Mayor compared to Napoleon in bizarre View Tax video
Mayor Tom Tate has been likened to ‘Napoleon Bonaparte’ and his councillors accused of meeting secretly to create the View Tax in a bizarre new video released by campaigners.
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Cr goes nuclear on council unit: ‘It’s the department of activism’
Councillor Brooke Patterson is not letting the Gold Coast’s double-sided Aussie flag row go – verbally lashing the council department responsible.
Surfers on a shoestring: Low cost digs for prime city land
Workers who can no longer afford to live on the Gold Coast are a key target audience for two new affordable accommodation resorts on some of the city’s most expensive land. Here’s what’s planned.
Revealed: Cavill Mall’s incredible transformation and big extension
Cavill Mall will become much longer in an astonishing big-money revamp of Surfers Paradise’s most famous street, with new images revealing its colourful new look. SEE THE VIDEO
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‘No faith in BOM’: What keeps Tom Tate awake at night
Mayor Tom Tate says he has no faith in the Bureau of Meteorology and fears a repeat of the deadly Christmas 2023 storms, something which keeps him awake at night. FIND OUT MORE
Bold vision: $10m arts hub to rise on golf course
It’s being touted as south-east Queensland’s version of Tasmania’s Mona – a new cultural arts experience on the edge of a well-known Gold Coast golf course. Take a look at what’s planned.
Big stories coming to the Gold Coast in 2025
New Year will soon be fast upon us, so it’s time for some crystal ball gazing beyond the Christmas tree. What will or will not be big news on the Gold Coast in 2025?
‘Actually in disbelief’: Inside the Coast’s most embarrassing week
It was supposed to be a cheap and easy solution to the problem of public urination in Surfers Paradise, but instead it morphed into the Gold Coast’s most embarrassing week. FIND OUT HOW
Revealed: Epic plan for Broadwater glamping and cableway
A controversial cableway in the Gold Coast Hinterland is one step closer after a council land buy which Mayor Tom Tate says will change the game for the project. FIND OUT MORE
Cableway wars: City told to make choice between two
The battle to build the Gold Coast’s first cableway has stepped up, with council warned it must choose between rival proposals. WHICH DO YOU PREFER – VOTE IN OUR POLL
Revealed: When new Palm Beach tower will begin rising
The developer behind an $80m tower greenlit for a site in central Palm Beach has revealed the future of his project. FIND OUT MORE
First look: Alternative cableway project for hinterland
A second cableway plan is among hinterland tourism projects worth tens of millions of dollars snared in red tape. These are the proposals stuck on the drawing board.
Gastro, ear infection, rashes: ‘Avoid swimming’ after heavy rain
Council are warning Gold Coast residents not to swim in beaches and waterways, including Tallebudgera Creek and Currumbin Creek, after heavy rain.
Tradie time bomb: the ‘race’ to green-light billions in infrastructure
The Gold Coast is facing a tradie time bomb, with billions of dollars worth of infrastructure needing to be given the green light in a short period of time. FIND OUT WHY
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