  27 June 2009 » Gold Coast Airport Marathon Eclipses 2008 Record 28 May 2009 Gold Coast Marathon on Track for Record 27 April 2009 Regional Events get $902,100 boost 9 February 2009 Floods Get Event Organisers a Time Extension 7 November 2008 Premier Welcome Asia Pacific Screen Awards Jury 20 October 2008 Kurrawa HQ for Aussie Surf Champs 'til 2022 15 October 2008 Queensland’s regional events are big winners 14 October 2008 Queensland Counts Down to Return of International Tennis 1 October 2008 Bligh welcomes 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards nominees 14 August 2008 Bligh Announces Champion Ambassador for Pan Pacific Games 3 July 2008 Premier encourages events to apply for their share of funding 3 July 2008 Gold Coast Airport Marathon eclipses 20,000 17 June 2008 Gold Coast Airport Marathon Surprises Entry Record 9 June 2008 Picasso & His Collection Opens at GOMA 5 June 2008 3000 Success Stories to Converge on Gold Coast for 2009 World Transplant Games 16 April 2008 International Growth for Marathon's 30th Year Celebrations 5 April 2008 ITU Triathlon World Championships coming to Gold Coast 31 March 2008 $10 Million Invested in Queensland's Regional Events 28 March 2008 Govt Gives Green Light to Maryborough Green Power 28 March 2008 50th Isa Rodeo Rid'n High: Bligh 28 February 2008 Picasso's art collection an exclusive for Queensland 19 February 2008 Queensland hits Uni Games for Four 23 January 2008 Premier urges regional event organisers to apply 12 December 2007 Harry Redford Cattle Drive on track for future growth 21 November 2007 Program key ingredient in regional events success: Bligh 6 November 2007 Premier Announces $766,500 Funding For Events Around Queensland 17 October 2007 Queensland Events invests in State’s cultural calendar 23 August 2007 Government Funding Clears Field for Polocrosse Events 8 June 2007 Regional Events to Share Over $1 Million in State Funding 24 May 2007 Trans Tasman clubs games promises boost to Sunshine Coast tourism 18 May 2007 Funding boost for Reef and Rainforest Carnivale 26 March 2007 Decision Time Soon on Hosting 2011 World Championships in Athletics 14 February 2007 Bid For World Championships Moves One Step Closer 9 February 2007 Gold Coast to Host ANZ Ladies Masters for Another Three Years Gold Coast Airport Marathon Eclipses 2008 Record27 June 2009Saturday, June 27, 2009 Ms Bligh said the new record maintained the event’s title as the largest marathon event currently being held in Australia. “Before participants have even reached the starting line, the Gold Coast Airport Marathon has proven it remains a big winner for the Gold Coast and for Queensland’s events industry,” Ms Bligh said. In just three years registrations at the annual marathon and its associated events have skyrocketed from 16,000 to over 21,000. Last year’s event attracted 21,012 entries and combined with last-minute registrations, the 2009 event is expected to total almost 23,000. “The Gold Coast Airport Marathon is a great example of how events can help a region battle the effects of an economic downturn,” Ms Bligh said. “More than 30 percent of entries are from outside of Queensland with some 4,000 entries from Victoria and New South Wales combined,” she said. Ms Bligh commended the co-operative international marketing campaigns by Tourism Queensland, Tourism Australia, Gold Coast Tourism, Gold Coast Airport, Queensland Events Gold Coast and Asics into key marathon markets. “More than 1,200 runners will travel from Japan and 350 from New Zealand for the event, which is encouraging considering the effects of the global recession and the reduction in travel due to swine flu,” she said. “In total, nearly 10 percent of entries are from 35 overseas countries including close to 100 from Singapore and Hong Kong, nearly double the total from 2008.” “I can’t wait to take my place in the starting line at the marathon, and whether or not I finish in my socks, as I did last year, I know that I will have a great time,” Ms Bligh said. The Gold Coast Airport Marathon will be held on Sunday, 5 July. Online entries close at 5pm, Tuesday 30 June. Entries can also be made in person at the Gold Coast Registration Centre at the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre from Thursday 2 July to Saturday 4 July or at the Brisbane Registration Centre at the South Bank Piazza this Sunday 28 June from 9am to 2pm. Media Contacts: Premier's Office (07) 3224 4500 Queensland Events Gold Coast: Stephen Lock (07) 5564 8733 |
