Schoolies week is a rite of passage for many Aussies. Whether they go off to Bali, party in Byron or elsewhere in the country, chances are it won't be as loose as the Gold Coast.
Year after year, there are outrageous reports on just how fucked-up some school-leavers can get in just one week. But it appears that body corporates in the party hotspot have officially had enough and are using recently revealed footage as their reason to get the party changed.
This apartment was absolutely torn to shreds last year by a group of teenagers, with the bill coming in at around AUD $40,000 (£24,258/US $31,651).
Credit: Channel Nine
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According to just one building, school-leavers smeared blood and faeces on balconies and common areas, the pool had to be closed because of broken glass, and some people also urinated all over the property.
During just two weeks of all-out carnage, there were more than 120 noise breaches, nearly 40 visits from paramedics, six fights broken up, four people arrested for drug possession and more than a dozen evicted. And keep in mind, that's for just one building.
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Leader of the body corporate reform group George Friend has told news.com.au: "Surfers Paradise, at the end of the day, becomes a no-go zone for two weeks. It's a Mad Max world. And the conduct and behaviour, it gets worse."
He says that the celebratory week 'can't continue in its current configuration'.
But one Twitter user aptly noted that the apartment owners can do one simple thing.
Which is a fair point.
But the Surfers Paradise Alliance wants a meeting with the Queensland State Government to talk about ways to either reduce the amount of days the festival is held, or the impact on the community.
Mike Winlaw, head of the Alliance, has told the Gold Coast Bulletin: "It's time for a rethink of the seven days, maybe we could do four or five. The kids get bored after two or three days. We need to look at the time frame and quality of experience."
I don't think he has any authority to say how bored 17 to 18-year-olds get when they're offered a place to get drunk every night for a full week.
But steps are being taken to change the event by 2019 - the majority of Queensland student-leavers will be over the age of 18 by the time the event kicks off.
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