Jokers laughing all way to the Tanks
Man in child porn raid Arson count remand
TELEVISION and comedy superstars Tom Gleeson and Peter Helliar will fill the Tanks Arts Centre with laughs when they head north next Sunday.
The comedy comrades are teaming up for two 40-minute sets which are guaranteed to leave audiences in stitches.
Gleeson said the Far North was the perfect destination for the duo as it combined their two favourite pastimes.
“Pete and I have a reputation for being talented standups,” he said.
“Another special interest we have is drinking beer next to pools. We feel FNQ is the perfect place to combine our interests. We can’t wait.”
Helliar said the decision to travel to the Far North was simple.
“When Tom sent me a text message that simply read ‘FarNQ?’ I completely misunderstood and replied with a barrage of abuse. It caused a rift in our long friendship,” he said.
“Now, that I understand what he meant, I am looking forward to treading the boards and drinking beer by pools with him in FNQ.”
The duo will head up to Port Douglas on Saturday to perform Peter Helliar and Tom Gleeson Live before travelling back to Cairns on Sunday.
Doors for the show at Tank 5 at 5.30pm on Sunday, October 15. Tickets are $56 and are available from Ticketlink online or by calling 1300 855 835. POLICE have arrested a 72year-old Bentley Park man for alleged child pornography crimes after raiding his home.
Officers seized a number of computer towers and hard drives and allegedly located child exploitation images.
The man was charged with possessing child pornography, using a carriage service to access child exploitation material and using a carriage service to make child exploitation material. He will appear before the Cairns Magistrates Court on October 20.
Authorities have urged anyone with information to contact police. A LOCKHART River man accused of destroying a car with fire has been remanded in custody until later this month.
Marco Glenn Accoom, 30, appeared in Cairns Magistrates Court yesterday on charges of arson and wilful damage at Lockhart River.
It is alleged that at about 6.30pm on Tuesday Accoom set fire to a vehicle on Taylors Landing Rd. The vehicle belonged to a 24-year-old woman who was known to the man. It was completely destroyed by the fire.
No application for bail was made. Matters will be next mentioned on October 26.