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Subscriber only A LAWYER for a North Queensland pilot said they are considering suing the Queensland Police for hundreds of thousands of dollars he claims his client has lost because of a botched trial. Resolute Legal principal lawyer Michael Spearman said his client, Josh Hoch, deserved to be compensated for a monumental loss after his plane tampering trial was thrown out six days in because there wasn t enough evidence. Josh Hoch. The investigation into nine of the plane tampering and associate sabotage charges reached Mount Isa District Court last week. The process from the start of the investigation to the court date last week, took five years.
Here we are at the Gold Coast s Paradise Point Bowls Club, home of the mighty Dolphins and Monday night s famous Parmimania where the chicken parmi comes in five different flavours - Classic, Hawaiian, The Stockman, Mexican and Meat Lovers. It s the sort of watering hole that once peppered our towns; a place that smells like beer and friendship, where the meat trays are raffled, the drinks are ice-cold, and the bar staff have masters degrees in banter. And here, at a long table beside the bar is Queensland s newest State Opposition leader, David Crisafulli, 41, telling a story to a pod of Dolphin players sitting around it, pots of amber gold in hand.
Here we are at the Gold Coast s Paradise Point Bowls Club, home of the mighty Dolphins and Monday night s famous Parmimania where the chicken parmi comes in five different flavours - Classic, Hawaiian, The Stockman, Mexican and Meat Lovers. It s the sort of watering hole that once peppered our towns; a place that smells like beer and friendship, where the meat trays are raffled, the drinks are ice-cold, and the bar staff have masters degrees in banter. And here, at a long table beside the bar is Queensland s newest State Opposition leader, David Crisafulli, 41, telling a story to a pod of Dolphin players sitting around it, pots of amber gold in hand.
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This week Ballina Shire Council made the controversial decision to reject a plan to bring a multimillion dollar World Surf League event to Lennox Head.
But itâs not the first time Lennox Head has gained attention for saying a big fat no to massive projects or events.
We take a look back at what the coastal village has missed out on in recent years:
World Surf League The balna.nsw Instagram page posted this photo after the decision on the World Surf League event at Lennox Head, with the caption: What a community .
Whether you were for it or against it, the World Surf League will not be going ahead in Lennox Head at Easter.