Pair charged over drugs haul on Gold Coast and other top stories

Pair charged over drugs haul on Gold Coast

A man and a woman have been caught driving a vehicle allegedly containing more than $300,000 of drugs including ecstasy and ice. Police intercepted the vehicle at Bilinga on the Gold Coast on Saturday night and after conducting a search, allegedly ... >> view original

Unlicensed driver charged after bizarre crash on Gold Coast

An unlicensed driver has been charged after allegedly driving a four-wheel-drive onto a footpath and crashing it into a tree on the Gold Coast overnight. Police were called to Main Beach at 9am after reports the car was being driven erratically ... >> view original

Man found dead near Brisbane River after dangerous storm hits Gold Coast ...

After earlier hitting the northern Gold Coast and Logan City, the storm moved across Brisbane, leaving more than 4,000 homes without power. The man's body was found about 6:30pm (AEST) more than two hours after police were called to Eagle Street Pier ... >> view original

Cashed-up Gold Coast Titans on hunt for the NRL's best young players

The Titans are fighting three other clubs for the signature of Johnston, one of the most exciting talents in the NRL. The 20-year-old is already among the NRL's best wingers and was selected in Australia's Four Nations squad last year. Souths are ... >> view original

Inside Queensland Police's Gold Coast cocaine raids

Police have taken 9NEWS inside their special investigation into cocaine use on the Gold Coast tourist strip. It follows weeks of explosive drugs claims that embroiled Queensland Reds' new signing Karmichael Hunt, five Gold Coast Titans players and now ... >> view original

Man jailed for Gold Coast car lot bombs

A Gold Coast man who tried to blow up a local car dealership because they wouldn't fix his vehicle under warranty has been jailed for three years. Jamie Peter Ripley, 38, planted the three explosives in mid-2013. Two of the pipe bombs were found at the ... >> view original

Gold Coast bus attacker avoids jail time

A Gold Coast woman whose attack on an elderly, vision-impaired bus passenger caused national outrage last year has escaped a jail sentence. Video of Larna Janet Watmough, 22, and her friend Layni Cameron attacking 77-year-old Paul Buttigieg on a bus ... >> view original

Train fault causes major delays on Beenleigh and Gold Coast lines

Train services on Brisbane's south side are slowly returning to normal after a signal fault threw the Monday morning commute into chaos. Earlier hour-long delays on the Beenleigh, Gold Coast and Airport lines shrunk to half an hour by 8am and had been ... >> view original

Gold Coast cafe linked to suspected salmonella outbreak

Authorities believe a cafe on Queensland's Gold Coast is responsible for a food poisoning outbreak after about 20 people are admitted to hospital. Patients have been admitted to the Gold Coast University and Robina hospitals over the past five days ... >> view original

13 people rescued from Movie World rollercoaster on Gold Coast after wheel fault

More than a dozen people have been rescued from a rollercoaster at Movie World on Queensland's Gold Coast, after one of the ride's wheels dislodged. Firefighters arrived at the theme park in Oxenford about 1:10pm to investigate an issue with the Green ... >> view original