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Control of Moreton Island will return to traditional owners under a $30m deal despite concerns of residents and businesses.

About 17,000 hectares of national and conservation parkland on Mulgumpin (Moreton Island) will be handed back to the Quandamooka People.

News by Andrew Potts Premium Content   THE ballooning cost of the Gold Coast light rail system has sparked fears future stages and major infrastructure projects will be rendered unaffordable. The stalled 6.7km Broadbeach to Burleigh tram extension was put back on track after the federal government intervened with a $126 million lifeline last week, but the project will now cost more than $1 billion to deliver, with the state also chipping in more than $200 million. With stage 3 now set to cost more than $150 million a kilometre, both supporters and cri...

A local MP will read a statement from the mother-of-three’s grieving family as they face a logistical nightmare.

Premium Content Subscriber only A grieving Gold Coast community will come together on Monday afternoon to show support for the family of a mother of three allegedly murdered by her estranged husband. Kelly Wilkinson's burnt body was found at her Arundel home last Tuesday, and Brian Johnston, who is still in an induced coma, has been charged with her murder. A community vigil will be held at the Parkwood Golf Course on Monday. Local MP Sam O'Connor will read a statement from her family, and the head of a local domestic violence prevention centre that Ms Wilkinson had engaged with will also ...