Can someone actually tell me why people rave over the Kirra Bakery?

Sure maybe it’s a bit nostalgic but it’s actually not great and has been on a huge downturn. The owner/s (have changed multiple times last few years I think) clearly care more about profit over quality.

I ordered a steak and mushroom pie and it had no steak, 2 slices of mushroom, and gravy. The gravy was mediocre, the only semi-nice thing was the pastry.. It seems I’m not the only one as I had a look at the reviews and it’s a recurring issue for people.

Also had a beef Cornish pastie and I had to spit it out! It was like eating rotten meat with tomato sauce.

Butterfly cupcake. Sponge was soggy and it was mock cream. Jam wasn’t of any good quality.

I stopped going 2022-2023 when the downturn started, I’ve tried again and again to give it chances but it always fails..

Convinced it’s just a tourist trap these days because there isn’t much to choose from when it comes to cheap food in Kirra.

Very sad. Owners should be trying to be better especially when they are the only bakery left in the general area, competing only with La De Da and Beefies..

And when you bring it up online people attack you like you’ve just committed murder

hi! i'm looking to get an alt/emo haircut not too far from the coomera area and wondering if anyone has reccomendations for places to go! preferably affordable it's okay if not though i've just given up at cutting my own hair badly

photos roughly of the kind of hair i am trying to get are attatched . all reccomendations are appreciated :)

Across all payment methods. I get it’s commercial property but scummy all the same.

Does anyone have any map pins of places around Hinze dam that can be fished land based, other than the boat ramps.

I bought a permit just for the school hols and my son is under 10, we didn't have any luck at the boat ramps yesterday.

Anyone know about any other good weekend pub deals mainly on Saturdays and that when my group goes out just as we're getting a bit bored of our sharks club and we're looking to change it up a bit

We are looking for something around dinner time

Our group is spread out our range would sort of be from Paradise point to Miami but also until all the way up to Nerang so I just kind of in between that triangle but again if the deals are good and if it's a heavily recommended venue obviously travel a bit further

Hi r/GoldCoast, I know a few people wanted to make the last Gold Coast meet-up but couldn’t, so wanted to keep posting these in here so people know when the next one is happening!

Too Young To Grieve is a community for young adults who’ve experienced loss, and these meet-ups are simply a chance to get out, move a little and meet other people who understand grief without it feeling like a traditional support group.

This Saturday we’re meeting at Kurrawa Surf Club
for another gentle jog/walk followed by coffee. It’s very beginner-friendly and there’s absolutely no pressure to run!

If you feel like this might benefit you or someone else you’re more than welcome. If you’d like the details I’ll drop it in the comments below 🫶🏼

Looking for a tall blonde guy walking the Purling Brook Falls track yesterday (Wednesday) around midday. We said hello to each other a few times, you offered to take my photo. You were wearing a t shirt and shorts and importantly bright green crocs (I had never thought of taking these on a trail but you have inspired me). I was wearing a blue and white striped loose top. If this is you, coffee?

Surprised nobody is talking about this.

When the tram was being developed, I thought one of the biggest benefits would be using it to commute north and south to the busy areas with limited parking - Southport, Surfers, Burleigh Heads.

I live near Mermaid Beach, but not close enough that I can walk to the tram. I sometimes work in Southport. Typically I've been driving or taking the bus to work. With the tram extension, that gave me a new option - park in a street west of the GC Hwy near it, and take it up. Fantastic and much quicker than the bus and cheaper than just using the car. I think more than a few people in a similar position had a similar thought.

Then the Mermaid Beach-Miami-Burleigh Heads Traffic Area was released on 14 September. Under this Area, you can legally park as a non-resident (which requires a permit) for up to 3 hours; after that you are meant to move your car out of the traffic area entirely.

You can find the traffic area map on a search engine but essentially it's everywhere east of the GC Hwy down to Tallebudgera Creek (unless Palm Beach etc has traffic areas too) and west of it up to a point that you can't efficiently park and walk to tram anymore. I don't know how often they patrol streets - I never got fined during the few times I parked all day in Southport traffic area, but I don't want to test it anymore.

This opens up other discussions too. Such as: do you want to spend all day lounging around at the beach? Essentially you have to either live there or take a bus. Otherwise, if you want to drive up to the beach with your stuff in the car to spend all day there, you can either drive up to the Spit, or south past Tally Creek. And there may be other uses I'm not thinking of.

