‘SatCat’s positioned’: Telcos ready to mobilise
Additional telecommunication employees from other states are ready to deploy to Queensland in anticipation of Cyclone Alfred cutting phone and internet lines.
Gold Coast
Broadwater chaos: ‘Homeless have strapped their boats to wharves’
Up to 100 boats are unsecured in the Broadwater with some belonging to the homeless as Cyclone Alfred creates dangerous wave conditions, warn residents. SEE THE PHOTOS
MUST SEE: New map shows Alfred’s impact on properties
At least 6000 Gold Coast properties face being impacted by flooding or storm surges due to Tropical Cyclone Alfred, new mapping reveals. CHECK YOUR PROPERTY ADDRESS NOW
Warning as people still swimming in churning sea
Authorities are pleading with Gold Coasters to avoid the beach, as conditions become increasingly dangerous.
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Disgraced lawyer’s shock claim: ‘I wanted to pay him’
A disgraced Gold Coast lawyer claimed he intended to pay $584,589 he owed an elderly man by borrowing against his wife’s $3.25m home. Anthony Bell is still waiting for his money.
Police: We can’t keep up with Triple-0 calls despite ‘overtime’
The extent of pressure on the police Triple-0 emergency service has been laid bare in a leaked urgent plea for more staff as the service buckles under demand. Read the leaked email
Business fighting for survival after employee’s $416k betrayal
A Gold Coast family say their business has a “slim chance of surviving” after a trusted employee fleeced them of more than $400,000 in little more than a year. Read what happened in court
Wild scene as Gold Coast shopping centre flooded
Video has captured the dramatic scene when a fire hose burst in the middle of a major Gold Coast shopping centre, forcing the temporary closure of part of the complex.
City votes: Twin towers on Coast’s best surf break
The first two of four towers planned for the southern Gold Coast — both at 14 levels — fronting the Gold Coast’s world famous surfing break, are to be approved by council.
Fraudster swindled $1.7m in Gold Coast con
A man who squeezed more than $1.7m out of investors in a three-year investment fraud scheme claims he did not set out to rip off his clients. WHY HE DID IT
Two teens rushed to hospital after unregistered dirt bike crash
Two teens have been rushed to hospital – one in a life-threatening condition – after a dirt bike crash on the Gold Coast. FULL DETAILS
Sports star reveals why he’s out of retirement and ‘dangerous’
Ironman champion Matt Poole has opened up on being “lost” when his career ended – and the one thing luring him out of retirement. Read what’s behind his return
‘Smart, classy, funny – and a missing link’ in motorsport
One of the last-remaining managers of scantily-clad trackside female ambassadors at the GC500 is calling for a revival of the “classy” Miss Supercars concept. Read her reasons
Why police fear $200m budget hole will hit pens and loo paper
The state’s police service have been told to find savings as it deals with a whopping budget blowout almost big enough to rebuild the Wellcamp quarantine facility. Read how this happened.
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