Gold Coast family calls for justice after beloved cavoodle Lola fatally mauled by bigger dog

Gold Coast family calls for justice after beloved cavoodle Lola fatally mauled by bigger dog

Scott Pepper can’t stop reliving the moment his family’s pet cavoodle Lola was fatally mauled by a bigger dog. “Every time I close my eyes, I just see the attack,” Pepper told 7NEWS. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Family’s anguish after pet dog fatally mauled during morning walk. Stream your local 7NEWS free on 7plus >> … Read more

‘Freedom of peach’ rally on the Gold Coast sparked by businessman Ian Grace’s campaign against G-string bikinis

‘Freedom of peach’ rally on the Gold Coast sparked by businessman Ian Grace’s campaign against G-string bikinis

G-string-clad locals have braved a wet morning on a Gold Coast beach in a show of opposition to a community leader’s recent comments against skimpy bikini bottoms. The “freedom of peach” rally at Broadbeach on Friday attracted dozens of women and men — including some wearing mankinis — on Friday morning. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: … Read more

Rebel Wilson roasts Queensland, Cal Wilson honoured and Margot Robbie’s Barbie win big at AACTA Awards

Rebel Wilson roasts Queensland, Cal Wilson honoured and Margot Robbie’s Barbie win big at AACTA Awards

Margot Robbie and her international hit movie Barbie have taken home half a dozen gongs at Australia’s screen industry awards night. Barbie smashed box office records to become the biggest film of 2023 but was overlooked in Oscar nominations for best director and best actress. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Margot Robbie dazzles on AACTA Awards … Read more

G-string bikini furore: Gold Coast designer organises protest rally over call to ban popular swimwear

G-string bikini furore: Gold Coast designer organises protest rally over call to ban popular swimwear

A Gold Coast swimwear designer has called for “freedom of peach”, organising a rally against a community leader’s proposal for a ban on G-string bikini bottoms. The debate over businessman and charity founder Ian Grace’s comments that “we don’t need” to see “these bare bums” continues to rage, as he doubles down on his controversial … Read more

Proposal to turn abandoned Arundel Hills golf course on Gold Coast into estate rejected amid housing crisis

Proposal to turn abandoned Arundel Hills golf course on Gold Coast into estate rejected amid housing crisis

Turning a decaying golf course into homes for approximately 1200 people seems like a no-brainer in the middle of a housing crisis. But not on the Gold Coast, where the local council has emphatically rejected an application for a new 380-house estate on the site of the Arundel Hills Country Club. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: … Read more

Queensland landlords praised for sending tenants a Christmas card and gift

Queensland landlords praised for sending tenants a Christmas card and gift

A Queensland landlord’s kind act during the holiday season has been praised online, with many commending them for “being one of the good landlords out there”. Liz Elliot and her partner Daniel received a card from their landlords with a Visa gift card inside. The landlords thanked Liz and Daniel for “being so easy to … Read more

New federal $50 million assistance package for storm-hit Queensland residents announced

New federal  million assistance package for storm-hit Queensland residents announced

More funding is on the way for Queenslanders reeling from wild weather, including millions of lightning strikes. The prime minister flew into the Gold Coast on Tuesday to announce another $50 million in financial assistance as the full extent of storm damage to the southeast was revealed. Anthony Albanese was joined by Queensland Premier Steven … Read more

Comedian Dave Hughes hospitalised after shocking surf accident at Queensland beach

Comedian Dave Hughes hospitalised after shocking surf accident at Queensland beach

Australian comedian Dave Hughes was hospitalised after painfully injuring his shoulder during a surf on the Gold Coast. The 53-year-old radio and TV personality described the ordeal as the “worst pain of his life” after posting details of the surfing accident on social media. Hughes shared a selection of confronting photos, explaining to fans he … Read more

‘Ripped off’: The devastation left among Aussie venues after the Karen’s Diner’s collapse

‘Ripped off’: The devastation left among Aussie venues after the Karen’s Diner’s collapse

“Don’t get me started on Karen’s Diner … Karen’s Diner behaved like total Karens.” Andy Pobjoy, one of the owners of Piano Bar Geelong, has bitten his tongue until now about his experience working with Karen’s Diner. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Karen’s Diner closes three stores. Pobjoy is just one of the people involved in … Read more

Teen arrested after allegedly fleeing onto rooftop during police chase over stolen car in Beenleigh

Teen arrested after allegedly fleeing onto rooftop during police chase over stolen car in Beenleigh

Police have used a cherry picker to arrest a boy who had climbed onto a roof after he allegedly ran from a stolen car in Logan. The 17-year-old Logan Central boy was one of three people who allegedly went to a carpark in Beenleigh where a stolen Lexus station wagon was parked about 4.30pm on … Read more