Tag: gold coast
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GOLD COAST KIWIS HONOUR CULTURE AT WAITANGI DAY
You don’t have to go far on the Gold Coast before you catch up with a Kiwi. So the national holiday Waitangi Day is definitely a big deal. New Zealanders in their thousands headed to Broadwater Parklands to celebrate the land of the Long White Cloud.
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GARY BAILDON JOINS COUNCIL ELECTION RACE
The upcoming Council elections just got very interesting, with former Gold Coast Mayor Gary Baildon announcing he’s joining the race. Baildon will battle for the highly sought-after Division 7 seat of Surfers Paradise and surrounds.
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LOCAL HOPEFULS HEAD NORTH FOR BURLEIGH PRO
A strong contingent of up-and-coming surfers from the North Coast region have headed over the border, ready to contest the Burleigh Pro on the Gold Coast. James Wood, brothers Luke and Zak Condon and fourteen-year-old Mikey McDonagh are among the field of 96 set to hit the waves during the first round of the Qualifying Series.…
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GOLD COAST ENJOYS ‘JOBS BONANZA’
While the National and State unemployment rates continue to nudge 6 percent… On the Gold Coast, thousands of jobs are being created. In full-blown re-election mode, the Mayor declared- the future’s never looked so bright.
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WOMAN HELD UP AT KNIFE-POINT ON THE GOLD COAST
A woman has been held up at knife-point by a pair of car-jackers near a Gold Coast train station. Police say two men threatened the woman about 7:30am Monday morning, near the Varsity Lakes train station before driving away in her car. The alleged attackers were arrested after abandoning the car at Coolangatta but have…
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JUNIORS BAT, BOWL AND FIELD THEIR WAY TO GLORY IN LISMORE
Young cricketers, from as far as the Gold Coast and Sydney, have hit pitches across Lismore for the 32nd annual junior carnival. Under clear skies, players spent the day honing skills across several matches. Organisers hope the carnival could be the launching pad for the country’s next top cricketer, with test stars David Warner, Josh Hazlewood…
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GOLD COAST WELCOMES 2016
Tens of thousands have welcomed in the New Year across the city in spectacular style. Surfers Paradise was a magnet for holidaymakers and partygoers alike. Things ran quite smoothly… which is more than we can say for the Lightrail.
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BODY OF MISSING GOLD COAST SURFER RECOVERED
The body of missing surfer Joshua Dixon has been recovered near Crusoe Island on the Gold Coast. Concerns were first raised yesterday when a fisherman at The Spit reported that a surfer failed to resurface after going under a wave at a Gold Coast beach. An extensive search was launched, and police confirmed the missing person…
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ONE DEAD IN GOLD COAST PLANE CRASH
A light plane crash has left one person dead and another seriously injured near the Gold Coast. The vintage Tiger Moth came down shortly after taking off from Pimpama. The passenger died at the scene – while it took emergency crews more than half an hour to free the pilot from the wreckage. He was airlifted…
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LIGHT PLANE CRASH CLAIMS A LIFE
One person has died and another injured after a light plane crashed at an airstrip north of the Gold Coast. The vintage Tiger Moth came down this morning near Pimpa-Jacobs Well Road at Norwell. One person was pronounced dead at the scene and a man in his 50s was freed from the wreckage. The extent of his…