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Kaitlyn Smith is a journalist at the Herald Sun dedicated to covering general news. She has worked in the industry for the past five years, first cutting her teeth as a regional journalist at The Morning Bulletin in Rockhampton, reporting on breaking news, crime and community issues. She later joined the newsroom at The Queensland Times in Ipswich and finally the Gold Coast Bulletin before returning to her home in Victoria.

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auren Dick, owner of new Burleigh Heads boutique 'Maekah', has finally achieved her lifelong dream of opening a store in her hometown. Sadly, it's not been the smooth sailing she hoped for as tourism rates dip across the city and small business owners are left to cop the brunt of lockdowns. Picture Glenn Hampson

‘Going down’: Covid cloud looms for new high-end boutique

Launching her first boutique earlier this year was a dream come true for one retail worker, now she’s at her “worst mentally” as repeated lockdowns keep customers away. READ HER STORY >>>

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NIGHTSPOTTING OCTOBER 20: Ashleigh Solomko and Jade Hawkins at Shooters Nightclub.

85+ PHOTOS: Shooters, Elsewhere & Cocktails memory lane

Shooters, Elsewhere and Cocktails and Dreams were pillars of the Gold Coast nightlife scene, luring international acts and resident partygoers. Here are photos dating 25 years. SEE ALL THE ACTION

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Coast employer’s radical move to get staff vaccinated

A Gold Coast bar boss desperate to end harsh lockdowns for good is controversially offering his employees a reward in return for getting vaccinated. WHAT’S ON OFFER >>>

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Is this fair? TV show given all-clear to film at Gold Coast beach

Gold Coasters have been left angered after learning a television show has been given the all-clear to film on a popular beach, while thousands have been forced into lockdown. SEE THE VIDEO >>>

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JULY 18th, 2004: NEWS-GCB Journalist: Katie Ots Details: Rehearsal of Benowa State High School musical "Little Shop of Horrors" Pic: Donna Cosford l to r Luke Sims, 17, as Orin Scrivello (DDS), Penelope Cawthorne, 17, as Audrey and Robbie Devlin, 16, as Seymour..pic Donna C osford

70+ PHOTOS: Benowa High’s best moments

Musicals, formals, sports champions, academics and award-winning teachers: Benowa State High School has had it all. SEE OUR FULL GALLERY

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Mount Tomewin resident and organic farmer Lt Col David Freeman (Ret) is protesting at the NSW / Queensland Border at Mount Tomewin along side local State member for Currumbin Laura Gerber to open the Border crossing into NSW.Photo Scott Powick Newscorp

‘I’m toast’: Beloved farmer on the brink of financial ruin

The owner of a beloved hinterland farm says his business is on the brink of collapse, with only weeks left of trading possible if the hard lockdown and border closures continue. WHAT HE SAID >>>

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85+ PHOTOS: Love Nightlife flashback, Part 2

We continue our trip down memory lane in reliving the fun and celebrities who partied at Gold Coast night hotspot Love Nightlife. SEE ALL 85+ PICTURES

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Debbie Jones is warning others of the dangers of bird attacks in Burleigh.

Butcherbird attack: ‘I thought I lost my eye’

An unsuspecting diner at a popular Gold Coast cafe says she “cried like a baby” after she was attacked by a bird while enjoying her breakfast.

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‘We’re devastated’: Gold Coast events canned amid lockdown extension

Organisers have been forced to call off multiple large-scale events due to take place on the Gold Coast over the next week as the lockdown continues to wreak havoc. WHAT’S BEEN CANCELLED >>>

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FLASHBACK: Gold Coast Schoolies 2007

Schoolies 2007 in Surfers Paradise – Facebook has been open to the public for only a year, Instagram was still three years away and TikTok was still two hands on a clock. SEE THE FULL GALLERY

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