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Background: Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name of Great Britain. Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries; they federated and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The new country took advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II. In recent decades, Australia has transformed itself into an internationally competitive, advanced market economy. It boasted one of the OECD's fastest growing economies during the 1990's, a performance due in large part to economic reforms adopted in the 1980's. Long-term concerns include pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and conservation of coastal areas, especially the Great Barrier Reef.




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Areas in : Ashmore (7) | Broadbeach (46) | Bundall (1) | Burleigh Heads (37) | Main Beach (36) | Mt Tamborine (16) | parklands (1) | Surfers Paradise (216) | Upper Coomera (7)

3 days ago: Jaz Jazzy published a blog
2nd ENTRY!!!!
November 19th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Main Beach
BACK AGAIN!!! Well so it seems at the foot of where i left off....literally! Or maybe the ‘seat’ in an actual fact. I have had a life upon lives and inside each other I’ve had ... [full story]

Its a GIRL!!!
13 days ago: Kate Fiko published a blog
Its a GIRL!!!
November 4th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Burleigh Heads
Hello All Hope all is well with everyone! Today was the big day, we had our 19 week scan. This scan is used for the doctors to make sure the baby has all the bits and pieces it should and that t ... 19 photos [full story]

16 days ago: claudi down under published a blog
Küche...
November 6th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Main Beach
Also eins steht fest: wenn ich nach meinem Australienaufenthalt meine nächste Wohnung beziehe, werde ich besonderes Augenmerk auf die Küche legen!!!! Ich kann es gar nicht erwarten euch alle zum Essen ... [full story]

18 days ago: claudi down under published a blog
Yeah!
November 4th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Main Beach
Ich hab den "Café Marina"-Jackpot vom Pferderennen gewonnen! "Shocking" (das Pferd...) hat den ersten Platz gemacht und ich hab 25$ gewonnen! :D Uli hat auch auf "Shocking" im Wettbüro gesetzt! Jetzt ... [full story]

19 days ago: claudi down under published a blog
Melbourne-Cup
November 2nd 2009  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Main Beach
Heute steht ganz Australien Kopf, denn es ist Melbourne Cup (Pferderennen). Das heißt alle machen blau ab 14 Uhr (außer die armen Köche und Kellner, die heut natürlich Kohle machen mit Melbourne-Cup-L ... [full story]

ATW80: We
July 2nd 2009  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Surfers Paradise
I must have had about 80 beers when I booked these plane tickets for this morning’s flights as a) it was departing at 8am and b) it was to Brisbane, when I was actually going to Surfers Paradise ... 9 photos [full story]

22 days ago: claudi down under published a blog
nicht viel Neues...
October 31st 2009  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Main Beach
Bis auf arbeiten und dass ich gestern bei nem Geburtstag war (waren in einem typisch australischen Pub essen) gibt's nicht viel zu erzählen... Hab mich gefreut, dass ich gestern endlich mal Gelegenhei ... [full story]

28 days ago: scm84 published a blog
Gold Coast
October 31st 2007  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Surfers Paradise
Today almost everyone signed up for the learn to surf option. I almost didn't go. Seriously hung over from the previous night been up for an 8:00 am surf was not high on the list of things I wanted to ... [full story]

28 days ago: scm84 published a blog
Homestead to Gold Coast via Brisbane
October 30th 2007  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Surfers Paradise
This morning was a big breaky at the farm and then we were off to Gold Coast - Surfers Paradise. On the way down we stopped in Brisbane and had a chance to use Internet, get lunch and do some sho ... [full story]

29 days ago: claudi down under published a blog
Weekend
October 24th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Main Beach
Alright, diese Motor GP Sache fängt an mir auf den Wecker zu gehen! Unsere Anwohner-Pässe sind uns ja leider nicht zugeschickt worden, wie es eigentlich ausgemacht war. Und da direkt vor unsere Haustü ... [full story]


Gold Coast Blog Entries

Me, Gem and Amy
isle de pines
train to ayuthaya
Surfer's at night
Broadbeach
Burleigh Beach
Our Beach
A reflection of buildings on the water
A skyscarper that looks like it is made of LEGO
Feeding the Pelicans some deep fried potatoes.
Sunrise, Byron Bay
Sunrise, Byron Bay
Me at Burliegh Heads
Sunset
It puts the tiger in you
Steph riding a wave

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