Meet the Coast's longest serving ambo
ROB Boyd is the Gold Coast’s longest-serving ambulance officer and he has one piece of advice for young recruits: toughen up. The 61-year-old said he had got through four decades on the job thanks to his mates at work.“You’ve got counselling now and you can go if you’ve got some problems,” he said.“Before that, we used to just talk about stuff at work.“You just fed off one another that way.“My attitude is that if you’re having trouble, if it’s too hard, then you’d better get out.”Mr Boyd starte..>> view originalSplashing good time on the Coast
A JUMPING good time was had by hundreds of people who took the plunge at Broadwater Parkland’s aquaSplash at the weekend. The waterpark’s message is “get out, get wet and get active” and holiday-makers and Gold Coast locals took this literally.media_cameraChloe Gamble, 13 and Tayla Hoegel, 13, at aquaSplash. Picture: Richard GoslingBeach master Matthew Devine said the experience at aquaSplash was challenging physically and mentally.He said it pushed people out of their comfort zones and allowed ..>> view originalLazy parents dump kids on lifesavers
GOLD Coast lifesavers are angry at being used as babysitters for children dumped at the beach while the parents head off shopping.The lifesavers say they fear there could be a drowning while they are distracted by unsupervised kids.To make matters worse, lazy locals are mainly to blame, not tourists.With the second week of the school holidays starting and warm temperatures and perfect weather forecast, lifesavers say they fear the problem will get worse.media_cameraTayla Stewart, 6, Kirsty Stewa..>> view originalOh baby, check out those whales
THE hearts of whale watchers are full after seeing humpback whale mums frolicking off the Gold Coast with their new calves over the weekend. Whale watching veterans have labelled this season as the “best ever” with record numbers swimming past the Coast and showcasing their inquisitive nature, high intelligence and majestic and acrobatic skills.This week’s sunny and warm conditions will make for ideal conditions to get out on the water.A Weatherzone spokesman said today until late Wednesday shou..>> view originalFamiliar faces share Guy win
BRYAN and Daniel Guy have chalked up their first Gold Coast winner as a training partnership and it couldn’t be any more fitting for the connections. The Gold Coast-based duo celebrated their first home-track win together when Amata won the McLauchlan Wealth Fillies and Mares Ratings Band 0-65 Handicap (1200m) on Saturday.The five-year-old mare is owned by Jim and Betty Forsyth who have raced horses solely with the Guy family for 50 years.Their relationship with the family began when Jim met Bry..>> view originalTeen cashier threatened by knife-wielding robber on Gold Coast
A knife-wielding robber is on-the-run after threatening a teenage girl working behind the front counter at a fast-food restaurant on the Gold Coast on Sunday.Police said the man entered a Red Rooster outlet on the Gold Coast Highway at Tugun about 11.15am and demanded money from a teenage attendant and manager. Police are investigating an armed robbery at Tugun, after a teenage attendant was threatened with a knife. The robber fled on foot with a sum of cash and is described as Caucasian..>> view originalBurleigh break 12-year premiership drought
THE Burleigh Bears have won their first Queensland Cup since 2004 after beating Redcliffe 26-16 in Cameron Cullen’s farewell to the club.Canny half Cullen may be leaving the club after linking with NRL club Manly but he will leave his mark on the Bears after icing the match with a 71st minute try.Cullen sucked Redcliffe defenders Aaron Whitchurch and Darren Nicholls in with a superb dummy to race over for a try that broke a title drought of more than a decade.The Bears had not won the Queensland..>> view originalWeekend Winner repays faith
WEEKEND Winner came within one vote of being given away but has repaid the faith shown by her owners to win again. The Gerard Blades-trained horse recorded her fourth win from 33 starts in the Von Bibra Motors Class 3 Plate (2200m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday.It was also the former Tasmanian mare’s first victory since changing ownership late last year.Part-owner Andrew Stone revealed the new owners nearly gave the six-year-old mare away after she was forced out of racing for six months with a ..>> view originalDrink driver slams into tram
A WOMAN has been charged after she crashed into a tram at Broadbeach overnight and allegedly blew 0.136.The 26-year-old from Browns Plains crashed into the light rail about 12pm when she tried to turn into Hooker Boulevard from the Gold Coast Highway.Police arrived on scene quickly and breath tested the woman.She allegedly blew mid-range, 0.136, and is expected to appear in court on October 24.An ambulance spokeswoman said no paramedic crews were called to the scene.Police said no one was injure..>> view originalJames up for Roos jersey
RYAN James is hoping a solid audition with the Prime Minister’s XIII is enough to win him a maiden Kangaroos jersey.But if his showing in Papua New Guinea was the final act of his season, he said it was a hell of a way to go out.The Titans prop put in a strong showing in the Australian side’s 58-0 drubbing of a Papua New Guinean outfit in a game in which the outside backs dominated scoring and hopes to have done enough to impress coach Mal Meninga, who will select his Kangaroos squad for the Fou..>> view original
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Meet the Coast's longest serving ambo and other top stories.
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