Merrimac
District of Gold Coast
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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Bond University

Bond University is a not-for-profit university located in Robina, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Bond differs from other Australian universities as it schedules three semesters each year, commencing in January, May and September, allowing a six-semester degree to be completed in two years, instead of three, without increasing semester workloads.

Located at -28.074, 153.416 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Robina, Queensland

Robina is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Robina had a population of 19,182. The Robina Town Centre shopping centre, Bond University, and Robina Branch Library are located in Robina.

Located at -28.0667, 153.383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland

Mudgeeraba, Queensland

Mudgeeraba is a suburb of Queensland, situated in the Gold Coast Hinterland. Mudgeeraba is remnant of the type of township that characterises the rural hinterland of the Gold Coast. Subdivision of land was conventional and buildings were traditionally rural or rural commercial. Mudgeeraba, like other areas, was an early centre, which rose to some prominence with the coming of the railway.

Located at -28.0833, 153.367 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland

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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Robina railway station

Robina 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 and is the site of a medium sized out stabling yard, capable of storing 10 electric multiple units. The station was the terminus of the Gold Coast line between 1998 and 2009, when a 4.1 km extension south to Varsity Lakes opened in December of that year.

Located at -28.0711, 153.378 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Regional railway stations in Queensland, Public transport on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Railway stations opened in 1998

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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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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Somerset College

Somerset College is a private, non-denominational Christian school located in Mudgeeraba, Gold Coast, Australia.

Located at -28.0917, 153.375 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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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

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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Clear Island Waters, Queensland

Clear Island Waters is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Clear Island Waters had a population of 4,091. The suburb is a mid-to-high socioeconomic residential area surrounding the artificial canals of Clear Island Lake and Boobegan Creek.

Located at -28.042, 153.398 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland

Varsity College

Varsity College is a P-12 college located in Varsity Lakes, Queensland, Australia.

Located at -28.078, 153.411 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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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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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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Merrimac Oval

Merrimac Oval is the home ground of the Broadbeach Australian Football Club on the Gold Coast.

Located at -28.0392, 153.417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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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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Sports venues in Queensland, Baseball venues in Australia, Sport on the Gold Coast, Queensland

Robina Hospital

Robina Hospital, located in Robina, Queensland is a teaching hospital for Bond University and Griffith University.

Located at -28.071, 153.376 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 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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Merrimac State High School

Merrimac State High School is a public high school in Mermaid Waters, Queensland which opened in 1979.

Located at -28.04, 153.418 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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H & A Oval

H & A Oval (formerly known as Merrimac Oval) is a multi-sports venue in Mermaid Waters, a suburb in the Gold Coast, Australia. It includes an Australian Rules Football and Cricket ground. It has been used by the NEAFL's Broadbeach Australian Football Club team as their home game base. The Gold Coast Suns reserves side also occasionally uses the ground for home matches.

Located at -28.0392, 153.42 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Fankhauser Reserve

fankhauser Reserve is a multi-sports venue in Southport, a suburb in the Gold Coast, Australia. It has been used by the NEAFL's Southport Australian Football Club team as their home game base. The Gold Coast Suns reserves side also occasionally uses the ground for home matches.

Located at -28.0392, 153.42 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Giffin Park

Giffin Park is a sports venue in Coorparoo, a suburb in Brisbane, Australia. It includes an Australian Rules Football ground. It is currently used by the Brisbane Lions as their secondary training venue and is used during the summer due to clashes with the Australian Cricket season.

Located at -28.0392, 153.42 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Cooke-Murphy Oval

Cooke-Murphy is a sports venue in Labrador, a suburb in the Gold Coast, Australia. It includes an Australian Rules Football ground. It has been used by the NEAFL's Labrador Australian Football Club team as their home game base. The Gold Coast Suns reserves side also occasionally uses the ground for home matches.

Located at -28.0392, 153.42 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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