🏢 The GC on the cusp on an apartment shortage | Rare footage of a young hairy-nosed wombat | Facing cancer with confidence on the | A report on the worst sewage spill in the city's history and more!
🏢 The GC on the cusp on an apartment shortage | Rare footage of a young hairy-nosed wombat | Facing cancer with confidence on the | A report on the worst sewage spill in the city's history and more!
Volume 80: Today's newsletter is 1,102 words, a 4.5-minute read.
Happy Gold Coast Minute Thursday, this time September 12.
🥇Thank you to our Paralympians for making the nation so proud of what you all achieved up there in Paris.
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In today's email:
One Big Thing: McCormack Industries teams up with Digga Australia.
Facing cancer with confidence: On the Gold Coast
The Gold Coast is on the cusp of a: Significant apartment shortage
Trending: Hello, Apple Intelligence
Around The Web (Snippets): The GC’s largest sewage spill report is out, $10.23 billion spent on OnlyFans, rare footage of a young hairy-nosed wombat, and more!
Upcoming Events
Weekend Weather and Surf
The Weekly Dream Gig
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1. One Big Thing: McCormack Industries teams up with Digga Australia
By Marshall Hall
What’s Happening
Digga Australia, a major Gold Coast equipment maker, has merged with McCormack Industries, a Darling Downs business specialising in agricultural attachments.
Why It Matters
Despite maintaining independent operations, this merger strengthens Digga’s reach in the agricultural and front loader markets, enhancing its capabilities and local manufacturing base for its global operation.
By the Numbers
• With 250+ staff at Digga, they export 80+ machinery attachments to 50 countries
• All 37 McCormack Industries employees will continue to operate in their roles
• 40 years is the length of time that McCormack Industries, “the Front-End Loader People,” has been a family-owned business on the Darling Downs
Local Impact
Locally, Digga’s enhanced offering from the merger is a boost for the Gold Coast industry, supporting local jobs and surrounding regions’ access to quality equipment while enhancing global competitiveness.
What To Look For Next
The full article, below👇
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3. Apartment pipeline set to dwindle
What’s Happening
According to new research from the Property Council of Australia, the Gold Coast faces a significant apartment shortage, with over half of its future projects at risk of delays or cancellation.
Why It Matters
A slowdown in apartment construction would worsen the region’s housing crisis, driving prices (believe it or not) higher and limiting availability.
By the Numbers
53% of planned and approved apartments are at moderate to high risk of delay or withdrawal.
The projected drop in the supply of new units could fall from 1,900 in 2025 to 1,400 in 2026, with only 50 units likely in 2027
4,500 new dwellings annually is what the Gold Coast needs to realistically meet demand
Local Impact
If delays persist, the Gold Coast could face increased housing shortages and a broader base of unaffordable property prices, impacting residents and investors alike.
Building the Pressure
As costs rise and infrastructure lags, the urgency grows for new planning schemes and investment-friendly policies.
What To Look For Next
The full article, below.
4. Trending
5. Around The Web (Snippets)
The Gold Coast’s largest sewage spill in history will cause: No long-term environmental problems, according to an independent study
Australia plans a nationwide minimum age limit: For being able to use social media
Up 19%, $10.23 billion (Aussie dollars) worth of payments went through OnlyFans in 2023: While the number of creators increased 29% to 4.12 million
Christine Wren James and Stephen James, were honoured at the: 2024 Central Gold Coast Volunteer Awards by Angie Bell MP
Tiny robots smaller than 1 millimetre that: Morph and crawl with an electric zap
Genetic tests for underwriting life insurance has been: Banned by the Australian Government
After IBM recently halted all hiring, it now plans to: Replace nearly 8,000 existing jobs with
Camp Blue, Australia’s #1 school holiday program is coming: To the Gold Coast this spring
A full self-driving product will be released in early 2025 by: Tesla, in Europe and China, pending regulatory approval
Electrify Everything, a Rewiring Australia event by co-founder and Chief Scientist Dr Saul Griffith is: Coming to the Gold Coast to talk about the transition to solar-powered electric homes and businesses
Rare footage of a young hairy nosed: Wombat, one of just 400 left in the wild, has been caught on camera
6. Upcoming Events
🗿 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
⛹️♀️ 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
🍺 Crafted Beer Festival: September 14 from 11 am onwards; 400 plus new and exciting brews on offer at Kurrawa Park
⛸️ Paradice Ice Skating Show: September 14 to October 5; acrobatics, spins, and clown antics at Planet Chill Ice Skating Rink Paradise Resort
🎥 🎶 Movie Melodies: September 15 from 4 pm to 5 pm; an afternoon of entertaining music from the movies at Gold Coast Youth Orchestra Building
🎉 Street Feast: September 15 from 4 pm to 9 pm; food trucks, dessert stalls, boutique retail stalls and music at Damian Leeding Memorial
⚡️ Electrify Everything: September 17 from 6:30 pm to 8 pm; an informative evening to hear about the benefits and importance of electrification households at Broadbeach Cultural Centre
🎷 Project Swing Big Band: September 17 from 7 pm onwards; see great talent play the jazz and swing classics and standards at Southport Bowls Club
🤸♂️ Gymnastics Australia – National Clubs Carnival: September 19 to October 7; a festival of gymnastics at Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre