First home buyer numbers in beach towns double in just three months as young people leave big cities

The number of first-home buyers in beach towns has more than doubled in just three months as young Australians working from home make a sea change, a major bank has revealed. Ballina near Byron Bay, a Gold Coast suburb and Port Macquarie on the New South Wales Mid-North Coast have also seen a surge in … Read more

Massive sinkhole forms at busy Gold Coast intersection with commuters delayed for hours

Traffic chaos as massive sinkhole opens up on a major Gold Coast intersection – sparking fears the road could COLLAPSE Sinkhole formed on Wednesday on corner of Sunshine Blvd and Hooker Blvd  The cause is of a water main bursting with the sinkhole forming around 6am Roads have been closed and commuters have been told … Read more

Terrified fisherman shows his trawler surrounded by HUNDREDS of sharks in the Gold Coast, Queensland

Terrified fisherman shows his trawler surrounded by HUNDREDS of man-eating sharks as they hunt for scraps off the back of his boat Wayne McManus captured dozens of sharks following his boat off the Gold Coast His footage shows bronze whalers up to three metres chasing his fishing trawler Mr McManus said there are more sharks … Read more

Jessika Power arrives in Sydney ahead of her appearance on the Married At First Sight reunion

Jessika Power arrives in Sydney ahead of her appearance on the Married At First Sight all-stars special By Demeter Stamell and Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:02 GMT, 7 December 2020 | Updated: 11:43 GMT, 7 December 2020 Jessika Power was spotted arriving in Sydney on Monday as filming gets underway on the … Read more

Chris Hemsworth’s Gold Coast beachside mansion is revealed as he films Escape from Spiderhead

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Hemsworth’s Gold Coast beachside mansion is revealed as he begins filming the upcoming Netflix blockbuster Escape from Spiderhead in Queensland By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:14 GMT, 3 December 2020 | Updated: 07:14 GMT, 3 December 2020 He’s normally based in Byron Bay, but Chris Hemsworth is now a part-time … Read more

Queensland family find a massive snake lurking in the bottom of their outdoor swimming pool

Horrified family find a massive snake lurking in the bottom of their outdoor swimming pool and below a kids waterslide A Queensland family have discovered a huge Coastal Carpet python in their pool Snake catcher Bryce Lockett was called to the Daisy Hill home on Tuesday  When he arrived, the snake was under a slide … Read more

Australia battles to find fruit pickers, cleaners and hospitality workers

Australia is struggling to find fruit pickers, cleaners and hospitality workers after travellers were forced to go home due to the coronavirus pandemic.   The government is now offering $6000 cash incentives to Australians willing to work on farms, in a last-ditch attempt to save the agriculture industry. But smaller businesses, unable to draw in workers … Read more

Mystery woman pays off $16,000 in lay-by at a toy shop to help families struggling at Christmas

True Aussie spirit: Kind-hearted mystery woman pays off $16,000 in lay-bys at a toy shop to help families struggling at Christmas time An anonymous woman has paid off $16,000 worth of lay-bys at Mr Toys Toyworld Staff at the Gold Coast store said they consoled parents overcome with emotion The ‘Santa’s helper’ said she was … Read more

Inside the Gold Coast’s best new rooftop beach club with four pools and countless bars

Glass elevator, four pools, a five-star Japanese restaurant and luxury bars: Inside the new Vegas-style rooftop beach nightclub on the Gold Coast Plans have been unveiled for the Cali Beach Club set to open in the Gold Coast The $5million rooftop beach club boasts four pools, countless bars and cinema It overlooks Surfers Paradise beach … Read more

House prices soar 20 per cent on the Gold Coast as Victorians and NSW residents head north 

Now is the time to sell on the Gold Coast as an influx of interstate residents heading  north sparks a property boom. Real estate agents and housing developers have been inundated with thousands of inquiries from interstate callers preparing to pack up their lives in their quest of a sea change in the wake of … Read more

Santas ditch their sleighs for JET SKIS as 150 gather on the Gold Coast to break a world record 

Only in Australia! 150 Santas ditch their sleighs for JET SKIS as they speed along a river in a bizarre world record attempt during blistering heatwave Gold Coast residents festooned with bells and tinsel flocked to the Nerang River  The previous Guinness World Record for Santa’s on jet skis sat at 129 people The event … Read more

Beauty mogul Cassandra House accused of attempted fraud over $1million Airbnb insurance claim

Vegan beauty mogul is accused of fraud after ‘claiming an Airbnb guest who trashed her beachfront home and stole designer clothes and jewellery left her with a $1MILLION damage bill’ Beauty businesswoman allegedly made a false insurance claim against Airbnb Cassandra House, 35, claimed guest stole designer clothes and trashed her unit High-ranking marketing guru … Read more