HIGH RISE RAIDED
A SURFERS Paradise high rise has been raided as part of an operation targeting illegal prostitution.
Queensland Police, Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Border Force (ABF) officers raided the unit complex this month, searching an office and several apartments in Paradise Towers.
Manager Peter Nissen said: “They searched for everything and couldn’t find anything.”
THOUSANDS of dads and kids who love the rattle and roar of huge engines in oversized machines are gearing up for Monster Machinery Day at Southport – but few of them are as excited as Councillor Dawn Crichlow. She was the brains behind the day when it fired up 16 years ago, and has watched it become one of Southport’s biggest free events.
When it roars into life again on Sunday on the Southern Lawn of the Broadwater Parklands, the council’s heavy plant, including beach tractors and excavators, will be lined up alongside decommissioned army tanks.
“I went to the office and I said: ‘All this equipment is owned by the ratepayers and they’re never allowed to go near it or touch it. What if we had a day to display them?’” Cr Crichlow said of how the show began. “I think it’s one of the best events we put on because people are able to see their money is being well spent.”
More than 12,000 people attended last year. This year, crowds will be able to have an up-close look at military vehicles, watch three stunt motorcyclists take on the “Globe of Death”, and crawl all over more than 50 city council vehicles.
Tank Ride owner Tim Wood said he was excited to share his collection of tanks.
“You really start to appreciate the reaction when my kids’ friends come over,” he said. “They’re used to it but when their friends come you get the real honest reaction of ‘this is insane, who has tanks’.”
The Monster Machinery Day runs from 9am to 3pm on Sunday.