The Latest Breaking News from Gold Coast

How to improve your rental application during worst housing crisis in 'generations'

With crowds of up to 100 people attending inspections in places like the Gold Coast, trying to secure a rental property can be a heartbreaking task. But real estate agents say there are ways to improve your chances.

ABC News · Mar 8, 2023

Hoffman Drilling to extract water near national park after deal with Gold Coast City Council

Water boring company Hoffman Drilling will be allowed to take 8 million litres a year near Springbrook National Park after settling a court case with Gold Coast City Council.

ABC News · Mar 8, 2023

Helicopter pilot ‘did not hear radio call’ before Gold Coast crash that killed British couple

Diane and Ron Hughes, from Neston, Cheshire, died in the collision at Main Beach

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023

Preliminary report released on helicopter crash that killed couple

Diane and Ron Hughes, from Neston, died in a collision over Main Beach on the Gold Coast on January 2

Liverpool Echo · Mar 7, 2023

What the preliminary investigation into deadly Sea World helicopter collision on the Gold Coast has revealed

At the time of the collision both helicopters were on scheduled five-minute flights — one returning and the other taking off. The air safety watchdog has revealed more about what led up to the disaster.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

Content Casboult relishing King pairing at Suns

Key forward Levi Casboult stepped up at his new AFL club last season and now wants to reap the rewards alongside the fit-again Ben King on the Gold Coast.

AAP · Mar 7, 2023

Radio silence claim in Gold Coast helicopter tragedy

Three pilots don't recall a colleague radioing to say he was taking off before his helicopter collided with another, killing four people.

The New Daily · Mar 7, 2023

Silence on the airwaves ahead of fatal chopper crash

The initial investigations into a fatal helicopter crash include an assessment of radio transmissions in the seconds ahead of the collision.

AAP · Mar 7, 2023

ATSB's preliminary report into Sea World helicopter crash on the Gold Coast released

A preliminary report into the deadly mid-air collision of two helicopters above the Gold Coast Broadwater says the pilot of the helicopter coming in to land did not hear a call over the radio by the pilot taking off.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

Illegal dumping blamed for 'ridiculous' spike in waste being recovered from Gold Coast waterways

On most days, Gold Coast waterways are a glistening blue-green, but scratch below the surface and the golden sands reveal something more sinister.

ABC News · Mar 4, 2023