Surfers Paradise (disambiguation)

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Surfers Paradise may refer to:

Surfers Paradise, Queensland Suburb of Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia

Surfers Paradise is a suburb within the local government area of City of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 census, Surfers Paradise had a population of 19,668. Colloquially known as 'Surfers', the suburb has many high-rise apartment buildings and a wide surf beach. The feature of the heart of the suburb is Cavill Mall, which runs through the shopping and entertainment precinct. Cavill Avenue, named after Jim Cavill, an early hotel owner, is one of the busiest shopping strips in Queensland, and the centre of activity for night life. One of the features of the area is the Surfers Paradise Meter Maids designed to build goodwill with tourists.

Electoral district of Surfers Paradise state electoral district of Queensland, Australia

Surfers Paradise is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. Located in the central portion of the Gold Coast, it is named for Surfers Paradise, the largest suburb of the Gold Coast.

Surfers Paradise Street Circuit motorsport track in Australia

The Surfers Paradise Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit on the Surfers Paradise, in Queensland, Australia. The 2.98-kilometre (1.85 mi) beach-side track has several fast sections and two chicanes, having been shortened from an original 4.47-kilometre (2.78 mi) length in 2010. It is the third of three motor racing circuits that have existed in the Gold Coast region, after the Southport Street Circuit (1954) and Surfers Paradise International Raceway (1966–1987).

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Jim Cavill Australian businessman

James Freeman Cavill a Brisbane hotelier, was one of the pioneers of the Gold Coast, Australia.

Chevron Renaissance Shopping Centre

The Chevron Renaissance Shopping Centre is a retail complex located in Surfers Paradise, on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Chevron Renaissance development that also includes the Towers of Chevron Renaissance apartments and hotel.

2007 V8 Supercar Challenge

The 2007 V8 Supercar Challenge is the eleventh round of the 2007 V8 Supercar season. It will be held on the weekend of the 18 to 21 October at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in Queensland.

2002 Honda Indy 300

The 2002 Honda Indy 300 was the seventeenth round of the 2002 CART World Series season, held on 27 October 2002 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.

2000 Honda Indy 300

The 2000 Honda Indy 300 was the nineteenth and penultimate round of the 2000 CART World Series Season, held on 15 October 2000 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.

1999 Honda Indy 300

The 1999 Honda Indy 300 was the nineteenth and penultimate round of the 1999 CART season, held on 17 October 1999 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.

1998 Honda Indy 300

The 1998 Honda Indy 300 was the eighteenth and penultimate round of the 1998 CART World Series Season, held on 18 October 1998 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. Alex Zanardi won the race, his 15th and final CART victory, after taking the lead from polesitter Dario Franchitti at the first round of pitstops.

1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival

The 1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival was the second round of the 1997 CART World Series Season, held on 6 April 1997 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. Scott Pruett won his 2nd and final victory of his career as a driver in CART.

1995 Indycar Australia

The 1995 Indycar Australia was the second round of the 1995 CART World Series season, held on 19 March 1995 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.

Surfers Paradise International Raceway

Surfers Paradise International Raceway was a motor racing complex at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The 3.219 kilometres (2.000 mi) long circuit was designed and built by Keith Williams, a motor racing enthusiast who also designed and built the Adelaide International Raceway (AIR) in South Australia in 1972. It was located opposite the Surfers Paradise Ski Gardens at Carrara.

Gold Coast Highway highway in Queensland

The Gold Coast Highway in Queensland, Australia links the coastal suburbs of the Gold Coast. 39.8 kilometres (24.7 mi) in length, the highway runs from near the Pacific Motorway at Pacific Pines to the Pacific Motorway at Tweed Heads. It passes through the numerous popular tourist areas including Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach, a commercial centre at Southport, residential areas, shopping centres and the Gold Coast (Coolangatta) Airport.

1992 Daikyo IndyCar Grand Prix

The 1992 Daikyo IndyCar Grand Prix was the opening round of the 1992 CART World Series season, held on March 22, 1992 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Queensland, Australia.

1991 Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prix

The 1991 Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prix was the opening round of the 1991 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, held on 17 March 1991 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Queensland, Australia. This was the first ever race for the North American–based Champ Car World Series held in the Southern Hemisphere.

2009 Dunlop Townsville 400

The 2009 Dunlop Townsville 400 was the sixth race meeting of the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It contained Racess 11 and 12 of the series and was held on the weekend of 11–12 July at Townsville Street Circuit, in Townsville in Queensland, Australia.

The 2009–10 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Australia, was to have been part of the Nikon SuperGP, and a round of A1 Grand Prix at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit on the Gold Coast of Queensland in Australia. It would have opened the fifth season of A1GP.

Cavill Avenue street in Surfers Paradise, Queensland

Cavill Avenue is a street and a pedestrian mall in Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is in the heart of the Surfers Paradise shopping and entertainment district. It was named in honour of the man credited as the founder of Surfers Paradise, James Cavill, known as Jim Cavill.

2011 Armor All Gold Coast 600

The 2011 Armor All Gold Coast 600 was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars racing cars. It was the eleventh event of the 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 21 to 23 October at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in Surfers Paradise, Queensland. It was the tenth V8 Supercar championship event held at the circuit, the third running of the Gold Coast 600, and the seventeenth annual overall Australian Touring Car event at the circuit, and the twenty-first race meet overall at the street circuit, dating back to the 1991 CART race.

<i>Surfers Paradise</i> (album) album by Cody Robert Simpson

Surfers Paradise is the second studio album by Australian recording artist Cody Simpson, released on 16 July 2013 by Atlantic Records. The album includes the singles "Pretty Brown Eyes" and "Summertime of Our Lives". The album is named after the Surfers Paradise beach on Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. He is also from Gold Coast in Australia. This was Simpson's final album under Atlantic Records.