Dangerous bird ‘took out man’s eye’
A wildlife rescue group which saved a large seabird from a slow death has warned the community to stay well away.
Beaches And Fishing
$2m revamp of marine rescue headquarters
More than $2 million will be spent revamping a run-down Marine Rescue headquarters at one of the region’s most beautiful locations overlooking the ocean.
Coast’s most popular beach closed
The Coast’s most popular beach has been closed with swimmers told to go elsewhere.
Tourist drowns at popular Coast beach
Paramedics frantically tried to save a tourist who drowned during a swim at a Gold Coast beach this morning.
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Watch: Massive wave destroys boat
EVERY boat owners’ worst nightmare just became a reality when a wayward vessel was flipped and destroyed by a monster wave today. SEE THE VIDEO
Minister backs calls for Coast whale festival
A NEW winter Gold Coast festival celebrating the annual migration of humpback whales could be on the way. And it has the backing of a leading tourism boss. HERE’S WHAT THEY HAVE PLANNED.
Whale carcass sends sharks into feeding frenzy
A POPULAR Northern NSW beach has become a no swim zone after numerous sharks were spotted in a feeding frenzy with a dead whale carcass this morning.
Water police ‘outnumbered’ by tinnie hoons
THE Gold Coast’s picturesque waterways are turning into a “hoons’ paradise” with latest figures showing water police are becoming grossly outnumbered.
Dead whale washes up on Northern NSW beach
A JUVENILE humpback whale has been removed from a beach after being found dead this morning.
Baby white whale: Is this Migaloo’s love child?
A BABY white whale has been spotted headed on its migration with mum toward the Gold Coast, sparking an excited frenzy — is this Migaloo’s love child? But hopes of a Migaloo offspring have been quickly dashed.
‘How I survived horror boat propeller accident’
A GORGEOUS day on the Broadwater turned into a bloody nightmare for a Gold Coast woman when a boat propeller shredded her leg so severely it was barely attached to her body.
Millions spent doubling down on shark net safety
AUTHORITIES have doubled down using shark nets and drumlines to protect beachgoers on the Gold Coast.
Mayor wants to keep dive site afloat
MAYOR Tom Tate says Council is ready to make the an artificial reef work, despite a state Government move to cancel negotiations.
Uncovering the Gold Coast’s forgotten surfing champion
HE might have been the greatest Gold Coast surfer most boardriders have never heard of. Tanned, blond and looking like a “male model” with the most “beautiful styles in surfing” he had the world at his feet. That’s when his life took a dark turn.
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