HOW DOES IT WORK?

Arrive half hour before your event starts and bring your Team Captain’s fully charged Smart Phone, either an iPhone (minimum IOS version 7), or an Android (minimum version 4.0) with event App 'Goose Chase' loaded.
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Remember to dress in your best - teams of costumed participants will explore the parks, malls and streets of Surfers Paradise and Main Beach, following clues to locate 20 to 30 checkpoints between 10am and 12 noon.  

At the starting time, the team will be able to access the Gold Coast Ramble Game on the GooseChase App to view a series of missions to be completed in 2 hours. Once teams locate checkpoints they will be able to complete a challenge about the immediate area – this could relate to the heritage, the natural environment, street art or local infrastructure. Some checkpoint will involve teams having to complete a fun activity or submit a team photograph to earn their points. Points are awarded for successful challenges with additional points available for donations to the Ramble's chosen charities.

Random draw and best costume prizes reward participation. For the more competitive, completion of all checkpoint challenges in the allotted time involves strategy and teamwork.

First and foremost, the Gold Coast Ramble is staged to assist charities to raise much needed funds.  This year the participants will be invited to support one or more of the nominated charities. The incentive being that each donation will earn additional event points – every $10 donation gains the team an additional point up to a maximum of 100 points ($1,000 team sponsorship). Using our donations website, your team members will be able to get their friends and work colleagues to sponsor their team.

Charities you can support

  • Salvation Army: Helping those in crisis or at risk through the provision of a range of social services.
  • Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia:  Funding research and providing support for people affected by prostate cancer.
  • Australian Anti-Ice Campaign:  Raising awareness and educating youth & communities on the dangers of ice & other drugs.
  • Baby Give Back: Helping families in crisis because we believe every baby deserves an equal start. We provide donations via social service agencies and social workers who are qualified to assess a family's need.
  • The Butterfly Foundation: Supporting Australians experiencing eating disorders and negative body image.
  • Orange Sky Australia:  Providing clean laundry, warm showers and most importantly genuine and non-judgemental conversation to those experiencing homelessness.
  • Bravehearts:  Providing industry-leading child protection training and education programs, specialist child sexual assault counselling and support services, as well as engaging in research and lobbying.
  • ShelterBox Australia: Providing emergency shelter and tools for families robbed of their homes by disaster. With around 88 million people around the world made homeless by natural disaster and conflict, ShelterBox helps turn despair into hope by providing essential aid when it’s needed most. 
  • Red Frogs Australia: providing a positive peer presence in alcohol-fuelled environments where young people gather; educating young people on safe partying behaviours; and promoting alcohol-free and/or diversionary activities that engage young people in these environments.

GET A TEAM TOGETHER FOR GREAT FUN, PRIZES & SUPPORT CHARITY

THE #GCRAMBLE IS ALL INCLUSIVE EVENT
ALL FITNESS LEVELS
ALL AGES
ALL BACKGROUNDS

OTHER THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

  • Should a team comprising all under 18s win a travel prize, a paying adult must accompany them on the air travel and at the hotels.​
  • If a team member does not have an email address, proceed with registering and the team captain can add the email address of someone else close to them. Having an email address for all team members is a safety matter so we can contact them in the event of an urgent need.
  • Team members who are registered before the event must participate on the day in order to be eligible to win the prizes. If a member of the team cannot attend and you replace that person with another make very certain your Captain updates the team member details to be eligible to win.
  • Please do make sure the Captain's mobile phone battery is fully charged before the event. We recommend that another team member brings their Smartphone too and downloads the Ramble App. Only one phone can log on at a time so only use the log in and password if the original phone is not working.
Refund policy
  • The Gold Coast Ramble is an all-weather event so no refunds will apply.
  • If someone in your team has to drop out we suggest you find another friend to take their place, as their place will not be refunded. Your Team Captain will be able to make changes to team member details via their online account.