Noosa News
Gold Coast police report no incidents during first weekend
School leavers have been given an A for effort after their first weekend of schoolies celebrations, with police on the Gold Coast not having a single incident to report.
Young people have gathered in smaller numbers on the glitter strip this year after official celebrations were cancelled because of COVID-19.
Chief Superintendent Mark Wheeler said while there had been some reports of public nuisance, it had been nothing more than a “fairly standard weekend”.
“Overall the atmosphere was one of friendship, it was one of mateship and it was one of fun,” he said on Monday.
Superintendent Wheeler said up to 200 people gathered on the beach at Surfers Paradise on Sunday night but dispersed after a few hours.
“They were young people…
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