Duranbah
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New South Wales - Australia

Gold Coast, Queensland

The Gold Coast is a coastal city located in the South East of Queensland, Australia. The city is 94 km (58 mi) south of the state capital Brisbane. It is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and the most populous non-capital city in Australia. The Gold Coast has the largest cross-state metropolitan area population in Australia, due to the inclusion of Tweed Heads, New South Wales in its metropolitan area.

Located at -28.1667, 153.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.819 miles away.
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Gold Coast, Queensland, Coastal cities in Australia, Seaside resorts in Australia, Entertainment districts

Mooball National Park

Mooball is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 648 km northeast of Sydney.

Located at -28.3883, 153.465 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.805 miles away.
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National parks of New South Wales, Protected areas established in 1999, 1999 establishments in Australia

Tweed Heads, New South Wales

Tweed Heads is a town located on the Tweed River in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in Tweed Shire. Tweed Heads is located next to the border with Queensland, adjacent to the "Twin Town" of Coolangatta, a suburb of the Gold Coast.

Located at -28.1833, 153.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.818 miles away.
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Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Populated places established in 1844, Fishing communities in Australia

Murwillumbah

Murwillumbah is a town of approximately 7,500 people in far north-eastern New South Wales, Australia in the Tweed Shire. It lies on the Tweed River, 848 km north-east of Sydney, 13 km south of the Queensland border and 132 km south of Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Murwillumbah had a population of 7,952 people. The town's name is often abbreviated to M'bah or Murbah. Murwillumbah sits on the south eastern foothills of the McPherson Range in the Tweed Volcano valley. The area is hilly.

Located at -28.3333, 153.383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.804 miles away.
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Towns in New South Wales, Northern Rivers

Coolangatta, Queensland

Coolangatta is the southernmost suburb of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It has a population of 4,869 and is named after the schooner Coolangatta which was wrecked there in 1846. Coolangatta and its immediate neighbouring "Twin Town" Tweed Heads in New South Wales have a shared economy. The Tweed River supports a thriving fishing fleet, and the seafood is a local specialty offered in the restaurants and clubs of the holiday and retirement region on both sides of the state border.

Located at -28.1667, 153.533 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.818 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland

Kingscliff, New South Wales

Kingscliff is a coastal town just south of Tweed Heads in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, and is part of Tweed Shire. At the 2006 census, Kingscliff had a population of 6,016 people. Kingscliff is a beach community offering a variety of holiday accommodations. Together with the villages of Chinderah and Fingal, it is a tourist destination that provides beach and estuary access for swimming, surfing, fishing and water sports.

Located at -28.2667, 153.567 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.815 miles away.
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Towns in New South Wales, Surfing locations in New South Wales, Northern Rivers

Tweed Shire

Tweed Shire is a local government area located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The shire is located adjacent to the border with Queensland where it meets the Tasman Sea coast. The shire, administered from the town of Murwillumbah, covers an area of 1,321.0 square kilometres, and has existed as a local government entity since 1947. It was named for the Tweed River. The Mayor of Tweed Shire Council is Cr. Barry Longland, an independent politician.

Located at -28.3333, 153.383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.804 miles away.
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Local Government Areas of New South Wales, Northern Rivers, Tweed Heads, New South Wales

Greenmount Beach

Greenmount Beach is the name of the southern end of Coolangatta Beach, located in Coolangatta on Queensland's Gold Coast. Greenmount Point is a coastal headland separating the Coolangatta stretch of beach to the north and Rainbow Bay to the south. Greenmount Beach is home to Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Surf Life Saving Club.

Located at -28.1665, 153.54 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.819 miles away.
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Gold Coast, Queensland, Surfing locations in Queensland, Beaches of Queensland

Point Danger (Tweed Heads)

Point Danger is a headland, located at the southern end of the Gold Coast on the east coast of Australia. Separated by Snapper Rocks and Rainbow Bay to the West, with Duranbah Beach and the Tweed River mouth to the south. Present-day Point Danger has also indicated the border between New South Wales and Queensland, Australia, since 1863.

Located at -28.1667, 153.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.819 miles away.
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Gold Coast, Queensland, Headlands of Queensland, Headlands of New South Wales, Tweed Heads, New South Wales

Cook Island Aquatic Reserve

Cook Island Aquatic Reserve is a protected area located in the South Pacific Ocean, located 600 metres from the Fingal Head mainland of New South Wales. The island was discovered by English explorers in 1770, and has since been visited only sporadically. It is noted as a breeding site for seabirds and, the surrounding marine, for hosting diverse fauna.

Located at -28.1956, 153.578 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.819 miles away.
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Uninhabited islands of Australia, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Protected areas of New South Wales

Banora Point, New South Wales

Banora Point is a suburb of Tweed Heads in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia in Tweed Shire. Together with Tweed Heads South and Terranora it had a combined population of 27,368 in 2001, including 21,457 (78.4%) Australian-born persons and 525 (1.9%) indigenous persons. On Census night 2006, Banora Point had a population of 14,682 people.

Located at -28.2233, 153.538 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.816 miles away.
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Suburbs of Tweed Heads, New South Wales

Bilinga, Queensland

Bilinga is a southern suburb of the Gold Coast on the Nerang-Tweed Railway line. At the 2006 Census, Bilinga had a population of 1,436.

Located at -28.16, 153.51 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.818 miles away.
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Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australian Aboriginal placenames

Bogangar, New South Wales

Bogangar is a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia in Tweed Shire. In 2006, the town had a population of 3,050 people, including 2,555 (84.4%) Australian-born persons and 100 (3.3%) indigenous persons.

