Gold Coast City is the local government area spanning the Gold Coast, Queensland, and surrounding areas. Based on resident population, it is the second largest local government area in Australia and its council maintains a staff of over 2,500. It was established in 1948, but has existed in its present form since 1995.
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Famous quotes containing the words gold, coast and/or city:
“How quickly nature falls into revolt
When gold becomes her object!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“This coast crying out for tragedy like all beautiful places,”
—Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962)
“London ... remains a man’s city where New York is chiefly a woman’s. London has whole streets that cater to men’s wants. It has its great solid phalanx of fortress clubs.”
—Louis Kronenberger (1904–1980)