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Authorities hunt predatory boa constrictor mistakenly released by police on ...

Authorities are searching the Gold Coast after a South American boa constrictor was released by Queensland police officers who wrongly believed it was a harmless python. Police were called to The Esplanade at Surfers Paradise on or about March 26 to ... >> view original

Sun Sumner calls it quits

TIMMY Sumner's brief AFL career is over, after the 20-year-old informed Gold Coast of his desire to end his time with the club. Sumner and the Suns had been working closely in a bid to revive the South Australian's hunger to train and play, but after ... >> view original

Opening round Dee-light as Dees stun Suns

MELBOURNE has ended a 10-year round one drought, playing with spirit and hardness to beat Gold Coast by 26 points at the MCG on Saturday afternoon. In capturing their first opening round win since 2005, the new-look Demons weathered three separate ... >> view original

Gold Coast pair charged with fraud

Two former employees of a Gold Coast private investigations firm have been charged with money laundering and fraud offences after investors lost more than $700,000. The charges follow the Crime and Corruption Commission's investigation of a number of ... >> view original

Gold Coast a big test first-up: Mathews

MIDFIELD coach Ben Mathews expects Melbourne to come up against a quick, attacking Gold Coast under new coach Rodney Eade. Mathews, who was formerly on Gold Coast's coaching panel and played under Eade at the Sydney Swans, said it would be ... >> view original

Parking inspector bashed on Gold Coast

A man accused of beating up a parking inspector who was in the middle of issuing him a fine has been charged with assault. A 59-year-old Gold Coast City Council employee is nursing cuts, bruises and a sore head after allegedly being punched a number of ... >> view original

Gold Coast washes out of TripAdvisor list of Australia's best tourism destinations

Online travel giant TripAdvisor yesterday released its Travellers' Choice destinations for 2015 and while there was room for Hobart, Adelaide and even tiny Cessnock in central NSW in the Aussie top 10, the Gold Coast did not make the cut. While ... >> view original

Gary Ablett stalls on signing new deal with Gold Coast

Gold Coast football boss Marcus Ashcroft agreed it was becoming a frustration for the club and that the Suns remained hopeful — although not optimistic — that they could announce Ablett's new commitment before their first home game against St Kilda ... >> view original

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

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