Timeline for airport's ILS revealed
Fewer planes will be diverted with the introduction of an ILS. Picture: Glenn HampsonTHE Gold Coast Airport’s controversial instrument landing system will be operating before the end of next year.Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss yesterday announced the government had approved an application from the airport to install the $10 million ILS on runway 14 at Coolangatta, ensuring it would be working before the 2018 Commonwealth Games.The Gold Coast Bulletin understands airport management must now u..>> view originalRBT blitz: cops target city's hotspots
Police will blitz Gold Coast roads for boozie revellers today.GOLD Coast traffic cops will blitz the city’s roads with non-stop random breath tests for 18 hours today as they crack down on boozy revellers flouting the law.Police have revealed Australia Day is their busiest day of the year, with a strong drinking culture surrounding the national day of pride and many punters still prepared to get behind the wheel.Gold Coast Road Policing Unit boss, Senior Sergeant Bradyn Murphy, said there would ..>> view originalFoiled robbery caught on video at Gold Coast fast food restaurant
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Mates foil Gold Coast Oporto robbery Two men thwart an attempted robbery on an Oporto restaurant in Arundel on the Gold Coast by taking the keys to the getaway car. PT1M23S 620 349 Would be burglars had a rude shock during their hold-up when a plucky passer-by decided to intervene.Two men foiled a getaway at an Oporto restaurant at an Arundel service station on the Gold Coast on Saturday night.The video shows two men, James Ross-Munro and Kane Wi..>> view originalMan dies after fall from Q1 building on the Gold Coast
Man dies after fall from Q1 building on the Gold Coast A man has died after falling from the Q1 building on the Gold Coast. Photo: Michel O'Sullivan A 20-year-old man has died after falling from Queensland's tallest building on the Gold Coast.Emergency services were called to the Q1 on Hamilton Avenue, Surfer's Paradise, after a man fell from an unknown height.He died at the scene and police are not treating the death as suspicious. ..>> view originalRain or shine, celebrations go on
Emily Lotz, from Brisbane, celebrates Australia Day on a SUP on Currumbin Creek. Photo: Scott FletcherPELTING rain on the southern Gold Coast has done little to deter Australia Day celebrations this morning.Tents, marquees, tarps and umbrellas line the shores of Tallebudgera and Currumbin Creeks.Several people have continues stand-up paddle boarding and many are out on boats.Only a handful of blow-up pool toys can be seen in Currumbin Creek, despite plans last week for a massive event of thousan..>> view originalCoast's newest reality TV show
The iconic Surfers Paradise Meter Maids will feature in the reality show.THE Gold Coast’s image is set to take another hit when a new reality TV series premieres on Channel 7 next week.Seven will screen the new factual documentary What Really Happens on the Gold Coast Wednesdays at 10.15pm.The show promises to take viewers “behind-the-scenes of Queensland’s famed Glitter Strip” to reveal “what really goes on in Australia’s picture-perfect paradise”.The opening intro for the first episode bills t..>> view original$3 billion to tram-ready the Coast
People catch a tram at Cavill Avenue, Gold Coast. Picture: Regi VargheseTHE Gold Coast’s ultimate light rail network, with links south to Coolangatta and west to Robina, will cost more than $3 billion.Figures obtained exclusively by the Gold Coast Bulletin show the tram system could blow out the Gold Coast City Council’s future transport budget, which has been costed between $1.5 billion and $2.1 billion for the next 15 years.A Gold Coast tram on the Southport Bridge. It could soon be heading so..>> view originalCoast roads to avoid on Aussie Day
Just as it does every public holiday and Sunday afternoon, traffic banks up in the southbound lanes of Seaworld Drive, Main Beach.MOTORISTS are being urged to have patience today, with traffic chaos expected on main roads and access points to popular parklands.Seaworld Drive at Main Beach, the Gold Coast Hwy from Labrador to Currumbin, the M1, Bundall Rd and The Esplanade will be the hardest hit.The Spit is notorious for severe congestion on public holidays and Australia Day will be no differenc..>> view originalDream gig brings Bianca Dye home
Radio identity Bianca Dye is returning home to the Gold Coast to host her own Drive show on Gold FM. Picture: Southern Cross AustereoRADIO and TV host Bianca Dye’s summer break has turned into a permanent vacation.Dye, who returned home to the Gold Coast from Wollongong to anchor Gold FM’s breakfast show over the holiday season, is set to make the move a permanent one.“It’s so exciting I could almost burst,” she said.“I’m more in love with the Gold Coast now than ever. It’s grown up with me.”Dye..>> view originalTitans not in market for half
Chris McQueen's move to bring out his best0:45NRL: New Gold Coast Titans' player Chris McQueen says he hopes his move from the Rabbitohs will bring out his best. NEIL Henry is adamant the Titans are not actively searching for a half despite the loss of emerging star Kane Elgey for the season.Titans recruiters are still hard at work despite the season kickoff being just over five weeks away but a centre and front rower remain their priority, with Henry placing full trust in his current recruits...>> view original
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