Something to sell on the Gold Coast? Trade or Service on offer? List it free

There are numerous classified ad services available for Gold Coast locals and residents, some are free and some charge if your item is worth more than a particular amount.

Some of those places include:
goldcoastbulletin.com.au/classifieds/
goldcoast.locanto.com.au
goldcoast.craigslist.com.au
gumtree.com.au/s-gold-coast/

A new player is offering free listings no matter the price, so you can sell whatever you want. You can also list Trades and Services, and advertise your Gold Coast business for free. Check it out for yourself at local.goldcoastinfo.net where you can list your item or service for free, include descriptions and photos and more.

I guess there are probably plenty of businesses that will want to take advantage of the free advertising, especially considering the free period lasts for a staggering two years at the time of writing...

enjoy :)

Empty those storage boxes and advertise your stuff for free! Gold Coast has plenty of free classified sites.

Myself, well, I admit it, I'm a hoarder. I hate throwing things away, I get to the bin and I think 'that could be useful one day' or 'i might need that later'.. It has upsides that there are times when you remember having kept something and it comes in very handy, but most of the time I don't remember that i actually kept it and end up buying another whatever... it's painful for a hoarder when you discover you that you went and bought something that you already had saved away...

So, realistically, it's just not healthy to keep all this crap I feel, just recycle and move on. But, buggered if I'm going to throw it away. First bet is to have a crack at turning it into cash. Selling on ebay is one option (costs money), another is gumtree classifieds, another is the Gold Coast Bulletins classifieds where the ad is free if it's under 500 under the GC Shopper section, Gold Coast Exchange is another and a fully free option, whatever the ad, is the local classifieds at Gold Coast Info.

I think there's even more free options for placing ads too, locanto is another, do a search on google for free classifieds and and you will see plenty of options. I guess it's all about using your time placing ads where it's likely to get results.

So, Go Forth and Clean Out that Junk! Turn it all into cash, then turn that into something really useful, like beer, or wine and tapas etc.

Another Photo of Surfers Paradise beach

Long time no blog! Well, I guess I should at least post some photos, especially considering that the Gold Coast is just so photogenic..

Do you know where this shot is taken? It's taken from Broadbeach looking towards Surfers Paradise. You can see all the accommodation hi-rise apartments and hotels that line the esplanade. Get the full run down on Gold Coast hotels and accommodation from here. I think if you are coming to the are for a holiday, then being close to the ocean is kinda a must. It's what the place is all about really...

You can go mad at all the attractions, nightlife, whatever... the thing that will stick in your mind when you leave is that big blue ocean, the peace instilling sound of the waves and the long stretching sandy beaches.

Recommended Reading for your Gold Coast Holiday

If youre planning a holiday to the Gold Coast, heres some useful reading matter:

Short Introductions to the area
The Gold Coast of Queensland Australia
Holiday on the Gold Coast Australia
The Gold Coast, Queensland Australia. The Holiday Capital
Holiday on the Gold Coast
The Gold Coast - Australia's Favorite Holiday Destination
Gold Coast Holiday - Fun in the Sun

Transport
Travel Tip - Pre-Booking Your Airport Transfers
Brisbane to Gold Coast Airport Transfers: Book Ahead


Accommodation
Gold Coast Hotels and Accommodation - Choosing the Right Place
Holiday Accommodation at Broadbeach
Accommodation at Coolangatta

Enjoy your holiday!

Great Australian made blogs on Travel, Queensland and Australia

More and more Australians seem to be taking to the internet and publishing their stories, articles or helpful tips via the infamous publishing platform they call blogging!

This is a good thing! The more people share, the more we all benefit. There are many days when I wish that I payed more attention in english class that would have today made me a better steward of the mighy pen, but I am also at the mercy of the curse of laziness!

To substitute for my laziness here are just some of the blogs I have come across lately which are covering topics such as travel and Australian life.

If you are really looking to get inside the head of an Australian you should probably check out Things That Australians Love. Apparently we like more than just beer? Not even I knew that.

After that you may wonder, what is it like to tour this big island continent? Well if your thinking of hooking up a caravan and going on tour, or even by some other means, then Ozdyssey is something to add to your RSS reader...

Not the reading type? Well there is few words at either of these blogs but there are some great photos, check out this blog which has photos of the Gold Coast. Also if your heading to the Gold Coast check out A Gold Coast Holiday and if youre hungry visit the Gold Coast Food Guide. While your heading that way, just up the road is Brisbane Australia and it's well worth a visit. And nearby is Redcliffe so check out Glenns Redcliffe Photography blog too.

Of course Australia is a huge place so there is much to see and learn! Also stop by at the Visit Australia Blog. Here you will find even more photos of Australia and it's beaches, and here is more info on travelling to Australia.

