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Ladies Masters attracts premier talent

December 2, 2008 09:20:00

The winners of three of the four major golf tournaments will take part in next year's Ladies Masters on the Gold Coast, in what organisers believe will be a first for Australian golf.[MORE]

Tags: sport, golf, australia, qld, robina-4226, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Schoolies over for another year

December 1, 2008 09:17:00

The curtain has come down on official Schoolies Week activities on the Gold Coast.[MORE]

Tags: youth-issues, police, alcohol, broadbeach-4218, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Schoolies numbers down on Gold Coast

November 30, 2008 09:11:00

Gold Coast police say there were fewer schoolies in Surfers Paradise last night than there were last year.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, youth-issues, police, nsw, qld, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217, vic

Sydney keeps the Spirit alive

November 29, 2008 23:13:00

Beleaguered NBL franchise Sydney put aside a week of controversy and uncertainty surrounding the club's future with an inspiring 103-94 victory over South Dragons on Saturday evening.[MORE]

Tags: sport, basketball, nbl, sydney-2000, wollongong-2500, nt, darwin-0800, cairns-4870, surfers-paradise-4217, townsville-4810, sa, adelaide-5000, vic, melbourne-3000, south-melbourne-3205, wa, perth-6000, new-zealand

Gold Coast Police brace for southern schoolies influx

November 29, 2008 18:16:00

Police and volunteers on the Gold Coast are gearing up for another busy night of schoolies celebrations in Surfers Paradise.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, police, qld, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Still no sign of swimming schoolie

November 28, 2008 14:20:00

There is still no sign of a teenager who went swimming off Surfers Paradise Beach on the Gold Coast overnight.[MORE]

Tags: youth-issues, police, missing-person, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Search scaled back for schoolies swimmer

November 28, 2008 09:19:00

Police have scaled down a search for for a man seen entering the surf at schoolies celebrations on the Gold Coast overnight.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-incidents, police, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Next wave of schoolies to hit Gold Coast

November 28, 2008 09:03:00

Organisers of the Gold Coast schoolies expect crowds to swell in the Surfers Paradise hub tonight.[MORE]

Tags: youth-issues, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Man charged over schoolies smash

November 27, 2008 19:13:00

A man has been charged over a traffic accident during schoolies celebrations on the Queensland Gold Coast last night.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, schools, secondary-schools, qld, surfers-paradise-4217

No more schoolies meningococcal cases reported

November 27, 2008 14:28:00

Queensland Heath says no more cases of meningococcal disease have been reported on the Gold Coast.[MORE]

Tags: youth-issues, road-accidents, meningococcal-disease, police, assault, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Rockhampton schoolies robbed

November 27, 2008 08:39:00

Three schoolies from Rockhampton in central Queensland have been robbed on the Gold Coast.[MORE]

Tags: youth-issues, crime, rockhampton-4700, surfers-paradise-4217

Schoolies urged to be alert for meningitis symptoms

November 26, 2008 19:00:00

Antibiotics have been given to 13 people who have had close contact with a Gold Coast school-leaver who contracted meningococcal meningitis. [MORE]

Tags: health, diseases-and-disorders, meningococcal-disease, qld, surfers-paradise-4217

Search on for schoolies in contact with meningococcal patient

November 26, 2008 12:31:00

Queensland Health is trying to track down anyone who has had close contact with an 18-year-old woman, who has been admitted to a Gold Coast hospital with meningococcal meningitis.[MORE]

Tags: youth-issues, meningococcal-disease, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Doctors assessing bashed schoolie

November 26, 2008 12:24:00

Doctors are still assessing injuries to a schoolie who was assaulted and robbed on the Gold Coast early today.[MORE]

Tags: youth-issues, police, assault, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Schoolie treated for meningococcal

November 26, 2008 12:01:00

An 18-year-old woman attending Gold Coast schoolies celebrations is being treated in hospital for meningococcal meningitis.[MORE]

Tags: youth-issues, meningococcal-disease, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Downpour saturates Gold Coast

November 26, 2008 09:15:00

Heavy rain fell across south-east Queensland overnight, mainly on the Gold Coast.[MORE]

Tags: storm, rainfall, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Schoolies bashed and robbed

November 26, 2008 08:28:00

Two schoolies have been assaulted and robbed on the Gold Coast.[MORE]

Tags: police, burglary, assault, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Schoolies better behaved: police

November 25, 2008 08:32:00

Queensland police have praised the behaviour of schoolies revellers on the Gold Coast.[MORE]

Tags: youth-issues, police, robina-4226, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Clean Energy Council push for Govt encouragement

November 24, 2008 15:11:00

The head of an industry lobby group says the Federal Government should do more to encourage energy efficiency.[MORE]

Tags: environment, alternative-energy, government-and-politics, federal-government, solar-energy, wind-energy, hydro-energy, geothermal-energy, australia, qld, surfers-paradise-4217

Parent fined for giving schoolie alcohol

November 24, 2008 14:19:00

Police say one parent has been fined for supplying alcohol to a schoolie on the Gold Coast.[MORE]

Tags: drugs-and-substance-abuse, youth-issues, crime, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Lobby group calls for natural energy boost

November 24, 2008 08:47:00

The head of an industry lobby group says the Federal Government should do more to encourage energy efficiency.[MORE]

Tags: alternative-energy, federal-government, australia, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Schoolies' drinking overshadows drug use: researchers

November 24, 2008 08:46:00

A drug and alcohol research group says one in 10 schoolies will take an illicit substance while celebrating the end of their schooling.[MORE]

Tags: drugs-and-substance-abuse, youth-issues, alcohol-education, drug-education, alcohol, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Man charged over schoolies photos

November 24, 2008 08:17:00

A man has been charged over taking photos of schoolies on the Gold Coast.[MORE]

Tags: crime, police, antisocial-behaviour, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

School leavers flock to Surfers for Schoolies

November 23, 2008 08:32:00

Gold Coast police say around 22,000 school leavers packed into Surfers Paradise last night for the official start of Schoolies celebrations, with 124 arrests.[MORE]

Tags: secondary-education, secondary-schools, police, alcohol, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Schoolies warned not to mix booze and surf

November 21, 2008 20:07:00

Police are warning school leavers not to go swimming in the Gold Coast surf outside of patrol hours or while intoxicated.[MORE]

Tags: alcohol-education, secondary-education, police, qld, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217