Greyhound track sale 'will go ahead'
RACING Queensland has left the door open to negotiate with the owners of Tweed-based Border Park if the NSW government follows through with its ban on greyhound racing. Secretary manager Steve McGrath said the venue will be sold, regardless of whether greyhound racing gets a reprieve in NSW, because the land is too valuable.He says Border Park is valued between $15 million and $20 million.If the Baird government goes through with its ban then the Border Park owners will approach the Queensland g..>> view originalGold Coast's filthy Seaway shame
FORGET the views and forget the fish — the Gold Coast Seaway is the city’s sex and drugs hotspot.Illegal campers and partying backpackers are being blamed for the dozens of drug pipes, syringes and used condoms regularly found at the bottom of the Coast’s most popular waterway.So frequently are scuba divers finding “bongs” dumped in the ocean outlet, which runs alongside Doug Jennings Park at the end of the The Spit, that it has become an in-house joke.Avid diver Kelly Fletcher said finding bong..>> view originalCoast biz mad for Pokemon Go
GOLD Coast businesses are trying to cash in on the Pokemon Go craze that has people glued to their smart phones.The real-world reality augmentation game incorporates landmarks, usually statues and public monuments, as areas players have to visit.Some businesses across the Coast have been fortunate enough to be a designated “pokestop”, including One 50 Public House.media_cameraPokemon Go characters at Dreamworld.Venue manager Tim Willoughby said the pub was seeing a boom from the game with player..>> view original$1m deal for light rail eviction couple
A GOLD Coast couple forced to leave their home to make way for light rail works after a marathon fight with the State Government have negotiated a $1 million payout.But the stressed older residents are now confronting more red tape, employing business advisers in a dispute with their bank.In February, the Gold Coast Bulletin revealed the plight of Noel and Sherrell Faulkner after the Government offered them $840,000 for their home and $50,000 for dislocation costs for their property which cost $..>> view originalStep inside Thor's strange new world
THE biggest ever set of Asgard, Thor’s home world, is taking shape at Movie World’s Oxenford studios.Under the eye of new director, New Zealander Taika Waititi, shooting on Thor: Ragnarok, the third instalment of the Marvel films, has recently begun on the Coast and will continue over five months.media_cameraAerial images of the new Thor: Ragnarok sets currently under construction at Movie World. Photo: David ClarkA source working on the film said the set was “significantly bigger” than was used..>> view originalBushwalker's 'ordeal' under microscope
POLICE have taken human DNA samples from two properties in the Gold Coast Hinterland as investigations into the “miraculous” survival of bushwalker Brian Saunders continue.It’s understood forensive officers are awaiting test results from the DNA samples found at the properties, which could have acted as hideouts for Mr Saunders while the large scale search was underway.With the help of tip-offs from the public, it’s understood investigators searched a makeshift campsite and a weekend cottage whi..>> view originalSuns rally behind Saad
THE Suns have thrown their support behind Adam Saad following allegedly offensive comments made by Gold Coast councillor Dawn Crichlow targeting the player.Gold Coast coach Rodney Eade said the club had rallied around Saad, a multicultural ambassador and one of just three practising Muslims playing in the AFL, after comments made by Crichlow led the Suns to issue a formal complaint and brand her racist and homophobic.The club, administration and the players are 100 per cent behind Adam,” Eade sa..>> view originalCoast XCAT event sinks in second year
CIVIC leaders are scrambling to fill a $10 million hole in the Gold Coast economy after the shock cancellation of the city’s XCAT World Series event. The “Formula One on water” race was scheduled for later this year but has been scratched with no guarantee it will be held again in the future.The Bulletin understands the departure of senior management figures within the Dubai-based series and a restructuring of the organisation ended hopes for a second Gold Coast leg.media_cameraSpectators watch ..>> view originalCrocodile Dundee mansion sells for $11m
A LUXURY Gold Coast mansion that featured in the movie Crocodile Dundee 2 has been snapped up for $11 million. Rolls-Royce and Bentley car dealer David Baird sold the Cronin Island giant at 18-20 Southern Cross Drive, making it the third highest sale on the Coast this year.media_cameraWould you pay $11 million for the mansion featured in Paul Hogan’s Crocodile Dundee 2?It follows closely behind 159 Hedges Ave, which sold for $13.25 million and the $11 million sale of 107 Albatross Ave in April.I..>> view originalBomb threat victim: Stop the racism
A MUSLIM personal trainer threatened by a French-born Melbourne man while on holiday in Surfers Paradise last year, has called on Gold Coasters to end racism.Francky Guise, 37, confronted Layla Jheir and her family at the Q1 Hotel last November, telling them he would blow them up, then spat in her brother’s face.The incident happened just days after the terror attacks in Paris in 2015.Guise, a former pastry chef, was originally charged with two counts of common assault, threats and threatening v..>> view original
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