What is Coolangatta?
Coolangatta is a beach suburb at the southern end of the Gold Coast in Queensland, right on the border with New South Wales. It is famous for the Snapper Rocks surf break.
The suburb sits beside Tweed Heads in New South Wales, and the two towns are known as the Twin Towns. At Point Danger, visitors can stand with one foot in each state.
Snapper Rocks and the long sandy Superbank produce some of the world's best right-hand surf waves. The area has hosted top professional surfing events for decades.
Two time zones
Because New South Wales uses daylight saving time and Queensland does not, the two sides of the border can be an hour apart in summer. On New Year's Eve, people can celebrate midnight twice.
Gold Coast Airport is located at Coolangatta, with its runway crossing the state border. Beaches such as Greenmount and Rainbow Bay are sheltered and popular with families.
Did You Know?
The Captain Cook Memorial Lighthouse at Point Danger was built in 1970 to mark 200 years since Cook's voyage.