Scammer targets Gold Coast businesses and other top stories

Scammer targets Gold Coast businesses

A scammer is cold calling Gold Coast businesses and trying to sell advertising space in a non-existent police magazine. Gold Coast police have warned locals the man has been requesting payments over the telephone for space in a "police gazette". >> view original

Australian hypnotist Martin St James dies aged 80 on Queensland's Gold Coast

In television appearances in Australia, St James performed stunts like getting large numbers of people to dance like chickens and fall down in a heap. His website said that for over 50 years St James had hypnotised more than 1.5 million people ... >> view original

Gold Coast bus driver accused of leaving schoolgirl stranded

Lucinda Bleakley tried to catch the 713 bus to Southport High School on the Gold Coast on Friday morning but claims she was kicked off the bus because her card was faulty. “(The driver) said sorry, you can't get on the bus because your Go Card doesn't ... >> view original

Teen breaks both ankles in Gold Coast fall

A 17-year-old boy was hospitalised with two broken ankles after falling seven metres from a fence he was attempting to scale on the Gold Coast on Tuesday night. Firefighters and paramedics were called to recover the teenager, who had attempted to jump ... >> view original

Gold Coast Suns injury crisis deepens

Forget being merely hit by the injury stick, Gold Coast coach Rodney Eade says the Suns are getting bludgeoned by it. Eade confirmed on Tuesday defenders Adam Saad (hamstring) and Rory Thompson (hip) will both miss Saturday's clash with in-form West ... >> view original

Gold Coast Titans forward Nate Myles signs with Manly Sea Eagles

"The decision to leave our home (Gold Coast) was difficult, however Manly is a beautiful part of the world which provides both (wife) Tessa and I the opportunity to continue to develop our careers, relationship and family. An important factor in my ... >> view original

Gold Coast light rail 'absolutely critical' for federal budget: tourism boss

Gold Coast's tourism boss says it is absolutely critical that the federal government help kickstart stage two of the booming Light Rail project in Tuesday's budget. Martin Winter, the Gold Coast Tourism chief executive, said the light rail project has ... >> view original

How Australia's smallest commercial network beat the biggest on the Gold Coast

Radio networks don't come any smaller than Hot Tomato on the Gold Coast. Even rare single market enterprises like Ron Camplin's in Bathurst or Glenn Wheatley's on the Sunshine Coast manage two call signs each. Hot Tomato stands alone! Not only is it ... >> view original

Gold Coast police raid boiler rooms linked to betting, investment scams

Detective Superintendent Brian Hay said the Gold Coast had sadly become a “mecca” for boiler rooms. Of the businesses raided today, Detective Superintendent Brian Hay said one was investment-based in respect to four entities while another was involved ... >> view original

Some silver linings to Gold Coast Suns' injury crisis

The Gold Coast Suns are battling a growing injury list this season. Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images. The Suns have copped their fair share of bad luck over the last month and fans would be in cold sweats wondering how much worse our injury crisis ... >> view original