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Nikki Archer

Steve Bear, The ‘Noble Friend’

“Life is nothing without friendship” Steve Bear, creator of the Alvie social network platform is living testament to this philosophy. Having worked in the corporate sector and running his own IT firm most of his life, Steve felt that he wasn’t...

Nikki Archer

March 2023

Arts

Ten historically significant events on the Gold Coast

The Gold Coast is a relatively young city and still growing. To get a snapshot of who we are and where we came from, we look at ten of the city’s most significant cultural moments: 1. The longest and strongest cultural imprint on the Gold Coast is...

Nikki Archer

March 2023

Music

Jake Murdoch: 13 going on 31

Jake Murdoch is seriously 13 going onto 31. This prodigious Gold Coast lad has been gaining a lot of attention across the nation and among the stars of Australian music. Starting his musical career on the drums at the tender age of five in a band...

Nikki Archer

November 2022

Music

Feel the PULSE at HOTA

Feel the Pulse at HOTA on 17 Dec 2022. Tix at hota. com. au

Nikki Archer

November 2022

Local Love

Gold Coast’s Nature Lovers

The Gold Coast is famous for its natural assets as much as, if not more than its glitterati. Behind the scenes are environmental groups pushing for protection of our natural assets to ensure the city’s appeal and livability are sustained. This is...

Nikki Archer

November 2022

Music

Live review: Quandamooka Festival 2022 - Minjerribah

“The Quandamooka Festival is a great opportunity to learn more about Country; the sands, seas, sacred lakes, creeks, catchments and creatures found across the Redlands / Moreton Bay islands from the Quandamooka Peoples perspective. The Festival...

Nikki Archer

August 2022

Local Love

Gold Coast Historical Museum’s 50th Jubilee

The Gold Coast Historical Museum in Bundall kicked off 50th Jubilee celebrations on Sunday 24 July. The expansive grounds, which include a small cemetery where pioneers involved with the Bundall Sugar Plantation are buried, were peppered with...

Nikki Archer

August 2022

Local Love

Heritage Gold Coast: the Understories of Talley Valley

The southern green corridor of the Gold Coast has always been a place people love to escape to. A geographic outlier attracting human outliers with a spirited sense of adventure, the foothills and hinterland tell their own unique story. By the...

Nikki Archer

August 2022

Local Love

We Are Burleigh events raise funds to oppose old arcade development

Action group Revive Burleigh DeLuxe Theatre is inviting locals to get together and celebrate the people, places and history of Burleigh, while raising funds to oppose the development of the old Burleigh Theatre arcade. We Are Burleigh is a series of...

Nikki Archer

March 2022

Lifestyle

Heritage Gold Coast, Part 8: Beyond the bluff

In 1916, Councillor William Brake responded to proposals to resurvey Jellurgal for allotment with, “...the only high ground in the township, much appreciated by visitors. To cut this up would considerably reduce the attractions of the place.”

Nikki Archer

December 2021

Lifestyle

Heritage Gold Coast, Part 7: Coming to light

Last month this column featured early colonial Gold Coast pioneer, William Duncan. I stated his grave was purportedly lost somewhere in Burleigh. My source was an old newspaper article which referenced an even older newspaper article. After...

Nikki Archer

November 2021

Lifestyle

Heritage Gold Coast, Part 6: Beyond the Grave

From this, Queensland Government requested Ms Haglund draft the first state legislation for Indigenous heritage which was enacted as the Aboriginal Relics Preservation Act 1967

Nikki Archer

October 2021

Lifestyle

Heritage Gold Coast, Part 5: Main Beach + The Spit

Join Friends of Federation Walk for their next tree planting session 8-9:30am on 25 Sep. Register at Eventbrite

Nikki Archer

September 2021

Arts

Heritage Gold Coast, Part 4: Nerang

In this series, we take a closer look at some of Gold Coast’s favourite heritage-listed areas. Hey, do you want to know a secret? It’s Nerang. This humble residential suburb is bucking the universal trend of concrete grey urbanisation. The...

Nikki Archer

July 2021