Coolangatta

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Coolangatta - Places to See

<b>Coolangatta (including Bilinga, Tugun and Currumbin)</b> <br> <b>An older and more gracious part of the brash Gold Coast.</b> <br> Located 102 km south of Brisbane, Coolangatta is the most southerly of all the holiday destinations on the Gold Coast. The border between New South Wales and Queensland is now so blurred at this point that people pass from one state to the next barely knowing they are doing so. A twin town with Tweed Heads, Coolangatta has a major airport behind Bilinga Beach, and there is a golf club, a leagues club and a major sporting complex in Boyd St, which runs through Tugun, just north of Coolangatta.

Coolangatta - Fast Facts

<b>Coolangatta (including Bilinga, Tugun and Currumbin)</b> <br> <b>An older and more gracious part of the brash Gold Coast.</b> <br> Located 102 km south of Brisbane, Coolangatta is the most southerly of all the holiday destinations on the Gold Coast. The border between New South Wales and Queensland is now so blurred at this point that people pass from one state to the next barely knowing they are doing so. A twin town with Tweed Heads, Coolangatta has a major airport behind Bilinga Beach, and there is a golf club, a leagues club and a major sporting complex in Boyd St, which runs through Tugun, just north of Coolangatta.

Coolangatta - Sleep

<b>Coolangatta (including Bilinga, Tugun and Currumbin)</b> <br> <b>An older and more gracious part of the brash Gold Coast.</b> <br> Located 102 km south of Brisbane, Coolangatta is the most southerly of all the holiday destinations on the Gold Coast. The border between New South Wales and Queensland is now so blurred at this point that people pass from one state to the next barely knowing they are doing so. A twin town with Tweed Heads, Coolangatta has a major airport behind Bilinga Beach, and there is a golf club, a leagues club and a major sporting complex in Boyd St, which runs through Tugun, just north of Coolangatta.

Coolangatta - Culture and History

<b>Coolangatta (including Bilinga, Tugun and Currumbin)</b> <br> <b>An older and more gracious part of the brash Gold Coast.</b> <br> Located 102 km south of Brisbane, Coolangatta is the most southerly of all the holiday destinations on the Gold Coast. The border between New South Wales and Queensland is now so blurred at this point that people pass from one state to the next barely knowing they are doing so. A twin town with Tweed Heads, Coolangatta has a major airport behind Bilinga Beach, and there is a golf club, a leagues club and a major sporting complex in Boyd St, which runs through Tugun, just north of Coolangatta.