Still travelling along looking for more litrature on the blogernet? Try this for random musings on Australian travel or perhaps you'd like to discover how two British expats are morphing into aussies as all good brits should. Or perhaps you like to follow the travel journeys and thoughts on global travel from an Australian point of view, if so then check out Oz Traveller

Gold Coast Nitro SuperGP - Goodbye Indy

This year is 19th annual race event held on the Gold Coast. And it is the first year without the Indy cars with the A1GP cars taking their place alongside the V8 Supercars.

As usual it runs for four days from October 22-25th.

Nitro Energy drink is the naming rights sponsor, never heard of them??, me neither. But anyway, apparently it's Australia's energy drink going by their website http://www.nitroenergydrink.com.au/.



So, goodbye Nikon, goodbye indy and hello Nitro SuperGP!

More resources:
Official Event site: supergp.com.au
A1GP Official site: A1Gp.com
V8 SuperCars: v8supercars.com.au
City guides: Gold Coast Info, Gold Coast accommodation
News: Gold Coast Bulletin
Airport: Gold Coast Airport
Airport Transfers: Gold Coast/Brisbane Airport Transfers

Gold Coast Indy 2007 - The race is already on!

The Gold Coast Indy is set to start on October the 18th but for some the race is already on!



Construction of grandstands, walk over bridges is well underway. Within Main Beach and Surfers Paradise roads are becoming a racetrack once again.

Pitlane and it's grandstands at Macintosh Island are being sectioned out and bolted up.



Construction workers and engineers are flat strap trying to get the new Macintosh Island Bridge completed before commencement of the event.


And this years Indy is tipped to be a big one with more off track entertainment including a music festival at Broadbeach and a drifting competition at the Southport Broadwater carpark adding to the off track entertainment. Last year the four day event attracted over 300,000 people making it the largest motorsport event on Australia's calender.

If your still trying to track down accommodation - good luck! There may be a something left through the accommodation aggregators listed see: Gold Coast Indy page.

On the track things look pretty hot with the expected shoot out between Australia Will Power and Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais and V8 Supercars will provide the homegrown door slamming action as usual!

Can't Wait!

Videos of last years Indy



More:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUs7OgUj-Eo&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWp4jyjzsgU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb0BZ6wKlkE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj64ogxm4Z
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN19KNDnJLA

Gold Coasts No.1 Website fiasco

A couple of weeks ago the local newspaper - The Gold Coast Bulletin - released it's new website/news portal which at the time didn't interest me so much as the newspaper itself fails to interest me.

Although there has been a couple of blog posts which I found not only amusing but also revealing inspiring me to put my thoughts out there.


Now the first thing that just makes a joke out of the four page wrapper is that sub headline. "Gold Coast's No.1 Website..." umm..so that is Gold Coast is No.1 Website? This was throughout the non labeled promotional piece. Now you could expect such much mistakes from a blogger but not mainstream media, It's an absolute embarrassment for the residents of the region. No wonder that no other media touched the story.

They also boldly claim to be the regions No.1 website just days after launching the site? Can they back that up with anything other than puffery? No and perhaps that's the reason for the misspell.

They also make, what I would call defamatory, claims such as 'The Gold Coasts tourism operators finally have a single place to concentrate their marketing efforts after many years of needing to use multiple small ineffective websites', really. I'm sure the ACCC would find that somewhat interesting.

Should the owners of websites relating to the Gold Coast be a little upset. Absolutely and so should the Gold Coast Council and Tourism Queensland.

The posts that made me post:
We're Way Ahead
Murdoch Owns The Gold Coast: Is Everyone OK With That?

The other points expressed in those posts are the fact that how did Auda (the domain regulator) let city names slip to the corporate sector?

The other post is somewhat disturbing revealing monopoly domination of media, now seemingly both offline and online.

Great work by both of those bloggers.

Shankar dada Zindabad - filming on the Gold Coast

Its always fun when you wander along the beach and run into a movie crew! This week the crew filming the movie Shankar dada Zindabad where completing some of their filming for the movie on the beaches of the Gold Coast.

Shankar dada Zindabad is being made by filmmakers from Teluga, India aka Tollywood. The movie stars Chiranjeevi and Karishma Kotak.

Photo: The film crew used Currumbin Beach on the Gold Coast as one of their shoot locations.


Photo: Karishma Kotak and Chiranjeevi in action on the set of Shankar Dada Zindabad.


Photo: Karishma Kotak and Chiranjeevi taking a minute after shooting a scene.

Soldiers on the March

The Soldier Crab lives in sandy estuaries and mangroves, and occurs in massive groups that seem to emerge from nowhere all at the same time. A small army of Soldier Crabs inhabits the calm waters of the Spit (Doug Jennings Park) on the Gold Coast - pictured below.

