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If you haven’t been to the ‘Goldie’ lately, you could be in for a surprise

It’s flashy and fun but there’s also a sophisticated side to this part of Queensland.

  • Genevieve Quigley

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Domestic travel remains a major trend, with a number of great festivals within a driving distance of Brisbane.

Your guide to this year’s best festivals within driving distance of Brisbane

From a million blooming sunflowers to medieval jousting and the state’s biggest motorsport festival, south-east Queensland is set for a massive year of unique regional events.

  • Dominique Tassell
Police and paramedics on the scene of the crash.

Mum pulls children from crashed caravan’s skylight on Gold Coast

Police say a man crashed the caravan with three children inside after attaching it to his vehicle with a ratchet strap.

  • Julius Dennis
Tony Wagener in the Bally bowlo.

Humble suburban bowls club thwarts casino giant

A multibillion-dollar American casino company’s attempts to introduce its brand to Australia may have come unstuck, thanks to a small suburban bowls club.

  • Cameron Atfield
Patrons enjoy a drink at the Kurrawa Beach Club over summer.

Push for more beach bars as more than 12,000 visit Gold Coast pop-up

The idea of beach bars has been refloated after Queensland’s tourism sector suffered a $12 billion blow in 2020 during the pandemic.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Superintendent Michelle Francis Stenner leaves the Brisbane District Court a free woman on Friday.

Senior Gold Coast cop ‘not guilty’ of lying to CCC in nepotism inquiry

A District Court judge instructed the jury to acquit Superintendent Michelle Stenner of three counts of perjury on Friday.

  • Toby Crockford
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The scene at Starbucks in Broadbeach after a car crashed into the popular coffee shop on Friday.

Car crashes into Starbucks coffee shop on Gold Coast

Nine ambulances responded to the incident and police were questioning the car driver.

  • Toby Crockford
Jessica Lee Heath.

Alleged Queensland hotel quarantine escapee’s 115km four-day jaunt

Jessica Lee Heath, 24, is accused of forcing open the glass door of her Gold Coast hotel quarantine room and fleeing.

  • Toby Crockford
A patient was taken to hospital after a crash.

Woman rushed to hospital after bicycle and truck crash

Police are warning of traffic on the Gold Coast Highway.

  • Jocelyn Garcia
Jake Jacobs, 32, is presumed dead off Broadbeach after a late-night swim in rough seas on Thursday.

Weatherman helps recover body of UK swimmer on Gold Coast

Luke Bradnam had just finished his on-air cross on Friday when he was alerted to a body in the water. That man was British gym instructor Jake Jacobs, 32.

  • Toby Crockford and Lydia Lynch