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How To Move A Pool Table Without Breaking The Slate

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 Have you decided to shift homes to Gold Coast and are wondering what to do with your pool table? You can get professional help to move your table or use the tips given in an article I found online that was a big help to my friend when he was moving his huge pool table. It showed us how to take the table apart, wrap each piece, measure all the paths and how to load and unload the table without breaking the heavy slate pieces inside the table. Use these helpful tactics to move your slate pool table with ease. https://www.betterremovalistsgoldcoast.com.au/how-to-move-a-pool-table-without-breaking-the-slate/

Gold Coast woman, 70, convicted of laundering $400k via criminal syndicate's romance scam

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 A 70-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to recklessly laundering more than $400,000 in an elaborate criminal scheme that ultimately targeted other lonely women. The Southport District Court heard Gold Coast woman Elizabeth Ruth Mak was "expertly manipulated" into helping an organised crime syndicate after meeting a man online. She was lonely and desperate for romance when she developed a relationship with a man named John Hill in 2017, the court was told. Although Mak had never met Hill, who said he lived overseas, she gave him her bank details. Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-22/gold-coast-elderly-woman-launders-400k-in-romance-scam/102008820

Gold Coast program uses meditation and ice baths to tackle youth crime, help teens get back on track

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 A group of teenage boys sit around a room, guided through a breathwork and mediation session, followed by an ice bath plunge.  It's not a fancy wellness retreat, rather, a not-for-profit charity built to help disengaged youths get back on track.  Steve*, 19, is part of the cohort, currently halfway through a 10-week program.  He said he grew up in care, but by the time he reached his teenage years, he fell into the wrong crowds, doing the wrong things. "I know to leave that life behind, there's nothing there," he said. Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-23/ice-baths-meditation-help-troubled-youth-crime-everything-suarve/102010324

Star Entertainment Group finances plummet $1.26b after money laundering probe

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 The Star Entertainment Group has posted a $1.26 billion loss for the first half of the 2023 financial year, driven by fines and major losses at its Sydney casino. That's compared to a $74 million loss during the same period a year earlier. Half-yearly financial results, released to the ASX on Thursday, included $1.3 billion in what the company describes as one-off costs, like the expected changes to taxes, $350 million in fines and the expense of ongoing reviews and new systems to fix problems.  That "one-off" figure could have been much bigger, because the sale of two properties counted against it. Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-23/star-casino-finances-plummet-after-money-laundering-probe/102013402