Gold Coast light rail construction reaches huge milestone
Construction of the Gold Coast light rail’s Stage 3, between Broadbeach and Burleigh Heads has reached a significant milestone, with just months to go before trams hit the track.
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Sunset clauses row over proposed Burleigh Heads development
Disgruntled property investors are taking legal action against one of the Gold Coast’s most prominent developers after their contracts for units in a Burleigh tower were terminated.
Man accused of cooking drugs after cross-border bust
A man has been charged with possessing more than 100kg of ecstasy and chemicals to make more in five different locations after a major NSW and QLD cross-border drug bust.
‘It would seem insane’: Business bosses back light rail extension
A Coolangatta business veteran and the south’s Chamber of Commerce fear its roads will choke and economy shrink without light rail. FIND OUT WHY
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Rider rushed to hospital after border bike crash
A man in his 50s has been rushed to hospital with extensive injuries after a horrific motorbike crash in a National Park on the Qld-NSW border.
‘Golden opportunity’ to transform famous Gold Coast beach
A rock wall groyne at one of the Gold Coast’s most vulnerable beaches is being eyed as the solution to its post-cyclone erosion woes. FIND OUT WHERE
‘We’ll be stranded’: Urgent fix needed to solve housing crisis
The record number of cranes in the Gold Coast sky are set to begin falling unless something drastic changes in the city’s development sector. FIND OUT MORE
Tate’s message to Australia and locals after Cyclone Alfred’s impact
“I have heard, and seen, the frustration of some residents who have lost power for a week. Their frustration is real and we have not forgotten them,” writes Mayor Tom Tate
‘Terrible crimes’: Coast shop owner shot and killed armed thief
A Gold Coast shop owner shot and killed a man attempting to rob his antiques centre, sparking a national debate about the public’s right to defend themselves from attackers. FIND OUT WHY
Community heroes shine in cyclone aftermath
In the wake of a crisis is when humanity often shows its true colours. And in the days following ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, the Gold Coast community has delivered.
Crocodile count up as Currumbin Wildlife sanctuary reopens
A crocodile count up has been a critical part of a week-long clean up post cyclone ahead of Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary reopening. FULL STORY
Olympian’s family home smashed by Cyclone Alfred
Olympian Brooke Hanson is reeling but staying positive after her childhood home was smashed by Cyclone Alfred.
67,500 without power, 109 road closures, says Gold Coast’s top cop
The Gold Coast’s top cop says recovery plans are well-advanced, as the city sees a significant injection of manpower, including 60 cops from north Queensland and 50 ADF servicemen and women.
Cheers as power restored to thousands of Gold Coast homes
Hope is on the horizon for Gold Coasters cut off from electricity, with crews getting thousand back on the grid despite difficult conditions, with cheers in one badly-affected suburb when power came back on.
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