Fatal Crash Blocks Burnett Highway

Fatal Crash Blocks Burnett Highway

Police are currently at the scene of a serious two-vehicle traffic crash on the Burnett Highway about 10km south of Gayndah.

Website Tracks Bushfires

Queensland Community Safety Minister Jack Dempsey has officially launched a new website to help Queenslanders keep up-to-date about bushfires in the local area.

Chopper Winches Out Injured Man

Chopper Winches Out Injured Man

A 35-year-old man with serious injuries was winched out of the bush by the AGL Action Rescue Helicopter this afternoon after he fell from a cliff in the Brooyar State Forest, south of Bells Bridge.

Elderly Man In Crash

An 80-year-old man was briefly trapped in his vehicle after a two cars collided in Edward Street, Kingaroy, about 4:00pm yesterday afternoon.

Motocross Rider Airlifted To Hospital

Motocross Rider Airlifted To Hospital

A 19-year-old Dalby man has been airlifted to hospital in a stable condition after he failed to make a jump at a motocross track near Proston today.

Man Jailed On Drugs, Firearms Charges

A 30-year-old Nanango man who used drugs after suffering an horrific work accident was sentenced to 10 months’ jail after he pleaded guilty in Kingaroy Magistrates’ Court today to a total of 25 charges.

Seized Cars To Be Auctioned

Did you know you the court could seize your vehicle and sell it under “hoon laws” … even if you haven’t been caught chucking doughnuts?

Drug Diversion Information

The Queensland Police’s Drug and Alcohol Unit has developed a drug diversion information brochure designed to provide information to the Indigenous community.

Look Out For Drug Labs

Look Out For Drug Labs

Queensland Police are urging local residents to be on the lookout for suspicious behaviour to help them track down illegal drug labs operating in the region.

Pothole Blamed For Bike Crash

A 64-year-old man was lucky to escape major injuries this morning when he crashed his motorbike on the Kumbia-Brooklands Road.

Two Remanded On Drug Lab Charges

Two men charged over the alleged discovery of a illegal drug lab in Kingaroy have been remanded to re-appear in court in August 16.

Man Jailed For Entering Cherbourg

A man on remand on rape charges pleaded guilty in Kingaroy Magistrates Court today to breaching his bail conditions after he returned to Cherbourg on two occasions despite being ordered not to enter the town.

Phone Hackers Run Up $16,000 Bill

Phone Hackers Run Up $16,000 Bill

The not-for-profit CareFlight Group Queensland has been targeted by professional hackers who illegally penetrated the organisation’s phone system over the long weekend and ran up $16,000 worth of phone calls.

25 Cattle Die In Crash

25 Cattle Die In Crash

Twenty-five head of cattle either were killed or had to be put down after a cattle truck rolled near Lower Wonga yesterday afternoon.

Crown Drops Arson Charges

Two Cherbourg men who were held in custody for seven months have been released after the Crown dropped charges against them.

$180,000 Grants To Beat Crime

Applications to the Suncorp Insurance and the Queensland Police Service “Safer Queensland Community” grants program are now open.

Crash Blocks New England Highway

Police are currently at the scene of a fatal traffic crash on the New England Highway, one kilometre south of Hampton.

Court-Ordered Workers Need Jobs

Court-Ordered Workers Need Jobs

The State Government is asking not-for-profit groups in the South Burnett to put up their hands to provide community service projects for offenders.

Watch Out For Stolen Notes

Toowoomba CIB is asking the public to contact police immediately if they start receiving old Australian paper money.

Crash Blocks Blackbutt Range

A single vehicle roll-over on the D’Aguilar Highway blocked the Blackbutt Range for several hours this morning.