🏘️ GC firm's big housing project
Volume 170: Australian GTA VI pricing released | Robina's Quest named one of Australia's best | Scenarios for tomorrow's Socceroos World Cup match and heaps more!
G’day GC, and welcome back to another big weekly edition. It’s June 25.
And, lock those long lunches in at your nearest pub for tomorrow. Our Socceroos kick off at midday in what will be an epic battle!
In today's newsletter
One Big Thing: Experienced constables join the GC
Currumbin welcomes are: Rare red panda
Tomorrow’s lunchtime lottery: For the Socceroos
Around The Web: GC firm to shape big housing project, GTA VI Australian pricing released, Quest Robina named one of Australia’s best hotels and heaps more!
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1. Experienced constables join the GC
What’s Happening: The Gold Coast is gaining six experienced constables after a Queensland Police Service induction ceremony in Brisbane.
The officers have joined through the Police Abridged Competency Education Program, known as PACE, which helps experienced police from Australia and overseas move into Queensland policing.
Why It Matters: These are not fresh-faced rookies. The new constables arrive with frontline experience in public safety, emergency response and community policing.
By the Numbers:
• 45 experienced constables were sworn into the QPS after serving in other police jurisdictions.
• 17 officers are going to the South Eastern Region, including six for the Gold Coast and 11 for Logan.
• Southport gets two, while Coomera, Mudgeeraba, Robina and Surfers Paradise each receive one.
Local Impact: The Gold Coast allocation will support some of the city’s busiest policing areas, from coastal and nightlife precincts to fast-growing residential corridors.
The new officers bring experience from Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, South Africa and Brazil.
What They Said: Acting Commissioner Brett Pointing said the intake would strengthen frontline capability across Queensland.
What To Look For Next: The new constables will now move into their stations across Queensland.
2.
Currumbin welcomes rare red panda 'Shardul'
What's Happening: Rare footage has captured Shardul the Red Panda taking his first steps into his new home at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary on the Gold Coast.
The never-before-seen vision follows his..
3. Tomorrow’s lunchtime lottery for the Socceroos
What’s Happening: Our Socceroos are facing Paraguay tomorrow at 12 midday, with their World Cup knockout path coming down to three clear scenarios.
Why It Matters: Following a cracking game one where we beat Turkey 2-0, before a less-than-preferred loss to the USA in our second Group D match, tomorrow’s game is critical to giving us the best shot at progressing into the later stages of the World Cup.
A win or draw sends the Socceroos through as second in Group D and into the Round of 32.
A loss likely still keeps Australia alive, but would push them into the messier third-place qualification race.
Zoom In: There are three clear outcomes.
A win means Australia finishes second and could face:
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇪🇬 Egypt
🇮🇷 Iran, or
🇳🇿 New Zealand
A draw gives us the same result, which is second place in Group D and a likely clash with the Group G runner-up (one of those four teams above 👆).
A loss leaves us third on 3 points, where qualification is still possible because 8 of 12 third-placed teams progress, with the current danger list looking like:
🇩🇪 Germany (Most likely)
🇫🇷 France or 🇳🇴 Norway
🇵🇹 Portugal or 🇨🇴 Colombia, as an outside
Local Impact: Gold Coast fans have proper places to watch it, not just a sneaky office stream. You’ve got:
RQ’s Robina Tavern is hosting an Australia v Paraguay World Cup watch party from 12pm Friday, with the match live and loud across its big screens.
The Gold Coast Sports Hub is also screening World Cup matches, with $5 tickets that reserve a spot and include a first drink.
For a bigger-screen packed out pub option, The Star Gold Coast Sports Bar is the GC’s 24/7 World Cup venue, screening the tournament live and loud from the opening whistle to the final.
What To Look For Next: Pumping pubs, packed-out bars and plenty of people turning a “quick lunch” into a proper Friday World Cup session.
Go, you good things 🇦🇺!
5. Around the web
Grand Theft Auto VI finally: Gets a price tag, with Australian prices being $129.95 Standard Edition, $159.95 Ultimate Edition
Meta launches cheaper: Smart glasses without Ray-Ban
All the new iPhone 18 news that includes: Leads, rumours and the release date
Police have charged a: Russell Island man with several drug-related charges
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7. Upcoming events
🚛 Don’t Muck With a Truck Community Event: Friday 26 and Saturday 27 June 2026, 6 am-11 am; families can meet the teams behind the beach clean-up trucks, see machinery up close and learn about beach safety at Justins Park, Burleigh Heads, through this community morning.
