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One of the Gold Coast’s oldest community events has been cancelled, with organisers saying they are heartbroken.
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What forced their hand: ➡️ bit.ly/4fSw0nv
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Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has refused to commit ratepayer funds to the state’s proposed public transport expansion, saying he needs more detail before signing on.
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What he said: ➡️ bit.ly/3SpU5rQ
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A 14ha Gold Coast site described as almost five times the size of the entire Oracle precinct is set to become a $2.5bn residential and retail village.
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Get your first look at what's planned: ➡️ bit.ly/449o6Pg
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Most #GoldCoast ratepayers will receive an increase in general rates after the biggest U-turn during budget debate in Mayor Tom Tate’s decade in office.
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Find out all the detail about what it means for your neighbourhood: ➡️ bit.ly/4xsUCcJ
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Gold Coast’s City Council’s $2bn budget has earmarked funding for the controversial Southport arena while committing $226.5m to infrastructure projects including a surprise new parkland.
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First look at key projects: ➡️ bit.ly/4fPCy6l
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The party didn’t stop all weekend at Surfers Paradise’s nightclubs, where the young and young-at-heart danced their hearts out.
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See who was spotted in the full gallery: ➡️ bit.ly/4vIlQdC
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Thirty minutes into his shift, a Gold Coast police officer and father of two was shot dead. 15 years on, those involved with his death are all either free or dead.
#GoldCoast #Flashback #Truecrime
Inside that devastating night: ➡️ bit.ly/4xnmOgU
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A Gold Coast Highway retail strip in Palm Beach is set to trade Chinese restaurants and surf shops for rooftop magnesium pools, cold plunges and ocean-view yoga studios.
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See the plans: ➡️ bit.ly/4frGBFF
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The Gold Coast’s tourism industry already dwarfs three states – and a new 59-point plan backed by the 2032 Olympics aims to overtake a fourth within six years.
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Inside the grand plan: ➡️ bit.ly/4aJb4f1
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A developer plans to turn one the Gold Coast’s famous livestock paddock into a luxury ‘wellness ecosystem’ – but locals say the cows already have that covered as Tom Tate reveals his view.
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Inside the debate: ➡️ bit.ly/4oCLzC9
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The fourth-busiest air route in the country has a new player, with Jetstar set to launch flights from Western Sydney’s brand-new airport to the Gold Coast from $59 a ticket.
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When it begins: ➡️ bit.ly/4fw3iZk
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Two remarkable lives lost in one week have left the world poorer – but the legacies of Anthony Stewart Head and Richard Scolyer offer a blueprint for how to live, writes Andrew Potts.
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His view: ➡️ bit.ly/4uXV2Gv
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The Gold Coast’s tourism industry, already worth nearly $9 billion, has set its sights on an ‘iconic’ cableway and sweeping new projects to cement its place on the world stage by 2032.
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Vote in our poll: ➡️ bit.ly/43q6kqQ
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Gold Coast councillors have greenlit a $115m townhouse project on a site critics say was stripped of 900 planned homes, including social housing, to make way for luxury living.
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When construction begins: ➡️ bit.ly/4e8MEwu
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Gold Coast unit sales have defied federal budget fears, with three major developments recording hundreds of millions in presales as buyer demand remains strong.
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This is why: ➡️ bit.ly/4dYuHk0
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Will Hodgman has received one of Australia’s highest honours – but the Invest Gold Coast chairman says his most ambitious work for the city is still ahead.
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What's next for the Gold Coast: ➡️ bit.ly/4g5adZC
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Gold Coast City Council has approved the Benowa Gardens redevelopment concept, with Deputy Mayor Mark Hammel warning it signals a broader shift in how the city will grow. His view: ➡️ bit.ly/4g4Xsyc
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Five decades, zero arrests, and one family still without answers – the 1976 Gold Coast hitchhiker murder that has never been solved.
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Inside the case which still haunts the city: ➡️ bit.ly/4a4oodE
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One of the last homes standing in Burleigh Heads’ bustling dining and retail heart faces demolition under fresh plans lodged with Gold Coast City Council.
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See the plans: ➡️ bit.ly/4e0cUt3
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Sunland has lodged plans for its first new development – a 42-storey tower – on a site a rival developer once owned and had planned to build even higher.
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See the plans: ➡️ bit.ly/4x2I1N0
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