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...shops selling cheap tourist paraphenalia
OK, I've added some piccies. Now to actually write something. Maybe tomorrow... - Gaz 12:33, 8 Mar 2004 (UTC)
I've moved the following section from the article to here so the article didn't look too much like a work in progress:To be covered:
- A City Council that is making genuine progress with community consultation on projects that affect the community - great on-line surveys - yes but do they actually do anything with the surveys?
- History of the region (first surfers in the 1950s, development through the Joh era, the arrival of Japanese tourists and developers in the 1980s).
- Description of the city (mention the hinterland development, for instance, the theme parks, the casino, golf courses etc).
- Environmental issues (they have to pump the sand onto the beaches)
- Reputation in Australia (cultural desert, retirement home, wonderful world class surf beaches)
- visitors guide (best time to visit, major events, etc).
--Roisterer 04:18, 16 Jul 2004 (UTC)
The section on Lamington National Park is just begging for someone to do a page on the history of O'Reilly's, the wreck of the Stinson would provide some good material.
I've sent an email off to through the official OReillys website to ask if we could reproduce the articles they have on their website concerning the history of the family etc, here on Wikipedia.The website is at http://www.oreillys.com.au/content/home.asp?name=Home
--Randolph 18:22, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I've noticed the categorising for the suburbs of the Gold Coast has for the most part followed the convention of <suburb name>, Queensland|<suburb name>, with the exception of the Surfers Paradise. Since Surfers Paradise is in an early stage should a new stub be created for Surfers Paradise which follows the same convention as the other suburbs? --Randolph 04:39, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)Sister Cities
I found a reference to sister cities from the Sister Cities association, which seemed comprehensive and official, but I have since found a new list (with no sources quoted on it), this Reflections website (Gold Coast Map section). They have a slightly different list which I have reproduced below. I'm not sure whether to use this information on not. --Randolph 08:09, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
The sister cities on that website are:
* Noumea (New Caledonia) * Fort Lauderdale (USA) * Tainan & Taipei (Taiwan) * Corfu (Greece) * Netanya (Israel) * Coolangatta Village (NSW) * Kanagawa Prefecture (Japan)From this I am going to assume first that Corfy is a mispelling of Corfu and edit accordingly. --Randolph 08:44, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
The official Sister Cities website had the wrong details, but I've updated the list based on the Gold Coast City Council's website, which, according to a contact in Council, is correct. The Reflections website hasn't been updated for a couple of years. E-CBD 07:02, 1 December 2005 (UTC)E-CBD
I have no official reference to Coolangatta Village, Noumea, Tainan so I'm going to skip those. As for Kanagawa Prefecture, I assume the list of cities from the SCA source are all cities in the prefecture. --Randolph 08:48, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
There is no such place as "Coolangatta Village" in NSW. Coolangatta is a suburb of Gold Coast City on the Queensland side of the QLD/NSW border, and whilst they can pretend all they like that they're an independent entity, the reality is they are a suburb of GC City like, say, Broadbeach. As soon as you cross the border to NSW, you're in Tweed Heads, not Coolangatta.
Population
Populations statistics are available here ABS Statistics for Gold Coast B if anyone knows how to make sense of them. --Randolph 19:36, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
There are no demographics available on this page, maybe somebody could add some.
Lead section
I'd like to see some discussion on the Lead section of the article, as its not really conforming to the guidelines set out in Wikipedia:Lead section article. For instance, the mention of the new NRL team and the information on transport links seem out of place in a lead section. I'd suggest they be moved either to an existing or new sub-section of the article. What about a sub-section on Sporting teams on the Gold Coast? --Randolph 06:24, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Recent removal of the weather section
I recent anonymous edit has removed the section on weather. I can't see any reason for it's removal, and no reason was given by the anonymous editor. If there are no objections, I am going to add it back in at some stage.--Randolph 13:59, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
The only thing I can think is that someone thought it wasn't really expanding on the 'Subtropical' as mentioned in a previous paragraph. I'm new to this whole thing so I didn't want to put it back in myself - I might write a more comprehensive section with stats and averages. E-CBD 07:05, 1 December 2005 (UTC)E-CBD
Origin of the name "Gold Coast"
My sources say that the term Gold Coast was first introduced by a Courier-Mail columnist complaining about a sudden and significant over-night price hike in the cost of Ice Cream there, something he would regularly enjoy on trips there with family. Apparently he teased that it's not the "south coast" any more, but it's the "gold coast" because you had to be made of "Gold" to live there...or to go there or something. Unfortunately I don't know his name and don't know when this column was written.
Can someone confirm this, and what was his name? Certainly I think information on the Coast's namesake should be included. Eno1 09:56, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
I am from Spain and the name Gold Coast and the development of that area remembers me what happened in Spain: Sunshine Coast (Costa del Sol), Brave Coast (Costa Brava)....and above all Benidorm in the White Coast (Costa Blanca) Australia has the advantage of an even larger Coast than Spain so you can have both concrete and wild beaches without almost construction. There is space enough for both.
Lifestyle
There are no Queensland State laws legislating specifically against wowen being topless on public beaches. Under Section 9 of the Summary Offences Act of 2005 it is illegal to wilfully expose your genitals in public without a reasonable excuse. The clause pertaining to "Wilful Exposure" makes nil reference to exposure of female breasts in a public place. Zassat 21:39, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
There are local regulations prohibiting topless bathing on Gold Coast beaches.
- Comment Section 6 is more than wide enough to cover topless bathing as it would only be prohibited if it were considered a public nuisance. s 6(2)(a)(ii) and (b) are probably met by a case of nudity on a public beach. I don't know about s 9's mention of genitals, there is no further definition of them in Schedule 2 (the dictionary) and often normally clearly understood words are extended beyond their normal meaning by statutes to have a specific meaning. SM247 My Talk 07:44, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
Anon user
Hi everyone I am your anon user who added to the lead section and added the law and politics section. Sorry to be so cloak and dagger, I only signed up to wikipedia this morning (30/12/05.)
In regards to Lifestyle, I agree with Randolph that it appears to be some kind of softcore pornographic glamourisation and is removed from the subject matter. I recommend deletion. DB 10:32, 30 December 2005 AEST
Recent rush of interest in this article
There seems to be a sudden rush of interest in this article, not sure why, but it's ended up getting quite messy. I've deleted a bunch of empty sections, fixed up some grammar and spelling mistakes, and reverted a few sections - irrelevant info has been creeping in and the article was straying out of focus. The history section is just a joke - not surprising when we can't even figure out where the name Gold Coast came from! E-CBD 05:14, 1 January 2006 (UTC)E-CBD
--- In relation to the history section, it is quite brief as it only really covers early discovery and exploration of Gold Coast. There is 100 years of history of our City so it can surely be expanded. DB 21:03, 1 January 2006
Gold Coast locator
Could someone please fix the Gold Coast locator-MJC.png image at the top of the page? I have had no luck with it.--WikiCats 02:55, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
Done, however you may want to change the image if more
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