Off-duty police officer sent home from Commonwealth Games operation

Off-duty police officer sent home from Commonwealth Games operation

QPS is investigating an incident that occurred on Sunday night at a licensed Surfers Paradise venue involving an off-duty officer deployed to the Gold Coast.

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Meter maids take aim at Peter Beattie over ceremony exclusion

Meter maids take aim at Peter Beattie over ceremony exclusion

Former premier Peter Beattie has entered into a slanging match with the Gold Coast’s famous meter maids over their exclusion from the opening ceremony.

  • byKathryn Underwood
Gold Coast man arrested,charged twice in 24 hours:police

Gold Coast man arrested,charged twice in 24 hours:police

Police allege the man sparked an emergency declaration in Surfers Paradise before being arrested again after making threats at a Benowa school.

  • byToby Crockford
Residents evacuated after man seen carrying'gun'into Gold Coast highrise

Residents evacuated after man seen carrying'gun'into Gold Coast highrise

The man was seen going into a room with a woman and child inside. Police negotiators were also called to the scene.

  • byToby Crockford
Laughing one-punch attacker arrested ahead of deportation

Laughing one-punch attacker arrested ahead of deportation

Caleb Maraku,who laughed outside court after avoiding jail over a Gold Coast one-punch attack,has been detained and will be deported.

  • byToby Crockford
Police rule out hit and run after man found unconscious on the Gold Coast

Police rule out hit and run after man found unconscious on the Gold Coast

A man found with serious head injuries on a Gold Coast street had suffered a medical episode and fallen,rather than being hit by a car as first suspected.

  • byJorge Branco
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Woman's body found at Gold Coast construction site

Woman's body found at Gold Coast construction site

A woman’s body has been found at a Gold Coast construction site.

  • byAmy Mitchell-Whittington
Gold Coast security guard wins appeal after being jailed for breaking man's jaw

Gold Coast security guard wins appeal after being jailed for breaking man's jaw

A retrial has been ordered after a Gold Coast security guard who was jailed for breaking a man’s jaw won his bid to appeal his conviction.

  • byAmy Mitchell-Whittington
Teenager speaks after alleged'coward punch'attack in Surfers Paradise

Teenager speaks after alleged'coward punch'attack in Surfers Paradise

Taliesin Tardrew-O'Meara,19,said he has very vague memories of the alleged assault but was sure that it had changed his life.

  • byToby Crockford
Three charged after attack leaves teen'bleeding from his ears'on Gold Coast

Three charged after attack leaves teen'bleeding from his ears'on Gold Coast

Police will allege one of the men charged over the assault had already been banned from the Surfers Paradise Safe Night Precinct.

  • byToby Crockford
Drug dog warning after 13 schoolies charged on the Gold Coast

Drug dog warning after 13 schoolies charged on the Gold Coast

More than a dozen schoolies have been charged overnight as the first weekend of the yearly celebration draws to a close on the Gold Coast.

  • byJorge Branco