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Subscriber only A Monkland man who threatened to smash a wooden bat over his neighbour s head during a dispute about a motorbike has been hit with a $2000 fine. Gympie magistrates Court heard Tristan Shane William Webb was frustrated by his neighbour revving his motorbike and doing burnouts outside his home, so Webb and his brother confronted the neighbours at their home on the evening of March 8, 2020. Webb s brother went armed with a tent pole, the court heard. Webb pleaded guilty to three charges in Gympie Magistrates Court this week. In response to this potential threat, one of the victims armed themselves with a metal bar, so 30-year-old Webb grabbed his own weapon.
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From drunken assaults to being found with drugs on the dancefloor, Gympie has had its fair share of night outs that have ended in disaster.
Here’s the most significant nine incidents that involved Gympie region locals and took place at pubs and clubs.
1. Gympie dad busted with cocaine, ecstasy in nightclub
A young Gympie dad busted with $300 of cocaine and ecstasy at a popular nightclub in Maroochydore was on parole for assault at the time, a Gympie court heard.
At 1am on March 21, security guards from The Post Office Bar on Ocean Street detained Aiden Kalem Dyett Dolling, 24, and approached police who were patrolling the safe night precinct.