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Hangovers and skullets: welcome to schoolies week 2025

The rite of passage for many Australian teenagers at Surfers Paradise has changed since the first party at Broadbeach in the 1970s

The Guardian - AU

End of an era: Reynard’s last US open wheel win

A podium sweep, a first-time rookie winner and a team that had not existed until weeks before the first round breaking through against the category’s giants. There was no shortage of feel-good stories following American Spirit Team Johansson driver Ryan Hunter-Reay’s victory in what turned out to be the final…

Autosport

Podcast: Adrian Reynard career retrospective

The British company's success in single-seater racing was translated dramatically into Indycar, as Michael Andretti won the manufacturer's first race at Surfers Paradise, sending shockwaves through the motorsport landscape.

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Father, grandfather drown trying to save toddler

An Easter tragedy has unfolded on the Gold Coast with a father and grandfather dying while trying to save a toddler who fell into a pool.

AAP

Miles “excited to see what comes” from IndyCar’s exhibition at Thermal

A variety of unique elements have been blended into this weekend’s non-points race – a first for IndyCar since 2008 (Surfers Paradise, Australia) – at the 17-turn, 3.067-mile circuit located just outside of Palm Springs, California.

Motorsport

Man drowns in Surfers Paradise spa after inhaling 'nangs', police say

Police are investigating the drowning death of a man in Surfers Paradise, believed to be linked with "nangs".

ABC News

Man found guilty over Surfers chip brawl manslaughter

Ricky Kevin Lefoe has been found guilty of unlawfully killing a Brazilian student who was felled by a punch in a Surfers Paradise brawl outside a kebab shop.

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Lethal punch in chips brawl 'lawful' defence, jury told

A defence barrister has told a Brisbane Supreme Court jury that his client threw a fatal punch in order to defend a mate during a brawl at Surfers Paradise.

AAP

Escapee racehorses run amok through Surfers Paradise

Two jockey-less racehorses ran amok on the Gold Coast on Tuesday, bringing traffic to a standstill and creating a spectacle on the streets.

The New Daily

Man drowns, son rescued at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast

An interstate visitor aged in his 40s drowns at Surfers Paradise, with an 11-year-old boy also pulled from the water.

ABC News

Paradise Centre gets $40m revamp as City of Gold Coast pushes to reinvent Surfers Paradise

Paradise Centre, at the heart of Surfers Paradise, is set for a $40 million revamp, with its owners and the City of Gold Coast hoping it marks the beginning of a reinvented entertainment precinct in an area that "did lose its buzz".

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