Gold Coast
The Gold Coast’s best hotels and resorts for different budgets
Goldie stays range from kitsch retro-style motels to beachside family resorts and romantic retreats in the hinterland.
- by Craig Tansley
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The Gold Coast’s best places eat and drink
The Gold Coast’s dining scene used to revolve around surf clubs. Now a throng of talented chefs has turned the region into a genuine foodie hot-spot.
- by Craig Tansley
Gold Coast secrets that most visitors don’t know about
The Gold Coast used to be about theme parks and endless beaches. But while they’re still here, there are a lot more reasons for a Goldie escape now.
- by Craig Tansley
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Animal attacks
‘Experienced’ Dreamworld handler attacked while walking tiger
A Dreamworld employee mauled on Monday morning while walking a tiger has been described as one of the theme park’s more experienced handlers.
- by Cameron Atfield
Two Sea World ride stoppages in a week ‘standard’, says theme park
People were stuck midair on the Vortex attraction, a 15-metre-high spinning ride, at Sea World on the Gold Coast for more than 90 minutes on Tuesday.
- by Savannah Meacham
Sometimes a property just gets it right. This 5-star retreat is one of them
An easy day trip from the Gold Coast, the Scenic Rim offers something for everyone.
- by Pauline Webber
Hundreds gather at vigil for slain Gold Coast girl
Mourners have gathered at a candlelight vigil to remember Sophie Wang after the 10-year-old was allegedly killed by her mother on Queensland’s Gold Coast.
- by Fraser Barton and Laine Clark
Emotional school service before vigil for slain Sophie
The principal at the Gold Coast school says children, families and staff wrapped their hands around each other as they mourned the 10-year-old.
- by Laine Clark
University offers support to academic whose daughter was killed at home
Griffith University academic Dr Yun Wang found the body of his 10-year-old daughter, Sophia. The child’s mother has been charged with her murder.
- by Savannah Meacham
‘Incredibly confronting’: Dad found daughter allegedly murdered by mum
A 46-year-old Gold Coast woman has been charged with the murder of her 10-year-old daughter. Police say the girl’s father found her body at their Carrara home.
- by William Davis
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Crime
Woman charged with murder after girl, 10, found dead in Gold Coast home
The 46-year-old woman was arrested late on Tuesday night after Sophie Wang’s body was found in her home at Carrara.
- by Sean Parnell
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