A Queensland father remains in hospital three weeks after being knocked unconscious by a whale in a freak accident while fishing. Jordan Mainstone was fishing with a friend off Duranbah near the NSW-Queensland border when the whale breached next to him just before 9am on August 18. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Gold Coast father remains … Read more
A stolen car dumped in Gold Coast bushland has been graffitied with the words, “#JBK Jack Beasly (sic) Killers”, according to a social media post, sparking outrage. Jack Beasley was a 17-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in Surfers Paradise during a night out with friends on December 13, 2019. Two men — who … Read more
A Gold Coast man who threw a bottle at a driver, rammed his car and then chased him has been sentenced to four months in jail. Daniel Steven Wesley May, 23, told Southport Magistrates Court at his sentencing on Wednesday that he launched the attack when his victim called him a “junkie”. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more
Public transport fares have dropped to 50 cents per trip across Queensland as one of the state government’s boldest pre-election cost-of-living initiatives goes live just months before the election. Commuters on Translink bus, ferry and train services will pay just half a dollar per trip for the next six months under a trial spruiked by … Read more
A single mother is in a coma and fighting for her life, with further critical surgery needed to try to save her legs, after a horror crash in northern NSW. Maddi Hambly, 27, was heading home from a friend’s baby shower when her car flipped and rolled, coming to a rest on its roof in … Read more
The fate of an abandoned Queensland golf course that has become a microcosm for the debate between the need for housing versus environmental protection is a step closer to being sealed, with the state’s housing minister releasing her vision for the 67ha site. Debate between residents surrounding the former Arundel Hills Golf Club on the … Read more
A man has been caught up in a dramatic rescue after using his smartwatch to call for help when he was swept out to sea at the weekend. The man was swimming in waters off Byron Bay when he was caught in a rip and unable to swim back in. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Man … Read more
A Gold Coast nightclub has been slammed for advertising heavily discounted drinks on the notorious Surfers Paradise strip. Located on Orchid Ave, Fabric Nightclub opened its doors in May last year and has been raising eyebrows recently for its apparent promotion of $3 drinks. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: ‘Terrible idea’: Security guard hits back at … Read more
A woman has been accused of ramming parked cars — pushing one 50m backwards — down the road, in an “extremely dangerous” drunk-driving rampage on the Gold Coast. The 48-year-old woman allegedly registered a blood-alcohol reading four times over the legal limit after the incident at Southport on Saturday night. The woman was driving down … Read more
Millennials are leading the exodus from capital cities to regional areas, continuing a trend that began during COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and which has been fuelled by high housing and living costs. But people fleeing the fetid air of the dusty, dirty city are not going far, overflowing to nearby regions that make up the five … Read more
