Welcome again to the GC Minute and a contemporary first Thursday of winter, it’s June 5 ⛄️
At present’s free e-newsletter is 1,310 phrases, a 5.5-minute learn.
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One Large Factor: Hinterland cableway mission on Crisafulli’s want listing
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Tribute sculpture in Mexico honouring: Fallen Australian surfers and brothers Callum and Jake Robinson
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Three GC suburbs rank in Australia’s prime: 10 for annual home value progress over the previous decade
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Cooly Rocks On lights up Coolangatta this: June 4-8 with 1000+ basic vehicles, Elvis tributes, dancing, music and classic aptitude
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Trending: Assaults in Surfers Paradise
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Round The Net (Snippets): By no means-before-seen devastating footage of backside trawling impacts, Cooly Rocks 2025, Surf of Origin at Burleigh, Meta indicators mega nuclear deal and extra
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Upcoming Occasions
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By Marshall Corridor
What’s Occurring: Queensland State Premier David Crisafulli has backed the event of the proposed Gold Coast cableway this week in saying the Queensland Authorities’s Vacation spot 2045 mission, a sweeping 20-year tourism blueprint geared toward doubling Queensland’s customer spend and getting ready the Gold Coast for its Olympic glow-up.
Why It Issues: The proposal, lengthy backed by Mayor Tom Tate, alerts the State Authorities’s dedication to turning the Gold Coast, together with the hinterland, right into a world-class eco-tourism hub.
However, the bulletins haven’t been with out sparking backlash from conservation teams.
By the Numbers
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$84 billion: Goal customer expenditure in Queensland by 2045, double present ranges
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270,000+: Queensland jobs already supported by tourism, with loads of jobs to be created
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$115 million: Day by day customer spend already flowing into the state economic system
Native Influence: Underneath the total Vacation spot 2045 plan, Springbrook Nationwide Park would obtain main upgrades and the Gold Coast would host extra mega occasions (such because the AFC Girls’s Asia Cup in 2026) within the lead as much as 2032 and past.
What The Folks Say
“We’re investing in what works, and can develop new tourism alternatives and create native jobs.” — stated Premier David Crisafulli
“Springbrook and the hinterland is the inexperienced behind the gold.” —Minister Ros Bates
What To Look For Subsequent: Look ahead to planning progress on the cableway, conservation responses right here on the Gold Coast Minute and extra on the full article, beneath👇
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Tribute sculpture in Mexico honours fallen Australian surfers and brothers
What’s occurring: A deeply shifting sculpture has been unveiled at Punta San José, a well-liked surf break in Baja California, Mexico, honouring the lives of Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and their American good friend Carter Rhoad. The three have been tragically killed one 12 months in the past throughout a weekend surf journey.
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By Marshall Corridor
What’s Occurring: A certain contributor to the Metropolis’s financial surge we outlined final week, three Gold Coast suburbs have climbed into the nationwide prime 10 for home value progress over the previous decade, with PropTrack naming Miami, Palm Seaside and Mermaid Seaside amongst Australia’s quickest risers.
Why It Issues: All people is aware of how briskly Gold Coast property costs are rising, however the newest knowledge reveals simply how unimaginable the expansion has been.
Confirming what locals already really feel, our beachfront property market isn’t simply booming, it’s outperforming almost each different area in the entire nation.
By the Numbers
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Miami: up 11.9% yearly, from $560K to $1.727M
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Palm Seaside: additionally up 11.9%, now at $1.77M
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Mermaid Seaside: from $1.123M to $3.4M
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Byron Bay tops the listing: 15.2% annual progress, now $3.5M
Native Influence: With three Gold Coast suburbs rating nationally, property demand continues to drive long-term capital positive aspects, particularly in lifestyle-rich pockets close to the seashores.
What To Look For Subsequent: The complete article beneath, and discount buys in coastal cities and life-style locations outdoors the capital cities, as it’s clear that is the place the expansion is, and the market is barely going a method..
Rockin’ Retro: Cooly Rocks 2025
What’s Occurring: Australia’s largest nostalgia pageant, Cooly Rocks On, has formally kicked off in Coolangatta, drawing tens of 1000’s of retro lovers to the Gold Coast from Wednesday, 4 June by way of Sunday, 8 June.
🕰️ In Case You Missed It – Final week’s e-newsletter
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All of the rumoured: Modifications that Apple might be bringing to its new working system
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Meta has signed a: 20-year deal for nuclear vitality to energy its AI ambitions
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Surf of Origin comp at: Burleigh Seaside with Mick Fanning + Reni Matua versus Joel Parkinson + Ash Harrison kicks off June 7 at 9:45 am
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Neuralink has raised $650 million, taking its valuation to: $9 billion, which is deepening the connection between organic and synthetic intelligence
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By no means-before-seen devastating: Footage of backside trawling impacts👇
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🕺🏻 Cooly Rocks On Pageant: June 4–8; immerse your self in classic vehicles, rock ‘n’ roll music, and retro vogue at this nostalgic pageant in Coolangatta
🏀 NBL1 GC Rollers vs. Logan Thunder: June 7 from 8 pm onwards; witness an thrilling basketball showdown between at Bendigo Financial institution Cornubia Park Sports activities Centre
🎣 Atomic Bream Event: June 7 from 6:30 am – 1:00 pm; compete on this fishing match alongside the Nerang River to Russell Island, with money prizes and a BBQ on the Gold Coast Sportfishing Membership
🏄 Solento Surf Pageant: June 7-15; 8 days of music, browsing, movie and artwork, get pleasure from a group surf contest, dwell music, and seashore actions at Burleigh Heads
🎶 Strictly Baz Luhrmann: June 14 from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm; have a good time the music from Baz Luhrmann’s iconic movies like Moulin Rouge and Elvis on this orchestral tribute at HOTA, Dwelling of the Arts
