Gold Coast Articles

Crowd-sourced funding steady at $71m as food & beverage, female-founded startups rise

Crowd-sourced funding steady at $71m as food & beverage, female-founded startups rise

Despite a 58 per cent decline in venture capital funding in Austral...

Investors take $1.6 billion bite out of Domino’s shares as profit recovery lags

Investors take $1.6 billion bite out of Domino’s shares as profit recovery lags

Shareholders have taken a massive bite off the value of Domino&rsqu...

Late 2023 cyclone and storm claims surpass $743 million

Late 2023 cyclone and storm claims surpass $743 million

As Queenslanders brace for the potential impact of Cyclone Kirrily ...

Skincare group Ultra Violette raises $15m from US fund to scale in North America

Skincare group Ultra Violette raises $15m from US fund to scale in North America

Ultra Violette, an Australian brand at the forefront of premium SPF...

Bunnings landlords BWT Trust and Newmark Property set for $2.5b merger

Bunnings landlords BWT Trust and Newmark Property set for $2.5b merger

Two of Australia’s biggest Bunnings landlords are set to merg...

Cosmetic chain Body Catalyst ‘slimmed down’ and pulled from the brink

Cosmetic chain Body Catalyst ‘slimmed down’ and pulled from the brink

Embattled non-surgical cosmetic chain Body Catalyst has been pulled...

Prospa snaps up Zip SME loan business for $15.6m

Prospa snaps up Zip SME loan business for $15.6m

Buy-now pay-later (BNPL) company Zip Co (ASX: ZIP) continues to win...

Aspen ups the ante to $166m in its second bid in a year for Eureka Group

Aspen ups the ante to $166m in its second bid in a year for Eureka Group

Aspen Group (ASX: APZ) is preparing for a second tilt at Eureka Gro...

Untitled Group ups the tempo on 'non-negotiable' festivals as sales records broken

Untitled Group ups the tempo on 'non-negotiable' festivals as sales records broken

Following the cancellation of major festivals industry-wide su...

Government selling Spit site for major redevelopment of Gold Coast trawler heartland

Government selling Spit site for major redevelopment of Gold Coast trawler heartland

The Queensland Government is selling a prime waterfront development...

STRONG Pilates ramps up global strategy with 50 studios planned for Japan

STRONG Pilates ramps up global strategy with 50 studios planned for Japan

Melbourne-born fitness chain STRONG Pilates has ramped up its move ...

CBA teams up with Supply Nation to offer new Indigenous business service

CBA teams up with Supply Nation to offer new Indigenous business service

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) has announced a colla...

Australian dramedy While the Men Are Away to be showcased at Berlinale

Australian dramedy While the Men Are Away to be showcased at Berlinale

An Australian dramedy that views the experience of World War II thr...

Needle-free dentistry the vision of Canberra medtech Dentroid

Needle-free dentistry the vision of Canberra medtech Dentroid

"If we could pinpoint one problem with dentistry, it&rsqu...

Louis Dreyfus Company Asia officially lobs $105m bid for Namoi Cotton

Louis Dreyfus Company Asia officially lobs $105m bid for Namoi Cotton

Australia’s largest cotton ginning company, Namoi Cotton (ASX...

Canva unveils plans for Sydney office tower HQ as staff numbers surge past 4,000

Canva unveils plans for Sydney office tower HQ as staff numbers surge past 4,000

After capping off a year of ‘exponential’ growth in 202...

What is credential stuffing and how can I protect myself?

What is credential stuffing and how can I protect myself?

Cyber-skulduggery is becoming the bane of modern life. Australia&rs...

Peak retail body calls for urgent resolution of DP World dispute

Peak retail body calls for urgent resolution of DP World dispute

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has reiterated calls for...

EML Payments stems cash bleed by liquidating Irish subsidiary PCSIL

EML Payments stems cash bleed by liquidating Irish subsidiary PCSIL

Global card payments provider EML Payments (ASX: EML) has decided t...

Quiksilver at the start of the wave for Uluu plastic alternative made of seaweed

Quiksilver at the start of the wave for Uluu plastic alternative made of seaweed

Perth-based startup Uluu has got its foot in the door with one of t...

Regional Queensland gets $119m in aid as part of long-term flood recovery plan

Regional Queensland gets $119m in aid as part of long-term flood recovery plan

Regional Queensland has been given a $119.1 million boost by the fe...

Push for gender diversity at ASX's top companies gaining traction, says 40:40 Vision

Push for gender diversity at ASX's top companies gaining traction, says 40:40 Vision

The ground-breaking 40:40 Vision initiative, launched in 2020 by in...

Synergy Group, ThinkPlace in home-grown merger to tackle consulting multinationals head on

Synergy Group, ThinkPlace in home-grown merger to tackle consulting multinationals head on

Canberra-based firms Synergy Group and ThinkPlace have joined force...

DP World dispute exacerbates Australia's "abysmal" port productivity as shortages loom

DP World dispute exacerbates Australia's "abysmal" port productivity as shortages loom

"It feels like you only get a little bit of a breather where t...

Storms and rising costs hit Dreamworld operator’s profit despite visitor surge

Storms and rising costs hit Dreamworld operator’s profit despite visitor surge

Despite more visitors flooding through the gates of Dreamworld over...

$2.5m voucher stimulus scheme to boost Gold Coast tourism operators after soaked summer holidays

$2.5m voucher stimulus scheme to boost Gold Coast tourism operators after soaked summer holidays

The Queensland Government has announced a jointly funded $2.5 milli...

Super Retail heads for record first half profit as group sales top $2b

Super Retail heads for record first half profit as group sales top $2b

A bumper Black Friday and Christmas sales period has helped push Su...

Natural skincare brand Sukin sold to PNB Consolidated for $70m

Natural skincare brand Sukin sold to PNB Consolidated for $70m

The receivers of collapsed cosmetics group BWX have completed the s...

New initiative part of $44m package to fast-track tourism recovery in Far North Queensland

New initiative part of $44m package to fast-track tourism recovery in Far North Queensland

The tourism industry in Far North Queensland is getting a major fun...

Construction set for a slowdown in 2024 despite November lift in approvals

Construction set for a slowdown in 2024 despite November lift in approvals

The construction industry looks set for a slowdown in 2024 despite ...