Preparations underway on the Gold Coast for school leavers

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Final preparations are underway on Queensland’s Gold Coast for the biggest party of the year. Schoolies celebrations kick off tomorrow but this year they're looking a little different.

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00:00It's the calm before the storm 15,000 fresh graduates will roll in ready to ditch their

00:11textbooks for a week of fun on Surfers Paradise Beach and just like in previous years authorities

00:18will be out in force to keep them safe.

00:21We are here for the entire duration of the event and looking forward to working with

00:26the other departments behind me here in providing a response to our school leavers.

00:31We're confident we'll be providing a safe environment for all our schoolies and we wish them the best

00:35of luck for the schoolies event and into the future.

00:38But this year the party will be toned down.

00:41It's been scaled back because of the erosion caused by tropical cyclone Alfred and there

00:46will be no pill testing after that was scrapped by the state government.

00:51Organisers say there will still be plenty of activities for them to do with yoga by the

00:56beach and the first ever schoolies run club to cater to the growing number of young people

01:02wanting to do wholesome daytime activities instead of being hungover.

01:07Kids are still going to come unstuck and there will still be trips and falls and spills.

01:11We're here to help and we hope we send them all home fit and well.

01:14We hope you'll see you next week.

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