Gran of 'bikie associate' helps bail him AN alleged bikie associate has been released from prison after his grandmother helped convince a Queensland magistrate to grant bail. Dan Whale, 26, was among five alleged Rebels associates jailed this month for meeting in a Sunshine Coast hinterland pub on November 1. They were charged under tough new laws that make it an offence for members of declared criminal organisations to gather in public. In hearings on Thursday and Friday, Brisbane Chief Magistrate Tim Carmody knocked back three of the men's bail applications, sternly warning that the Newman government had zero tolerance for criminals. He acknowledged Whale had an infant and dependent partner, but said he would only get bail if it could be proven he would not live or associate with any Rebels. Arrangements were made for Whale's grandmother to explain via telephone that her grandson and his family would live with her. Is that (living arrangement) alright with you? Magistrate Carmody asked the 72-year-old. "It's definitely alright and I have plenty of room for the family," she replied, adding the property had two bedrooms and a sewing room and her health was "pretty good for my age." "Well you're going to have some visitors for Christmas, I think," the magistrate said, prompting the elderly woman to thank him profusely. Another alleged Rebels associate Scott Conley was also granted bail after Magistrate Carmody decided the case against him was weak and he was a low flight risk. Steven Smith, Joshua Carew and Paul Lansdowne were remanded in custody. The cases of all five are set to be mentioned in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on January 6. They face a minimum of six months' and a maximum of three years' imprisonment if found guilty of being participants in a criminal organisation and being knowingly present in public places with two or more people who are participants.