GALLERY: 22 sunny snaps from Mary River Festival at Kandanga
It was a beautiful day out on the luscious green fields of Kandanga as hundreds turned out to celebrate the annual Mary River Festival.
It was a beautiful day out on the luscious green fields of Kandanga as hundreds turned out to celebrate the annual Mary River Festival.
A 12-year-old boy missing from Gympie five days ago has been located safe and well, Queensland Police announced on Saturday.
The defendant would often try to isolate the alleged victim and ensure the pair spent considerable time together alone at either person’s household or during religious meetings, the Gympie District Court heard on Friday.
The man will await sentencing in jail while his lawyers prepare a psychological assessment of him, after he pleaded guilty to six charges in the Gympie District Court on Friday.
Police and family hold concerns for his welfare due to his age.
Distressing content warning. Shocking details emerge in the trial of former Gympie Jehovah’s Witness church member charged with multiple, historic child sex offences.
The 43-year-old told the victim “I didn’t have anyone here, you’re f***** in the head” after she found a used sanitary napkin in her rubbish and asked him about it. He spat on her as he left the house.
In one of the most serious allegations, the woman is charged with orally sexually assaulting the girl after taking her to a bathroom and lying her on the floor to check if she had wet her nappy during a religious meeting where both were present.
“Regardless of which side of politics you support, parliamentarians who speak up and don’t always toe the party line are rare and valuable,” Mr O’Brien tells his 4000+ Facebook followers as the controversial Dawson MP ponders retirement.
The council’s struggling finances means there won’t be any relief on the horizon for the infamous Gympie sporting squeeze, which has increasingly plagued local clubs in recent years.
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