Lifestyle

With Just a few weeks until the 2018 Four Seasons Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy kicks off, momentum is building with the announcement of the final invitees for the ‘world’s most luxurious surf event.’

Mick Fanning has called time on a professional surfing career that has thrilled fans around the world since he won his first competition back in 2001.

Today, Filipe Toledo (BRA) won the Men’s Corona Open J-Bay for the second year in a row. The Brasilian lit up four-to-six foot (1.3 – 2 metre) Supertubes at Jeffreys Bay to win the sixth stop the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) and vault to World No. 1 on the Jeep Leaderboard. “Back-to-back […]

Craig Lowndes will retire from full-time driving at the end of the 2018 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship season.

Today, 2012 WSL Champion Joel Parkinson, 37, announced his retirement from the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT). Parkinson will surf the remaining CT events of the year (excluding the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal) and retire from full-time competition after his final heat at the world-renowned Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy […]

Californian-born Carl’s Jr. is bringing its classic handmade American burgers to the Gold Coast from July 18 when it opens Queensland’s second freestanding drive-thru restaurant in Pimpama, with Hope Island hot on its heels and slated to open in November. Pimpama is the second of 20 Carl’s Jr. restaurants that leading family-owned retailer, Bansal Group, […]

There’s nothing like a dose of surf, sand, and waves to help cleanse the spirit, reconnect with nature and get you out of your comfort zone. Much like diving into an unknown destination, surfing can be intimidating at first – but once you get in the groove, the adrenaline rush can lead to a lifelong […]

The World Surf League (WSL) today announced the appointment of Andrew Stark as its General Manager, WSL, for Australia & Oceania. Stark will lead the day-to-day operations of WSL in the Australia & Oceania Region with particular focus on Partnerships, Marketing and Public Relations, Event Operations as well as the development of the first WSL […]

The sun is shining the surf is calling and that great Australian tradition of a Summer road trip is at the forefront of our mind, How many days of our childhoods were spent in the back seat driving for hundreds of kilometres being branded by hot seatbelts and you and your siblings sticking to the […]

Australian centre Elizabeth Cambage, the leading scorer in the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games women’s basketball tournament, was disqualified from the gold-medal final against England with 6:34 left in the second quarter tonight (14 April). Cambage was called for an unsportsmanlike foul when she and England centre Azania Stewart got tangled up under the visitors’ basket with […]

Australia will be vying for its sixth straight men’s gold medal in the final later today, in what will be captain and Aussie Flagbearer Mark Knowles’ final international game before retirement. In the men’s competition at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre, World No.1 Australia will play New Zealand for the gold medal, while India and […]

Multiple Olympic, World Athletics champion and 100m, 200m world record holder Usain Bolt talked with media today on the Gold Coast. The Jamiacan Superstar talked about what it’s like being an inspiration to many athletes and the journey so far.. “I am from the rural area of Jamaica, from the country. I used to play […]

What was, what is and what will be! GC2018 Surfers paradise! As you walk through Cavil Mall or Broadbeach Main Street, you would be surprised to see the changes that have sprung into existence. All the pain of blocked roads changed travel conditions and construction vehicles have given way to a cultural and spiritual festival celebrating […]

These Games aren’t just about the effects on business, the transport “nightmare” or the protesters .. of course, these issues are part of the narrative and favoured by certain news outlets and that’s fine they have a right to be discussed but I’ll tell you what a Commonwealth Games is really about. It’s about the […]

The scene was set Australia was well positioned for another great night in the pool for the last night of swimming action at The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. But in looking back it was just that a Golden Night and according to the stats Australian continued its Dominance but the action was palpable nothing […]

Inevitably, some remained immune to Games fever. One underwhelmed man wrote to The Age: “Never before has so much been said, written, yelled and screamed about so little.” Economists said $3 billion was pumped into the local economy, although idle taxi-drivers, shopkeepers and pub landlords disagreed. Others complained about ticket prices, road closures, one-sided competition […]

International drag sensation Courtney Act will host a dazzling line-up of guests for a night of song, dance and delight as the LGBTQI family is celebrated from across the Commonwealth in Sparkle in the Sand on the Surfers Paradise Main Stage, Monday 9 April as part of Festival 2018. Marcia Hines, Beccy Cole, Matthew Mitcham, […]

Australia broke its own world record in winning the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games on Thursday 5 April. The Australian quartet was never in doubt for the gold medal, with lead-off swimmer Shayna JACK and Bronte CAMPBELL, swimming the second leg, establishing a one body-length lead over the rest […]

Mack Horton grabbed Australia’s first gold of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning the men’s 400m freestyle final at the Optus Aquatic Centre on Thursday 5 April.

Mark KNOWLES will be Australia’s flagbearer for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony at Carrara Stadium on Wednesday 4 April. KNOWLES, who will compete in the men’s hockey tournament at GC2018, was announced as flagbearer by Australian team chef de mission Steve Moneghetti and Australia’s Governor General Sir Peter COSGROVE at The Star […]

With every day, we draw closer to the Gold Coast’s biggest celebration and the opening of the Commonwealth Games and a celebration of world-class musicians, Visual Art, Indigenous arts and breathtaking theatrical performances across the city. With the full musical program for Festival 2018 to be announced early in February, we are excited to get […]

As we head into the warmer months, Melbournes entertainment schedule is also warming up. Not long now and we will be closing the book on another year, and we thought we would put forward a great idea to take your end of year celebrations to a new level. Grab a friend or even the family, […]

Lying in the foothills of Belize’s Maya Mountains rests the ancient ruins of Caracol. In a Queen’s Baton Relay first, Her Majesty’s message was carried into the archaeological site hidden in the heart of the Chiquibul Forest Reserve where Belize’s western border greets Guatemala. Occupied between 1200 bc and 650ad by the Maya people, today […]

The Queen’s Baton has been a symbol of hope, of success and of the future for the 1,300 young elite athletes who descended into Nassau, Bahamas, for the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG). Starting with a centre-stage arrival at the Opening Ceremony to mark its first time attending the games, the Baton then stayed in the […]

Held in the hands of the Cayman Islands’ athletes young and old, the Queen’s Baton has helped highlight the archipelago’s natural environment in the lead up to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018). On Grand Cayman, a mixed primary school cricket team joined Olympic sailor Florence Allen (Rio 2016) and swimmer Lara Butler (Glasgow 2014, […]

The world’s media has set its sights on our Slice of Paradise ahead of the GC2018 Commonwealth Games. Hundreds of decision makers from media organisations across the globe touched down on the Gold Coast for the World Press Briefing last month, While here they met with games officials to discuss logistics, security and transport and […]

Well, the window is fast closing on your chance to get a ticket for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, The ticket request phase is set to close on the 22nd of May in just 5 short days. Don’t miss your chance to see all the action up close and personal, the games are set to deliver […]

Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games is getting closer by the day and ready to showcase our city to the entire world. Well, it is not long until the world sets it eyes to the Gold Coast for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Today marks exactly 365 days to go until the Queens Baton arrives and the […]

Defending Supercars Champion Shane Van Gisbergen has finished a weekend of dominance in Adelaide, claiming his second Clipsal 500 crown with a win in what can only be described as an action-packed race yesterday afternoon. It was another memorable start to the Supercars season, with rising star Scott Mclaughlin holding the lead of the final […]

The 2017 Australian Open of Surfing is off and running at Manly Beach with Round 1 of the Girls Make Your Call Women’s Pro in the water. Both the Men’s and Women’s events are the second WSL Qualifying Series (QS) 6000 events of the season meaning they have attracted an international field with some of the sports […]