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Joanne sleeping rough with Gold Coast homeless but has a 40th birthday wish for 2023

Joanne knows she will soon be moved on from her latest sanctuary beneath a park shelter at a popular Gold Coast beach, as a local charity says it is feeding more homeless people than ever.

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Two Chicago police officers injured while breaking up fight near Gold Coast

The officers were responding to a disturbance in the 100 block of West Division Street when they were injured.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gold Coast schoolies 'congratulated' despite an increase in arrests

Authorities have declared week one of schoolies a success, but revellers headed to the region from Victoria and NSW have been warned a "robust" police response awaits them.

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Motorbike involved in double-fatal crash on the Gold Coast was stolen, police say

A man and a woman aged in their 30s have died after the motorbike they were riding crashed on the Gold Coast. The couple was earlier pursued by police.

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Sunshine Coast schoolies reflect trend toward less alcohol, more health-conscious choices

The class of 2022 say they "don't want to waste a day being hungover" and just want a "chill, fun time", reflecting a trend among young people towards drinking less.

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Public transport use is still down on the Gold Coast — but don't blame COVID or commuters

Are tax incentives the real reason you won't catch a bus to work? One academic thinks so.

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Schoolies keen to relax at Byron Bay after schooling years impacted by COVID, floods and fires

The schoolies of 2022 have earned the right to celebrate after their school years were impacted by COVID, fire and floods, but thousands are shunning the traditional trek to the Gold Coast for the more sedate surrounds of Byron Bay.

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ITV Good Morning Britain viewers distracted as brother and mum of I'm A Celebrity's Owen Warner make appearance

Polly and Louie appeared via video link from the Gold Coast to chat to hosts Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley

Manchester Evening News

Sue Cleaver is all smiles as she arrives at plush hotel after I'm A Celebrity exit

Sue Cleaver cut a happy figure as she arrived at a swanky Gold Coast hotel after she became the third contestant to be voted off this year's I'm A Celebrity camp

Daily Mirror

Gold Coast Schoolies 2022 is up and partying. Here's what to expect this year

Mullets and Kate Bush may be big again but Schoolies on the glitter strip has come a long way since the '80s. Police "wanding" for weapons, for a start. With 20,000 teens gathering this weekend a robust multi-agency response is in place.

ABC News

"Parent's worst nightmare" as unaccompanied boy, 11, is kicked off plane

Jack Garland was due to travel with his 13-year-old sister Scarlett from Sydney to the Gold Coast in Australia. One child was kicked off, while the other was left on board

Daily Mirror

City of Gold Coast mapping shows additional 88,000 properties at risk of flooding

The mapping shows many more properties than previously thought will be at flood risk in a "worst-case" weather scenario, prompting concerns over insurance premiums.

ABC News

Inquest into death of German backpacker Jennifer Kohl set for Gold Coast, mother to attend

A pre-inquest conference at the Queensland Coroner's Court at Southport heard Jennifer Kohl's mother had requested the inquest into the circumstances of her daughter's 2017 death at a farm in Mount Tamborine, where she and her boyfriend had been working picking avocados.

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Queensland property 'hotspots' no longer resisting dip in house prices, new data reveals

Sunshine Coast house prices record the biggest fall in regional Queensland, down 7.1 per cent, followed by the Gold Coast, where prices dropped by 6.4 per cent.

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Gold Coast affordable housing requires rethink, says town planner

There is a "growing generational and economic divide" emerging in the Gold Coast's housing market, says a town planner as the city shapes how it manages a population surge.

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Christmas spells 'record' rental squeeze for Gold Coast with fewer options than ever

Joel and Ash have been looking for a place to rent since May. They fear they'll have to spend Christmas living out of boxes from a friend's house as landlords pull houses from the long-term rental pool to turn into holiday homes.

AAP

DNA key to 1982 Gold Coast murder

Police hope a $500,000 reward and genetic genealogy could provide vital clues in the cold case murder of a man on the Gold Coast in 1982.

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Gold Coast conservationists say Coomera Connector environment report a 'final cut' for koalas

There are calls for greater detail about suitable habitat and long-term survival of critical koala populations to be displaced by Coomera Connector road construction.

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Daily Record

I'm A Celebrity spoiler as star quits first trial and another plunges from 32 storeys

Babatunde Aléshé looked worried as he was pictured 32 storeys high on the roof of the Focus building on the Gold Coast.

ABC News

Shark attack survivor among competitors at 2022 Gold Coast Pan Pacific Masters Games

A shark attack survivor and a multiple transplant recipient are among the participants at an event that draws thousands of competitors from around the world.

Chicago Tribune

After a tumultuous first term, Gov. J.B. Pritzker spends big and plays it safe in reelection bid

In late August, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, billionaire scion of one of America’s wealthiest families, sat at a folding table at City Hall in Christopher, a town of fewer than 3,000 people 300 miles south of his Gold Coast mansion.

ABC News

Shane van Gisbergen wins back-to-back Supercars titles with dominant Gold Coast victory

The Kiwi driver secured his third Supercars championship after winning his 20th race of the season on the Gold Coast.

ABC News

Council and state at loggerheads over Sunshine Coast building heights amid fears for turtles

Residents say they don't want the Sunshine Coast to become a "Gold Coast lookalike" and are worried about the impact on nesting turtles.

AAP

Davison tops in first Gold Coast practice

The regular trio of Will Davison, Shane van Gisbergen and Cam Waters have gone quickest in the opening practice session of the Gold Coast 500.

Motorsport

2022 Supercars Gold Coast 500 – Start time, how to watch, channel & more

Supercars returns to the streets of Surfers Paradise for the first time since 2019 this weekend.

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