Category: Gold Coast News
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POLICE RAID TWEED HEADS HOME, SEIZE DRUGS AND FIREARMS
A man has faced court after allegedly being found with firearms, drugs and nearly $10,000 cash in Tweed Heads. Police raided the man’s home on Minjungbal Drive, Tweed Heads, shortly after midnight. Police found and seized a .22 calibre home-made pistol, electronic stun device, extendable baton, knife, and a number of prohibited drugs including alprazolam,…
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WOMAN CRITICALLY INJURED AFTER FALLING FROM POPULAR OUTLOOK
A woman is receiving treatment for serious injuries after falling from an outlook at Duranbah Beach. Emergency crews, including the Queensland Air Rescue chopper, responded shortly before midday. The victim, aged in her 20s, was flown to Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital. (NO VIDEO)
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REGIONAL HOUSING MARKET DOUBLES CAPITAL CITY GROWTH
The Richmond-Tweed region has taken top spot for capital gains across both house and unit markets. According to CoreLogic’s quarterly Regional Market Update, the region’s housing market has surpassed value growth of all capital cities. In particular, the median house price across the Byron council area is now $1.4 million, which is higher than Greater…
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PUBLIC URGED TO SAVE 000 CALLS FOR EMERGENCIES
Emergency services are asking the public to only call Triple Zero in an emergency, after the phone line was inundated with concerns about mild ailments to prank calls. Thousands of non-emergency calls are now being made each week across the state. Ambulance workers responded to more than 200,000 jobs where no patient was taken to…
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TWEED POLICE CAR RAMMED, AS OFFICER NARROWLY ESCAPES BEING HIT
A police car has been rammed and an officer has narrowly escaped being hit by a 4WD on the state’s Far North Coast. Around midday yesterday, officers saw what they believed to be a stolen Jeep Cherokee being driven through a service centre on the Pacific Highway at Chinderah. They allege that when they approached…
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TWO BODIES FOUND INSIDE GOLD COAST APARTMENT
Police are investigating the sudden death of a 53-year-old man and suspicious death of a 48-year-old woman at a Labrador apartment block on the Gold Coast this morning. Initial findings indicate that the man’s death is not suspicious. At around 10.20am, police were called after a man was found dead. A second body was then…
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POLICE BODYCAM CAPTURES METEORITE OVER THE GOLD COAST
A suspected meteorite has illuminated the night sky over the Northern Rivers with dozens of people taking to social media to report the “bright flash.” Over the border on the Gold Coast, a police officer’s bodycam captured the spectacular display. It could be the first of many sightings this week, with the Lyrid meteor shower…
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TWO MEN INJURED AFTER HEAD-ON CRASH SOUTH OF TWEED HEADS
Two men have been seriously injured in a head-on crash near Tweed Heads. A Mazda sedan was travelling north on the M1 Motorway, when it crossed into the southbound lane, crashing into a Volkswagen Golf. The vehicles’ drivers – two men aged 67 and 21 – were both trapped in the wreckage. They were released…
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MAN LOSES LEG AFTER MOTORCYCLE CRASHES NEAR QLD BORDER
Over the border and a man is recovering in hospital after losing his leg in a motorcycle crash at Currumbin. Emergency crews, including from the Tweed, were called to Tomewin Street around midday. The man in his 60s was airlifted to the Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious condition. (NO VIDEO)
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UNION TAKES AIM AT SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY OVER NEW WORKLOAD SCHEME
The National Tertiary Education Union has taken aim at Southern Cross University, over its new workload guidelines for academic staff. The new system has seen some teachers take on 60 percent more work. The union believes moving to the ‘Equivalent Full Time Student Load’ framework is a cost-saving push, but the university says it will…