1/65Ready to hop into some easter fun at Ronald McDonald house at Gold Coast University Hospital are patients Winter South 4 from Helensvale.. Picture Glenn Hampson
GALLERY: Gold Coast’s best ever Easter holiday photos
Gold Coast is often the ideal spot for an Easter getaway thanks to our great weather and beaches. While COVID has hit at times, take a look back at how the city celebrated over the years. FULL GALLERY
2/65Lauren Bunney, in the airport’s arrival hall entertaining Easter holidaymakers. Picture Glenn Hampson
3/65People lining up for prawns at the Gold Coast Fishermen Co-Op in Main Beach ahead of Good Friday and Easter. Picture: Jerad Williams
4/65The Queensland Police Service (QPS) performing a traffic operation in Southport on the Gold Coast Highway ahead of the Easter long weekend. Picture: Jerad Williams
5/65Katrina Wise and Scott Hughes from Melbourne with their prawns ahead of Easter. Picture: Jerad Williams
6/65A large Police RBT unit packs up after an operation on West Burleigh Rd Burleigh Heads. The team were working all over the Coast during Easter. Picture Glenn Hampson
7/65Oh My Waffle's Easter special bycreator Courtney Havill at the Burleigh heads store. picture Glenn Hampson
8/65Jam Marshall with the Easter Story Boat High Tea at QT Gold Coast . Picture: Jerad Williams
9/65Easter Story Boat High Tea at QT Gold Coast .Picture: Jerad Williams
10/65Easter holiday bookings. Anthony Nam and Caroline Francato at QT Gold Coast. Picture: NIGEL HALLETT
11/65Kristin Sutton and daughter Layla Sutton, 3 enjoying the beautiful Tallebudgera Creek over Easter. Picture: Adam Head
12/65Kristin Sutton and daughter Layla Sutton, 3 enjoying the beautiful Tallebudgera Creek. Picture: Adam Head
13/65A lack of lights in the Hi Rises of Surfers Paradise at Easter time due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Picture Glenn Hampson
14/65About on Easter Sunday on the Gold Coast. Social distancing. Police on patrol at Burleigh Heads beach. Picture: NIGEL HALLETT
15/65Crowds on the footpath along Miami Beachfront. Runners in close quarters on the Miami stairs during Easter 2020.Picture Glenn Hampson
16/65People lining up for prawns at the Gold Coast Fishermen Co-Op in Main Beach ahead of Good Friday and Easter. Picture: Jerad Williams
17/65Mira Gietzel at Burleigh Beach. She is looking forward to taking a 10-day break with all the public holidays over Easter. Photo by Richard Gosling
18/65Babies dressed up as Easter bunnies at Gold Coast Private Hospital after an Easter baby boom . Left to right they are ,Remi Fordham, Clare Newham, Lewis McClintock, Leo Martin, Rowan Sahej Singh, Grace Sharp, and Florence Vicary. Picture Glenn Hampson
19/65Ralph’s ready for Easter.
20/65Halle-Rose Hammond with Mr Sparkles. Photo by Richard Gosling
21/65Cucino Vivo in The Star Gold Coast serving Eastertini’s as a Easter limited edition cocktail. Restaurant Captain Mike Ring. Picture: Jerad Williams
22/65A young girl wears easter bunny ears as she watches the Round 4 NRL match between the Canberra Raiders and the Gold Coast Titans.
23/65Down at the co op these kids were amazed of the size of the prawns. Tiahn Ashton and Myles Ashton were one of many people getting their easter seafood supply.
24/65Vanessa Hammond made the most of perfect God Friday weather with daughter Bambi, 2, at Palm Beach.
25/65Easter special from Elk Espresso, Broadbeach.
26/65Crowds on the footpath along Miami Beachfront. Picture Glenn Hampson
27/65About on Easter Sunday on the Gold Coast.
28/65Gold Coast family Kit and Daniel Wise with their children Indigo, 6 and Jagger, 3 celebrate easter at home. Picture: NIGEL HALLETT
29/65Cara Evans serving customers at Tallebudgera's Custard Canteen drive-through over the Easter weekend. Photograph : Jason O'Brien
30/65Easter, people lining up for fresh prawns at The Spit on the Gold Coast. Picture: NIGEL HALLETT
31/65Easter beach crowds on the Gold Coast looking from Miami. Picture: Glenn Hampson
32/65Local beach-goers seen surfing, exercising and walking in large numbers along Main Beach during Easter.
