Hi marke. I'm a Brisbane girl who now lives in Melb. I'd recommend if you're going to go driving around to head down to the Gold Coast Hinterland. That way you can do Brisbane, Gold Coast beach and the rainforest and views of the hinterland.
Good places up there are Springbrook (love the Best Of All Lookout & PurlingBrook Falls), Binna Burra, Mt Tamborine and more. Nice beaches are Coolangatta, Burleigh Heads, Greenmount as Gnat said. I'm not into Main Beach, Broadbeach and Surfers (too much GC glitz).
I always think the best thing about Brisbane is getting out to the National Parks. Even near the city you have Mt Nebo and Mt Glorious with fabulous views to Moreton Bay and rainforest.
![Image](http://www.kjp.id.au/files/2006_05_01_8790_Springbrook_Best_Of_All_Lookout.jpg)
best of all lookout, Springbrook, looks onto a Caldera rim (ancient volcano) of which Mt Warning was the centre.
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Rainforest at Mt Glorious, only 40 mins from centre of Brisbane.
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Burleigh Heads beach
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