Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Schoolies trouble nationwide
Border Mail
QUEENSLAND police were bracing last night for yet another night of excess after heavy rain kept interstate schoolies off the streets of the Gold Coast yesterday.
On Saturday night, 89 people were arrested as thousands of NSW and Victorian schoolies flooded into the Gold Coast for their first night of celebrations.
Of the 89 people arrested on Saturday, 17 were schoolies, who were mostly from interstate.
Ninety-five charges, mostly related to public nuisance and drunkenness, arose from the arrests.
Elsewhere, adults dubbed “toolies” have marred end-of-year celebrations for thousands of South Australian high school revellers.
Police on Saturday night arrested nine people for behavioural offences at Victor Harbor.
About 6000 students arrived at the seaside township on Friday night, during which police made about 11 arrests.
“The arrests were not all school leavers and mainly adults for disorderly behaviour and minor assaults,” South Australian police spokesman Colin Haigh said.
In Western Australia, dozens of youngsters were arrested and cautioned for drinking and unruly behaviour as schoolies celebrated over the weekend.
Despite the best efforts of police, including warnings parents would be contacted day or night to collect rowdy youths and alcohol-free “leavers-only zones” in Dunsborough, in the states southwest, trouble has still erupted.
There one youth was arrested after headbutting a police horse.
Police also discovered crystal methylamphetamine being used.
QUEENSLAND police were bracing last night for yet another night of excess after heavy rain kept interstate schoolies off the streets of the Gold Coast yesterday.
On Saturday night, 89 people were arrested as thousands of NSW and Victorian schoolies flooded into the Gold Coast for their first night of celebrations.
Of the 89 people arrested on Saturday, 17 were schoolies, who were mostly from interstate.
Ninety-five charges, mostly related to public nuisance and drunkenness, arose from the arrests.
Elsewhere, adults dubbed “toolies” have marred end-of-year celebrations for thousands of South Australian high school revellers.
Police on Saturday night arrested nine people for behavioural offences at Victor Harbor.
About 6000 students arrived at the seaside township on Friday night, during which police made about 11 arrests.
“The arrests were not all school leavers and mainly adults for disorderly behaviour and minor assaults,” South Australian police spokesman Colin Haigh said.
In Western Australia, dozens of youngsters were arrested and cautioned for drinking and unruly behaviour as schoolies celebrated over the weekend.
Despite the best efforts of police, including warnings parents would be contacted day or night to collect rowdy youths and alcohol-free “leavers-only zones” in Dunsborough, in the states southwest, trouble has still erupted.
There one youth was arrested after headbutting a police horse.
Police also discovered crystal methylamphetamine being used.
