Police have revoked an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act in relation to an incident in Mount Isa. The declaration was revoked at 6.30pm. Around 1pm police received information that a fork lift carrying 1 tonne of hazardous material had started to emit smoke at a mine approximately 4 kilometres from Mount Isa […]
A 39-year-old male Detective Senior Constable from State Crime Command has been stood down from official duty with the Queensland Police Service and will be tasked to perform non-operational duties. The officer is alleged to have taken a photograph during court proceedings. In keeping with our commitment to high standards of behaviour, transparency and accountability, […]
Police have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act in relation to an incident in Mount Isa. A declaration was made just before 2.20 pm and encompasses a 3 km area within the boundaries of Milne Bay Road, and the Barclay Highway. Police have evacuated the May Down Station and the Mount […]
Police have charged a 24-year-old woman with arson after a house was destroyed by fire at Tara this morning. Officers were called to the Naughtin Street property just after 6am where the home was fully engulfed by flames. No one was inside the house at the time. The 24-year-old Tara woman was charged with one […]
Police investigating the suspected murder of New England man Darren Royce Willis are appealing for public assistance to help locate a ute believed to be linked to his disappearance. Mr Willis was last seen leaving a hotel on Maitland Street, Bingara, on the evening of Friday 10 December 2010. Strike Force Barca was formed by […]
Detectives are investigating after a man sustained a suspected stab wound in Gracemere last night. Around 6pm officers were called to a Thora Street address where they located a 44-year-old man with a wound to his upper arm. A short time later, police were advised a 47-year-old man had driven to the Gracemere Ambulance Station […]
An Emergency Alert message has been issued by the Flinders Local Disaster Management Group. The message advises Hughenden residents that the Flinders River is expected to flood the Ernest Henry Bridge. The Ernest Henry Bridge is now closed. For more information listen to local radio, or visit www.flinders.qld.gov.au. For flood assistance contact the State Emergency […]
An Emergency Alert message has been issued by the Flinders Local Disaster Management Group. The message advises Hughenden residents that the Flinders River is expected to cause flooding on the north side of the river and that properties in this area are likely to experience flooding. The message also advises recipients to warn neighbours, secure […]