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Bruce Small

Bruce Small

Bruce Small focused on actively promoting the Gold Coast as a holiday destination with parades and tours both interstate and to New Zealand. Read this story
Bernie Elsey's Pool Parties

Bernie Elsey's Pool Parties

The pyjama parties took place around the swimming pool at Bernie Elsey’s Beachcomber Private Hotel in Cavill Avenue. Read this story
Austinville

Austinville

They constructed a school which opened on 23 June 1934 and approximately 50 small homes beside the gravel track into Austinville Valley. Read this story
Ashmore

Ashmore

Ashmore was the first suburb on the Gold Coast to have road side bike paths and a roundabout. Read this story
Beach Entertainment

Beach Entertainment

Surf competitions and carnivals became very popular after the Second World War and, in 1947, Queensland hosted the Australian Championships at Main Beach, Southport. Read this story
Bathing boxes

Bathing boxes

Accommodation houses, with their own private changing facilities for the convenience of guests, proudly advertised the proximity of their bathing boxes to the water’s edge. Read this story
Coombabah Lakelands Area

Coombabah Lakelands Area

The conservation area, which includes the tidal lake at the mouth of Coombabah Creek, is located between Runaway Bay and Helensvale and consists of wetlands and waterways. Read this story
Burleigh Headland

Burleigh Headland

Shell middens at Burleigh are testament to the abundant resources surrounding the headline and its long association with the Yugambeh people. Read this story
Bullock Teams

Bullock Teams

It’s thought that a number of modern roads in the Hinterland evolved from early timber tracks. Read this story
Advancetown Hotel

Advancetown Hotel

In 1918 Ernest changed the hotel’s name to the Advancetown Hotel and as a result, provided the name for the surrounding settlement. Read this story
Ernest Junction Railway Tunnel

Ernest Junction Railway Tunnel

The junction at Ernest was named after Member of Parliament Ernest J. Stevens, and the section of alignment and tunnel, is a rare surviving example of 19th century railway engineering on the Gold Coast. Read this story
Captain Cook Memorial Lighthouse

Captain Cook Memorial Lighthouse

It was the first light house in the world to beam laser light. Read this story
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