Luke Mortimer

Aussie editor/journalist - All opinions/tweets are my own.

[Gold Coast Bulletin @GCBulletin]

The manager of a peak #Queensland property body was appalled to see “important structural elements” of a Broadbeach tower “held together by ratchet straps”. https://t.co/Z2TKt0PSXi #GoldCoast @LukeWMortimer

[Gold Coast Bulletin @GCBulletin]

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. https://t.co/czJ5FD7XzS @LukeWMortimer

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Police have launched investigations after a woman was killed in a ute rollover in a rural #GoldCoast suburb. https://t.co/2MEtb0zU5u @LukeWMortimer

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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. https://t.co/bPWCW38Ke8 @LukeWMortimer

[Luke Mortimer @LukeWMortimer]

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

[Gold Coast Bulletin @GCBulletin]

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. https://t.co/fSNmtscYEZ #GoldCoast @LukeWMortimer

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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”. https://t.co/VDCsD9gGIQ @LukeWMortimer

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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

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A group of #GoldCoast car enthusiasts feel like they are being unfairly branded as reckless hoons after an interaction with police officers. https://t.co/Tv5HKpCd7Q @LukeWMortimer

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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. https://t.co/L3NXwFsvkt @LukeWMortimer

[Gold Coast Bulletin @GCBulletin]

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. https://t.co/Gg2NIoOhfh @LukeWMortimer @Melwhiting

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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. https://t.co/reQhrjeWN5 @LukeWMortimer

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A man who has slipped and fallen 20m from a waterfall in the #GoldCoast Hinterland is feared dead. https://t.co/2kX8sEuxUl @LukeWMortimer

[Luke Mortimer @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. https://t.co/xXuGTJvZs4 #GoldCoast

[Luke Mortimer @LukeWMortimer]

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

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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. https://t.co/5vFHXUrSNQ @LukeWMortimer

[Sam Stolz @Samstolznews]

Read my full piece on #GoldCoast criminal lawyer Chris Hannay here: https://t.co/yneAlZL9Lv As featured on the front in today's @GCBulletin print edition.

[Amaani Siddeek @AmaaniSiddeek]

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.
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[Luke Mortimer @LukeWMortimer]

@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.

[Gold Coast Bulletin @GCBulletin]

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. https://t.co/LIknThBLAb @Melwhiting @LukeWMortimer