1/14People celebrating Australia Day at Kurrawa Park Broadbeach.Members of the Custom Cruisers taking part in the Chopaderos Australia day Cruise.Pic Mike Batterham
In pictures: Gold Coast celebrates Australia Day
Happy Australia Day, Gold Coast! Here's how you celebrated this year.
2/14People celebrating Australia Day at Kurrawa Park Broadbeach. Pic Mike Batterham
3/14People celebrating Australia Day at Kurrawa Park Broadbeach. Members of the Custom Cruisers taking part in the Chopaderos Australia day Cruise. Pic Mike Batterham
4/14People celebrating Australia Day at Kurrawa Park Broadbeach. Tiny Pribitzer and Manuel Lechmen. Pic Mike Batterham
5/14People celebrating Australia Day at Kurrawa Park Broadbeach. Pic Mike Batterham
6/14People celebrating Australia Day at Kurrawa Park Broadbeach. Pic Mike Batterham
7/14People celebrating Australia Day at Kurrawa Park Broadbeach. Pic Mike Batterham
8/14People celebrating Australia Day at Kurrawa Park Broadbeach. (L-R) Edwina Bailey of Burleigh, Deb Anderson of Burleigh and Deanne Marek of Reedy Creek. Pic Mike Batterham
9/14People celebrating Australia Day at Kurrawa Park Broadbeach. (L-R) Yoshi Anzai, Claudia Lagos, Ursula Lindeberg and Damon Fojas of Beach Volleyball Gold Coast. Pic Mike Batterham
10/14People celebrating Australia Day at Kurrawa Park Broadbeach. Members of the Custom Cruisers taking part in the Chopaderos Australia day Cruise. Pic Mike Batterham
11/14People celebrating Australia Day at Burleigh Heads. (L-R) Joel Martin and Brandon Pinnington of Burleigh Pic Mike Batterham
12/14People celebrating Australia Day at Burleigh Heads. (L-R) Radka Landa and Martin Landa of Brisbane. Pic Mike Batterham
13/14People celebrating Australia Day at Burleigh Heads. (L-R) Tim Penna, Jaxon Penna, 9, and Steph Cracknell of Brisbane. Pic Mike Batterham
14/14People celebrating Australia Day at Burleigh Heads. Burleigh Heads SLSC Nippers playing with cricket Hugh Gordon, 7, of Burleigh. Pic Mike Batterham
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