Gold Coast bus attacker avoids jail time and other top stories

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

Funding for NSW & Gold Coast Charities

In January the Foundation provided $155,000 in one off additional funding to three of its current charity partners - Aspect (Autism Spectrum Australia), Starlight Children's Foundation and Cerebral Palsy Alliance. The customer-owned Greater Building ... >> view original

Gold Coast light rail gets green light from Queensland Government

The new Queensland Government has this week agreed to support the next stage of the Gold Coast's $600 million light rail project in time for it to be built by the Commonwealth Games in April 2018. And it may come at no cost to the Queensland Government ... >> view original

Mass rescue after sandbar collapse throws 18 swimmers into rip at North Burleigh

Surf Life Saving Queensland Gold Coast Duty Officer, Grahame Long, said a very experienced patrol captain ran the rescue. “They resolved the matter very quickly and it was all over within about 10 minutes,” Mr Long said. Surrounding clubs and the Surf ... >> 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

Teen glassed at Gold Coast nightclub

A 23-year-old man has been charged after allegedly glassing a teenager at a nightclub on the Gold Coast. The man is accused of smashing a bottle across the 19-year-old's face when a fight broke out at the SinCity venue on Orchid Ave in Surfers Paradise. >> view original

Gold Coast crash rescue effort cuts power

Seven people have escaped with only minor injuries after their four wheel drive crashed down an embankment and knocked out power to 1490 Gold Coast properties. Police say the vehicle, which belonged to a hot-air ballooning company, veered off ... >> view original

More Buddy Benches on the Gold Coast

Gold FM's Buddy Bench campaign continues on the Gold Coast with a third bench being installed this week. 92.5 Gold FM's Richard, Bridge and Spida are on a mission to stamp out school bullying with the installation of “Buddy Benches” at Gold and Tweed ... >> view original

Knox head defends not sacking teachers1:47

Heavy rainfall associated with the category 5 cyclone will unleash on Brisbane and the Gold Coast later today, bringing drenching rain and fierce winds. While conditions aren't expected to be as brutal as those experienced in other parts of the state ... >> view original

Cocaine abuse at Gold Coast Suns' AFL club identified in intelligence reports

Eade said his club took the matter seriously but had little to go on. “This is the first we've heard about it,” he told afl.com.au's First Bounce today. “There's actually no information, there's no facts around it. “Obviously as a club and an industry ... >> view original