Gold Coast bikies: The evolution of outlaw gangs on the Glitter Strip

THE shooting death of notorious bikie Shane Bowden has sparked fresh fears of another era of outlaw gangs on the Gold Coast. READ THE EVOLUTION OF BIKIES ON THE COAST

Police at the murder scene in Cox St Pimpama where notorious bikie Shane Bowden was gunned down in his driveway. Police with evidence bags. Picture Glenn Hampson

THE shooting death of notorious bikie Shane Bowden sparked fresh fears of another era of outlaw gangs on the Gold Coast.

Bowden was shot dead in an execution-style killing in his Pimpama home in 2020.

EVOLUTION OF BIKIES ON THE COAST

Mongol hordes descend on the Gold Coast as more patched bikies hit Glitter Strip: June 15, 2013

ONE of America's most feared bikie gangs is eyeing off territory on the Gold Coast.

The Bulletin captured exclusive images of patched members of the Mongols in Southport and the club is rumoured to be planning an audacious move to push into the lucrative Glitter Strip.

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A police vehicle suspected to be bringing high-flying Mongol bikie Wade Yates-Taui.

’Killer’ Mongol Wade Yates-Taui’s family ties to tragic double-murder mystery: May 1, 2014

The Gold Coast bikie fugitive arrested in the US was only 10 years old when his family was involved in one of Australia’s most tragic unsolved double-murder mysteries.

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The moment Mark James Graham shot bikie rival Jacques Teamo at Robina Town Centre: October 1, 2014

This is the moment the bikie war spilt over into the public domain in dramatic fashion.

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Former Bandido bikie gang member Jacques Teamo leaves the magistrates court in Brisbane, Wednesday, July 22, 2015. (AAP Image)

Newman says Bulletin’s front page ‘We run this town’ story prompted bikie crackdown: October 7, 2015

FORMER Premier Campbell Newman has admitted in his tell-all book that the Gold Coast Bulletin’s “We run this town” front page story on October 2, 2013 was the final push he needed to crackdown on criminal bikie gangs.

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The moment Gold Coast bikie ballroom blitz broke out: March 12, 2016

Off-duty cops Robert Wilkinson and his wife Tracy knew something was wrong when they saw dozens of Finks bikies surround the kickboxing arena where they were sitting.

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History of bikies on Gold Coast, where the clubs were based now and turf wars brewing: September 14, 2016

BIKIES are not new to the Gold Coast — they’ve called the Glitter Strip and Hinterland home for more than 40 years.

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Bikie enforcer paid $250,000 a year was all about control, running his gang and his girl until Tara Brown ran away: February 28, 2017

LIONEL Patea was only 16 years old when he first became known to police.

In the decade to him pleading guilty to the murder of high school sweetheart Tara Brown, officers got to see a great deal of him.

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Bikie Instagram feud between Ben Geppert and Brett Pechey escalates: April 5, 2018

THE girlfriend of former bikie Brett “Kaos” Pechey has been targeted with derogatory posts including a photoshopped “pig’s snout” as a part on an ongoing Instagram feud between Pechey and his former friend, Ben “Notorious” Geppert.

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Ex Bikie Ben Geppert at the Southport courts. Picture: Tertius Pickard

Details of bikie enforcer Jacques Teamo’s Pacific Fair standoff and prison bashing come to light: June 8, 2018

Former Gold Coast bikie enforcer Jacques Teamo will be released from prison after successfully applying for bail in the Southport Magistrates Court.

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Shane Ross death: Heartbreak over loss of ‘gentle’ father: March 19, 2020

A former Comanchero bikie turned clothing line owner, Shane Ross had attempted to turn his life around – before his past caught up with him, police allege.

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Mongrel bikie gang branching out of Logan heartland to infiltrate Gold Coast: June, 2020

The Mongrel Mob are branching out of their Logan heartland to infiltrate surrounding suburbs including the northern Gold Coast to hide criminal activity, leaked police intel says.

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Harley Joe Barbaro has accused police of retaliation due to negative media coverage: June 24

An alleged Mongols bikie has accused police of “retaliating due to bad press” after his Gold Coast home was raided, a court has been told.

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Originally published as Gold Coast bikies: The evolution of outlaw gangs on the Glitter Strip