Conrad Jupiters Casino, Gold Coast, Australia Concert

Hello Everyone,
I frequently see questions about what to do around the coast, in here I will attempt to keep a running list of ideas. Some things are in multiple areas e.g. Fresh food markets/live music so I haven't listed every individual item, if you see something that that interests you try googling to see if there's one in your area!
Starting from North GC then moving south you have:
Pimpama/Ormeau(ish):

• Game Over (Indoor rockclimbing, go karting, and lasertag).
  
• Xtreme Karting (Go karting).
  
• Slideways- Go Karting World (even more Go Karting).
  
• V8 Buggy and WRX Turbo Rally Experience at Off Road Rush.
  
• V8 Supercar Official Driving Experience at Drive Ride Race.
  
• Get a 'famous' Yatala Pie.
  
• Drive-in movies at Yatala Drive-in (Take your own food/drink/blankets, hell even bring your pet if it isn't too barky).
  
• The Flying Pie Man at Jacobs Well is the best bakery north of the Tweed.
  
• Catch and release fishing/animal stay at Ecopark.
  
• Try your hand at Clay Target Shooting at the Gold Coast Clay Target Club.
  
• Indoor skatepark GC Compound.
  
• Tiger Moth Joy Flight.
  
• Get an icecream at the Strawberry Farm.
  
• Spaceflight Academy (It's a Space Camp -ages 10+, also has simulator rides).
  

Helensvale:

• Dinner and show at the Outback Spectacular.
  
• Organise some mates and go on brewery tour with Hop On Brewery Tours, they pick up/drop off at many places along the coast so check the website to see where the bus travels.
  
• The themeparks: Movie World, Dreamworld, and Wet'n'Wild.
  
• Wet'n'Wild Buggy Driving Track - Ticket to Wet'n'Wild not required.
  
• Smack some balls at Topgolf.
  
• Check out NightQuarter night markets for food and live events.
  

Mt. Tamborine:

• Visit the Tamborine Mountain Distillery, if you're lucky there will be a lady there that does a $5 tasting session, last time I was there we did about 8-10 (half-shots) of samples each. Na Zdorovie!
  
• Tandem Hang Gliding with South East Queensland Hang Gliding
  
• Tree Top Challenge high ropes course through the trees is an awesome experience and worth every penny.
  
• Take a scenic walk through the rainforest canopy (Yes, canopy!) at Tamborine Mountain Rainforest Skywalk.
  
• Gem Fossicking or horse riding at Thunderbird Park.
  
• Glow Worm Caves.
  
• Check out the Cuckoo Clock Nest store and see some German Cuckoos.
  
• Sample some fudge at Fudge Heaven.
  
• Visit one of the many winery's/brewery's and eat some cheese platters with a view.
  

Nerang(ish):

• Have dinner at The German Club (I highly reccomend getting a pork knuckle on a friday/saturday night and washing it down with a tall glass of unfiltered honey wheat beer).
  
• See a movie at Nerang Cineplex -admission tickets very well priced!
  
• Go indoor go karting at Slideways Go Karting. The track was recently refurbished and now has a three storey layout and neon lights- track video.
  
• Hit some Mountain Bike Trails through Nerang.
  
• Hit a bucket of balls or play a round of golf at Carrara Gardens Day and Night Golf Course.
  
• Learn to be a stuntman, just like in thoe movies! Take a stunt course at Stunt Park.
  
• See some live AFL matches at Metricon Stadium.
  
• Take a pottery class at the Gold Coast Potters Association.
  
• Brew your own beer at the Laughing Lizard Brewing Company.
  
• Cable ski/wake boarding at Gold Coast Wake Park.
  
• Live Horse Racing at the Gold Coast Turf Club.
  
• Play some Indoor Paintball at Gold Coast Indoor Paintball.
  

Inland from Robina/Nerang area:

• Get a feed at Tallai Country Club.
  
• Visit the beautiful lookout at Natural Bridge, Springbrook National Park.
  
• Go for a fish/BBQ/Picnic at Freshwater Hinze Dam. *Note: Swimming not allowed.
  

