Welcome again to the GC Minute, it’s Thursday, Could 15, and we’re prepared for lift-off.
Good luck to the Goldy’s Gilmour crew over the approaching few days, the place they’re set to make historical past with Australia’s first-ever rocket launch into area.
Right now’s e-newsletter is 1,490 phrases, a 7.5-minute learn.
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One Huge Factor: GC’s Gilmour boys rely all the way down to first area launch
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Sundown Run returns with a: $20M Supercar line-up
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Farewell to a Gold Coast surf icon: Cooly legend Graham ‘Blackie’ Black
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Trending: Native tradition?
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Round The Internet (Snippets): YouTube will get adverts in peak moments, two native males go lacking, a crazily harmful new social media craze, SEQLD scores the Royal Edinburgh Navy Tattoo and heaps extra
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Upcoming Occasions
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By Marshall Corridor
What’s Taking place: With the launch window formally opening immediately, Gold Coast-born Gilmour Area Applied sciences is now counting all the way down to the maiden launch of its Eris rocket from North Queensland’s Bowen Orbital Spaceport.
Why It Issues: If profitable, it’ll be the primary Australian-designed and constructed rocket to succeed in area, placing us amongst a dozen international locations with launch functionality.
By the Numbers
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34 tonnes: Would be the weight of ‘Eris’ at lift-off
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7-storey: Is the peak of the three-stage rocket
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10 years: In growth this launch has been since Gilmour’s 2015 founding
Native Impression: Began by brothers Adam and James Gilmour, the corporate has grown from Gold Coast beginnings right into a nationwide aerospace pioneer, fuelling native jobs and innovation.
Rocket gas, Queensland model: Eris runs on safer, cheaper hybrid propellant; tech Gilmour says ‘beats conventional rocket gas’.
What The Individuals Say
“There’s a excessive chance of delays or scrubs,” the corporate warned.
“This can be a large step ahead for Australia’s sovereign area capabilities,” mentioned Adam Gilmour.
What To Look For Subsequent
With a system glitch delaying the Australian-made rocket launch earlier immediately, all eyes are actually on Bowen tomorrow, Friday, Could 16, to witness historical past.
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What’s Taking place: The Sundown Run: Chase The Stars returns to the Gold Coast on Could 31, bringing $20 million in supercars, a Rolls-Royce debut, and big-name trend companions.
Why It Issues: It’s not nearly revving engines; this occasion raises funds for the Make-A-Want Basis whereas spotlighting luxurious, way of life, and neighborhood assist.
By the Numbers
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$20 million: Would be the worth of this 12 months’s convoy
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It’s 4th version of the occasion: Now a staple of the native occasions calendar
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2 international trend icons: Tiffany & Co. and Ralph Lauren, are on board
Native Impression: Count on street closures and digicam telephones on the prepared because the convoy rolls into The Oracle Boulevard round 11:40 am, then cruises by Surfers Paradise to Major Seashore.
Glitz meets gear: This 12 months provides Film World to the combo—and the Australian debut of a brand-new Rolls-Royce.
What The Individuals Say
“An electrical mixture of automobiles, trend and luxurious way of life,” mentioned organisers.
What To Look For Subsequent
Catch the convoy at noon—or keep tuned on-line for pictures and methods to donate.
This week: Spin these spanners with Surf Life Saving Queensland who’s chasing a Licensed Plane Upkeep Engineer to maintain their rescue choppers sharp, secure, and sky-ready.
If CASA licences, fault-finding, and fine-tuned rotors get your coronary heart racing, this Carrara hangar gig may see you incomes a six-figure sum ($150,000.00+ in response to Search filters..) whereas serving to save lives.
With wage packaging, parental depart, and a fleet that flies for a trigger; this function’s received lift-off.
Written by Andrew McKinnon
What’s Taking place: Graham Black, affectionately often known as Blackie, handed away this week aged 77.
Why It Issues: A pioneer of Australian browsing, the Coolangatta goofyfooter left an indelible mark on the game and the Gold Coast surf scene.
Blackie wasn’t only a champion bloke and nice surfer, he helped formed a technology within the sport, influencing icons like Wayne Lynch and serving to outline the graceful, fashionable backhand model nonetheless seen round native factors and beachbreaks alongside the Gold Coast immediately.
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1969: Claimed a shock win on the Qld State Titles over Peter Drouyn
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1965–70s: We was a key member of Kirra Surfriders, Windansea, and Palm Seashore Boardriders
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77 years: A terrific innings and a lifetime devoted to household, browsing, and craftsmanship
Native Impression: From Greenmount to Mermaid Seashore and Palm Seashore, Blackie wasn’t simply revered, he was beloved and his affect on Gold Coast browsing tradition will likely be timeless.
Legend, by no means forgotten: A gifted glasser, nose-rider, and mentor, Blackie gave again greater than he took.
His laughter and legacy stay on.
What The Individuals Say
“There’ll by no means be one other one fairly prefer it!” – Graham Black
“He was the most effective goofy footers in Australia.” – Billy Bob Kingston
What To Look For Subsequent: His funeral is immediately, Could 15, 10 am at Tweed Heads Memorial.
celebration will comply with at Palm Seashore Soccer Membership.
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The world’s first CRISPR gene-edited Spider shoots glowing pink silk from its spinneret.
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🏄♂️ Australian Interschools Browsing Championships: Could 14-16 from 8 am to 4 pm; younger surfers from throughout the nation compete in particular person and tag staff codecs at Surfers Paradise, Miami
🎶 Blues on Broadbeach: Could 16-19; certainly one of Australia’s greatest free music festivals returns to Broadbeach with 4 days of soulful blues performances throughout a number of phases and venues.
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