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Drug charges, Deception Bay
A 30-year-old Brighton man and a 23-year-old local woman have been charged following the alleged location of dangerous drugs and laboratory equipment at a Deception Bay address this morning. Around 10.45am, police attended the Esplanade South address following reports of a disturbance. It is alleged police located a quantity of methyl amphetamine and cannabis, a [...]
$105 Million Rail Investment Now Boarding
Work is expected to begin within months on the physical delivery of Moreton Bay Regional Council’s $105 million investment in the $1.15 billion Moreton Bay Rail Link, from Petrie to Kippa-Ring. Mayor Allan Sutherland said council’s contribution to the region-building Moreton Bay Rail Link would include new bridges over the planned rail corridor at Dohles [...]
UPDATE: Missing boy located, Deception Bay
UPDATE: Missing boy located, Deception Bay Police have located a missing 14-year-old boy who was reported missing from Deception Bay earlier this week. He was found safe and well earlier this morning. Police would like to thank members of the public and the media for their assistance in this matter.
Tigers hit by floods again!
While this summer’s rains have not so far done the kind of damage that we saw across the state last year, a number of my constituents have had their places flooded and their lives upturned. Last year our region was lucky in comparison to much of the rest of the state. This year our region [...]
Moreton Island Fire – update
5/01/2012 10:46:39 AM The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) has been advised by the Department of Environment and Rescource Management (DERM): Extra crews head to Moreton Island fire Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) and other State Government agencies are continuing to manage a wildfire burning at Cowan swamp on Moreton Island’s western side. [...]
Happy New year!!!!
Hi Everyone No paper this week – online news will be posted as it c0mes in. It will be a busy year with Queensland Local Government and State elections on the horizon and who knows what will happen federally! See you next week! Hope 2012 brings good luck to you and your families!
New Lease for Popular Club
Bramble Bay Bowls Club has been granted a new lease by Moreton Bay Regional Council. The popular facility at Woody Point on the Redcliffe Peninsula has occupied the site since 1948 and was granted a 20-year lease over part of the council’s adjacent reserve in 1992, Division Six councillor, Rae Frawley, said the club now [...]
Armed robbery, Rothwell
Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred last night at Rothwell. A man entered a store on Deception Bay Road at around 8.20pm armed with what is believed to be a handgun and demanded cash from a female employee. The woman complied and the man fled the store on foot with a sum of [...]
Update: ESC investigation, Kippa Ring
The Ethical Standards Command investigation into incidents on Brisbane’s northside yesterday in which six police officers were injured continues. Preliminary information indicates that an officer was injured at Deception Bay around 12.40pm when the marked police vehicle she was travelling in was allegedly rammed twice from behind by a stolen vehicle on Phillip Parade. Police [...]
Update: charges Kippa Ring incident
North Brisbane and Redcliffe detectives have charged a 28-year-old man with nine offences, including armed robbery, kidnapping and dangerous driving, following investigations into several incidents on Brisbane’s northside yesterday, including incidents at Deception Bay and Kippa Ring in which six police officers were injured. The Slacks Creek man will face Redcliffe Magistrates Court this morning [...]