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• Gold Coast surf breaks could be colour-coded to sort beginners from pros

  

  The Gold Coast council is looking at colour-coded surf breaks to sort beginners from pro surfers.Photo: Wayne Taylor WMTGold Coast surf breaks could be colour-coded like snow runs to let people know the complexity of the surf conditions.Gold Coast City Council has discussed ideas in its soon-to-be-released Surf Management Plan to prevent "surf rage", as experienced surfers juggle through crowded surf conditions with relative beginners."We were talking about ways of educating people about surf conditions," Burleigh Heads councillor Greg Betts said.The colours could indicate the level of difficulty a surf break poses, much like skiing runs.Photo: Kelly Cestari"We were talking about different o..

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• New surgical techniques for treating stroke outlined at Gold Coast conference

  

  Dr Hal Rice from Gold Coast University Hospital operates on a stroke victim in new neurosurgery outlined on Gold Coast.Photo: Dr Hal RiceInnovative surgery treating stroke symptoms "from the inside the brain" without having to operate through the skull is on Monday being outlined to 1000 of the world's leading brain surgeons on the Gold Coast.Traditionally "clot-busting" drugs injected into a vein to the patient's arm have been the cornerstone of stroke treatment for 20 years.The new technique involves operating within blood vessels inside the brain, rather than operating through the skull and into brain issue.Dr Hal Rice right with fellow surgeon Dr Laetitia de Villiers and Gold Coast mayor..

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• Nippers push for glory in Tannum Sands and Gold Coast | Gladstone Observer

  

  AS THE hundreds of nippers stretched several 100 metres across Tannum Sands at the Four-Point Carnival, Lachlan Blake willed his way to the finish line in the Under-14 boys' surf race.The 13-year-old entered the sport three years ago because he wanted to get fit and improve as a person."My favourite is the board race and I already competed in the swim, board, iron man, flags and sprints."He is a young fellow on a mission and hopes that surf lifesaving takes him places."My main goal is to get gold at the states and my main highlight is making the QLD country team," Lachlan said.He also turns to touch footy and swimming."My hobbies are riding bikes and of course surfing," he said.See the resul..

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• Star Wars tops Christmas toy list

  

  Gold Coast man charged for Geelong rape, abduction (00:25). Brodie Mark Wild has been charged for his role in an alleged abduction and rape of a 14 year old ...

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• Pollies tweak real estate portfolios as market strengthens oncoast

  

  THEY may be busy in different parliaments but that hasn't stopped Gold Coast pollies Steve Ciobo and Sid Cramp from tweaking their property portfolios.

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• Detainees riot on Christmas Island

  

  Editor on duty:Michael RamseyGUARDS have reportedly fled Christmas Island’s detention centre after the death of an escaped asylum-seeker sparked riots.The Department of Immigration and Border Protection this morning confirmed it was working to resolve a “disturbance” at the centre.No injuries have been reported and any criminal offences would be referred to police, the department said in a statement.Refugee Action Coalition spokesman Ian Rintoul says fences and walls have been knocked down and fires have been started in some sections of the detention centre.“The canteen has been burnt down,” he told AAP.A New Zealand detainee told TVNZ guards have abandoned the centre.“They’ve gone, they’ve ..

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• Man charged over request for underage girl

  

  Man charged over request for underage girlA man has been charged with attempting to procure a 14-year-old girl.Photo: Tom ThreadinghamA man who tried to buy access to an underage girl online has been caught in a sting by Gold Coast police.The NSW man allegedly made the request for a 14-year-old girl while responding to an advertisement, but was arrested on Monday at a Gold Coast motel.The 52-year-old has been charged with one count of using the internet to procure a child under 16, and was due to appear in Southport Magistrates Court on Monday.AAPAdvertisementDon't miss important news stories. Like us on Facebook.

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• Families fire in Tinana's win over Cavaliers Gold | Fraser Coast Chronicle

  

  TINANA epitomised the "family club" mantra with more than half of their squad from three families.Three Stewarts, two Simpsons and two Finns all contributed to Tinana's 74-run win over Cavaliers Gold, which itself featured three Wyvills.The Finns, Tristan and Greg, top-scored with scores of 33 and 24 respectively, while Lachlan Stewart's unbeaten 15 helped push Tinana to their 137-run total.Jason Phillips took three wickets in Cavaliers' chase but the rest of the scoreboard was filled with contributions from those three families.Greg took three catches and Tristan one, while Tom and Darryl Stewart took one catch each.Tyler Simpson took four wickets (4-14) and Wayne Simpson one (1-24) to rest..

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• Should the FraserCoastbecome more RV-friendly?

  

  A SUGGESTION has been made for the Fraser Coast to become more RV-friendly in a bid to generate revenue.We asked our Facebook community to have their say on the Coast embracing an RV-friendly approach.There was a mixed response with some readers all for the move to promote tourism and boost the local economy, while some readers believe money should be spent on the locals.One reader suggested a public meeting be held with council to discuss the topic.HERE IS WHAT YOU SAID ON FACEBOOK:Rowan Walk:"The businesses of which would see the money, if any are the ones along the foreshore. These business owners are paying outrageous amounts in rent and to make it worth while need to jack up the price. ..

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• Tiahleigh Palmer: Hetty Johnston says foster kids need more help

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.Too late when they're dead: BraveheartsHetty Johnston says children in foster care are a "prime target" for abuse and should be identified if they need help after the death of 12-year-old Tiahleigh Palmer.7 News QueenslandPT0M39S620349Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has ordered an urgent briefing on the case of Tiahleigh Palmer to see what, if any changes are needed to child protection laws to make it easier for foster parents to publicise when children in their care go missing.Ms Palaszczuk said she was moved to investigate "because what's happened is absolutely tragic"."There's not a person throughout this state that is not touched by what has happened to this poo..

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