G’day and welcome again to a different GC Minute Thursday, it’s July 31.
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One Large Factor: Completely satisfied Gilmour launches a rocket
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A day trip along with your: 4-legged finest buddy in Mudgeeraba
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GC’s Kokoda Youth Basis: Begins youth bootcamps
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Trending: Final night time’s lights within the sky above Oxenford
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Round The Net: What the oil.. is oil anyway? | Mudgeeraba’s four-legged buddy day trip | The GC will get six worldwide soccer video games | Armed theft in Robina with three charged and extra!
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On considerably of a private be aware this week, it’s extremely unhappy to share that Tye Alroe, a profitable Gold Coast enterprise determine, handed away out of the blue from a coronary heart assault at simply 39.
Having recognized Tye by means of pals from earlier years up within the Redlands, he was all the time a real bloke and good to speak to.
Properly-known throughout each communities up there and down right here on the Gold Coast, he was the CEO of a thriving development and improvement firm, Alroe Constructions.
Our ideas and condolences are along with his household and pals.
Vale, Tye Alroe.
By Marshall Corridor
What’s Occurring: Queensland’s personal Gilmour Area Applied sciences has performed the maiden take a look at launch of Eris, Australia’s first-ever regionally designed and constructed orbital-class rocket, from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport.
Why It Issues: Though the rocket cleared the pad and flew for 14 seconds earlier than shutting down, it marks a daring step towards sovereign house functionality and positions Australia within the small membership of countries growing orbital launch tech from scratch.
By the Numbers
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Australia is one in every of just a few nations growing launch-from-home functionality
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23 metres tall and weighing 30 tonnes
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The rocket flew for about 14 seconds earlier than shutdown
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The craft was constructed virtually totally in-house, together with the spaceport
Native Influence: Gilmour Area, headquartered on the Gold Coast, is placing the area on the worldwide house map — not unhealthy for a metropolis higher recognized for seashores than boosters.
From Waves to the Stars: With TestFlight 2 already in manufacturing, the native startup is aiming for orbit subsequent.
What The Folks Say
“Area is tough,” stated Adam Gilmour, CEO of Gilmour Area Applied sciences. “SpaceX, Rocket Lab and others wanted a number of take a look at flights to achieve orbit. We have discovered an amazing quantity that may go instantly into bettering our subsequent car, which is already in manufacturing.”
“Clearing the tower was a serious milestone for our crew. It confirmed that Australia can design, construct, and launch rockets proper right here at dwelling,” Gilmour stated.
What To Look For Subsequent: Flight knowledge is now below evaluate, with a second take a look at launch, TestFlight 2, scheduled inside months.
Learn extra on the full article beneath.
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The Hinterlander
A day trip along with your four-legged finest buddy
Canines have been domesticated from wolves as early as 20,000 years in the past, lengthy earlier than even the event of agriculture, when our ancestors have been nonetheless hunter-gatherers.
In celebration of this historic bond, the Mudgeeraba Showgrounds are set to play host to a whole bunch of people and their canine counterparts this Saturday, 2 August, 9 am- 2 pm.
This week: The Mad Hueys are chasing a Artistic Model Content material Lead in Currumbin Waters to assist inform the story of surf, fish, get together, and promote a truckload of drugs whilst you’re at it.
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By Marshall Corridor
What’s Occurring: The Gold Coast headquartered Kokoda Youth Basis has been picked to ship the state’s first intensive early intervention program for at-risk youths aged 12-17.
Why It Issues: It’s a part of the State’s $500+ million push to interrupt the youth crime cycle with early intervention, not simply punishment, on the coronary heart of the technique.
By the Numbers
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$560 million has been allotted within the State Finances for intervention and rehabilitation applications
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3 short-stay ‘resets’ type the spine of the 12-month Kokoda program
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Youth aged 12–17 will entry 24/7 supervision, training, mentoring and outside challenges
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Kokoda Youth Basis will run this system for the subsequent 4 years
Native Influence: Primarily based in Nerang, Kokoda’s supply of the Regional Reset is a serious Gold Coast win, with native boots on the bottom now shaping how youth intervention rolls out throughout the state.
Breaking the Cycle, One Bootcamp at a Time: From digital detoxes to management hikes, Kokoda’s holistic, hands-on mannequin will goal to construct resilience and rewire behaviour earlier than it turns legal.
What The Folks Say
Premier David Crisafulli stated Regional Reset would assist restore security the place you reside to assist make Queensland safer.
“Regional Reset is a crucial a part of our plan to forestall the subsequent technology of hardcore repeat offenders and begin to make Queensland safer,” Mr Crisafulli stated.
“Solely with extra police, stronger legal guidelines, rehabilitation and early intervention that works will we begin to flip the tide on Labor’s youth crime disaster.
Kokoda Youth Basis chief government officer Angie Debnam stated the funding would assist rework younger lives by giving them the chance to construct a optimistic future.
“We welcome this funding by the Queensland Authorities, which can permit the Kokoda Youth Basis to help younger individuals in Ipswich over the subsequent 4 years,” Ms Debnam stated.
What To Look For Subsequent
The complete article beneath.
These lights within the sky over Oxenford final night time..
⁉️ Enjoyable Reality: Nepal ghosted the rectangle!
What does that even imply!?, you ask..
Properly, whereas each different nation on this planet flaps a four-cornered nationwide flag, do you know Nepal determined to go formally full mountain mode?
With a double-triangle pennant design that represents the mighty Himalayas, it’s the one flag on this planet that doesn’t have 4 corners however does have official mathematical directions for the way to attract it.
Pythagoras can be proud🇳🇵
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Queensland’s startup scene has bounced exhausting off the post-2022 lull, with contemporary knowledge from Lower By way of Enterprise exhibiting that: $417,000,000.00 poured into native startups in FY 2025
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Mark Zuckerberg is promising you’ll be able to: Belief him with superintelligent AI..
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What the oil? A surprisingly massive variety of individuals appear to assume oil comes from liquified dinosaurs. (Spoiler alert, it’s not..) so, right here’s precisely what it’s.
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Police have charged three individuals following an: Armed theft at a Robina dwelling on Tuesday night time
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A boy discovered a shipwreck on a Scottish seashore, which turned out to be a: 250-year-old warship from the American Revolution.
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YouTube is tweaking its profanity-related guidelines to permit creators to: Monetise movies with swearing in them, offered the profanity is restricted to the primary seven seconds of the video. (TechCrunch)
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Right here’s footage of the tsunami: Hitting the coast in Russia after yesterday’s 8.8 magnitude earthquake
🏀 Australian Boomers vs Colorado Buffaloes: July 31 from 7 pm; Workforce Australia takes on the Buffs in a global basketball exhibition at Carrara Sports activities & Leisure Centre
🏉 NRL: Titans vs Warriors: August 3 from 2 pm; the Gold Coast Titans return to Cbus Tremendous Stadium to face the NZ Warriors in Spherical 23 of the NRL season
🏄♂️ Kirra Longboard Klassic: August 1 to August 3 from 8 am; longboard browsing, classic boards, artwork, music and dress-up heats hit Kirra Seashore on this grassroots surf celebration 🔗 fb.com/kirralongboardklassic
⛵ Gold Coast to Mackay Yacht Race: August 1 from 11 am; aggressive offshore yacht race departs Southport Yacht Membership, difficult sailors throughout 600 nautical miles
🎀 All Star Battle Cheerleading: August 1 from 9 am to five pm; prime cheer squads battle it out at Carrara Indoor Sports activities Stadium 🔗 aascf.com.au/calendar
