How Coast motorsports weekend became ‘a laughing stock’
A plan to revamp the Gold Coast’s motorsports weekend went disastrously wrong, causing international embarrassment and fears for its future. THE FULL STORY
History
Inside story: The day Schapelle Corby was arrested in Bali
The Schapelle Corby saga was one of the biggest news stories in Australia for more than a decade and made the Gold Coaster a household name. This is how it began.
‘Docusoap’: Dawn of Australia’s reality TV juggernaut
The term “reality TV’ didn’t exist 25 years ago when a ‘docusoap’ was announced, spawning Bardot, one of Australia’s biggest bands of the 2000s, and changing TV forever.
Revealed: Top-10 best Dreamworld rides of the past
From the Wipeout to the Blue Lagoon, we count down the top-10 Dreamworld rides from the past. SEE IF YOUR FAVOURITE MADE THE LIST
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Inside story: How the Bulletin came to bring you the news
As the Gold Coast Bulletin today marks 139 years of publication, we look back at its humble origins and the incredible true story of how it took shape. FULL STORY
Never again: Solution to Spit concert traffic chaos
A major music concert promoter and the authority for The Spit say it will be a case of Fred Again chaos never again with drastic changes made. FIND OUT WHAT
‘Daring and adventurous’: Inside story of beloved shopping centre
Sundale was the Gold Coast’s first shopping centre and a major landmark for more than two decades. This is the inside story of its short but incredible life. SEE THE PICTURES
‘We had to stop greenies’: Inside our most controversial election
A desire to “stop those greenies” sparked an alliance which changed the course of Gold Coast political history and plunged the council into years of controversy. INSIDE THE BATTLE
‘Absolutely ludicrous’: Fury at controversial closure of resort
A controversial decision to shut down a popular Gold Coast resort sparked a furious reaction from the public despite its owner desperately wanting to sell. FIND OUT WHY
‘All that flesh’: Day Coast Mayor banned bikini girls from event
The Gold Coast’s long-serving mayor banned three bikini girls from standing alongside him at a big event, declaring there was too much flesh. FIND OUT WHY
‘Nine stations’: Plan to build cableway on Broadwater
A $220m, 24km cableway running from Southport to Sanctuary Cove via The Spit and South Stradbroke Island was pitched to the state government in an idea which dropped jaws.
Veterans recall ‘nightmare’ blaze that killed two Gold Coast firefighters
The deaths in the line of duty of firefighters Herbie Fennell and Noel Watson was a tragedy which rocked the Gold Coast community. THE TRAGIC STORY
‘Stop, you killed a guy’: Double-murder in popular dining strip
Diners at some of the Gold Coast’s most glamorous restaurants looked on in horror as a man with a knife wound to his neck ran down Tedder Ave. THE FULL STORY
Worst ever: The floods that consumed Surfers Paradise
This weekend marks 50 years since the worst-ever flooding hit the Gold Coast, with the Nerang River rising 10m and inundating the city’s most famous locations. SEE THE PICTURES
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