Thursday, February 2

Protester escapes conviction




One by one the three protesters are arrested and taken to Beaudesert Police station after they refused to clear the entrance to a exploratory mine site in the Kerry Valley, Scenic Rim Area, Qld.

A NORTHERN Rivers resident has escaped conviction for her part in a blockade against coal seam gas in Queensland.

Wanda Halden, 33, of Larnook was charged with contravening a police order after refusing a move-on instruction from police at a protest at the Arrow Energy drilling site at Kerry, near Beaudesert.

Ms Halden represented herself at Beaudesert Magistrates Court yesterday. She pleaded guilty and was fined $200 without conviction.


Northern Star

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