The Latest Breaking News from Gold Coast

Man dies after being restrained by members of the public at busy Gold Coast restaurant

Witness says the man ran into the kitchen of a Sanctuary Cove restaurant, and repeatedly shouted "someone wants to kill me".

ABC News · Feb 18, 2023

Warren Smith recognised for Surfest success with Peter Troy Lifetime Achievement Award

Surfest linchpin Warren Smith said the Peter Troy Lifetime Achievement Award presented to him on Thursday night was recognition for the team behind Newcastle's surfing carnival rather than himself. Smith was named the recipient at the Surfing Australia Awards at the QT Gold Coast hotel after being one of three…

Newcastle Herald · Feb 17, 2023

Poodunnit: hunt on for source of bacterial contamination that closed popular Gold Coast swimming hole

The Currumbin rock pools have been closed since Monday after elevated levels of enterococci were detected

The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2023

Comanchero boss Allan Meehan extradited back to NSW for allegedly breaching court order

Allan Meehan is set to be extradited to Sydney after being arrested on the Gold Coast yesterday. Police claim he left to live more freely across the border.

ABC News · Feb 10, 2023

Veteran Shaun Spain, who took his life, blamed Department of Veterans' Affairs

Shaun Spain spent 15 years in the army and completed five tours in East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq. Before he died, he left a note.

ABC News · Feb 9, 2023

Baz Luhrmann lauds Gold Coast screen industry as it lures more international players

Baz Luhrmann's feature film, Elvis, was the first major Hollywood film to be produced from start to finish on the Gold Coast, with the Academy Award nominee liking the location so much he relocated his production company there.

ABC News · Feb 8, 2023

Ricky Lefoe guilty of Ivan Susin's manslaughter in Gold Coast one-punch attack

Ricky Lefoe faced a three-day trial charged over the death of Ivan Susin in Surfers Paradise in October 2019.

ABC News · Feb 8, 2023

Gold Coast helicopter crash survivors describe moment before midair collision

Four people were killed when two helicopters doing five-minute joy flights near the Gold Coast theme park collided.

ABC News · Feb 5, 2023

Tech companies, start-ups flock to Logan, south of Brisbane, to create local jobs

Logan, population 350,000, is one of Australia's fastest-growing cities. But for many who live there, a daily commute north to Brisbane or south to the Gold Coast for work is the norm something Logan City Council wants to change by attracting tech companies and start-ups.

ABC News · Feb 5, 2023

Bevilacqua wins Ironman Series crown after tense finale

Matt Bevilacqua has captured his second Ironman Series crown in a thrilling finish from rival Ben Carberry in the last race on the Gold Coast.

AAP · Feb 5, 2023