Emmeline Anthony is a student at Somerset College and performed this story as part of Storyfest 2020. Her story 'When This Becomes Enough' tackles an issue I know I felt when I was in my teens. Why go outside when I am totally comfortable insi

Ayla Chirathivat-Geralds 'The Girl Who Loved the World'

Apr 29th, 2022 10m 15s

Ayla Chirathivat-Geralds loves the world and when the pandemic hit in 2020, she knew that she would not be going on an aeroplane for quite some time. But luckily for her she discovered that the place she calls home is a pretty wonderful place.

Marni Little '20/20 is Hindsight'

Feb 10th, 2022 17m 53s

Script writer and comedian Marni Little shares her powerful story '20/20 is Hindsight'. It explores 12 months filled with the promise of a new life in a new city, a career trajectory on the up and a cancer diagnosis that could have taken her d

Desh 'Smells Like GC'

Jan 26th, 2022 21m 27s

Take a trip with comedian Desh as he tells his hilarious and poignant story of his coming of age in a tale - 'Smells Like GC' Told via three seperate car trips to the Gold Coast, you will smell the beer soaked Arts Center in the early 2000's an

Nick Earls 'Still Gold'

Nov 12th, 2021 32m 3s

Award winning Brisbane author, Nick Earls takes you back to the 1980's golden age of jingle writing in his hilarious story 'Still Gold'. From a legendary lost gold mine, to the rise and fall of Christopher Skase, complete with song and dance ro

Sally Breen 'The Sea', 'The Community' and 'The Rose and Crown'

Jun 19th, 2021 14m 34s

Gold Coast author Sally Breen (The Casuals, Atomic City) delivers a tryptic of stories from the heart of Surfers Paradise. There is the ever present sea, a divide within the Surfers community and everyone's favourite things written on beer coas

Cameron Wilson 'Crossroads on The Broadwater'

May 28th, 2021 20m 47s

Frontman and guitarist Cameron Wilson from longtime Gold Coast band The Daisycutters, shares an almost mythical story of how he was gifted his first guitar...Was it fate that led him to find the guitar floating in The Broadwater?...or was it a

Lucas Proudfoot 'Nan's Place'

Apr 30th, 2021 6m 23s

Musician, author and children's entertainer Lucas Proudfoot shares a story of a weekend at his Nan's place on the Tweed Coast and his first time going out on the early morning fishing boats to learn his saltwater culture. And when Lucas sees th

Hedley Thomas 'Snakes and Ladders'

Mar 12th, 2021 33m 57s

Walkley award winning journalist and podcast creator Hedley Thomas (The Teachers Pet, The Night Driver), shares his story of a youthful wild night on the Gold Coast and the hairs breadth away from potential disaster we all were as kids. There

Samantha Morris 'The Mother of all Mountains'

Feb 4th, 2021 19m 8s

Gold Coasters know and love Sam Morris as the co/founder of the local street press BlankGC, The Gold Coast Music Awards and her passionate conservation work. In this episode we are treated to a personal story that spans three generations. It is

Vivi Baker 'Open Letter to the City that Grew as I Did'

Dec 13th, 2020 12m 21s

Poet, Vivi Baker delivers a goodbye letter to the Gold Coast as she prepares to leave for the city of Melbourne. Though, this is not a eulogy. It took a few attempts to come up with the right music for this story, But I think we found the righ

Ann Wason Moore 'Love on the Beach'

Aug 19th, 2020 27m 25s

The theme for this special night at HOTA was 'Love on the Beach'. GC Bulletin journalist, Ann Wason Moore performs her story of the same name. It is her love of Texas, USA and her love of the Gold Coast. Circumstance may have taken her from one

Matt Eaton 'When Love was a Flash in the Pan'

Jul 22nd, 2020 19m 32s

Matt Eaton takes us back to his teenage years at Keebra State High School in the early 80's. You know...those awkward years negotiating puberty, love and the opposite sex. The story ends on New Years Eve 1981 in the heart of Surfer's Paradise.

Sean Flanagan 'Cyclones and Sickness'

Mar 5th, 2020 29m 40s

Sean Flanagan, aka Flan, delivered this story only a few hours after the death of his Father. For a guy best known for making people laugh, this story explores the power of love and family in facing sickness and death. The music is largely impr

Amy McDonald 'The Volunteer'

Feb 24th, 2020 28m 24s

Amy McDonald recounts her hilarious experience at a volunteers training day for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. There are a classic cast of characters, from the Canadian training staff to 'Itchy Guy' and one very special characte

Lystra Bisschop 'Death Cures'

Jan 31st, 2020 18m 16s

Lystra Bisschop delivers a personal story about facing death and finding the cure. It is a testament to making brave life choices and gives truth to surfing as a healing practise. I play the bass and concert flutes and use a loop station to cr

Tim Baker 'A Surfer's Paradise'

Jan 28th, 2020 11m 2s

Tim Baker performs his slam-poem story 'A Surfer's Paradise'. It explores his move to the Gold Coast as young surf writer, the initial disconnect and the growing love for the GC over the decades. The music is inspired by Gansta rap, surf rock a

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