Gold Coast prize homes

Why the Gold Coast?

Beaches, high-rises and hinterland all within reach make the Gold Coast one of the most sought-after lifestyle regions in Australia. That is exactly why RSL Art Union, home to the biggest prizes of any Australian charity lottery, so often puts its flagship Dream Home right on the coast, from Kirra and Currumbin in the south up to the Broadwater.

The current draw

RSL Art Union is still the headline act, but it is no longer alone on the Gold Coast. yourtown has a $3.26M luxury home at Mermaid Waters, with tickets from $5, funding Kids Helpline. And Surf Life Saving has moved to a $2.6M canal-side penthouse at Hope Island, from $50 (usually a book of tickets), funding beach patrols and rescue. So the Gold Coast now offers a genuine choice of three homes at three very different price points.

Where the Gold Coast homes turn up

RSL Art Union's Gold Coast homes cluster along the beachfront, especially the southern strip. Past and present Dream Homes have sat at Currumbin, Kirra, Palm Beach, Bilinga and Tugun in the south, around Mermaid Beach and Broadbeach through the middle, and up towards Main Beach, the Broadwater and Hope Island in the north. The common thread is walking distance to the sand or the water, which is exactly what makes a Gold Coast address so desirable, and such an effective prize.

About the RSL Art Union Dream Home

RSL Queensland has run its Art Union since 1957, which makes it one of the oldest and biggest prize home lotteries in the country. The current Currumbin draw is typical of the formula: a large, architect-designed beachfront home, fully built and furnished, handed over mortgage-free and usually paired with cash or gold and often a car. Proceeds fund support services for Queensland veterans and their families. For the full current details and to enter, see our RSL Art Union page.

What about Mater?

Mater Prize Home is often associated with the Gold Coast, since its homes have regularly sat in the hinterland around Tamborine Mountain. Right now, though, the current Mater home is up on the Sunshine Coast at Wurtulla, so if you are set on Mater, check its current location before you buy. See all the northern draws in our Sunshine Coast prize homes guide.

How to enter

• Biggest prize: RSL Art Union, routinely the largest in the country, currently the $10.2M Currumbin home.
• Tickets from $5, bought on the operator's official site (our RSL Art Union page links straight there).
• Check the close date and only spend what you can afford. See how the odds work.

Compare the big draws

The Gold Coast has the biggest single prize, but it is not the only option. Compare every major Australian prize home on prize size, ticket price and cause in our best prize home lottery guide.