Tag: gold coast
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GOLD COAST DRIVER IN SERIOUS CONDITION AFTER HITTING A TREE
A male driver has suffered life threatening injuries in a serious crash on the Gold Coast last night. About 11.15pm on Friday, police responded to reports that a car on Gooding Drive in Merrimac hit a tree. The male driver was taken to hospital in a critical condition. Investigations continue.
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GOLD COAST MAN RAMMED BY A UTE DURING ARGUMENT
A man has been flung through the air and hospitalised after another man rammed him with his ute on the Gold Coast overnight. Around 11.30pm, two men were involved in an argument on Alawara Drive in Tallai, when one of the men got in his car to leave. The other man stood in front of…
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DRIVER ALLEGEDLY NOTCHES TRIFECTA OF OFFENCES
A man has allegedly been caught speeding while on the phone and under the influence of alcohol in south-eastern Queenlsand this morning. Just after 8 o’clock this morning, police allegedly intercepted a utility on the Cunningham Highway at Maryvale for speeding. Police also allege the man was on his phone at the time of the…
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MAN HOSPITALISED AFTER ARGUMENT ESCALATES INTO A FIGHT ON THE GOLD COAST
An altercation at a licensed premises left a man hospitalised with a serious head injury on the Gold Coast last night. Police allege shortly before 7pm, two men became involved in a verbal argument at the business on Gleneagles Drive in Hope Island, which escalated into a physical confrontation. During the fight, one of the…
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GOLD COAST RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES HELD UP AT KNIFE-POINT
A man armed with a knife held up a fast food restaurant on the Gold Coast this morning. Police allege the man entered the business on the Gold Coast Highway in about 11.15am and demanded money from a teenage girl working behind the counter, and the store manager. The man fled on foot with a…
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ARGUMENT ENDS IN SLASHING ON THE GOLD COAST
A man has been charged after allegedly assaulting two others on the Gold Coast early this morning. Shortly after midnight, three men became involved in an argument at an address on William Street in Southport. Police say one of the men produced a bladed weapon and assaulted the other two, allegedly slashing each of their…
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PAIR ON THE RUN AFTER GOLD COAST HOLD UP
Two men are on the run after an armed robbery at a licensed business on the Gold Coast this morning. Police allege the two men entered the premises on the Old Pacific Highway in Oxenford at around 3.40am armed with a machete and a hammer. The intruders threatened staff before one of the men jumped…
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UTE SLAMS INTO PARKED TRUCK ON THE GOLD COAST
A man is in a critical condition after his ute ran into a truck on the Gold Coast. Police say, at around 2.30am, a utility travelling along the Pacific Motorway at Helensvale slammed into a parked prime mover and trailer. It’s believed the hazard lights on the truck were flashing at the time of the…
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MAN STABBED AT GOLD COAST UNIT COMPLEX
A man has been stabbed after answering his door at a Gold Coast unit complex. The 47-year-old was attacked in Worendo Street at Southport at around 5.30pm yesterday. A man armed with a knife stabbed him several times in the torso and arm, before fleeing on foot. The victim was transported to hospital in a…
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HUMAN SKELETON DISCOVERED IN NERANG STATE FOREST
A member of the public made a grisly discovery in the Nerang State Forest on the Gold Coast yesterday. Police say they came across human skeletal remains at what’s believed to be an old campsite. Detectives are investigating the discovery and scientific officers attended the scene this morning. The death is not being treated as…