The Gold Coast SUNS Academy have entered into a two-year partnership with the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, with education platform StreetSmarts becoming their very first naming rights partner. SUNS Academy Manager, Kath Newman said the partnership is very important for the Academy and a massive step forward for what’s becoming a big … [Read more…]
Mid-rise development proposals are still seeking clearance for take-off along a beachside strip opposite the Gold Coast Airport. The latest plans comprise an 11-storey tower with 20 three and four-bedroom apartments earmarked for a 1232sq m beachfront site at 367 Golden Four Drive, Tugun. It is at the northern end of Golden Four Drive, which … [Read more…]
A billionaire and his son have put their foot on reportedly Queensland’s largest residential development site sold in 20 years, paying $177 million. Property developer Bob Ell (pictured below) and son Robert’s Leda Holdings are planning around 4000 homes for the 161ha Coomera Quarter parcel at 49 Cunningham Drive; 51 and 70 George Alexander Way, … [Read more…]
Ambassador Xiao Qian has accused Western nations of misleading about China’s ambitions. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) By Dominic Giannini and Andrew Brown in Canberra CHINA’S ambassador to Australia has attacked the Quad and the G7 for fuelling anti-China sentiment and stoking regional tensions. Xiao Qian has accused Western nations of misleading the international community about China’s ambitions in … [Read more…]
Published 18 May 2023 Senior leaders from across government, local government, academia and water safety organisations gathered at a two-day forum this week to target the causes of drowning in South East Queensland. New research showing 366 people had drowned in the past 10 years just in South East Queensland, making it a drowning blackspot, … [Read more…]
Nick Kyrgios’s withdrawal from the French Open was because of a cut foot sustained when a man allegedly stole his car at gunpoint, his agent says, rather than knee surgery. The French Tennis Federation said this week the Australian would miss Roland Garros due to surgery in January to repair a torn left meniscus. But … [Read more…]
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said rising unemployment was a consequence of higher interest rates and global uncertainty. By Poppy Johnston in Canberra JOBS data has come in a little softer than expected and has likely diluted the case for another interest rate hike. The jobless rate rose to 3.7 per cent from 3.5 per cent last … [Read more…]
Sofi Rooftop Bar and Restaurant, Surfers Paradise (image supplied) Cocktails just taste better when you’re kicking back, sipping away perched atop your rightful throne (#yasqueen #orking), high above the rest of the world watching it go by #facts. Which is why, whenever we hear whisperings of a new rooftop bar breezing into town like an … [Read more…]
The Gold Coast SUNS wish to advise of changes to its Board of Directors with Leschen Smaller, Sam Riley and Rob Charter stepping down from the Board. Leschen Smaller joined the Board in 2016 and chaired the Finance and Audit sub-committee across her seven years of service, which included helping the club navigate its way through the … [Read more…]
A lot has changed since we watched a shy basketballer from Maitland take home the title of MasterChef in the fourth season of the popular reality TV show. Bursting onto television screens as a fresh-faced 23-year-old, Andy Allen was part-way through an electrical apprenticeship when he auditioned as a dare. He soon captured hearts and mouths with his enthusiasm and taste creations. … [Read more…]