Robina:

• Learn some flips at BOUNCEinc Indoor trampoline park.
  
• AMF Bowling and Laser Tag.
  
• See a movie on the BIG big screen VMAX at Event Cinemas.
  
• Bond University hosts a boardgame club on Saturdays (gold coin donation), sign up for the club meetup here.
  
• Side note: Varsity Station is the furthest south the train goes. If your planning on training it to Surfers Paradise you'll want to get off at Nerang Station and then get a bus. Use Journey Planner to plot your public transport methods and make sure to buy a go card in advance at a 7-Eleven.
  
• Funny enough Little Viet Rolls in the Robina Town Centre food court does a cracking good Bánh mì (Vietnamese Pork Roll- SUHHH GOOD).
  
• Get some learning on then play some paintball at the Mudgeeraba War Museum.
  
• See some live sport at CBUS Super Stadium.
  

Burleigh:

• Hire a push bike and go for a cruise.
  
• Paramount Adventures Indoor rock climbing centre is very well done!
  
• Visit some of our fledgling craft beer brewerys such as Burleigh Brewing, Black Hops, or Aardvark & Arrow.
  
• Hire some snorkelling gear and explore around the rocks.
  
• Walk up to the top of Burleigh Headland (and definitely don't climb onto the overhanging rock for a sweet view or selfie -if you're into that sorta thing).
  
• Justin park at Burleigh occasionally has drum circles on Sunday nights, go kick a hacky sack around and make friends :)
  
• Fresh food market at Burleigh State School on saturday mornings.
  
• Bare foot bowls.
  
• Get a fish-taco at Wahoo's.
  
• Get some fish and chips then watch the sunset/people surfing.
  
• Check out David Fleay Wildlife Park.
  
• Bounce on some tramps and do some flips at Air Factory Trampoline Park, bring a group of friends and play some bubble soccer.
  
• Get a coffee or food at the very hip Paddock Bakery.
  

Miami/Mermaid/Broadbeach:

• Doodlebugs children's indoor play centre for the wee kiddos.
  
• Eat food and hear live music at the Miami Marketta night market.
  
• I highly recommend getting your ear vacuum cleaned at the the Gold Coast Ear Cleaning Clinic, but that's not exactly a tourist activity.
  
• Play some Minigolf at Putt Putt Mermaid Beach.
  
• Shoot some pool at Snooker World.
  
• "Ride the G".
  
• Visit one of Annastacia Palaszczuks' beloved casinos, The Star Casino.
  
• Dinner and bawdy Cabaret at Dracula's (get a fishbowl cocktail to "Share").
  
• See a performance/show/movie at The Arts Centre.
  
• Beachside Art and Craft Markets.
  
• Live music at the Miami Shark Bar (it's the building literally on top of the Miami Tavern.)
  
• Indoor Axe throwing at Lumber Punks.
  
• Get a fresh pint at Lost Palms Brewing Co.
  

LabradoSouthport:

• Try a completely free-roaming, untethered VR gaming experience at Zero Latency GC.
  
• The world's first Hologram based Arcade! Holoverse.
  
• Check out the Pelican Feeding at Charris Seafood.
  
• Ride a waterpowered jetpack or flyboard at Jetpack & Flyboard Adventures.
  
• Seaworld.
  
• Rent a scooter and drive around the spit like a loose cannon.
  
• Get some amazing ramen at Danbo Ramen in Southport or Muso Ramen in Mermaid.
  
• Walk to the end of the Jetty at The Spit and eat a sanga, watch the waves and many men of Asian descent catching fish.
  
• Take a break from all these exciting things listed here and relax in a sensory deprevation tank at float.life.
  
• Get some friends together and take on a real life point-and-click adventure! Escape Hunt has many scenarios and difficulty puzzles to choose from (I'd recommend starting at easy, they are a bit difficult).
  
• Go on a Jet Ski Safari!.
  
• Try parasailing at Gold Coast Watersports.
  
• Go for an extreme jet boat ride with Paradise Jet Boating.
  
• Whale watching (google around for operators, seems to be a few).
  
