Why $7bn of controversial developments were halted
More than $7bn worth of developments were proposed by some of Australia’s best-known developers for a Gold Coast location but none got approved. FIND OUT WHY.
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Billionaire’s retreat sold for $20.5m
A Gold Coast-based billionaire who spent more than $11m upgrading one of his homes has sold it for a staggering sum.
Hunt on for illegal rave organisers in popular city park
A crackdown is to be launched on overnight rave parties springing up at one of the city’s most popular sporting and recreational parks.
$1.5m for a unit: What’s being done to fix housing crisis
As students are spending up to 50 per cent of their income on property and the Gold Coast market shows no signs of cooling plans are being put in place for affordable housing.
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$5m for ‘spectacular’ Spit revamp projects
Tenders will be called next week for a “spectacular” $5 million pair of projects on The Spit.
Coast tourism ‘is not just about beaches’
A leading Hinterland lobby group has thrown its weight behind revived plans for a Gold Coast cableway.
‘Light rail can’t be used to justify taller towers’
Developers will no longer be able to use the light rail to justifying increasing the height and density of towers under proposed changes to the City Plan.
Coast Councillor ‘engaged in misconduct’
A Gold Coast councillor has been “found to have engaged in misconduct” by the Office of the Independent Assessor.
When tougher water restrictions will come in
The Tweed is set to face even tougher water restrictions as the level of Clarrie Hall Dam continues to plummet.
‘Outrageous’ calls for Coast Mayor’s ‘lynching’
A Gold Coast social media group whose members have suggested Mayor Tom Tate be dragged behind a truck and lynched have been warned they could face legal action.
Vow to fight Hinterland cableway proposal
The Gold Coast’s leading environmental group has vowed to fight revived plans to built a cableway in the Hinterland.
$1m to build Coast cableway by 2023
More than $1 million will be poured into getting a cableway built in the Gold Coast Hinterland by 2023, with two locations considered frontrunners.
Luxury tower planned for suburban street
A suburban street is set to be transformed, with a developer planning to build a luxury tower on a site which is just 602 sqm.
Coast’s New Year’s Eve fireworks to go ahead
Gold Coast City Council has made a surprise last minute announcement about fireworks this New Year’s Eve.
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