Category: Gold Coast News
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URGENT CALL FOR BLOOD THIS EASTER
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is calling for more donors this Easter, as the organisation’s stocks of O-negative blood continue to drop. Lifeblood Executive Director of Donor Services Cath Stone said other blood types also need a boost, but O-negative blood type was particularly important over the Easter period. “O-negative is the universal blood type and…
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PASSENGERS DELAYED FROM GETTING OFF PLANE AT NEWCASTLE AIRPORT
Passengers on a Jetstar flight from Brisbane to Newcastle had to wait more than an hour on the tarmac this morning, due to concerns over new COVID-19 restrictions in the sunshine state. It’s understood there was a miscommunication between the airline and New South Wales Health. Anyone arriving from Brisbane after March 11 needs to…
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WESTPAC OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FLOOD AFFECTED CUSTOMERS
Westpac has set up a $10-million Flood Support Fund to provide emergency grants for customers and employees in flood-affected areas across New South Wales and South-East Queensland. The fund will provide grants for customers and employees with significant damage to their home or business if affected. Business customers can apply for grants of $5,000 to…
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NSW ROADS AND SCHOOLS REMAIN CLOSED AS FLOOD EMERGENCY CONTINUES
New South Wales motorists and public transport passengers in flood affected areas are advised to avoid non-essential travel and work from home again today. Motorists needing to travel should take extreme care, be prepared for conditions to change quickly and never drive through floodwaters. Public transport passengers who need to travel are also advised to…
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BOY MISSING FROM TWEED HEADS FOUND SAFE AND WELL
A boy missing from Tweed Heads for more than two days has been found safe and well. The 14-year-old was located just after 8 o’clock last night, and reunited with family. (NO VIDEO)
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CONSTRUCTION ON $13M TWEED HOUSING COMPLEX BEGINS, AS RENTAL CRISIS WORSENS
Construction on a $13 million social housing development has begun in Tweed Heads, set to provide 40 residential units. The state government admits while it’s a step in the right direction, more must be done to fix the Far North Coast’s rental crisis.
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3 MEN ARRESTED AFTER DRAMATIC PURSUIT AT TWEED HEADS
Three men have been arrested after a dramatic police pursuit at Tweed Heads. Road spikes were used to stop a stolen Hyundai travelling at 165 kilometres per hour on the Pacific Motorway. The driver and two male passengers were arrested. They’ll all face Tweed Heads Local Court in the coming weeks. (NO VIDEO)
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RUMORS SPREADING MOUNT WARNING MAY BE PERMANENTLY CLOSED
New South Wales National Parks says no decision has been made to permanently close the Mt Warning walking track, despite reports a date has been set. The summit is a declared sacred Aboriginal space. The park has remained closed since the start of the pandemic for repairs to infrastructure. Heavily redacted documents released under freedom…
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NSW RECORDS FIVE NEW LOCAL COVID CASES PROMPTING FRESH VIRUS ALERTS ACROSS SYDNEY
New South Wales has recorded five new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 out of 14,738 tests. Today’s numbers include two cases announced yesterday, involving a patient at the Mount Druitt Hospital emergency department. The other three local cases include one linked to the Berala cluster, and two from the Northern Beaches – the source of…
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NSW RECORDS FOUR NEW LOCALLY ACCQUIRED COVID CASES AS BERALA CLUSTER GROWS
NSW recorded four new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. Two of these cases, linked to the Berala cluster, were first reported yesterday morning, but are included in today’s numbers. Four cases were also recorded in returned travellers in hotel quarantine, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases…