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Inspiring teacher who unlocks power of music for kids receives ARIA award
The mother of one of Sue Lowry's 220 students says the teacher "sees the ability, not the disability" in kids. Amid thunderous applause, Ms Lowry was honoured for her work.
Surfing is one of the only extreme sports where helmets are rarely worn — but that's starting to change
Ted Badgery never wore a helmet in the ocean until recently. Now, he rarely surfs without one.
Teen wins surfing world title one year after 'scary' diagnosis limits the use of his legs
Gold Coast teenager Kai Colless seals the world title in his division, winning the final of the US Adaptive Surfing Championships in California just eight months after leaving hospital.
Once abandoned, Dave now rules the roost in his harem of brush turkeys
A victim of suburbia, this dumped rooster — variously named Dave, Bob, Bruce, Ryan and Roy Le Coq by delighted locals — is now happily living large on the Gold Coast with his turkey family.
From Russian snow to sun-kissed sand, Kesha traded her pointe shoes for point breaks
Victoria "Kesha" Godfredson once had the world at her feet as the principal ballerina of the Russian National Ballet, but she gave it all up for the feeling of salt, sun and sand — and she's never been happier.
Harold Holt's secretary remembers what it was like to work for the prime minister who disappeared
When anti-Vietnam war protesters rocked Harold Holt's car, his secretary Jan Drury had to be pulled through the passenger-side window. That's just one of her memories of working for the prime minister who went for a swim and never returned.
Why film greats Catherine Martin and Baz Luhrmann have made the Gold Coast home
Oscar-winning costume designer Catherine Martin shares the very personal reason she and Buz Luhrmann are living in south-east Queensland, as they are honoured for their contribution to Australian film.
Jason Baird always wanted to work in special-effects makeup. Now he's nominated for an Oscar
Multiple fat suits, wigs and prosthetic pieces were part of the drastic physical transformations of Austin Butler and Tom Hanks in the movie Elvis, according to Australian Oscar nominee Jason Baird.
Gold Coast surfer numbers at breaking point — where to now?
Crowds at some Gold Coast surf breaks have doubled in the past five years. Here's how authorities are managing it.
How a rugby league match on the Gold Coast is helping grow the sport in Poland and South Africa
The match, called the Warsaw Airlift Cup, is a nod to a shared history between the nations — the World War II operation of the same name.
Back after two 'heartbreaking' years, the Gold Coast marathon is more than just a race
The event is a $30 million boost for the local economy, with thousands of elite and recreational competitors travelling from interstate.
She brought the bikini to Australia and put the Gold Coast on the map. Paula Stafford dies aged 102
Stafford introduced Australia to the bikini at a time women were ordered off the beach, but her life was about so much more — establishing the second largest industry on 1960s' Gold Coast behind sand mining.
'There's just no room to move': Cafe boss warns small businesses will disappear without local customer support
Inflation and the rising cost of living cause chaos for business owners and customers as coffee and vegies become the latest budget-breaking items.
'Surviving or thriving': Frustrated restaurateurs desperate for Gold Coast light rail information
Southern Gold Coast business owners say they have no information about how the project will affect their restaurants but the Queensland government says support is on offer.
Vote of confidence: Expert says apathy at polls unlikely to be enough to change election outcome on Coast
Gold Coast electorates had some of the lowest voter turnouts at the last federal election, but political pundits say it would take an “implosion” for the LNP to lose any of its eight safe seats in the region.
'Distressing and disgusting': Farmer still waiting for tyre 'mountain' to be removed
An investigation is finally underway to help identify illegal dumpers who dropped 1,300 tyres on a Queensland cane farm in the dead of night.
'Symptom overlap is quite astounding': Researchers probe links between long-COVID and chronic fatigue
Scientists consider possible links between chronic fatigue syndrome and long-COVID.
'We need your home': Devastated Tweed crying out for people to give up holiday properties
Holiday home owners in northern NSW are being urged to offer their properties to flood-affected victims as the region grapples with a deepening housing crisis being described as a "humanitarian crisis".
Stranded Gold Coast hinterland locals make flying fox to access baby food and medicine essentials
Gold Coast hinterland residents have set up a pulley system over a flooded causeway to maintain access to essential food, petrol and medicine.
After more than 150 years, these two gnarly frangipanis continue to stand test of time
It's common yet iconic and its fragrance is found in gardens all over the world, but which of these is Australia's oldest frangipani?
In Queensland there's an e-scooter hospitalisation every day, and it has officials worried
The Queensland Ambulance Service says a rising number of people are being injured in e-scooter and e-skateboard accidents.
Gold Coast snake behind Harry Potter's Nagini not ready to slither into retirement just yet
Kalamata has appeared in TV shows, movies and on stage, but there's a secret to the 37-year-old olive python's success — sheer laziness.
Pharmacy Guild's RAT finder suffers tech difficulties 'under huge amount of pressure'
A website designed to be a "single source of truth" in the search for rapid antigen tests at pharmacies has faced significant technical difficulties on its first day as "millions" attempt to access it.
Gold Coast Mayor floats charter flight plan in bid to boost RAT supplies
Could chartering flights to Asia to collect rapid antigen tests be a solution to the shortage? Tom Tate thinks so.
'We're on the clock': Tongan community closely watching volcano relief effort
The tight-knit Tongan community on the Gold Coast asks the city to remember and pray for their families back home after a massive volcanic eruption devastated the small island nation last weekend.