THE Gold Coast will host the Logies for the next four years, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced.

As reported in The Courier-Mail, the holiday strip will become home to the awards from next year, with Star Casino to host the event.

“It is going to be fantastic. In fact, why don’t we rename it the Goldies,” she told Nine’s Today program.

Ms Palaszczuk also chided host Karl Stefanovic over his threat to boycott the awards if they were shifted from Melbourne, which has long hosted the event.

“Come on Karl, you are a Queenslander deep down. I need you to come,” she said. “I am not one of these people, Premier, who floats with the breeze on this,” Stefanovic responded.

Stefanovic repeated his criticism of Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews for witthdrawing taxpayer support for the event.

“Daniel Andrews had an absolute shock losing it, you must feel like you have picked up a coup,” he said Ms Palaszczuk said the Logies, coming on the heels of next year’s Commonwealth Games, would help attract tourists to the Gold Coast.

“I think it is a great opportunity, it brings the tourism and the people and the glamour and the glitz. We know that the Gold Coast can put that on.” “I think it is a legacy as well after the Commonwealth Games that we can attract these big events.”

OVERNIGHT: QUEENSLAND has landed the Logies.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, TV Week editor Emma Nolan, and Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate will make the announcement Friday morning that television’s night of nights has found a new home on the Glitter Strip.

The Logies will move to the Gold Coast from next year, with the venue rumoured to be the Star Casino.

media_camera Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will join TV Week editor Emma Nolan and Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate to announce Queensland’s Logies coup.

It is understood the State Government had been in negotiations with Channel 9 and Bauer Media to steal the event from Victoria for the past two years.

It was revealed this week that Melbourne had unceremoniously dumped the Logie Awards after more than 30 years.

Both the NSW and Queensland governments had expressed interest in scoring the showbiz favourite.

Just days ago, Major Events Minister Kate Jones confirmed the Queensland Government was in discussions to snare next year’s event as part of a deal lasting three to five years.

“We don’t just want gold medals on the Gold Coast, we want gold Logies as well,” she said, referencing next year’s Commonwealth Games.

Meanwhile, Ms Palaszczuk had also made it clear she wanted the national exposure the Logies would bring Queensland.

Logies set to move from Vic to Qld Logies set to move from Vic to Qld

It is understood that in addition to securing the event, Tourism and Events Queensland has leveraged an advertising deal that will see Queensland Tourism advertisements feature across the range of Bauer Group publications.

The likes of Harvey Lister, the chairman and chief executive of AEG Ogden, had also added his weight to Queensland’s bid, saying the Sunshine State could give the awards a much-needed makeover.

“This is a golden opportunity to create a revitalised product recognising the history and achievements of the TV industry while receiving national exposure for Queensland’s tourism,” Mr Lister said.

While Queenslander Karl Stefanovic had previously threatened to boycott the event if it left Melbourne, it looks like he might have changed his tune for his home state.