🏠 Local riverfront house sells for $18m
Volume 119: Broken glass on beaches | Brian Cadd portrait unveiled | EOFY offers + Win tix to ELIO | Marie Antoinette's diamond auction | R U Ok convoy and more
Welcome back to another wintery GC Minute Thursday, this time, June 12.
Today’s free newsletter is frozen in time at 2,040 words, an 8-minute read.
In today's newsletter
One Big Thing: Property giants eye heart of Broadbeach
The conversation convoy called: R U OK? is visiting the GC
Local riverfront home sells: For a mega $18 million
A powerful portrait of Brian Cadd by was unveiled at the: GoSet Lunch on the Gold Coast this week
Trending: Lot of broken glass on the beaches
Around The Web (Snippets): Jobs that AI agents are already replacing, Multicultural employment expo, Solento Surf Festival, $49m Stapylton property sale and more
Upcoming Events
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Weekend Weather and Surf
🤨 That’s interesting: Or, s(ad).. A recent study on streaming services looked at how much time you’re really trading to save a few bucks for ads.
Crunching the commercial load from six major platforms, let’s just say, Paramount+ might owe you part of your life back..
From 50 minutes of screen time:
Netflix barely whispers with 1m 20s of ads (2.6%).
Prime Video slides in at 2m 40s (5%).
Hulu and Max tie at 4m 30s (9%)
Peacock pushes it to 5m 30s (11%)
And Paramount+, pushed a full 7m 30s (15%) — including 18 ads in one Lioness episode, only two were from external brands versus their own products.
Plot twist.. you’re starring in your own ad-supported endurance test!
Live Housing Price Index
1. One Big Thing: Property giants eye Oasis, heart of Broadbeach
By Marshall Hall
What’s Happening: Sydney-based property group Abacus has listed The Oasis Broadbeach for sale via a global expression of interest campaign, led by JLL and Colliers.
Why It Matters: The beachfront retail and dining precinct includes a Woolworths, 65 specialty stores, bars, office suites, and over 100 car parks, all sitting in the heart of Broadbeach.
As one of the Gold Coast’s most iconic commercial assets, its listing signals renewed international confidence in the city’s investment potential, fuelled by tourism growth and, of course, the runway to the 2032 Olympics.
By the Numbers:
6.3 million: Annual visitors to the shopping centre
25,290 sqm: Is the size of the area
$172 million: Annual revenue now generated on-site
$17,084: Average rent paid per square metre by tenants
From Monorails to Multinationals: Built on the former Lennon’s Hotel site, The Oasis opened in 1989 and was once connected to The Star by monorail.
Today, it’s home to institutions like The Loose Moose, The Roosevelt Lounge and Broadbeach Tavern, and still anchors one of the Gold Coast’s busiest retail strips.
What The People Say
“Over the past decade, the Gold Coast has become a core investment market, driven by strong fundamentals including interstate migration, thriving tourism, and anticipation for the 2032 Olympics,’’ Mr Hatcher said, Head of Retail Investments Australia & NZ at JLL.
What to Look For Next: With expressions of interest closing on 3 July and international interest mounting, a record-breaking sale may be on the horizon.
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2. A cuppa could save a life
What’s Happening: R U OK?’s national Conversation Convoy is pulling into the Gold Coast this Friday 13 June, setting up at the Mudgeeraba Bowls Club during the Australian Open Bowls where locals can swing by for a free cuppa, a chat, and practical tools on how to check in with someone who might be struggling.
Why It Matters: Disconnection is one of the leading risk factors for suicide and R U OK? is helping Aussies build the confidence to have meaningful conversations that could genuinely save a life, not just on R U OK? Day, but any day of the year.
By the Numbers
3,000+: Australians who die by suicide each year
50%: Aussies who don’t feel confident having an R U OK? conversation
11 September 2025: This year’s R U OK? Day, but this Friday, June 13, is the check-in
Bowls, Brews & Brave Chats: Players and spectators alike will be invited to pause, connect, and pick up free resources, right in the heart of one of the city’s biggest sporting events.
What the People Say
“We want to help all Australians understand the significant role they can play in looking out for their friends, family, and colleagues, any day of the year,” the R U OK? team shared.
What to Look For Next: The Conversation Convoy continues across Australia, but the next life-changing chat could start tomorrow on June 13.
Weekly Dream Gig
This week: VERVE Fitness is flexing hard and hunting a Commercial Manager to lead strategic growth from its headquarters in Upper Coomera.
You’ll steer the ship on revenue strategy, market expansion, and commercial performance for one of Australia’s leading gym equipment brands.
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Got 5+ years in commercial, sales, or strategy? Know how to grow a brand without breaking a sweat? This could be your power play.
