Coast's most rapidly expanding suburb and other top stories.

• Coast's most rapidly expanding suburb

  

  The Gold Coast’s most rapidly expanding suburb is Pimpama in city’s north. Photo: David ClarkPIMPAMA was once known for its farm produce but is now a bustling hive of development activity as more people choose to make the suburb their home. With a farming history dating to the 19th century, Pimpama was the first town in southeast Queensland to have a sawmill. Pimpama State School opened in 1872.A cluster of houses sprouted after World War II. In the 1960s the suburb was planned to be one of the ..

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• Gold Coast lothario 'involved in arms racket'

  

  Guns seized during the police raid. .HE’S the Gold Coast ladies’ man living a life of luxury, but police will allege Matthew Delander was also at the centre of a sinister ­illegal arms racket.As reported in The Sunday Mail last week, Delander, an alleged associate of the Black Uhlans outlaw bikie gang, was one of 17 people arrested during a Taskforce Maxima investigation, which netted drugs, guns, counterfeit notes and almost $100,000 cash.The syndicate was allegedly peddling ice and party drugs..

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• Driver rammed, attacked at Perth car park

  

  Search Use keywords to search content on this website http://a.tcog.news.com.au/spp-api/v1/template/?path=components.header.header&exclude-css=false&exclude-js=false&t_product=GoldCoastBulletin&t_domain=www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au&device-channel=desktop&is_front_page=0 National Breaking NewsDriver rammed, attacked at Perth car parkMay 8, 2016 5:10pmAAP National Breaking NewsDriver rammed, attacked at Perth car parkMay 8, 2016 5:10pmAAPA man is in hospital with serious fa..

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• WA's debt, deficit better than forecast

  

  West Australian Premier Colin Barnett concedes the state's credit rating may be further downgraded, despite a better-than-expected forthcoming budget.In its mid-year review released in December, the WA government forecast a $3.14 billion deficit and net debt of $29.55 billion for the current financial year.Ahead of Thursday's state budget, Treasurer Mike Nahan said WA's finances had since improved."You will see that this year, 2015/16, we will be much better off, both in terms of deficit and the..

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