Member for Gympie Tony Perrett

November 26, 2024 

A 52-year-old Kilkivan man has been placed on probation after pleading guilty to stalking Member for Gympie Tony Perrett.

Mark David Ward also pleaded guilty in Gympie Magistrates Court to possessing dangerous drugs and explosives (ie. two rounds of ammunition).

Police alleged Ward stalked Mr Perrett via a series of voice messages sent to him from August 18 to September 7 this year.

The messages, which allegedly threatened Mr Perrett, followed Ward’s attempts to get the politician to assist with the resolution of a neighbourhood dispute.

Magistrate Bevan Hughes sentenced Ward to 12 months’ probation and ordered him not to contact Mr Perrett for five years.

Ward had been held in custody since his arrest in September.