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• Gold Coast car chase driver drunk, unlicensed: police

  

  Gold Coast car chase driver drunk, unlicensed: policeVideo will begin in5seconds.Schoolies arrest after police chaseRAW VISION: Police apprehend a 22-year-old man after a car chase which ends in the heart of Surfers Paradise in front of hundreds of schoolies.Nine NewsPT1M0S620349A 22-year-old man was allegedly drunk and unlicensed when he led police on a dramatic Gold Coast car chase that ended in the heart of the schoolies party precinct at Surfers Paradise on Tuesday.Police will allege the man..

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• Gold Coast criminal lawyer caught up in major drug bust | The Courier-Mail

  

  Gold Coast criminal lawyer caught up in major drug bustby:Greg StolzFrom:The Courier-MailNovember 25, 201512:00AMBriana Ioannides and Daniel White-Mayne in handcuffs. Pic: Luke Marsden.Source:News Corp AustraliaSHE is the glamorous young Gold Coast criminal lawyer facing serious charges after being caught up in a major guns and drugs bust.Briana Ioannides, 26, was arrested yesterday in a dawn raid on her Bundall home with her 25-year-old boyfriend, Daniel White-Mayne.Police allegedly found two f..

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• Power 130: Countdown to most powerful

  

  MOVERS and shakers of business, tourism, sport and real estate feature in our third instalment of the Power 130, showcasing the Gold Coast’s most influential people.See who took out the positions of 71 to 90 below. We’ll be counting down to number one every day this week.90. ANTHONY AND CHRISTINE QUINN:WITH wealth estimated above $400 million last year, this Scottishcouple have built their chilled pet food business into a global brand and one of the city’s biggest success stories.Tony and Christ..

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• Gold Coast stabbing: Teen faces GBH charge

  

  Gold Coast stabbing: Teen faces GBH chargeWitnesses at the scene help police with their investigation.Photo: Michelle Rafferty / ABC NewsTwo 15-year-old school boys have been charged over the stabbing and robbery of another teenager near a Gold Coast school on Tuesday.The 15-year-old victim suffered a single stab wound to the stomach and collapsed in the street near Miami Day Hospital just before 1pm, Queensland Ambulance Service said.Doctors and nurses from the hospital rushed to administer fir..

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• Fake cash found after Gold Coast pursuit | The Courier-Mail

  

  A DRIVER who tried to outrun police has been found with drugs and counterfeit money after tyre spikes were used to stop his car on the Gold Coast.OFFICERS tried to intercept the 22-year-old's four-wheel drive at Bundall on Tuesday afternoon, but the man sped off and the police chopper was used to track him.The vehicle was brought to a halt in Surfers Paradise, where police allegedly found drugs, drug equipment and counterfeit cash in his possession.The man is facing a range of drug and driving c..

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• RACQ slam police in RBT stoush

  

  RACQ slam police in RBT stoush about social media pages keeping drunks off roadsby:Lexie CartwrightFrom:Gold Coast BulletinNovember 25, 201512:00AMPolice agree with the use of social media to alert motorists of the whereabouts of RBT’s, but RACQ disagree saying people will just make a detour. Picture: Jerad WilliamsSource:News Corp AustraliaSNEAKY drivers who expose the location of random breath tests have been warned – to keep doing it.The number of websites and social media pages listing the w..

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• GC's DV crisis hits social workers

  

  How the Gold Coast’s domestic violence crisis hits the Gold Coast University Hospital social workersby:Stephanie BedoFrom:Gold Coast BulletinNovember 25, 201512:00AMSenior social workers Holly Pakula and April Boyd work in the Gold Coast University Hospital emergency department. Picture: Mike Batterham.Source:News Corp AustraliaA WOMAN finally works up the courage to leave her violent partner and hospital staff who have come to know her celebrate.It’s the sad reality of the Gold Coast’s domestic..

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• Interstate buyers priced out of southern capitals have accounted for...

  

  Sydney resident Johanna Licuanan, principal solicitor of Sydney-based Licuanan Lawyers, has secured an investment property at Boheme Apartments in Robina.INTERSTATE buyers priced out of southern capitals have proven a powerful market at Boheme at Robina, accounting for a third of the $26 million in apartment sales in the sold-out first tower.Buyers from New South Wales alone purchased a dozen apartments worth a combined $6 million in the Robina Group project.Joanna Licuanan, principal solicitor ..

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• Mum's the word: Mother tags along to Schoolies to look after her...

  

  Thousands of Schoolies descend on Surfers Paradise. Mum Kathy Conley in the white top with schoolies Jemma Thiesbrummel, Reagan White and Danni Conley. Picture: Scott FletcherJUST when Danni Conley thought she escaped the clutches of school and her parents, her mum decided to tag along to Schoolies.Wearing a personally designed singlet emblazoned with the words “Watch out toolies” Kathy Conley is following her daughter and friends Jemma Thiesbrummel and Reagan White through Surfers Paradise.The ..

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• Iron icon Eckstein heads to Coolum with zest

  

  SURF LIFESAVING: Eight-time Nutri-Grain Ironman Series champion Shannon Eckstein believes he was too complacent leading into last summer's campaign.He won't make the same mistake this time around.The 32-year-old will be among the stars on show at Coolum Beach this weekend, when rounds one and two of the 2015/2016 edition will be held.And he is intent on starting the six-round series with a bang."I started the season badly last year and without realising, I was maybe a little too complacent," he ..

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