Unlicensed driver charged after bizarre crash on Gold Coast and other top stories

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

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 jailed for Gold Coast car lot bombs

A Gold Coast man who tried to blow up a local car dealership because they wouldn't fix his vehicle under warranty has been jailed for three years. Jamie Peter Ripley, 38, planted the three explosives in mid-2013. Two of the pipe bombs were found at the ... >> view original

Supanova Gold Coast: Star Trek's George Takei on Spock and fighting for fairness

Ahead of his upcoming visit to Australia to headline the Supanova Gold Coast Pop Culture Expo on April 17-19, the 79-year-old reflected on the time Nimoy went in to bat for him. In 1973, the classic show was being turned into an animated series, but ... >> view original

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 rescued from Movie World rollercoaster on Gold Coast after wheel fault

More than a dozen people have been rescued from a rollercoaster at Movie World on Queensland's Gold Coast, after one of the ride's wheels dislodged. Firefighters arrived at the theme park in Oxenford about 1:10pm to investigate an issue with the Green ... >> view original

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

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

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 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