MORE than 1000 homes and businesses have lost power on the Gold Coast, according to Energex.
A total of 1005 buildings were blacked out just before midday, mainly in Oxenford and Upper Coomera.
As of 12:10pm, power had been restored to more than 450 properties, with 559 waiting to be reconnected.
It remains unclear what sparked the outage. Energex crews are out in the field, investigating the cause.
Visit the Energex website for updates.
Jaydan is a Digital News Producer at myGC.com.au. He was appointed Managing Editor of the Junee Southern Cross newspaper at the age of 17 and has since held positions in a number of newsrooms in New South Wales and Queensland. Jaydan joined the Hot Tomato Broadcasting Company in 2013 and has been keeping the Gold Coast up to date with the latest local, national and international news online at myGC.com.au ever since. With almost ten years’ experience in both print and digital media Jaydan is committed to providing the best coverage during major news and weather events.
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