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18/09/2026

FIRE WARNING | Multiple fire crews are currently working to contain a large bushfire on the Gold Coast, with a smoke warning issued for nearby residents. DETAILS >>

Multiple fire crews are battling a large bushfire burning on the Gold Coast, with a smoke warning in place for nearby residents. The blaze started off Wongawallan Drive in Wongawallan around midday on Friday but quickly spread, with more than two dozen crews currently tasked to the scene. The Queens...

18/09/2026

SO CUTE! 🥹 Mary the cheeky Tasmanian Devil who escaped Paradise Country 3 months ago has returned to her outdoor habitat after a lengthy recovery. MORE VIDEOS + STORY >> https://bit.ly/4hb5q7V

17/09/2026

Train commuters are being reminded to give themselves extra time with the Gold Coast rail line being shut down for two weeks starting from tomorrow. DETAILS:

Gold Coast train commuters are in for further major disruptions with services to shut down again for two weeks over the school holiday period. The Gold Coast and Beenleigh lines will be out of action from Saturday to allow for works related to Cross River Rail and Gold Coast-Logan Fast Rail. It mean...

17/09/2026

There's no end in sight to the pain at the bowser, with petrol prices across the Gold Coast continuing to edge higher, just in time for school holidays. DETAILS:

Motorists are being urged to shop around for the cheapest petrol, as prices at the bowser continue to creep up right in time for school holidays. Thousands of people will hit the roads this weekend for the start of school holidays, with no end in sight to the fuel crunch. “Over the last few weeks,...

17/09/2026

There's never a better time to visit the Gold Coast as the city prepares to welcome thousands of tourists for the Spring school holidays. DETAILS:

The Gold Coast is bracing for another influx of tourists as the busy September school holiday period gets underway. Public schools across Queensland and Victoria wrap up term three today, while New South Wales and the ACT still have another week. Despite cost-of-living pressures and rising petrol pr...

17/09/2026

Say hello to the cutest new faces at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary 😍

Quokka Nook opens TOMORROW! And these little guys need names! Name them for your chance to win a trip to Rottnest Island! ✈️

17/09/2026

Country Fair is back at Dreamworld Australia from this Saturday through to October 5 and to celebrate Moyra & Big Trev have your chance to win a family pass to be there! 🤠
Each day, we’re turning a regular song into a 'Country Cover', and you just need to figure out what it is! 🎵
All the details 🔗 https://bit.ly/4yMbkUq

17/09/2026

We’re channeling our inner cowboys today for International Country Music Day! 🤠🐎🎶
We’ve heard it all from Ella Langley to Johnny Cash… who is your favourite country music artist right now? 👇

16/09/2026

UPDATE: Police have charged a man with arson following a fire on Tuesday night that severely damaged a northern Gold Coast business. DETAILS:

A man has now been charged over a blaze that severely damaged a real estate business on the northern Gold Coast. Emergency services were called to the business on Pimpama Jacobs Well Rd in Jacobs Well just after 10pm on Tuesday. The blaze was extinguished a short time later before Police established...

16/09/2026

Police have now charged a ninth person over the murder of a man in Logan in July, following the arrest of a 17-year-old boy. DETAILS:

A ninth person has now been charged with the murder of a man in Logan in July. Police were called to a disturbance on Discovery Dr in Bahrs Scrubs in the early hours of July 26. A 21-year-old man was found unconscious with significant head injuries. He was rushed to the Princess Alexandra Hospital i...