Titans will challenge Bird charge and other top stories.

• Titans will challenge Bird charge

  

  Cronulla's James Maloney attempts to get up after being tackled by Greg Bird. Picture: Brett CostelloUPDATE: The Gold Coast Titans will head to the judiciary to fight the one-week ban imposed on Greg Bird.The star lock was charged with a grade two careless high tackle — equivalent to one week on the sidelines — for his hit on Sharks five-eighth James Maloney in Cronulla on Sunday.Despite Titans chief operating officer Brian Canavan conceding Bird had made contact with Maloney’s head, the club co..

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• Elderly man dies in Gold Coast crash

  

  An elderly man is believed to have died after crashing into a wall on Acanthus Avenue and the Lower Gold Coast Highway at Burleigh Heads.Emergency services were called to the scene just before 12.30pm to reports a man was trapped in the vehicle. A man is believed to have died in a single-vehicle crash on the Gold Coast. Photo: Bianca Stone/ Seven News Firefighters were using the jaws of life to extract the man from the vehicle, but it is understood he died at the scene. Sadly the 91yo ma..

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• Coast's record outpatient wait lists

  

  Doctors in an operating theatre in hospital. Picture: iStockTHE number of patients waiting to see public health system specialists on the Gold Coast has hit a record high.There are now 23,325 people waiting to see a specialist — up from 15,318 just over a year ago.Yesterday Health Minister Cameron Dick yesterday announced $10.5 million in extra funding to reduce outpatient waits.Mr Dick said extended waiting times were not happening now but there were still patients who had been on a list since ..

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• McEvoy breaks Aussie record

  

  Cameron McEvoy acknowledges the crowd after his amazing swim. Picture: Getty ImagesGOLD Coast flyer Cameron McEvoy has broken the Australian record to win the 100m freestyle at the Rio Olympic trials in Adelaide tonight. McEvoy clocked 47.04 seconds almost a second ahead of young gun Kyle Chalmers (48.03) with James Roberts third (48.32).World titles silver medallist McEvoy eclipsed Eamon Sullivan’s 2008 mark of 47.05.Dual world champion James Magnussen will be sweating on his Rio selection afte..

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• Wright retires from the pool

  

  Melanie Wright (nee Schlanger) at Bond University pool. She has just graduated with a Masters of Business Administration. Pic John GassGOLD Coast Olympic gold medallist Melanie Wright has retired from swimming after falling short in a desperate attempt to qualify for her third Olympic Games team.Wright was hoping to swim her way into the 4x100m freestyle relay team but could only manage 13th place in Monday night’s semi-finals in a time of 55.28s.The 29-year-old was competing off just three week..

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