Rock star chef’s extravagant $500 dinner on Gold Coast
World-renowned Michelin star chef, Marco Pierre White, is getting ready to cook up a storm during a three-day event on the Gold Coast. Here’s what’s on the menu.
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Former cafe owner drink drives herself straight to the cop shop
A Gold Coast woman who formerly owned a popular Coolangatta brunch spot was nearly three and a half times the legal blood-alcohol limit when she got behind the wheel, a court has heard.
‘Dream come true’: Homeless couple placed into new apartment
A Gold Coast couple, who were living on the streets for two years have officially moved into their new apartment, one of 53,500 new social housing properties the government hopes to build by 2044.
Gold Coast mum leaves lasting legacy in sport after cancer fight
Having touched the lives of thousands in the Gold Coast sporting community and beyond, powerhouse volunteer Mele Rhind died on April 9 after a brief battle with bowel cancer.
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‘He was very loved’: Partner’s tribute as drowning victim named
The identity of the man who drowned in a Gold Coast swimming enclosure has been revealed, with his partner paying a heartfelt tribute to the much-loved 29-year-old.
Severe storm warnings after 89mm dump, 43.6C scorcher
Multiple severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued for parts of the state’s south as Queensland sweats through extreme heat. HOTTEST TEMPS
Why Surfers Paradise footpath explosion ‘will’ happen again
An underground explosion on a busy Gold Coast street injuring a woman is likely to reoccur and potentially kill if funding to maintain the electricity network isn’t boosted, a union warns.
Moment police pull dog from car in sweltering heat
Police have released video of the moment they pulled a sausage dog called Duppy from the back of a car on the Gold Coast on a day when sweltering temperatures were recorded across Queensland.
16-year-old girl subject to alleged violent attack over shoes
A 17-year-old boy allegedly attacked a young girl on a suburban Gold Coast street over shoes then spat on police officers as he was hauled into a police car.
Time’s up for Secret Santa … and we’re all to blame
Schools across Australia, including some on the Gold Coast, are outlawing Secret Santa gift swapping – and the behaviour of adults is to blame. WHAT DO YOU THINK – VOTE IN OUR POLL
Leadership uncertainty at luxury hotel as GM ‘unavailable’
A world-renowned Gold Coast hotel could soon be on the hunt for its seventh general manager in less than a decade, with the incumbent nowhere to be seen.
WATCH: Moment woman swallowed by Gold Coast sinkhole
A woman has been swallowed up in Surfers Paradise after a sinkhole formed following an explosion. SEE THE VIDEO
New bridge opens at The Lanes, Mermaid Waters
New bridge opens at The Lanes, Mermaid Waters by Panthera Group and Mermaid Beach MP Ray Stevens. Video: Andrew Potts
Major new challenge to hated ‘View Tax’
Council is facing a fresh challenge to its controversial ‘View Tax’, with the Queensland Ombudsman investigating the fairness of the rates rise.
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