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Mayor sides with mosque protesters

Councillor Glenn Tozer is on a collision course with a vocal consortium of his constituents — and the Mayor — after backing expansion plans for a Worongary mosque. Up to 400 residents defied bad weather to attend a community meeting at Mudgeeraba Showgrounds regarding a bid by the Islamic Multicultural Association Gold Coast to expand its Alkira Way mosque to cater for 200 worshippers, up from 40.

Man seriously injured in crash

A man in his 20s is fighting for life following a car crash in Southport early Monday. It is understood his vehicle hit a tree on the corner of Cotlew St East and Ferry Road shortly before 5am.

New M1 law that has truckies fuming

Truckies say new laws to restrict them to the left lanes on the M1 through the Gold Coast could cause serious crashes. The rules, aimed at reducing congestion for the Commonwealth Games, come into force on August 1 and it is likely they will to stay in place post-Games.

Nearly 300mm of rain in three days

More than 184mm of rain hit the Hinterland over the weekend and more is on the way. “The rain should slow down a little bit today (Monday) before another burst on Tuesday,” said Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Gordon Banks. If the falls eventuate, the Coast will have been hit by nearly 300mm of rain in just three days.

Coast is booming with developments

The Gold Coast is facing a boom worth billions as developments galore are proposed or are already rising on the skyline. With more than $13 billion on the books, we examine what’s in store for the post-2018 Commonwealth Games city.