Category: Gold Coast News
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LEARNER DRIVER CHARGED AFTER 1.5 HOUR POLICE PURSUIT
A man is facing court today after a one-and-a-half hour long police pursuit in the Tweed Byron area. Around 9:05pm on Friday police saw a commodore with suspected stolen number plates, driving on the Pacific Highway at Yelgun. When officers attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver allegedly sped up and a pursuit began. Queensland…
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MAN CHARGED AFTER HIGH SPEED CROSS-BORDER POLICE PURSUIT
A man has been charged after leading police on a high speed cross-border pursuit, which ended in Lismore. The wild ride spanning more than 200 kilometres in a suspected stolen vehicle.
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MAN CHARGED FOLLOWING HIGH SPEED PURSUIT
A man will face Lismore Local Court today, charged over a cross-border police pursuit. About 8pm (Thursday 7 May), Queensland Police attempted to speak with the driver of a Mazda 3 in Loganlea, Queensland, before the vehicle drove off. It travelled across the New South Wales border via the M1, allegedly reaching speeds of up…
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KINGSCLIFF COMMUNITY SHOCKED BY DEVASTATING CLUB FIRE
Kingscliff is counting the cost of a devastating blaze that tore through Cudgen Leagues Club. The building – not only home to the Cudgen Hornets – but momentoes of war for the local RSL.
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NSW SOCIAL ISOLATION RESTRICTIONS EASE
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian today made the first significant change to social distancing measures, announcing two adults will be able to visit others in their home, to help improve mental health, from Friday. “We are introducing normality in some spheres of life,” Ms Berejiklian said. “We know that for many people, they’ve been cooped up…
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BEACHES TO CLOSE WHERE CROWDS EXCEED 500
All major beaches in New South Wales will stop patrols where the crowds exceed 500 people. The advice comes after Minister for Police David Elliott announced earlier today, that Bondi Beach is now closed, after beachgoers disregarded social distancing advice. Volunteer surf life savers and council lifeguards will withdraw patrols where large numbers of people…
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POLICE SEIZE DRUGS, WEAPONS AND CASH IN TWEED HEADS
A haul of drugs, weapons and cash have been seized by police after officers raided three properties on the Far North Coast. Reporter Lachlan Grant has the details.
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TOM HANKS AND RITA WILSON TEST POSITIVE TO CORONAVIRUS
Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive to coronavirus and are in isolation in hospital on the Gold Coast. The actor posted this message, confirming the news, to his fans on Twitter. He’s in Australia filming Baz Luhrmann’s new Elvis Presley biopic. More details to come.
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CORONAVIRUS CONCERN AT SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES
A Southern Cross University staff member has tested positive for coronavirus. The university today closed its Gold Coast and Lismore campuses as a precaution. The internationally-based staff member attended a series of workshops at both campuses between March 2nd and 6. Southern Cross University says they’re contacting 45 people who came into contact with him.…
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MAN WANTED IN STATE’S FAR NORTH
Police are appealing for public assistance to help find a man wanted on an outstanding warrant in the state’s far north. 28-year-old Luke Jones is believed to be in the Mungindi area, near the Queensland border. Mr Jones is described as being of Caucasian appearance, between 170-175cm tall, of a thin build, and with brown hair…