Gold Coast
Gold Coast lures Hollywood’s finest
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 5:49 am | Reported by Natalie Sprott
Two big-budget TV series and a feature film have been lured to the Gold Coast.
Getting ready to save lives: Red Frogs crew
Monday, October 18, 2010, 12:53 pm | Reported by Zoe Noakes
As thousands of Year 12 students take their final exams and begin the countdown until Schoolies Week, Red Frogs volunteers are preparing to do more than distribute their lolly namesake – they could save teens’ lives. Founder and director of Red Frogs Chaplaincy Network Andy Gourley says he regularly hears stories of how his volunteers were in the right place at the right time.
Extreme Brisbane weather stops annual charity cycle
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 3:32 pm | Reported by Maximilian Kosmala
The annual Wilson HTM Brisbane to Gold Coast Cycle Challenge has been cancelled because of heavy rainfall and extreme weather forecasts across Brisbane.
V8 Supercars back on track
Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 11:38 am | Reported by Kayla Brereton
The set-up for next month’s V8 Supercar race on the Gold Coast has just begun and despite last year’s drama, organisers are expecting a fantastic event.
Gold Coast outdoor gallery attracts 200,000 people
Monday, September 20, 2010, 12:04 pm | Reported by Karin Adam
Huge crowds were expected this weekend to see a giant sandstone stingray and 54 other sculptures at Queensland’s biggest outdoor art exhibition.
Athletics carnival for children with a disability
Monday, September 20, 2010, 1:03 am | Reported by Imogen Knowles
Over 800 children across 33 schools participated in the 24th Gold Coast Cabs Annual Invitational Athletics Carnival for children with a disability.
Swell Sculpture Festival sweeps over Currumbin
Sunday, September 19, 2010, 1:42 pm | Reported by Tijana Jaksic
More than 50 sculptures took over the Gold Coast’s Currumbin Beach in south-east Queensland for the eighth annual Swell Sculpture Festival from September 10 to 19.
Fuzzy under fire from Parklife punters
Sunday, September 19, 2010, 12:41 am | Reported by Alicia Ng
The event managing company behind Parklife, Fuzzy, has once again caused upset, this time before the festival has even begun.
SE Queensland bounces back on car theft
Sunday, September 19, 2010, 12:10 am | Reported by Tom Kojrowicz
As vehicle theft remains a problem in South East Queensland, residents of Logan and the Gold Coast are taking part in car safety awareness campaigns.
Shark nets pose threat to whale migration
Thursday, September 16, 2010, 4:46 pm | Reported by Rhianna Bull
Brisbane beach lovers fleeing to the Gold Coast to escape the heat could be swimming with more than whales this summer if marine activists have their way.
