Welcome again to a wonderful Thursday for being a Queenslander.
It’s July 10, and New South Wales.. simply don’t get it 🙂
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One Large Factor: ‘Save the Waves’ Movie Competition 2025 to return to the GC
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It’s a good time to be a: Queenslander
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Gilmour’s rockets are usually not flying but however: The offers are
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Automotive business couple take the: Wheel on the Titans
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Trending: A Porsche exterior a gymnasium..
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Round The Net (Snippets): Mild Rail group survey opens, YouTube’s crackdown, fifth de-extinction species introduced, Data damaged at GC Marathon, Lacking teen surfer discovered on distant island and heaps extra
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Upcoming Occasions
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What’s Taking place: The world’s solely worldwide surf and environmental world movie tour and fundraiser, the Save The Waves Movie Competition (STWFF), returns to Australia this July with Gold Coast locals capable of catch the screening at Tom Atkin Corridor, Tugun, on Saturday 26 July 2025, from 6:30 pm to10:00 pmm.
Why It Issues: Co-hosted by Gold Coast World Browsing Reserve and GC Surfrider Basis, the night time provides greater than dreamy line-ups and distant seashores on the large display; it’s a rallying cry for safeguarding the coastlines we stay amongst and love.
By the Numbers
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8 movies spanning California, Portugal, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Greenland and extra can be on show
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$15 is the entry value with tickets bought on-line or (should you’re fortunate) on the door
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1 native legend: Rabbit Bartholomew to seem after his US return, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Invoice Delaney’s Bustin’ Down the Door film.
Native Affect: The occasion as soon as once more cements the GC’s world function in surf conservation tradition, constructing momentum for the World Browsing Conservation Convention at Southern Cross Uni subsequent 12 months.
Reel waves, actual change: This 12 months’s film lineup options:
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Land of Sea by Will Bendix
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Rebirth by Annie Ok Fergerson
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The Ocean is my Street by Christian Habberstad
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180° South: Reloaded by Lukas Olesinski
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Echoes by Nicolas Pina
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Devenir Agua by Jesús Salazar
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Zabalo by Benjamin Soto
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One Shot: Glacier Browsing by Jordyn Romero
What The Individuals Say
As Nik Robust-Cvetich, CEO of Save The Waves, explains,
“Our movie competition is extra than simply surf movies that transport you to dreamy level breaks and far-flung seashores. STWFF can be about inspiring, instructing and sharing how we shield our surf ecosystems and the way actual change is made when passionate folks work collectively.”
“On behalf of GCWSR and GC Surfrider, we’re delighted to co-host this superb assortment of quick surf motion pictures from the Save The Waves that assist strengthen the message of defending our browsing ecosystems,” stated Andrew McKinnon, Chair of the 2026 World Browsing Conservation Convention and President of GCWSR.
“It’s a common theme we’ll observe up with at subsequent 12 months’s World Browsing Conservation Convention at Southern Cross College Gold Coast Campus.”
By King Cane Toad
It’s a good time to be a Queenslander.
The solar is shining brighter, the colors of the flowers appear extra vivid, the climate a little bit hotter and, oh, did I point out that the Maroons gained Sport Three within the State of Origin.
State of Origin was born in 1980, and in 45 years of Origin historical past, Queensland have now held up the protect 27 occasions. The Blues, who it appears go into every sequence because the perennial favourites, have held the trophy aloft solely 18 occasions.
To steal a line from a Mac Davis track from the 12 months of the primary Origin match, “Oh Lord, it’s exhausting to be humble, if you find yourself excellent in each means”.
And that was the case in Sport 3 this week. What a win it was. In case you had been locked in Donald Trump’s dungeon, Queensland didn’t simply win, we handled the Cockroaches like Trump treats unlawful migrants.
The ultimate 24-12 scoreline was, in actual fact, flattering to NSW, with the Cockroaches slinking over within the nook for a comfort attempt within the remaining minute whereas the Queenslanders had been discussing what champagne they need to be ordering.
