Community & Business
14 November, 2023
Rave party plan ends in fines
PLANS to hold a rave party in an area of State Forest near Kuranda have ended up in five people being fined.
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Police alleged that three men, one teenage boy and one teenage girl were located at about 6pm in the State Forest on Black Mountain Road on 3 November, setting up DJ equipment, painting arrows on trees and setting up a camp site, allegedly to hold a ticketed rave party later that evening.
It is further alleged the group had already sold a number of tickets to potential attendees.
A 19-year-old Kewarra Beach man and a 17-year-old Redlynch girl were issued a $309 fine for conducting an organised event in State Forest without authorisation, as well as a $1,548 fine for interfering with forest products on State Forest reserve without authorisation.
A 32-year-old Moomin man was issued a $309 fine for conducting an organised event in State Forest without authorisation and a $154 fine for camping in State Forest without a permit.
A 19-year-old Kalunga man was issued a $309 fine for knowingly failing to comply with requirement contained in a regulation notice.
A 17-year-old Kuranda boy was issued a $464 fine driving a vehicle in a State forest without authority.