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Tragedies on Fraser Island have led to an obscure rule change that caught out one visitor.
Sean Oliver Richardson appeared in Hervey Bay Magistrates Court via phone call after he received a fine and three demerit points for securing a foam surfboard to the roof of his hire car.
He was contesting the severity of the punishment, telling the court at no stage had he been informed that it was illegal to secure anything to the roof of a hire vehicle while on the island.
It is not illegal to secure items to the roof of a privately-owned vehicle.
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A pregnant woman who smashed up her partner’s car has been sentenced in Hervey Bay Magistrates Court
Tara Kate Godfrey, 32, pleaded guilty to wilful damage when she appeared in court.
The court heard the incident happened on January 4 about 7.15pm.
Godfrey had received texts from her partner accusing her of infidelity, the court was told.
He then started moving her and her children’s things out the front of his home and she became emotional when she saw this.
She picked up a pole and smashed the window screen, the court heard.
The court heard Godfrey was in a relationship with the man, who was the father of her children.
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Threatening to kill police and harm their children after they were called to the scene of a domestic violence incident at Pialba has landed a man before court.
The man, who can’t be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to a number of offences, including contravening a domestic violence order, when he appeared before Hervey Bay Magistrates Court.
The court heard police were called about 2pm on December 1 after he had arrived at his elderly mother’s home in an intoxicated state and wanted something to eat and a shower.
However because of a domestic violence order that was in place, the man needed written permission to be there.
Premium Content Repeatedly punching a dog in front of police has landed a woman before court. Tracy Ann McManus pleaded guilty to one count of animal cruelty when she appeared before Hervey Bay Magistrates Court last week. The court heard police were called to a home in relation to another matter. McManus was intoxicated and very emotional when police arrived, police prosecutor Sonia Edwards said. While sitting nearby as her partner talked to police, the officers observed her hit the dog repeatedly with a closed fist, Senior Constable Edwards said. McManus struck the dog in the head, then squeezed the dog s head with her hands.