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Tribute to Daphne Pirie

Tribute to Daphne Pirie

On Friday 1 April 2022, the Gold Coast lost a true friend of sport and local legend.  Daphne Pirie MBE, AO was born Daphne Welch on 12 December 1931. One of eight children - six boys and two girls - Daphne came to love sport at an early age, often crediting her father...

53rd Gold Coast Sports Star Awards

53rd Gold Coast Sports Star Awards

After an unwanted interruption due to Covid-19 restrictions, 2022 sees the welcome return of The Gold Coast Sports Star Awards dinner, to be held this year at RACV Royal Pines Resort on Friday 8 July. The event is a collaboration between not-for-profit organisation...

Local legends inducted into Hall of Fame

Local legends inducted into Hall of Fame

Two of the original ‘Coolangatta Kids’ - Mick Fanning and Joel ‘Parko’ Parkinson - have been inducted into the Gold Coast Sporting Hall of Fame in recognition of their outstanding contribution to their sport and the region’s sporting reputation. The surfing world...