• Hire out a BBQ Boat/Party Pontoon/House Boat, there are many operators all along the coast so google this one.
  
• Test your aim at Southport Indoor Pistol Club.
  

Surfers Paradise:

• Hot Air ballooning (There seems to be many operators so google-fu this one).
  
• Surfers Beachfront Night Markets -Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday nights.
  
• Get proper wasted and throw up in the beery (Beer Garden).
  
• 7D cinema.
  
• Take a tour of the Gold Coast on an amphibious bus, the Aquaduck.
  
• Silly selfies and inappropriate snapchats at the Wax Museum.
  
• Learn about some oddities at Ripley's Believe it or Not!
  
• Smoke some Sheesha at Arabesque Bazaar Cafe and Hookah bar.
  
• The tasting paddle deal at House of Brews is good value.
  
• Play arcade games and maybe win some trinkets at Timezone.
  
• Catch Pokémon at the Broadwater Parklands.
  
• Play on or race around the 'Wipeout style' AquaSplash Inflatable Waterpark at the broadwater.
  
• There's a pretty cool vintage revival clothes shop across the road from Waxy's Irish Pub, upstairs above the Hakataya Ramen called Arkive Vintage.
  
• Play some virtual golf at Slice.
  
• Take a cooking class.
  
• Perform your famous rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody at Tune-up bar and Karaoke (it's above the Off ya tree on Cav Ave) or hire a private karaoke booth at G-Clef.
  
• Play Mini Golf at King Tutt's Putt Putt.
  
• Take on the Sling Shot or Vomatron at Adrenalin Park.
  
• Dinner with a show- Get some Teppanyaki at one of the many Japanese restaurants arount the coast (google this one, there's a few about).
  
• Indoor skydiving at iFly.
  
• All aboard! Take a river cruise with Surfers Paradise River Cruises; eat some food and drink champers you classy socialite.
  
• Go Ice skating at Iceland.
  
• Climb the top of the Q1 with Skypoint Climb or visit the observation deck for a view of the coast.
  
• Go on a laser-fuelled journey of self exploration at Infinity.
  
• Don a pinstripe suit or flapper dress and get some Old Time Photos.
  
• Indoor Shooting at Australian Shooting Academy.
  
• Drinking + Bowling at Strike Bowling Bar, also inside is an F1 racing simulator.
  
• Have a cuppa at a Crazy Cat Cafe.
  
• VR Gaming Arcade Xscape Reality.
  

Currumbin:

• Sticky Buns bakery at Tugun does a better pie than the "famous" Coolangatta pie shop.
  
• Have a beer at Balter Brewing.
  
• A must-stop meet up place for coffee/art is Dust Temple.
  
• Hire a Stand Up Paddleboard (colloquially known as a "Sup") or Kayak for 15 bucks/hour at Currumbin Boatshed or Gold Coast Sup and cruise up and down Currumbin Creek.
  
• Take some surfing lessons/hire a surfboard. Many operators so google this one, often they are already at beach carparks and you can just walk up.
  
• Fishing.
  
• See how ridiculouly far out you can walk out at Rainbow Bay.
  
• Visit the Paradise Point Parklands for a BBQ.
  
• Rent a longboard and cruise around the footpaths of Kirra.
  
• Get a Chicken Parmi from a surfclub. Katastrophe87 recommends Rainbow Bay Surf Life Saving Club.
  
• Live music at The Cooly Hotel, or visit The Hotel Komune for a baclub with a swimming pool.
  
• Go for a swim in the always icy cool Currumbin Rock Pools.
  
• Check out the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. -Note: you won't need to pay admission if you just want to see the rosella area and have a picnic there :)
  
• Learn about the history of Surfing at Surf World Beach and Culture Museum.
  
• Honey based tourism? That's right! Check out Superbee Honeyworld.
  
• Climb to the top of Elephant Rock down at the beach.
  
• Skydive onto the beach! -Gold Coast Skydive.
  
• Helicopter tour.
  

Further South:
(Note: This is techincally venturing away from "The GC", but if your near currumbin then these might also be within range)

• Brew your own beer at a Microbrewery- The Pickled Pig.
  
