Outrage over cancelled hotel bookings because of the arrival of NRL teams in Queensland is growing after it was revealed a foster parents conference had been told to make way for star players.
Queensland Foster and Kinship Care, a child protection charity that provides foster homes for children who have experienced harm, was told that the conference it had organised at Twin Waters Novotel Resort on the Sunshine Coast, would need to be cancelled because the NRL had now booked the resort.
It s the same resort that kicked a bride-to-be and her family out of their rooms to make way for NRL players.
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Subscriber only The Melbourne Storm are set to remain on the Sunshine Coast due to the latest Covid-19 outbreak in Victoria. Following consultation with the NRL, the team has decided to extend its camp at the Twin Waters Resort and facilities at the Sunshine Coast Stadium. The Storm arrived on the Coast on May 14 and were due to fly out from Brisbane on May 26 after their round 12 clash against the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium. A statement from the club said the Storm would continue to liaise with governments, their health authorities and the NRL before making any decision on a return date to Victoria.
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A trio of footy stars have been hailed as heroes after staging a citizen s arrest to save a woman who feared for her life in an alleged domestic violence incident.
Brisbane Broncos stars Matt Lodge, Ben Te o and Jordan Riki s team dinner took an unexpected turn after they protected a woman who thought she was going to be killed by her partner on Wednesday night in Mooloolaba, Queensland.
Te o and Lodge were driving back to the Twin Waters Resort on the Sunshine Motorwy at around 8pm when a distressed woman arguing with a man blocked the road and hailed down the players.
Footy stars tackle domestic violence suspect in shock arrest Broncos stars Matt Lodge, Ben Te’o and Jordan Riki have staged a citizen’s arrest to save a woman who feared she was going to be killed by her partner.
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Subscriber only Brisbane Broncos stars Matt Lodge, Ben Te o and Jordan Riki pulled off a dramatic citizens arrest on the Sunshine Coast to save a woman embroiled in a terrifying case of domestic violence. A team dinner in Mooloolaba on Wednesday night ended with the Broncos coming to the aid of a woman who claimed she was in danger of being killed by her partner.