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Gold Coast Bulletin Student-Athletes of the Year 2025

100+ Names: Gold Coast’s finest student athletes of 2025

From Paralympic medallists to world record holders, these Gold Coast students are achieving extraordinary sporting feats while juggling their studies.

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Keebra Park's Athletes of the Year 1973-2025

The talent factory: Keebra Park’s greatest athletes over five decades

Keebra Park legend Greg Lenton once dubbed it the ‘poor little school at the back of Southport.’ Today it is recognised as one of Australia’s finest sporting institutions. We name the 141 greatest athletes of the past five decades to emerge from Keebra Park.

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Sophie Linn at the world championships

‘Mental’: Crazy race for women’s world triathlon crown

Australian Sophie Linn has described the race for the women’s world triathlon crown as ‘mental’. What happened, who won and all the latest news from the Wollongong. Latest results, champions

Triathlete Brayden Mercer preparing for the world triathlon.

‘He gives me strength’: Son of late ironman legend chasing Olympic dream

He’s the son of an ironman legend who died when he was a kid. But when the going gets tough triathlete Brayden Mercer believes his father is right there with him.

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QAFL pays tribute to Palm Beach Currumbin's Jackson Graham.

Suns honour player’s brother following tragic death

The Suns have honoured the brother of one of its AFL players in the wake of his tragic death. See the tributes and how you can support the family here.

JEFFREYS BAY, EASTERN CAPE - JULY 19: In this screen grab from footage by the World Surf League, Mick Fanning of Australia is attacked by a Shark at the Jbay Open on July 19, 2015 in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. (Photo by WSL/World Surf League via Getty Images)

FLASHBACK: ‘Waiting for teeth’ – Fanning vs shark 10 years on

World champion surfer Mick Fanning was waiting for a wave when he felt something grab his leg rope and he “saw the fin”. RELIVE HIS MOMENT OF TERROR IN OUR FLASHBACK

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Surf Lifesaving

Coolangatta Gold winners Matt Bevilacqua, Ali Day and Lana Rogers react to shortening of iconic race in 2025.

Coolangatta Gold: Iron champs divided as iconic race cut in half

The Coolangatta Gold, surf lifesaving’s most iconic endurance race, will undergo its most dramatic transformation yet in 2025, leaving past winners divided: Is this race still the Cooly Gold?

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BURLEIGH HEADS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA - MAY 10: The crowd during the Semifinals at the Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro on May 10, 2025 at Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia. (Photo by Andrew Shield/World Surf League)

Shock call made on future of world surfing tour event

Surfing’s global governing body has made a huge call on the future of the world tour schedule beyond 2028 in the wake of the Gold Coast Pro. Full details here.

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BURLEIGH HEADS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA - MAY 10: Bettylou Sakura Johnson of Hawaii after winning the Final of the Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro on May 10, 2025 at Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia. (Photo by Beatriz Ryder/World Surf League)

Heartbreak for Aussies in thrilling Gold Coast Pro finale

Australian surfing great Julian Wilson fell agonisingly close to completing his fairytale return to the World Surf League Championship Tour in one of the all-time great Gold Coast Pro finales. Meanwhile a young gun claimed her first ever world tour victory. Details inside.

Members of the Miami State High Surfing squad who hope to be competing at the Australian interschool surfing championships. From left they are Brodie Scott 16, Kauri Hueston-Connor 15, Ryder Payne 16, and Emma Ryan 16. Picture Glenn Hampson

Meet the Miami students set to star at interschool surfing championships

Miami State High School is set to compete in this year’s Australian Interschool Surfing Championships against the best surfers from across the country. See who is set to compete for Miami here.

Joel Parkinson leaves the surf at the Gold Coast Pro, Burliegh Heads. Picture: Glenn Campbell

In Pictures: World Surf League Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro at Burleigh Heads spectators, Joel Parkinson and Mick Fanning

The weather didn’t deter surfing fans from piling into Burleigh Heads to get a glimpse of the world’s best at the Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro. See the gallery

Marco Mignot and Henere Harrys at the WSL Gold Coast Pro 2025 after party at Burleigh Pavilion for Gold Coast at Large. Picture, Portia Large.

GC at Large: World Surf League Gold Coast Pro after-party

After a six year absence, the World Surf League’s Gold Coast Pro wrapped up on a high at Burleigh Pav on Saturday. See the gallery from Gold Coast at Large

Rising swimming talent Montana Atkinson.

Seven state records smashed by Paralympic bolter

Queensland has unearthed a teenage swimming sensation who is on track to star at the 2032 Brisbane Paralympic Games. Meet the pool prodigy who set seven new state records ahead of the National School Championships.

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BURLEIGH HEADS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA - MAY 4: Julian Wilson of Australia after surfing in Heat 1 of the Elimination Round at the Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro on May 4, 2025, at Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia. (Photo by Andrew Shield/World Surf League)

Gold Coast Pro: Surfing great claims giant-killing comeback win

Gold Coast Pro wildcard entrant Julian Wilson has sent shockwaves in his world tour comeback as he caused a massive boilover in the elimination round, taking down Bells Beach Pro winner Jack Robinson. Details inside.

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