Stuntman Michael Corrigan charged over Murwillumbah lockdown protest

A movie stuntman was granted bail for his alleged involvement in a lockdown protest and is due to appear in court later this month.

A movie stuntman who was fined $7000 for his involvement in a recent protest at the Queensland border has been charged over a separate event.

Police have confirmed they arrested a man after an investigation into alleged unauthorised protest activity across NSW earlier this week.

It has been confirmed that man is 52-year-old Michael Corrigan, a stuntman who earlier was fined after he rode a horse bareback through the border.

Mr Corrigan made a second protest, again on horseback, at a gathering outside the Tweed Shire Council chambers in Murwillumbah on Tuesday.

NSW Police said in a statement a 52-year-old man attended Murwillumbah Police Station about 4.30pm on Wednesday, after investigations into Tuesday’s protest in the town.

Police said he was arrested and taken to Tweed Heads Police Station, where he was charged with unlawfully participating in an outdoor gathering in a stay-at-home area.

He was given conditional bail to appear at Murwillumbah Local Court on September 22.

A movie stuntman fined more than $7000 after riding his horse through border blockades has turned up at another protest in northern NSW. Michael Corrigan, 52, was fined after taking part in a rowdy demonstration at Coolangatta-Tweed Heads on August 22.

The arrest came after NSW Police deployed more than 900 officers on Tuesday to conduct high-visibility patrols of various sites expected to be targeted by unauthorised protests, including NSW Parliament House and local council chambers.