Another Big Thing
After some helpful feedback last week, we wanted to clear a few things up.
Our big weekly newsletter is 100% free and always will be:
No changes, just independent local articles and digital media hitting your inbox every week from a really small, committed team.
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So what’s with the supporter stuff?
After signing up, you might’ve seen optional supporter offers.
They’re for readers who kinda’ like what we’re doing, or what we’re trying to build, and don’t mind tossing a few coins to their local newsletter wizards..
Supporters get extra benefits like:
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But, we get it, times are tough, and we’re in the same boat:
With no investors, no multi-national media machine, just a self-funded small crew building something one step at a time.
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3. The Gold Coast’s famous riverfront house, Bartinon, bags $18 million at sale
By Marshall Hall
What’s Happening: Bartinon, the Gold Coast’s most storied riverfront mansion, has just sold for $18 million, the buyer, reportedly a Chinese family, with the deal closing in just five days once the new owners got the chance to see it in person.
Why It Matters: Built in the 1980s by finance tycoon Sir Justin Hickey, the 2000 + sqm Sorrento estate was sold by Yi Zhao and Guanghan Chen through Kollosche agents Sam Guo and Julia Kuo.
Not just another local prestige property, this one is Gold Coast royalty.
Once considered one of Queensland’s finest homes, Bartinon has played host to global icons and local moguls alike, cementing its place in the city’s luxury lore.
By the Numbers
6,500 sqm: Landholding with 85 metres of river frontage
2,300 sqm: Total living space inside the Caribbean-inspired mansion
$18 million: Final sale price after years on the market
The guestlist (and then some): From Sinatra’s swagger to Whitney’s high notes, Bartinon’s seen it all, including the Rolling Stones, the King of Tonga, and even the Sultan of Brunei.
Basically, if these walls could talk, they’d need a VIP pass.
The estate doesn’t just host royalty, it lives like one, with its own ballroom, indoor spa, solar-heated pool and an all-weather tennis court that’s always game.
What the People Say
“We introduced the buyer and the deal closed within five days,” said Kollosche agent Sam Guo.
What To Look For Next: With the design inspired by a mansion in the Caribbean, see more below.
4.
Brian Cadd portrait unveiled with GoSet Tribute
A powerful portrait of Australian music icon Brian Cadd was formally unveiled this week on the Gold Coast during the GoSet Monthly Lunch. The nearly three-square-metre artwork, painted years ago by internationally acclaimed artist Robyn Ross, was presented to Cadd’s partner Rosie Adsett in a moving tribute supported by the GoSet community.
Following news of Cadd’s recent stroke, Ross offered the portrait as a heartfelt gift to Brian and his family. With the help of GoSet President Bob Pritchard and mutual friend Donna Tunbridge, the painting made its journey from interstate to Queensland.
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6. Around The Web (Snippets)
Six months after we here at the GC Minute first ran an article on impending: AI Agents, here’s a look at the industries and workers already being replaced
In a very wild story, smuggled out of France during a bloody revolution, Marie Antoinette’s shimmering pink: Diamond is heading (pardon the pun..) to auction
Google partners with Chile to deploy a: Trans-Pacific submarine cable to Australia
Titans fans called out on the Gold Coast to break an 11-year record to: Raise awareness for cancer
Somewhat terrifyingly, ChatGPT will avoid being shut down in some life-threatening scenarios according to: This former OpenAI researcher
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are the new co-owners of: The Australian SailGP team freshly rebranded BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team
The Solento Surf Festival returns to: Burleigh Heads from today
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6. Upcoming Events
🏉 Gold Coast Titans vs. Manly Sea Eagles: June 13 from 8 pm onwards; Round 15 at Cbus Super Stadium
🏃🏼♀️ Red Bull Race the Sun: June 13 to June 14; a 6-person team will run over 345km in under 24 hours to beat the sun at Surfers Paradise Beach
🎤 Rocketman in Concert - On Reflection Tour: June 14 from 8 pm onwards; celebrate the greatest hits from the Elton John and Bernie Taupin collection by Greg Andrew at SOPO Southport
🏐 Gold Coast Titans Netball: June 15 from 4 pm to 10:30 pm; catch the Gold Coast's best netballers in action at the Carrara Indoor Sports Stadium
🇵🇭 Philippines Festival: June 15 from 10 am to 4 pm; get ready to experience a day filled with Filipino culture at Broadwater Parklands
📈 Australian Digital Economy Conference: June 16 to June 18; Australia’s flagship event for decision-makers, innovators, and institutions at the JW Marriott Hotel
🎭 Looking for Alibrandi: June 19 to June 21; a much-loved modern classic novel, a ground-breaking film, and now a play at HOTA