Police have charged a women with possession of grog on alcohol-free Mornington Island.
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While conducting a search of a dwelling on Mornington Island on September 25 in relation to another matter, police located four 10L bottles of home-brew under a kitchen table and a further two 10L bottles of home-brew in a bedroom.
Mornington Island is a declared restricted area in accordance with the Schedule 1B of the Liquor Regulation 2002.
An Alcohol Management Plan is operational in relation to the Mornington Island Aboriginal Community.
A 37 year old Mornington Island woman was charged with possessing liquor in a restricted area and is due to appear in Mornington Island Magistrates Court on October 13.
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
