Twenty-three seconds of silence may have contributed to a mid-air helicopter collision that killed four people and injured nine others near Sea World on the Gold Coast. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has found no recordings of radio calls between pilots Ashley Jenkinson and Michael James in the moments before their choppers collided about 40 metres…

To reduce youth crime in Australia’s Gold Coast, police have been employing the novel approach of using horses to break through to young people and start them on a journey of improving their life trajectory. Senior constable of the child protection and investigation unit (CPIU) Craig Andrew said while this program doesn’t teach participants to…

Metres away from the Gold Coast’s built-up tourist strips, female turtles are engaging in a secret mission under cover of night to the sand dunes where they can safely lay and bury their eggs. The journey, which happens every two to three years, sees the female turtles emerge from the ocean on warm summer nights up the…

A Victorian boy has woken up from a coma following a fatal mid-air helicopter collision on the Gold Coast where four people died and 13 others were injured. Nine-year-old Geelong boy Leon de Silva, suffered brain trauma following a fatal helicopter crash on Jan. 2, but woke up in Brisbane Children’s Hospital on the morning…

The stepfather of a 10-year-old Sydney boy who is in critical condition due to a fatal helicopter collision on the Gold Coast has asked people to pray for his son. Simon Madras is also grieving the death of his wife Vanessa Taros, 36, who died when two helicopters crashed into one another near the Sea…

Four people are feared dead and another 13 injured after two helicopters collided before one crashed into the Broadwater on the Gold Coast. One helicopter ended up upside down on a sandbar at the water’s edge with debris strewn around the area after the crash about 2 p.m. on Monday near the Seaworld theme park…

Antarctica Gentoo penguins may be seen while sailing Antarctica’s coastline. (Vadim_N/Shutterstock) Believe it or not, this mostly undiscovered continent is getting busy. This year, a record 82 passenger ships will visit the coldest, darkest, windiest, highest, driest place on earth. Most of those will travel the relatively short distance from the tip of South America…

Commentary When Brisbane’s bid to host the 2032 Olympics was announced in July 2021, its success was due to a joint effort of the Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Sunshine Coast Councils. Their regional bid to ensure the allocation of the 35th Summer Olympic Games and 19th Paralympic Games of the modern era to Brisbane constituted…

Queensland’s iconic beaches, the Great Barrier Reef, and island escapes will be on the bucket list of millions of people in South Korea as one of the Asian nation’s biggest broadcast stations is set to produce a new TV series in Queensland later this year. Titled ‘Bucket List Travel to Australia’, the show will follow…

If traditional elegance and livability in the heart of Chicago are your desires, consider this amazing Gold Coast condo offered at just under $2.2 million. The 4,000-square-foot luxury condo in one of the city’s most elegant low-rise buildings is a perfect refinement of iconic 1920s style. The entrance foyer adjoins the apartment’s massive living room…