Special Gold Coast Bulletin offer: $5 a month for the first three months for full digital access

If what happens on the Gold Coast matters to you, we've got some good news - a Bulletin subscription is now just $5 a month for the first three months. But you’d better hurry, this special deal won't last long.

The Gold Coast has an amazing history, and a bright future.

PATRICK Macnamara was in many ways, a quintessential Gold Coaster.

In 1885, when the fiery Irishman from Limerick set up shop in Lawson St, Southport, the Gold Coast was a phrase 70 years away from conception.

There were just 300 people living here in what was a sleepy fishing village.

But Macnamara did not see it that way. He saw a city with a big future.

So when he switched on the press to launch the Southern Queensland Bulletin newspaper, he took a step towards that vision.

135 years later, the Gold Coast is still growing. And the Southern Queensland Bulletin, long since renamed the Gold Coast Bulletin, has been on that journey every step of the way.

The front page of the Southern Queensland Bulletin on January 14, 1888.

Today, our local journalists work long hours to cover the stories that really matter.

When there are triumphs, our journalists are there.

When there are tragedies, natural disasters like fires and floods, we’re there too.

We were there at the Southport floods in 1987. We were there when bushfires claimed homes in the hinterland last month.

And there with you throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

There providing stories providing critical safety information on our website which remained free.

But the stories behind the stories – the real human insights – are for our subscribers only.

Local subscribers helping to fund the vital work that we do. Helping us campaign and win victories for this city - as we are doing around the issue of the border closure.

We were there for the Gold Coast Floods in 1987. Picture: Grahame Long.

And to that end, we’re offering a great deal to ensure we can continue to employ the biggest news team on the Gold Coast to cover stories that matter to you.

For just $5 a month for the first three months, we are encouraging those who haven’t already become a digital subscriber to give us a go – even just to see what you are missing out on.

The remains of the Binna Burra Lodge after the hinterland fires in September. Picture: Nigel Hallett.

Already, more than 10,000 Gold Coasters have joined our community of subscribers.

But you’d better be quick - this special offer won't last long.

Not only does your subscription give you full access to your local website, but also News Corp major metropolitan and regional titles, including The Courier-Mail, The Daily Telegraph, the Herald-Sun and the NT News.

That give you access also to News’ hugely popular SuperCoach competition, as well subscriber rewards worth hundreds of dollars each year.

WHAT YOU GET

■ Full unrestricted digital access to goldcoastbulletin.com.au on all your devices

■ Exclusive offers, tickets, eBooks and unique experiences with our subscriber-only +Rewards program worth hundreds a year

OUR APP FEATURES

■ Your subscription will deliver full access to our premium app experience for your local newspaper together with News’ top metropolitan and regional mastheads

■ Ability to set news alerts and notifications making sure you get the news when you want it most

■ Access to the Digital Print Edition, to view your local newspaper as it’s printed from 5am daily

As a subscriber, you’ll see fewer intrusive ads on our site – we’ve rolled out even more improvements for subscribers that will make our site cleaner, easier to read and faster to load.

Check out the latest deals on offer HERE, or phone our subscriptions team on 1300 361 604 Monday to Friday, 8am - 5pm (AEST)

Thank you for supporting local journalism that matters, from a news source that has been trusted on the Gold Coast for 135 years. Remember, we’re for you.