Guilty plea recorded for illegal fishing
February 26, 2010
A 55-year-old Port MacDonnell commercial fisher was convicted and fined $5000 in the Portland Magistrates’ Court this week for rock lobster fishing inside Victorian waters during the closed season.
Ian Maxwell Perryman pleaded guilty to three charges relating to the unauthorised use of commercial fishing equipment during a closed season and attempting to take rock lobster during a closed season. Read more
Courts Authority rejects sheriff claims
February 12, 2010
The Courts Administration Authority has rejected claims that a Mount Gambier-based Sheriff’s Officer will be put out of work during the Heyward murder trial.
Liberal candidate for Mount Gambier, Steve Perryman, last week called on Attorney-General Michael Atkinson to explain why one of Mount Gambier’s resident sheriffs was being told to stay at home while another officer was flown from Adelaide for duties at Mount Gambier. Read more
Extra powers for special JPs
December 2, 2009
Special Justices of the Peace will be given extended jurisdiction in a move by the State Government to increase the efficiency of the criminal justice system.
Attoeny General Michael Atkinson says it’s a practical, cost effective way to deliver swifter justice. Read more
Jilted lover faces child porn charge
November 30, 2009
A Mount Gambier teenager who allegedly distributed revealing photos of his ex-girlfriend to schoolmates will face the Youth Court in coming months.
The boy, 16, has been accused of sending child pornography to his peers via text message. Read more
Identity an issue in assault case
November 3, 2009
The case of five youths charged with viciously attacking a busload of Adelaide school students at the Naracoorte Town Square earlier this year was adjourned at the Naracoorte Youth Court yesterday.
The young men, whose names cannot be revealed, pleaded guilty to violent disturbance and being one of three or more persons present that caused others to fear for their safety. Read more
Death driver avoids prison term
October 27, 2009
An elderly Mount Gambier man who was the driver in a vehicle collision that killed his daughter late last year at Glenburnie was given a two-year good behaviour bond at the Mount Gambier Magistrates Court on Monday.
Lionel Alhard Von Der Borch, 80, was driving his Holden sedan south along Casterton Road on November 27 last year when he drove out in front of another vehicle on the Princes Highway. Read more
Woman accused of sex with boy
October 26, 2009
An Upper South East mother of four who allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old boy was refused bail on Monday by the Mount Gambier Magistrates Court.
The woman, 26, was arrested for breaching bail on Friday night, after police allegedly discovered 892 text messages on her mobile phone. Read more
Accused death driver reserves plea
October 21, 2009
Michael John Smith, of Millicent, will answer the charge of causing death by dangerous driving at Mount Gambier Magistrates Court in December.
Mr Smith, 20, is accused of driving the vehicle that rolled on Rendelsham Road, near Millicent, on the morning of June 7, killing 18-year-old Millicent man Luke Siddall and injuring two others. Read more
Heyward murder trial date set
October 19, 2009
The Supreme Court will hear the Heyward murder trial in Mount Gambier, beginning on February 8, 2010.
At a directions hearing in Adelaide on Friday, Supreme Court Justice Michael David ruled the joint murder trial of slain woman Glenys Heyward would be held in Mount Gambier. Read more
‘Mad Max’ owner hands himself in
October 6, 2009
Ronnie Gilbertson — who gained worldwide notoriety for busting his dog out of the Mount Gambier pound — was yesterday reported for two offences at Adelaide Police Station.
Mr Gilbertson, 41, walked in to the Adelaide Police Station yesterday morning, nearly four weeks after brazenly cutting out his condemned dog from a cage and escaping to the Riverland. Read more
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