Cape Byron Info, New South Wales

The climate and the stunning coastal scenery are still major factors bringing people to Ballina. The town is growing steadily with both families and retirees moving in, and tourists wanting to enjoy a quieter and more family-oriented holiday than some of the busier, funkier or more glitzy spots further up the coast.

Located just south of the famous Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach is host to an eclectic array of attractions, dining, shopping and accommodation in the ideal beachfront position where surf life saving is a focus, and the beautiful beach plays hosts to the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships. There are several markets in the area on the beachfront. You can choose from more than 100 restaurants and cafes, which inundate Broadbeach, and enjoy the nightlife here or just up the road in Surfers Paradise.

Burleigh Heads is regarded as having one of the best surfing beaches and is also renowned for its National Park headland, featuring rain forest walks and stunning ocean views. Burleigh Heads is one of Australia's most beautiful and most popular family holiday destinations on the Gold Coast, Queensland

On the edge of an extinct volcano on the east coast of Australia lies the beautiful town of Byron Bay. Long a haven for surfers, the once sleepy seaside village has blossomed into one of the most popular destinations for tourists both domestic and international, and is home to many famouse personalities, an extraordinary diversity of culture.

Mullumbimby or Mullum to locals, is just up the track from Byron Bay, and is the seat of the Byron Shire Council. This is a traditional Australian rural community that has long survived and prospered on dairying, beef, wool and small cropping.

Murwillumbah (meaning place of many possums,) is a picturesque town that spreads along the western bank of the Tweed River and up into the hills of the McPherson Ranges. Surrounded, as it is, by the rim of the world's largest extinct shield volcano and bordering the Tweed River, almost every street has magnificent mountain, river and valley views. It is a place where the lifestyle is relaxed and informal, the people friendly and welcoming and a perfect place to stop for lunch on your tour of the region.

The small town of Southport is situated on the south coast, 100Km (60 miles) south of Hobart. A wildlife sanctuary, a thermal pool, a historic railway and Hastings Caves are within easy reach. In addition there are plenty of opportunities for fishing, sailing, walking and even touring the area by helicopter. The town is just about the most southerly on the Australian continent.

Do you enjoy eating delicious, fresh seafood, fishing, boating, sailing, golfing or just relaxing on the sea wall watching the prawn trawlers leaving the river at dusk, to return early morning laden with prawns? Then come to lovely coastal village of Yamba.

Currumbin is a suburb in the Gold Coast region of Queensland, Australia. The State member of Parliament for Currumbin is Jann Stuckey.

Surfers Paradise is a town on Australia's Gold Coast in Queensland. Colloquially known as 'Surfers', the suburb has many high-rise apartment buildings and a wide surf beach. The feature of the central business district is Cavill Mall, which runs through the shopping precinct.

Kirra is a beach-side suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. The small rocky headland Kirra Point separates Kirra beach to the north and Coolangatta beach to the south, and is noted as one of the world's premier surf breaks.