Anger over bikie clubhouse party

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 13 November 2012 | 20.01

QUEENSLAND Police commissioner Ian Stewart has criticised event organisers who took a group of Gold Coast high school graduates to the clubhouse of a notorious motorcycle gang.

It was revealed today that St Hilda's Year 12 students, including Mayor Tom Tate's daughter Emily, had their private formal party at the Nomads clubhouse at Carrara.

The girls, aged 17 and 18, were bussed to the clubhouse after the dinner at the Gold Coast convention centre on Saturday night, the Gold Coast Bulletin reports.

"I think it's very disappointing that someone would organise such a venue for people from any high school of young people who are at that impressionable age,'' Mr Stewart said.

"I don't think it was the right thing to do.

"I certainly think that in future people need to be more careful about the arrangements they make with third party organisers.

He added: "Any thinking person in the community knows there's absolutely nothing glamorous about OMCGs (outlaw motorcycle gangs).''

A spokeswoman for mayor Tom Tate confirmed his daugher Emily had attended the party but said she had not known it was the Nomads' clubhouse.

Cr Tate has been a vocal opponent of the city's bikie gangs.

Senior police were "stunned" the elite girls' school would allow the after-party to be held at an outlaw gang's clubhouse.

"What kind of message does this send?" said frustrated police.

"Just as police move to have the gangs declared criminal organisations in a landmark legal fight that goes all the way to the High Court, one of the elite private schools has a party at one of their clubhouses. It's an absolute joke."

St Hilda's yesterday refused to comment on the controversy and said it was not responsible for the after-party and was not involved in organising the event.

Dunia Asik