Season preview: Gold Coast and other top stories

Season preview: Gold Coast

It certainly hasn't been the smoothest of summers for the Suns, but aside from Dixon (ankle) and Lynch (suspended), everyone else should be available for round one. There's a question mark over Ablett and his shoulder, but the skipper is fitter than he ... >> view original

TripAdvisor's Top 10 Aussie holiday destinations: Cessnock beats the Gold Coast

Queensland Tourism Industry Council chief executive Daniel Gschwind said the Gold Coast deserved to be on the list. “Of course it should be on there,” he said. “In terms of the sheer volume of visitors who go there, that should speak volumes for its ... >> view original

Gold Coast woman Evita Sarmonikas died during buttock surgery in Mexico: family

It has been revealed the Australian woman who died from a 'simple medical procedure' in Mexico was in the country to have buttock implants by a doctor who was once threatened with legal action by television celebrity Kim Kardashian. Evita Nicole ... >> view original

Gold Coast woman Eva Sarmonikas dies during cosmetic procedure in Mexico ...

The family of a Gold Coast woman who died while undergoing cosmetic surgery in Mexico says nobody should risk death to improve their appearance. Eva Sarmonikas went into cardiac arrest on Friday while undergoing surgery at a hospital in the town of ... >> view original

QUATRO to perform in Australia Champs at the Gold Coast

The band is making inroads into the music scene since leaving their home of Bundaberg to attend University, with two of the group on scholarship at Bond University in the Gold Coast. "We realise that we are really pushing forward with our music and the ... >> view original

Gold Coast police hunt armed man who held up Ashmore service station with ...

Police are searching for an armed man who tried to rob a Gold Coast service station. They said the man carried a knife and a blowtorch into the Ashmore business about 1:00am (AEST) yesterday and demanded money. The male attendant took refuge in an ... >> view original

Suns trigger high pick for 2015 Draft

... Palmer as an uncontracted player, was then traded to Greater Western Sydney in 2011 and finished with the Suns in 2012. Tuesday was the deadline to activate the selection, but Gold Coast maintain the right to on-trade it during the 2015 exchange ... >> view original

Unlicensed driver charged after bizarre crash on Gold Coast

An unlicensed driver has been charged after allegedly driving a four-wheel-drive onto a footpath and crashing it into a tree on the Gold Coast overnight. Police were called to Main Beach at 9am after reports the car was being driven erratically ... >> view original

Man found dead near Brisbane River after dangerous storm hits Gold Coast ...

After earlier hitting the northern Gold Coast and Logan City, the storm moved across Brisbane, leaving more than 4,000 homes without power. The man's body was found about 6:30pm (AEST) more than two hours after police were called to Eagle Street Pier ... >> 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