Pacific Pines, Queensland
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Pacific Pines is a is a suburb on the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...

 in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

, Australia
Australia
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. It is located between the Pacific Motorway
Pacific Motorway
The Pacific Motorway is a 100 km long motorway in Australia between Brisbane, Queensland, and the New South Wales-Queensland border at Tweed Heads. The motorway starts at Coronation Drive at Milton in Brisbane, and from 2008 links the Tweed Heads bypass in New South Wales...

 (M1) and the NNE side of the Nerang State Forest
Nerang National Park
Nerang National Park is a National Park in Queensland, Australia situated on the Gold Coast. Nerang National Park is located 12 km from Surfers Paradise on Nerang’s north-west outskirts....

. At the 2006 Census, Pacific Pines had a population of 5,967. Currently Pacific Pines is selling its last available land lots.

History

Pacific Pines was originally part of Gaven, Queensland; but became a separate suburb in 2003. Stockland bought the 800ha land in 1990 and designed it as a residential area with the capacity for 5,800 house lots and various community areas/features (e.g. parks,taverns,BBQ's).

Nature

Since a Part of Pacific Pines is located right next to the Nerang National Park
Nerang National Park
Nerang National Park is a National Park in Queensland, Australia situated on the Gold Coast. Nerang National Park is located 12 km from Surfers Paradise on Nerang’s north-west outskirts....

, there are many types of native and non-native animals located throughout the suburb. Some of these animals include: Kangaroo's, various types of snakes,various types of lizards, various types of birds and wallabies.

A lot of feral animals have made home in the Nerang National Park
Nerang National Park
Nerang National Park is a National Park in Queensland, Australia situated on the Gold Coast. Nerang National Park is located 12 km from Surfers Paradise on Nerang’s north-west outskirts....

and are also found in Pacific Pines such as: Feral rabbits, feral cane toads, feral cats, feral dogs and Indian Myna's.

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