A SOUTHAMPTON man has been fined after he was found growing cannabis. Kurtis Wade Batty, 36, was caught growing three cannabis plants in Southampton on September 14 last year. Appearing at Southampton Magistrates Court, he pleaded guilty to the offence. Batty, of Vaudrey Close, Southampton, he was fined £100 and the plants were seized under section 27 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and destroyed. He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £34 and court costs of £45.
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Mr Batty was closed the 26ha holiday stay beside Lake Cootharaba for three months. But his business has just successfully completed a recruiting drive for kitchen staff including chefs after a $1 million upgrade. We ve managed to survive, we re going OK and getting ourselves back on our feet, Mr Batty said. It s still not perfect (business) conditions, the national visitors are still not here. Habitat Noosa operator Wade Batty would love to see a return of more interstate visitors. Mr Batty said for the second year in a row their fortunes were setback big time by a COVID lockdown right on the eve of Good Friday and then by rain.