Queensland’s efficiency was elegant. Queensland confirmed the “State of Origin spirit” that Andrew Johns argues doesn’t exist. In defence the Queenslanders swarmed like flies on a turd. Half-back Tom Dearden was the chief of the flies. He was buzzing round all over the place in an unimaginable man-of-the-match efficiency.
Dearden stands simply 1.77cm tall, however he clearly stood the tallest of all of the gamers on the paddock and deservedly gained the Wally Lewis medal for the participant of the sequence.
As compared, the NSW gamers had been typically directionless, sloppy and stank. Nathan Cleary, who has achieved unimaginable feats in rugby league and might be the best participant on this period, now has the stench of dropping three State of Origin deciders on his file.
Of particular word, Lattrell Mitchell and serial pest Liam Martin each offered some in-game laughs with tried Golden Raspberry Award submissions for over-acting in failed makes an attempt to realize penalties for his or her workforce.
There’s an outdated saying that the stats don’t lie however should you take a look at the statistics from Sport 3 you’d have guessed a special end result. NSW outperformed Queensland in Run Metres, Publish Contact Metres, Sort out Breaks, Common Set Distance, Kick Return Metres, and Offloads, however the stats don’t measure “coronary heart”.
And the one actual statistic that issues is the scoreboard, 24-12.
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Gilmour’s rockets are usually not flying but however the offers are
Gold Coast-based Gilmour House Applied sciences is but to efficiently take a look at launch its Eris rocket however its industrial alternatives are already flying.
The Yatala-headquartered firm has this week introduced a partnership with Japanese firm House BD.
House BD has supported greater than 90..
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YouTube prepares to: Crackdown on ‘mass-produced’ and ‘repetitive’ movies, as concern over AI slop grows
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A colossal Moa, one of many largest: Birds ever to stroll the Earth turns into fifth de-extinction species
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Archaeologists uncover Roman military camp within the Netherlands, however 20 kilometres: Past the empire’s northern border
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Lacking teen surfer, Darcy Deefholts, 19, has been discovered on a distant island after: Going lacking from One Tree Path seaside close to Wooli in New South Wales
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Three teenage ladies have been charged after police detected a: Stolen automobile travelling from Carrara to West Burleigh within the Gold Coast on July 7.
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Moonvalley has launched its AI video generator, Marey, for public use, the place customers buy credit to create clips as much as 5 seconds lengthy. Importantly, the mannequin was educated utilizing brazenly licensed information to minimise the chance of authorized points
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The Gold Coast Mild Rail Stage 3 Group Survey is: Now open so that you can have your say (and go within the draw to win $150)
🎭 The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Story: July 10 to July 20; a wide ranging, critically acclaimed theatrical manufacturing at HOTA
🎉 Kalwun NAIDOC Week Celebration March: July 11 from 10 am; a robust, respectful and uplifting march honouring First Nations tradition and historical past at Queen Elizabeth Park
🏈 Gold Coast SUNS v Collingwood Magpies: July 11 at 7:40 pm; AFL Spherical 18 at Individuals First Stadium
🏀 GC Rollers v Brisbane Capitals: July 12 from 5 pm onwards; NBL1 – Spherical 11 at Carrara Indoor Sports activities Stadium
🏉 NRL Titans v Broncos (Spherical 19) and NRLW Titans v Broncos (Spherical 2): July 13 at 6 pm onwards; a day of continuous motion you do not need to miss at Cbus Tremendous Stadium
🎨 Floor: The Miami Avenue Artwork Competition: June 29 to July 13; watch as Miami transforms into an open-air gallery with stay mural work and road artwork installations
☁️ Marvel 2025: Cloud Play at HOTA: Now by means of July 13; expertise “Cloud Play,” a 530sqm kinetic sculpture produced from community-contributed ribbons, floating above HOTA’s garden as a part of the Marvel 2025 program
🎭 Mamma Mia! Musical Theatre: July 17 from 7:30 pm onwards; a fundraiser in assist of Journey 2 Be taught on the Highlight Theatre
