More Gold Coast sporting clubs and community organisations will soon be equipped with life-saving defibrillators thanks to a new City funding initiative worth more than $90,000. A total of 42 organisations across the Gold Coast have received grants of up to $2,400 each to purchase Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), helpingContinue Reading
Logan City Council is encouraging seniors and residents with additional needs to prepare for future disasters through a series of free emergency planning workshops across the city. The Person-Centred Emergency Planning (PCEP) workshops are designed to help vulnerable residents create personalised emergency plans for events such as floods, storms andContinue Reading
Logan residents are being encouraged to have their say on the city’s environmental future as Logan City Council launches its annual Eco Survey. The survey, running from June 1 to 29, invites community members to share feedback, ideas and experiences that could help guide future environmental projects, services and activitiesContinue Reading
Ipswich City Council says the Federal Budget has missed a critical opportunity to invest in the city’s rapidly growing future, despite modest tax relief for households. Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding said the 2026–27 Budget failed to deliver any new infrastructure commitments for Australia’s fastest-growing council area in Queensland. “With a populationContinue Reading
Police have charged an 18-year-old man following investigations into a series of alleged break and enter offences across Shailer Park and Daisy Hill over the weekend. Officers allege the incidents occurred overnight between May 18 and 19, with four vehicles targeted at homes along Oringa Street in Shailer Park, andContinue Reading
A 26-year-old Biggera Waters man has been charged following an investigation into a series of alleged property offences across the northern Gold Coast. Detectives from the Gold Coast Criminal Investigation Branch allege the offences occurred between April 22 and May 10 in Biggera Waters, Runaway Bay and Southport as partContinue Reading
A new state-of-the-art marine rescue training facility has officially opened near Jacobs Well, marking a major milestone for Marine Rescue Queensland (MRQ) and volunteer emergency services across the state. The facility will serve as the central base for the MRQ Training Academy, designed to deliver consistent, high-quality training for volunteersContinue Reading
A man has been charged following a series of alleged incidents involving a stolen vehicle across southeast Queensland over several days. Police allege a Mazda CX-5 was stolen from a Kangan Court address in Shailer Park around 5:45am on May 15. The vehicle was later sighted in the Logan areaContinue Reading
A 14-year-old boy has been charged after a stolen car allegedly evaded police across Brisbane and the Gold Coast before being abandoned in bushland at Currumbin Valley. Police allege a red 2007 Hyundai i30 was stolen from an Upper Coomera property sometime after 10.30pm on Sunday night. Around 2.10am Monday,Continue Reading
A Southport man has been charged with 19 offences following an arrest linked to a series of alleged property crimes across the Gold Coast. The arrest was carried out by detectives from the Gold Coast Criminal Investigation Branch as part of Operation Forge, a statewide policing initiative targeting repeat offendersContinue Reading