Police are investigating after fire destroyed a classroom at an educational facility on Mornington Island yesterday afternoon. Officers were called to the Lardil Street premises around 5.45pm where a classroom was engulfed by flames. The building was destroyed as a result of the blaze. At this stage, the incident is being treated as suspicious and […]
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a Slacks Creek convenience store this afternoon. Around 4.55pm a man entered the Kingston Road store and threatened the female attendant with a knife while making demands for cash. The man fled with a sum of cash and was last seen riding off on a bicycle in a […]
A 60-year-old man died this afternoon following a single vehicle crash at Crossdale. Preliminary investigations indicate that a motorcycle was travelling along Wivenhoe-Somerset Rd, Crossdale, near the Sandy Creek Bridge, around 3.30pm when the bike crashed. The man was pronounced deceased at the scene and investigations by the Forensic Crash Unit continue. Anyone with information […]
A 54-year-old Nanango woman is due to appear in the Murgon Magistrates Court tomorrow charged with attempted murder. Police were called to a Wattle Camp Road address around 9.30am this morning where they located a 67-year-old local man with head injuries. The man was transported to Kingaroy Hospital in a critical condition. Anyone with information […]
Detectives charged a 74-year-old Redlynch man yesterday following the alleged assault of an 89-year-old woman at a Redlynch nursing home last Thursday morning. The woman subsequently passed away in the Cairns Base Hospital on Friday. The man, who was also a resident of the facility, was charged with one count of grievous bodily harm causing […]
Police are investigating the serious assault of a man at a Nanango residence early this morning. Around 9.30am police were called following a disturbance at the Wattle Camp Road address. A 67-year-old Nanango man has been transported to Kingaroy Hospital in a critical condition with serious head injuries. A 54-year-old Nanango woman is assisting police […]
UPDATE: road closures: – Torbanlea Road and Maryborough Hervey Bay roundabout traffic diverted via Torbanlea. – Prawle and Maryborough Hervey Bay road traffic will need to return to Maryborough to Torbanlea to Hervey Bay. Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs […]
Police are seeking information from the public in relation to an attempted robbery and discharge of a firearm at a residence in Kallangur on Sunday night. At around 11:30pm on Sunday May 2, it is believed that two men attended a residence on Marsden Road and demanded money from the 65-year-old male resident. When the […]
Police would like to reassure the local community that a number of proactive strategies are being implemented in response to misconceptions that crime, particularly serious assaultis rapidly increasing in Moranbah. The Officer in Charge of Moranbah police station, Senior Sergeant Michael Bailey said despite having only 12 reported assaults this calendar year, there is a […]
Police are currently at the scene of a multi vehicle traffic crash near Susan River (Maryborough). Preliminary information suggests four vehicles have crashed at the intersection of Prawle and Maryborough Urangan roads. It’s unknown how many occupants are involved however it’s believed one female may be seriously injured. All traffic will be diverted via Torbanlea. […]