Man critically injured after M1 crash and other top stories.

• Man critically injured after M1 crash

  

  A Gold Coast man has undergone surgery and remains in a coma after a horrific M1 crash that caused delays for more than eight hours.Emergency services were called to the northbound lanes of the Pacific Motorway near the Oxenford overpass at about 2.55am after reports of the accident involving a truck and a ute.A 33-year-old man suffered multiple fractures and was unconscious at the scene.He was rushed to Gold Coast University hospital in a critical condition.It’s believed the truck was pulled ov..

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• Man in critical condition after ute hits truck on Gold Coast

  

  A man is fighting for his life in hospital after his ute hit a parked truck on the Gold Coast.Police say the 33-year-old man's utility was travelling north on Pacific motorway at Helensvale around 2:30am when it collided with a parked prime mover and trailer that had its hazard lights on. Police said the ute collided with a parked truck.  Photo: Rob Gunstone The man is in a critical condition in the Gold Coast University Hospital while the truck driver is helping police with their inq..

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• Police search for attacker after man stabbed at Gold Coast unit

  

  A man has suffered multiple stab wounds after being attacked with a knife at a Gold Coast unit on Saturday evening.Police said the 47-year-old victim opened the front door of his Worendo Street unit in Southport about 5.30pm. Police are searching for a man armed with a knife after a stabbing at a Southport unit on Saturday evening.  He was stabbed several times in the torso and arm, before being taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious condition.Police are searching for his at..

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• Police investigate human skeleton found in Gold Coast forest

  

  HUMAN remains have been found in the Nerang State Forest and detectives are investigating the grisly find, police have confirmed. A member of the public found skeletal remains about 3pm yesterday.Police said scientific officers visited the scene this morning.Officers are yet to identify the remains and said at this stage they are treating their death as non-suspicious.If you or anyone you know is in need of help please phone Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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• Coast buskers festival ready to roar

  

  IN 1997, Australian country music artist Adam Brand was struggling to make a name of himself busking on the streets of Tamworth during the annual country music festival.Two year later he was picking up the first of many Golden Guitars and establishing a career which has seen him recognised not only in country music but across a broad spectrum across Australia.It was those humble beginnings which has Brand excited about being part of this year’s Buskers By The Creek at Currumbin in October.The an..

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• Safe houses springing up on Coast

  

  FOUR safe houses for victims of domestic violence have sprung up on the Gold Coast since April last year in response to the rising number of abused women and their children desperate for emergency accommodation.Kate Armstrong, of My Friends’ Place, said their four refuges were constantly full and she received calls every day from agencies seeking accommodation for domestic violence victims.“Unfortunately, there is an urgent need for these refuges, which explains why we have set them up so quickl..

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• Spring property boom on Coast

  

  HOME owners in Bundall are looking to capitalise on a spike in house prices, with the number of properties for sale tripling in the first week of spring.Fresh figures from CoreLogic show the suburb’s median house price jumped 16.7 per cent to $951,000 in the past year.Last week, seven new properties in Bundall were on the market.Tallebudgera, Benowa, Jacobs Well and Bilinga have also experienced a rise in the number of homes for sale with the change of seasons.“Spring is a time where the weather..

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• Watch: Rookie walks away from monster crash

  

  SUPERCARS rookie James Golding has walked away from a monstrous crash that forced the Sandown 500 to be stopped.Contact on the first lap left the Volvo driver to arrive at the fastest corner of the track with a punctured tyre.Estimates suggest Golding hit the tyre barriers at around 150km/h.LIVE: Follow all the action at the Sandown 500Despite the heavy impact, Golding was able to walk unaided to the course car which took him to the circuit medical centre for checks.“I’m all good, that was a rea..

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• Brief respite as flood levels fall

  

  FLOODING, and the threat of further devastation, has eased in Victoria and South Australia, but minor flooding is forecast in NSW and Queensland country areas as the rainy weather creeps slowly north.And the threat of further flooding isn’t over, with emergency services and weather watcher enjoying the respite, but wary of forecasts for more rain.The Bureau of Meteorology this morning issued a minor to moderate flood warning for the Murrumbidgee River at Narrandera in the Riverina in NSW, with t..

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• Foodie fest to delight senses

  

  FOOD lovers from the Tweed and Gold Coast will be licking their lips in anticipation for the latest instalment of the Tweed Foodie Fest — Taste the Tweed.Compiled with partnership with Destination Tweed, the program aims to provide an inspiring series of culinary and paddock to plate experiences that will delight the senses.The first Taste the Tweed event will be in Wharf Street, Murwillumbah on September 30 when Tweed cafes, restaurants and chefs will come together to showcase their individual ..

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