Located at -28.3333, 153.558 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.811 miles away.
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Towns in New South Wales, Northern Rivers

Pottsville, New South Wales

Pottsville is a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia in Tweed Shire. At the 2006 census, Pottsville had a population of 3,298. Bill Potts owned the first house in Pottsville around 1930 and the location was initially named Potts Point. Soon though, the town was renamed Pottsville to alleviate any confusion with the place of the same name in Sydney. Pottsville includes housing developments such as Koala Beach, Seabreeze and Black Rocks Estate.

Located at -28.3872, 153.561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.809 miles away.
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Towns in New South Wales, Northern Rivers

Terranora, New South Wales

Terranora is a suburb of Tweed Heads on the northern boundary of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Terranora had a population of 3,137 people. The town is part of the Tweed Shire local Government area. Its postcode is 2486. Two schools are located there - Terranora Public School and the senior campus of Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School. Well known children's author, Hesba Fay Brinsmead, made her home in Terranora from 1976 until the early 2000s (she died in nearby Murwillumbah).

Located at -28.2, 153.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.817 miles away.
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Suburbs of Tweed Heads, New South Wales

Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School

Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School is a co-educational private day school on the southern end of the Gold Coast, Australia offering an integrated NSW curriculum from Pre-School through to Year 12. The School has two campuses, Pre-School through to Year 4 at Tweed Heads South, and Year 5 through to Year 12 in Terranora, New South Wales. It is located in the Anglican Diocese of Grafton.

Located at -28.2338, 153.506 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.814 miles away.
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Private schools in New South Wales, High schools in New South Wales, Anglican schools in Australia, Educational institutions established in 1981, Junior School Heads Association of Australia Member Schools, 1981 establishments in Australia, Tweed Heads, New South Wales

Agnes (1875)

The Agnes was a wooden carvel schooner built in 1875 at Brisbane Water. On 12 March 1890, whilst carrying ballast between Sydney and Tweed River, she lost her sails in a gale 6 miles north of Brunswick River heads. There were eight deaths.

Located at -28.45, 153.56 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.806 miles away.
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Shipwrecks of the Richmond-Tweed Region, Ships built in New South Wales, 1875 ships, Maritime incidents in 1890, 1871–1900 ships of Australia, Merchant ships of Australia, Schooners of Australia

Chinderah, New South Wales

Chinderah is a suburb in the Tweed Shire. It is located south of Tweed Heads and next to the seaside township of Kingscliff. An industrial estate, golf course and small shopping precinct are located within the area.

Located at -28.2378, 153.561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.816 miles away.
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Suburbs of Tweed Heads, New South Wales

Cudgen Road Tunnel

The Cudgen Road Tunnel is located at Stotts Creek in the Tweed Valley of northern New South Wales. It consists of two separate tunnels, one for northbound traffic and another for southbound traffic. Both tunnels are 134 m long and are illuminated inside. It passes under Cudgen Road and the Condong Range. Built as part of the Yelgun to Chinderah upgrade of the Pacific Highway, it was open to traffic in 4 August 2002 and was jointly funded by the NSW State and Commonwealth Governments.

Located at -28.2792, 153.52 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.812 miles away.
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Highways in New South Wales, Tunnels in Australia

Burringbar, New South Wales

Burringbar is a small town south-east of Murwillumbah in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. One of the towns most known family is the Howards or Twohills a large Family one of the founding.

Located at -28.424, 153.464 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.803 miles away.
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Towns in New South Wales, Northern Rivers

Radio 97 AM

2MW is an Australian radio station serving the Murwillumbah region. It was opened in September 1937.

Located at -28.3275, 153.508 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.810 miles away.
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Radio stations in New South Wales, Radio stations established in 1937

Banora Point High School

Banora Point High School is a high school located in Banora Point, New South Wales, Australia. The school was founded in 2004, and as of 2010, has 542 students enrolled.

Located at -28.2158, 153.526 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.816 miles away.
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High schools in New South Wales, Tweed Heads, New South Wales

Tumbulgum

Tumbulgum is a town in northern New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Tweed Shire local government area, at the confluence of the Rous and Tweed Rivers, 818 kilometres north east of the state capital, Sydney and 120 kilometres south east of Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Tumbulgum had a population of 349.

Located at -28.2736, 153.462 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.810 miles away.
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Towns in New South Wales, Northern Rivers

Murwillumbah High School

Murwillumbah High School, (abbreviation MHS) is a State run comprehensive secondary, co-educational, high school located at 86 Riverview Street in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia. The school was established as a comprehensive high school in 1929 being upgraded in status from an intermediate high school. It caters for students from years 7 to 12. Many of its past students have achieved notable success, some holding high public office.

Located at -28.3345, 153.39 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.804 miles away.
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High schools in New South Wales, Public schools in New South Wales, Educational institutions established in 1929

1949 Queensland Airlines Lockheed Lodestar crash

On 10 March 1949 a Lockheed Lodestar aircraft became airborne at Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia for a flight to Brisbane. Before reaching a height of 300 feet it suddenly pitched nose-up, stalled and crashed onto its belly beyond the end of the airstrip. Fuel from the aircraft's tanks caught fire and the aircraft burned fiercely. All 21 people on board died, either of injuries during the crash or in the ensuing conflagration.

Located at -28.1638, 153.511 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.817 miles away.
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Aviation accidents and incidents in Australia, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1949, Disasters in Queensland, 1949 in Australia