6 Koala St. ParkwoodHello, and welcome to 6 Koala Street, Parkwood.. We are sure you will enjoy your time here. If you place your cursor over different parts of the house plan below you should see popup information. You can find the ironing board or vacuum cleaner for instance, and extra information about parts of the house. Below that are handy links and information about places of interest near the house, along with maps, etc.
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VIDEOS OF HOUSEMaster bedroom Apartment 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 5 Room 6 Swimming pool Whole House This large (38 Squares) 6 bedroom, 2 bathroom brick veneer house has 1 master bedroom, 3 double bedrooms and 2 single rooms available in the best part of Parkwood on the Gold Coast, Queensland. It features a swimming pool and an outdoor patio, with an outdoor table for 8 and a Beefeater barbeque. The house is very spacious and very well located. We supply all linen, cooking utensils, cutlery, dishes, etc., along with extras like garbage bags, dishwashing liquid, dishwashing and washing machine powder, ironing board, iron, vacuum cleaner, etc. There is also a very high quality cable wireless internet connection. |
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PLACES OF INTERESTTHEME PARKS
Warner Bros. Movie WorldMovie World is is a popular movie related theme park, great for a whole day out, and is only 10.3 km from the house, a 13 min. drive. Here is the map, and the address is Pacific Motorway, Oxenford, Queensland, Australia. Their bookings number is 133 386. Administration: +61 7 5573 3999
Sea World Sea World is Allen's favourite theme park, but then he worked there. It is only 10.9 km from the house, an 18 min. drive. Here is the map, and the address is Sea World Dr, Main Beach Gold Coast Queensland 4210 Australia. Phone: +61 7 5588 2222
Dreamworld Dreamworld is Ying's favourite theme Park, and she takes tour groups to all the parks as a Tour Guide. It is 15 km from the house, a 17 min. drive. Here is the map, and the address is Dreamworld Parkway Coomera Queensland 4209 Australia. Telephone: +61 7 5588 1111 Toll free from within Australia: 1800 073 300
Wet'n'Wild Water World Wet'n'Wild is a great water park on the Gold Coast, just next to Movie World. It's ony 9.9 km from the house, a 12 min. drive. Here is the map, and the address is Pacific Motorway, Oxenford Gold Coast Queensland 4210 Australia. Phone: 133 FUN (133 386) or Admin on +61 7 5556 1660
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary houses a large collection of Australian native species. It is 36 km from the house, a 29 min drive. Here is the map, and the address is 28 Tomewin Street, Currumbin QLD 4223. Reservations: Tel 1300 886 511 General Enquiries: Tel (07) 5534 1266 International: 617 5534 1266 |
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GolfIn case you play golf, the house is across from the Parkwood International Golf Course, a 4 minute drive. This map shows the way. They also have Australia's biggest mini golf course "Boulders & Badlands", open 7 days a week and until 9pm nightly.
Shopping centres and cinemas
Harbour Town Shopping Town is only 4.2 km from the house, a 6 min. drive. It has Woolworths, Dimmeys, a fruit market, clothes stores, nice restaurants, Reading Cinemas (our favourites), Dan Murphy's Liquor, and many other shops. Here is the map. Another way to get there is like this.
Westfield Shopping Centre is 7.8 km from the house, a 10 min. drive. It has K-Mart, Target, Coles, Woolworths, Aldi, and many other stores, Here is the map. Another way to go there is like this.
Australia Fair in Southport is 6.9 kms, a 13 min. drive. It has K-Mart, Coles, Woolworths, Birch Carroll & Coyle Cinemas and many other stores. Here is the map. Another way to go there is like this.
Arundel Shopping Plaza is 3 kms, a 5 min drive. It is a lot smaller than the ones listed above, but still has Coles shopping centre, chemists, a medical centre, fruit shops, take away pizza, liquor store and others. Here is the map.
Liquor Stores Dan Murphy's is just 4 mins away. Here is the map. If it is closed, try Cellarbrations, Arundel, at 226 Napper Road, Arundel, Qld 4214. They are open 7 days a week until 10pm each night. Here is the map. Ph: 5574 4854 Bus Stops and bus timetables This map shows you the two bus stops metres from the house. The no. 710 bus takes you to Griffith University, and you can catch a tram there to Southport, Australia Fair, Surfers Paradise or Pacific Fair, Broadbeach. On the other side of the road, the other bus stop (710) takes you to Helensvale railway station and Westfield Shopping Centre, or you may connect with a bus to MovieWorld, DreamWorld and Wet 'n Wild. Helensvale trains go to Brisbane. For bus timetables, details and directions please see translink. If the 6 Koala Street address does not work, please input the address as 83 Parkwood Blvd., Parkwood, and type in your destination for the results. We have recently upgraded the address and not every agency yet knows. |
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Stores within walking distance
This map shows you the route to a grocery store called 'Parkwood Plus' at the end of Parkwood Blvd, a ten minute walk away.
This one shows a convenience store at the Shell service station at the other end of Parkwood Blvd, about an 11 minute walk away. That Shell station sells petrol, diesel and gas.
Park Abbott Park is on the way (6 mins walk), and it has a free electric barbeque facility, sheltered tables and playground for kids, including a basketball area. |
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Swimming poolsThis route takes you to the car park at the Southport Aquatic Centre. They have an Olympic pool, diving pool, two heated children's pools of different kinds, and another indoor heated pool. Next to that same car park location there is a brand new barbeque area with tables and free electric barbeque cooking facilities, children's playground and the spit, with a beach. Walking south from there you will find a free children's water fun area, with pools and waterfalls, etc., and further south is a new pier, and parks, and more play areas with some interesting free rides for kids.
Seafood This map shows the way to Charis Seafood. Around 1.30 pm each day they feed the pelicans and there is a seawater pool to swim in, a small beach and a park. This is fun for children, and the seafood is great. [For seafood itself, another favorite is Harbour Seafood Market (map), just across from Harbour Town Shopping Centre.] |
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The Green and the Gold.The Gold Coast is often called "The Green and the Gold" because there are mountains and rain forests that run alongside the golden beach, just a short drive away.
Popular attractions there include 'Natural Bridge' (map)
South Stradbroke Island Looking for a big golden beach with practically nobody around? Just a short distance from Southport is South Stradbroke Island, and you may take a Broadwater boat taxi (map) or a Ferry (map) to that location.
Surfers Paradise at night Aside from the restaurants, there are some fun activities in Surfers Paradise at night. There is a place called "Infinity" in Surfers Paradise open until 10pm There are some rides in Surfers too, open at night. Surfers is becoming rowdier late at night, so we usually leave it by 10 p.m. or so. |
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Currumbin Aboriginal Day/ Night Group TourAboriginal Tours is between 3pm and 6pm (map). The tour starts with a cuddle with friendly koalas (Souvenir photo included), followed by a live Aboriginal dance show, and hand feeding “free-range” kangaroos. Feed the wild lorikeets which have been an institution on the Gold Coast for the past 67 years before heading to the Sanctuary Café Deck for your traditional Aussie BBQ Buffet. Your journey finishes with an Aboriginal Ochre Ceremony and a farewell Dance performance. See more photos here , and videos here.
There are also the Glow Worm tours that take you up to the mountains at night time, and down into the natural bridge cave to view the glow worms. This is very popular and a number of different companies operate such tours. Here are three, though you might like to check out others: Tamborine Mountain Glow Worm Caves and |
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