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A Collinsville community workerâs dedication to helping others has landed her in court after police found her carrying illegal items belonging to a struggling addict.
The 2020 Collinsville Citizen of the Year Heather Joan Brown faced Bowen Magistrates Court on Tuesday, charged with possessing a pipe that had been used in the administration of a dangerous drug and with possessing a clip sealed bag and a plastic straw that had been used in the commission of a crime.
The court heard police intercepted and searched Ms Brownâs vehicle as she was driving through Collinsville about 6.20pm on Sunday, May 2.
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A Bowen man with an “extensive record” of drug offences responded with “f ck youse” after a magistrate told him he would remain in custody as his case proceeds to a higher court.
Facing eight charges of supplying dangerous drugs, Jason Thomas Cousins was refused bail at Bowen Magistrates Court on May 11, where he appeared via videolink from a Queensland correctional facility.
The court heard police intercepted a parcel addressed to Cousins containing a “large amount” of methylamphetamine, while he was on parole for previous drug trafficking offences.
Messages from Cousins’ mobile phone allegedly showed he had set up an Australia Post digital ID to receive a package, and monitored phone calls between Cousins and an associate allegedly contained discussions of the delivery of parcels to PO boxes and letter boxes.
A 63-year-old environmental activist has defended her role in a blockade at a Bravus construction site, saying her actions were necessary in the face of an imminent climate breakdown . Carine Marie Visschers, from Cairns, appeared at Bowen Magistrates Court on Tuesday, pleading guilty to one charge of trespassing and one charge of contravening directions from police at Bravus Carmichael Rail Project construction site on April 9. The court heard a group of protesters attended at the Mount Coolon site about 6am, erecting anti-Adani signs and banners which blocked workers access to the site. At the time of her arrest about 9.30am, Ms Visschers was inside the construction site, sitting on a camping chair blocking the path of vehicles attempting to work on the coal exporting rail line.
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Here’s the list of the drink and drug drivers who appeared at Bowen Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
1. Thomas John Bradbury pleaded guilty to operating a commercial fishing dory with marijuana in his system on March 20.
The court heard water police conducting patrols on the Coral Sea intercepted Mr Bradbury at 8.15am and conducted a saliva drug test, which returned a positive result.
Bradbury told the court he had used marijuana because he suffered from back pain and had thought it “better to have a smoke than take all these pills”.
He said losing his boat licence would mean losing his job.
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Subscriber only A Bowen farm worker has been slapped with a hefty fine after he dodged a roadside breath test while driving unlicensed, then lied to police that his car had been stolen. Lionel Wayne Stretton accelerated heavily and crossed onto the wrong side of the road in an attempt to evade police after he overtly turned off Herbert Street into a side street to avoid a breath test site just before 8pm on March 17. Bowen Magistrates Court heard this week a police vehicle had its lights and sirens activated as it pursued Stretton s white Holden Commodore wagon along Queens Road, but Stretton failed to stop.