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Pacific Fair / Harbour Town.: Harbour Town Pacific Fair / Harbour Town. Review

Harbour Town is Gold Coasts outlet shopping precinct. It has top labels at discounted prices. See website for brands sold there.

Harbour Town also boasts a great Readings cinema complex, restaurants & cafes'.

1st May 2005- New outlet stores opened, including Adidas & Rip Curl.

Directions: 20 minutes north of Surfers Paradise, cnr. Gold Coast Highway and Oxley Drive, Biggera Waters, Gold Coast Queensland

Theme: Discount Store

Pacific Fair / Harbour Town.: Pacific Fair Pacific Fair / Harbour Town. Review

"Pac Fair" is the most popular shopping centre on the Gold Coast, for locals and tourists alike. You will find almost anything you are looking for here, from clothes, food to home entertainment.

I don't recommend going there if your looking for a bargain, just top line brands at top dollar prices. If you want bargains go to the outlet and seconds stores.

Pac Fair also has a large senstadium cinema complex.

Address: Hooker Boulevard Broadbeach QLD 4218

Phone: (07) 5539 8766

Theme: Other

Website: http://www.pacificfair.com.au

Central Park Plaza

Central Park Plaza has the second's and outlet stores for top surf name brands like Billabong, Quicksilver, Element, Roxy, Kuta Lines, Voodoo Dolls and other not so well known brands in mens and womans swimwear and clothing. There is also a discount sunglasses shop, with old lines of top brand sunglasses at discounted prices.

Directions: Central Park Plaza, on Nerang-Southport Road is located just out of Ashmore on the way to Nerang.

Theme: Discount Store

Trade Secret

Trade Secret is an outlet store in Southport, which sells some great brand name surf wear (Mambo & Echo to name a few), ladies, mens and kids clothes, lingerie & manchester at heavily discounted prices.

This is where all the locals go to buy there discounted brand name clothes. Trust me, once you go there you'll never want to pay full price again!!

Open 7 Days:
Trading Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed: 9 - 5.30pm
Thursday: 9 - 8pm
Friday: 9 - 5.30pm
Saturday: 8.30 - 5pm
Sunday: 10.30 - 4pm

What to buy: Most surfwear is half price!

Directions: The Brickworks 107 Ferry Rd
Southport (behind Freedom Furniture)

Theme: Discount Store

Website: http://www.tradesecret.com.au

Carrara Markets

The Carrara Markets are open every Saturday and Sunday.

What to buy: We buy our fruit and veg there every couple of weeks. It's very fresh and cheaper than the supermarket.

Address: Nerang-Broadbeach Road

Theme: Local Craft

Website: http://www.carraramarkets.com.au

Australia Fair

Australia Fair is my favourite shopping centre to go to. Is has most of the same shops that Pac Fair has got, but in a more convenient and compact centre. It is also the only fully enclosed and air-conditioned shopping centre with plenty of undercover car parks available.

It also has its own cinema complex, plenty of fast food restaurants and cafes'.

Directions: Overlooking the Southport Broadwater, Australia Fair is just 2 km north of Surfers Paradise.

Phone: 07 5556 6600

Theme: Other

Website: http://www.australiafair.com.au