120 arrests on New Year's Eve for public nuisance, drunkeness as revellers keep emergency services busy Gold Coasters and tourists celebrate New Year's Eve on Surfers Paradise beach. Police officers had a strong presence in Surfers Paradise, making more than 90 arrests. Picture: Brendan Radke. MORE than 120 people were arrested in southeast Queensland during New Year's Eve celebrations, with the Gold Coast proving to be the hotspot for troublemakers. Police reported making 92 arrests on the Gold Coast last night for offences including public nuisance and other alcohol-related infringements. Of the estimated 80,000 people who saw the New Year's Eve fireworks display at South Bank in Brisbane, only 13 were arrested by police for similar offences. Another 22 were taken into police custody in Brisbane's CBD and nine arrests were made in Fortitude Valley. Drunken attacks have prompted the State Government to consider drastic new ways to stop the drunken violence on our streets In Logan, police arrested 34 people for public nuisance and other liquor-related offences. On the roads, a man was seriously injured in a car crash on the Gold Coast, as New Year's Eve revellers kept emergency services busy overnight. The 21-year-old man was hit by a car on Morala Ave, Runaway Bay, about 10.30pm on Tuesday and was rushed to the Gold Coast University Hospital with serious head injuries. The driver of the car was not hurt in the crash. Elsewhere on the Coast, emergency services were called to a car on fire just after midnight. The blaze was reportedly started by fireworks that were being thrown from the 28th floor of Q1 on Clifford St, Surfers Paradise. The building's security team put out the fire in the ute, but it was still smouldering when crews arrived a short time later. Further north, a boy, 12, was left in a critical condition after the car he was travelling in crashed into a tree on Thompson Rd, Edmonton, south of Cairns, at 12.05am this morning. Five people were in the car at the time of the crash, with three rushed to Cairns Base Hospital. The 12-year-old boy suffered chest, arm, leg and pelvic injuries. An 11-year-old boy had possible spinal injuries and an 18-year-old man had large cuts to his arms. The 23-year-old female driver and a 20-year-old male passenger did not need further treatment. In a separate incident, a 15-year-old boy was hit by a taxi on the Captain Cook Hwy at Clifton Beach, north of Cairns, about 2.15am. He was also taken to Cairns Base Hospital with facial injuries. Paramedics said he was transported in a stable condition. Rescue teams were sent to find two missing kayakers off of Magnetic Island, near Townsville, about 8.30pm on Tuesday. They were found by a helicopter a short time later. On the mainland, a 15-year-old boy was taken to Townsville Hospital after he was knocked unconscious when he fell off the back of a ute on Toolakea Beach Rd, Bluewater, about 2am. In Brisbane, Queensland Police Acting Superintendent Bill Knowles said that the New Year's Eve celebrations at Brisbane's South Bank, CBD and Fortitude Valley entertainment precincts "went off very well." "There seemed to be a larger than usual crowd attending those events but police weren't required to attend any large disturbances or deal with any major issues," he said. There were a couple of people arrested on both the northside and southside of the river for various offences such as public nuisance and drunken behaviour in a public place. However, overall the crowds were very well behaved and by all accounts, they enjoyed the fireworks and had a very good evening.