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Kirstin PayneSenior Journalist

Kirstin Payne is a senior reporter for the Gold Coast Bulletin who covers current affairs, health and education.

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Southern Cross University Vice Chancellor and Professor Adam Shoemaker after updating the media about the future of Southern Cross University and its financial position . Picture: Jerad Williams

Shock as boss of Gold Coast uni leaves role

The Gold Coast’s youngest university has had a major leadership change following a meeting of its top dogs this afternoon.

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Woongoolba Pool has been closed for good.

Shock decision: Council closes suburban pool

A swimming club has been forced to close after a shock council decision to shut the local aquatic centre – leaving residents of a Gold Coast suburb without a pool this summer.

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Top suburbs for first home buyers on Gold Coast

First-home buyers are flocking back to the Gold Coast after hitting the lowest level in two years. Here is where they are headed.

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Ambulance officers transport a resident from the Epping Gardens aged care facility in the Melbourne suburb of Epping on July 29, 2020, as the city battles fresh outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

What new COVID cases mean for Gold Coast aged care homes

A move made by aged care homes across the Gold Coast has been described as the exact opposite of what they need to do to if they’re to beat a potentially deadly COVID-19 second wave.

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Body found following search for kayaker

Police searching for a kayaker missing after his craft capsized on the Logan River have found a body.

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Research fellow Kelsey Lowe with Stephen Weinstein and UQ students, Nellie Pease (yellow top) and Katey O'Malley-Jones using a GSSI ground penetrating radar to search for buried remains at the Gold Coast historical association. Picture: Jerad Williams

Hunt for bodies under Coast landmark

The search is on to discover just who might have been laid to rest beneath a Gold Coast site – with some searchers claiming there have been paranormal sightings in the area.

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St Stephens students dressed in traditional costume perform in front of parents and friends to celebrate Chinese New Year.Year 7 student Vivian Shi with an ornamental fan. Picture Glenn Hampson

Coast school’s ‘amazing’ ATAR results despite COVID separation

Local international students as young as 11 haven’t seen their parents for more than a year… but that hasn’t stopped one Gold Coast school from recording “amazing” ATAR results.

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Donna Sheldrick is finally back from Melbourne, thanks to the NSW government. Folowing a long quarantine she is home, outside, and happy to be in the sunshine. Picture Glenn Hampson

Grieving veteran finally allowed back on Coast

A grieving veteran has finally been allowed to return to the Gold Coast, having been stranded in Victoria after losing both her mother and brother.

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Border checkpoint at Miles St Coolangatta. Picture Glenn Hampson

Border bubble change proposed to save builders

A new proposal has been put forward to the state government in a bid to save the Gold Coast’s building industry, which has been hit hard by border closures.

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Montego Hills residents at their estate's beloved landmark.

Residents vow to fight to the last letter

Residents of a new Gold Coast community have fallen in love with the sign and want it to remain as a landmark.

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