‘Take them to Byron’: Gold Coast glitter strip cracks down on people living on the streets (opens in new tab)

A report presented to the Gold Coast council says its compliance-led approach has had ‘positive results’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTen weeks ago, Peter Watson fell off a wall. He shattered one of his feet and broke the other. Tonight he will sleep rough, with his wheelchair and moon boots, a short distance from Queensland’s glitzy Gold Coast tourist strip.“It’s agony all day, most days. Doesn’t make it easy being in a wheelchair and living on the streets at the...