ABC Gold Coast

15/06/2026

Mayor Tom Tate says he's been briefed on plans to replace the cancelled light rail extension to the airport.

The state government is expected to unveil its new Gold Coast public transport plan soon, after scrapping light rail stage 4 last year.

No funding was allocated in this week's council budget, with Cr Tate saying he wants to see more details first.

He's also called for the $30 million light rail business case to remain funded in case a future government revives the project.

What would you like to see included in the new transport plan? 🚆🚌✈️

11/06/2026

Should "Cow Corner" become a $3 billion housing development? 🐄🏠

The 25ha cow paddock at Clear Island Waters could be transformed into a high-rise "wellness community".

The flood-prone site on Gooding Drive already has approval for 1,550 apartments, but developer JLF Corporation says its new proposal won't build out that full number (final dwelling count still TBC).

Plans for the Clear Island concept include:
✔️ 13ha of parkland
✔️ 7-hectare lake
✔️ running trails
✔️ rowing facilities
✔️ gardens

Bond University planning expert Associate Professor Ned Wales says there are engineering solutions for building on the floodplain, with the project looking "feasible".

"But it really comes down to what the people of the Gold Coast want — what are they voting for?"

Construction would begin in 2027, pending council approvals.

10/06/2026

550 affordable homes have been removed from a major Gold Coast development after the Queensland Government requested the affordable housing component be scrapped.

Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate wants to see more affordable homes after more than 500 were axed from a new development.

09/06/2026

Imagine seeing this in your driveway 🫢

The search continues for 'Mary', the Tasmanian devil which has been missing from Paradise Country on the Gold Coast for a week.

Mary was spotted near homes about 2km from the wildlife park in Oxenford, raising concerns for her safety due to traffic.

Search teams remain on the ground, with drones also helping from above.

Have you spotted her?

08/06/2026

Switchboard operators? Milkmen? Elevator attendants?

We talk a lot about AI and employment, but if you look back a bit, what jobs of yesterday do you miss most?

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08/06/2026

Mayor Tom Tate has invited Miami residents to join a 'community reference group' for consultation on the Miami Arts Depot.

The project would transform the council depot next to Pizzey Park into a creative arts precinct with film production facilities, as well as residential and commercial development.

But Mermaid Beach MP Ray Stevens told state parliament last week that the project "would be the thin end of the wedge that would see high-rise development across these low-rise suburbs".

The mayor has rejected this, saying the buildings would be 10-12 storeys high at most.

He says the community reference group will give residents "truth straight from council" and help "shape this once in a generation precinct".

What do you think? 👇

06/06/2026

Emergency services were called to a home in Tweed Heads about 2am Saturday following reports a man had been assaulted.

Police have arrested a man and woman after a man man died following an alleged assault on the New South Wales North Coast.

03/06/2026

While public health researchers say there's fewer shops still selling v**es and illicit ci******es, the black market is adapting.

Queensland's crackdown has reduced visible illicit to***co sales, according to a public health researcher, but the black market has adapted, prompting calls for the to***co excise to be cut.

02/06/2026

Staff noticed the young marsupial missing from a secure indoor habitat with access to a small outdoor area during a routine morning check.

The recently arrived young devil has been kept in a secure indoor facility while quarantining, but was noticed missing on Tuesday morning.

28/05/2026

Should light rail passengers be fined for chewing gum?

Signs unveiled at eight new tram stops of the Gold Coast light rail state: "No chewing gum permitted. Fines apply."

But the light rail operator says while a ban is in place, the threat of fines will be 'adjusted'.

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