COP FAIL COMPO
A GOLD Coast woman whose personal details were leaked to her abusive ex by a Queensland cop in an extraordinary breach of trust has finally been awarded a six-figure compensation settlement.
The woman took the state’s police service to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal seeking damages after Senior Constable Neil Punchard used the QPRIME database to forward her address to her ex-husband.
NOT even a global pandemic can stop the Main Beach Flower Festival from flourishing, with the event running on June 27 and 28.
Throughout the weekend floral magic will be brought to Tedder Ave in the form of street installations, with stores dressed in flowers. Virtual workshops will be held, with floral designers from Japan and Singapore beaming in.
Organisers say the pièce de résistance will be a repurposed shipping container covered with artwork and filled with thousands of handmade butterflies. Gold Coasters are being asked to make butterflies, using materials found around the house, to help decorate the container.
Organising committee member and owner of Flowers on Tedder Margot de Groot said she hoped the festival would uplift and rejuvenate the community. Butterflies can be posted to Julia Rose C/O Uki Post Office, 1464 Kyogle Road, Uki, NSW 2484, with those received after June 20, either digitally or physically, displayed in Tedder Ave’s shop fronts. Visit mainbeachflowerfestival.com. au to learn more.