Bundaberg Court News

Crime EDWARD Blair Kennedy, the man who shot at two people during a drug deal-turned-violent-robbery, has been sentenced to seven years behind bars.

Crime A MAN who strangled, suffocated and abused his partner on regular occasions has been released on parole.

Crime A MAN serving out a suspended prison sentence for 101 counts of fraud has been jailed after pawning items he stole from a family he was house sitting for.

Crime A MOTHER is suing the State Government for more than $170,000 after she fell and broke her wrist on a sloping pathway while dropping her children off at school.

Crime A BUNDABERG magistrate has voiced her concerns after a man who tried to kill himself in front of his girlfriend appeared before her in court.

Crime A MAN trying to break up a fight between two drunk men had his good intentions bashed out of him when multiple blows to the face left him needing x rays.

Crime A BUNDABERG man has been schooled in courtroom etiquette after bringing a disrespectful attitude to the bar table.

Crime THEY say a mother will do anything for her child. But a Bundaberg woman has taken that notion to the extreme by repeatedly selling her meth-using son marijuana.

Crime A MAROOCHYDORE man charged with the torture and attempted murder of his partner has been remanded in custody.

Crime TWO sisters have each been sentenced to suspended terms of imprisonment after stealing from a person who dropped their wallet at Bundaberg Hospital.

News A BUNDABERG man with "obvious" issues around domestic violence, drugs and alcohol has avoided serving actual time behind bars after turning into the Grinch.

Crime A BUNDABERG mother of four has been fined $700 and lost her licence for 10 months after she was found drug-driving.

Crime A DRINK-driver has appeared before the Bundaberg Magistrates Court after rolling his car on a Bargara road.

Crime A WALLAVILLE sugar cane and cattle farmer plead guilty to three driving-related charges after he blew almost three times the legal limit.

Crime A RETIREE faced Bundaberg Magistrates Court yesterday after returning a roadside blood alcohol reading over twice the legal limit.

News "EXCEPTIONAL" circumstances and a high-risk pregnancy were the only things that kept Kia Louise Thomas from serving a term in prison.

Crime CAUTIONARY tale of just how quickly the drug ice can destroy a promising and productive life was evident as Phoebe Helen Leather stood in the dock.

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Crime A BUNDABERG man has been fined $200 after stealing from a Lifeline charity bin.

Crime A BUNDABERG transport company has been fined $80,000 after underpaying one of its employees more than $11,000 over nine months.

Crime A WOMAN has faced the Bundaberg Magistrates Court after breaking a police protection order by sending over 13,000 texts to her former partner.