Opening round Dee-light as Dees stun Suns and other top stories

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

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

Demons' great hope Hogan to finally debut

MELBOURNE forward Jesse Hogan will finally make his AFL debut against Gold Coast at the MCG on Saturday. His first senior game will come a year later than expected after a pre-season back injury ruined his 2014 season, and more than two years after ... >> view original

Gold Coast woman mysteriously dies in Mexico - Yahoo7

The former Gold Coast Hope student did not have travel insurance, which means her relatives are facing a bill of more than $20, 000 to bring her body back home to Australia. They are expected to make an appeal to the media on Tuesday morning. Details ... >> view original

Airport workers were startled to find a green snake making its way up the ...

Passengers boarding a Virgin plane at Gold Coast Airport were diverted to the rear of the plane when airline workers discovered a snake had scaled its way up the stairs to the front door. Luckily they didn't have a hiss-y fit over the surprise visitor ... >> view original