(which carried Nine programming from July 2016 until July 2021). From 11 July 2016, these editions are consolidated with the 7NEWS branding, though the openers of these editions remained to address as 7NEWS Queensland, (previously known as Seven Local News). The Local News branding was completely phased out on 5 September 2016 in favour of the 7NEWS brand. Formerly, there were two bureaus located in Hervey Bay and Gladstone covering their respective regions, but they were closed due to budget reasons. Gold Coast7NEWS Gold Coast is presented by Amanda Abate and Steve Titmus. Sport is presented by Sally Pearson and weather is presented by meteorologist Tony Auden (Monday) and Coastal Expert Paul Burt (Tuesday - Friday), and coastal, beaches and fishing reports from Paul on a Thursday and Friday. The bulletin airs on weeknights at 5.30pm on BTQ-7's Gold Coast relay transmitters, ahead of the main 6pm news from Brisbane, placing it in direct competition with rival Nine Gold Coast News. The bulletin does not air when Australian Test cricket matches are scheduled. On 4 July 2016, a new local bulletin for the Gold Coast was introduced, produced and broadcast live from Seven's Surfers Paradise studio. From its launch, weekend bulletins were also produced, which made Seven the only network to produce local Gold Coast bulletins seven days a week. However, weekend bulletins were axed in November 2017, citing cost-cutting measures. In February 2018, Amanda (who formerly presented the axed weekend edition) joined Rod in presenting the weeknight local bulletin as well as reading sport. In July 2019, after three years on air, 7NEWS Gold Coast officially became the number one news bulletin on the Gold Coast, winning twenty-one weeks to the rival Nine Gold Coast News' one week. Rod Young formerly presented the bulletin from its launch in July 2016, before retiring from television news on 22 July 2021. In February 2022, Sally Pearson was appointed sport presenter for the bulletin. Fill in presenters include Bianca Stone (news), and Liz Cantor and Tamra Bow (weather). Regional New South Wales Local news bulletins for Regional New South Wales are broadcast each weeknight at 6pm, in five regional areas: Albury and the Border, Wagga Wagga and the Riverina, Central West (Dubbo and Orange), the North Coast (Coffs Harbour and Taree) and Northern Rivers (Lismore), and Tamworth and the New England. They are followed by a 30-minute complementary bulletin named 7NEWS at