Archive for category Gold Coast
Surfers Paradise school kids learn from real-life crime fighters
Posted by jaysondcooke in Crime, Gold Coast, News on May 24, 2012
Originally published 24 May 2012
Surfers Paradise Primary School students found themselves surrounded by uniformed police this morning, much to their delight.
The Educational Safety Program organised by the school’s own Adopt-A-Cop(s) Constable Deb Pokai and Constable Tracy Godwin thrilled students and teachers alike as classes were taken on an adventure.
Story and pictures by Jayson D Cooke
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Mother’s plea to find son’s killers
Posted by jaysondcooke in Crime, Gold Coast, News on May 24, 2012
Originally published 22 May 2012
The mother of a murdered Gold Coast nightclub promoter has appealed to the public to help find who killed him.
Tumma Cousins plunged 31 floors from his Surfers Paradise apartment just before midnight on Friday May 11.
Story and pictures by Jayson D Cooke
Burleigh gym sprayed with bullets overnight
Posted by jaysondcooke in Crime, Gold Coast, News on May 24, 2012
Originally published 22 May 2012
Staff of the Boonchu Muay Thai gym on Kortum Drive at Burleigh Heads turned up to work to find a number of bullet holes in the walls and windows.
Mayor called on to ease height restrictions in Mermaid Beach
Posted by jaysondcooke in Consumer advocacy, Gold Coast, News, Politics on May 24, 2012
Originally published 17 May 2012
Mayor Tom Tate has been presented with a signed petition to change development restrictions along the Gold Coast Highway at Mermaid Beach.
Story and pictures by Jayson D Cooke
Robina shooting accused faces court
Posted by jaysondcooke in Crime, Gold Coast, News on May 24, 2012
Originally published 03 May 2012
The man accused of the Robina double shooting has been kept in custody following an appearance in Southport Magistrates Court this morning.
Story and pictures by Jayson D Cooke
Robina ram-raid
Posted by jaysondcooke in Crime, Gold Coast, News on May 24, 2012
Originally published 19 April 2012
Police are currently investigating yet another Gold Coast break-and-enter following the ram-raid of a closed Robina Convenience store early this morning.
Know your Measles symptoms
Posted by jaysondcooke in Gold Coast, Health, What can you do? on October 19, 2011
Recent spikes in measles cases once again highlight the importance of immunisation. With three confirmed cases of the highly infectious disease all acquired in my home town, health authorities are urging the public to check their vaccinations are up-to-date. Read the rest of this entry »
Gold Coast school brawl not a ‘race riot’ and never was.
Posted by jaysondcooke in Agenda driven press, Discrimination, Education, Gold Coast, Media mishaps, News, racism or just plain old ignorence? on October 11, 2011
The latest in a long day of developments (click here or scroll down if you don’t believe me) involving the Gold Coast’s ‘racial brawl’ where ‘racial tensions exploded’ story that featured quite prominently not only on the front page of the Gold Coast Bulletin, but also took up most of page four, most the editorial section as well as being featured on goldcoast.com.au, news.com.au and The Australian web sites, um…wasn’t race related it turns out.
This afternoon an Australian Associated Press article posted on News.com.au details South-east Queensland regional director Glen Hoppner once more stating that the fight was not racially motivated. Read the rest of this entry »
A BETTER LIFE FOR AFRICANS
Posted by jaysondcooke in Activism, Gold Coast, Human Rights, News, Politics on August 13, 2011
Can science aid the battle against superstition?
Can rational thinking stop children being burnt as witches?
Speaker: Leo Igwe
Body Brilliant Chiropractic: #1 at Manipulation?
Posted by jaysondcooke in Activism, Consumer advocacy, Gold Coast, Health on July 26, 2011
In April 2008 best selling UK author Dr Simon Singh wrote an opinion piece in the Guardian newspaper regarding chiropractic treatments that contained the following paragraph:
“The British Chiropractic Association claims that their members can help treat children with colic, sleeping and feeding problems, frequent ear infections, asthma and prolonged crying, even though there is not a jot of evidence. This organisation is the respectable face of the chiropractic profession and yet it happily promotes bogus treatments.” Read the rest of this entry »
