News from Gold Coast
A 24-year-old man shot in the face at close range on the northern Gold Coast is likely to be left blind, police say. Two brothers today faced the Southport Magistrates… Continue reading Man facing blindness after Pimpama shooting, Surace brothers face court
ONE man is dead and another has been critically injured after a shooting in Sydney’s southwest late this afternoon. A third man has just presented himself to hospital with… Continue reading Wetherill Park shooting: One man believed to be dead, another critically injured
A Gold Coast man accused of punching a paramedic in the chest will be free to spend Christmas with his terminally-ill mother. Jason Coates, 27, was granted bail in Southport… Continue reading Queensland ambo punch accused granted bail
Village Roadshow’s theme parks, Warner Bros Movie World, Sea World and Wet’n’Wild have been given a clean bill of health by Queensland Government safety inspectors, the company’s chief executive Tim… Continue reading Gold Coast theme parks cleared in safety audit after Dreamworld deaths, Village Roadshow says
Surfers Paradise on Sunday say they were the victims of an unprovoked road rage attack. One passenger recorded video on his mobile phone as a man started punching the group’s… Continue reading Gold Coast road rage attack caught on camera
Queensland is experiencing another rail failure, with tram services on the Gold Coast suspended for a second day. Operator GoldlinkQ has blamed an electrical issue for the light rail suspension,… Continue reading Gold Coast trams suspended for second day
A woman wanted for questioning over the alleged shooting murder of a Gold Coast father has handed herself in two days later. Her lawyer said she was previously too upset to… Continue reading Wanted woman hands herself in to police after shooting
An 18-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman are believed to be on the run after a man was shot dead in a Gold Coast shed this morning. Police have released… Continue reading Carrara shooting: Pair wanted after man killed in Gold Coast shed
An 89-year-old woman has lost more than $200,000 after she was involved in a telephone scam that has targeted several elderly Gold Coast residents. The scam, which has targeted men… Continue reading Woman, 89, loses $200,000 to telephone scammer
A Queensland school leaver has suffered a fractured pelvis after falling from a balcony while trying to retrieve some cigarettes on the Gold Coast. The 17-year-old is believed to have… Continue reading Gold Coast schoolie falls from balcony chasing cigarettes
A Chinese entertainment company wants to spend almost $400 million building a theme park to compete in the already crowded Gold Coast market. The Songcheng Performing Arts Development Company operates… Continue reading Chinese company plans $400 million theme park for Queensland’s Gold Coast
A crime scene has been set up after woman died on a suburban Gold Coast street amid desperate attempts to revive her. Highland Park residents told police they heard calls… Continue reading Woman dead on Gold Coast street
