Speeding past redemption: Realtor’s ‘golden point’ licence gamble
A Bellingen real estate agent who kept his licence on a ‘golden point’ only to lose it, has appealed the matter before a judge who deemed his driving record “terrible”.
Police & Courts
New details as machete seized after man’s left hand ‘cut off’
Fresh information can be revealed about the items allegedly seized after a teen was arrested following a 59-year-old man having his left hand “cut off” on the Coffs Coast.
Former footy coach sentenced for groping teen girl
A former Mid-North Coast football coach and landscaper who told a teenager “you look grown up” before grabbing her breasts has been dealt with in court.
Electoral Commission takes ex-Deputy Mayor to court
The Australian Electoral Commission has brought charges against a Woolgoolga woman who served as a Coffs Harbour councillor, the deputy mayor and at one stage the acting mayor.
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Acquitted kidnapping defendant refused legal costs
A Mid-North Coast judge has refused the awarding of legal costs to a woman acquitted in a high profile kidnapping case, arguing the decision to press charges was reasonable despite a jury’s verdict.
‘Mr Hemp’s’ court ruling shakes up cannabis oil case law
A market stallholder known as ‘Mr Hemp’, who supplied cannabis oil for pain management has been sentenced. The unusual outcome joins a growing body of case law set to change future rulings.
Beanstalk blunder sees sleepy stoner sentenced
Forget the poolside palms — this sleepy stoner had a towering cannabis plant to lay in the shade under that police quite literally sniffed out, leading to his sentencing in court.
Elite private school teacher stood down accused of historic sex assault
A Sunshine Coast music teacher has been arrested after police conducted a search warrant and seized items amid allegations a student was sexually and indecently assaulted at Coffs Harbour and Grafton in the 1990s.
Driving Mr Daisy: Fire tech forks out chunk to be chauffeured after DUI
A fire protection technician has paid up big in a bid to keep his job after a licence suspension for drink driving, where he forked out half his wage to “hire a friend” to chauffeur him to work.
Weed or the wheel, not both: Magistrate
A Mid-North Coast support worker faced a conundrum in court after a magistrate said “if you have a prescription for medicinal cannabis that just means your use is legal” — not that you can drive.
Pub manager caught DUI-ing it again
Behind the bar he’s the boss, behind the wheel he’s a repeat offender. See how a short drive home after post-work drinks landed this bar manager in court.
Delivery drivers persons of interest in whopping weed crop find
Delivery drivers may be able to assist authorities as they investigate a cannabis farm worth over $8m and a “cleared out” living quarters found on the state’s Mid-North-Coast. Here’s what we know.
Skipper sails from sea to cell after alleged DV assault
The only horizons this commercial fisherman will be scanning for the time being will be through prison bars as he stands accused of a “very serious” violent DV assault captured on mobile phone.
Poolside pot plot: Cops catch sleepy stoner’s giant dope plant
What started as an unrelated police visit turned into a drug bust after the waft of weed led officers to sniff out a giant cannabis plant and more, with the accused pleading guilty in court.
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