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Mitch Bourke is a sports reporter at the Mackay Daily Mercury, and also for CODE Sports. Born and raised in Melbourne, he previously founded his own website ‘The Sporting Landscape’ before moving to Mackay to join the News team. Inspired by his love of storytelling, Mitch is passionate about Aussie rules, rugby league, cricket, and all things sport.

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Gold Coast Dolphins celebrate the All Ballsports T20 premiership for 2024. Picture: Gold Coast District Cricket Facebook.

‘We failed’: Loss that sparked Dolphins’ T20 title charge

The Gold Coast Dolphins avenged their earlier demons in style as they cruised to a T20 premiership. Read how it unfolded and what sparked the charge.

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Gold Coast local Nick Rapa was crowned Nautique WWA Wakeboarding World Champion on the Gold Coast on Sunday. Picture: Kaleb Kennedy.

Wakeboarding world champs set for Coast return as local hero rises

The Wakeboarding World Championships are set to return to the Gold Coast soon after a local hero clinched the 2024 crown. Discover the details of the event’s future here.

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Patrick Ewing JR has been appointed as the South West Metro Pirates head coach for the next two NBL1 North seasons. Picture: South West Metro Pirates Facebook.

Son of NBA hall of famer unveiled as NBL1 coach

A former NBA player and son of an NBA great is set to take the reins of an NBL1 North side. More here.

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An ambulance leaves Choice Homes Oval, Oxenford on the Gold Coast after a man was struck in the head by a cricket ball at the T20 final on September 29, 2024.

Spectator’s nasty head injury at local cricket final

A spectator has been struck in the head by a cricket ball at a local T20 final on the Gold Coast and taken to hospital by paramedics. Details.

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Corey Teunissen at World Wakeboarding Championships 2024, Gold Coast Australia. Photo Credit Ã¢â¬â kaleb kennedy Ã¢â¬â the WWA

The jetsetting, injury-plagued lives of Australia’s top wakeboarders

These two names may not be common with the Aussie sporting vernacular, but they should be. The story of Australia’s wakeboarding world champions who are ‘living the dream’.

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Premier Invitational football 2024. Pictured: Ace Vitale, Louka Zagoudis and Orlando Perez Dandenong City under 14

100+ names revealed: Premier Invitational’s top performers

Australia’s largest junior soccer tournament has come to a close on the Gold Coast. Discover the top players, golden boots, MVPs and gold medal match recaps from boys and girls:

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Matildas Midfielder Tameka Yallop with Experience Gold Coast CEO John Warn and young players at TamekaÃs junior club, Mudgeeraba Soccer Club. Picture: Glenn Campbell

History awaits Matildas on the Gold Coast versus Brazil

The Matildas will play on the Glitter Strip in a quest to bounce back from a poor Olympics. It’s a first for the Gold Coast in a fixture against powerhouse Brazil. Read where and when.

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Gold Coast Rugby League A Grade Grand Final as Tugun Sea Eagles v Currumbin Eagles at Tugun RLC.Picture: Glenn Campbell

‘Rather go surfing’: How Elgey lost, rekindled, rugby league love

Kane Elgey burst onto the NRL scene but by 25 he was lost to the game. Five years later, he has cleaned up in his rare return. He opens up on loving life as a termite inspector and why he doesn’t regret a thing.

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Karina Brown celebrates with the Burleigh Bears. Picture: Vanessa Hafner/Burleigh Bears.

Inside Brown’s lasting impact on Queensland rugby league

Women’s rugby league wouldn’t be what it is today in Queensland without Coast great Karina Brown. We reflect on her vast impact as her career draws to a close.

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GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 21: Georgie Rankin of the Cats celebrates a goal during the 2024 AFLW Round 04 match between the Gold Coast SUNS and the Geelong Cats at People First Stadium on September 21, 2024 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Russell Freeman/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

AFLW: Freo’s after-the-siren hero, Cats’ stunning turnaround

Fremantle has a new AFLW hero after coming from the clouds to pinch an after-the-siren win over Melbourne. Meanwhile, Geelong made an emphatic statement against Gold Coast.

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