A top cop says police are facing an uphill battle to control reckless young e-bike riders who can’t be pursued because of the risk they or someone else could be killed or seriously hurt.
The shattered father of the teen girl fatally mauled by a shark at Bribie Island has bravely urged people to “keep coming and enjoying our beach” despite his daughter’s tragic death.
A leading shark expert says the Bribie Island shark attack victim “did nothing wrong” and was just the unfortunate victim of a “freak tragic accident”, as he singled out the species most likely to have been the perpetrator.
Jason Struhs descended into religious extremism at incredible speed in months before the his daughter Elizabeth’s tragic death, his former boss has revealed.
For two days the parents of little Elizabeth Struhs and their fellow religious fanatics sang and prayed as she lay dying. Only after her tragic death have neighbours realised what the chants they overheard signified.
A man who drowned at a popular Gold Coast beach on the weekend has been remembered as a “legend” of the local surfing scene and “a real character”.
The mystery poisoning of the Gold Coast Turf Club racetrack, which threw the glamour Magic Millions carnival into jeopardy, has been confirmed by police as sabotage.
The Gold Coast’s Magic Millions carnival will roll on into another week after torrential rain forced the postponement of the $14.5m showpiece race day on Saturday.
After more than a week of high drama, the barriers will finally burst open for the Magic Millions carnival’s biggest day on the Gold Coast on Saturday.
Records have continued to tumble at the Magic Millions yearling sales on the Gold Coast, with a prized thoroughbred selling for a stunning $3.2m.
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