Diesel tanker rolls into Gold Coast creek and other top stories

Diesel tanker rolls into Gold Coast creek

A crane is being brought in to right a diesel tanker that has rolled into a shallow creek on the Gold Coast. Police say the driver of the truck was shaken but not hurt in the crash, which happened near an old council tip at Pimpama early on Friday morning. >> view original

Boy goes missing from Gold Coast home

Queensland authorities have issued an appeal to help locate a teenage boy who has gone missing from his Gold Coast home. Cuan Van Der Merwe, 16, was last seen at a home in Arundel on Tuesday afternoon. Police have concerns for his welfare because ... >> view original

Woman charged after Gold Coast stabbing

A 43-YEAR-OLD woman has been charged with stabbing a man at a home on the Gold Coast. QUEENSLAND police were called to ... A 45-year-old man was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital with a stab wound in his back. Police say he is in a stable ... >> view original

Time For War ready for Gold Coast battle

Stable newcomer Time For War has impressed Stuart Kendrick ahead of the Gold Coast Guineas, his first start for the trainer. Time For War hasn't run since finishing down the track in the Group One Coolmore Stud Classic (1200m) won by Brazen Beau at ... >> view original

Ex-Gold Coast Titans player Paul Carter moving towards NRL return

Sacked Gold Coast player Paul Carter could be on his way back to the NRL with a handful of clubs monitoring the utility forward's availability. Carter has been working in home insulation since he was sacked by the Titans for two drink-driving offences ... >> view original

Train commuters angered by four hour delays from Brisbane to Gold Coast

Public transport operator Translink was inundated with complaints from angry commuters when it took peak hour commuters four hours to travel from Brisbane to the Gold Coast last week. A dislodged power line was blamed for the delay, which cut services ... >> view original

Josh steps up for sore Cats

After losing Tom Hawkins prior to the match because of a family illness, the Cats lost Jimmy Bartel early after hurting his left knee when Michael Rischitelli slid in under him to win the ball. Geelong then lost Mathew Stokes at half-time to an ankle ... >> view original

Traveston Girl To Return In Gold Coast Guineas

Gollan believes that the virus that stopped Traveston Girl going to Sydney may have proved a blessing in disguise and he told Sky Racing that he is happy with the condition of the three-year-old heading into the 2015 Gold Coast Guineas this weekend. >> view original

'Rambo' Gibbs warns Cherry-Evans about Gold Coast move

... the Gold Coast the following year as the club's big name recruit. But in hindsight Gibbs said he wished he had stayed at Manly- and a lot of judges have told him that if he had he would have played for Australia. HOW AN 98-YEAR-OLD WAR VETERAN HAS ... >> view original

Gable Tostee: Gold Coast man accused of balcony murder loses appeal over ...

Accused Gold Coast balcony killer Gable Tostee has failed in a bid to reduce his sentence over a separate drunken, high-speed police pursuit. Tostee was on bail for the alleged murder of New Zealand tourist Warriena Wright when he was jailed for 10 ... >> view original