& Price Streets. The Nerang Branch Library also holds the Special Needs Library Collection which contains specialist materials for developmental and disability needs. The Nerang branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Girl Guide Hut at 40 Ferry Street. Sport and recreation A number of well-known sporting teams represent the local area, including the Nerang Roosters is the local rugby league club and Nerang Bulls RUC are the local Rugby Union club who play home games at Robert Dalley Park. The Carrara Sports Ground is located a short distance away from the Nerang Train Station with Metricon Stadium being the home for of the Gold Coast Suns AFL football team. The area surrounding the Carrara Sports Ground has undertaken significant development in anticipation for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Nerang also boasts a velodrome and a public swimming pool complex that has 3 pools and a junior splash area owned and operated by the Gold Coast City Council. The Mudgeeraba/Nerang Cricket Club also has its home ground at Carrara with turf wicket, practice nets and club house facilities. It has teams in all grades from juniors through to first grade in the Gold Coast District Cricket competition. There are also a number of world class golf courses within easy reach from Nerang. The Nerang Division takes in areas such as Springbrook, Natural Arch, the Rock Pools and Lower Beechmont; all great places to take the family for picnics, horse riding and bush walking. Heritage listings There are a number of heritage-listed sites, including: 68 Billabirra Crescent (Country Paradise Parklands): Nerang Police Lock-up (Old Nerang Gaol) 48 Nerang Street (Bischof Pioneer Park, ): Maid of Sker 48 Nerang Street (Bischof Pioneer Park, ): Ceramic House 48 Nerang Street (Bischof Pioneer Park, ): Preece House 34 Price Street: Nerang Hall (formerly Nerang School of Arts) Relocated from Nerang: 135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise (Surfers Paradise Administration Centre): St Margaret’s Church (originally in Nerang) Notable residents Sara Carrigan - Athens 2004 Olympic gold medalist in road bicycle racing Billy Drumley, Indigenous community leader Sydney Barber Josiah Skertchly (1850 – 1926), botanist and geologist, buried in the cemetery. References Sources Further reading External links Gold Coast Hinterland Heritage Museum Nerang National Park and Nerang State Forest Special Needs Library Nerang Branch Library Contains local history. Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland Populated places established in 1865 1865 establishments in Australia Queensland in