Gold Coast news

Light rail on track to spark property boom

Posted 18 hours 54 minutes ago

The Tourism and Transport Forum expects the price of property to soar around the Gold Coast light rail line.…more

Titans hope Warriors wilt in the heat

Posted 21 hours 9 minutes ago

Gold Coast captain Scott Prince says the Titans' predominantly white jersey should give his side a psychological advantage over the Warriors this weekend.…more

More than 2,000 homeless on Gold Coast

Posted 21 hours 27 minutes ago

A Queensland youth worker says the number of homeless people on the Gold Coast is increasing.…more

Coroner recommends licensing jet skis

Posted Thu Mar 11th, 2010 5:28pm

A coroner says people who use jet skis in Queensland should be licensed.…more

Australian missing off Chilean coast

Posted Thu Mar 11th, 2010 12:00pm

An Australian sailor is missing off the coast of Chile, two weeks after the nation's massive earthquake triggered a tsunami.…more

Titans excited by 'natural' halves

Posted Thu Mar 11th, 2010 9:22am

Gold Coast coach John Cartwright is delighted with the pairing of "naturally gifted footballers" Scott Prince and Greg Bird at the heart of the Titans' attack.…more

Man extradited over Gold Coast death

Posted Thu Mar 11th, 2010 9:14am

A Coffs Harbour man is expected to face court in Queensland today over manslaughter charges relating to the death of a Gold Coast man.…more

Gold Coast boosts Chinese tourist numbers

Posted Thu Mar 11th, 2010 8:43am

The Queensland Tourism Minister says the number of Chinese visitors to the Gold Coast grew by 12 per cent last year.…more

Bligh rejects water charge windfall claims

Posted Thu Mar 11th, 2010 8:39am

The Queensland Premier says the State Government is making no profit out of water charges on the Gold Coast.…more

Property value fall no surprise

Posted Thu Mar 11th, 2010 8:34am

A property executive says he is not surprised that Gold Coast property values have fallen.…more

Laureus win for "Happy" Gilmore

Posted Thu Mar 11th, 2010 7:04am

It was a case of third time lucky for Kingscliff surfer Stephanie Gilmore in Abu Dhabi overnight.…more

Concern aired over new land valuation costs

Posted Wed Mar 10th, 2010 1:07pm

The Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF) is questioning the cost and impact of a new land valuation system to be introduced in Queensland. …more

Mayor highlights desal windfall

Posted Wed Mar 10th, 2010 1:05pm

The Gold Coast Mayor says the Queensland Government is making a significant profit from the sale of desalinated water produced at Tugun.…more

7th person arrested over murder

Posted Wed Mar 10th, 2010 10:24am

A seventh person has been charged over the death of a man on the New South Wales north coast 15 months ago.…more

Fear grips border community

Posted Wed Mar 10th, 2010 8:07am

A public meeting has heard that victims of youth gang violence in the Tweed are often too scared to report it.…more

Tomane beats Toopi to centres spot

Posted Tue Mar 9th, 2010 7:00pm

Former Melbourne Storm flyer Joseph Tomane's impressive trial form has won the boom teenager a centres spot for Gold Coast's NRL season-opener against New Zealand Warriors on Sunday.…more

Trust Queenslanders to conserve water: Clarke

Posted Tue Mar 9th, 2010 1:09pm

Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke says the government should trust south east Queenslanders and lift water restrictions.…more

Inequity in state sentencing for smugglers

Posted Tue Mar 9th, 2010 11:00am

Civil Liberties Australia says federal laws need to be changed urgently so some convicted smugglers are dealt with uniformly across the states.…more

Desal plant use up to manager: Bligh

Posted Tue Mar 9th, 2010 10:47am

The Queensland Premier says the Seqwater grid manager decides when the Tugun desalination plant should operate and how much water it should treat.…more

Report reveals Gold Coast needy

Posted Tue Mar 9th, 2010 10:42am

A new report says about 10 per cent of people on the Gold Coast face social disadvantage.…more

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