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Australia’s best<br />
training location<br />
“The <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> is our<br />
number one Asia Pacific<br />
training destination.”<br />
Graeme Thompson – England Rugby<br />
League World Cup Team Manager<br />
gold coast city is widely acknowledged as one of the best sports<br />
training locations in the world. fabulous weather, superb facilities,<br />
sports science specialists and a welcoming local community combine to<br />
make the region ideal for sports training.<br />
Queensland and interstate sporting teams have enjoyed<br />
the benefits of training on the <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> for many years,<br />
but the 2000 Sydney Olympics opened the doors for teams<br />
from around the world. More than 1300 athletes from<br />
15 countries trained in the city during the lead up to the<br />
games. Since then a growing number of sporting teams<br />
have flocked to the <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> time and again.<br />
World-class training <strong>venues</strong> are within minutes of two<br />
international airports. As well as boasting Olympic-standard<br />
swimming pools and athletics facilities, the <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> also<br />
offers incredible cross-training locations.<br />
Sporting teams can make use of 55 kilometres of sandy<br />
beaches with a 36-kilometre network of pathways. The<br />
track, called the <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> Oceanway, stretches from<br />
the <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> Seaway in the north, to the Point Danger<br />
Lighthouse in the south. Alternatively, teams can head to<br />
the Hinterland and train on several leafy rainforest tracks.<br />
Great weather means sporting teams are able to train<br />
outdoors more often. The region receives an average of<br />
10 hours sunshine a day for approximately 300 days a year.<br />
<strong>Gold</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> City quick facts<br />
Population 524,667 (June 07)<br />
Time zone AEST (non daylight)<br />
International dialling country code +61<br />
Currency Australian Dollar (AU$)<br />
Sub-tropical climate<br />
Average summer temperatures 19 – 29˚C<br />
(66 – 83˚F)<br />
Average winter temperatures 9 – 21˚C<br />
(48 – 69˚F)<br />
Summer December – February<br />
Autumn/Fall March – May<br />
Winter June – August<br />
Spring September – November<br />
Approx sunrise/sunset summer 4.50am/7pm<br />
Approx sunrise/sunset winter 6.30am/5pm<br />
Average rainfall summer 67mm<br />
Average rainfall winter 76mm<br />
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