Tradie wins $20m in lotto, quits job immediately
A GOLD Coast tradie walked off site this morning when he got the life-changing news that he had scooped the entire $20 million Oz Lotto prize pool.The man plans to hang up his tool belt for an early retirement, pay off his mortgage, complete some big renovations and spend his days perfecting his golf swing.He bought his 50-game QuickPick from Paradise Point News, which has now reached a trifecta of division one winning entries within 14 months.The ecstatic winner, a construction worker, was alre..>> view original'Idiot' fines make millions of dollars
IF you go out in one of the Gold Coast’s party hot spots of Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach or Coolangatta and act like an fool, then expect to pay an “idiot levy”.In the 12 months from May 2015 to May this year, partygoers were slugged with almost $3 million in on-the-spot penalties for being stupid.media_cameraRevellers at Surfers Paradise on New Year’s Eve.Fines for bad behaviour topped $2 million in Surfers Paradise, $500,000 in Broadbeach and $334,000 in Coolangatta with police vowing to keep ..>> view originalHas weather sent Migaloo east?
AUSTRALIA’S most famous whale is likely missing in action because of the wild weather that’s lashed the east coast, an expert says.Rare white humpback Migaloo is usually cruising past the Gold Coast around this time of year but may have been pushed away from the coastline due to dirty river run-off caused by wild weather in NSW, according to White Whale Research Centre founder Oskar Peterson.“He’s gone out wide because of the east coast lows,” he said.GOLD COAST MECHANIC’S WHALE VIDEO STUNS WORL..>> view originalSuperheroes ready to Ragnarok
IT’S a Marvel-ous week for a superhero celebration of intergalactic proportions.Some of Hollywood’s biggest names are assembling on the Gold Coast to play superheroes in Marvel’s latest blockbuster, Thor: Ragnarok, currently in production at Village Roadshow Studios.Their arrival has inspired members of the local film and TV industry to invite Gold Coasters to celebrate this week’s official start of filming on Thor: Ragnarok by dressing up as their favourite hero for The Ultimate Superhero Party..>> view originalPolice launch new appeal to find Jamie
POLICE have launched a fresh appeal to find missing Gold Coast man Jamie Hardgraves.The 43-year-old was last seen at Thiedke Road at Beaudesert on Tuesday, May 17.That evening he was seen at a service station at Springwood.Mr Hardgraves vehicle was found damaged on the Stanthorpe-Texas Rd early on May 18, about 16km east of Texas.media_cameraMr Hardgrave’s car was found damaged and abandoned almost 300km west from where he last contacted family.Police had believed Mr Hardgraves may have made his..>> view originalBarre fitness craze is moving Coast
PILATES has been combined with pliés in the latest fitness craze to hit the Gold Coast. Founder Andrea Rogers says Xtend Barre, which allows ballet fans to channel their love of Swan Lake into a healthy gym session, is anything but your ordinary workout.media_cameraStacey Chew and Tiffany Murphy. Photo: Regi Varghese“It’s like pilates and dance amplified to create an adrenalin-fuelled workout that helps people to not only look better, but feel better as well,” she said.This week, Xtend Barre in..>> view originalCoke found in Tokyo man's stomach
A TOKYO man is in an induced coma after he became unwell when he allegedly flew to the Gold Coast with a substantial amount of cocaine in his stomach.It is understood the 50-year-old man flew into the Gold Coast from Tokyo last Thursday and was taken to hospital on Monday afternoon when he became sick.He underwent surgery and 100g of cocaine was removed from his stomach.Police are liaising with the Japanese Consulate and are waiting to speak with the man, who is in a serious condition in the Twe..>> view originalFlashback: Muggeridge visits city
Gold Coast Bulletin, Friday July 18, 1969BRITIAN’S top satirist, foremost TV journalist, penetrating interviewer, social and morals critic, puckish wisecracker Malcolm Muggeridge thought the Gold Coast’s meter maids were beautiful.He named Surfers Paradise as the best place in Australia to feature in his world TV documentary film.He made that statement to the Bulletin in his glamorous apartment at The Sands, high above the Surfers Paradise Esplanade.Bulletin reporter Tony Underwood spoke of his ..>> view originalMcEvoys owe us $183k, says couple
THE parents of Olympic swimmer Cameron McEvoy – already in the courts over an alleged $50,000 debt — are now facing a second claim for almost $200,000.This comes in the wake of revelations by the Bulletin yesterday that they allegedly owe $50,000 to Cameron’s childhood friend, dead freedom fighter Reece Harding.Harding’s family claim Reece secretly lent the McEvoys his payout from a hand injury as a teenager in 2011.In documents filed in the District Court at Southport in June 2014, Dr Iain Feat..>> view originalHills star names baby after Coast beach
HOLLYWOOD socialite Audrina Patridge has named her first child after a Gold Coast surf break.The 31-year-old, who made her claim to fame on hit reality show The Hills 10 years ago, welcomed her baby girl Kirra Max Bohan into the world last Friday with partner of seven years, Brisbane born BMX dirt bike rider Corey Bohan.Partridge put a blog on her website telling her thousands of followers Kirra was the name of ‘an amazing surf spot here in Australia’.“I have loved the name Kirra for a while now..>> view original
Thursday, July 7, 2016
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