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Welcome to Autumn outbound online!

Autumn has landed. The team at Gold Coast Airport has been enjoying slightly cooler weather and delicious warm donuts at our new Krispy Kreme outlet while researching and discovering great new escapes... from shipwreck diving to wine touring, we have autumn covered!

In this edition we give you 'Adventures in North Queensland', where the weather is perfect for scuba diving, rafting and sky diving. For something more relaxed we go in search of the best wine destinations and take a quick trip to Sydney to see Australia's favourite art prize.

Don't forget to enter our Great Getaways competition. Simply by registering to recieve Gold Coast Travel eNews you have a chance to win one of four great escapes. Full terms and conditions are listed below.

Happy Flying!
Bree Kloda outbound Editor

topendAdventures in North Queensland

Looking for an adventure packed weekend in autumn? Get yourself to Townsville for Australia's best ship wreck dive site, white water rafting and tropical skydiving. Read More

topendPicture Perfect Sydney

How would you like to spot Tim Minchin, Max Walker, Malcolm Fraser, Kate Ceberano and Peter FitzSimons together in one room. Grab your smoking jacket and find out... Read More

topendWine Tales

Autumn offers the ideal conditions for a vineyard escape and you don’t have to be a wine connoisseur to enjoy yourself. Treat yourself to quality local produce, and explore the stunning countryside. Read more

topendCherry Blossom Season

There’s no better time to visit Japan than spring-time in the northern hemisphere, signified by the flowering of the Yoshino cherry. Read more

topendGet Ready for Race Day

Entries for this year’s Gold Coast Airport Marathon open on 12 April.Whether you’re doing the 5km Challenge or the full marathon, these 5 tips will help you prepare for the event! Read more

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COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED.

The lucky winners are:
1st Prize: Chantelle Trantalis
2nd Prize: John Glasser
3rd Prize: Sarah Pearce
4th Prize: Sue Meyers


Competition terms & conditions:

Competition closes 5pm 26/4/10 and announced 28/4/10 on this webpage. Entry is open to all Queensland residents who complete the email form. The winners will be drawn at random. All entrants will be subscribed to Gold Coast Airport’s travel news service and Virgin Blue's VMail. The winners have 30 days to respond to email contact, where upon the prize will be redrawn from the entry list. First name drawn will receive the first prize (North Queensland Escape), second name will receive second prize (Auckland airfares), third name will receive third prize (Melbourne airfares), and fourth name will receive fourth prize (Sydney airfares).

The following conditions apply to the airfare prize: Tickets are valid for 6 months from date of issue (30 April 2010) and are subject to the below terms and conditions. 1. The flights are non-redeemable for cash. 2. Taxes, fees and surcharges are the responsibility of the prize winner and will need to be paid at time of booking with a credit card. 3. Travel is on confirmed space (i.e. we won't bump you off the flight) but is still subject to seat availability at the time of booking. 4. Tickets are non transferable (i.e. no name changes allowed). 5. Blackout periods apply during school holidays (i.e. you cannot take these flights during school holidays nationwide) and flights subject to availability. 6. All bookings need to be made at least 7 days prior to travel. 7. Bookings can be made Mon-Fri between 0900 - 1700 on 13 12 70. 8. Changes to flight details once booked will incur a $40 change fee per guest per change (this fee will not be reimbursed by Gold Coast Airport). 9. Virgin Blue and Pacific Blue's normal terms and conditions of carriage apply. 10. All taxes, passports, insurance and out-of-pocket costs are the winner's responsibility.

Terms and Conditions for Oaks Hotel M: Subject to availability; Excludes public holidays and peak periods; Expires 31 October 2010; Not transferable; Voucher number must be quoted when booking and presented on arrival.