A magistrate has adjourned the case against a third generation Mackay cane farmer who polluted a popular fishing spot with construction waste so environmental officers can inspect the location.
Rodney Victor Vassallo, through his barrister, told a court he had taken steps to clean up the 180 to 320 tonnes of demolition scrap he deposited over a 170-metre stretch at Constant Creek.
The scaps included bricks, concrete blocks with reinforced steel bars and PVC piping.
Mackay Magistrate Court heard he had placed the construction debris along the banks – that backed onto his Mount Jukes property – and into the water in a bid to try and prevent further erosion.