Soldier crabs will comb the sandy intertidal zones scooping up this debris with their front claws and eating it. The crabs will then deposit the waste sand that is left over in compacted balls called pseudofaece. The photo above shows a small 'army' of Soldier Crabs moving across the beach, also seen is the pebbling effect of the beach being their compacted waste.


It is thought that their spontaneous arrival is triggered by the falling tide. If disturbed, they burrow into the sand with a corkscrew motion, disappearing as quickly as they arrived. In the photo below one little fella is just poking his head out for a look behind his mate.



The Soldier Crabs are also the only crabs that can walk forwards rather than sideways.

The Gold Coast for Shopping

I'm not much of a shop-aholic although many people enjoy a little retail therapy particularly when there is a bargain to be had.

During June the Gold Coast goes bizarre! No not really it just has a bazaar. It's just Surfers Paradise at nightclub closing time that gets a little bizarre! Anyway, for the whole month the entire city and it's businesses really turn it up with mini events, fashion shows and retailer discounts.


I think it was intended to give tourism a bit of a boost during the slow month of June, but it's a bonus for a local as June is kinda boring without any big ticket items except for State of Origin footy.

The coast has a huge array of places to go window shopping and bargain hunting, check out Gold Coast Shopping Centres for a list of the major retail shopping complexes on the Gold Coast. Apart from the major centres there are a number of areas that contain boutique shopping experiences and bargains just the same check out Tedder ave on Main Beach and Marina Mirage for designer clothes, art and lovely cafes. Also at Broadbeach you can also find apart from the impressive range of restuarants some very interesting little shops with things you just won't find at the major centres.

For more info on the Bazaar check out Gold Coast Bazaar.

Shot of the Broadwater

  Previous Posts at The Gold Coast Australia Blog

• gold coast: The Gold Coast for Shopping


• gold coast: Accommodation for Dreamworld


• gold coast: Websites About the Gold Coast


• gold coast: Conrad Jupiters Casino Extensions


• gold coast: Wave at Broadbeach


• gold coast: Verve at Broadbeach


• gold coast: Ultra at Broadbeach


• gold coast: Broadbeach - The Place


• gold coast: Burleigh Head National Park Track


• gold coast: Big numbers for the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show


• gold coast: Medical Jobs in Queensland


• gold coast: Boom Times for Southern Gold Coast?


• gold coast: Circle on Cavill


• gold coast: Freshwaterpoint apartments & resort


• gold coast: Accommodation for Dreamworld


• gold coast: Websites About the Gold Coast


• gold coast: Conrad Jupiters Casino Extensions


• gold coast: Wave at Broadbeach


• gold coast: Verve at Broadbeach


• gold coast: Ultra at Broadbeach


• gold coast: Broadbeach - The Place


• gold coast: Burleigh Head National Park Track


• gold coast: Big numbers for the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show


• gold coast: Medical Jobs in Queensland


• gold coast: Boom Times for Southern Gold Coast?


• gold coast: Circle on Cavill


• gold coast: Freshwaterpoint apartments & resort


• gold coast: Hooters on the Gold Coast!


• gold coast: Gold Coast Photos


• gold coast: Allisee apartments Gold Coast


• gold coast: Brisbane Broncos Win NRL Premiership


• gold coast: Gold Coast Indy - track construction underway!


• gold coast: Broadbeach - The Place


• gold coast: Avalon apartments at Surfers Paradise


• gold coast: Gold Coast Airport Transfers in the news


• gold coast: Gold Coast Theme Parks


• gold coast: Gold Coast winery tours


• gold coast: Welcome to Your Gold Coast


• gold coast: gold coast chat


• gold coast: Broadbeach


• gold coast: Gold Coast Indy 2005


• gold coast: Gold Coast Schoolies


• gold coast: New theme park for the Coast!


• gold coast: Main Beach


• gold coast: The magnificent Q1 Gold Coast


• gold coast: Australian Outback Spectacular - Gold Coast


• gold coast: Try the Gold Coast for Family Holidays


• gold coast: Gold Coast Airport Booms


• gold coast: January - What a month for the Gold Coast!


• gold coast: Gold Coast for Fishing


• gold coast: AFL on the Gold Coast at Carrara Stadium


• gold coast: Continued Growth on the Gold Coasts Nth Corridor


• gold coast: Main Beach ptII


• gold coast: Main Beach Accommodation (Main Beach ptIII)


• gold coast: Gold Coast Cruise Terminal still in debate


• gold coast: Houses, Apartment, Flat for Rent in Gold Coast Australia

Asia Pacific Screen Awards on the Gold Coast

The Gold Coast is set to reach for the stars on November the 13th by playing host to the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The Asia Pacific Screen Awards will feature films from 70 countries competing for awards in 11 categories. It's interesting to note that the Asia-Pacific region produces almost half of the films made in the world.

