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Drug-dealing grandad s desperate act to save dying wife Thomas Ivor Jones claimed he committed drug offences to support his terminally-ill wife and himself after her death. Propped up by his walking stick, a grandfather pleaded guilty to staggering drug crimes he committed to support his cancer-riddled wife and himself after her death. Alexandra Headland man Thomas Ivor Jones bought a large amount of marijuana in a failed attempt to produce cannabis oil to ease his wife s pain during her terminal battle, Maroochydore District Court heard in 2019.
Qld authorities are on high alert after a woman infected with the UK mutant strain of COVID-19 flew in four days ago. It comes as no new cases are recorded.
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THE brutal three-day lockdown for greater Brisbane is a good call, according to Lockyer Valley mayor Tanya Milligan.
The Queensland premier on Friday announced greater Brisbane would go into a three-day lockdown after a case of the UK mutant coronavirus strain was detected.
Although the restrictions do not impact the Lockyer Valley, neighbouring regions will go into lockdown tonight at 6pm until 6pm Monday.
Cr Milligan said the new outbreak demonstrated “how quickly things could change”.
“Although it feels like drastic measures at the moment, I think it’s a good call, they have to do that,” Cr Milligan said.