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Subscriber only A Palm Beach Currumbin High School teacher says he s embarrassed by his behaviour after he stole an eftpos machine from an Airlie Beach nightclub. Benjamin John Opie, 36, was at a nightclub called Mama Africa when he was seen on CCTV footage walking past the bar before taking the eftpos machine. Palm Beach Currumbin High School teacher Benjamin John Opie. Proserpine Magistrates Court heard he then put it under his shirt and walked out onto the street. Opie told the court he understood his actions were stupid and he did not take the machine for financial gain.