G’day GC, and welcome again to a different massive weekly version. It’s July 2.
And right here we go!
Pencil in a sleepy Saturday after our do-or-die early morning conflict with Egypt within the Spherical of 32.
A win would see the Socceroos into the Spherical of 16, up towards both Africa’s Cape Verde 🇨🇻 or Lionel Messi’s Argentina 🇦🇷.
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One Large Factor: Gold Coast surf story heads worldwide
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The most effective Gold Coast actions these: Winter faculty holidays
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These native tasks simply: Received State architecual recognition
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Round The Net: Sony stops making CDs, Spao Ottobock opens in Robina, Antarctica’s oldest dinosaur bone found, North Straddie’s award successful constructing and heaps extra
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Trending: The GC’s massive and well-known 3/4 gentle rail transport trauma mission..
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What’s Occurring: ECAT (The East Coast Activation Tour), a brief characteristic movie in regards to the browsing conservation motion down our unbelievable east coast, has been formally chosen for the Save The Waves Movie Competition 2026 World Tour.
Why It Issues: The choice provides the Gold Coast’s surf safety story a worldwide viewers and in addition ties the Australian surf scene to a wider motion defending surf ecosystems, coastal tradition and group identification.
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The ECAT journey ran for five days, travelling from the Gold Coast to Sydney after WSCC 2026.
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The convoy featured 22 surfers from Peru, Costa Rica, Rapa Nui, Chile, Mexico, Spain, the USA, Bali and Australia.
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The street journey packed 3 vans, 1 automotive and greater than 30 surfboards, together with a Peruvian Caballito de Totora reed board.
Native Affect: The Gold Coast World Browsing Reserve and Gold Coast Surfrider Basis are actually co-hosting a one-night-only screening of the annual Save The Waves Movie Competition on the Tom Atkin Corridor, Tugun, on Saturday, 11th July from 7 pm – 10 pm, which incorporates the GC manufacturing of ECAT, the characteristic documentary.
Zoom In: ECAT captures the primary time ever a South American Staff (San Bartolo from Peru) has competed within the World Membership Championships/Usher Cup at Snapper Rocks on the eve of the WSCC.
Whereas the rambling street journey incurred a flat spell chasing surf, it was blessed by good sunny climate and the pure fantastic thing about the areas. Scoring a pumping submit swell at Snapper Rocks, and a bonus section on the Caballito de Totora reed board from Huanchaco, Peru.
The ECAT documentary was produced by cameraman/ editor Josh Hamilton (The Edit Suite), tracing an Australian/Peruvian tour from Bondi to Noosa in 2016 when GCWSR was endorsed, however in 2026, the street journey was reversed, driving south from the Gold Coast to Sydney 10 years later.
What To Look For Subsequent: Locals can see the quick characteristic at Tom Atkin Corridor, Tugun, on Saturday, 11 July, from 7 pm to 10pm, the place you may get a primary look earlier than ECAT travels worldwide.
🎉 Gold Coast faculty vacation actions 2026
Faculty holidays are right here, and so is the acquainted refrain of “I’m bored.” So we’ve achieved the heavy lifting for you.
Whether or not you’re chasing winter waves, theme park thrills, family-friendly festivals or a couple of low-cost methods to get everybody out of the home, there’s..
What’s Occurring: Gold Coast tasks have been recognised within the 2026 Queensland Structure Awards, with native buildings named throughout public, residential, inside and condo classes.
Why It Issues: The outcomes present a metropolis being formed past its stunning seashores, with recognised tasks that embrace locations the place locals swim, meet, dwell, and transfer via, making structure a part of on a regular basis Gold Coast life.
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5 native tasks received awards throughout the town
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Palm Seaside appeared in two classes, the public and residential classes, giving the suburb a robust outcome.
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Dolphin Courtroom Home obtained 2 honours, successful in Residential Structure (Homes New) and Inside Structure.
Native Affect: Palm Seaside specifically had a standout outcome, with each a serious public facility and a residential mission recognised.
Burleigh Heads additionally featured, with Florence at 42 The Esplanade incomes a commendation for a number of housing.
Not Simply Image Excellent seaside photographs: The awards level to a wiser Gold Coast design story, one constructed round usefulness, care and native match.
What To Look For Subsequent: The total record of winners and hyperlinks to every mission and the hyperlink under 👇
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Sony has introduced that from: 2028 that it’ll completely cease making bodily discs for information PlayStation Video games
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Dino drawer discovery: A fossil left sitting in storage for 40 years has now been recognized as Antarctica’s first dinosaur bone, and it belonged to a large titanosaur.
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The NRL is throwing the ‘largest celebration’ to: Kick of Jai July celebrations
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North Stradbroke Island’s cultural centre has: Received State Honours for probably the greatest public buildings
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A Maroons star has escaped a ban which: Will free him as much as play within the Origin decider
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The USA objective scorer’s: Pink card sort out towards Bosnia and Herzegovina
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There will likely be a Guinness World File tried at this 12 months’s: Gold Coast Marathon for the quickest marathon run in a kilt👇
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🎨 SURFACE Competition 2026: Wednesday 1 July to Sunday 19 July 2026, varied occasions; Miami’s streets fill with murals, outside artwork and dwell music, together with the Fenceline Exhibition and File Honest throughout this date vary.
🤖 Gold Coast Tech Mixer and Social (Tech / AI / Information / IT): Friday 3 July 2026, 6 pm; native tech, AI, knowledge and IT folks meet at Goldie’s in Surfers Paradise.
🛍️ Surfers Paradise Beachfront Markets: Friday 3, Saturday 4, Wednesday 8, Friday 10, Saturday 11, Wednesday 15, Friday 17 and Saturday 18 July 2026, 4-9 pm; beachside stalls, presents and meals line The Esplanade.
🌙 Dreamworld Evening Market: Friday 3, Saturday 4, Friday 10, Saturday 11, Friday 17 and Saturday 18 July 2026, 5-9 pm; meals stalls and dwell music take over Dreamworld Parkway.
🏃 ASICS Gold Coast Marathon: Saturday 4 July and Sunday 5 July 2026, race occasions from early morning; runners tackle the Gold Coast course, with begin occasions listed on the race weekend schedule.
🧘 Northern Gold Coast Wellbeing Expo: Saturday 4 July 2026, 9 am-1 pm; meet authorized, monetary, well being, Indigenous wellbeing, aged-care, veteran and group help teams at Higher Coomera Centre.
🌿 Gold Coast Bonsai Present: Saturday 4 July 2026, 10 am-5 pm and Sunday 5 July 2026, 9 am-4 pm; greater than 80 bonsai timber, demos, raffles and gross sales are on present at Carrara Neighborhood Centre.
☕ BRUNCH LIKE A BOSS Feminine Founders Occasion – July 2026: Tuesday 7 July 2026, 10 am-noon; Meghan Jarvis leads a mindset and enterprise brunch for feminine founders, leaders, creatives and college students at Southern Cross College Gold Coast Campus.
💼 July 2026 Feminine Founders Discussion board – Gold Coast Department: Tuesday 7 July 2026, 1.45-3.30 pm; the company governance session connects Gold Coast girls in enterprise at Kurrawa Surf Membership.
🎙️ Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox: Tuesday 7 July 2026, 7.30 pm; The Future Is Classic Tour brings its jazz-pop stage present to HOTA Theatre 1.
