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Schoolie Celebrations Start Off Peacefully
Crowd numbers in Queensland's Surfers Paradise dropped overnight and authorities were generally pleased with the behaviour of the interstate revellers.
About 3,500 school leavers attended the beach hub compared with 5,000 last year.
There were no serious incidents overnight.
But nine arrests were made compared to six from the same night last year.
On Saturday, a senior police officer said intoxication levels during the first week of Schoolies were among the worst he had seen.
Superintendent Jim Keogh said 67 Schoolies had been charged with being drunk this year, more than three times higher than last year, ABC News reported.
He said many of the teenagers were drinking alcohol in their motel rooms.
Schoolies has become a blight on the Gold Coast, says Mayor Ron Clarke, but there is nothing he can do to stop it.
He believed this year's schoolies were worse than ever and the event had become a blight on the Coast's reputation.
"Schoolies seems to be no longer about enjoying yourself -- it's about getting drunk and losing control," he told The Gold Coast Bulletin.
"There's no doubt Schoolies hurts us -- it hurts the Gold Coast, the residents and tourism and the publicity only attracts more hoons and the like to the area."
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