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Wedding bells Thurston marries in secret ceremony
STAR Cowboys co-captain Johnathan Thurston has topped off his winning year by marrying long-time partner Samantha Lynch in a secret ceremony on Hamilton Island.
Here comes the rain again!
WHAT’S the plan for the weekend? It may need to be indoors with a high chance of rain this weekend and the possibility of more storms.
Brekkie review: ESPL. Coffee Brewers
GREAT coffee, a top spot for people-watching, and not too many decisions to make — what’s not to like?
Luxurious cinemas open at Pac Fair
WITH gourmet burgers beside them and cocktails in hand keen movie goers enjoyed a luxurious movie experience at the opening of the Pac Fair cinemas.
Kurt Coleman reshapes entire jawline
FIRST they wanted the Kylie Jenner lips now could it be the Kurt Coleman jaw? An increasing number of young Gold Coasters are receiving cosmetic injectables.
Surf coaching not just for elite
IT helped hone the skills of champion surfers Steph Gilmore, Sally Fitzgibbons, Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson, now it is on offer to everyone.
Bonjour to the French connection
Vive la revolution ... all things France will be celebrated at the Bonjour French Festival this weekend (November 7-8) at Southport’s Broadwater Parklands.
Top 10 Coast Christmas party venues
POP the champagne, the party season is upon us. Here are the top 10 Christmas party venues on the Gold Coast as voted by you!
Where’s the yummiest raw food?
THERE’S lots of folks swearing blind they’ve never felt better since eating more raw food, so we want to know, where’s the yummiest on the Coast?
Cuteness alert: Alpaca babies!
PEERING over the fence at Paradise Country you’d be forgiven for thinking the newest alpaca arrivals were anything but babies.
Coast’s creepy crawly invasion
SPIDER experts are warning locals to be cautious in their homes and backyards amid an explosive 15-year spike in the venomous redback population.
Clive’s sex-crazed deer run rampant
HERDS of feral, sex-crazed deer are terrorising Merrimac residents and jumping in front of cars collecting children after school.
Coast koalas ‘mowed down by cars’
VETS at Currumbin Wildlife Hospital are being inundated by up to 12 koalas a day who have been hit by cars, attacked by dogs or struck with disease.
Winston Smushface social meowdia star
Gold Coast cat Winston Smushface has become a social meowdia star thanks to Jesse Jones, 26, of Mermaid Beach posting his adventures onlin...
20Growing up with Henry
WE look back on Henry, the first polar bear born at the Gold Coast’s Sea World, as he leaves for a new life in Canada.
33Dreamworld’s new tiger cub
TRY voting this adorable fluffball off the island. Dreamworld’s newest addition Kai has made his first foray on to Tiger Island to mee...
25AWLQ’s Game of Thrones adoptions
TWENTY dollars is all it takes to adopt a furry best friend to cuddle up with this winter but be sure to visit the Animal Welfare League Que...
10$10k fines for food on the beach
METER Maids who attempt to deliver food and drink to beaches could face $10k fines or two years in jail, a leader warns.
Boaties to be charged to use ramps
COMMERCIAL boat operators will beach their vessels in defiance of a new council charge for using city-controlled boat ramps and pontoons.
Mermaid SLSC named Australia’s best
THEY might be used to sand under their feet but a strong foundation has led the Mermaid Beach Life Saving Club to being crowned the best in the country.
GC surf moves in work out video
THE world could soon be sporting banging Coast bods with viral sensation and celebrity trainer Max Philisaire in town for a surfing lesson.
Candyman’s mega mansion revamp
TOBACCO king Travers “Candyman” Beynon is channelling Willy Wonka, giving fans a chance to win golden tickets to a celebratory party as he renovates his mansion.
Shannon Eckstein to build dream home
GOLD Coast ironman Shannon Eckstein is switching paddleboards and surf-skis for paint brushes and hammers as he builds his own house.
Gold Coast, development, Coomera City’s north set for $1-billion boom
THE starter’s gun has fired for the billion-dollar boom expected in the city’s north with the first sod about to be turned at the Coomera Town Centre site.
Rivage penthouse on the market
THE luxury Southport penthouse once owned by former fugitive businessman Lux Daswani has hit the market for the first time in 14 years.
Mega $10M Coast mansions on market
A SHORTAGE of properties in the sub-$5 million price range is behind Chinese, Russian and interstate buyers’ renewed interest in Coast mansions.
Travel
How Glitter Strip can be revived
ONE man is rapidly changing the face of the infamous crime-ridden downtown Las Vegas area, and he reckons the Gold Coast shares similarities with the famous strip.
Gold Coast Light rail, Malcolm Turnbull GC’s tram is tip top, says Turnbull
THE Gold Coast’s $1.2 billion tram system has been dubbed the world’s best by one of its newest passengers — Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
MP’s deafening silence on cableway
MP Ray Stevens has been asked dozens of times to talk about a proposed Hinterland cableway, but he’s remaining tight-lipped, what is he hiding?
Man realises missing boy is him
IN 2002, a 5-year-old boy vanished after his father dropped him off at preschool. Thirteen years later, something amazing happened.
Girls, you’re all gay (apparently)
WOMEN are either bisexual or gay, but “never straight”. Or at least that’s what a new study into how people react to porn suggests. (And yes — the study was run by a guy.)
#SoaksDay: Woman strips down
THE fashion was on point, but Mother Nature had other plans for the Oaks Day. One woman made the most of it, stripping on live TV.
The ultimate warehouse conversion
ONCE used as a radio factory and for television production, this Redfern warehouse has been stripped back and converted into living quarters with the owners expecting it to sell for more than $3 million.
Have a flutter at this weekend’s auctions
IF YOU fancy a flutter on houses rather than horses, the field of homes going under the hammer this Saturday will be sure to get your heart racing.
Where prices are tipped to take off
ONE Brisbane area has made Terry Ryder’s top five list of areas where property prices are tipped to take off.
Idyllic one day, wrecked the next
THEY were an iconic tourist attraction on Brisbane’s doorstep. Now they’re gone, with good reason, but many are unimpressed.
Farts blamed for emergency landing
A SINGAPORE Airlines Boeing 747 from Sydney was forced to make an unexpected stopover after bulk farts set off the fire alarm.
Scary code on your boarding pass
THERE are all kinds of letters and numbers on your boarding pass. Most are nothing to worry about. Just hope you don’t see this.
Large storms on the way to Coast
SEVERE storms are forecast to lash the Gold Coast this afternoon and tomorrow with two storm-producing troughs expected to combine over the city.
Thurston marries in secret ceremony
STAR Cowboys co-captain Johnathan Thurston has topped off his winning year by marrying long-time partner Samantha Lynch in a secret ceremony on Hamilton Island.
Saddest hospital wards in the world
A DECADE ago it would have seemed a novelty but unfortunately not today. On the wards of the world’s saddest hospital, a symptom of our time.
Candyman’s mega mansion revamp
TOBACCO king Travers “Candyman” Beynon is channelling Willy Wonka, giving fans a chance to win golden tickets to a celebratory party as he renovates his mansion.
GC among world’s sportiest cities
THE Coast has been named among the world’s top sporting event cities beating the likes of Barcelona and Los Angeles and other Aussie cities.
Win this Palm Beach prize home
WANT a new house for Christmas? One charity is giving away a three-storey property in one of the Gold Coast’s most popular locales
Vote for the best raw food on Coast
HEALTHY, delicious and so hot right now: but where’s the best raw food on the Gold Coast? Vote now for your fav.
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