Coast schools fight against IS
THE Gold Coast’s only Islamic college has stepped up its efforts to fight the radicalisation of its students.
Inside one of the Coast’s worst ‘bombsites’
A HAVEN for vagrants and drug users, one of the Gold Coast’s biggest eyesores may be facing demolition within weeks.
Highrises call for power to ban smoking
THE State Government is reviewing a desperate plea from the Cancer Council to ban smoking from highrise balconies on the Gold Coast.
Failed student to tutoring entrepreneur
HE went from being a failing schoolboy to owning the Gold Coast’s largest tutoring company.
Thousands flock to Cooly Rocks On
If Rhiannon Williams and Emily Ardill had their way, they would have grown up in the era of rock ’n’ roll dancing, swing music and hot rods.
Alexander really digs Monster Machines
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Wipe-out on free beach parking
PLANS by council to introduce three-hour limits for beachside parking have been met with anger and dismay by the surfing community.
Battle lines drawn over flight paths
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Stradbroke favourite Najoom out
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Man falls through nightclub roof
A MAN was taken to hospital after falling nearly 8m on to concrete while trying to sneak into a Broadbeach nightclub at the weekend.
Candyman playboy king of Instagram
THE Gold Coast’s Candyman is a serious contender in the battle to be the playboy king of Instagram, adding another 100,000 followers in a week.
Tiger Moth returns to the Coast
THE unmistakable sound and sight of the Tiger Moth biplane soaring over Gold Coast beaches has returned.
Top 10 cheap eats under $15
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It’s time this country grew up
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VIDEO Goodes: War cry not a retaliation
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Woman tied up by fake cops in sex attack
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Plug pulled on racist fight site
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Frozen berries ‘low risk’: Inquiry
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Farewell for legend BB King
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Mosque biker protesters ‘#NotMyAmerica’
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Arrests after Aussie shot in Thailand
A JEALOUS lover is one of three men arrested in Thailand after he allegedly hired a student to kill an Australian man involved with his ex girlfriend.
Teacher executed for child sex
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Stradbroke favourite Najoom out
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Titans last minute effort to late
A last-ditch effort at victory by the Titans has fallen short with the Rabbitohs claiming a 22-16 victory this afternoon.
Hawks win as Suns fade away
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Ambrose: ‘I never said I’d kill Lara ...’
SIR Curtly Ambrose was one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time — and one of the most mysterious. But the West Indian skyscraper opened the door to Robert Craddock.
‘Superbrat’ the new Kournikova?
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Broncos dust Raiders with miracle try
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Orlando’s Bloom-ing Coast adventure
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Coast talent taking films to world
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Sobbing Charli attacks ‘trolls’
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Slime time for Gold Coast mayor
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‘He is making a mockery of the Pope’
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Man falls through nightclub roof
A MAN was taken to hospital after falling nearly 8m on to concrete while trying to sneak into a Broadbeach nightclub at the weekend.
Palmer tees off to build mini cities
CLIVE Palmer wants to build up to eight 30-storey towers on the Robina-Merrimac floodplain in one of the biggest applications ever put to council.
Highrises call for power to ban smoking
THE State Government is reviewing a desperate plea from the Cancer Council to ban smoking from highrise balconies on the Gold Coast.
Thousands flock to Cooly Rocks On
If Rhiannon Williams and Emily Ardill had their way, they would have grown up in the era of rock ’n’ roll dancing, swing music and hot rods.
Alexander really digs Monster Machines
LITTLE Alexander Tzoumanis couldn’t believe his eyes when his parents surprised him with a field full of Monster Machines at the Broadwater Parklands yesterday.
Failed student to tutoring entrepreneur
HE went from being a failing schoolboy to owning the Gold Coast’s largest tutoring company.
Tiger Moth returns to the Coast
THE unmistakable sound and sight of the Tiger Moth biplane soaring over Gold Coast beaches has returned.
The biggest killer of teenage girls
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Playboy model’s revenge porn hell
A PLAYBOY model has broken her silence on the shocking trap an obsessive fan left her and the appalling blackmail tactics he used.
One of state’s top eateries shuts down
ONE of the state’s top fine diners, has shut its doors, as the parent company went into voluntary administration.
Vote for Coast’s best hairdresser!
IT has been one of our most popular Best of the Gold Coast categories with a huge number of you nominating your favourite hairdresser in the city, so now it’s time to vote.
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Vote: Coast’s sub-$15 cheaps eats
IF THERE’S one thing Gold Coasters love, it’s a cheap feed. Our evidence? The overwhelming number of nominations you made — so now it’s time to vote!
Karl doesn’t do thrill rides well
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Hotel’s briefed Frozen: Hotels locked at 2014 rates
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Think Tank: Manny Pohl
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IT has been one of our most popular Best of the Gold Coast categories with a huge number of you nominating your favourite hairdresser in the city, so now it’s time to vote.