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In a late night attempt to escape from the police, a 27-year-old repeat offender sped through the McDonaldâs drive-through in Gympie, narrowly missing police officers and mounting a fence along the Bruce Highway.
Wade Stanley Knox, 27, pleaded guilty to the dangerous operation of a vehicle at McDonaldâs on February 28,2021, as well as 14 other charges in Gympie Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
Some of the other charges Knox pleaded guilty to included two of possessing dangerous drugs, four counts of unlicensed driving, three stealing offences and failing to dispose of a needle.
It was at 10:20pm that night when Knox was approached by police on foot at the Gympie McDonaldâs drive-through.
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Travellers and residents making a fuel stop will be able to within the next few months with McDonald’s eyeing a mid-year opening date for its store at the new $14.4 million Traveston service station.
The grand opening for the new restaurant has been the subject of debate with the store still shut despite the new station having now been up and running since November 2020.
A McDonald’s Australia spokeswoman said that will soon change, and bring with it dozens of job opportunities.
“McDonald’s Traveston is expected to open mid-2021 and will create 70 jobs for the local community,” she said.