‘All the boys really liked him’: How Coast farewelled a beach legend
One of the Gold Coast’s best-loved figures died after a short illness, leaving behind a devastated community who fondly recalled his sun-loving beach life.
Death Notices And Funerals
How the Newman family’s Dracula’s took a bite out of the GC
Dracula’s has been a Gold Coast institution for nearly 40 years. This is how the Newman family dramatically changed the city’s dinner theatre scene in the 1980s and beyond.
‘RIP buddy’: Coast surf club mourns ‘Great man’
A long-time Gold Coast surf lifesaving identity is being remembered as a man who always had a smile on his face as family and friends mourn his death. READ THE TRIBUTES
Friends, family ‘gut-punched’ over mum’s shock water skiing death
Tributes are flowing for a Queensland mum-of-four killed in a freak water skiing accident during a major competition in northern NSW.
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‘Can’t take the pain away’: Grief after dad and son’s plane crash
A Gold Coast father and son who died in a freak plane crash in northern NSW will be mourned at a funeral service this week as family say their “beautiful souls will soar the skies forever”.
‘Best person I have ever known’: Husband’s tribute to former Disney host
Gold Coast hospitality figure Lincoln Testa has paid tribute to his wife Jeniene after the former Saturday Disney host’s death at age 49.
‘A full life’: Coast’s last World War I widow dies
The Gold Coast’s last World War I widow is being remembered as a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who lived her life to the fullest. READ THE TRIBUTE
‘Heart is broken’: Tributes flow for young dad killed in crash
A young dad who died in a Gold Coast Hinterland crash has been remembered by family and friends as ‘lovely’ and ‘sweet’. Read the tributes.
Beloved ‘death railway’ Digger dies at age 102
One of Australia’s last living World War II veterans to survive the infamous Thai-Burma Railway has died after an incredible life which took him around the world.
‘Beyond devastated’: Tributes flow for ‘incredible’ dad, husband
A Gold Coast businesswoman has paid tribute to her ‘loving’ and ‘compassionate’ husband following his tragic sudden death. Read her heartbreaking message for the community.
‘One of the greatest’: How Rick Neilsen changed surfing forever
The death of Gold Coast surfing icon Rick Neilsen has sparked tributes recalling the incredible role and his family played in reshaping the industry.
Cheerleading tragedy: Mum dies suddenly during ‘trip of a lifetime’
The Gold Coast cheerleading community is mourning a mum following her shock passing while attending her daughters’ competition in Hawaii. Read the tributes
‘Dance all the way to heaven’: Sad farewell for beloved mum
A mum who drowned on a Gold Coast beach will be farewelled on Thursday in a send-off which will let her “dance her way to Heaven”.
‘Wonderful soul’: Drowning victim remembered as tragic details revealed
A beloved mum, who drowned at a southern Gold Coast beach in front of her children, is being hailed a hero as new details about what led up to the tragedy are revealed.
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