{"id":49329,"date":"2013-10-31T13:27:29","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T03:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=49329"},"modified":"2020-07-29T16:46:47","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T06:46:47","slug":"making-halloween-a-little-less-scary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/10\/31\/making-halloween-a-little-less-scary\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Halloween A Little Less Scary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>October 31, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Queensland Police have issued some tips to help make Halloween are bit safer &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Senior Sergeant Craig Williams said while the Queensland Police Service was prepared to respond to poltergeists wrecking havoc or the ever-present threat of a Zombie outbreak, &#8220;trick-or-treaters&#8221; should be aware of other more likely dangers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Halloween has not traditionally been celebrated in Australia, we have seen an increase in the number of Queenslanders who are actively celebrating Halloween,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt can be a fun night, but some in the community are rightly concerned that \u2018trick or treating\u2019 can be fraught with danger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy taking a few minutes to familiarise yourself with a few safety tips, we can ensure tonight is a \u2018frightful\u2019 night for all the right reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trick or treaters should:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be accompanied by a mother or father monster at all times (or another responsible witch, ghost or vampire);<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Black cats love to slink around, but you should walk, not run between houses and stick to the footpath rather than the road. Black cats don\u2019t want to be seen, and for good reason, but if you wear black, it will reduce your visibility to passing motorists!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Never enter a stranger\u2019s house, even if they have invited you in after knocking on their door;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Be aware that not everybody celebrates Halloween, and some may find a group of young witches, zombies or Frankenstein\u2019s Bride on their door step very confronting!; and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Consider joining your friends on your neighbourhood adventure \u2013 there is safety in numbers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Queensland Police have issued some tips to help make Halloween are bit safer &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":268462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,24],"tags":[1132],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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