'Cockatoos caused fiery truck crash'
Hero saves truck driver from his burning wreck0:42Dramatic footage of hero rescuing a truck driver from a burning wreckage on the M1 today after a fiery crash that put Gold Coast traffic into gridlock. ATHEN Barnaby has been hailed a hero after scaling a burning truck to save its elderly driver moments before it was engulfed in flames.The 33-year-old Southport man, wearing only a pair of thongs, said he didn’t need to think twice before risking his life for another.“I didn’t have to think about..>> view originalFurther threats made to Coast schools
Queensland schools evacuated in bomb threat: 7News Queensland0:19Several Queensland schools have been evacuated as police investigate threats. Courtesy: 7 News Queensland UPDATE: At least two Gold Coast schools have received fresh bomb threats this morning sparking police response and evacuations.Keebra Park High School and Miami High were both evacuated about 9am after threatening phone calls was received.Students returned to normal classes around 10am, but police are still at the schools inve..>> view originalMissing kayaker: Search resumes in Gold Coast canal
Missing kayaker: Search resumes in Gold Coast canal Video will begin in 5 seconds. Kayaker missing, dog 'came home' Police divers search Gold Coast canals after a 31-year-old man disappeared while kayaking with his dog. Nine News PT1M27S 620 349 Police will resume the search for a man reported missing after the discovery of a "distressed" dog on a kayak floating on a Gold Coast canal.The 31-year-old kayaker set out for a paddle with his pet dog about 7am on Tuesday at Broadb..>> view originalGold Coast man charged over $10 million investment scam
A cold call investment scam is alleged to have fleeced victims out of more than $10 million. Photo: Belinda Pratten Police have charged a 41-year-old man with major fraud offences following simultaneous raids across Brisbane and the Gold Coast related to an alleged cold call investment scam that fleeced victims of more than $10 million.Police allege the man was part of a sports betting and share trading scam which fooled a number of victims, including one per..>> view originalPro eaters chow down on Gold Coast
Competitive eater destroys 10 scorpions2:04Nela is a model from New Zealand who has recently decided to enter the world of competitive eating and it seems she?s taken it by storm. Her latest challenge saw her travelling to Thailand so she could enjoy some of the local cuisine. FOR many people these giant burgers, the biggest served by Obsessions on Chevron, would be enough to give them stomach-ache.But professional eaters Isaac Martin aka ‘Sir Eats-a-lot’ and Cal Stubs aka ‘HulkSmashFood’ call ..>> view originalSecond highway needed for Gold Coast
Traffic chaos on the M1 has sparked calls for a solution to gridlock and congestion. Picture: Scott FletcherA SECOND highway, double-decker arterial roads and widening the M1 are the leading solutions to the Gold Coast’s traffic paralysis, say civic leaders and transport experts.The Glitter Strip ground to a halt yesterday following a major crash on the Pacific Motorway, the same day it was revealed the road link was already close to capacity.A Gold Coast Bulletin report revealed annual average ..>> view originalWeird and wacky stuff seized at airport
Australian Border Force officers Jeynelle and Catherin with items seized from passengers at the Gold Coast Airport. Photo: Scott FletcherBEAR bile, zebra skin and tiger teeth were among the weird and wacky items Australian Border Force officers confiscated at Gold Coast Airport last year.Drugs, steroids and weapons were also seized from international passengers attempting to evade Customs.The items confiscated included:• 41 prescription medications involving restricted and controlled goods.• 19 ..>> view original'Shark girl' hunger strike to end nets
Nicole McLachlan with a dead shark on the sea bed.A LEADING Gold Coast conservationist says she will starve herself to death unless the Queensland Government removes all shark nets along the state’s beaches.But the extreme threat has been criticised as “emotional blackmail” and an “adult tantrum” that could do her cause more harm than good.Nicole McLachlan, 25, will begin her hunger strike on Saturday and says she will only stop once the government commits to removing all shark nets this year an..>> view originalCoast tech-guru's new challenge
Leigh Kelson is resigning as head of listed company Enverro after the company’s acquisition of dating platform DateTix to promote the Coast as a technology hub.GOLD Coast-based Enverro founder Leigh Kelson is stepping down from his role as executive director and CEO after 10 years at the helm to champion the Coast as the country’s technology hub.A cloud-computing pioneer, in the past decade Mr Kelson has taken Enverro from a one-man start-up to a listed diversified technology company with a mark..>> view originalJapanese retail giant to open on Coast
Michelle McNamee and Chelsea Cunningham at Brisbane's first Uniqlo store - in Indooroopilly Shopping Centre. Photos: Tara CroserJAPANESE retail powerhouse UNIQLO will open its third Queensland store on the Gold Coast this year as part of the final stage of Pacific Fair’s $670 transformation.The new 993sq m mega-retail store, due to welcome its first customers mid-year, is expected to create 60 jobs.The store will cover two levels in the yet-to-be opened resort area in the heart of the new-look P..>> view original
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
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