Train fault causes major delays on Beenleigh and Gold Coast lines and other top stories

Train fault causes major delays on Beenleigh and Gold Coast lines

Thousands of commuters have been affected and many more are being warned to expect lengthy delays after a train fault on Monday morning. Beenleigh, Gold Coast, Ferny grove and Airport line trains were suspended shortly after 5am following a track fault ... >> view original

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

Man dies in Gold Coast surf

A man has died after being pulled unresponsive from the surf at a Gold Coast beach. A police spokesman said it ... He was spotted by swimmers at Kirra Beach, on the southern end of the Gold Coast, near Coolangatta, just after 3pm. Details were scarce ... >> 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

Gold Coast bus attacker avoids jail time

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

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