G’day GC, and welcome again to a different large weekly publication. It’s February 12.
And if any of you coast cupids ever wanted an excuse to plan indoor actions, simply test the weekend forecast..
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One Large Factor: Vacationers flood by means of Gold Coast airport
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Browsing’s greatest week: Arrives on the Gold Coast
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A Southport firm and its: $6m hashish deal
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Trending: Weet-bix modified its recipe..
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Across the net: Palm Seashore highway speeds diminished | Winter Olympians investigated in ‘Pensigate’ saga | Sandbag stations open for moist climate | Vaccine beer brewed by scientist and heaps extra!
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🕹️That’s enjoyable: We’re sweeping our solution to Olympic glory within the workplace this week, one gloriously unathletic on-line curl at a time 🥌
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By Marshall Corridor
What’s Occurring: Vacationers have flooded into the Gold Coast over summer season with the Coolangatta native airport recording over one million passengers travelling by means of the terminal throughout December and January.
Why It Issues: That many arrivals (and departures) is a dwell barometer for tourism confidence, and a well timed reminder that the Gold Coast continues to be the king of Australia’s favorite fast escape locations.
By the Numbers:
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Round 600,000 passengers travelled in December alone.
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An extra 637,000 extra travelled by means of within the airport in January, recording over the 1,200,000 mark
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Passengers flying to Bali from the Gold Coast elevated by over 75% when in comparison with the identical time final yr
Native Affect: This variety of guests means extra bookings for motels, venues and excursions and rideshares (out and in of the surf..).
What The Individuals Say: Queensland Airports Restricted’s Chief of Aviation, Adam Rowe, stated it was optimistic to see such robust demand for journey over the vacation season.
“Demand for flights out and in of the Gold Coast was exceptionally excessive with round 90 per cent of seats on all flights booked.
“The primary two weeks of January had been the busiest, with a number of days of greater than 23,000 passengers, adopted by one other peak forward of the lengthy weekend on Friday, 23 January.
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By Marshall Corridor
What’s Occurring: Gold Coast drug firm Epsilon Healthcare has secured a $6 million, three-year deal to fabricate hashish merchandise for Europe.
Why It Issues: The Southport-based enterprise, which was beforehand often called THC International Group, owns what has been extensively described as the biggest licensed medicinal hashish extraction facility within the Southern Hemisphere.
Teaming up with New Zealand’s largest hashish grower, Puro New Zealand, they’re planning to make hashish merchandise for the UK market this yr.
By the Numbers:
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$6,000,000 is the forecast for manufacturing income over 3 years
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The elevated income represents about 25% of Epsilon’s 2025 earnings
Native Affect: Puro says it contracted Epilson to do the manufacturing as a result of the corporate already has the best worldwide certifications in place, in addition to the manufacturing infrastructure and know-how.
The elevated enterprise exercise will undoubtedly require extra jobs to be created and different alternatives.
What The Individuals Say: Epsilon Healthcare managing director Peter Giannopoulos stated the settlement represented a major milestone for Epsilon Pharma.
“Our workforce has labored tirelessly to develop a strong (contract manufacturing) platform that aligns with world requirements, and this settlement validates our readiness to supply worldwide product provide at scale with reliability and excellence.”
Puro chief government officer Sank MacFarlane stated the Epsilon partnership was a part of the corporate’s goals to be a globally targeted medicinal hashish provider.
“The UK is a cornerstone marketplace for Puro, and this partnership permits us to translate our natural, sun-grown New Zealand manufacturing into high-value completed merchandise for sufferers and prescribers beneath the very best world requirements,” he stated.
What To Look For Subsequent: Following what they goal to be a profitable United Kingdom trial, how they step subsequent into mainland Europe.
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A scientist has brewed his very personal: Vaccine beer to fight a harmful virus, which can have simply labored
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A Russian startup is hacking: Pigeons’ brains with neural implants so it might use them as organic drones
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Palm Seashore highway pace limits have been: Decreased to 50km an hour on Nineteenth Avenue
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Half a dozen ice fishermen took greater than: Two hours to catch a 110kg halibut
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In case you haven’t heard of the Winter Olympics “Penisgate” saga, the place: Ski jumpers had been injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid with a purpose to fly additional, properly, now the World Anti-Doping Company is investigating
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A South Korean cryptocurrency change unintentionally: Gave away $44,000,000,000 (that’s $44b) price of Bitcoins
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Latest releases of AI fashions have been made by: The AI itself, with this text explaining how the whole house is hitting warp pace on a complete new stage
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Gold Coaster’s turned protesters at a: Proposed Reedy Creek quarry demonstration 👇
Final week’s top-clicked hyperlink was within the: Trending part
This week – Mud off the Aperol spritz, Gemelli Italian desires a Advertising Supervisor to show hype into onerous income as they scale from cult native favorite to nationwide contender.
Based mostly in Southport, you’ll sit between the dual founders and their exterior company, setting route, approving campaigns, managing budgets, and (politely) pushing again when the technique doesn’t stack up.
With a wage of $90,000.00–$120,000.00, with low utility quantity (for now). In case you’re commercially sharp and hospitality-minded, this one’s al dente.
🎨 Ken Executed: No Guidelines: February 12 at HOTA; dive right into a colour-splashed hit parade of Aussie beach-and-harbour pleasure
🎥 Wuthering Heights: February 14 at HOTA Cinema 2; begin your Saturday with a big-screen basic
🖍️ ArtLab – Busy Seashore: February 14 at HOTA Gallery; children get hands-on with Ken Executed-inspired making in The Studio
🥂 Valentine’s Day 2026 at Palette: February 13-14; linger over a particular Valentine’s menu within the lush surrounds of Palette Restaurant
🎸 An Night with Gillian Welch & David Rawlings: February 14, 8pm; settle into Theatre 1 at HOTA for an intimate, world-class evening of songcraft and string magic in Surfers Paradise
🥐 Gold Coast 2032 Meet the Purchaser Breakfast: March 12; learn the way your corporation can assist the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Video games at Aquis Park (Gold Coast Turf Membership), with consumers and supply companions
