We’re for fighting the good fight.

The Bulletin is at its very best when it campaigns for the Gold Coast.

We are always a cheeky and entertaining newspaper.

A large part of this region glitters. There’s a rich history here of meter maids and flamboyant characters who built the Surfers Paradise nightclub precinct which continues to provide endless news yarns.

But for a reporter, the essence of the craft always returns to reporting issues like your commute on the congested Pacific Motorway to work and finding solutions.

Always there will be questions about enough classrooms for your kids at school. Can your family find a cheap and suitable park and then a chair at the hospital ED?

Are there enough cops to keep crime down in your street? We are a watchdog at your front gate trying to make this a better place.

The reality is the Gold Coast, compared with older rival cities down south, can be likened to a fastgrowing teenager.

Our governments and council have had to build infrastructure from scratch. Compounding this game of catch-up is the popularity of the place.

Once a new school is built in the north, within a few years it will need to be expanded.

So the Bulletin must be beyond just a newspaper of record. We must fight the good fight.

Our record is one of trust on this.

On domestic violence reform, police resourcing, improved transport systems, staffing in mental health and the emergency department – we go the distance.

Which brings us to City Hall and the spotlight on Black Swan Lake and Bruce Bishop car park which, if you take a step away, is all about governance.

It can be uncomfortable for the political players but we are placing you at the heart of a debate about the sale or licence given for your ratepayer asset. We could, of course, simply gather the sunnies, the sunscreen and surfboard, grab a few quotes at a media conference and serve up the political spin on these pages the next morning.

But we are like the teenager at your family dinner table. We are bound to ask one or two uncomfortable questions.

You see, we’ve dug in the sand. It’s there between our toes. Our passion is for this place and its future. The Gold Coast Bulletin. We’re for you.