ANZAC Park/Broadwater Parklands, Southport, Qld, Australia
S 27° 58.189 E 153° 25.137
56J E 541203 N 6906070
Just off of Marine Parade (aka Gold Coast Highway) are the distinctive gates announcing ANZAC Park. This has been incorporated in the larger Broadwater Parklands opposite Australia Fair.
Waymark Code: WMX5BV
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 11/29/2017
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While the ANZAC Park Memorial Gates were unveiled by the Governor-General Lord Foster in 1922, with "the redevelopment of the Southport Broadwater Parklands in 2010 necessitated the removal and relocation of the existing ANZAC Park Gates within the upgraded park." [Monument Australia: ANZAC Park Memorial Gates - (
visit link) ]
"Located on the Broadwater side of Marine Parade, Southport (opposite Australia Fair), the Gold Coast's world class Broadwater Parklands offers a range of diverse locations and facilities for hire, designed for everything from large scale events to small family gatherings. There are plenty of shady spots for a picnic. You can also make use of the free barbecue facilities." Park website: (
visit link)
There are toilets, that are open 24/7 at the Visitor Centre at the Cafe Rockpool. [Very useful at 1 o'clock in the morning!] The map outside of Cafe Rockpool shows by numbers places of interest in the Park. Mainly the 'Key Sites' are:
1 - Lagoon Play Area
2 - Swimming Lagoon
3 - Pandanus Point
4 - Bathing Boxes
5 - Little Lawn
6 - Urban Wetland
7 - The Porch
8 - The Great Lawn
9 - Southport Pier
10 -Cafe
11 -Visitor Centre/Security
12 -Pier Pavilion
13 -The Rooftop
14 -The Spine
15 -The Rockpools
16 -Rockpools Play Area
17 -Boat Ramp
18 -Gold Coast Aquatic Centre
19 -Mangrove Walk
20 -Mangrove Habitat
21 -Hub Operations
* Toilets
* BBQ Area
* Car Park
The Park website also has a link to explain about the Free WiFi in the park, but that it is only available from 7am to 7pm, so it was certainly NOT going when I was there around midnight! [Extended to 9pm between December and March]
Visited: 2345, Wednesday, 15 June - 0125, Thursday, 16 June, 2016; while trying to find some geocaches. The cache listed is the one I had to DNF, while the other one I Found was further south, but Archived; down near #1 - Lagoon Play Area @ 0200, Thursday, 16 June, 2016.