Gold Coast bus attacker avoids jail time and other top stories

Gold Coast bus attacker avoids jail time

A woman who bashed vision-impaired pensioner on Gold Coast bus has jail ...Courier Mail >> view original

Mass rescue of 18 people at Burleigh on Gold Coast after sandbar collapses

Eighteen people were rescued on Queensland's Gold Coast after a sandbar collapsed in a strong rip which carried some swimmers 100 metres out to sea on Sunday. They panicked that they couldn't feel the bottom any more and they are getting sucked ... >> 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 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

Economist Adrian Hart urges Abbott Government to invest in infrastructure

Mr Hart listed stage two of the Gold Coast Rapid Rail project and Australia's Inland Rail Project as two important rail projects that had strong economic benefits. "At the moment we paint ourselves into corners because we say 'Governments shouldn't ... >> view original

Gold Coast urged to boost economy by creating jobs in expanding industries

"We'd like to see the efforts and the money and the framework go in to what [demographer] Bernard Salt was talking about the other day, the RDA [Regional Development Australia] report which talks about not surprisingly the huge growth in education and ... >> 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

Gold Coast residents to be consulted about flight paths before airport's new ...

The Gold Coast Airport was unlikely to be using the air traffic control system until 2021. Air Services Australia said the joint civil and defence system would be phased in from 2018. Mr Walker said it would be rolled out from Western Australia but the ... >> view original

Aerial Footage of Volcanic Activity in Iceland0:56

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