A woman was air lifted to Cairns Base Hospital with life threatening injuries following a two vehicle crash at Kuranda yesterday. Preliminary information indicates that a head-on collision occurred between two vehicles travelling along the Kennedy Highway, between Speewah Road and Cardinia Boulevarde, around 3.20pm. The driver of one of the vehicles, a 37-year-old woman, […]
Detectives are investigating a fire that engulfed a building in Kingaroy early this morning. Around 4:30am police and emergency services responded to reports of the fire at a scrap metal yard on River Road. The cause of the fire is not yet known, but initial reports indicate the fire caused extensive damage inside the building […]
Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred in Saint Lucia early this morning. Around 2.35am, a man entered a pizza shop on Sir Fred Schonell Drive and produced what appeared to be a firearm. He then threatened the attendant and made demands for cash. The attendant has complied and the man fled the scene […]
Police are currently on the scene of a fire that occurred earlier this morning in Airlie Beach. Around 1.55am, police patrolling on Airlie Esplanade noticed smoke coming from a restaurant. People staying in a nearby back packers and a hotel were evacuated, but have since been able to return to their accommodation before the fire […]
Police are investigating a robbery of a bottle shop on Sandgate Road in Boondall this evening. Around 7.15pm three men entered the bottle shop and one of them demanded money. The male attendant complied with demands and the men then fled the store with a sum of cash and a quantity of liquor. No one […]
An officer from Cairns Police will require surgery to a broken arm he sustained during an arrest this morning in the Cairns CBD area. Around 1.50am police attempted to arrest a 39-year-old Cairns North man in Shields Street for a public nuisance offence. It will be alleged the man struggled with police with the officer […]
A 15-year-old girl missing from Goodna has been found safe and well this morning. The girl was found with family in the area and has returned home. Police thank the media and public for their assistance in this matter. If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity […]
A 97-year-old Yamanto woman admitted to the Ipswich General Hospital following a traffic crash at Churchill on Monday, September 7, passed away yesterday afternoon. On September 7 police charged a man with 16 offences – including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing grievous bodily harm – following a series of incidents that occurred in […]
Police have charged a 20-year-old man after an alleged assault on another man outside a Cavill Avenue fast food outlet in Surfers Paradise early this morning. It will be alleged that around 5am a man struck a 39-year-old man in the face causing him to fall to the ground and hit his head on the […]
Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred in Geebung overnight. Around 7.10pm, a man entered a bottle shop on Railway Parade, produced a knife and pushed a male staff member towards the cash register. He made demands for cash, and the attendant opened the till and the man then fled the scene […]