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A senior motorcycle gang member will face court over allegations he violated planning and development laws by hosting parties at the clubhouse and making changes to the building without permission.A senior motorcycle gang member will face court over allegations he violated planning and development laws by hosting parties at the clubhouse and making changes to the building without permission.
Police were called to a raucous party in Kiama, south of Wollongong in New South Wales, on Saturday night after neighbours complained about noise.Police were called to a raucous party in Kiama, south of Wollongong in New South Wales, on Saturday night after neighbours complained about noise.
They arrived to find people drinking alcohol at a building they will allege is the clubhouse of the Kiama chapter of the Rebels gang in Browns Road.They arrived to find people drinking alcohol at a building they will allege is the clubhouse of the Kiama chapter of the Rebels gang in Browns Road.
The gang had been hosting parties which police say contravenes environmental and planning laws.The gang had been hosting parties which police say contravenes environmental and planning laws.
Police charged a 35-year-old man they will allege is the vice-president of the Kiama chapter of the Rebels with two counts of carrying out specified development prohibited on land.Police charged a 35-year-old man they will allege is the vice-president of the Kiama chapter of the Rebels with two counts of carrying out specified development prohibited on land.
He has been granted conditional bail and will appear in Kiama local court on 17 June.He has been granted conditional bail and will appear in Kiama local court on 17 June.
Crime manager at Lake Illawarra local area command, Detective Inspector Glen Broadhead, issued a warning that anyone found at the clubhouse could be committing an offence.Crime manager at Lake Illawarra local area command, Detective Inspector Glen Broadhead, issued a warning that anyone found at the clubhouse could be committing an offence.
“The area, in which the clubhouse is located is zoned for commercial/business purposes,” he said.“The area, in which the clubhouse is located is zoned for commercial/business purposes,” he said.
“Any function or consumption and sale of alcohol at the premises breaches legislation.“Any function or consumption and sale of alcohol at the premises breaches legislation.
“People attending the clubhouse for functions need to know they may be attending an unlawful event and committing an offence.”“People attending the clubhouse for functions need to know they may be attending an unlawful event and committing an offence.”
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