• Rollerskating at Epic Roller Rink.
  
• Tropical Fruit World.
  

Special thanks to Veritasfides, Katastrophe87, Nebo64, Sipc, shadesofgray029, and verifiedpain for their suggestions!
Updated 05-10-2019
To do: (Ignore this, or don't. Meh)
-Reboundland
-Fun360
-Bounce inc moved, airfactory gone
-elvis museum
-alpaca farm
-herb cottage
-gold coast clay target club
-Order it so it's actually geographically correct north to south. Duh.

Australian Brian Hodge, who previously worked at Jupiters Casino on the Gold Coast, claimed he was staying in the room next to the shooter on level 32 at the Las Vegas resort. He said he managed to escape the initial horrific scenes inside the hotel but found himself forced to hide in a bush for several hours after the event. “There were multiple people dead and multiple shooters. I was just hiding waiting for police to come get us.

Additionally, another witness saw security forces chasing a "man of interest"

She was at a bar in the nearby Luxor Hotel with her husband when she saw what she described as a “man of interest” run by. Ms Miller said the man sprinted through her hotel after coming off an escalator from the Mandalay Bay. “The man that they [security] were chasing was wearing a security jacket like them,” she said.

This was an operation with multiple individuals and groups involved.
Original link: Las Vegas shooting: Queensland eyewitness to Mandalay attack (The Courier Mail)
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Seachange and treechange are buzzwords coming back into the property market

A desire for a change of scene is nothing new. Back in 2008, the buzzword seachange was in vogue as people were leaving busy cities for chilled-out beachside locations. Busy urbanites were moving to the country for much the same reason people were migrating to beachside locations.
Then the GFC happened and the property market took a hit.
When we say the Gold Coast took a hit, we should say it more or less died. A high Aussie dollar (against the USD), poor tourism numbers and job loss did nothing to help the situation.
Fast-forward to 2014-2015 financial year and evidence was pointing towards a return of sea change and treechange-based migration driving up the success of Queensland’s property market.[1]

why population and tourism growth is consistently strong

When people think Gold Coast, they typically think beach, boating, shopping, nature walks, clubs, casino, golf, and relaxing.
Which are an image state and local government have happily reinforced? With upgrades to Movie World, the Casino, Pacific Fair, the light rail, Coolangatta Airport and entertainment venues—the Gold Coast is becoming more accessible and more appealing.
Suburbs like Mermaid Beach, Broadbeach, Burleigh Heads, Hope Island and Miami are becoming more popular as the Gold Coast’s tourist and local population hugs the coastline. Even though Gold Coast has roughly 50kms of coastline, there is a scarcity of prime real estate which is helping to sustain desirability of a beachside property.

The latest Gold Coast property market news

So, where is the Gold Coast property market heading?
Is the property marketing boom going to last?
Or will the bubble burst like it did 9/10 years ago?
Some reports as to the success of the current property market vary from the optimistic[2] to the pessimistic.[3] But the overall feeling is that the Gold Coast’s market is only going to get stronger. Especially as prices in Melbourne and Sydney continue to rise coupled with people’s desire for a sea change.
The Gold Coast’s improved infrastructure, new hospitals, airport expansion, a rise in employment numbers and improved entertainment facilities and venues will see it head into 2018 as one of Queensland’s most appealing lifestyle property markets.
With that said, the property market is subject to so many variables. We can only analyse the data in front of us and make an assessment.
As long as the Reserve Bank doesn’t make any huge changes, and the Aussie dollar stays stable, it is more than likely the lifestyle property market of the Gold Coast will continue strong for years to come.

Lifestyle properties on the Gold Coast

Whether you’re looking to buy your first home or looking to retire away from city life, there’s something here for you.
And if you are interested in living beachside in a laid-back community, the Gold Coast has a number of idyllic suburbs. From the beachside bustle of Broadbeach to more chilled-out places like Mermaid Beach and Palm Beach, the Gold Coast has a great variety.
Even suburbs like Benowa, Carrara and Southport are starting to thrive in the Gold Coast’s newfound prosperity.