On Saturday, May 12 the Emergency Services parkrun was held at the Wishart Community Park. Police, firies and ambos all got together to take part in the event which involved over 300 people. Three awards were given out with QPS taking out prizes for being first across the line and having the best attendance! QFES took […]
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Say “Ni Hao” to Upper Mount Gravatt front line officers
In the first of its kind, police from the Upper Mount Gravatt Station will be participating in a language course to learn Mandarin Chinese in a Queensland Police Service (QPS) lead initiative aimed at meeting the diverse needs of communities within its patrol division. With some suburbs in the Upper Mount Gravatt Police Station catchment […]
Nine charged with murder over death of woman in Toowomba
Police have charged nine people with murder over the death of a woman in Toowomba on May 6.
Myriad factors in Springfield's rapid growth
About 3000 hectares of bushland has been transformed into a master-planned community. Springfield City Group deputy chairman Bob Sharpless explains how it happened.
Dangerous driving charge, Ipswich
Three people have been charged after Polair allegedly tracked a stolen car being driven dangerously from Brisbane to Ipswich yesterday. Patrolling officers started following the stolen vehicle on Boundary Road at Coopers Plains before it allegedly evaded police when they attempted to intercept it on Oxley Road around 12.20pm. Polair tracked the vehicle as it […]
New PLOs train up
New Police Liaison Officers from across Queensland commenced their Initial Employment Training this week at the Queensland Police Academy in Oxley. Officers from a range of backgrounds, ages and ethnicities travelled as far from as Cairns, Cunnamulla, Yarrabah, Tully and Bundaberg joined their counterparts from Brisbane and Logan to undertake two weeks of tactical training, […]
Mother charged with kidnapping her kids will have to wear tracking device on bail
The mother allegedly took her two daughters from outside their Townsville school in 2014, when they were aged seven, and went “off the grid for four years”, the court hears.
Alan Jones admits to 'savage' broadcasts about Wagner family
Alan Jones has admitted he made repeated and ‘savage’ criticisms about Queensland’s prominent Wagner family, who are suing him for defamation.
Mother accused of kidnapping granted bail
A mother who allegedly fled Queensland with her twin daughters and hid them from their father for four years won’t be able to contact them under bail conditions.
Regional university will introduce quotas on high-cost programs after funding cuts
In a financial audit report, the University of the Sunshine Coast was used as a case study to highlight the effects of the federal funding cuts.