Two Sea World ride stoppages in a week ‘standard’,says theme park

Two Sea World ride stoppages in a week ‘standard’,says theme park

People were stuck midair on the Vortex attraction,a 15-metre-high spinning ride,at Sea World on the Gold Coast for more than 90 minutes on Tuesday.

  • bySavannah Meacham

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Sometimes a property just gets it right. This 5-star retreat is one of them

Sometimes a property just gets it right. This 5-star retreat is one of them

An easy day trip from the Gold Coast,the Scenic Rim offers something for everyone.

  • byPauline Webber
Hundreds gather at vigil for slain Gold Coast girl

Hundreds gather at vigil for slain Gold Coast girl

Mourners have gathered at a candlelight vigil to remember Sophie Wang after the 10-year-old was allegedly killed by her mother on Queensland’s Gold Coast.

  • byFraser Barton andLaine Clark
Emotional school service before vigil for slain Sophie

Emotional school service before vigil for slain Sophie

The principal at the Gold Coast school says children,families and staff wrapped their hands around each other as they mourned the 10-year-old.

  • byLaine Clark
University offers support to academic whose daughter was killed at home

University offers support to academic whose daughter was killed at home

Griffith University academic Dr Yun Wang found the body of his 10-year-old daughter,Sophia. The child’s mother has been charged with her murder.

  • bySavannah Meacham
‘Incredibly confronting’:Dad found daughter allegedly murdered by mum

‘Incredibly confronting’:Dad found daughter allegedly murdered by mum

A 46-year-old Gold Coast woman has been charged with the murder of her 10-year-old daughter. Police say the girl’s father found her body at their Carrara home.

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Woman charged with murder after girl,10,found dead in Gold Coast home
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Woman charged with murder after girl,10,found dead in Gold Coast home

The 46-year-old woman was arrested late on Tuesday night after Sophie Wang’s body was found in her home at Carrara.

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Lizzie and Ryuichi will dance continuously on a lake for 24 hours

Lizzie and Ryuichi will dance continuously on a lake for 24 hours

A different kind of Gold Coast marathon will take place this weekend,when two dancers will perform for 24 hours as part of the Bleach arts festival.

  • byNick Dent
Government’s ‘please explain’ to Gold Coast magpie couple over animated series

Government’s ‘please explain’ to Gold Coast magpie couple over animated series

Molly was returned to the couple on the condition they had “no ongoing commercial gain from the bird or its image” but the couple’s manager insists a planned cartoon is above board.

  • byCameron Atfield
The south-east Queensland coastal hotspots having a sea-change boom

The south-east Queensland coastal hotspots having a sea-change boom

A love affair with the surf shows no sign of slowing in neighbourhoods where southerners and celebrities are paying a premium.

  • bySarah Webb
Father charged after three children left car and walked to 7-Eleven for help
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Father charged after three children left car and walked to 7-Eleven for help

The children had walked about 30 to 40 metres from the car to the petrol station for help,where an employee called police.

  • byCloe Read