Gold Coast
The Gold Coast stretches approximately 56km (35 miles) from Logan City, just south of Brisbane, in the north, and to Coolangatta and Tweed Heads in the south.
World-renowned for its stunning beaches, subtropical climate, World Heritage-listed rainforests and a wide variety of tourist attractions it’s not hard to see why the Gold Coast has long been a favourite destination with around 10.5 million visitors each year.
Climate
The Gold Coast enjoys a pleasant climate with around 300 days of sunshine a year.
| Month | Maximum mean temperature | Minimum mean temperature | Mean rainfall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celcius | Fahrenheit | Celcius | Fahrenheit | Millimeters | Inches | |
| November | 26.5 | 79.7 | 18.7 | 65.66 | 145.9 | 5.7 |
*source Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Monthly climate statistics.
Accommodation
Attendees will be housed at Griffith University Village, Griffith University’s on campus accommodation located on the Gold Coast campus. The brand new village has fully furnished, ultra modern apartments set within the lush native Queensland bush land.
Griffith University Village
96 Edmund Rice Drive
Southport
QLD 4215 Australia
Phone: +61 7 5539 4819
Fax: +61 7 5539 4819