samanthacullen 0 #1 November 28, 2007 Hey all! I've just arrived in sunny oz from NZ and have heard all about the awesome dz of toogoolawah.. I only have 33 jumps but cant wait to sample it over here. Im living on the Gold Coast so I was wondering if theres anyone local that can tell me how it is? and perhaps give me some info on getting there from the coast... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #2 November 28, 2007 QuoteHey all! I've just arrived in sunny oz from NZ and have heard all about the awesome dz of toogoolawah.. I only have 33 jumps but cant wait to sample it over here. Im living on the Gold Coast so I was wondering if theres anyone local that can tell me how it is? and perhaps give me some info on getting there from the coast... www.Whereis.com takes about an hour and a bit from Brisvegas. But you also have Byron Bay just south of you, AWESOME veiws. and good vibe DZYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #3 November 29, 2007 IIRC its in the middle of the map but if you drag your finger to the right about 4 inches. does that help?Picton was gr8 but Toogoolawah was too far for me to travel when I was there. My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brettski74 0 #4 December 2, 2007 Quote Hey all! I've just arrived in sunny oz from NZ and have heard all about the awesome dz of toogoolawah.. I only have 33 jumps but cant wait to sample it over here. Im living on the Gold Coast so I was wondering if theres anyone local that can tell me how it is? and perhaps give me some info on getting there from the coast... Toogs rocks! It was my home away from home DZ during 4.5 months in Oz earlier this year. Good plane. Great people. Great skills. Organized freefly loads. Bigway weekends. CRW Dawgs, including a few from the recent Australian and World CRW records. Learning curve camps. And don't forget Maureen's food, the bar and the foosball table. To get there from the Gold Coast, you'll want to head north towards Brisbane, then west through Ipswich onto the Warrego highway and turn off on the road to Wivenhoe Dam and Esk. Toogoolawah is about 20 minutes past Esk. The DZ is about 2 minutes past the town of Toogoolawah. It's probably somewhere between 2 and 3 hours drive, depending on where you are on the coast. That said, Squeak's right that there are closer dropzones to the Gold Coast. Pimpama is the closest one. Byron Bay is probably the closest turbine DZ. Willowbank is in the same general direction from you to Ramblers, but probably about 45 minutes closer. You will probably find a lot more of the Australian skydiver crowd at SkySurfer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samanthacullen 0 #5 December 2, 2007 Thanks for everyones help, just shows what an awesome sport I've gotten myself into! Its great to know that there are so many great DZs around the area and I will be sure to try as many as I can Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
