Man critical after being crushed by slab on Gold Coast
Man critical after being crushed by slab on Gold Coast Video will begin in 5 seconds. Slab crushes worker on Gold Coast A 25-year-old man is in a critical condition after a 750 kilogram slab of granite landed on him at a Gold Coast factory on Monday. PT0M49S 620 349 A 750kg slab of granite has fallen on two workers on the Gold Coast, crushing one of them.A 25-year-old man is in a critical condition with compound fractures to both ankles and a broken femur and pelvis, the am..>> view originalCoast best in world for beach study
Rob Sheppard, Dan Tychynski and Liz Chaparro say they made the right choice in coming to the Gold Coast to study. Picture: Mike BatterhamIF you want to study by the sea, the Gold Coast is the best place in the world for it, according to a leading university ratings website. QS Top Universities highlighted the city’s 52km of golden sand, 300 sunny days a year and the fact that we even have a suburb called “Surfers Paradise”.The site rated the Coast ahead of Sharjah, San Diego and Hong Kong as the..>> view originalCoast to scorch through 40C heat
Lachlan Fletcher, 4, cools off under a beach shower after a swim at Palm Beach. Picture: Scott FletcherIT’S been hot but the worst is yet to come for the Gold Coast, with temperatures expected to peak at 40C and close to 100 per cent humidity forecast this week.The extreme heat could bring rain and storm activity, but there is a chance it could remain dry and sticky.The mercury will reach 32C in Surfers Paradise today and 36C in Nerang, while tomorrow the city will swelter with 35C in Surfers Pa..>> view originalWeather rains on Will's parade
Gold Coast Wreckers owner Will Smith at the Reedy Creek site. Picture: David ClarkFOR the first time in a decade, Will the Wrecker opened up his 5ha Reedy Creek yard on Saturday to treasure seekers but it rained on his parade.The 78-year-old is clearing the iconic Gold Coast Wreckers yard after selling it to the state government for $9 million last year to make way for an extension of the heavy rail line between the Coast and Brisbane.But heavy rain meant he shut up shop around 11.30am, leaving ..>> view originalPedestrian hit on Gold Coast Hwy
A WOMAN is recovering in hospital after she was struck crossing the Gold Coast Hwy at Bilinga overnight.The 30-year-old was crossing the busy dual lane road when she was hit about 1.30am.Paramedics responded and treated the woman on the scene before transporting her to the Gold Coast University Hospital.She suffered injuries to her ribs and pelvis, but was in a stable condition.Meanwhile two cars have collided on The Esplanade at Miami about 6.50 this morning.Emergency services were on the scene..>> view originalCoast braces for boozy games
Gold Coast bar and club owners would like to see operating hours extended during the Commonwealth Games to make the most of the thousands of tourists visiting the city. Sin Sity nightclub bar tender Bianca Black. Picture by Scott FletcherTHE Gold Coast is likely to become a 24-hour party precinct when the State Government unlocks the alcohol floodgates for the Commonwealth Games in 2018. This was revealed yesterday as Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath confirmed the state’s proposed new Alcohol-Fuell..>> view originalNational Trust CEO Jonathan Fisher
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary boss Johnathon Fisher. Pic John GassJONATHAN Fisher is CEO of the National Trust of Australia for Queensland having been promoted in 2014 from CEO National Trust Currumbin Wildife Sanctuary, a position Jonathan had held from 2008. Mr Fisher has moved the head office functions of the trust from Brisbane to Currumbin. Mr Fisher is also a director of Gold Coast Tourism and an advisory board member for the Griffith University Institute for Tourism.The tourism identity is..>> view originalCampaign website “gutter politics”
Council candidate and 2013 Gold Coast Woman in Business of the Year winner Gail O'Neill has been targeted by an online website.A VICIOUS smear campaign linking prominent council candidate Gail O’Neill to fringe right wing group Reclaim Australia has been slammed as “gutter politics”.The website Gailoneill.org features multiple photographs of the southern Gold Coast Chamber of Commerce boss, links to the radical anti-Islamic group Reclaim Australia’s Facebook page and the LNP.Screenshots from the..>> view originalGrapple gets grip on business plans
Gold Coaster Chris O'Halloran (right) has launched start-up business, Grapple, a smart and intuitive project planning tool for business managers, with partner Aaron Hudson. Picture: Richard GoslingPROJECT management consultant Chris O’Halloran was sick of grappling with chunky MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint tools that didn’t “talk” to each other.So the Gold Coast entrepreneur and his Brisbane-based partner, Aaron Hudson, created their own simple solution.Appropriately named Grapple, the pair crea..>> view originalKelly keen to mix it with NRL's best
Brian Kelly at Gold Coast Titans training in Ballina last week. Picture: Tim MarsdenYOUNG Gold Coast Titans try-scoring machine Brian Kelly can’t wait to test himself against the game’s best in this weekend’s Auckland Nines. Having been announced in the Titans’ 18-man Nines squad on Friday, Kelly said he was now looking forward to competing against the stars of the game. The two-day tournament offers the Ballina junior and fellow under-20s players Shane Wright and Greg Leleisiuao a prime opportu..>> view original
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