Police have revoked an emergency situation in Coolum this evening following a major fire in the vicinity of a water park. The declaration was made under the Public Safety Preservation Act at 12.50pm and revoked at 10:05pm. Residents have been allowed to return home and most roads reopened however Coolum-Yandina Road remains closed between Quanda […]
Detectives have charged a 17-year-old Pioneer (Mt Isa) man with a number of offences relating to an incident at Kirwan on September 10, 2016. It will be alleged the man approached a 43-year-old woman walking along Kittyhawk Crescent around 2am when he forced her into a nearby walkway where he sexually assaulted her. The man […]
Detectives have charged a man and a woman as part of an ongoing investigation relating to a one-year-old child at Caboolture. It is alleged that between 23 December 2015 and 13 February 2016, a 36-year-old Hazeldean man and a 27-year-old Caboolture woman failed to provide adequate medical assistance to a one-year-old child. Both the man […]
The policing response due to a major bushfire at Coolum is continuing. An EMERGENCY WARNING is now in place and residents on Arcoona Road and Yandina-Coolum Road are to leave the area now if the path is clear to do so. The large, fast-moving fire is travelling in a south-westerly direction and is currently impacting […]
This morning a QPS officer and staff member were awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the Korean National Police Agency’s Commissioner General Chul-Sung Lee. Sunny Jun and Sergeant Billy Li were presented the award by Consul Gang Won Jo – Police Attaché from the Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Sydney on behalf of […]
Update January 21, 2017: Police wish to advise that the 13-year-old twin girls reported missing from Inala on January 19 have been located safe and well. The public are thanked for their assistance. The original media release (below) has been edited to remove identifying features: Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate two 13-year-old […]
Police are evacuating residents in Arcoona Road at Coolum as a bushfire begins to impact the residential area. Door knocks are being conducted on Arcoona and Leichhardt Roads to advise residents to leave. Door knocks of Carnarvon Court, Cania Place and Musgrave Drive have been completed. An emergency declaration is in place as is a […]
The emergency declared earlier in the area of Coolum remains in place. There is currently a bushfire WATCH AND ACT in place for Coolum. Emergency Services are advising residents in the vicinity of Zgrajewski Road, Arcoona Road and Yandina Coolum Road, Coolum to enact their bushfire plans. The large and fast moving fire is travelling […]
Police have declared an emergency situation in Coolum this afternoon due to a major fire that has recommenced in vicinity of a water park in Coolum. The declaration was made at 12.50pm and encompasses the area in Coolum around the boundary of Yandina Coolum Road, Toolborough Road, North-arm Yandina Creek Road, Zgrajewski Road, Perigian Spring […]
When speaking with adults about how to cross the road safely, the answers we receive can be quite varied. Recent statistics produced by Department of Transport and Main Roads indicate that pedestrian fatalities are on the increase. Unfortunately adults are taking dangerous risks when it comes to crossing roads and sadly sometimes with devastating results. […]