Why Buy in South East Qld?

Brisbane

Positioned in South East Queensland the city of Brisbane is a modern and diverse subtropical metropolis. As Queensland's capital city, Brisbane offers its residents a stimulating city experience in a warm, friendly and relaxed environment.

It is well serviced by city infrastructure, including cultural precincts of theatres, museums and international cuisine. The world class sporting venues, conference facilities, parklands and river walks create a vibrant metropolitan city.

Brisbane is Australia's third largest city and home to nearly two million culturally diverse people. Brisbane combines an electric and energetic lifestyle with an extensive music and cultural event's calendar, balanced with the more relaxed atmospheres experienced at the likes of South Bank, home of the 1988 World Expo.

Brisbane is renowned for a temperate year round climate and tree lined streets leading to many wonderful shopping precincts. South East Queensland offers a mix of a modern city and Queensland's countryside of world historic towns, fertile farming valleys and rolling cattle planes.

Gold Coast

In South East Queensland and in close proximity to Brisbane, the Gold Coast is one of Australia's premier cities. It is famous for its beaches, surf, theme parks, shopping, nightlife and hinterland and has been attracting Australian families for many decades.

Just one hour south of Brisbane, the Gold Coast stretches from Cabarita Beach in New South Wales, west to Beaudesert, north to Beenleigh and east to South Stradbroke Island.

The region features 70 kilometers of uninterrupted coastline and is fringed by rainforest hinterland, including World Heritage-listed National Parks. The Gold Coast has a strong linear city base that reveals a close alignment with the coastline, Pacific Highway and the mountain ranges that all run parallel to the coast.

The region has capitalised on its attractive environment, climate and lifestyle and has a highly specialised economy that is dominated by the tourism industry.

Sunshine Coast

The Sunshine Coast is one of Queensland's premier holiday destinations. The Coast begins at Caloundra, just one hour's drive north of Brisbane and extends to Cooloola, the gateway to World Heritage Listed Fraser Island. It takes in tranquil hinterland including the Glass House Mountains, Blackall Range, Noosa Hinterland and the Mary Valley; as well as more than 100 kilometres of beaches. The Sunshine Coast is the perfect mix of coast and country and the ideal place to relax and unwind.

Toowoomba

The Garden City is an appropriate description for Toowoomba on Queensland's Darling Downs. The city has 1,044 hectares of parkland including Redwood and Jubilee parks on a natural bushland escarpment and the centrally located Queens Park with its mature trees and playing fields. The beautiful Botanical Gardens, with their perfectly manicured lawns and vibrant garden beds, bring a divine serenity to the heart of Toowoomba. The gardens are a central highlight of the city's annual Carnival of Flowers, held every September.

Architecture and history complement the beauty of the city's parks and gardens. Toowoomba has an elegant and gracious city centre with many handsome old buildings, and wide streets. Stroll the streets and you'll uncover many National Trust-preserved sites such as the Italianate-style post office (1878) with its original clock tower, and the nearby courthouse, also built in the 1870s in the classic Revival style.

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