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Jack Beasley's parents reveal true cost of fighting for change to youth knife crime

Three years after their 17-year-old son was stabbed and killed on the Gold Coast, Brett and Belinda Beasley have revealed the personal cost of curbing Queensland's youth knife-crime culture.

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Gold Coast council considers waste-to-energy facility as it predicts $158 million landfill bill over next decade

With an anticipated landfill bill of $158 million over the next decade, Mayor Tom Tate is keen to investigate the prospect of a trash-fired power plant, but one expert says it's not the panacea it appears at face value.

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Travel turmoil looms over airport strike action

Christmas travellers could be hit with delays at Brisbane and Gold Coast airports next week as unions take protected industrial action.

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International workers favour flatmate search platforms to find rooms in the Gold Coast's tight rental market

People are turning to share accommodation apps instead of rental agencies to find a room on the Gold Coast. But demand in some beachside suburbs outweighs supply by 70 to one.

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Small businesses face another challenge, being ghosted by their own staff

With weeks to go before Christmas, one Gold Coast business is experiencing a threat to its bottom line that could close its doors.

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Man arrested after Gold Coast siege sparks resident evacuations

Police arrest a man who had threatened to ignite a gas bottle during a 15-hour siege at a unit complex at Labrador.

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Rugby league figure, Gold Coast Titans founder Paul Broughton dies, aged 91

Gold Coast Titans founding father Paul Broughton OAM has been remembered as a "giant" of the game, who was socially progressive and ahead of his time.

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Patricia O'Callaghan reflects on two 'difficult' years of COVID, lockdowns as head of Destination Gold Coast

The head of Destination Gold Coast, Patricia O'Callaghan, hangs up her CEO hat in exchange for another, and reflects on "some of [the city's] darkest days".

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A Brit TikToker Fkn Roasted The Sunshine Coast Qld Folk Are Sounding Off About Her Take

Lotta Gold Coast lovers in the comments.

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Charli XCX Is Headed Down Under To Headline For The Love Festival 2023 Girlies, Let’s Ride

For The Love kicks off on the Gold Coast in late February.

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Joanne sleeping rough with Gold Coast homeless but has a 40th birthday wish for 2023

Joanne knows she will soon be moved on from her latest sanctuary beneath a park shelter at a popular Gold Coast beach, as a local charity says it is feeding more homeless people than ever.

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Two Chicago police officers injured while breaking up fight near Gold Coast

The officers were responding to a disturbance in the 100 block of West Division Street when they were injured.

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Gold Coast schoolies 'congratulated' despite an increase in arrests

Authorities have declared week one of schoolies a success, but revellers headed to the region from Victoria and NSW have been warned a "robust" police response awaits them.

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Motorbike involved in double-fatal crash on the Gold Coast was stolen, police say

A man and a woman aged in their 30s have died after the motorbike they were riding crashed on the Gold Coast. The couple was earlier pursued by police.

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Sunshine Coast schoolies reflect trend toward less alcohol, more health-conscious choices

The class of 2022 say they "don't want to waste a day being hungover" and just want a "chill, fun time", reflecting a trend among young people towards drinking less.

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Public transport use is still down on the Gold Coast — but don't blame COVID or commuters

Are tax incentives the real reason you won't catch a bus to work? One academic thinks so.

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Schoolies keen to relax at Byron Bay after schooling years impacted by COVID, floods and fires

The schoolies of 2022 have earned the right to celebrate after their school years were impacted by COVID, fire and floods, but thousands are shunning the traditional trek to the Gold Coast for the more sedate surrounds of Byron Bay.

Manchester Evening News

ITV Good Morning Britain viewers distracted as brother and mum of I'm A Celebrity's Owen Warner make appearance

Polly and Louie appeared via video link from the Gold Coast to chat to hosts Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley

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Sue Cleaver is all smiles as she arrives at plush hotel after I'm A Celebrity exit

Sue Cleaver cut a happy figure as she arrived at a swanky Gold Coast hotel after she became the third contestant to be voted off this year's I'm A Celebrity camp

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Gold Coast Schoolies 2022 is up and partying. Here's what to expect this year

Mullets and Kate Bush may be big again but Schoolies on the glitter strip has come a long way since the '80s. Police "wanding" for weapons, for a start. With 20,000 teens gathering this weekend a robust multi-agency response is in place.

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"Parent's worst nightmare" as unaccompanied boy, 11, is kicked off plane

Jack Garland was due to travel with his 13-year-old sister Scarlett from Sydney to the Gold Coast in Australia. One child was kicked off, while the other was left on board

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City of Gold Coast mapping shows additional 88,000 properties at risk of flooding

The mapping shows many more properties than previously thought will be at flood risk in a "worst-case" weather scenario, prompting concerns over insurance premiums.

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Inquest into death of German backpacker Jennifer Kohl set for Gold Coast, mother to attend

A pre-inquest conference at the Queensland Coroner's Court at Southport heard Jennifer Kohl's mother had requested the inquest into the circumstances of her daughter's 2017 death at a farm in Mount Tamborine, where she and her boyfriend had been working picking avocados.

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Queensland property 'hotspots' no longer resisting dip in house prices, new data reveals

Sunshine Coast house prices record the biggest fall in regional Queensland, down 7.1 per cent, followed by the Gold Coast, where prices dropped by 6.4 per cent.

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Gold Coast affordable housing requires rethink, says town planner

There is a "growing generational and economic divide" emerging in the Gold Coast's housing market, says a town planner as the city shapes how it manages a population surge.

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