Teenage face of Coast's ice epidemic
A HEARTBROKEN father, at his wit’s end, has stormed out of a Gold Coast court, refusing to take his ice-addicted son home.Kalib Reynolds is the gaunt 17-year-old face of the Gold Coast’s ice epidemic.The teen had been taking methamphetamines for several years before he faced court yesterday, accused of brutally snatching a bag from a 79-year-old woman as she returned to her car at the Carrara Markets on Sunday.media_cameraKalib Reynolds. Picture: FacebookReynolds’ father silently sat at the back..>> view originalCoast's record tick of approvals
THONGS, T-shirts and boardshorts have driven the largest spike in the Gold Coast’s house and unit approvals since height of the global financial crisis.The city is riding a multi-billion dollar wave of confidence, with 8299 dwellings approved for 2014-15.That was up 65.5 per cent on the previous year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.Of these, around 55 per cent were units, with the rest houses, primarily in the city’s north.media_cameraDevelopment approvals, including those of t..>> view originalManhunt continues for Gold Coast stabbers
Two men who chased down and stabbed a man in the back after a fight near a Gold Coast park remain on the run.The pair jumped out of a car that pulled up beside the 34-year-old victim as he walked along Marine Parade at Labrador on Tuesday afternoon. Police are looking for two men after a stabbing on the Gold Coast. The men got into a fight and the victim tried to run off but the two attackers caught him and stabbed him.Police are still hunting for the pair, who fled in a car driven by a ..>> view originalPalm Beach home sells in hours
PALM Beach properties are spending a record 48 hours on the market, with some homes selling off the plan. The latest figures from CoreLogic show Palm Beach is the fastest selling suburb on the Gold Coast.The embed code to use via customHTML webframe in Methode is: The number of listings sold from March, 2016 to June, 2016 was 226, with homes spending an average of 41 days on the market.Jeremy and Lauren Beresford’s home was snapped up hours after it hit the market.media_cameraPalm Beach is top o..>> view originalGold Coast to pitch in $300k for south-east Queensland's 2028 ...
The Gold Coast will contribute up to $300,000 to support a bid by Brisbane City Council to launch a $2.5 million "south-east Queensland" campaign for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.Brisbane City Council will put in the largest sum to prepare the $2 million to $2.5 million feasibility bid. An Australian athlete holds up a sign as the Australia team arrive during the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: AP Mayor Tom Tate confirmed the Gold ..>> view originalTobruk gives Coast sinking feeling
NEARLY a decade of lobbying to create a dive site on the Gold Coast could be realised as the State Government launches a bid for a decommissioned navy vessel.Queensland will go up against NSW to bid for the former HMAS Tobruk for the purposes of sinking it offshore.Expressions of interest will also open to councils within Queensland to become the host city.But it expected to come at a cost, with a 2015 estimate suggesting creating a dive site from Tobruk could cost as much as $10 million.Mayor T..>> view original'Don't wait to go on a cruise'
OVER the years, I’ve heard people rave on and on about cruises, about them being such a great way to travel, to unwind and to avoid travel stress, blah, blah, blah.The way they spoke, cruising had become the most groundbreaking experience on a par with social media and Pokemon Go. “You should try it,” they nagged.I wasn’t convinced and when a last-minute opportunity popped up — against all odds — to secure a triple cabin with a balcony on Pacific Aria, P & O’s latest acquisition, I resisted.Howe..>> view originalRoad rage accused not guilty
A 28-YEAR-OLD NSW man has been found not guilty of the assault of 55-year-old man in Nerang during November 2014 after a court found the man did not throw the first punch.Shane Blinksell appeared in the Southport Magistrates Court this morning charged with assault occasioning bodily harm after police alleged he got out of his car and assaulted Cameron Johnston on Beaudesert Nerang Rd after a road rage incident.The court heard Mr Johnson suffered cuts to his head, which required stitches, as a re..>> view originalGold Coast Titans hooker Nathan Peats advised Jarryd Hayne he ...
The last man forced to walked away from Parramatta advised Jarryd Hayne the shackles had been thrown off on his own game since he left for the Gold Coast and Neil Henry's regime would allow the code hopper to express himself.Nathan Peats, the sacrificial lamb in the Eels' salary cap scandal, told Hayne if he was to turn his back on his boyhood club he would be joining a team not at the whim of dominant playmakers such as Brad Arthur's Parramatta. More Sport Videos Previous slide N..>> view originalInside Mark Ruffalo's GC wrap party
HE may be Hollywood royalty but Mark Ruffalo’s wrap party on the Gold Coast was as humble as a hamburger.The Thor: Ragnarok star hung up his Hulk gloves on filming the blockbuster series at Movie World studios and was given a special send-off down a quaint alleyway in Burleigh on Friday night.media_cameraMark Ruffalo finishes up filming on the Gold Coast. Picture: Instagram.The US actor tucked into burgers and beers at hidden gem Girven Road on James St with his family and film mates, with speci..>> view original
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