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The joy of being able to participant in the Noosa Tri showed in the faces of the Tingirana tri participants.
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Records were broken, money was raised for charities and people of all fitness and ability pushed themselves to their limits as about 9000 people competed in a range of events as part of the Noosa Triathlon. Triathlete and Olympian Ashleigh Gentle set a record when she won her eighth Noosa Tri in a tough race to the finish. The men’s race crowned a first-time champion in Commonwealth Games athlete Luke Willian. Olympians led the field during the Noosa Bolt on Saturday with London 2012 and Rio 2016 representative Ryan Gregson winning the men’s event and 2020 Tokyo Olympian Izzi Batt-Doyle winning the women’s event. The Mater Smiling for Smiddy team was out in force at the Noosa Tri to raise money for cancer research while at Friday’s fun run more money was raised for breast cancer research and to assist triathlete Alexa Leary on her road to recovery after a serious accident. On Saturday the health benefits of the Noosa Tri were abundantly evident in the joy and determination depicted on the faces of Tingirana special tri participants.
Drug six on bail By Margie Maccoll
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Marcus Les Wright appeared in Noosa Magistrate’s court on Tuesday charged with supplying and trafficking a dangerous drug, fraud and stealing. Wright joined others in court to face charges that have been connected to a Noosa nightclub and Noosa gym. Wright’s defence lawyer Anna Smith requested the case be adjourned, telling the magistrate that having only received the case brief, she would need a couple of months to review the sizeable file. The case was adjourned until 18 January, 2022. Ms Smith told the magistrate she was acting for a number of people charged in relation to the same police operation, describing them as not all co-defendants but related. Ms Smith was also representing Loryn Tif-
Matthew James Long leaves the court with lawyer Alex Jones. Pictures: ROB MACCOLL
Marcus Les Wright leaves Noosa Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
fany Watson-Davie, Shea Daniel Bartholom Fox and Samuel Gary Johnson on Tuesday. Watson-Davie was charged with one count
of fraud. Fox was charged with possession and trafficking of a dangerous drug. Johnson was charged with trafficking of a dangerous drug.
Ms Smith said she suspected some cases would go to the High Court, given the values, particularly if they were contested. All cases were adjourned until 18 January, as well as two further cases the court determined to hear together. Represented by defence lawyer Alex Jones were Matthew James Long and Alexandra Chiodo. Long has been charged with importing and exporting a dangerous drug, supplying and trafficking a dangerous drug, 28 counts of fraud, possession of tainted property and stealing. Chiodo was charged with fraud, supplying a dangerous drug and possession of tainted material. All of the accused were given bail. The cases relate to a 12-month Noosa CIB investigation that led police to charge 25 people with 103 charges.