Category: Gold Coast News
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CYCLONE THREAT
Batten down the hatches, researches say global warming could make our city a hotspot for cyclones. New data from Melbourne University has found tropical cyclones are forming further from the equator than ever before – pushing them toward the Gold Coast.
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OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF GOLD COAST PRODUCTION ‘MEERA’
A cast and crew of more than one-hundred Gold Coast locals have officially launched their production of ‘Meera’, a true love story set in 16th-century India. Today, the group showed off a sneak peek of the upcoming performance. The show will open in November at Home of the Arts – with the group hoping to…
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MOLENDINAR HOUSE FIRE
Two Gold Coast housemates have lost everything, after a fire destroyed their Molendinar home. The pair were away for the weekend… police believe it was deliberately lit and are now hunting a suspected fire bug.
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TEEN CRIMINALS
Teenage criminals running the streets and leaving residents fearful, from carrying weapons to snatching bags. It’s behaviour Gold Coast politicians say must be stopped with the penalties allowing teens to re-offend again and again.
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WORST ROADS
Gold Coast roads are much maligned but now, there’s a comprehensive list of the very worst stretches. Dozens of roads have been named and shamed by the RACQ and we’ll tell you our most hated.
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GOLD COAST HOONS TURNING SUBURBAN STREETS INTO DRAG STRIPS
Reckless hoons terrorise our roads and put our community in danger, and it seems they’re proud of it, releasing vision to the public.
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BRISBANE CRASH CLAIMS THREE LIVES
Three people have died, after a head-on crash at Moorooka near Brisbane. Witnesses have said they saw one vehicle travelling “erratically” on the wrong side of the road, moments before it smashed into oncoming traffic.
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CONCERNS AIR-BNB LANDLORDS DODGING FEES
The Gold Coast is being robbed of millions of dollars, as Air-BNB landlords exploit the law and doge paying fees. There’s fresh safety concerns, with Council admitting the service is not properly regulated.
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FASTER DIAGNOSIS
A new program developed right here on the Gold Coast, is speeding up diagnosis times for older locals. It means doctors can look at images on the run – and possibly, keep patients out of hospital altogether.
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26-YEAR-OLD SEXUALLY ASSAULTED ON THE CENTRAL COAST
Police are investigating after a 26-year-old woman was sexually assaulted on the Central Coast. It’s understood the woman was sitting on a bench at Terry Oval near Gosford, at around midnight on Wednesday, when she was approached by a man. Officers have been told the man started a conversation with her, before sexually assaulting the…