Cyclone gets swell pumping on Coast
Sally Fitzgibbons taking advantage of the swell at Snapper Rocks. Picture: Regi VargheseGOLD Coasters live in the luckiest part of the lucky country — and it gets even better if you’re a surfer. With Cyclone Tatiana, the first east coast cyclone of the year tearing up the Coral Sea, surfers should be waxing up their boards, according to the weather bureau.Spokesman Jess Carey said the Glitter Strip was in for a “cracking weekend” with the Category 2 cyclone creating stable, sunny conditions over..>> view originalMayor Tate floats Coast ferry service
A Brisbane CityCat on the Brisbane River. Picture: Tourism and Events QueenslandA FERRY service which could eventually take more than 3200 cars off Gold Coast roads each week will begin operating in the Broadwater by Christmas, says Mayor Tom Tate.In his first policy announcement of the election campaign, Cr Tate has unveiled a “fully costed” ferry system proposal which would use a private sector operator.The first stage would be a short-haul service which would cross the Broadwater between the ..>> view originalCoast lags behind in luxury hotels
The glamorous rooftop pool at the new five-star Westin Hotel Mary Lane, Brisbane.GOLD Coast-based project management firm GMP Management is spearheading a wave of new luxury hotel development in Brisbane.But the Gold Coast is missing out on a massive tourism boom due to a dearth of new hotel investment, GMP Management director Ian Pert said.GMP is working with billionaire mining magnate Sam Chong on his new $325 million Westin Hotel Mary Lane five-star international hotel in the Brisbane CBD.Sou..>> view original12 sharks caught off Coast this year
Queensland Fisheries pull up a large shark off Rainbow Bay. Picture: Juan Carlos Medina @Juan_Medina_JCMA POTENTIAL man-eater tiger shark has been hauled from Gold Coast waters. Surfers and beachgoers watched in awe as the 3.15m tiger was retrieved from a baited drum line by Fisheries Queensland workers yesterday morning.The shark is one of 12 caught off the Gold Coast in less than two months, department figures reveal.“A 3.15m tiger shark was caught at Snapper Rocks,” a fisheries spokeswoman sa..>> view originalCoast bikies battle boob growth
Drugs found during Taskforce Maxima raidsGOLD Coast bikies are pumping themselves so full of steroids they are having to counteract the side effects with breast-reduction medication and viagra.Police say motorcycle club members worried about growing boobs and “not performing sexually” are sourcing female cancer treatment drugs such as ‘toremifene’ to limit breast growth paired with viagra to help perform in the bedroom.Detective Inspector Philip Stevens of Taskforce Maxima said “image obsessed b..>> view originalCops uncover 'drug lab' in Pimpama
A drug lab has been located at Pimpama.GOLD Coast RAP officers have issued three people with notices to appear after locating an alleged drug lab in Pimpama yesterday.Police executed a search warrant at a Pimpama Jacobs Well residence around 4pm where officers allegedly uncovered chemicals and equipment associated with amphetamine production.The Illicit Laboratory Investigation Team (ILIT) attended the location to remove the items and render the property safe for further inspection.A 27-year-old..>> view originalSurgeon 'wrongly stapled vagina'
The procedures were conducted at Robina Hospital.A GOLD Coast hospital surgeon who seriously injured a patient during an operation three years ago has been stood down after another “significant clinical incident”. In the first case, the doctor, on a $350,000-a-year salary, accidentally stapled the vagina of a woman during routine surgery at a Gold Coast hospital.This time, a middle-aged man was left with “massive urological trauma” caused during a hernia operation. Gold Coast Health confirmed ye..>> view originalMantra's move into residential
Mantra CEO Bob East. Picture: Kit Wise.GOLD Coast resorts and hotel operator Mantra Group is morphing into a residential property management player after buying the management rights for 1500 new apartments being developed across seven residential towers in inner Brisbane by developer Metro Property Development.The first stage of the portfolio of 710 apartments are due for completion and settlement this year.Mantra CEO Bob East did not reveal the value of the deal, which is subject to certain co..>> view originalWright to dive into new Games role
Melanie Wright has just graduated with a Masters of Business Administration from Bond University. Picture: John GassOLYMPIC gold medallist Melanie Wright is determined to play a part in helping the Gold Coast deliver the best Commonwealth Games in history. But it won’t be in the pool that Wright makes her mark.Instead, the 29-year-old, who will today receive a Master of Business Administration from Bond University, will seek a role with the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Corporation as she moves ..>> view originalMonorail axed in Jupiters' revamp
The Star Entertainment Group have proposed a hotel tower and sports theatre.THE Gold Coast’s 30-year-old monorail will be torn down and replaced with a multi-level sports theatre as part of a vast proposal that will plough an extra half-billion dollars into the Jupiters Hotel and Casino redevelopment.A second 700-room, 200m hotel tower has also been proposed for the Broadbeach island site, to be renamed The Star Gold Coast in November, where a $345 million upgrade is already under way.The Star E..>> view original
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