Gold Coast News

The city is still cleaning up from a powerful weekend storm that damaged buildings and toppled trees. Dumping dozens of millimetres of rain in a matter of minutes.

Gold Coast residents are in shock following the discovery of a baby girl’s body on the beach at Surfers Paradise. The nine-month-old was found on the edge of the surf, alone in the dark, just after midnight, her parents were later located suburbs away.

The dream of flying came true for sick and disadvantaged kids today as part of a national charity effort. ‘National Funflight Day’ took off from Coolangatta Airport for the first time, bringing big smiles to little faces.

A 60-year-old man has lost everything, after his house boat exploded into flames at a popular fishing spot on the Gold Coast.

The annual ‘sea slug census’ is in full swing with dozens of people helping count the sea creatures this weekend. Slugs are being monitored from South Stradbroke Island to Cook Island – with 25 species counted today at Burleigh. It’s the third year the census has been held to assist with marine research at Southern Cross University. (AUDIO IN PARTS)

It’s a question which has consumed Gold Coasters – just who is Brett Craft? And why did he bury a message in a bottle 30 years ago? A young treasure hunter has tracked him down after NBN News uncovered the story.

A potentially lethal drug called ‘liquid fantasy’ is claiming lives across the Gold Coast. Go inside the raid where police seized almost $50,000 worth of the drug from a Labrador home.

School holidays are almost upon us and that means plenty of days at the beach and relaxing in the backyard. But some unwanted guests can spoil the fun. We’ve got your snake hotspots these school holidays, to help you keep your family safe.

A Labrador street was shut down with a 200 metre exclusion zone this afternoon when a van became engulfed in flames. The owner says he turned his back for just seconds when it suddenly erupted, destroying all his belongings.

You may have noticed a few more thousand cyclists on the roads. They’re here to compete in the world triathlon grand final. The coast is set to benefit from yet another international sporting coup.