![]() ![]() Just before he was murdered, Bowden had re-joined the Finks. The infamous Gold Coast bikie was once part of the Finks' "Terror Team" – alongside now Mongols Queensland president Nick 'The Knife' Forbes.īowden was jailed for six years over the Glitter Strip's wild "ballroom blitz" at Royal Pines Resort in 2006, where three people were shot and two stabbed.Īfter his release from prison, Bowden "patched over" to the Mongols bikie club in 2013.Īll Queensland Finks, except for six members, followed suit to avoid being disbanded under a police launched court action declaring them a criminal organisation. He told the ABC rivalry between bikie gangs "comes and goes". Lawyer for the former Gold Coast Finks president involved in the brawl, Chris Hannay, described the alleged incident at Australia Fair as "a simple misunderstanding", which would be "put into perspective". Rivalry between bikie gangs 'comes and goes' The man was granted bail, but subsequently charged with breaching the conditions and re-released. "If released, police believe the defendant will engage in similar behaviour if encountering rival gang members in public places, endangering himself and the public, destroying property of innocent parties, as he has shown in this instance,'' police allege in the document. Security camera footage captured frightened shoppers running from the scene as the man allegedly picked up a chair from a nearby cafe and used it as weapon to beat the Finks members, including a 22-year-old former Gold Coast president. He was charged with affray, possession of testosterone and steroids after an alleged fight with three rival Finks members on June 7 at Australia Fair. The documents came to light following the arrest of a 30-year-old man who police allege in the documents is a Mongols national-level office bearer. The ABC makes no suggestion that all members or associates of the Mongols and Finks bikie gangs in south-east Queensland or throughout Australia are involved in violent criminal activity or are acting on the "attack on sight" order. The order relates only to the clubs between Logan and the Queensland border with NSW. Two days later, a brawl between Mongols and Finks erupted at the Gold Coast's Australia Fair Shopping Centre.ĭocuments tendered to the Southport Magistrates Court over the incident revealed police have "credible intelligence" of a current "attack on sight" order between both clubs throughout the state's south-east. ![]() The blaze also destroyed a hairdressing salon, chemist and bakery. I was planning to make another large purchase when I took my sisters ring in today but turned away and took my business elsewhere.It comes as police investigate an arson attack on a barber shop on June 5 at a Windaroo shopping centre, south of Brisbane. You're better off purchasing from the manufacturer, or from another jeweler who take responsibility for the products they sell and their soldering work. When I asked for a ballpark I was told, "I have no idea." I was told, rather rudely, that I could leave it and have their jeweler give me an estimate for how much it would cost me. Regardless who made it Fink's, you sold it. I was told they would not fix it because its a manufacturer issue that its bent. I went into the Birkdale store today and asked about getting it fixed. I immediately told her I'd take it back to Fink's where I purchased it to have them take a look and fix it. Only a few months later, she showed me that it had been slightly bent. 13 months later I went back as it had come apart and they would not fix it for me, citing that I only had a 12 month warranty on their work.Ī year later against my better judgement I purchased another ring from them as a gift for my sister. A few years ago my parents purchased a ring for me which they cut and solder to fit my small finger. I have more than once been disappointed with my experience at Fink's. ![]()
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