Pimpama

Pimpama, is on the northern Gold Coast, 45 km south-east of central Brisbane and 24 km north of Surfers Paradise. The origin of the name is uncertain: apparently of Aboriginal origin, the meaning is variously recorded as referring to freshwater crayfish or to at least two species of native birds.

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Pimpama Island entry

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