West End fixer-upper needing new roof sells for $2.36 million in nail-biting auction

West End fixer-upper needing new roof sells for $2.36 million in nail-biting auction

Five potential buyers battled it out for the fixer-upper in West End,but on the Gold Coast the $4.3 million Burleigh Heads retreat of Bec and Lleyton Hewitt failed to attract a single bid.

  • bySarah Webb

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Beyond the high rises:The deep history of the Gold Coast

Beyond the high rises:The deep history of the Gold Coast

Most Australian holidaymakers could name at least one theme park on the Gold Coast but few know the region’s oldest creation stories.

  • byCatherine Best
New witnesses to Gold Coast car shooting on Australia Day are found
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New witnesses to Gold Coast car shooting on Australia Day are found

Police say a review of the cold-case killing of Omega Ruston,by a group with suspected ties to organised crime,uncovered new evidence last year.

  • byMatt Dennien
Man in a critical condition after almost drowning at a Gold Coast beach

Man in a critical condition after almost drowning at a Gold Coast beach

Lifeguards and bystanders helped paramedics move the man,in his 40s,to an ambulance after he was pulled from the water at Burleigh Heads on Monday afternoon.

  • byMatt Dennien
Gold Coast man accused of dozens of illegal public toilet recordings

Gold Coast man accused of dozens of illegal public toilet recordings

A lengthy police investigation allegedly uncovered 85 recordings of men and boys from under the wall of the stall next door,spanning from April 2018 to August last year.

  • byMatt Dennien
Gold Coast whale rescuer Django donates crowdfunded $16,000 to Sea Shepherd

Gold Coast whale rescuer Django donates crowdfunded $16,000 to Sea Shepherd

The money was raised through GoFundMe and originally intended to pay fines Django Hopkins thought he would receive.

  • byToby Crockford
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Whale rescuer Django to donate GoFundMe money after dodging a fine

Whale rescuer Django to donate GoFundMe money after dodging a fine

After receiving $16,000 in two days,Django has asked that it be given to a charity after he avoided a fine for his actions.

  • byToby Crockford
Boatie beats authorities to free whale trapped in Gold Coast nets
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Boatie beats authorities to free whale trapped in Gold Coast nets

A drone operator reportedly spotted the whale about 7am,with the man taking matters into his own hands before marine authorities could launch a rescue effort.

  • byMatt Dennien
Security guard hit with skateboard 12 times after mirror was smashed

Security guard hit with skateboard 12 times after mirror was smashed

The accused skateboard-wielding attacker,a 37-year-old man,will face a Gold Coast court later this month.

  • byToby Crockford
Fight over fishing line lands 43yo skateboarder in Gold Coast hospital

Fight over fishing line lands 43yo skateboarder in Gold Coast hospital

The man was taken to hospital in a serious condition after the incident on the Gold Coast's Tallebudgera Bridge.

  • byToby Crockford
'Just a bummer':Gold Coast surfboard factory erupts in flames
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'Just a bummer':Gold Coast surfboard factory erupts in flames

The factory's owner and founder says history has gone up in smoke as old surfboards are lost forever.

  • byToby Crockford andMatt Dennien