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Gatton police have charged a 37-year-old man following a series of alleged serious domestic violence incidents. A 42-year-old woman reported several

A man has been charged by Gatton police following a string of alleged serious domestic violence incidents in the Lockyer Valley. 

Premium Content Subscriber only Despite growing a significant amount of cannabis for their own use, a Lockyer Valley trio have sold their weed in order to keep their personal operation afloat. Darren Troy McVey, Felicity Maree Moore and Tyesen Matthew Barker had almost 325g of cannabis leaf in their possession along with 58 plants at their Regency Downs property. In the Gatton Magistrates Court on Monday, April 19, their lawyer Michael McMillan of McMillan Criminal Law, said while it was a "...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Regency Downs man who was charged with exceeding the speed limit twice in one day and driving a car while his licence was suspended has walked out of court, free of any punishment or fine for the alleged offences. Keiron David Hubbard was allegedly caught speeding on the Warrego Highway at Dalby and in the Lockyer Valley when he was taking his dog to an emergency vet centre.

Premium Content Subscriber only The Lockyer’s newest and most sought after realtor has taken the plunge, moving from a home-based office to a new shop at Plainland’s plaza. Tammy Nieling, who has operated 83 Property from her Lockyer Valley home since 2019, said the expansion at Plainland provided the opportunity for her to expand her business. Ms Nieling has taken on the former Killing Time with Coffee and Sophia College shopfront in the Woolworths complex. “With the growth of the commun...

Instead, William Broadfoot received a suspended jail penalty after he fronted Ipswich Magistrates Court for sentence. William Thomas Broadfoot, 37, from Lockrose, pleaded guilty to obstructing police at Regency Downs on August 8, 2020, and to breaching his bail conditions at Lockrose last July. Prosecutor Senior Constable Bridie OShea said police intercepted Broadfoot driving a Toyota Landcruiser near Laidley on August 8 but he refused to answer questions when spoken to. She said he became ...

Premium Content Subscriber only AN IPSWICH magistrate had to explain to a driver who tested positive to the drug ice that although she may not have been under the influence, it was still an offence in Queensland to test positive to having an illicit drug in your system when driving. Kylie-May May Kitchener, a mum of six from North Ipswich, pleaded guilty in Ipswich Magistrates Court to drug driving (methylamphetamine) when travelling along King Edward Parade on November 23 last year. The drug ...

Premium Content Subscriber only ALLAN Mulhall pulled out of the driveway, did a 50 metre skiddy across both sides of the road before crashing his purple falcon through a mailbox and into a power pole. He tried to reverse, but the car was stuck. He exited the vehicle and began running towards the house at Regency Downs he had just left from and drove away with a woman in a different car. Thats what the Gatton Magistrates Court heard when the 51-year-old appeared for three charges on Monday, ...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Gatton man, who was fleeing a “life and death” situation, told officers he stopped at McDonald’s on his way to the police station because his “lips were dry”. Evan Christopher French told the Gatton Magistrates Court that his neighbour became aggressive and threatened to kill him He called the police and drove to the station – via McDonald’s – despite having a demerit point suspended driver’s licence. French said he ...

Premium Content Subscriber only His home brewed alcohol was to blame. When intercepted behind the wheel of his mobile home, the driver Thomas McCallion tested to an alcohol reading of 0.150, Ipswich Magistrates Court heard. His licence was also court disqualified. Thomas Damien McCallion, 44, from Redbank Plains, (pictured) pleaded guilty to driving UIL (0.150) in Goodna on November 6; driving when disqualified by court order; and driving an unregistered and uninsured motor vehicle. Police pro...