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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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Channel 7 newsreader Rob Young is set to retire, with new mum Amanda Abate set to step into the role of lead anchor. Picture: Tertius Pickard

Legendary newsreader calls time on 45-year career

Legendary newsreader Rod Young is set to present his final bulletin for 7 NEWS Gold Coast. He reveals what’s in store for the future and how his iconic moustache came to be. HIS STORY >>>

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‘Abusive’ footy fans thrown out of game

A pair of footy fans who allegedly refused to social distance before abusing stadium staff at a Gold Coast AFL game will now have to explain to a magistrate why they purposely disobeyed public health orders.

Gold Coast

State of Origin 2021.Michala Higgins and her four Origin mad kids Kian, 7, Jaylaan, 15, Maharlia, 8, Adannah, 5. and their mate Iowa Maclachlan, 7 are pumped game 3 will be played on the Gold Coast. Picture: NIGEL HALLETT

‘Great opportunity’: Push on to make Coast annual home of Origin

The push is on for the Gold Coast to host an annual “neutral” State of Origin fixture as Cbus Stadium management predict a full house for tonight’s Game III clash. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW >>>

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Burleigh local Josh Cumming, 30, is suffering physically, mentally and financially after he suffered a stroke while at a jiu jitsu class and now unable to work. As a small businessowner he's been offered little support from the Government and is paid only a few hundred each fortnight which has left him struggling to make ends meet. Picture Glenn Hampson

Breakthrough for Coast man left to survive on $42 a week

A Gold Coast man stunned to be told he needed to survive on $42 a week has been handed a lifeline after red-faced officials admitted they made a major blunder.

Gold Coast

Key to saving Coast’s struggling tourism industry

An extra 10,000 Holiday Dollars vouchers will be made available for Gold Coast tourism offerings as the industry looks to recover millions lost as result of the latest Covid outbreak. HAVE YOUR SAY.

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‘I struggled’: MMA pro reveals worst thing about Survivor battle

Reedy Creek’s own champion MMA fighter Chelsea Hackett knows a thing or two about snakes, thanks to her starring role in the latest season of Australian Survivor: Brains v Brawn. HER STORY >>>

Gold Coast

‘An epidemic’: Coast suburbs weighed down by diabetes

Health experts say the Gold Coast is in the grips of diabetes epidemic, as case number in adults and children continue to skyrocket while thousands more continue to go undiagnosed.

Gold Coast

Darwin Pub Crawls' 2018 Disney Pub Crawl drew big crowds. PIC CREDIT: Tony Martin

‘Horrible place’: Debate heats up over pub crawls in Surfers

Debate continues to rage over pub crawls in Surfers Paradise and whether they should be a thing of the past. VOTE NOW >>>

Gold Coast

VOTE: Which famous Gold Coast women deserve statues

Iconic women who helped shape Gold Coast history could soon be immortalised in bronze, following a push to balance out a misrepresentation between male and female monuments in the state. WHO DESERVES IT >>>

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Portaloo destroyed after Robina traffic incident

A portaloo has been destroyed after catching fire near the Pacific Motorway early on Wednesday morning. LATEST >>>

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