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A police officer pulls over a vehicle during Operation Auster (Photo: QPS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 28, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Forty-one motorists have been charged with drink and drug-driving offences following a six-day traffic operation targeting dangerous driving.<\/p>\n

Operation Auster ran from October 19-24 across the Queensland Police Service\u2019s Southern Region, which includes the South Burnett.<\/p>\n

Police conducted 3800 random breath tests, resulting in 13 people being charged with drink driving; and 138 random drug tests, resulting in 28 people being charged with drug driving.<\/p>\n

Officers also issued 470 traffic infringement notices, including 270 for speeding, 44 for disqualified driving and 72 for unregistered driving.<\/p>\n

About 1:30pm on October 20, police were conducting patrols along the D\u2019Aguilar Highway at Benarkin when they recorded a Porsche Cayenne travelling at 130km\/h in a 100km\/h zone.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The driver, a 75-year-old Wulkuraka man, was issued with a $777 infringement notice and incurred four demerit points.<\/p>\n

Southern Region Operations Inspector David Campbell said the results of Operation Auster highlighted the importance of continued enforcement and responsible driver behaviour.<\/p>\n

He said motorists should expect to encounter police anywhere, at any time.<\/p>\n

\u201cPolice will continue to conduct both overt and covert traffic enforcement across the region. Whether you\u2019re travelling through a major centre or a regional community, you can expect police to be out there enforcing the road rules,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

There has been 45 deaths on Southern Region roads so far this year, including 19 in the Darling Downs District which includes the South Burnett.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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