The Latest Breaking News from the Gold Coast

Couran Cove Island Resort essential services cut off amid 'unnecessary war' between body corporates

A long-running legal dispute on an island north of the Gold Coast has come to a head, with essential services like water and sewerage cut off to residents amid calls for state government intervention.

ABC News · Apr 17, 2023

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 · Apr 14, 2023

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.

ABC News · Apr 13, 2023

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 · Apr 7, 2023

Loose object theory posed in fatal vintage plane crash

The reason a pilot lost control of his vintage aircraft during a scenic flight involving aerobatic manoeuvres off the Gold Coast in 2019 remains a mystery.

AAP · Apr 4, 2023

Helicopter flights resume after fatal Gold Coast crash

Sea World Helicopters is flying again three months after four people died in a mid-air collision between two of its choppers on the Gold Coast.

The New Daily · Apr 4, 2023

'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 · Mar 30, 2023

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An emergency declaration has been revoked after grenades and semi-automatic rifles were handed into a lawyer's office on the Gold Coast.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 · Mar 29, 2023

Buddy's boot sets tone as Swans thumps Suns

Lance Franklin has kicked the game's first two goals and Dane Rampe dominated early to set up a 49-point Sydney AFL win on the Gold Coast.

AAP · Mar 18, 2023

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.

ABC News · Mar 13, 2023