Gold Coast Notebook
What you need to know:
- A local businessman here is in trouble – for taking home the wrong order from a McDonalds restaurant!
- Three people at the Commonwealth Games Village were on Tuesday isolated and were being treated for influenza with preventive medication given to those in close contact with the trio.
IN GOLD COAST
RATHER POLITE AIRPORT OFFICIALS
I was impressed by the humility and good nature of immigration officials and police at the Melbourne Airport upon my arrival in Australia on Tuesday.
An immigration officer called me aside, asked to see my visa and yellow fever certificate before fielding polite questions, from asking about my work experience at the Nation Media Group to seeking my views on who will win the sevens rugby competition.
INFLUENZA SCARE AT GAMES VILLAGE
Three people at the Commonwealth Games Village were on Tuesday isolated and were being treated for influenza with preventive medication given to those in close contact with the trio.
“The patients have been requested to remain in isolation until they no longer have symptoms and are being managed in conjunction with the Gold Coast Public Health Unit,” games organisers said.
AUSTRALIA FOLLOW KENYA IN PLASTIC BAN
Some Australian states on Wednesday moved to stop the use of plastic bags, a ban that was enforced in Kenya last year.
The Woolworths supermarket chain stores on the Sunshine Coast and Queensland Wednesday launched “plastic bag-free” operations as the first step towards the ban that officially comes into force on July 1.
“We know the removal of single-use plastic bags is a significant
WRONG ORDER GETS DINER IN TROUBLE
A local businessman here is in trouble – for taking home the wrong order from a McDonalds restaurant!
Local media reported that Santo la Rocca paid cash for two double cheese burgers, two large chips, nuggets and two cokes at a Sydney McDonalds restaurant, but, instead, took home someone else’s dinner worth about 17 Australia dollars (Sh1,275) more than his order.
