Category: Gold Coast News
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Tugboat staff lockout blocked for six months
The Port of Newcastle is tonight back up and running, after a national stoush between unions and a tugboat operator was put on ice by the industrial relations watchdog. An 11th hour order stopped Svitzer workers from being locked out… bringing business groups and consumers across the country certainty for months.
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Questions raised over vision following indigenous teen’s arrest
Whimpering, and suffering from a head wound – shocking footage has emerged of an indigenous teenager, allegedly injured during an arrest in the Northern Rivers. Police say the incident is under investigation – and a warning, some viewers may find this next story confronting.
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GOLD COAST RETIREE COULDN’T BELIEVE $1MIL GOLD LOTTO WIN
A generous Mermaid Waters retiree says she wants to give her $1 million Gold Lotto windfall back to the community. The Gold Coast resident held one of the six division one winning entries across Australia in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4215. Each division one winning entry took home $1,012,907.10. When a Lotto official made contact with the…
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NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR 2022 HEART OF WOMEN AWARDS
Nominations for the 2022 Heart of Women awards are coming to a close – with entries needing to be submitted by November. The award recognises the achievements of women in various categories including ‘Youth & Children’s Services’ and ‘Woman of the Year.’ (UPSOT) “We want to showcase what they are doing and we want to…
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NEW SOUTH WALES OPENS UP
As New South Wales opens up, the state has recorded 496 new local cases overnight, while eight people have died. The Hunter New England health district has confirmed 82 cases, with 21 on the Central Coast. The mid north coast has five – all in Kempsey – and there are four new positives in northern…
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NORTHERN RIVERS MAN CHARGED WITH HISTORICAL CHILD SEX OFFENCES
A man will appear in court today charged over the alleged historical sexual abuse and indecent assault of seven children in the Northern Rivers. Last year, detectives from Richmond Police District established Strike Force Erldunda to investigate reports a man had been sexually and indecently assaulted as a child, by a man who was known…
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ARGENTINA RUGBY PLAYERS BANNED FROM RE-ENTERING QLD
The Argentina players and officials that travelled to New South Wales will not be allowed to play in the final round of the Rugby Championship. Six Pumas and two team management staff paid a visit to Byron Bay on Wednesday, September 29, before being stopped at the Queensland border. Frontline players Pablo Matera, Santiago Medrano…
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REALITY TV WORKER CHARGED FOR BREACHING PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER
A television crew member, accused of sparking the Tweed and Byron lockdowns, has been charged with breaching Public Health Orders. Police launched an investigation yesterday, after receiving information a woman from Greater Sydney had travelled to the region and since tested positive for COVID-19. Police have charged the reality TV worker who travelled from Sydney…
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POLICE WARN ILLEGAL PROTESTORS
NSW Police are issuing a strong warning to people planning on protesting this weekend to stay at home. Police are also launching a significant operation to disrupt planned protests and prevent mass gatherings across the state. Minister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliott the protests are a threat to the public’s health. “We’ve seen…
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POLICE HOPING NEW 3D TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP IDENTIFY MAN FOUND DEAD IN 2012
It was a shocking find – a man’s body, discovered in a bag on the banks of the Tweed River – and almost a decade on police still don’t know who he was. Now they’re using ground-breaking new means to try and solve the mystery… releasing a high-tech 3D image of what they believe he…