⛳️ Green light for local golf club redevelopment | Canva raises subscription prices 300% | The Austinville Spring Fair returns | World Cup qualified on the GC tonight and more!
⛳️ Green light for local golf club redevelopment | Canva raises subscription prices 300% | The Austinville Spring Fair returns | World Cup qualified on the GC tonight and more!
Volume 79: Today's newsletter is 1,125 words, a 5.5-minute read.
Welcome back to Thursday, the first week of spring and September 5.
🥇 Fun Paralympics Fact: The first official Paralympic Games were held in Rome in 1960, but the event has its roots in a small sports competition held in 1948 for British World War II veterans with spinal cord injuries.
Organised by Dr. Ludwig Guttmann at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in England, this event is considered the birthplace of the Paralympic movement.
In today's email:
One Big Thing: Scanlon Green Lights Golf Club redevelopment
The Austinville Spring Fair: Returns
The Skin Centres earn: Gold Coast business honours
Trending: Alexa Leary, legend
Around The Web (Snippets): Amazon Prime free delivery announced for the Gold Coast, Canva raises subscription prices 300% and more!
Upcoming Events
Weekend Weather and Surf
The Weekly Dream Gig
This week - With a multi-generational business that produces mushrooms to supply major supermarkets at a state-of-the-art facility in Stapylton, Mushroom Pickers are needed in the City’s northern end.
Need to advertise a job?
Contact us here👇
Live Gold Coast Housing Price Index
1. One Big Thing: Fairway to Affordable Housing
By Marshall Hall
What’s Happening
The Queensland Government has approved redeveloping the abandoned Arundel Hills Country Club into a residential community, with at least 650 homes planned, including 20% designated as affordable housing.
Why It Matters
With limited land available on the Gold Coast, this move aims to ease the Gold Coast’s housing shortage while preserving environmental and recreational spaces.
By the Numbers
650 homes will be built on the 765-hectare site, up from the initially proposed 380, which is a massive win for the developer
20% of housing is allocated for affordable options.
60% of the land will remain for public use and conservation at this point.
Local Impact
More housing for key workers, young renters, and seniors, plus enhanced local amenities and protected wildlife habitats, can’t be a bad thing in the current environment.
What The People Say
Minister Meaghan Scanlon: “I have stepped in after Council rejected a housing estate proposed for the site which fell short of the government’s minimum expectations to fully utilise this land for more affordable housing.”
What To Look For Next
The full article, below 👇
2. The Austinville Spring Fair returns
By Courtney Mulder
What’s Happening
This coming Saturday, September 7, the Austinville Spring Fair kicks off at Mt Nimmel Hall, 9 am-2 pm.
Why It Matters
With live music, food trucks, coffee, and local market stalls awaiting, featuring the beloved Burnt Croissants, this event isn’t just about fun—it’s a chance to support local artisans and connect with the Friends of Austinville Valley community group for tips on protecting our hinterland from bushfires and storms.
By the Numbers
5 hours of festivities
1 community hall brimming with local talent
FREE entry and parking
Local Impact
Celebrate spring, shop local, and learn how to safeguard our community in the upcoming fire season. See you at the cutest hall in town!
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4. Trending
5. Around The Web (Snippets)
Gold Coast Amazon Prime members now have access to: Free One-Day Delivery with no minimum spend following their announcement
Swedish health authority tells parents to ban: Screentime for kids two and under
Tonight’s Robina Socceroos’ match holds: The key to Football World Cup dreams
‘Chilly cold’ is the term used to describe Australia’s: Economy, now in its worst state since 1991-92, with growth at 35-year lows, household disposable incomes cut in half and Government spending supposedly sustaining inflation
Gold Coast and Tweed’s over-50 athletes prove: Age is no barrier in the GemLife Games
A 300% price rise is the excessive amount that: Canva announced it is lifting subscriptions, which are now facing a backlash from customers
New research discovers why adults like: Walking to work, just in time for National Walk to Work Day on September 6
For the ninth time in history, an asteroid hit Earth this morning that: Was detected approaching from space before impact
Boeing and NASA prepare to bring: Starliner home without its crew on Friday
$16 billion is what AirTrunk just sold for, which was: Founded in Sydney in 2015 and considered the largest data centre group in Asia Pacific with 11 sites in Australia, Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore
6. Upcoming Events
⚽️ Socceroos vs Bahrain: September 5 from 8 pm onwards; Round 3 at Cbus Super Stadium for a World Cup Qualifier
🥏 WFDF 2024 World Ultimate Championships: September 5-7 from 8 am onwards; Ultimate frisbee world championships at the Runaway Bay
📣 AASCF QLD State Championships Cheer & Dance Championships: September 6-8 from 4 pm to 10 pm at the Gold Coast Sports & Leisure Centre
🗿 SWELL Sculpture Festival: September 6-15; a free and all-inclusive outdoor sculpture exhibition by the people for the people at the Currumbin Beach, Pacific Parade
🏀 NBL Blitz: September 7-14; action-packed event featuring all 10 NBL teams at Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre and Carrara Indoor Sports Stadium
👩🏼🦼 Paralympics Live Site: September 7-8 from 8 am onwards; live screening of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at The Great Lawn, Broadwater Parklands
🛳️ Gold Coast Marine Jobs & Careers Expo: September 7 from 9 am to 2 pm; a free event for anyone interested in pursuing a career in the maritime and marine industries at Coomera Marine Precinct
🇭🇺 10th Hungarian '‘ungaro'‘Festival: September 7 from 10 am onwards; a celebration of Australia's diverse culture through Hungarian traditions, food, and more at Country Paradise Parklands
🥊 PCYC Nerang Fight Night: September 7 from 11 am onwards; an exciting amateur boxing event with local and statewide fighters at PCYC Nerang
💃🏼 Salsa in the Park: September 8 from 3 pm onwards; get active, meet new people and learn some new moves at Northern Pavilion
🧘♂️ LIVINWell Mental Health Evening: September 9 from 6:30 pm onwards; a mental health education presentation and an exclusive screening of Detective Duck at Event Cinema Coomera
🎪 Cirque Africa: September 9 from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm; be fully immersed in traditional African culture while witnessing a hand-picked world-renowned African troupe at HOTA
🪴 World Suicide Prevention Day - Out of the Shadows Walk: September 10 from 4 pm onwards; walk along the beach to remember those lost to suicide
⛹️♀️ Basketball QLD - CBSQ Opens: September 12-15; premier school basketball tournament in Queensland will showcase the boys and girls open age category at Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre and Coomera Indoor Sports Centre