Kathleen Skene

Brisbane

Business Editor at Gold Coast Bulletin

Business editor, Gold Coast Bulletin

Articles

WATCH: Indoor waterfall drowns $400m Star development

Mar 28, 2025 | couriermail.com.au | Jacklyn O’Brien |Kathleen Skene |Robert White |Jacklyn O'Brien

QLD BusinessDon't miss out on the headlines from QLD Business. Followed categories will be added to My News. The builder of a $400m hotel and residential tower at The Star Gold Coast is assessing what could be tens of millions of dollars in damage after a major water leak flooded up to 40 floors of the development early Saturday morning.
Alfred’s wrath across the Gold Coast: ‘Scared the sh.. out of me’

Mar 7, 2025 | townsvillebulletin.com.au | Paul Weston |Charlton Hart |Andrew Potts |Kathleen Skene

THE northern suburb of Labrador is among the worst-hit by Cyclone Alfred with residents evacuated, power lines down and roofs ripped off amid wild citywide damage. Labrador residents were kept awake from screaming galeforce winds and police sirens and as their older homes and units were hammered. Community leader Jenna Schroeder, the adminstrator on Labrador 4215 Facebook group, said volunteers worked throughout Friday night and early Saturday morning helping neighbours.
Alfred’s wrath across the Gold Coast: ‘Scared the sh.. out of me’

Mar 7, 2025 | cairnspost.com.au | Paul Weston |Charlton Hart |Andrew Potts |Kathleen Skene

THE northern suburb of Labrador is among the worst-hit by Cyclone Alfred with residents evacuated, power lines down and roofs ripped off amid wild citywide damage. Labrador residents were kept awake from screaming galeforce winds and police sirens and as their older homes and units were hammered. Community leader Jenna Schroeder, the adminstrator on Labrador 4215 Facebook group, said volunteers worked throughout Friday night and early Saturday morning helping neighbours.
Gold Coast events: Cyclone Alfred, WPGA, Green Day, AFL, Surfing, Lifesaving

Mar 3, 2025 | cairnspost.com.au | Kathleen Skene

Gold CoastDon't miss out on the headlines from Gold Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News. Events scheduled across the Gold Coast this week have been rescheduled, cancelled – or are still up in the air – as Cyclone Alfred approaches. Here’s what we know:The tournament was meant to kick off on Thursday and run through to Sunday but was officially cancelled on Tuesday morning with a statement released by Golf Australia and the PGA of Australia.
Tallebudgera Creek on the Gold Coast closed amid water quality concerns

Nov 23, 2024 | cairnspost.com.au | Kathleen Skene |Chantay Logan

Gold CoastDon't miss out on the headlines from Gold Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News. One of the Gold Coast’s most popular swimming spots has closed amid concerns over water quality. Tallebudgera Creek Beach was closed on Saturday after heavy rains pelted the coastline, flushing dirt and debris through waterways across the region. The usually clear blue water remained a grimy brown Sunday morning, with swimmers largely avoiding the murky water.
Gold Coast Marathon live coverage

Jul 5, 2024 | goldcoastbulletin.com.au | Ashleigh Jansen |Kathleen Skene |Grace Hamilton

10:12am: Matthew Turner has taken out the The Gold Coast Bulletin 4km Junior Dash with a time of 12 minutes, 42 seconds. “The race was good, I was a bit too excited at the start, went out way too fast,” he said. “It was a bit painful.”The first girl over the line was Gold Coaster and Coolangatta Gold Champion Elke Rayward, with a time of 13:53, who also took out the event last year. “I really enjoyed it,” she said. “I love running with the boys because they’re so fast and good to push against.
2024 Gold Coast Marathon live coverage

Jul 5, 2024 | cairnspost.com.au | Ashleigh Jansen |Kathleen Skene

LiveGold CoastDon't miss out on the headlines from Gold Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News. The starter’s gun has fired on the biggest ever Gold Coast Marathon weekend, with runners braving a wet and chilly morning for the half marathon.
Man critical with multiple stab wounds in the back

Nov 18, 2023 | goldcoastbulletin.com.au | Kathleen Skene

A man in his 30s is in a critical condition after suffering multiple stab wounds on a Gold Coast street. The Queensland Ambulance Service tasked its high Acuity Response Unit and critical care paramedics to Main Beach Pde where they found the victim at 10.17pm. Police said the man, currently in Gold Coast University Hospital, had not provided any information about the incident and was yet to file a complaint Sunday morning.
Man critical with multiple stab wounds in the back

Nov 18, 2023 | couriermail.com.au | Kathleen Skene

A man in his 30s is in a critical condition after suffering multiple stab wounds on a Gold Coast street. The Queensland Ambulance Service tasked its high Acuity Response Unit and critical care paramedics to a unit complex on Main Beach Pde where they found the 35-year-old Springwood victim at 10.17pm. A Shailer Park man, 35, and a Pacific Pines woman, 31, were also at the scene. Gold Coast detectives are investigating the circumstances of the incident.
Armed robber hits newsagency, surfer injured, car cyclist crash

Jul 14, 2023 | themercury.com.au | Kathleen Skene

Police are searching for a man who robbed a local newsagency, while a surfer, motorbike rider and a cyclist have been injured in three separate incidents. Find out moreGold CoastDon't miss out on the headlines from Gold Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News. Police are hunting for a man who threatened a staff member at a newsagency with a hammer before fleeing with cash from the till. Police were called to Newsextra at Ashmore at 6.21am by the staffer, a 35-year-old man.