Luke Mortimer

The manager of a peak #Queensland property body was appalled to see “important structural elements” of a Broadbeach tower “held together by ratchet straps”. bit.ly/3DRfUXB #GoldCoast @LukeWMortimer

After an investigation stretching almost two years, the state’s leading safety body has revealed ratchet straps were used to support bars on a massive metal frame on the top of a #GoldCoast tower – and action has been taken. bit.ly/3TOIhv8 @LukeWMortimer

Police have launched investigations after a woman was killed in a ute rollover in a rural #GoldCoast suburb. bit.ly/3sEoFhm @LukeWMortimer

Members of a #GoldCoast surf life saving club have leapt into action to save swimmers in strife. Here's how the dramatic mass rescue played out. bit.ly/3NfUdDQ @LukeWMortimer

@EmArnold_7 @QldFES @UrbanUtilities Congrats and best of luck in your new role, Emily!

Family members of a UK man fatally run down by a car screamed in sorrow as they tried to reach his body following the tragic event. bit.ly/3DAIsV7 #GoldCoast @LukeWMortimer

A #GoldCoast expert has called on the community to help save endangered koalas as they continue to be run down on roads or mauled by dogs at a rapid rate – “the time to act is now”. bit.ly/3DrW6d4 @LukeWMortimer

Today's Gold Coast Bulletin front page: BALI SCARS: 20 years on from the #Balibombings, Survivors of the destruction and the family of a victim open up about the scars left behind by Bali. @GCS_Pottsy @RyanKeenNews #GoldCoast

A group of #GoldCoast car enthusiasts feel like they are being unfairly branded as reckless hoons after an interaction with police officers. bit.ly/3SG18rw @LukeWMortimer

LATEST: Fresh details have come to light about one of the biggest emergency responses on the #GoldCoast in recent memory, which saw more than 50 people assessed by paramedics. bit.ly/3eONPGi @LukeWMortimer

More than 50 people assessed, 24 treated for suspected respiratory problems and six in hospital – a mystery illness has struck a #GoldCoast suburb this afternoon. bit.ly/3RO8Bof @LukeWMortimer @Melwhiting

Questions have been raised about how an elderly man lost his footing and fell more than 20m to his death while walking with his daughters at a #GoldCoast Hinterland waterfall. bit.ly/3RQDPev @LukeWMortimer

A man who has slipped and fallen 20m from a waterfall in the #GoldCoast Hinterland is feared dead. bit.ly/3qLml77 @LukeWMortimer

A retired plumber and his wife sleeping in a car continue their desperate hunt for a rental, delaying a crucial cancer test. It’s hoped a saviour may come forward with a timely offer. bit.ly/3xm4tna #GoldCoast

@GCS_Pottsy @GCBulletin Congrats you two. Well deserved! @keithjwoods

So this was a big surprise and a little bit exciting! @GCBulletin

Police are investigating after a $500,000 McLaren was stolen and attempts were made to take a Lamborghini during a break-and-enter on the southern #GoldCoast. bit.ly/3x2yubA @LukeWMortimer

Read my full piece on #GoldCoast criminal lawyer Chris Hannay here: bit.ly/3KGLw48 As featured on the front in today's @GCBulletin print edition.

The #disability sector is under immense pressure and without decisive solutions - it’s their dignity as humans that people like Esther’s clients will lose. @GCBulletin

@ElizaJBarr Tweed Daily News in Tweed Heads, The Northern Star in Lismore and the Daily Mercury in Mackay. Currently working at the Gold Coast Bulletin.

Journalists, how many of you have worked at a local, regional and/or rural publication/station/network in your careers and if so, where? (I’m running a Session and I need to Know.)

This is the moment a man who allegedly tore up a #GoldCoast park doing burnouts in a ute had a nasty run-in with a police dog. He has since faced court and can be named. bit.ly/3Tcgmp4 @Melwhiting @LukeWMortimer