Police have shutdown a number of house parties on the Gold Coast over the weekend including a birthday party at Carrara where revellers were issued infringements two nights in a row.
Officers were initially called to Fitzwilliam Street at Carrara around 11.30pm on May 1 following a noise complaint.
When officers arrived, they located a group of people aged in their early 20s having a birthday party for one of the residents at the address.
The group allegedly admitted to officers they were aware of the Chief Health Officer's (CHO) directives and had still rented the home for the purpose of staging celebrations.
Seven males aged between 21 and 25 were issued with infringement notices of $1,334 and a noise abatement direction was issued.
Disappointingly, police were again called to the residence the following night in response to a noise complaint.
Officers located another large group of revellers, including five people who had been fined the previous evening.
A further 18 infringement notices were handed out to 12 men aged between 19 and 25, and six women aged 19 to 21. Attending crews also seized stereo equipment to ensure compliance with the previous noise abatement direction.
In another incident, just after 9pm on Saturday night, May 2 officers responding to a noise complaint witnessed dozens of people fleeing a Maurie Pears Crescent address at Pimpama.
The host of the party, a 28-year-old man, was issued with an infringement notice for failing to comply with the CHO's direction.
Chief Superintendent Mark Wheeler said it was frustrating to see people blatantly flouting restrictions on each one of these occasions.
"This type of behaviour puts all Queenslanders at risk and counteracts the hard work police have doing," Chief Superintendent Wheeler said.
"It's especially disappointing considering the vast majority of Gold Coast residents doing the right thing and following the rules in line with the easing of restrictions across the weekend.
"Blatant disregard of the COVID-19 directives will not be tolerated, as has been demonstrated by fines being issued on each of these occasions."
In Brisbane, officers were called to a party in Banyo at 5pm on Saturday where nine people were celebrating a birthday party in a small unit on Tufnell Road.
Five women and four men, all aged in their early 20s, were issued with infringement notices for breaching the CHO's direction.
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