Pressure growing in Queensland to ban destructive Schoolies
Pressure is growing on the Queensland government to ban Schoolies after the release of some shocking pictures of trashed apartments.
Some hotels have already banned schoolies and now angry unit owners have formed a group calling on the State government to stop the event altogether.
Seven News has obtained images of a high-end apartment left extensively damaged by a school leavers
In the laundry, the walls were smashed and plaster and rubbish dumped across the floor.
There is graffiti in the bathroom and holes in almost every loungeroom wall.
It also appears that someone wet the bed and neglected to change the sheets.
"Horrific to say the least," body corporate representative George Friend said.
"When I walk out of my own front door and there's a hole punched in the front door - the level of damage is unprecedented."
Mr Friend is now leading the campaign to rid the city of Schoolies.
"The most important thing is brand damage, reputational damage to Surfers Paradise," he said.
Angry unit owners have demanded a meeting with the Communities Minister, using the latest images as evidence not just of damage, but of concerning behaviour by school leavers.
One hotel said in the space of one week it had 61 noise breaches, 13 evictions, and 36 calls to emergency services.
Some hotels are already refusing to accomodate any schoolies.
The Minister agreed to meet with the body corporate group next week but said banning schoolies will not be on the agenda, saying it was impossible for the State government to stop tens of thousands of teenagers coming to the Gold Coast.
