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The '''''Gold Coast Sun''''' is a daily [[newspaper]] serving [[Australia]]'s [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] region.<ref>[http://www.newscorpaustralia.com/brand/gold-coast-sun Gold Coast Sun]. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 October 2013. </ref> The newspaper was established in March 1967. |
The '''''Gold Coast Sun''''' is a daily [[newspaper]] serving [[Australia]]'s [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] region.<ref>[http://www.newscorpaustralia.com/brand/gold-coast-sun Gold Coast Sun]. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 October 2013. </ref> The newspaper was established in March 1967. |
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It was originally published from an office in Surfers Paradise from the late 1960s through until the 1980s when it relocated first to Southport and then to a warehouse on Enterprise Street in Molendinar in 1986. |
It was originally published from an office in Surfers Paradise from the late 1960s through until the 1980s when it relocated first to Southport and then to a warehouse on Enterprise Street in Molendinar in 1986. |
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It was bought by News Corporation in 1987 along with its new sister paper, the Gold Coast Bulletin. |
It was bought by News Corporation in 1987 along with its new sister paper, the Gold Coast Bulletin. |
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The Sun expanded from one edition to three in 1989 when it began publishing the Southport, Gold Coast and Hinterland Suns. Its editors in the 1980s included Rogin Cohen and Dr Lionel Hurst. |
The Sun expanded from one edition to three in 1989 when it began publishing the Southport, Gold Coast and Hinterland Suns. Its editors in the 1980s included Rogin Cohen and Dr Lionel Hurst. |
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The Sun rapidly increased in size through the 1990s and early 2000s under editor Feyne Weaver who took the paper to a PANPA award win in 2005. |
The Sun rapidly increased in size through the 1990s and early 2000s under editor Feyne Weaver who took the paper to a PANPA award win in 2005. |
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Weaver retired from the Sun in 2006 and was replaced as editor by Shane Watson who expanded the paper to five editions, including the Upper North and Tweed. |
Weaver retired from the Sun in 2006 and was replaced as editor by Shane Watson who expanded the paper to five editions, including the Upper North and Tweed. |
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The Sun and its staff relocated to the Gold Coast Bulletin's Molendinar complex in 2009 and to Southport's Seabank building in September 2013. |
The Sun and its staff relocated to the Gold Coast Bulletin's Molendinar complex in 2009 and to Southport's Seabank building in September 2013. |
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Revision as of 05:28, 18 February 2015
| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Political alignment | Centre-Left |
| Website | Official website |
The Gold Coast Sun is a daily newspaper serving Australia's Gold Coast region.[1] The newspaper was established in March 1967.
It was originally published from an office in Surfers Paradise from the late 1960s through until the 1980s when it relocated first to Southport and then to a warehouse on Enterprise Street in Molendinar in 1986.
It was bought by News Corporation in 1987 along with its new sister paper, the Gold Coast Bulletin.
The Sun expanded from one edition to three in 1989 when it began publishing the Southport, Gold Coast and Hinterland Suns. Its editors in the 1980s included Rogin Cohen and Dr Lionel Hurst. The Sun rapidly increased in size through the 1990s and early 2000s under editor Feyne Weaver who took the paper to a PANPA award win in 2005. Weaver retired from the Sun in 2006 and was replaced as editor by Shane Watson who expanded the paper to five editions, including the Upper North and Tweed.
The Sun and its staff relocated to the Gold Coast Bulletin's Molendinar complex in 2009 and to Southport's Seabank building in September 2013.
See also
References
- ^ Gold Coast Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
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