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Gold Coast mayor wants services to stay on at South Stradbroke Island's Couran Cove amid legal dispute

The Gold Coast mayor pleads for utilities to remain open to Couran Cove residents amid an ongoing legal dispute.

ABC News

Crowd mourns CFD Lt. Jan Tchoryk. ‘His life was all about service.’

Tchoryk died battling a blaze in a Gold Coast high-rise April 5. He was one of two Chicago Fire Department members who died on the job last week.

Chicago Sun-Times

Vaping inquiry in Queensland hears call for ban on disposable products, nicotine concerns

Public health officials tell a parliamentary inquiry into vaping in Queensland more than 80 per cent of disposable vapes seized from stores on the Gold Coast illegally contain nicotine.

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Toddler savagely mauled by three dogs as child suffers 'significant' injuries

Emergency services were called to a property in Yatala on Australia's Gold Coast around 5.20pm on Wednesday after receiving reports of a dog attacking a toddler

Daily Mirror

Australia's rental crisis is especially tight on the Gold Coast. How can we free up empty homes?

As rents surge and thousands face housing insecurity, statistics suggest almost three in 10 houses are empty in parts of Queensland's Gold Coast, while the national average is 10 per cent.

ABC News

Fears boat ban at The Spit's Marine Stadium on the Gold Coast could lead to more people sleeping rough

Boat owners use a legal loophole to anchor long-term and at no cost in this popular Gold Coast inlet dubbed "Bum's Bay". But now locals want them to go — and there are fears some could be left homeless.

ABC News

Gold Coast high-rise fire ruled an accident; 2 firefighters’ cause of death revealed

Officials say a high-rise fire on North Lake Shore Drive was caused by combustibles too close to a ‘heat-generating appliance.’ Firefighter Jermaine Pelt died of smoke inhalation; Lt. Jan Tchoryk died of cardiovascular disease.

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‘It just doesn’t happen. But today, it did’: Veteran fire lieutenant second to die in as many days following blaze at Chicago high-rise

CHICAGO — A firefighter died Wednesday battling a Gold Coast blaze, marking the Chicago Fire Department’s second line-of-duty death in just two days.

Chicago Tribune

Veteran fire lieutenant dies following extra-alarm blaze at Chicago high-rise

CHICAGO — A firefighter has died and three others were injured at an extra-alarm blaze at a high-rise building on DuSable Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast neighborhood, officials said.

Chicago Tribune

Soviet-era aircraft travelling below 500ft before crashing into ocean off Gold Coast, inquest finds

Investigators were not able to determine with certainty that Gold Coast pilot Martinus van Hattem was completing an aerobatic manoeuvre immediately before the fatal crash off South Stradbroke Island in 2019, but it was considered a possibility.

ABC News

Queensland tourism industry bracing for wave of last-minute Easter school holiday bookings

Fewer people have booked holidays this Easter school holidays but hotels and airlines are ready for a last-minute surge.

ABC News

'Shaman' accused of drugging and raping women on the Gold Coast used accomplice to 'silence' victims, police allege

Court documents obtained by the ABC show detectives allege a man was recruited to "silence" the alleged victims of a 50-year-old "shaman".

ABC News

A Gold Coast Renter Noticed A Nasty Smell Lingering In Her Home The Source Will Make You Gag

"It was so disgusting."

Pedestrian.tv

AirAsia Just Dropped Direct Flights From Gold Coast To Kuala Lumpur You Could Score Free Tix

The direct flights will be available on the 1st of April, and to kick things off AirAsia is slashing 20% off on all seats on all flights.

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Probe after grenades, rifles hand-in triggers lockdown

An emergency declaration has been revoked after grenades and semi-automatic rifles were handed into a lawyer's office on the Gold Coast.

AAP

Man jailed for eight years for chip brawl manslaughter

Ricky Lefoe has been jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of a Brazilian man who was punched in a Gold Coast brawl sparked by stolen hot chips.

AAP

Undersized Bombers can cut down Suns' tall men: Scott

Essendon's undersized defence are set to take on Gold Coast's towering forwards but coach Brad Scott has backed them to do the job.

ABC News

Police search for woman feared swept from rocks in rough conditions on Gold Coast beach

Rough conditions are hampering the search, but fishing gear has been found in the area where the woman is believed to have gone missing.

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How Gold Coast doctor Dinesh Palipana helped Juan Torres practise medicine in Australia

Juan Torres thought it would be impossible to work in an Australian hospital as a doctor. Then Dinesh Palipana answered his call.

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Federal government rejects environmental appeal to reconsider Coomera Connector

A small group of residents worried about how a new highway between south Brisbane and the Gold Coast will impact koalas has been rejected in its last-minute bid to have the project reconsidered.

AAP

Suns 'clique' together with King's AFL return

Ben King's return has bolstered Gold Coast's forward line and reunited a formidable young group for the AFL opening-round clash with Sydney.

ABC News

From Gold Coast 'Hi-Lights' to 'satanic' HOTA sculpture, good art isn't meant to be easy, critic says

As council moves to "divest or dispose" of two sculptures valued at $2.5 million, one of the artists has spoken out, describing the decision as "inherently biased" as a critic warns an important conversation is being missed.

ABC News

City of Gold Coast committee renews push to remove 'Yatala lights' after hoon driving reports

A Gold Coast councillor is renewing efforts to remove controversial lights installed on the M1 for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, citing widespread community criticism and reports of hoon driving.

ABC News

Gold Coast $2.1 million M1 light display attracting hoon meet-ups, police say

An unreadable light installation welcoming motorists to the Gold Coast has become a beacon for hoons, police say.

AAP

NRL star's mum faces new charge over fatal car crash

NRL star Payne Haas' mother has been slapped with a drink driving charge in relation to the fatal car crash she allegedly caused on the Gold Coast.

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