$650 Fine For Traffic Offences
A 17-year-old woman who racked up a string of traffic offences received a “discount” when she appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court today.
Stole One Car, Then Stole Another
An interstate visitor who stole a car in Brisbane, drove it to Kingaroy, had an accident and then stole another was placed on 12 months’ probation when he appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court today.
Tailgater Jailed For Road Rage
A drunken tailgater who chased a car in a road rage incident from Wooroolin to near Murgon on Wednesday afternoon, causing the occupants to fear for their lives, was sentenced to nine months’ jail when he appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court today.
Nurse Fined Over Taxi Voucher
In Kingaroy Magistrates Court today: A former Director of Nursing at Kingaroy Hospital pleaded guilty to one count of fraud over the use of taxi voucher.
Bankrupt Found Guilty
A Kingaroy man who withdrew $31,090 from his bank account before declaring bankruptcy has been found guilty of 16 charges.
Wife Remanded In Custody
A 54-year-old woman was remanded in custody when she appeared in Murgon Magistrates Court on Wednesday charged with attempted murder.
Man Jailed For Cattle Slaughter
A Gympie man has been sentenced to four months jail – suspended for two years – after pleading guilty in Gympie Magistrates Court to the illegal slaughter of two Droughtmaster cows near Widgee in March.
Death Charges Adjourned
Charges against a 29-year-old man after a fatal traffic crash that killed two women at Booubyjan last August were mentioned in the District Court in Kingaroy on Monday.
Firebombs ‘Bounced Off House’
Two men and a woman decided to firebomb a Kingaroy house after one of the occupants allegedly threatened the woman’s two young children, the District Court sitting in Kingaroy was told today.
Curtain Falls On A Tragic Saga
Almost seven years ago, a 25-year-old woman lay motionless in the back seat of a car at Cherbourg while her frantic partner tried to get help for her at Cherbourg Hospital.
Ex-Council Worker Fined Over Stolen Tank
A former South Burnett Regional Council employee pleaded guilty in Kingaroy Magistrates Court today to receiving tainted property after a water tank belonging to the council was found in his back yard.
Woman Faces Trial On 87 Fraud Charges
A woman facing fraud charges totalling almost half a million dollars was today committed to face trial in the District Court.
Youth Jailed For Breaching Order
A youth who was sentenced to a 12-month intensive correction last September after pleading guilty to seven charges was back before Kingaroy Magistrates Court today on six new counts.
Duggan Charged With Murder
Glen Brian Duggan, 37, entered no plea when he appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court this morning, charged with the murder on Wednesday of Renee Todd at Kingaroy.
Drugged Driver Hit Tree
A driver who ran off the road and hit a tree near Goodger had taken three times his normal dose of the anti-anxiety drug oxazepam, smoked two joints of cannabis and drank some beer, Kingaroy Magistrates Court was told today.
Man Stole Keys To Police Station
A 32-year-old Cherbourg man charged with stealing the keys to the local police station and obstructing police during an incident which turned into a near-riot in the town last December has been sentenced to 120 hours community service.
$750 Fine For Lighting Fire
A man who lit an unauthorised fire in the Cushnie area in August last year was fined $750 in Murgon Magistrates Court this morning.
Teenager Fined For Freight Thefts
A third man charged with stealing from a Kingaroy freight company has been fined $2000 and ordered to pay $2757 compensation to his former employer when he appeared in Kingaroy Magistrates Court.
Police Drop Nine Fire Charges
Police have dropped nine charges against a man who had been accused of lighting unauthorised fires in the Cushnie area.
Hayden Released On Bail
A Booie man who was the subject of a large police search near Kingaroy in January has been granted bail with strict conditions, including that he not return to the South Burnett Regional Council area.