33/65Gold Coast couple Chloe Rose Tucker and fiancee Lindsey Walker win the annual Easter in the Country wife carrying race.
34/65Gold Coast family Kit and Daniel Wise with their children Indigo, 6 and Jagger, 3 celebrate easter at home. Picture: NIGEL HALLETT
35/65The Star Casino Kiyomi Chef de Cuisine Winson Law with the giant 2m Easter egg.
36/65Harvest Buffet at The Star for Easter treats.
37/65Easter Sunday on the Gold Coast.
38/65Harvest Buffet at The Star for Easter treats.
39/65Mira Gietzel at Burleigh Beach. She is looking forward to taking a 10-day break with all the public holidays over Easter. Photo by Richard Gosling
40/65A member of the Sacred Heart parish rehearses his role as “Jesus”.
41/65Halle-Rose Hammond with Mr Sparkles. Photo by Richard Gosling
42/65Easter Crafts at for School Holidays at Palm Beach Parklands. Pictured (L to R) Stephanie Brown (7), Charlotte Maloney (7) and Lachlan Brown (5). Photo: Steve Holland
43/65Bam Bam Bakehouse released hot cross danishes in time for easter. Ellisha Lock with one of the treats. Picture: Richard Gosling
44/65Cousins Hunter Marsden, 20 months, and Manny Hamilton, 2, get stuck in to their Easter eggs.
45/65Craig Griffits with children Chantelle Griffiths, 9, (left) and Benjamin Griffiths, 11, enjoy the long Easter weekend at Currumbin, Gold Coast. Picture: Regi Varghese
46/65Lots of people enjoy a magnificent Easter Monday at the Spit on the Gold Coast. Picture: Adam Head
47/65Krystal and Isabella Bettridge from the Gold Coast at the Woodgate Easter Fair in 2015.
48/65Coasters enjoying Good Friday and the Easter weekend. Korban McKinlay, 5, and Georgia Flude, 12. Picture: JERAD WILLIAMS
49/65Orlando Bos and sister Georgia,4 from the Gold Coast.
50/65Puppeteer Phil Bell as Ranger Tom in Enchanted Forest puppet show to be held at Gerda Pinter Pavillion during Easter holidays, Gold Coast. Picture: Regi Varghese
51/65Out front Millie Kingi 2 is chased by Jaz Fennell 5 and Paige Appi 10 all from Southport while enjoying a magnificent Easter Monday at the Spit on the Gold Coast. Pics Adam Head
52/65The Gold Coast Turf Club celebrating Easter. (L-R) Jorgee Scicluna as Alice, Oliver Wiseman, 3, on Millie the pony from Magical ponies, the Easter Bunny, Tinkerbell the pony, MC Gooy as the Mad Hatter and front, Audrey Junge, 8mths. Photo: Kit Wise
53/65Easter photo at the Gold Coast hospital in 2004.
54/65The Meekin family spend every Easter at Tallebudgera Holiday Park. Kids Madeline, 9, and Claire, 7.
55/65Olivia Dal Pra (left), 5, and sister Ellena Dal Pra, 3, from Melbourne enjoy the Easter holiday with parents. Picture: Regi Varghese
56/65Easter bunny and Gabriel Townson, 4, at the Broadwater Parklands, Gold Coast. Picture: Regi Varghese
57/6530-month-old Molly Deakin Of Mermaid Waters in 2006.
58/65Good Friday Easter services on the Gold Coast. Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Clear Island Waters.
59/65Gold coasters enjoying the Easter break on The Broadwater. Campers having a ball on Wavebreak Island. Picture Glenn Hampson
60/657 month old Indigo Wise is looking forward to her first Easter.Photo: Kit Wise
61/65Easter Monday at Surfers Paradise in 2001.
62/65The Gold Coast Choir performs The Passion Of The Christ Easter story to music in 2005. Conductor Ruth Gurner.
63/65Gold Coast christian groups march for Easter, led by Jim Leyshon (58), the 4th year he has carried the cross.
64/65Good Friday Easter services on the Gold Coast. Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Clear Island Waters. An man plays the role of Jesus during the “Carrying of the Cross”.
65/651997: The Lewicki family.
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