Welcome again to The Gold Coast Minute; it’s been a stormy January 9 with some unseasonably cooler climate on the playing cards this weekend.
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One Massive Factor: Purchaser circles Southport’s Star of the Sea
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The home violence survivor able to shake up: Gold Coast politics this yr
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Southport’s historic Courthouse Lodge to be: Knocked down for towers
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Trending: Dreamworld’s disabled carpark dilemma
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Across the internet (Snippets): Magic Hundreds of thousands continues, Grok’s unhinged information mode, 10 enjoyable information about jellyfish and extra!
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Upcoming occasions: Burleigh Single Fin Fest and extra!
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By Marshall Corridor
Negotiations are underway for the sale of the Star of the Sea web site, which is over a hectare in measurement and is a gem on Marine Parade in Southport.
Listed quietly in November 2024, talks have progressed regardless of vacation delays.
This iconic web site, owned by Huixin Actual Property Group, has approvals for a resort and way of life precinct inside Southport’s Precedence Growth Space and is a uncommon probability for transformative improvement within the CBD.
• $27 million: Paid for the land by Huixin Actual Property again in 2016 regardless of builders pursuing the block for a very long time.
• 1.378 hectares: Dimension of the prime web site.
• 1934: The yr the positioning grew to become a co-educational facility underneath the Sisters of Mercy.
With no peak limits and mixed-use approvals, the challenge guarantees to reshape Southport’s skyline, including to the realm’s revival that may purpose to drive tourism and business development.
The complete article and extra particulars concerning the already granted preliminary improvement approval for the positioning beneath👇
By Courtney Mulder
Mudgeeraba native and home violence survivor Michelle Faye is operating as an impartial candidate for McPherson within the 2025 federal election.
Drawing on her lived expertise, she goals to overtake how Australia handles home violence and advocate for broader points affecting Gold Coast residents, reminiscent of housing affordability.
• 74 girls had been killed in 2024 as a consequence of home violence (in accordance to the Counting Lifeless Ladies challenge).
• 20+ police interactions throughout Michelle’s ordeal, with no sense of security or safety.
Michelle’s marketing campaign places home violence reform, housing affordability, and sustainability on the native political agenda, straight addressing key issues for Gold Coast residents.
“Ladies aren’t slipping by way of the cracks—they’re falling into gaping holes,” Michelle mentioned of Australia’s system failures.
Because the election approaches, Michelle’s marketing campaign will concentrate on amplifying native voices in Canberra and advocating for survivors by way of her complete reform plan.
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Fb Market is being compelled to: Show eBay listings to appease EU regulators
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Listed here are 10 wobbly great information about: The ocean’s jellyfish
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ChatGPT has simply been surpassed as the highest free app by: Watch Responsibility, an app to trace wildfires with dwell maps and alerts
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The Magic Hundreds of thousands Gold Coast Yearling Sale present was stolen by a: Sister to In Secret at a worth of $2,300,000.00
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First-Ever Remark Of Whale Sharks’: Mysterious love Life has been caught on digicam
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Billionaire Elon Musk, proprietor of X, teased {that a} mysterious: Unhinged Information Mode is coming for X’s AI-powered chatbot, Grok
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Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate outlined the Metropolis’s formal: Submission to the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics evaluate this week
🏄🏼♂️ Burleigh Heads Boardriders Single Fin Competition: January 10 to January 12; showcasing the most well liked native expertise taking over among the browsing world’s best on 40-year-old surfboards at Burleigh Level, John Legal guidelines Park
💸 The Star Gold Coast Magic Hundreds of thousands Raceday: January 11 from 12 am onwards; that is the occasion that defines all that’s nice about being Australian at Gold Coast Turf Membership
🎸 Religion No Extra, Silverchair and Stone Temple Pilots Tributes: January 11 from 7 pm to 11:30 pm; an evening of 90’s different tributes at Mo’s Desert Clubhouse
⚽️ Gold Coast Worldwide Futsal Problem Cup: January 13 to 18 from 8 am onwards; largest Futsal occasion in Australia with groups coming from throughout and internationally at Gold Coast Sports activities and Leisure Heart
🏅 Bend the Air – Nationwide Finals: January 13 to January 19; Australia’s largest nationwide competitors for acrobats, aerialists and circus artists at Daybreak Lang Performing Arts Centre
🧩 LEGO within the Vale: January 16 from 10 am onwards; a free LEGO session full of creativity and enjoyable at Helensvale Group Centre South Essential
👯♂️ Dance & Wellbeing Vacation Program: January 16 from 10 am to 2 pm; study some new expertise while having enjoyable at Dwell Hub, 17a Applecross Method
