It looks like the biggest White Elephant since the Concorde jet.

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greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 17^th, 2016 at 7:42pm:


I can't understand the article. Are they complaining about more high rise buildings going up or what? Surely the whole attraction is those high rise residentials.

And what's the industry there - only tourism?

I remember a news report which showed a Japanese jewelry shop there that used to angrily throw out anybody but Japanese tourists off the tourist buses - even though it's illegal to refuse people service unless they're drunk or drugged.

Lord Herbert wrote on Jan 17^th, 2016 at 7:52pm:


Most favoured eldest Grand Daughter lives there because she has employment to assist funding a Uni course.  Her employment is not tourist related, however the GC will have reached critical mass where just basic providing for the people who are there means jobs.

I sold my beach side Home on the Sunshine Coast not least because one day, a day no-one can predict, it will be drowned.

I've only seen the Gold Coast once, in the summer of 1963/64.  The impression it left me with was of a place that was gaudy, noisy and full of ugly buildings.  I see things haven't changed much in a way.

Aussie wrote on Jan 17^th, 2016 at 9:14pm:


I didn't say there was any high rise or International Airport.  It was ugly and gaudy by the standards of the day.

Aussie wrote on Jan 17^th, 2016 at 9:21pm:


Well, for starters I would have to agree that it is not gaudy in that photo, after all it is in black and white.

I remember when 13, going to the Gold Coast, Surfers Paradise, Caville Avenue circa 1967, where it has a much nicer memory of a 'beachy holiday' feeling. Absolutely loved it.

I also recall only a few short years later in 1971, they were starting them high rise buildings (they had this speaker facing the beach, and remember Itchycoo Park playing as I walked along the beach.

Those guys that were working on the buildings would always do the wolf whistles at us gals!

The only remnant that is very reminiscent of the 1960's is that motel The Sands. I hear others talking of it needing to be demolished as it's an eyesore, and a new building go in it's place.

Surfers Paradise has become such a touristy city, it's mad, takes away that wonderful beachy feel (and all them tall buildings cast shadows over the sand so you get no afternoon sun!).
The hubby loves it mad and bustling, I, for some reason, don't, except for the shops....which the hubby hates 
And parking meters, hardly ever see a Meter Maid in gold bikinis putting in any money!

Sophia wrote on Jan 17^th, 2016 at 9:33pm:


I'm old fashioned. I always thought them meter maids were a bit grubby walking around in them gold lamé bikinis.