Category: Gold Coast News
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GOLD COAST PEDESTRIAN DIES IN HOSPITAL AFTER BEING STRUCK BY VEHICLE
A man in his 70’s has died in a Gold Coast hospital after he was struck by a vehicle yesterday morning. Police say a vehicle was turning from Albert Avenue into Old Burleigh Road in Broadbeach at around 10am, when the 78-year-old man was hit. The man sustained a head injury and was taken to…
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CYCLIST HIT WITH RUBBISH AT HEXHAM
A cyclist’s own helmet-mounted camera has captured the moment he came under attack in Newcastle. The rider was struck with an ice-filled drink, thrown from a passing car. The incident happened at around four o’clock yesterday afternoon on the New England Highway, near Hexham. Thankfully, the cyclist wasn’t injured. A complaint is expected to be…
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MAN WANTED IN RELATION TO GOLD COAST TAXI ROBBERY
A 58-year-old male taxi driver has had the window of his vehicle smashed with a hammer, before being robbed on the Gold Coast. The incident happened just before 12:30am today, when the driver stopped on Muir Street, Southport. After smashing the driver’s side window with a hammer, the assailant demanded money, claiming he had a…
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MAN’S BODY FOUND IN CAR IN SUBURBAN NEWCASTLE
Police officers made a shock discovery this morning, after pulling over a car – allegedly being driven erratically – in suburban Newcastle. They found a body in the back seat – leaving the 52-year-old driver suddenly facing even MORE serious questions.
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P-PLATER ALLEGEDLY CAUGHT SPEEDING ALMOST 30KM/H OVER THE LIMIT
A Gold Coast P-Plate driver has been fined more than $600 and lost 6 demerit points after allegedly exceeding the speed limit by almost 30km/h. Police allegedly detected a Holden Colorado travelling at 139km/h in a 110km/h zone on the M1 at Oxenford just after 4:30am today. When police spoke with the driver, he conceeded…
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METHAMPHETAMINE AND CASH DISCOVERED ON THE GOLD COAST
A quantity of illegal drugs and a large sum of cash has allegedly been discovered during a property search on the Gold Coast. The search warrant was executed at a Jackson Street property in Coomera around 8 o’clock this morning, with 150 grams of Methamphetamine and $14,600 in cash allegedly uncovered. Two men, aged 28…
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MAN CHARGED WITH HISTORIC GOLD COAST SEX OFFENCES
A Gympie man will face court to answer charges of the alleged sexual assault of a girl over 15 years ago. Police accuse the 47-year-old of assaulting the girl in the Waterford West, Pimpama, Ormeau, Beerburrum and Caboolture areas between 1997 and 2002. He has been charged with five counts of rape, two counts of…
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MOTORHOMES GUTTED IN GOLD COAST BLAZE
Fire has destroyed a number of motorhomes in a car yard on the Gold Coast. Emergency services responded to reports of a blaze on Brisbane Road in Arundel at around 4 o’clock this morning. No injuries were reported, but police say the fire engulfed 12 vehicles. Police are investigating the cause of the fire.
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CYCLING FOR A SPECIAL CAUSE
Nearly half a million dollars has been raised for terminally ill children by a group of women cycling across two states. The Chain Reaction Women’s 300 has more than doubled the original fundraising hopes.
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ONE KILLED, ANOTHER SERIOUSLY INJURED, IN GOLD COAST ACCIDENT
A 40-year-old woman has been killed, in a sickening road accident on the Gold Coast. In wet conditions, the driver had been attempting to exit the Pacific Motorway, when she crashed into a road sign, flipping the vehicle into the path of oncoming traffic. Another car was caught up in the tragedy, seriously injuring a…