Yes: James Cook saw the east coast of Australia, and charted it over several months.
The large majority of Australians live along the Eastern Coast. Australia's 3 biggest cities sit along this coast - Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane. You can see city populations here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Australia_by_population
No Victoria is actually on the east coast of Australia. West coast of Australia is called Western Australia, the capital of which is Perth.
Brisbane is on the east coast of Australia.
Darwin is on the northern coast of Australia, and Melbourne is on the southern coast.
Found along Australia's northern coast and up to 200km inland, from Rockhampton on Queenslands "Capricorn Coast" to Broome in Western Australia. (see map)
Coast Australia - 2013 Gold Coast to Sunshine Coast is rated/received certificates of: Australia:PG
Newcastle is located in south-east Australia on the Pacific Coast (which is the east coast).
Yes. February is the final official month of summer in Australia, so the Gold Coast can easily see maximum temperatures higher than 30 degrees Celsius.
The total Length of Australia's Coast 34,218 kilometers.
In Western Australia, most sheep farming is restricted to the southwest coast and inland. See the related link for a map.
Because the coast of Australia is so "golden" (A.K.A. the sand) and it is full of beaches.