Circle on Cavill

Circle on Cavill, on the Gold Coast, is another development of the Sunland Group Ltd which features two apartment towers of 49 and 69 storeys tall. Located at the corner of the Gold Coast Highway and Cavill Avenue Surfers Paradise one of it's main features is a modern retail precinct which includes cafes, bars, restuarants, bowling alley, fashion shopping, homewares and more. The central piazza features gardens and a massive 9.5m super screen which plays a mixture of entertainment and information.



The retail precinct and piazza is open to public and the apartments are close to completion. There is a total of 637 apartments between the north and south tower. Apartment facilities will include a private cinema, seminar and function rooms along with heated lap pool, gymnasium, steam room, sauna, lobby and reception.

Freshwaterpoint apartments & resort

Another construction underway in Broadbeach is Freshwaterpoint which will include 255 apartments. It has a prime location on the waterfront in a unique position close to the Casino, Convention Centre and the center of Broadbeach.


Part of the construction will feature residential apartments (110 apartments) and resort apartments (145 apartments) in a combination of one, two and three bedrooms. Freshwaterpoint Broadbeach will also feature
Club Lounge, Cafe, Theatre, landscaped gardens, pools, gymnasiums, spas and suanas. A lot of these amenities will be seperate for the residential and resort sections along with a foyer for each.

Completion expected in November 2006.

Freswaterpoint address: 33 TE Peters Drive, Broadbeach, Gold Coast Queensland.

Accommodation for Dreamworld

Dreamworld, as many know, is one of the Gold Coast's major theme parks which is currently expanding to include a $56 million water based theme park at it's Coomera site.

Dreamworld is owned by Macquarie Leisure Trust and the group is now looking into plans of further expansion at the site including accommodation, restuarants, conference facilities and bowling alley. Macquarie also own AMF bowling which makes a natural fit.

The conference market on the Gold Coast is substantial and tying in leisure, recreation, accommodation into the one precinct is an attractive proposition.

Websites About the Gold Coast

There are a lot of websites related to the Gold Coast particulary for accommodation and in this post i'll provide a round up of some of the more useful sites and some new websites purely dedicated to the Gold Coast.

Gold Coast Chat
this site has a forum for members (anyone can join) to discuss issues, events and anything about the area as well as a business directory, classifieds, news and the coolest feature i've seen in a local site being the Gold Coast Map which is interactive and offers satellite imagery and much more.

Gold Coast Accommodation Australia
site is basically a breif guide to the area which includes accommodation listings and information for visitors. Site also has a page dedicated for visitors looking for Gold Coast Indy accommodation with a track map and hotel locations.

Gold Coast City Council
Local government site that provides a lot of information about doing business in the area living in and moving to the region. This site recently had an upgrade and contains a lot more information and statistics.

Limousines Gold Coast
small site for local transport operator offering chauffeured services and more importantly for some Gold Coast Airport transfers.


More sites in the next round up.

Conrad Jupiters Casino Extensions

Conrad Jupiters Casino at Broadbeach is nearing completion of it's first phase of extension/refurbishment with the first section set to open on the 1st of July.


An extra 3,500 sqm of space will be added to feature more gaming tables/machines, two new bars, a restuarant with indoor and outdoor seating, lounge areas on the gaming floor and balconies taking in the views of the area. The current upper floor gaming area will become an entertainment area with live music.