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A NEW dad caught driving while disqualified was on his way to get a health check before visiting wife and their baby in hospital.
Martin Fiare Tavui, 31, from Goodna, pleaded guilty at Ipswich Magistrates Court to driving when disqualified by court order at Bellbird Park on August 19, 2020.
Prosecutor Senior Constable Bridie O’Shea said police intercepted Tavui at 1.30pm in a service station on Redbank Plains Rd.
“He said he did not have a licence. It was disqualified on March 20 for nine months until December 2020,” Snr Const. O’Shea said.
“He said he was going to a doctor’s appointment.
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AN 11-WEEK-OLD baby had died in her bed at her family’s Toowoomba home while her mother was out picking up friends from a pub.
The then 23-year-old woman and her three children under six had been living with her aunt and uncle at a Rangeville home at the time in November 2019, Toowoomba Magistrates Court was told.
The woman later told police that she had fed the baby at about 11.50pm on the night of November 13, 2019, and had put her daughter to bed when she received a call from friends about midnight asking her to pick them up from a hotel and drop them home.
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Subscriber only TRAIN services had to be stopped and power turned off when two Ipswich men triggered an emergency after one fell onto power lines while venturing onto the rail corridor. An Ipswich court on Wednesday heard services between Ipswich and Rosewood were affected. Brock Dwayne Thomas Olver, 20, from Bundamba, pleaded guilty in Ipswich Magistrates Court to trespassing; and carrying out unregulated high-risk activities in the railway corridor at Sadliers Crossing on June 8, 2020. The court heard that the man who fell on power lines, Lachlan Smith, was fined $400 for his offences when he previously faced court. Brock Dwayne Thomas Olver leaves court after pleading guilty to trespassing and unregulated high risk activity, which resulted in train services and power being shut down.
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Subscriber only POLICE are once again warning locals not to leave their cars unlocked, with a number of offences happening around the region. Officers say the common factor in the recent spate of unlawful entries is cars being left unlocked. If Bundaberg Police have one Christmas wish this year, it is for everyone to lock their vehicles and secure their valuables, Senior Constable Brittany Duncan said. With a current trend in tools being stolen, it is a timely reminder to tradespeople and anyone carrying tools in their vehicle, to ensure toolboxes are fitted with a lockable key. Thieves usually steal items of value which can be quickly converted to cash.