Gold Coast Bulletin

6 days ago | goldcoastbulletin.com.au | Viva Hyde |Matt Bell

NewsQueenslandGold CoastUS President Donald Trump’s tariff shakedown has sparked an investor flight back to bricks and mortar, with agents fielding a rush of fresh interest sparking mega sales. Real estate’s haven status has been even further activated, with sales agent Russell Rollington, of First National Surfers Paradise, saying “feedback from buyers is that prime real estate is a safe and secure investment”.

1 week ago | goldcoastbulletin.com.au | David Campbell |Matt Bell

NewsA retired US couple have given up their house, their business and their life on land to live full-time on-board a cruise ship that will travel the world for 15 years. Lanette and Johan Canen, both 55, began their epic adventure mid-2024 aboard the Villa Vie Odyssey ship. The ship is a residential vessel that will stop at 425 ports in 147 countries in the next three years but the rent they pay locks in a room for 15 years.

2 weeks ago | goldcoastbulletin.com.au | Shayne O’Cass

The newest dynamic duo on the Mid-North Coast, trainer Mark Minervini and jockey Luke Rolls, combine again aiming to bolster their 33.3 per cent winning strike-rate. Rolls’ last three rides for Minervini have all won and two of them - Bonjour Madame and Bold Design - are Port Macquarie bound. Although their hot streak is a fairly recent phenomenon, Rolls and Minervini’s personal and professional relationship stretches back considerably earlier. “It sort of happened by chance,” Minervini explained.

2 weeks ago | goldcoastbulletin.com.au | Tom Boswell

Australia’s top seeded boardriders clubs will get a second chance at winning the national title under new rules brought in for the biggest trophy on offer in the domestic surfing scene. This weekend’s Australian Boardriders Battle grand final at Burleigh Heads will feature a redemption round where the best ranked clubs who fall short of automatic qualification from Saturday’s heats get to compete again. Six teams will compete in each heat and the top three progress.

2 weeks ago | goldcoastbulletin.com.au | Nic Darveniza

Helensvale Hornets coach Andrew Grills has blasted the match official of his side’s A Grade season opening defeat for “blowing us out of the game” in a 42-10 drubbing at Burleigh on Sunday. Helensvale lost the first half penalty count 9-3 and gave away three set restarts to zero as Burleigh marched to a commanding lead, before their fortunes were reversed in the second half. The penalty count finalised at 11-apiece with Burleigh winning the set restart count 5-2 over the course of the match.