IT WILL be a bleak Christmas for three families of the alleged bikies dubbed the "Yandina Five" after their lengthy bail applications were rejected.
Paul Jeffery Lansdowne, 57, Steven Michael Smith, 28, and Joshua Shane Carew, 30, were unsuccessful in their bail applications and will spend the festive season behind bars.
Both Smith and Carew have links to the Fraser Coast.
However, Queensland's chief magistrate Tim Carmody granted bail to Scott Michael Conly, 36, and Dan Whale, 26, on Friday albeit under very strict conditions.
The five shot to prominence earlier this month after they were charged under the tough new Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment laws after being caught having a beer together at the Yandina Hotel on November 1.
Under the new laws, it is illegal for alleged criminal motorcycle gang members to associate together in groups of three or more.
Police have alleged all five men have strong links to bikie organisations on the Sunshine Coast, Fraser Coast and Beenleigh.
In handing down his determinations individually Mr Carmody told Conly he was only going home because the case against him was weaker. Dan Whale, was granted bail after his 74-year-old grandmother came to his rescue and said he could stay with her at her Caloundra unit.
All five will appear in court again on January 6.
http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/three-bikies-will-spend-christmas-in-prison/2122416/
Paul Jeffery Lansdowne, 57, Steven Michael Smith, 28, and Joshua Shane Carew, 30, were unsuccessful in their bail applications and will spend the festive season behind bars.
Both Smith and Carew have links to the Fraser Coast.
However, Queensland's chief magistrate Tim Carmody granted bail to Scott Michael Conly, 36, and Dan Whale, 26, on Friday albeit under very strict conditions.
The five shot to prominence earlier this month after they were charged under the tough new Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment laws after being caught having a beer together at the Yandina Hotel on November 1.
Under the new laws, it is illegal for alleged criminal motorcycle gang members to associate together in groups of three or more.
Police have alleged all five men have strong links to bikie organisations on the Sunshine Coast, Fraser Coast and Beenleigh.
In handing down his determinations individually Mr Carmody told Conly he was only going home because the case against him was weaker. Dan Whale, was granted bail after his 74-year-old grandmother came to his rescue and said he could stay with her at her Caloundra unit.
All five will appear in court again on January 6.
http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/three-bikies-will-spend-christmas-in-prison/2122416/