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Andrew Potts
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Gold Coast Bulletin Assistant Chief of Staff. Also writes about politics, buildings and history
https://linktr.ee/Andrewpottsjourno
http://goldcoastbulletin.com.au
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Today in music: Working Class Hero by John Lennon from the 1970 album Plastic Ono Band. Released 55 years ago today, it was the former Beatles member’s first solo album. #Music #Workingclasshero #JohnLennon #PlasticOnoBand #YokoOno #rock #rocknroll #pop #1970s #70s #1970smusic #70smusic
December 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Neighbours will reach its final episode after 40 years, marking the end of Australia’s longest-running soap opera and a major blow to the local entertainment industry, writes Andrew Potts
#Neighbours
FIND OUT MORE: ➡️ bit.ly/48Xtjgd
December 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Today's Gold Coast Bulletin front page: BOWLED OVER - Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has confirmed his consortium has sold the controversial Surfers Paradise Bowls Club site in a $33m deal. @gcbulletin #GoldCoast
December 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Today in music: Oh Girl by Boy Meets Girl from the 1985 album Boy Meets Girl. Released 40 years ago, it was the band’s debut record. #Music #OhGirl #BoyMeetsGirl #pop #rock #rocknroll #GeorgeMerrill #ShannonRubicam #1980s #80s #1980smusic #80smusic #ReelLife #NewDream #TheWonderground
December 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Online tonight but you can read my take on the ending of @neighbours in today’s @gcbulletin #neighbours
December 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Have any other journos found themselves suddenly getting added to a tonne of new mailing lists in the past week? My inbox has been absolutely inundated with press releases for all sorts of stuff utterly unrelated to the areas I cover, or indeed anything even relevant to here. Bizzare.
December 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Today in music: I’m So Afraid by Fleetwood Mac from the 1980 album Live. Released 45 years ago yesterday, it was the band’s first live album. #Music #Imsoafraid #FleetwoodMac #live #rock #rocknroll #stevienicks #Christinemcvie #JohnMcVie #Mickfleetwood #lindsaybuckingham
December 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
How do you like to eat your pie? I’m a take the lid off to let out the heat before eating the interior and the rest of the pastry. #food #meatpies
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today in music: Nobody Told Me by John Lennon from the 1984 album Milk and Honey. Released in 1984, it was the eighth and final studio album by the former Beatles singer, who was murdered 45 years ago today. #Music #NobodyToldMe #JohnLennon #MilkandHoney #YokoOno
December 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
A towering new slide has opened at Wet’n’Wild as the park promises visitors thrills they’ve ‘never seen before’ this summer.

#GoldCoast #themeparks #waterslide #wetnwild
WATCH THE VIDEO: ➡️ bit.ly/48XRqLK
December 8, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Today's Gold Coast Bulletin front page: THRONE AWAY - Princess Beatrice’s developer husband promised a ‘seven-star’ Gold Coast tower but receivers have now moved in after the development dream turned nightmare. #GoldCoast @gcbulletin
December 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Today in music: Derezzed by Daft Punk from the 2010 album TRON: Legacy. Released 15 years ago this week, it was the band’s fourth album and the soundtrack to the Disney film of the same name. #Music #Derezzed #DaftPunk #TRONLegacy #TRON #Disney #soundtrack #2010s #2010smusic
December 7, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Today in music: Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season) by The Byrds from the 1965 album Turn! Turn! Turn! Released 60 years ago today, it was the band’s second album. #Music #Turnturnturntoeverythingthereisaseason #TheByrds #Turnturnturn #Folk #rock #rocknroll #1960s #60s #1960smusic
December 6, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Team colours on for the last race weekend of the year #f1 #mclaren
December 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Today's Gold Coast Bulletin front page - GIVE IT TO US While the state government won't upgrade the Gold Coast Convention Centre until the 2030s, the council has thrown down an unprecedented challenge to take control. @GCBulletin #goldcoast
December 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Today in music: Everglow by Coldplay from the 2015 album A Head Full of Dreams. Released 10 years ago yesterday, it was the British band’s seventh studio album. #Music #Everglow #Coldplay #Aheadfullofdreams #rock #rocknroll #pop #2010s #2010smusic
December 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
My top 20 songs of 2025 list (compiled manually and based on number of listens).
Eclectic as always with a few surprises #music
December 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Today's Gold Coast Bulletin front page: BARGAIN HUNTERS - A pair of Gold Coast developers have pulled off an extraordinary property boomerang, repurchasing the massive retail site they once owned after a billion-dollar vision crumbled. @GCBULLETIN #GoldCoast
December 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Today in music: Free as a Bird by The Beatles from the 1995 album Anthology 1. Released 30 ago today, it was a single produced to promote the documentary The Beatles Anthology. #Music #freeasabird #TheBeatles #Anthology1 #TheBeatlesanthology #rock #rocknroll #1990s #90s #1990smusic #90smusic
December 4, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Today in music: In My Life by The Beatles from the 1965 album Rubber Soul. Released 60 years ago today, it was the band’s sixth studio album and the half-way point in their discography. #Music #inmylife #TheBeatles #rubbersoul #rock #rocknroll #JohnLennon #PaulMcCartney #GeorgeHarrison #Ringostarr
December 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM
My column for this week - I was a 14 year old high school student when the relentless cyber bullying began, driving me to the brink without anyone to turn to, writes Andrew Potts.

HIS HARROWING STORY: ➡️ bit.ly/48uOghc
December 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Today in music: My Generation by The Who from the 1965 album My Generation. Released 60 years ago tomorrow, it was the rock band’s debut album. #Music #MyGeneration #TheWho #RogerDaltrey #PeteTownshend #JohnEntwistle #KeithMoon #rock #rocknroll #1960s #60s #1960smusic #60smusic
December 2, 2025 at 8:04 AM
A solid line-up on Channel 10 from this night in 1995 #flashback
December 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Today in music: It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock N Roll) by AC/DC from the 1975 album T.N.T. Released 50 years ago today, it was the Australian band’s second studio album. #Music #itsalongwaytothetopifyouwannarocknroll #ACDC #TNT #rock #rocknroll #1970s #70s #1970smusic #70smusic
December 1, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Today's Gold Coast Bulletin front page: RAINBOW BAY BOOM - Gold Coast developers report strong sales in a suburb where property values doubled in less than five years, with units bought off-the-plan now selling for almost twice their original price. @gcbulletin #GoldCoast
November 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM