Gold Coast riverbank body: Police trying to identify teenage girl | The Courier-Mail
Gold Coast riverbank body: Police trying to identify teenage girlby:Greg StolzFrom:The Courier-MailNovember 06, 20153:54PMPolice at the scene where a body was found on a riverbank. Pic: Lucy KinbacherSource:SuppliedPOLICE are scouring missing persons databases after a body found on a Gold Coast riverbank was revealed to be a teenage girl.A murder investigation had has been launched after three fishermen found the body late yesterday afternoon in the Pimpama River.Regional crime co-ordinator Superintdnent Dave Hutchinson said the body was badly decomposed, and he could only say it was that of a teenage girl with dark hair.He would not disclose what the girl was wearing, but said she had on “s..>> view originalFrom Jupiters to the Star and beyond: Gold Coast's casino turns 30
Jupiters Casino's Live at the Roosevelt.Photo: Jupiters Casino Live at the RoosThe stylish and supreme Supreme, Diana Ross, played there in March 1992.The blessed voice of Welshman Tom Jones has boomed from the stage (March 1993) and the wonders of Shirley Bassey (April 1996), Celine Dion (March 1996) and Dionne Warwick (October 1999) have all graced it.Decades apart and on the other side of the song ledger, Jimmy Barnes' gravel-edged voice (July 2015) has shouted out his working-class blues from its stage.Chris Isaac.Photo: Robert PeetNow Jupiters Casino on the Gold Coast – originally Conrad Jupiters – is marking 30 years as one of south-east Queensland's glamour entertainment precincts.Adv..>> view originalLiam's racing to the top
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TRIATHLON:Glamour couple Brad Kahlefeldt and Radka Vodickova believe a move to the Sunshine Coast can propel them to great heights.The Australian 36-year-old and Czech 31-year-old shifted to Noosaville about five months ago and so far they're relishing it.Kahlefeldt, a two-time Olympian and Commonwealth Games gold medallist, says the change will help him press his claims at the Ironman World Championship. His partner, who has also competed at the Games, is intent on making a mark at the 2016 Ironman 70.3 World Championship at Mooloolaba."You're always looking for those little one-percenters and ways you can gain something on your opposition and I think the environment where you train is very..>> view originalFrosty Winterbottom stays cool over his V8 chances
MARK Winterbottom might be within touching distance of his first V8 Supercars championship, but he has done his best to deflect the pressure on to his nearest challengers ahead of this weekend's round in New Zealand.Winterbottom leads by 258 points from Craig Lowndes with three rounds remaining, with 300 points on offer to the winner of the three races in Pukekohe.And despite having a horror round on the Gold Coast two weeks ago, where he finished 23rd and 11th, Winterbottom said he was feeling quite relaxed about the situation."There's pressure on everyone - everyone's trying to deflect pressure onto me, but I'm 200 and whatever points ahead," he told v8supercars.com.au."He (Lowndes) hasn't..>> view original'Breast sled' extreme adventurer on SunshineCoast
A MAN who dragged a sled shaped in the mould of his wife's breasts 3428 kilometres across Antarctica to raise money for breast cancer hopes to inspire other blokes into a life of adventure.Extreme adventurer Geoff Wilson will mark the two year anniversary of his quest by speaking at C3 Church Kawana Waters' (C3KW) inaugural True Grit Sunday.'True Grit' is a re-brand the C3KW's long-running Champions Sunday which featured achievers of the likes of Olympic swimmers Duncan Armstrong and Elka Whalan, Wallabies World Cup winning captain Nick Farr-Jones and eight-time world kick boxing champion Stan Longinidis."Geoff Wilson is ideal for the launch of a day celebrating overcoming obstacles through ..>> view originalDogwatch: Simpatico and Spacecraft head Gold Cup heat field | Queensland Times
FIVE heats of the City of Ipswich Gold Cup will be run at the Showgrounds tomorrow night.The first heat looms as a potential clash between Simpatico and Spacecraft.Ubet's Gerard Daffy says the fixed-odds prices, available this morning, will have the pair as equal favourites.The Glenn Smith trained Simpatico won ten races in a row between June and September this year.Those wins were at Grafton, Capalaba and Albion Park.She raced at Ipswich twice at the start of her career for a third and a fourth.The Denise Robinson trained Spacecraft hails from the Northern Rivers and is the winner of $85,000 in prizemoney.He has never raced at Ipswich and isn't the most reliable beginner around the place.Bu..>> view originalFinks gang member found with ice, steroids: police
DETECTIVES have arrested an alleged patched member of the Finks Outlaw Motorcyle Gang (OMCG) after allegedly uncovering dangerous drugs at a home on Paradise Island.Officers executed the search warrant at the unit, allegedly locating methylamphetmines (ICE), cannabis, steroids, other restricted drugs and drug paraphernalia.A 22-year-old Paradise Island man, an alleged patched member of the Finks OMCG Gold Coast chapter, was issued with a Notice to Appear in court on three counts of possessing a dangerous drug and one count each of possessing restricted drugs, possessing property suspected of being acquired for the purpose committing a drug offence and possessing drug utensils.He is due to ap..>> view originalEmu Park surf lifesavers do well at North Aussies
EMU PARK surf lifesavers shone at the North Australian Surf Lifesaving Titles (North Aussies) held at Mackay last weekend.The club sent 18 competitors and all came home with a placing and seven of them were selected in the Queensland Country team.They were Mason Hebbard and Matilda Phelan in the under 17s, Ethan Murphy and Jacob Spark in the under 15s, Liam Maxwell and Joshua Williams in the under 14's and Annie Murphy (reserve) in the under 13s.For Mason Hebbard, it was a medal haul. The 15-year-old Emmaus College student collected two golds, three silvers and three bronze across his eight events. And he was named age champion as well as Iron man for the North Aussies.This is no mean achiev..>> view originalSuper Trucks added to Coates Hire Sydney 500
Super Trucks added to Coates Hire Sydney 500The high flying Stadium Super Trucks have been confirmed for the final V8 Supercars event in Sydney in DecemberV8 Supercars has confirmed the popular US-based Stadium Super Trucks will be part of the Coates Hire Sydney 500 from December 4-6.Following on from appearances at the Clipsal 500 and the Castrol Gold Coast 600 V8 events, the Super Trucks will stage races on each of the three days at the Sydney Olympic Park venue.While the full complement of the Australian drivers list is yet to be revealed to take on the Americans, it is widely expected that Matt Mingay, Paul Morris and Matthew Brabham will be included following their involvement at the re..>> view original
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