Jai Opetaia has pledged not to underestimate his next opponent in what the Australian has labelled a "stay busy" fight.

Three of the Gold Coast’s famed beaches are now open with crews already starting the mammoth job of restoring the shores ...

Gold Coast woman Zoe Scharenguivel was driving with her two kids in the car when she spotted the endangered marsupial on a ...

The Gold Coast’s famous beaches have been gutted and thousands of residents remain without power, but the city is getting ...

Eighty per cent of the tourist strip's famous beaches have been carved away by Tropical Cyclone Alfred but the mayor says they will be back to their best for the Easter holidays.

The Gold Coast on Monday woke to flash flooding across the city as ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, now a tropical low, continues to batter the region with heavy rain.

"Eighty per cent of our beach is gone into the ocean," Gold Coast City Mayor Tom Tate said. Loading... "Our priority is fixing the beaches [which aren't as busy] … first so we can get a number ...

The Gold Coast continues to be battered by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, with wet weather causing flooding and damaging trees across the city.

But many other Gold Coast residents were putting the storm behind them and getting on with life. The coastal promenade was busy with joggers, dog walkers, and even snap-happy tourists. Locals Cade ...

A watch zone is in place for a roughly 550-kilometer stretch ... on the southern flank of the cyclone,” including Brisbane, the Gold Coast, and Northern Rivers in NSW, said Jonathan How, a ...