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Cavill Avenue
Cavill Avenue is a street and a pedestrian mall in Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is in the heart of the Surfers Paradise shopping and entertainment district. It was named in honour of the man credited as the founder of Surfers Paradise, James Cavill, known as Jim Cavill. History In 1887, German immigrant Johann Meyer operated a ferry across the Nerang River. From Southport, travellers would follow the Meyer's Ferry Road (now Ferry Road) to a spit of land that created a narrow point in the river () (the narrow spit is no longer in existence due to changes in the river and the creation of Chevron Island but is in the vicinity of the Gold Coast Arts Centre). From that point, Meyer's ferry would take the travellers across the river to Meyer's Ferry Road at Elston (as Surfers Paradise was then known) along which the travellers would walk to the surf beach. Businesses established along Meyer's Ferry Road at Elston which created the main street of Surfers P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavill Avenue At Surfers Paradise, Queensland Looking East
Cavill may refer to: People * Cavill family, Australian family known for its contributions to the sport of swimming *Cavill Heugh (born 1962), Australian rugby footballer *Henry Cavill (born 1983), British actor and model *Jim Cavill (c. 1862–1952), Australian hotelier *Joy Cavill (1923–1990), Australian writer and producer Other *Cavill Avenue, a street in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia *Circle on Cavill Circle on Cavill is a $551 million commercial development with two residential towers built by the Sunland Group and positioned in a key city block in the heart of the Surfers Paradise CBD, neighbouring with Towers of Chevron Renaissance sho ..., a $551 million commercial development, built by the Sunland Group See also * Cavell (name), a related surname * Cavell (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centro Surfers Paradise
Paradise Centre is a shopping centre located in Surfers Paradise, Queensland on the Gold Coast. It is located in the tourist district on Cavill Avenue and has stores selling a variety of goods. History Paradise Centre opened in December 1981, comprising a multi level shopping centre and two apartment buildings. In 2006, Paradise Centre was sold to Centro Centro may refer to: Places Brazil *Centro, Santa Maria, a neighborhood in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * Centro, Porto Alegre, a neighborhood of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil *Centro (Duque de Caxias), a neighborhood of Duq ... and rebranded as Centro Surfers Paradise. The two apartment buildings were sold to a different company. In 2012 Centro Surfers Paradise was sold to Challenger and the centre was rebranded back to Paradise Centre. Shops Paradise Centre comprises Woolworths (supermarket), the largest Timezone family amusement arcade centre in the world, a variety of restaurants, fast food restaur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Red-light Districts
Red-light districts are areas associated with the sex industry and sex-oriented businesses (e.g. sex shops and strip clubs). In some of these places prostitution occurs, whether legally or illegally. The enforcement of prostitution laws varies by region. Following is a partial list of well known red-light districts around the world, both current and historical. Africa Algeria Prostitution is legal but third-party involvement is prohibited. * Constantine ** Rahbat al-Jammal (defunct) Burkina Faso Prostitution is not specifically prohibited by the law, but soliciting and pimping are illegal. * Ouagadougou ** Dapoya Egypt Prostitution in Egypt is illegal. * Alexandria ** Kom al-Nadura (defunct) ** Kom Bakir (defunct) ** Al-Tartushi (defunct) *Cairo **Wagh El Birket (defunct) Ivory Coast Prostitution in Ivory Coast is legal. *Abidjan ** Marcory Zone 4 ** Rue Princesse Kenya Prostitution is illegal. *Nairobi ** Koinange Street Mauritania Prostitution in Mauritania is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schoolies Week
Schoolies or schoolies week (also known as leavers' or leavers' week in Queensland and Western Australia and coasties in the Australian Capital Territory) refers to the Australian tradition of high-school graduates (also known as "schoolies" or "leavers") having week-long holidays following the end of their final exams in late November and early December. "Toolies" refers to older revellers who participate in Schoolies week but are not high-school graduates. "Foolies" refers to younger adolescents, who participate in Schoolies week but have not yet graduated from high school. Schoolies week is seen as a final party with schoolmates before they head their separate ways. History Schoolies week first began on the Gold Coast, Queensland in 1980, in the week following final exams for private single-sex schools. The Broadbeach Hotel was the main meeting place. Schoolies Week events began to be organised for 1980, and from then on the Gold Coast attracted schoolies from all over Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Q1 (building)
Q1 Tower (an abbreviation of Queensland Number One) is a Supertall building, supertall skyscraper in Queensland, Australia. The High-rise building, residential tower on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast was the world's List of tallest residential buildings, tallest residential building from 2005 to 2011. As of September 2022, it is the 14th tallest residential tower in the world, the List of tallest buildings in Australia, tallest building in Australia, the second tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere, and the third-tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, behind the Thamrin Nine, Autograph Tower in Jakarta, Indonesia, and the Sky Tower (Auckland), Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand. The Q1 officially opened in November 2005. The landmark building was recognised as one of Queensland's icons during the state's 150th-birthday celebrations. Height At and with a roof height of , Q1 qualifies as the List of tallest residential buildings, world's 14th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-rise buildings. Historically, the term first referred to buildings with between 10 and 20 stories when these types of buildings began to be constructed in the 1880s. Skyscrapers may host offices, hotels, residential spaces, and retail spaces. One common feature of skyscrapers is having a steel frame that supports curtain walls. These curtain walls either bear on the framework below or are suspended from the framework above, rather than resting on load-bearing walls of conventional construction. Some early skyscrapers have a steel frame that enables the construction of load-bearing walls taller than of those made of reinforced concrete. Modern skyscrapers' walls are not load-bearing, and most skyscrapers are characterised by large surface ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul (building)
