BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 31 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: An EMERGENCY ALERT has been issued at 6pm Friday 31 January, 2025 by the Townsville Local Disaster Management Group. This is a FLOOD WATCH AND ACT message from the Townsville Local Disaster Management Group. Localised flooding is HAPPENING NOW across Townsville. PREPARE TO LEAVE. Conditions could change quickly. Listen to local radio or go to the Townville Emergency Management and Disaster Dashboard ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 31 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 01:15 PM Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training The Honourable Ros Bates Uncorking Potential for Queensland College of Wine Tourism Site * The Crisafulli Government has today opened Expressions of Interest to operate the Queensland College of Wine Tourism. * TheCrisafulli Government stepped in to save the college and protect more than 20 jobs after the former...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 31 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and Western Australia Police Force A man has been sentenced to four years' imprisonment after police found almost 6000 videos depicting child abuse on his mobile phone. The man, 24, was sentenced in Bunbury District Court on Tuesday (28 January, 2025) after pleading guilty to one count of possessing child abuse material, and must serve a non-par...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 30 -- The Department of Environment and Science issued the following media release: * Seven Queensland local governments will receive funding under the latest round of Queensland's Flying-Fox Roost Management-Local Government GrantProgram.* The councils will receive a total of $250,000 for nineseparate flying-fox roost managementprojects.* Originally a four-year $2million initiative ending in 2024, the grant program has been allocated an additional $1.5million to exte...
SYDNEY, Jan. 30 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) has published its annual superannuation statistics publications for 2024. For the first time, these annual publications include fund-level expenditure and detailed insurance data which will form part of the publications going forward. The firstrelease of expenditure data occurred in October last year. On expenditure, the new data shows that tot...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 30 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) is urging parents and carers to decode the emojis, phrases and acronyms online offenders commonly use to target children and young people. The AFP has today released an updated list of emojis and acronyms to help parents and carers better protect children and young people, many of whom will be accessing devices for the first time as school ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 30 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Today at 10:28 AM Minister for Education and the Arts The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek Amped up: Live music festivals eligible for grants worth at least $400,000 * Crisafulli Government backing Queensland's not-for-profit arts and cultural festivals with applications open for four-year core funding. * Arts Queensland'sOrganisations Fund offers a vital boost for the sector after natio...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 30 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal motorbike crash at Goondiwindi today, January 30. At approximately 9:45am emergency services were called to Riverton Road at Watsons Crossing following reports a motorbike had crashed. The rider of the motorbike, a 59-year-old Glen Aplin man, died at the scene. The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the circumstances of the incident and is appealin...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 30 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: UPDATE: The earlier emergency declaration at Kedron has been revoked. A crime scene has since been declared at a Boothby Street address, with investigations into the cause of the fire now ongoing. Police would like to thank the public for their cooperation. PREVIOUS: Police have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) at Kedron this afternoon, January 30, in ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 30 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Service, Tourism Tropical North Queensland, State Emergency Service, Queensland Fire and Rescue, Queensland Ambulance Service and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service are urging locals and tourists visiting waterfalls and swimming holes to exercise caution, following several fatal incidents. Since January 1, 2024, six people have sadly lost their lives while visiting popular sw...