Investigation into major fraud, GC council suffers $2.7m hit
Investigations are underway into a multi-million dollar fraud that has rocked Gold Coast City Council. Find out the details.
Council Election
‘They hated me last week’: New councillor on divided city
Forget the light rail or Oceanway, the biggest priority for the Gold Coast’s new and returning councillors is to build bridges after a bruising local election.
The intriguing priorities of your five new Gold Coast councillors
The five newly elected councillors sworn in on Friday have outlined their priorities – and some are eyebrow raising. WATCH THE VIDEO
What next for murder-accused ex councillor
Murder-accused former councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden has missed out at the election. Find out what is next for him
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‘I’ve got the mandate’: Tate rips into anti-light rail critics
Mayor Tom Tate has taken aim at anti-light rail critics, declaring he’s even more emboldened by his emphatic election victory to build trams all the way to the airport. SEE THE VIDEO
‘Didn’t even know he was a ranga’: New councillor’s wild welcome
The election of a new Gold Coast councillor has kicked off a bizarre debate over hair colour, with Mayor Tom Tate declaring “rangas” are “what the Gold Coast is all about”. VIDEO
Gone: Murder-accused councillor loses re-election bid
Suspended murder-accused councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden has lost his reelection bid, with the seat’s new representative claiming victory. ALL THE COUNCIL RESULTS
‘Can’t wait’: Winners named in Gold Coast City Council races
The next Gold Coast City Council is taking shape with several successful candidates now officially declared. FIND OUT MORE
First look: $50m solution to solve Coast’s worst M1 gridlock
Gold Coast City Council has unveiled plans for three green bridges to address the traffic nightmare around M1 interchanges in the north. SEE THE PLANS
‘Very unsettled’: See who is tipped to win Southern Gold Coast council election
There are very few votes separating Councillor Gail O’Neill and her opponent Kath Down on the official count in what is a ‘knife edge’ contest. READ THE UPDATE
Bayldon-Lumsden’s shock election move
The latest figures are in for the contentious Division 7, revealing a major development for suspended councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden. See the full election update
‘Mandate secure’: Tate’s multi-billion dollar agenda revealed
A victorious Tom Tate has claimed a mandate to roll out a multi-billion dollar infrastructure agenda across the next four years and set the city up for decades of prosperity. LATEST NUMBERS
‘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
Sarroff’s late call for help: ‘I need you to show Tate the Gate’
Eddy Sarroff has made a desperate final hour call-out for volunteers to hand-out at polling booths in his bid to “show Mayor Tate the Gate”. But his rival has hit back.
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