Tag: gold coast
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ALLEGED DRUG BARON REFUSED BAIL
Despite offering a staggering $2 million as surety, Ivan Tesic has again been refused bail. Police allege, the Gold Coast nightclub owner was heading up a “highly sophisticated” drug operation. There are now claims he’s threatened a key witness.
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BODY FOUND IN GOLD COAST APARTMENT
A woman, believed to be in her 60s, has been found dead in a Gold Coast apartment. A visitor to the Bilinga unit found her at around eight o’clock this morning. The woman is yet to be formally identified and police are investigating whether her death was suspicious.
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ENTERTAINMENT GALORE AT MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL
People representing more than 30 cultures around the world arrived at Bundall today for the annual Multicultural Festival. The big crowd took delight in watching traditional dance performances from Korean and Japanese groups…some even taking part. “It balances itself it was quite easy, but thowing it to him i couldnt get it to keep going…
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POOL PARTY FALLS SHORT OF BREAKING RECORD
The Gold Coast has fallen well short of making a new world record at the coast’s biggest pool party… Over 1500 people made their first splash at the new Aquatic Centre, hoping to break the Guiness World Record for the number of people wearing bathing caps in the same place. But they were 517 people…
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NEIL HENRY TO COACH TITANS
As expected Neil Henry was today announced as head coach of the Gold Coast Titans for the next three years. Henry says he’s prepared to make changes and is on the lookout for a prop forward and strike weapon out wide.
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HUNT’S LAST GAME
Karmichael Hunt has played his last game for the Gold Coast Suns. The code-hopper today announced he’s leaving the club and ruled himself out of selection for this weekend’s match. Hunt is tipped to join the Queensland Reds.
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SWELL TIME AS WAVES PEAK AT SOUTHERN BREAKS
Work was low on the list of priorities for Surfers today as big swells hit their peak off the southern end of the Coast. Snapper, Kirra, and Duranbah were all crowded, but it was Burleigh boasting the very best waves.
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WARM WELCOME HOME FOR COAST’S COMM GAMES ATHLETES
This morning’s weather may have been less than hospitable – but the crowds that gathered at Broadbeach were anything but. They were on hand to give a warm welcome to athletes from south east Queensland, who represented Australia during the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
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SAFETY WARNING ABOUT POPULAR TRACK
Burleigh locals say, tourists are tempting fate with dozens walking along a path prone to rock falls. But, they say, it’s not the fault of visitors… Signs and barriers have been neglected, leaving many in the dark about the danger.
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VETS CALL ON OWNERS: INSURE YOUR FURRY FRIENDS
When pets get sick, we don’t just feel it in our hearts, we feel it in our wallets, too. That’s why vets at a national conference on the Coast are shocked more locals aren’t forking out for pet insurance.