Police are at the scene of a serious, single vehicle traffic crash at the border of Ipswich and Brisbane on the Ipswich Motorway, involving a truck. All three eastbound lanes are currently closed and will be for some time as police and emergency services respond to the incident. Traffic travelling towards Brisbane are being diverted […]
Police are investigating following the armed robbery of a Wishart bottle shop this evening. Around 6.45pm a man armed with a metal bar approached the shop attendant inside the Mt Gravatt Capalaba Road store and demanded cash. The male shop attendant complied and the man fled the store with a sum of cash. The man […]
As a result of the Part State Level Disaster Declaration for Queensland issued at 3.15pm today, the movement of people and vehicles to Fraser Island will be restricted to residents and others who may have an urgent or legitimate reason to conduct business on the island. This direction comes under Section 77 of the […]
A man has died following a two vehicle traffic crash at Gordonvale this morning. Preliminary investigations suggest around 7.20am, a small white van and a utility have collided head-on on the Bruce Highway. A 33-year-old man and sole occupant of the van was pronounced deceased at the scene. The male sole occupant of the utility […]
Police from Taskforce Maxima’s Criminal Economy Unit have arrested and charged a 30-year-old self-employed concreter with drug trafficking. This is the latest arrest as part of an ongoing drug investigation called Operation ‘Mike Manage’. Operation ‘Mike Manage’ commenced in mid-2014 as a result of information obtained during a 2014 multi-million dollar money laundering and investment […]
Brisbane residents should be aware of an influx of revellers for the Goodlife and Future Music Festivals which are scheduled for March 6 and 7 respectively at Doomben Racecourse. Goodlife Festival will take place on Friday 6 and is an under 18’s event. Additional public transport services will be put on to assist with the […]
Please be advised that Police and emergency services remain on scene of a two vehicle serious traffic crash. Northbound traffic on the Bruce Highway is being diverted via Maitland Road, Meringa through the back of Edmonton to Mount Peter Road. Southbound traffic is being diverted around the crash scene. Motorists are urged […]
Hervey Bay Water Police and the Coast Guard have located the two men reported missing in the waters of the Great Sandy Strait. The men, aged 38 and 39, one from Maryborough and one from Brisbane, were found safe and well in waters at the Northern End of Moonboom. The Great Sandy Strait is a […]
Please be advised police and emergency services are currently on scene at a two vehicle serious traffic crash on the Bruce Highway near the overtaking lanes between Wrights Creek, Edmonton and Warner Road, Gordonvale. A male person is trapped and emergency services are working to extricate the man. Motorists are urged to be patient and […]
Hervey Bay Water Police and the Coast Guard are resuming a search this morning for two men reported missing in the waters of the Great Sandy Strait. It is believed the men, aged 38 and 39, one from Maryborough and one from Brisbane, were on a camping and fishing trip in the Great Sandy Strait. […]