SOUTH OF THE BORDER WORDS Bruce Nelson & Grace Mackay
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Less than half-an-hour’s drive from the Robina dealership are the sister towns of Kingscliff and Casuarina, both full of life with plenty of shopping, dining and entertainment options to explore on a day trip or a relaxing weekend getaway. Kingscliff and Casuarina have more
while Kingscliff, known as Sutherland
world and make a perfect drive south of
in common than their proximity, they
Point and Cudgen Headland until 1926,
the Queensland border to enjoy award
both started life as coastal resort towns
took its name from a nearby estate and
winning restaurants, beachfront watering
albeit nearly a century apart.
has grown as a family holiday destination
holes, and of course the coastline.
The newer Casuarina was created in the
over the last 100 years.
We’ve taken a drive down (in our
early 2000s and has matured to include
While old and new, they both exhibit
Mercedes-Benz of course) and have
iconic modern beachside architecture
the classic coastal lifestyle Australia
come up with list of favourites to
and a new shopping and retail precinct,
has become well-known for around the
sample and explore.
