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Runaway Bay Marina welcomes Gold Coast Marine Training

Have you have ever wanted to get your boat or jet-ski license? Well now you have no excuse. Runaway Bay Marina is proud to welcome our newest tenant, Gold Coast Marine Training to the commercial centre. There could not be a more fitting business to have here at the Marina with Heidi and her team […]

Gold Coast set to be hit by wild weather

It’s coming! South East Queensland has been warned to brace for wild weather, torrential rain, strong winds and huge swells over the next 48-72 hours. The weather system we’re expecting is currently sitting off the coast of Cairns and is forecast to travel down south and arrive on our doorstep tomorrow.   It is estimated […]

King Tide washes away the coastline

  It was not something the residents of Biggera Waters and Labrador expected to see that day with up to 13 roads awash with waters from the 1.84 metre King Tide. The good news is, even though some of the roads were a bit tricky to navigate through, the beaches themselves are still open.   […]

Grange Realty at Runaway Bay Marina

Real estate is one of the key industries on the Gold Coast and Runaway Bay Marina is proud to have one of the most reputable agents on the northern end of the Gold Coast, Trina McNeil set up her Real Estate office, Grange Realty on level 1 of our commercial building. Grange Realty not only […]

Juvenile Humpback Whale Found On Gold Coast Beach

It was a sad sight that greeted the team from SeaWorld on Sunday the 9th of November when they responded to reports of the remains of a dead whale at The Spit. Upon closer inspection the whale was identified as a juvenile humpback whale which had significant sized bite wounds believed to be caused by […]

Jellyfish season is here!

The jellyfish season has well and truly arrived in South East Queensland. This weekend the foreshore at Paradise Point was littered with hundreds of ‘Blue Blubber’ jellyfish which had been washed to shore with the tide. Whilst most of the jellyfish were dead it was still necessary to be cautious of stings. The Blue Blubber […]

Thursday Night Roast at Kleins

The Thursday night roast at Kleins at the Runaway Bay Marina is becoming a bit of a weekly event for many of the locals in the area. If you walk into the Bar & Grill anytime from 5pm, the tables will be littered with ‘Reserved Seating’. Any time after that, you will be lucky to […]

Gold Coast Beaches Closed From Strong Winds

If you are a surfer, kiteboarder or wind-surfer, these gusty conditions must be absolute paradise! For the rest of the beach goers, perhaps not so good.   For the second day in the row Gold Coast beaches have been closed due to 90km/hr winds whipping up a 2 metre swell with one wave off the […]

Gold Coast’s Beached Whale

It was keeping the nation on the edges of their seats as the 36 hour ordeal to save a juvenille humpback whale from the sands of Palm Beach unfolded in front of hundreds of concerned onlookers, camera crews and of course the Seaworld rescuers. After numerous set backs including tides, harnesses snapping and a some […]

Gold Coast's Beached Whale

It was keeping the nation on the edges of their seats as the 36 hour ordeal to save a juvenille humpback whale from the sands of Palm Beach unfolded in front of hundreds of concerned onlookers, camera crews and of course the Seaworld rescuers. After numerous set backs including tides, harnesses snapping and a some […]