‘It’s diabolical getting fined for free parking’: Council slammed for ‘sneaky’ tactics
Council has been slagged for “misleading” and “sneaky” tactics over free parking, resulting in more than $7300 in fines in just one carpark, in one day.
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Rubbish, flies and locked toilets: Grim conditions in toxic tent city
Grim conditions at Southport’s tent city have sparked health concerns for homeless campers – and anger among local residents. Here’s what authorities have found.
Radical plan to reshape transport in heart of Gold Coast
Council is considering radical transport options that would utterly transform the Southport CBD as part of the Gold Coast Arena project. Here’s what they have been discussing.
Council staff swoop on homeless tent city at Gold Coast park
Council workers have begun removing several homeless campers from one of the Gold Coast’s biggest tent cities.
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Brutal storms leave residents with ‘tree phobia’
Council plans to plant more trees in Gold Coast suburbs have been met with resistance – with some residents said to be suffering from ‘tree phobia’. What do you think? Vote in our poll.
Budget nightmare: Council battle to keep lid on rate rises
Mayor Tom Tate’s promise to keep rate rises pegged to CPI while progressing projects like the Lyric Theatre is coming under severe pressure as council battles with a looming budget crunch.
Inside the Gold Coast’s tent city: ‘We’re second class citizens’
Lane has spent four years on the streets. He says one of the hardest parts is ‘carting your stuff around’, that homeless are treated like ‘second class citizens’, and that the Southport tent city has helped him feel safe. This is his story.
‘Resistance is futile’: When boaties will be evicted from Bums Bay
Bums Bay on The Spit will become Australia’s largest outdoor swimming enclosure, with the boats set to be evicted in the near future under plans being developed. FULL STORY
‘Tatisms’: Secret weapon to save Coast’s film industry from Trump
The Gold Coast’s plea to US President Donald Trump to abandon his controversial film industry tariffs is on its way to the Oval Office, complete with a series of “Tatisms”. FIND OUT WHY
Locals erupt in tent city clash: ‘It’s beyond a joke’
Tent city supporters and local residents have clashed at Carey Park in Southport as tensions mount over the controversial encampment. SEE THE VIDEO
Former Gold Coast council candidate blows four times over the limit
A former Gold Coast council candidate has been sentenced for driving under the influence after she blew more than four times over the legal Blood Alcohol Concentration limit. Read when she will be back on the road.
‘Don’t need it’: Surprise twist in Gold Coast cableway plan
A meeting between Mayor Tom Tate and the state government over the controversial Hinterland cableway project has revealed something which would turn the proposal’s future on its head.
Council delivers ‘final warning’ to Carey Park homeless
Council have issued homeless people in the Southport tent city a ‘final warning’ – giving them just 24 hours to pack up and move on or face the consequences. Full details.
See the pictures: Bold plan to build missing parts of Oceanway by Games
Almost all the missing parts of the Gold Coast Oceanway can be completed before the 2032 Olympics by building stunning headland boardwalks under a new council plan. SEE THE PICTURES
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