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Magic Millions Gallops into Gold Coast
The Jeep Magic Millions Carnival and Race makes its glamorous mark on the Gold Coast this week boosting tourism with visitors from around Australia and the world. Minister for Tourism and Major Events Jann Stuckey said the Magic Millions Carnival … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Tourism
Tagged jeep magic millions, magic millions carnival, magic millions race day, yearling sales
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A Talented Life Celebrated at Gettin’ Jiggy
Preparations for an event encompassing the great loves and creative escapades of the late Jiggy Johnson are underway. Gettin’ Jiggy will be a celebration of the life, art and music of Jiggy Johnson and is slotted to take place at … Continue reading
Gold Coast China Town Update
Chinatown is forging ahead – streetscape construction commenced in November and the project’s expected completion is in mid 2014, in time for the light rail opening. Gold Coast Chinatown is part of the broader plan to revitalise Southport as the Gold … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Case Studies, Community, Marketing, Tourism
Tagged chinatown precinct, city of gold coast
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‘Impressed’ with Gold Coast 2018 progress
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Coordination Commission has confirmed that the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games™ (GC2018) are on-time and on-budget following this week’s visit. Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games, Jann Stuckey welcomed confirmation … Continue reading
Trash Monkey Southport Rises from the Rubble
In the past few years the much loved retailers of Southport have suffered through the battleground that is the construction zone for Light Rail, newer shinier centers opening along the Gold Coast Corridor, consumers dumping their local bricks and mortar … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Fashion, Shopping & Retail
Tagged gold coast corridor, trash monkeys
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Gold Coast light rail construction shutdown for Christmas trade
Gold Coast light rail construction will shut down in parts of Southport and Surfers Paradise for the Christmas holiday trading season. Chairman John Witheriff said the construction shut-down was implemented in response to community requests and would come into effect … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Transport & Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged g link, G:link, goldlink, light rail, trams
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Gold Coast Young Entrepreneur of the Year Announced
MOBILE phone retailer turned property manager Ron Bakir (pictured) has taken out the title of Gold Coast Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2013. The former owner of the Gold Coast-based Crazy Ron’s mobile phones retail chain has been … Continue reading
Winning design makes Gold Coast culture ‘seriously fun’
One of Australia’s leading architectural firms has delivered a ‘seriously fun’ proposal to win the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct international design competition. The winning team,led by ARM Architecture, was unanimously selected by an eight-member independent Design Competition jury. Praised by … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Development, Tourism
Tagged arts centre, Gold Coast Cultural Precinct. design competition
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Currumbin Ecovillage Adds Another Feather to its Hat
Now with over 30 international and national awards since its inception, The Ecovillage at Currumbin must be running low on room to add more feathers to this heavily ladened cap! And its no wonder that this sustainable community development has … Continue reading
Gold Coast’s Currumbin is Australia’s Cleanest Beach 2013
Currumbin Beach on the Southern Gold Coast has been named as Australia’s Cleanest Beach in today’s Keep Australia Beautiful awards, beating some of Australia’s other iconic beaches including Huskisson NSW, Frankston VIC, Holdfast Bay SA, and Godfreys Beach TAS. “I … Continue reading