Mother and son charged over alleged donuts on beach at Double Island Point

Police have confirmed that a mother and child from Rainbow Beach have been charged over an incident where the 11-year-old boy was allegedly photographed and filmed doing donuts on the beach.

Police have charged a mother and son after photos and video footage appearing to show an 11-year-old doing "first donuts" on the beach emerged online this week. Pictures: Social Media.

A mother and son have both been charged by police after the 11-year-old was allegedly filmed doing donuts behind the wheel of a four-wheel-drive at Double Island Point this week.

The Rainbow Beach and Double Island Point communities reacted with shock and outrage after photos and video footage appearing to show children doing their “first donuts” on the beach were posted online.

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A now-deleted Facebook post appearing to be published by the woman and shared on social media included photos and video depicting her son behind the wheel of a four-wheel-drive on the beach.

The post, since deleted, was captioned “Kids did there (sic) first ever donuts on the beach today in Larry. Little rednecks!!”

Police confirmed on Friday (July 30) both the woman and the child had been charged over the incident.

A QPS spokesman said the boy was “dealt with” under the Youth Justice Act for unlicensed driving, while the 49-year-old woman was issued with a notice to Appear for unlicensed driving.

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The woman is due to appear in Gympie Magistrates Court on August 19, the spokesman said.