13 people stranded on Movie World rollercoaster on Gold Coast after wheel fault and other top stories

13 people stranded on Movie World rollercoaster on Gold Coast after wheel fault

More than a dozen people became trapped on a rollercoaster at Movie World on Queensland's Gold Coast after a track fault. Firefighters arrived at the theme park in Oxenford about 1:10pm to investigate an issue with the Green Lantern Coaster at the ... >> view original

Inside Queensland Police's Gold Coast cocaine raids

Police have taken 9NEWS inside their special investigation into cocaine use on the Gold Coast tourist strip. It follows weeks of explosive drugs claims that embroiled Queensland Reds' new signing Karmichael Hunt, five Gold Coast Titans players and now ... >> view original

Gold Coast cafe linked to suspected salmonella outbreak

Authorities believe a cafe on Queensland's Gold Coast is responsible for a food poisoning outbreak after about 20 people are admitted to hospital. Patients have been admitted to the Gold Coast University and Robina hospitals over the past five days ... >> view original

Gold Coast property buyers turn to fringe suburb apartments

Urbis' lead researcher Lynda Campbell said the new projects in the Gold Coast suburban fringe suburbs were close to golf courses, lakes and shopping centres. "And they are mostly low and medium rise projects, so they are an alternative for people who ... >> view original

Peeback time for sneaky Gold Coast leakers

Gold Coast authorities are weighing a novel solution to the pongy problem of people peeing in the city's streets. The local council is considering whether a special type of paint - designed to splash urine back on sneaky leakers - might encourage ... >> view original

Woman charged over Gold Coast fight

A woman has been charged over a fight on the Gold Coast in which a man was stabbed. Officers called to a Bundall address about 5am on Sunday found a 40-year-old man in the street with a wound across his chest and shoulder. It's alleged the man was ... >> view original

Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Johnny Depp injured on Gold Coast

Johnny Depp will fly back to the United States for surgery on his hand after being injured on the Gold Coast last weekend, according to showbusiness website Variety. The 51-year-old actor has been filming Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No ... >> view original

Gold Coast bus attacker avoids jail time

A Gold Coast woman whose attack on an elderly, vision-impaired bus passenger caused national outrage last year has escaped a jail sentence. Video of Larna Janet Watmough, 22, and her friend Layni Cameron attacking 77-year-old Paul Buttigieg on a bus ... >> view original

Car crashes into Gold Coast home

A man has escaped with minor injuries after crashing a car into a Gold Coast home and landing upside down in the backyard. The car crashed into the house on West Burleigh Rd, Burleigh Heads, in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police say the car ... >> view original

Gold Coast grandmother saved by neighbours from burning home

February 26, 2015: A Gold Coast grandmother has been saved from her burning home in an act of stunning bravery by neighbours. 9NEWS. A Gold Coast grandmother has been saved from her burning home in an act of stunning bravery by neighbours. >> view original