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Here's what you can do to prevent cane toads from making themselves at home on your property and how to humanely euthanase any you do find in your garden.

Keen Queensland beachgoer Brian Devitt was unable to swim due to his age, but his children and a group of lifesavers have helped him relive his youth.

Wet and humid conditions lead to an explosion in cane toad populations with invasive species experts concerned for pets and native wildlife. 

A 43-year-old man who tried to save money on a 40-kilometre taxi ride has instead ended up 390km away after climbing onto metal racks beneath a B-double trailer that didn't stop where he thought it would.

Jeremy Buckingham's son Eden took his own life. His devastated childhood friends say Eden's memory will help them get through a 680km trek in his honour.

How will some of Queensland's most popular coastal regions look with 600,000 extra people, and how can they prepare?

Unit owners living in some of Queensland's most in-demand real estate hotspots fear proposed changes to the state's body corporate laws could allow developers to squeeze them out of their homes.

If there's a stranger trying to break into your house, the intricacies of the law are probably the last thing on your mind. But any steps you take could throw you into a legal minefield.

Police say the woman was found unresponsive at the Tugun home and emergency services were unable to revive her.

The Tweed Heads teen is one of Australia's most promising young skaters and she has her heart set on competing at the Paris Olympics.

Gold Coast supermarket manager Janet Doyle says her family business has become the target of "desperate" thieves, stealing everything from sandwiches to meat.

A breast cancer patient says trying to change health insurers is an unwanted stress as Bupa customers deal with the fallout of the company's dispute with one of Australia's largest private hospital operators.

Cryptocurrency represents a big "paradigm shift", but some believe the Gold Coast Mayor's idea to accept it as payment has merit. But with the crypto-market losing half of its value in six months, there are more than a few hurdles to jump over.

McPherson is a seat that extends from the NSW border to Burleigh Heads. ABC Gold Coast contacted each candidate and asked them to answer a range of questions commonly asked by voters.

Beyond divided community opinions and government surveys, an underlying problem faces Gold Coast transport.

Political pundits say some Gold Coast seats will be more of a battleground than others, as traditionally "safe" LNP seats come up against predicted big swings to Labor.

More than a decade ago, Joanne Bergamin threw caution to the wind and boarded a plane to Italy. Little did she realise her Italian adventure would turn out something like a Hollywood movie script.

They've been camped in Tweed Heads for more than two months, now Les and Lynne are among hundreds ready to break for the border in the wee hours tomorrow.

Motorists may be waved through Queensland's southern border when the state opens up next month. Meanwhile, struggling business owners are cheering a timely new round of discount vouchers.

Police say a 21-year-old woman who failed to stop at the M1 vehicle checkpoint before colliding with another car at Elanora on the Gold Coast faces several charges, including driving an unregistered vehicle.

Business owners claim the Queensland Premier's social media posts from an unpublicised trip through Coolangatta are "insulting" to those doing it tough.

A towering chain-link "guardian" on the Currumbin foreshore pulls heartstrings at the Swell Sculpture Festival, while other pieces bring smiles to pandemic-weary faces.  

From a skate park in the dark to all lights on him, Keegan Palmer's humble beginnings as a Gold Coast grommet is making waves in the local skating community.

Rob Hoani lost weight to become eligible for a heart transplant. In shedding the kilos, he improved his quality of life so much he's been able to delay the need for the major surgery.

Nineteen-year-old Bee proudly identifies as non-binary, but gaining acceptance in a regional northern New South Wales town has been no easy feat.