Gold Coast Black Uhlans bikie charged after police raid and other top stories.

• Gold Coast Black Uhlans bikie charged after police raid

  

  There were 17 people were charged as part of the investigation.A BLACK Uhlans bikie is among eight people charged yesterday as part of a 12-month police investigation into criminal activity on the Glitter Strip.More than 20 search warrants were executed on the Gold Coast in April — 13 were issued on April 20 and eight yesterday — as part of the Taskforce Maxima investigation.A 25-year-old man from Biggera Waters was charged on April 20 with a number of offences including drug trafficking.While a..

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• Fears Coast rapist could kill

  

  A view of Edmund Rice Drive in Southport where the Night Stalker rapist has been linked to two attacks.THE sexual predator stalking women on the Gold Coast could revert to violence or even murder if he is not caught soon.Bond University criminologist Wayne Petherick said rape was a complex crime with a number of driving motivations, but there was generally five types of predators: reassurance rapists, assertive rapists, retaliatory rapists, perversely angry rapists and sadists.Police have launch..

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• Davis in line for Titans recall

  

  Nathan Davis breaks through a tackle by the Storm’s Curtis Scott in the Round 2 clash between the clubs. Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty ImagesYOUNG gun Nathan Davis looks set for an NRL recall tomorrow as Gold Coast Titans coach Neil Henry considers a backline reshuffle for the clash with Melbourne. Davis, who arrived on the Gold Coast from Parramatta in the off-season, played the opening two games of the season for the Titans before dislocating his shoulder against the Storm in Melbourne.But the 20-..

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• Greg Bird ready to redeem himself when Gold Coast Titans take on ...

  

  Dumped Test forward Greg Bird hopes to vent his frustration against Melbourne in Sunday's NRL clash on the Gold Coast.Bird was denied Kangaroos redemption after being overlooked for next week's trans-Tasman clash by new coach Mal Meninga. Raring to go: Greg Bird. Photo: Getty Images The last time he donned the green and gold, in 2015, Australia lost 26-12 to the Kiwis and Bird was booked for a lifting tackle that resulted in an eight-match ban.As a result, he missed the entire 2015 Stat..

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• Willis ready for AFL debut

  

  Mackenzie Willis (right) will make his AFL debut when the Gold Coast Suns play Geelong. Picture: Tim Marsden.FORMER pizza delivery driver Mackenzie Willis says he won’t be taking a backward step when he makes his AFL debut tonight for the Gold Coast Suns against Geelong. Willis will replace the injured Adam Saad (hip) in the Suns backline for the Round 6 game at Simonds Stadium, completing a journey that has taken him from Kingborough in the Tasmanian State League to the AFL.The 20-year-old ooze..

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• Experts shun negative gearing plan

  

  Investor Craig Preston supports negative gearing. He has purchased a property at 256 Bayview St, Hollywell. Photo: David ClarkLABOR’S plan to alter negative gearing would have a crippling effect on the Gold Coast’s biggest investor suburbs, experts warn. The issue is shaping as a key election battle with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten promising to restrict all future negative gearing to new homes from July next year while Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull promises no change to the system.Real esta..

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• Our rescuers earn a break

  

  Gold Coast surf life saver Harry Wood. Pic John GassONE of the busiest Gold Coast surf life saving seasons on record will wrap up this long weekend. Gold Coast lifesaving services co-ordinator Nathan Fife said more tourists than ever before, cracking weather and locals choosing to spend weekends public holidays at home was responsible for packed beaches and increased rescues.Longboarders out in the surf at Currumbin Alley Photo: David Clark“It all filters through to the beaches and our volunteer..

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• Land of beaches and cream

  

  Japanese tourists Ikumi Shimane, 24, and Misaki Miyazaki, 24, enjoy Surfers Paradise Beach. Picture: Adam HeadTHE Gold Coast and Australia are riding the crest of a $48 billion tourism wave, with new figures confirming the sector as a “super-growth” area of the new economy.Tourism injected a whopping $47.5 billion nationally for the 2014-15 year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed yesterday.The industry now accounts for three per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product and is grow..

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• Titan Pulu proud of road to NRL dream

  

  Titans Train KEEBRA Park coach Greg Lenton has mentored some of the biggest names in rugby league. But as thrilled as he is for the Benji Marshalls, Ben Te’os and Greg Eastwoods, who have made their mark from the time they left the school, Lenton has great pride in those who have had to take the long road to fulfil their football dream. Among those is Titans forward Vaha Pulu, who made his debut for the Gold Coast at 25 this season after refusing to give up on his dream of pl..

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• Grant Hackett admits he can't handle booze

  

  Former olympian Grant Hackett tells all about his drunkeness on a flight from Adelaide to Melbourne Photo: David ClarkGRANT Hackett has revealed he drank more than half a bottle of gin before boarding the flight on which he allegedly assaulted a fellow passenger.The Olympic swimming legend yesterday admitted he had a binge-drinking problem and would give up alcohol.Asked if he was an alcoholic, Hackett said he was “not a diagnosed alcoholic per se but I’ve obviously got a problem.”Fronting the m..

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