Your Autumn School Holiday FUN Guide to all the best kids activities and family adventures on the Gold Coast these school holidays!
Author: Samantha Heyden
I am a stay-at-home mum raising two toddlers in Ormeau on the lovely Northern end of the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia.
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