Road closures

CLOSURES · UNTIL 1 NOVParkes · Barton

Run Canberra 2026: Bus Stops Closed and Routes Diverted Around Parliament, Sunday 1 November (Canberra, ACT)

Old Parliament House, Canberra

Eleven bus stops around the Parliamentary Triangle will not be serviced from 6:30am to 12:00pm on Sunday 1 November 2026 because of The Canberra Times Run Canberra, and Transport Canberra has diverted routes R2, R6, 56, 57, 58 and 59. Roads in the area close from 4:30am, so anyone driving or catching a bus through Parkes and Barton that morning needs a different plan.

CLOSURES · UNTIL 30 OCTWollongong CBD

Rugby League World Cup at WIN Stadium, Friday 30 October 2026: Train, Road Closures and Parking for England v PNG (Wollongong, NSW)

WIN Stadium and WIN Entertainment Centre

The closest station to WIN Stadium for the Rugby League World Cup double-header on Friday 30 October 2026 is Wollongong on the South Coast Line, about 15 minutes’ walk via Burelli Street, according to Transport for NSW. Gates open at 4:15pm, Harbour Street closes from 3.15pm, and Transport for NSW describes parking close to the stadium as limited.

ENDEDBreakwater

Geelong Cup 2026: Free Shuttle Buses, Parking and Road Closures on Wednesday 21 October (Geelong, VIC)

Geelong waterfront looking east, February 2023 (not at the racecourse)

On Wednesday 21 October the Geelong Racing Club runs free shuttle buses to the Geelong Cup from the Geelong Bus Interchange in Moorabool Street and from South Geelong Station, and the City of Greater Geelong says Breakwater Road and Tanner Street will be closed from about 3pm to 7pm. Racing is at the club’s course at 99 Breakwater Road, Breakwater, and the day runs from 11am to 7:30pm.

ENDEDSurfers Paradise · Main Beach

Gold Coast 500 2026 Road Closures: One-Way Circuit From Monday 19 October, Track Closed Friday to Sunday (QLD)

Gold Coast Highway and the Sundale Bridge towards Main Beach and Surfers Paradise

From about 5am on Monday 19 October, the streets of the Gold Coast 500 circuit in Main Beach and Surfers Paradise turn one-way, anti-clockwise, and the Gold Coast Highway runs with reduced lanes until 5am on Tuesday 27 October. The track itself is shut to all vehicles from 6am to 6pm on Friday 23 October and from 7am to 7pm on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October.

ENDEDPalm Beach

Feast on Fifth 2026: Fifth Avenue, Palm Beach Closed From 10am Saturday 17 October — Times, Parking and Rules (QLD)

Palm Beach Hotel at the corner of the Gold Coast Highway and Fifth Avenue, Palm Beach

Feast on Fifth, the free street party in Palm Beach, runs from 4pm to 9pm on Saturday 17 October, but Fifth Avenue closes well before that. The road is closed between the Gold Coast Highway and Cypress Terrace from 10am to 11:59pm, and the organisers list car parks as closing earlier, from 9am.

CLOSURES · UNTIL 30 OCTSouthport

CBD Twilight Markets 2026: Nerang Street, Southport Closed 11am–11pm Friday 30 October — Parking and Getting There (QLD)

Nerang Street G:link station in Southport

Nerang Street in Southport is fully closed between Scarborough Street and the Gold Coast Highway from 11am to 11pm on Friday 30 October, for the free CBD Twilight Markets, which run from 5pm to 8pm. The easiest way in is the G:link tram, and the council car parks nearby stop charging at 5pm, which is when the markets open.

CLOSURES · UNTIL 7 NOVSurfers Paradise

Cavill Avenue, Gold Coast Highway and Surfers Paradise Boulevard Closed Monday to Wednesday Nights Until 7 November (Surfers Paradise, QLD)

Cavill Avenue pedestrian mall in Surfers Paradise looking west

Cavill Avenue, the Gold Coast Highway and Surfers Paradise Boulevard are fully closed in Surfers Paradise on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, from Monday 12 October at 8:00pm until 5:00am on Saturday 7 November. Only local traffic can get in, and the City of Gold Coast says the work is utilities work.

ENDEDBroadbeach

Groundwater Country Music Festival 2026: Broadbeach Road Closures, Parking and Getting There (16–18 October, QLD)

Surf Parade at Albert Avenue in Broadbeach at night

Surf Parade in Broadbeach closes to traffic from 6:30am Thursday 15 October until 1pm Monday 19 October for the free Groundwater Country Music Festival, which runs from Friday 16 to Sunday 18 October. The easiest way in is the G:link tram to Broadbeach North, but if you come by train from Brisbane that weekend, note that Gold Coast line trains are replaced by buses.