Initial information indicates a two vehicle crash on the Gateway Motorway, just North of Bicentennial Road, in roadworks, Boondall. No injuries are known. Emergency services are attending. Motorists are advised to seek an alternate route.
Police investigating a traffic crash south of Bauple this morning that left two women hospitalised with serious injuries are appealing for witnesses. Preliminary information suggests that a small white vehicle, possible a hatch, had been travelling northbound and driving erratically on the Bruce Highway in the general vicinity of where the crash occurred, shortly before […]
A woman was injured when she struggled with a man holding a knife during a robbery at Golden Beach last night. Preliminary information indicates the 58-year-old Sunshine Coast woman sustained a minor cut to her face whilst struggling with a man who was attempting to steal a bag she was holding. The incident occurred outside […]
A land and aerial search has concluded with a 74-year-old Mackay man, who fell overboard on a fishing trip at a local creek near Koumala yesterday, found deceased. Around 4.40pm, police were advised that the man had fallen from a boat. The missing person was located deceased around 11am. There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding […]
Police are investigating the attempted robbery of a taxi driver in Dalby earlier today. Around 2:45am, two males entered the taxi on Matheson Street, restraining the driver whilst demanding money and attempting to steal a cash box from him. The two males fled the vehicle empty handed as the 65-year-old driver managed to drive from […]
The search for a 74-year-old Mackay man, who fell overboard on a fishing trip at a local creek near Koumala yesterday afternoon, continues. A land and water search will be conducted by police and State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers. The man had been with a three friends at a local creek known as ‘Coconuts Beach’- […]
Police investigating the alleged homicide of 26-year-old Michael Klaassen have charged a fifth person. Overnight detectives charged a 45-year-old Chambers Flat woman with being an accessory after the fact to murder. She is due to appear in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court tomorrow. Detectives charged a 24-year-old Jimboomba man with murder and interfere with a corpse […]
Two men were injured in a serious traffic crash on Teewah Beach yesterday afternoon. Around 5.30pm, a vehicle was travelling along the beach when it has lost control and rolled. The driver of the vehicle, a 25-year-old man, sustained serious injuries to his right arm and shoulder, as well as injuries to his face, hip, […]
Police are at the scene of a fatal traffic incident on the Kennedy Highway near Goldmine Creek, between Mareeba and Kuranda. Preliminary information suggests that around 12.45am, a pedestrian was struck by a truck. The female pedestrian died at the scene. The Kennedy Highway is currently closed to all traffic, and is expected to remain […]
Police are looking for a man following an armed robbery at a Loganholme supermarket this evening. Around 6.55pm, a man armed with a metal bar entered the Ascot Road business and made demands for money. The male employee complied, handing over a sum of money from the cash register. The offender fled the store with […]