Schoolie on balcony-hopping charge

LET'S hope one schoolie on the Gold Coast packed his good clothes, because he's getting a guided tour of the magistrates court.

The 18-year-old man from NSW has been accused of balcony-hopping on the eighth floor of a Surfers Paradise high-rise on Saturday.

He will appear at Southport Magistrates Court on Tuesday charged with unregulated high-risk activity after footmarks were found on railings on four adjoining balconies.

Police warned on Monday of the risk facing schoolies from such high-altitude behaviour, which has led to two teenagers being evicted from accommodation.

Acting Chief Superintendent Des Lacy said: "Police will continue their efforts to reduce the high-risk behaviour of balcony-hopping and are prepared to prosecute others who fail to listen to the warnings which have been given continually.

"We want everyone to enjoy their schoolies experience, but this kind of behaviour is incredibly risky and the last thing we want to see is anyone being seriously injured or killed as a result of a poor choice."

Parents have been urged to make daily calls to schoolies partying on the Gold Coast "to make sure not only how they are, but how their spirits are".

"This is a time now, after a few days of letting their hair down, that some young people start to feel a bit lost, a bit sad, a bit depressed and we don't want any dangerous behaviour occurring," Chief Supt Lacy said.

Police say they are generally pleased with the behaviour of schoolies so far.

Ten school-leavers were arrested overnight on Sunday, mostly for public nuisance and street offences.

Two schoolies were arrested for minor drug offences, while liquor infringement notices were issued to 115 schoolies.

Since schoolies celebrations began on Friday, 19 schoolies have been arrested, compared with 43 for the same time in 2012.

Police Minister Jack Dempsey said most school-leavers were behaving well.

"You've got 30,000 young people celebrating 12 years of education and going on to the next step," he said.

"Relatively, they are behaving well."

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