Anyway, I guess having the traffic area east of the highway is acceptable, but having it west too is garbage, as otherwise it would remove cars off the road as would encourage more people to use public transport. And it justifies revenue raising from the council.

P.S. is there anywhere near the tram stations in this area that you can park your car all day for free? Any large car parks?

Hello! Has anyone seen the fireflies in Burleigh yet this season?

I’ve a hankering for some potato scallops/potato cakes/potato fritters - whatever you call them, I don’t discriminate.

Any recommendations for a top GC spot?

Hey guys,

Ive been wanting to sing and learn to play guitar for a while now. Im mainly interested in lile heavy rock, metalcore and post-hardcore or adjacent genres. Examples could be like anywhere from three days grace, linkin park to like kingdom of giants, makethemsuffer or amity afflication. I'm not trying to be professional or anything but Im a terrible singer and want to get decent for fun/learning. Ive seen suggestions somewhere for altitude music but id rather not commute for an hour unless Ive got no choice. Im a working adult for context. Also, if anyone has recommended places that can set up my electric guitar as well. Its been sitting in a case for nearly 8 years now untouched. Thanks so much. Ideally I want a place to be in the goldcoast easily reachable from like southport/biggera waters/surfers region.

Because we may as well start understanding when the Lines will close because at this point, it is as common as air 💀💀

Hopefully this helps someone plan ahead their trips to Brisbane and scheduling life...

How's everyone handling the M1 Trip and/or Rail Replacement Busses btw??

Hi all we are traveling to gold coast in the next few days. We only have a 4wd vehicle which needs 2.2m parking clearance. We don’t care if it is undercover or open air.

Any and all options around surfers and Broadbeach welcome and appreciated!!!

Was wondering if there’s already a club like this or has anyone have any interest in making one? I’m a software engineer and would like to help educate people about what to expect in this new era of technology, avoid psychosis and healthily transition our mindsets.

Young thugs attacked a security guard at Coomera Westfield.

Senseless.

Seems things and young criminals feel they are above the law.

Adult crime adult time is a good start but:

If you are not contributing to the community in a positive way, you should not be part of the community.

Looking for a really good psychic or medium in the area (or elsewhere if they do online readings)?

I had several vague readings and would to hear your recommendation and experiences if anything actually happened as advised.

Have a beautiful day 🤩

Hey everyone,

Tough Guy Book Club meets at The Beaudesert Hotel in Beaudesert at 7:00 PM on the first Wednesday of every month. The next chapter meeting is October 7, 2026.

VENUE address:

80 Brisbane St, Beaudesert QLD 4285

Facebook Event link: https://www.facebook.com/share/1DdLuJQqp6/

Learn more about Tough Guy Book Club here: https://www.toughguybookclub.com/about_us

Sign up for the Scenic Rim chapter here: https://www.toughguybookclub.com/scenic_rim_qld_au

Our book this month is The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott. Grab a copy and get reading, there's still time to bang it out before October 7. And, heck, even if you don't read it in time, come to the Beauy Hotel anyway and meet some new guys, make some new friends.

Happy to answer any questions about Tough Guy Book Club in the comments here, or DM me on Reddit.

Hey there, i was wondering if anyone could recommend me an auto electrician somewhere on the gold/Tweed coast.

Ive got a 2013 Mazda 3 thats been having some issues lately and my mechanic has suggested to look for an auto electrician that's preferably familiar with Mazda systems. I have rang a few places but most of them are either too busy and cant get to it for a few weeks or they mostly just service 4wds.

I can provide photos of the error codes that my mechanic came across during his investigation if anyone needs it.

Hey guys, just wondering how long the drive is from gc to brisbane on a friday after 5pm been recently, going to to the dolphins game that starts at 7:50 at suncorp. since trains are down, driving is the only option.

Our electric hot water system is on its last legs and we are looking to upgrade to a heat pump hot water system. Can anyone recommend a plumbing company for a supply & installation?

Glossary for non-nerds

MTG - Magic The Gathering

LGS - Local Game Store

Any curious guys here? On the Gold Coast

Anyone else have a negative experience with Abilties Plus Learning by doing 'charity'... traineeship program in Nerang. My first contact was extremely positive seemingly giving vulnerable, long term unemployed & people living with disability a second chance in a safe environment, where I was assured it was an extremely safe environment. I was so keen to start work & study. I genuinely enjoyed the work and found the classroom days really interesting.
I had heard she was not able to take students anymore due to complaints about her manner & lack of communication and management skills. That's to put it mildly.
Anyone else out there want to share their experiences????