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Monday, 22 April 2013

Coolangatta Beach,Goldcoast in Queensland,Australia

Coolangatta is located at the southern end of the Gold Coast on the border with New South Wales.
'Coolangatta' is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning 'splendid view'
 
  • Coolangatta is a beach-break, with waves breaking left and right, depending on conditions. Coolangatta sees a lot of surfing traffic, with surfers eager to paddle out to the Superbank surf break, which begins at Snapper Rocks, and continues at the back of this beach.
  • Beach showers and public toilets at SLSC.
  • Meals and refreshments available at the SLSC restaurant.
  • There are approx 120 car parking spaces along both sides of Marine Parade (at the northern end of the beach - more spaces available at the southern end, Greenmount Beach).
  • Queen Elizabeth Park on Marine Parade offers barbeques, picnic shelter, picnic tables, playground, toilets, water tap, drinking fountain, showers, walking track.
  • The walking trail along the beach at Coolangatta and around Kirra Point is part of the Southern Points Promenade section of the Gold Coast Oceanway walk, which is a 36 kilometre network of beach pathways.
  • You can see the big rock groyne at Kirra Point, which marks the end of Coolangatta beach. 

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