Canberra Woman Charged After 78 Noise Complaint Police Visits

Key points

• A 40-year-old woman has been charged after repeated complaints about loud music at a home in Holt, in the Australian Capital Territory. Residents reported ongoing noise problems between April and October to ACT Policing and the Environment Protection Authority.
• Officers attended the property 78 times. On Thursday, 22 October 2026, police returned to the residence and, working with EPA officers, recorded a noise level above the threshold for entering the property.
• The woman was arrested, 26 speakers were seized, and she is due to appear before the ACT Magistrates Court on Friday, 23 October 2026.