The Latest Breaking News from Gold Coast

Northern Ireland’s gymnasts win their fight to compete at Commonwealth Games

Rhys McClenaghan shot to prominence when he beat Olympic champion Max Whitlock to win gold on the Gold Coast in 2018.

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022

Paula Stafford, the iconic Gold Coast designer who brought the bikini to Australia, dies aged 102

Stafford introduced Australia to the bikini at a time women were ordered off the beach, but her life was about so much more — establishing the second largest industry on 1960s' Gold Coast behind sand mining.

ABC News · Jun 23, 2022

Inflation pressures push Gold Coast business owners to raise prices

Inflation and the rising cost of living cause chaos for business owners and customers as coffee and vegies become the latest budget-breaking items.

ABC News · Jun 19, 2022

Gold Coast council grants Kurrawa Beach Club permission to operate over next three years

The council's decision to allow Kurrawa Beach Club to operate on a trial basis over the next three years has been slammed by opponents who fear there may be more venues to come.

ABC News · Jun 15, 2022

Gold Coast cheapest seaside suburbs include Labrador, Southport, Tugun, Bilinga

Those who hold on to the dream of living by the ocean may be in luck as Gold Coast property data shows there are still suburbs where houses can be bought for a reasonable price.

ABC News · Jun 14, 2022

Push for dress code tattoo bans to be included in Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Act

Dress codes banning face and neck tattoos in Queensland venues could soon be reviewed by law-makers, as a businessman urges the Human Rights Commission to stamp them out.

ABC News · Jun 12, 2022

Street construction exposes wood paver blocks that formed city’s roadways more than a century ago

Souvenir seekers have been making their way to the Gold Coast block where the wood pavers were uncovered.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 12, 2022

Men face drugs and firearms charges over 18-hour Gold Coast siege

Two men face multiple charges, including drugs and firearms counts, following a dramatic, 18-hour long siege on the Gold Coast.

ABC News · Jun 10, 2022

Rapper FBG Cash killed, woman seriously wounded when gunman with rifle opens fire on South Side

The 31-year-old, whose real name was Tristian Hamilton, was part of a group of rappers known as the “Fly Boy Gang.” Two years ago, another member of the group, FBG Duck, was killed in broad daylight on the Gold Coast.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 10, 2022

Below freezing temperatures to chill parts of south-east Queensland as winter kicks in

Parts of the state's heavily-populated south-east are bracing for below freezing temperatures tonight as a cold front blasts the region, including up to 7 degrees below average for the Gold Coast.

ABC News · Jun 7, 2022