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• Schoolies 2015: Gold Coast paramedics have busy night

  

  Calls for an ambulance in the Surfers Paradise party precinct have largely related to dehydration and heat stroke.Photo: Robert ShakespeareParamedics have had their busiest night so far at this year's Gold Coast schoolies celebrations, responding to nearly 100 calls for assistance.Queensland Ambulance Service special events co-ordinator Justin Payne said 96 patients were assessed overnight, nine of whom were taken to hospital.Calls for an ambulance in the Surfers Paradise party precinct have lar..

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• Third man charged with murder of Gold Coast man Greg Dufty

  

  Murder accused Aaron Crawford, is an acquaintance of pop singer Rick-Lee Coulter.Photo: Paul McConnell/Getty ImagesA third man charged with the alleged drug-related murder of Gold Coast father Greg Dufty has been remanded in custody during a brief court appearance on Thursday.Liam Bliss, 25, appeared in Southport Magistrates Court charged over the the death of the 37-year-old, who hasn't been seen since July.He has been remanded to reappear on January 28.Lionel Patea and Tara Brown in 2013.Photo..

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• Ruby tower already a sell out

  

  The Gold Coast’s new development Ruby.Source:SuppliedSYDNEY investors have forked out at least $700,000 each in snapping up every apartment available in the opening stage of The Ralan Group’s $1.4 billion Ruby development -- and the first sod of turf was officially only turned yesterday.Of the 241 one, two and three-bedroom apartments under contract in the first Ruby tower at Budd’s Beach, 229 units have been purchased by southern investors. The remaining 13 are withMAN IN WILD CHASE HAS ‘BIKIE ..

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• Northcoastbusinesses struggle as shark attacks scare away tourists...

  

  MP Alastair Henskens, MP Noreen Hay, Ben Kirby (Far North Coast Shark Action Group), MP Kevin Anderson, MP for Ballina Tamara Smith, Don Munro (Far North Coast Shark Action Group) and MP Greg Aplin at Lighthouse Beach Ballina today. Picture: Jason O'BrienBALLINA businessman David Loosemore is preparing for one of his worst summers yet, as shark attacks andsightingsspark cancellations across the north coast.The Dunes on Shelly Beach owner is usually coming into one of his busiest seasons, hosting..

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• Ipswich business already winning from 2018 Games

  

  IPSWICH businesses are in prime position to get a slice of $2 billion in contracts for work on the 2018 Commonwealth Games.Companies in Ipswich have already been awarded more than $17 million in business and Commonwealth Games Minister Kate Jones said that was just a fraction of what was on the table.Ms Jones was in Ipswich this week where she spoke to business and civic leaders about the benefits the Commonwealth Games would bring to Ipswich."So far Ipswich has gained eight packages that have g..

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• A man has been arrested after a wild chase ended in the heart of the...

  Schoolie ‘Steve’ says friends set his buttock hair on fireby:Lucy KinbacherFrom:Gold Coast BulletinNovember 26, 201512:00AMSchoolie 'Steve', 17, of Cairns, admits letting his friends set his buttock hair on fire was a bad idea. Picture: Jerad WilliamsSource:News Corp AustraliaWild chase at Schoolies0:42A man has been arrested after a wild chase ended in the heart of the Surfers ParadiseA SCHOOLIE preparing to study biomedical science was given the first lesson in anatomy yesterday morning when h..

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• $293000 fraud lands 'greedy' employee in jail

  

  A REDLANDS woman's $293,000 theft almost brought her former employer to its knees.Kim Louise Carlos pleaded guilty in the Brisbane District Court on Wednesday to one count of dishonestly gaining benefit or advantage from an employer between August, 2011 and December 13, 2014.She will serve 18 months of a five-year jail term with the remainder of the sentence suspended for three and a half years.Crown prosecutor Katrina Overell said the 44-year-old mother of three's "greed" was so bad that she mo..

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• Qld lawyer wants paid leave for abusers

  

  Qld lawyer wants paid leave for abusersA Gold Coast lawyer is calling on the premier to extend the domestic violence leave policy to include perpetrators.Photo: FileA Gold Coast lawyer wants the government to offer extra paid leave to public servants who are abusive towards their partners so they can seek counselling.Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on White Ribbon Day that bureaucrats suffering from domestic violence could access 10 days of extra leave to seek help or arrange accommodati..

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• Dean and Shay win The Block with perfect penthouse

  

  PERFECTIONISTS Dean and Shay Paine have pocketed more than three-quarters of a million dollars on The Block.The Newcastle couple was crowned the winner of the reality renovation show tonight, earning $655,000 in profit during the auction of their penthouse apartment."We're absolutely blown away with how it's all come together," Dean told APN."We had a really great start on the show... then coming back to win the last three (room reveals) straight and then to take out the auction, we're just pinc..

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• Sebring Sun to be set for Magic Millions 3yo Guineas

  

  TrainerGary Portellihas his sights set on the richMagic MillionsCarnival at the Gold Cost in January and will head there with his smart three year oldSebring Sun.Sebring Sun will be set for the Magic Millions 3yo Guineas at the Gold Coast. Photo by Steve Hart.Portelli will give Sebring Sun a short freshen up before preparing him for the $2mMagic Millions 3yo Guineas(1400m) at the Gold Coast on January 9.Sebring Sun ran a mighty race when third toExospherein the Group 1 $1m De Bortoli WinesGolden..

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