🐶 World Record Doga (Dog Yoga): Friday 26 June 2026, 6:30 am-7:30 am; dogs and their humans can join a world-record dog yoga attempt at Kurrawa Park, Broadbeach, with registration through this morning stretch.
🚗 Gold Coast Concours Display: Friday 26 to Sunday 28 June 2026, 10 am-10 pm daily; more than 75 rare, vintage and historic vehicles will be on show at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Broadbeach, with tickets through this classic car display.
🎨 After Glow - Vibrant Group Exhibition by 4 Multidisciplinary Artists: Friday 26 to Tuesday 30 June 2026, 10 am-4 pm daily; four artists present a free mixed-media exhibition at Studio 8 Currumbin, Currumbin Waters, with details through this gallery showing.
🛍️ Surfers Paradise Beachfront Markets: Friday 26 June, Saturday 27 June and Wednesday 1 July 2026, 4 pm-9 pm; locals and visitors can shop handmade goods, fashion, food and gifts along the Surfers Paradise foreshore through these beachfront stalls.
🍔 Dreamworld Night Market: Friday 26 and Saturday 27 June 2026, 5 pm-9 pm; food trucks, live music and family activities will run at Dreamworld, Coomera, through this night market.
🏉 Gold Coast Titans v Bulldogs: Friday 26 June 2026, 6 pm-8:30 pm; the Titans host the Bulldogs in Round 17 of the NRL Telstra Premiership at Cbus Super Stadium, Robina, with tickets through this Friday night match.
🎪 Ashton’s Great Australian Circus: Friday 26 June, 7 pm; Saturday 27 June, 2:30 pm and 7 pm; Sunday 28 June, 11 am and 2:30 pm; Wednesday 1 July, 6 pm; Thursday 2 July, 11 am; the big-top circus brings acrobatics, aerial acts, clowns and motorbike stunts to Broadwater Parklands, Southport, with tickets through this circus season.
🌈 Gold Coast Pride Fair Day 2026: Saturday 27 June 2026, 11 am-5 pm; HOTA hosts a free community fair day with stalls, music, food and family activities at HOTA Central, Surfers Paradise, through this festival day.
✍️ Art Write Now: Creative Writing Workshops: Saturday 27 June 2026, 1:30 pm-3:30 pm; writers can take part in a guided creative writing session at HOTA Gallery Studio, Surfers Paradise, through this writing workshop.
🖌️ Drop-In, Do Art!!!: Monday 29 June to Thursday 2 July 2026, 10 am-2 pm daily; families can make free hands-on art during the school holidays at HOTA Gallery, Surfers Paradise, through this creative drop-in.
🐍 Family Program - Deadly and Dangerous: Monday 29 June and Thursday 2 July 2026, 11 am-noon; children can learn about venomous animals and wildlife safety at David Fleay Wildlife Park, Burleigh Heads, through this wildlife session.
📝 Storytelling - Set the Scene: Tuesday 30 June 2026, 10 am-noon; a free City of Gold Coast workshop will help participants shape stronger stories at Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Carrara, through this storytelling session.
🎭 Sleeping Beauty - The Pantomime: Wednesday 1 July 2026, 10:30 am-noon; Thursday 2 July 2026, 10:30 am-noon and 2 pm-3:30 pm; Spotlight Theatre brings a school holiday pantomime to its Basement Theatre in Benowa, with tickets through this family show.
🎷 Gold Coast Jazz and Blues Club - Midnight in Montparnasse: Wednesday 1 July 2026, 7:30 pm; jazz and blues fans can catch a live club performance at HOTA Central, Surfers Paradise, with tickets through this music night.
🎧 Surface Festival Record Fair: Thursday 2 July 2026, 5 pm-9 pm; vinyl sellers and music fans will gather at Miami Marketta as part of Surface Festival, with details through this record fair.
🏀 Harlem Globetrotters - The 100 Year Tour: Thursday 2 July 2026, 7 pm; the basketball entertainment team brings tricks, skills and comedy to Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Carrara, with tickets through this court show.