Award-winning Queensland brewer Black Hops (BH) has vowed to keep its taprooms open despite going into voluntary administration. The Gold Coast-founded small business has not revealed why it was forced to relinquish control to accountancy firm Deloitte on Monday, other than to say it had “no alternative”. “Today, the BH board has made the tough … Read more
Australian fitness influencer Ashy Bines faces regular health checks due to an aneurysm on her brain found after she lost her vision. The 35-year-old mum-of-two went to Gold Coast University Hospital on Sunday, having momentarily lost her vision three times last week. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Ashy Bines speaks about health scare. Newsletters: Our top … Read more
A reunion between Molly the magpie and dog Peggy is one step closer, with the Queensland environment department willing to provide wildlife carer training to a Gold Coast couple. “The environment department stands ready to train Molly’s parents to be wildlife carers, to get that certification, so Molly can be reunited with the family,” Premier … Read more
Queensland’s Premier has thrown his support behind a bid to reunite Molly the magpie and Peggy the staffordshire bull terrier. Gold Coast couple Juliette Wells and Reece Mortensen rescued the chick when she fell from her nest at a local park, and the bird formed an inseparable bond with their pet dog. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more
A “small group of people constantly complaining” led to wildlife officials’ seizure of a magpie whose unlikely friendship with a dog gained a massive social media following. Magpie Molly and staffordshire bull terrier Peggy had more than 700,000 followers on Instagram and a book written about them after their antics, posted by Gold Coast couple … Read more
A magpie and dog friendship that has amassed a 700,000-plus following on social media has been ended, with the bird seized by wildlife officials. Juliette Wells and Reece Mortensen kept Molly the magpie and Peggy the staffordshire bull terrier at their Gold Coast home, sharing their pets’ antics via Instagram and in a book published … Read more
Brian Earl Johnston’s life has been filled with brutality — both during his strict upbringing in a religiously conservative community of Ohio and as he served with the United States Marines. He brought that brutality with him to suburban Australia, committing an act of “pure evil” when he fatally stabbed and set alight his estranged … Read more
An Aussie woman has dished on the five reasons she left Sydney to move to the Gold Coast. Llani Belle, originally from South Australia, moved to Sydney in 2019 to pursue a new career opportunity in the property industry. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Why Aussie is leaving Sydney. Newsletters: Our top lifestyle news direct to … Read more
About 300 people have fallen victim to an alleged cold-calling investment scam run out of the Gold Coast. Victims were defrauded of a combined $3 million-plus in the alleged fraud, according to Queensland police. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Five people arrested over alleged Gold Coast investment scam. Stream the world’s best reality, entertainment and true-crime … Read more
A Gold Coast driver has been accused of brake-checking another car, before ramming it and pulling a knife on the occupants in an alleged road-rage attack. The 23-year-old man was driving a Toyota Corolla on Oxley Dr in Hollywell on Saturday when he allegedly began targeting three people in a Mazda BT-50 ute. WATCH THE … Read more
