100% Locally Owned, Independent and Free

100% Locally Owned, Independent and Free

Man faces court after being charged over multiple alleged sexual assaults

Do you have a news tip? Click here to send to our news team.

Coast taps into better water security with $8m upgrade

Seqwater has poured $8 million into a plant upgrade to provide Sunshine Coast residents with safe drinking water. Five water filters at Landers Shute Water More

Appeal for help to locate missing 81-year-old man

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate an 81-year-old man reported missing from Maroochydore. Clive Cuthbert was last seen near Allora Drive around 10am More

Photo of the day: patterns at dawn

Helen Browne nabbed this photo of ripples in the sand at Mooloolaba Beach during a winter sunrise. If you have a photo of the day offering, More

B2B: The lawyer, the iPhone and $13m

For a will to be validly executed, it must meet certain requirements. For example, it must be signed by two witnesses. The court recently had More

Priceless glimpse at Clive Palmer’s finest rare cars

Australian billionaire businessman and politician Clive Palmer is set to exhibit six of his finest rare cars at a free annual motoring event. The Noosa More

Low-cost supermarket to relocate to renowned site

A charity that provides low-cost food and vital community support is set to relocate to a main street. The Everyday Foundation will move into a More

A man has been charged following multiple alleged sexual assaults on the Sunshine Coast.

Detectives from the Caloundra Child Protection and Investigation Unit launched Operation Maple to investigate an alleged sexual assault on December 2.

Police will allege a 37-year-old Dicky Beach man met a teenage girl at Moffat Beach to supply her with an illicit substance, before he assaulted her.

On January 16 the man was arrested and charged with 20 offences including seven counts of supply dangerous drugs to minor under 16 years, three counts each of rape and possessing dangerous drugs, and one count each of possessing anything used in the commission of crime, possess property suspected of having been acquired for the purpose of committing a drug offence, possess utensils or pipes, contravening order about information necessary to access information stores electronically, and supplying dangerous drugs.

He appeared in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on January 17 and has been remanded in custody until April 14.

Caloundra Child Protection and Investigation Unit Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Brad McMeniman said investigations were continuing.

“We believe there may be more victims and are urging anyone with information about this man, or anyone who was driven by him, to contact us,” Detective Acting Senior Sergeant McMeniman said.

“Detectives will continue to investigate and support any potential further victims.”

If you’ve experienced sexual assault, it is not your fault and you are not alone. There are multiple ways to report what has happened to you depending on your situation.

If there’s an immediate danger, call triple-0. You can also report online, over the phone or face to face at a police station. There are also alternative reporting options available depending on your situation.

For confidential information, counselling and support, call the State-wide Sexual Assault Helpline on 1800 010 120 or 1800 RESPECT for 24-hour help.

Subscribe to SCN’s free daily news email

This field is hidden when viewing the form
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
[scn_go_back_button] Return Home
Share