Former Gold Coast Bulletin editor Bob Gordon receives Keys to the City

The Gold Coast Bulletin’s former editor in chief Bob Gordon has been presented with the Keys to the City as Mayor Tom Tate took a cheeky dig at him.

Former editor Bob Gordon pictured getting the keys to the city from Mayor Tom Tate at a presentation Function held at the Metricon Stadium. Pic Mike Batterham

FORMER Gold Coast Bulletineditor in chief Bob Gordon has been presented with the Keys to the City.

Mr Gordon, who led this newspaper from 1997 to 2009, received the ‘keys’ from Mayor Tom Tate at a ceremony at Metricon Stadium yesterday.

Former editor Bob Gordon pictured getting the keys to the city from Mayor Tom Tate at a presentation Function held at the Metricon Stadium. Pic Mike Batterham

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Cr Tate opened his speech with a lighthearted dig at the 77-year-old, saying “how the hell did you get it, mate, you can’t surf, you can’t swim, you can’t run.” Former recipients of the keys have included surfing champion Joel Parkinson, Olympic champions Sally Pearson and Grant Hackett, Mick Doohan, Dr David Fleay and John Witheriff.

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Former editor Bob Gordon pictured getting the Keys to the City at the Metricon Stadium. Pic Mike Batterham

Cr Tate said the keys were the highest award a resident could be given by the city and that Mr Gordon was an “incredible recipient” whose nomination had been accepted unanimously.

Mr Gordon has been a strong advocate for the city since the 1990s and successfully led the bid to secure the 2018 Commonwealth Games.