BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 15 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have arrested a 43-year-old Paradise Point man following investigations into an armed robbery of a 52-year-old man at Broadbeach, yesterday evening, February 14. Police will allege that just after 9:00pm the man approached the victim in the vicinity of Main Place and produced a weapon, demanded the victim's property, and allegedly assaulted the victim at the same time of making these demands. ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 15 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 11:27 AM Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls QAS Clinical Hub expansion to free up emergency resources * Crisafulli Government delivering $8.31 million expansion of Queensland Ambulance Service Clinical Hub. * New facility will ensure more Queenslanders receive critical advice and support when they dial Triple Zero (000). * Works have st...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 15 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 03:49 PM Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie FUNDING SUPPORT FOR ONE-IN-A-MELON EVENT * 2025 Chinchilla Melon Festival receives major funding boost * Iconic event attracts thousands of visitors to regional Queensland * MelonFest has been held every two years since 199...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 15 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 05:03 PM Minister for Education and the Arts The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek QCE Achievement Awards celebrate top of class * Queensland's outstanding Year 12 graduates were celebrated today at an awards ceremony held in Brisbane. * The Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) Achievement Awards were presented to the top academic performing students in 2024. * The Queens...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 14 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged seven people with 27 offences following alleged unlawful use of motor vehicle offences in Rockhampton this week. Police will allege the group had stolen a silver Great Wall Cannon from a Berserker address between February 8 and 10. It will be further alleged several people from the group were sighted driving dangerously on February 12. On the morning of February 13, police inter...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 14 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are appealing for the driver of a vehicle involved in an incident outside a Newtown childcare centre on February 7 to contact them. At approximately 3.30pm the child was leaving the centre on Gladstone Street when she wandered away from her parent and onto the road. An unknown vehicle drove past, making contact with the child, before driving off. The child received a minor injury to her foot...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and Tasmania Police A Tasmanian man has been sentenced to four years' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of two years, for child abuse-related offences. The man, 26, was sentenced by the Launceston Supreme Court yesterday (13 February, 2025) for 22 offences relating to possessing and accessing child abuse material, as well as grooming chil...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP, National Anti-Scam Centre, Philippines Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission and National Bureau of Investigation Editor's note: 'Rom-con' scam script, a text animation video and audio grabs of AFP Commander Cybercrime Operations Graeme Marshall are available via Hightail. The AFP is flipping the script on romance scammers this Valentine's Day (14 Febru...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 14 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: This Valentine's Day, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) is celebrating the unique love story of Ian and Diane Lindsay, the first married couple to serve as officers together in the '70s. The first induction ceremony of women into QPS, then known as the Queensland Police Force, occurred in March 1965. Diane joined in 1969 as the 37th female officer. In the early years of women in policing, married...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 09:51 AM Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games The Honourable Tim Mander Disaster relief payments available to sporting clubs * Grants of up to $5000 are available to eligible sport and recreation organisations in flood affected areas. * Clubs in impacted regions urged to take up the payments to assist with clean-up and repairs. *...