**Sharing on behalf of QFES** Emergency Alert for Burdekin (north Queensland) as at 9pm Sun 26 March 26th March 2017 9:42 PM MEDIA OUTLETS PLEASE NOTE: THIS MESSAGE MUST BE ACCOMPANIED WITH THE STANDARD EMERGENCY WARNING SIGNAL (SEWS) An Emergency Alert has been issued from the Burdekin Local Disaster Management Group. Coastal communities are expecting […]
Police have charged a man with assaulting a police officer whilst investigating a matter at Kelso this afternoon. It will be alleged about 6.20pm, police were investigating another matter at a Miles Ave address when the man who was under arrest resisted the police officer and bit him on the left leg. The man has […]
*** Sharing on behalf of the Townsville Local Disaster Management Group *** Media release 26.03.17 Time of release: 8.20pm Dangerous winds expected to arrive earlier Townsville residents are warned to expect dangerous winds to reach the city much earlier in the latest forecasts for Cyclone Debbie. Advice from the Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting winds […]
*** Sharing on behalf of the Townsville Local Disaster Management Group *** Media release 26.03.17 Time of release: 8.20pm Cape Cleveland area residents directed to evacuate Residents living in the Cape Cleveland area – including Cungulla and Cleveland Palms are directed to evacuate. The Townsville Local Disaster Management Group (TLDMG) issued the advice tonight based […]
Detectives have charged a man in relation to an armed robbery incident at an Aitkenvale business this afternoon. It is alleged about 12.30pm, the man entered the store on Ross River Road with a machete and assaulted a female store attendant. It is further alleged the man took a quantity of cash from the till […]
***Sharing on behalf of the Burdekin Local Disaster Management Group*** The Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG) wishes to advise of a directed evacuation of residents in Alva Beach, Groper Creek, Jerona, Wunjunga and some areas of Rita Island due to Tropical Cyclone Debbie. Tropical Cyclone Debbie is currently a Category 2 system and is likely […]
Two people have died and a third person is in a critical condition following a traffic crash on the Bruce Highway north of Gympie this morning. Initial information indicates a car travelling north collided with a southbound truck on the highway at Gunalda around 11.20am. The driver of the car, a 45-year-old man, and his […]
A Storm Tide Watch and Act message has been issued for Dingo Beach, Conway Beach, Cape Upstart, Bowen, Airlie Beach and Shute Harbour from the Whitsunday Disaster Management Group. Evacuations are directed in the Whitsunday Region for the Red and Orange Zones on Sunday until the Cyclone passes. Evacuations are recommended for the Yellow Zone, […]
Police are urging the public to avoid Golden Four Drive, north of Archer Street, Bilinga as they investigate a serious two vehicle traffic crash there, this morning. Initial information suggests around 11.20am a car and bus have collided at that address and the roadway remains closed. Diversions are in place to the Gold Coast Highway. […]
UPDATE: This man has since been located safe and well. This post has been edited to remove identifying features. Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a man missing from One Mile. The 39-year-old man was last seen on Seimons Street around 6.15am today. He is described as about 183 cm tall, Caucasian […]