On Friday the Christmas Road Safety campaign was launched by the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Jack Dempsey, Commissioner Ian Stewart and motor racing champion Craig Lowndes. Now it’s your turn to join the campaign and let fellow motorists know that you are committed to road safety this Christmas. To show that you […]
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Police would like to remind to motorists to pay attention to road conditions after a tourist was rescued yesterday morning by locals near Adeles Grove. Burketown Police Officer in Charge Acting Sergeant Matthew Costelloe said motorists may encounter hazards and conditions on outback roads that they have never experienced before. “It is important to drive […]
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Police are treating an overnight house fire at Barney Point that claimed the life of a person as suspicious and have declared the house a crime scene. Preliminary information indicates that police and emergency services were called to the Callide Crescent home around 9.30pm, where they found the house well alight. It was ultimately destroyed […]
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Police investigating the alleged assault of a 20-year-old woman at Yarrabah yesterday morning have charged a man with grievous bodily harm. Around 7.15am police attended a location on Pine Creek Yarrabah Road where a woman was found with severe head injuries. The Yarrabah woman was airlifted to Townsville Base Hospital in a critical condition. A […]
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Police are investigating a single vehicle fatal traffic crash that occurred at Bungadoo last night. Initial investigations suggest that around 11.00pm a vehicle was travelling toward Bundaberg on the Bundaberg-Gin Gin Road when the vehicle left the road and hit a tree. The driver and only occupant, a 28-year-old male, has died as a result […]
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Police are at the site of a house fire that occurred at Barney Point on Sunday night. Emergency services attended at about 9:30pm and the fire totally destroyed the Callide Crescent residence. Forensic Officers will continue to examine the scene as part of ongoing investigations. There is no further information available at this time. If […]
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A 72-year-old man has died following an incident yesterday morning at West Mackay. Police will allege the man was travelling on Glenella Connection Road when an object was thrown at his four-wheel-drive, causing the windscreen to shatter. He sustained facial injuries from the shattered glass and immediately stopped his vehicle. Police will further allege a […]
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Police are investigating an incident in which a 20-year-old woman was seriously assaulted at Yarrabah this morning. Around 7.15am police attended a location on Pine Creek Yarrabah Road where a woman was located with severe head injuries. She was airlifted to Townsville Base Hospital in a critical condition. An Investigation Centre has been set up […]
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Detectives investigating the serious assault of a 72-year-old man early yesterday morning at West Mackay are appealing for witnesses to contact them. Police will allege the man was travelling on Glenella Connection Road when an object was thrown at the four-wheel-drive, causing the windscreen to shatter. He sustained facial injuries from the shattered glass and […]
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An 18-year-old Townsville man has died following a motorcycle crash at Cannonvale this morning. Initial information indicates around 11.15am the man was riding the motorcycle on Palm Drive when he lost control of the vehicle, causing him to fall off the motorcycle and crash into a stationary trailer. The man was transported to Proserpine Hospital […]
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