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A P-plater on meth, a man who smoked marijuana less than an hour before driving, and a teen who wrote off a $30,000 car – see who appeared in court.

The woman is facing a string of serious drug charges after an Airlie Beach hotel raid.

Premium Content Subscriber only A Collinsville community worker’s 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 Brown’s vehicle as she was driving th...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Mackay man with “substantial” criminal history will be punished for breaching bail conditions after getting kicked out of a domestic violence program. Acting Magistrate John Aberdeen said “something had to be done” about Daniel Erich Recker who faced Mackay Magistrates Court on Monday. The court heard Recker was sentenced to 12 months probation in April last year after pleading guilty to common assault domestic violence and aggravated contravention of a domestic violence order. But on March 8 this year, he contravened the bail condition...

Police investigating a shooting were met with a fierce reaction when they woke the victim up in the middle of the night.