games. The adjacent oval is home to the Surfers Paradise-Benowa Cricket Club and Surfers Paradise Australian Football Club, which plays in the QAFL.

Located at -28.0058, 153.396 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Emmanuel College (Queensland)

Emmanuel College is an independent, co-educational, multi-denominational Christian school located in the suburb of Carrara on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The College caters for students from Preparatory through to Year 12. Emmanuel College is a privately owned and operated educational institute run by the Emmanuel Ministry of Education (Pty) Ltd.

Located at -28.014, 153.369 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Pacific Pines, Queensland

Pacific Pines is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. It is located between the Pacific Motorway (M1) and the NNE side of the Nerang State Forest. At the 2006 Census, Pacific Pines had a population of 5,967. Currently Pacific Pines is selling its last available land lots.

Located at -27.9466, 153.326 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland

Nerang National Park

Nerang National Park (commonly referred to as Nerang State Forest) is a national park in Queensland, Australia situated on the Gold Coast. The protected area is located 12 km from Surfers Paradise on Nerang’s north-west outskirts. Nerang National Park is known for its variety of birds, trails, and views. Making it a popular place for mountain bike riders, bushwalkers and bird watchers.

Located at -27.9722, 153.303 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Gold Coast, Queensland, National parks of Queensland

Aquinas College, Southport

Aquinas College is a Roman Catholic, coeducational, day school, located in Southport, Queensland, Australia.

Located at -27.9757, 153.383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1964, Private schools in Queensland, Christian Brother (Irish) schools, Christian Brother (Irish) secondary schools

Gilston, Queensland

Gilston is a suburb of the City of Gold Coast local government area in South East Queensland, Australia. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 1,449, an increase of almost 900 since the previous census in 2006. The western boundary of the suburb is marked by the Nerang River.

Located at -28.0333, 153.3 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland