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Gold Coast, Queensland local updates

EVENT · ENDS 31 OCTRobina

Rugby League World Cup at Cbus Super Stadium, 31 October: Bags Under 40cm, No Glass or Cans, Free Cloaking and Re-entry Rules (Robina, QLD)

Robina Stadium seen from beside Robina station in 2017

Bags at Cbus Super Stadium must be smaller than 40cm x 40cm x 40cm, glass, cans and alcohol are not allowed in, and a bag larger than that goes to free cloaking at Gate A, Gate B or Gate D. This is the stadium’s general rule for events. The stadium says conditions can vary by event, and we have not found separate bag rules published for the Rugby League World Cup triple header on Saturday 31 October, so check your ticket and the event page as well.

CLOSURES · UNTIL 18 DECGold Coast

Tamborine National Park Closures, Gold Coast Hinterland (QLD): Cedar Creek Rock Pools Shut to 28 October, Walking Tracks Closed to 18 December and Cedar Creek Parking Rules

Cedar Creek Falls car park and information hut, Tamborine National Park (taken in 2011)

The Cedar Creek rock pools and the track to them in Tamborine National Park are closed from 22 to 28 October 2026 because of wet weather, but the walking track to the Cedar Creek Falls lookout remains open. Queensland Parks lists separate closures of parts of The Knoll and Palm Grove sections until 18 December 2026, and warns that the Cedar Creek car park is limited and parking along the roads beside it is not permitted.

EVENT · ENDS 15 NOVBroadbeach

Pan Pacific Masters Games 2026 on the Gold Coast, 6 to 15 November: Venues, Pan Pacs Central Hours, Free Transport Nights and Parking (QLD)

Carrara Indoor Stadium, a Games-listed venue (futsal match, not from the Games)

The 14th Pan Pacific Masters Games run on the Gold Coast from Friday 6 to Sunday 15 November 2026, with more than 40 sports at venues across the city. The Games’ social hub, Pan Pacs Central, is at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach, and the organisers say participants can use free public transport with their accreditation on the opening and closing nights only.

EVENT · ENDS 29 NOVSurfers Paradise

Mayor’s Christmas Carols 2026 at HOTA: Free Tickets Release 9am Monday 26 October and 6pm Tuesday 27 October, Plus Parking and Getting There (Surfers Paradise, QLD)

Surfers Paradise skyline seen from Home of the Arts

Free tickets for the HOTA Outdoor Stage at the Mayor’s Christmas Carols are released in two rounds: 9am on Monday 26 October and 6pm on Tuesday 27 October. The City of Gold Coast’s What’s On Gold Coast page for the event lists both times, and the shows are on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November. Gold Coast is on Brisbane time, so these are Queensland times with no daylight saving.

EVENTSouthport

Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Southport: Metered Parking, the Broadwater Car Park at $3.60 an Hour, Pool Entry Prices and the 31 October Relay Championships (QLD)

Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Southport

Parking at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre on Marine Parade in Southport is metered. The City of Gold Coast says there is metered parking at the centre and in the local Broadwater area. The City’s page does not give a rate for the meters at the centre itself; its Broadwater car park page says that car park charges $3.60 an hour from 9am to 7pm, every day. The centre lists a Swimming Gold Coast Relay Championships on Saturday 31 October from 8am to 1pm, and warns that parking may be limited on event dates.

CLOSURES · UNTIL 13 NOVSurfers Paradise · Main Beach

After the Gold Coast 500 (QLD): One-Way Roads and No-Parking Clearways Until 5am Tuesday 27 October, Then Works at Surfers Paradise and Main Beach Into Mid-November

Surfers Paradise Boulevard near Cypress Avenue, photographed in June 2026, shown for orientation

The Gold Coast 500 circuit roads in Surfers Paradise and Main Beach stay one-way, anti-clockwise, all of Monday 26 October and return to normal at 5am on Tuesday 27 October, and parking is banned in special event clearways until then. Removal works continue on the roads until mid-November.

TRANSPORT GUIDEBurleigh Heads · Palm Beach

Gold Coast Bus Routes After the Tram Extension: What Changed on Routes 700, 701, 70, 754, 764, 765, 777 and 760 (QLD)

A G:link tram on the new light rail in Burleigh Heads

Since Monday 7 September 2026, the route 700 bus no longer goes north to Broadbeach South and the route 777 airport bus ends at Stockland Burleigh Heads, so for the rest of the trip you change to the G:link tram at Burleigh Heads. Translink also started a new route 701 and renamed the late night 700 as route 70.

GUIDEGold Coast

Springbrook and Natural Bridge Roads, Gold Coast Hinterland, QLD: Long Delays at Caves Creek Bridge to 5 November and Night Closures on Springbrook Road to 27 November

Springbrook Road at Springbrook, photographed in 2016, shown for orientation

If you are driving to Natural Bridge, expect long delays on Nerang-Murwillumbah Road at Caves Creek Bridge, where QLDTraffic lists all lanes affected until 5:30pm on Thursday 5 November 2026. Springbrook Road has full closures on Sunday and Monday nights while restoration works run until 27 November.

TRANSPORT GUIDESurfers Paradise · Broadbeach

How to Check G:link and Bus Times on the Gold Coast: The Translink App and Journey Planner, Step by Step (QLD)

Looking south along the light rail towards Broadbeach South tram stop

To check a G:link or bus time on the Gold Coast, open the Translink app, use the journey planner on the Explore tab or look up a stop under Departures, and read the real-time figure next to each scheduled time. It shows +/- minutes, and red means the service is not running to schedule.

TRANSPORT GUIDESurfers Paradise

go explore Card on the Gold Coast: $1.50 a Day for Buses and Trams, and When It Beats the 50 Cent Fare (QLD)

Q1 building towering over Surfers Paradise light rail station in June 2026

The go explore card is still sold. It gives a visitor unlimited travel on Translink buses and trams on the Gold Coast for $1.50 per day, which matters because the standard fare is now 50 cents per journey. That makes the pass cheaper only if you make four or more separate journeys in a day.