The awards will be held in conjunction with the Screen Producers Association of Australia conference at the end of which will be the Inside Film Awards. The SPAA Conference attracts up to 650 industry representatives and key decision makers from the film and television industry. The SPAA conference takes place from 13-16 November 2007 at the Sheraton Mirage Resort.

The Inside Film Awards will take place on the 16 of November at the Crowne Plaza Royal Pines resort.

Events coverage will also betting coverage on CNN International and locally on SBS.

World Cup Rugby League on the Gold Coast

Premier Beattie announced earlier this week that Queensland will play host to the 2008 Rugby League World Cup which will be another boost to Queensland tourism and another great spectacle for locals.

Australia dominates the World Cup having won 9 of the twelve tournaments played and next year the tournament also celebrates 100 years of Rugby League. The 2008 competition will feature 10 teams with Australia, New Zealand, England, Papua New Guinea and France entered automatically. Five more teams will be selected from the Qualifiers which started in April 2006.

The new Skilled Stadium on the Gold Coast will play host to one game on the first of November, 2008. Skilled Park is currently under construction at Robina and will have a seating capacity for 25,000.



Skilled Park - Gold Coast at 04/07

Hooters on the Gold Coast!

The hugely successful Hooters chain of stores has come to the Gold Coast Australia. Hooters is a themed restaurant which employ a casual sports-theme, attractive waitresses, sports on TV...yep a blokes heaven! In layman terms hot chicks, hearty food, sport on the big screen and beer!

The first Hooters store opened in Clearwater Florida US and now there is over 435 Hooters located across the world.

In the US there is even a Hooters Casino located near the famous Las Vegas Strip. Hooters Inc also operated a low fare Airline in the US with 3 737 and 1 757 Boeing aircraft servicing 17 cities although unfortunately ceasing operations in 2006 reportedly in the wake of rising fuel costs.

The Mermaid Beach Hooters will be the second store to open in Australia with plans for a Hooters Brisbane in the future. Hooters at Mermaid Beach opens on Monday 23rd of April. Visit the Hooters website to find out more.

PS: If you though visiting Hooters during the Gold Coast Indy, I would probably book a seat now!

Gold Coast Photos

Searching for some photos of the Gold Coast just recently I came across a site called slide where you can create cool slide shows from your photos and send them to freinds or post it to your favorite website. The team over at GoldCoastInfo.net have created there own set of slides that anyone can use from there collection of photos.

Heaps of photos can be found at the Goldcoastinfo site and are free to use under a creative commons licence (attribution required).

Photos of the Gold Coast supplied by :Gold Coast Info - Photos
From Slide.com Gold Coast at Slide.com

Allisee apartments Gold Coast

Allisee is a Stockland development located on the Broadwater at Holleywell. Allisee is a $260 million development featurting 180 metres of direct water frontage and a internal private harbour.

The apartments, 234 in total are botique style and will feature ammenities like 3 resort style swimming pools including a 25 metre lap pool and lagoon pool along with fitness and recreation facilities including a private tennis court, gymnasium, barbecue and picnic facilities.

1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments available and penthouses. The development is a gated community on a 15 acre site.

Expected completion Mid 2007.

Stockland Corporation Limited and Stockland Trust is jointly listed on the ASX Code: SGP

Allisee Location: 232 Bayview Street, Hollywell. Gold Coast. Australia.

Brisbane Broncos Win NRL Premiership

Go the Broncos!
Broncos took out this years NRL Premiership
defeating Melbourne Storm 15 -8.








Best wishes to Shane Webcke - Your a champion mate!

Awsome display from the Broncos and I'm pretty sure that not too much will done in Queensland tommorow!

Gold Coast Indy - track construction underway!

This years Indy event on the Gold Coast is shaping up to be bigger than ever and streets of Surfers Paradise are evolving into a racetrack in preparation for the event on the 19-22 of October.


Some of the track crossovers are in place and work has started on the pits and grandstand area alongside Macintosh Island Park. A lot of roadwork has also taken place this year which some hope may eleviate traffic congestion around the event. Off track entertainment is also being ramped up with more official events.

Stay tuned...

Avalon apartments at Surfers Paradise

Avalon apartments is located on the Corner of Ferny Avenue and Wahroonga Place, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast fronting the Nerang River.

Close to completion the 32 level tower will feature three penthouses and 170 aprtments in a combination of 1,2 and 3 bedrooms.

Facilities are set to feature heated pool, club lounge, cinema and gymnasium.

The location will feature parklands, landscaped gardens and apparently it's own private beach!

Avalon Riverfront Apartments is another Sunland Group Limited construction.