Soul is a tall residential tower local along the Esplanade, close to Cavill Avenue in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. it is the 3rd tallest building on the Gold Coast behind Ocean which topped out in late 2021 but above Circle at Cavil. The building was approved by the Gold Coast City Council in October 2004 and finished construction in 2012 along with the next stage of the Gold Coast renovation project. It was developed by Juniper Group, and constructed by Grocon at a cost of A$850 million. History The site was previously occupied by the Raptis Plaza. By early April 2010 construction of the core structure had reached level 40. By July 2010 the tower had reached half the structure's total height. On the 14 March 2011, workers left the site in protest at the sacking of 11 Australian tilers while Korean workers were allowed to stay. Owners of units from level 39 and below were able to move into their properties before the building was complete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkwood, Queensland
Parkwood is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Parkwood had a population of 8,702 people. Geography Parkwood is about by road north-west of Southport. The suburb is bounded by Napper Road to the north, Olsen Avenue to the east, Smith Street to the south and west. There is an unnamed hill with a peak of in the north of the suburb () with the Brushwood Ridge Reserve. The major industry is retail trade, but the majority of resident workers are technicians and trades workers. Parkwood is characterized by leafy, green streets, well-kept gardens and detached homes, the majority of which are owner-occupied or rented. The suburb as a whole was developed in the last 20 years and falls under the Gold Coast City Council Division 6. History Parkwood was named and bounded on 16 September 1989. The area was previously known as Ernest. In the , Parkwood had a population of 8,702 people. Education There are no schools in Parkwood. The nearest primary s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Coast University Hospital
Gold Coast University Hospital (abbreviated GCUH or GCH, and sometimes Gold Coast Uni Hospital) is a major health facility offering tertiary level health care for the Gold Coast, Australia, completed in September 2013. The hospital was built on the Greenfields site adjacent to Griffith University Gold Coast campus at a cost of $1.8 billion. History Construction commenced on 16 December 2008 when Queensland Premier Anna Bligh turned the first sod. The land was previously occupied by a church, a section of the Southport Lawn Cemetery, and undeveloped acreage. Bovis Lend Lease built the hospital. The university hospital incorporated new specialist services including cardiac surgery, neurosciences, trauma and neonatal intensive care; these were not available at the previous Gold Coast Hospital. The hospital has seven main buildings, with a total floor space of approximately (excluding car parks). The main nine-level-high building is topped with a helicopter landing site. On 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helensvale, Queensland
Helensvale is a suburb of the City of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. In the , Helensvale had a population of 16,862 people. Geography Helensvale is bounded by the Pacific Motorway to the west, by the Coomera River to the north, by Saltwater Creek to the north-east, by Coombabah Creek and Coombabah Lake to the south-east. Saltwater Creek flows through the suburb from west ( Oxenford) to the north from where it forms the north-east boundary of the suburb. The principal land use is residential including some canal estates in the north of the suburb providing boat access to Coomera River and Saltwater Creek. There are areas of low-lying mangrove swamps along the Coombabah Creek. Saltwater Creek Conservation Park is small protected area () of in the west of the suburb. The Gold Coast railway line passes through the suburb from north (Coomera) to south (Arundel). The suburb is served by the Helensvale railway station (). The Gold Coast light rail has its northern termi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadbeach, Queensland
Broadbeach is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Broadbeach had a population of 5,514 people. Geography Development in the area today mostly incorporates low rise structures, consisting of single bedroom houses and apartment blocks. Much of the suburb consists of canal waterways, including Lake Intrepid that are linked to the Nerang River. The suburb contains a major road intersection between Nerang - Broadbeach Road and the Gold Coast Highway. History In circa 1924, 70 allotments were advertised as "Mermaid Beach Estate" located at Mermaid Beach and Broadbeach to be auctioned by R. G. Oates Estates. The estate map has 3 estates for sale at Mermaid Beach and Broadbeach. The estates were divided in two by the "New Coastal Road" running through the Gold Coast. While residential housing lots were selling successfully in the state government developed Broadbeach township from 1934, and the area had good bitumen roads that were described as 's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavill Avenue Station
There are nineteen stations in the G:link, a light rail system serving the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. The system consists of a single line that opened with sixteen initial stations on 20 July 2014, with another three stations opening on 17 December 2017. It is operated under contract by Keolis Downer and funded jointly by City of Gold Coast, local, Government of Queensland, state and Government of Australia, federal governments. Helensvale is the northern Train station#Terminus, terminus of the system, connecting with Helensvale railway station, while Broadbeach South is the southern terminus. One station is located in Helensvale, Queensland, Helensvale, two are located in Parkwood, Queensland, Parkwood, seven stations are located in Southport, Queensland, Southport, one is in Main Beach, Queensland, Main Beach, six are in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Surfers Paradise, and two are in Broadbeach, Queensland, Broadbeach. It takes 45 minutes to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
