APRA AND ASIC RELEASE NOTES ON SUPERANNUATION CEO ROUNDTABLES - NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2024

SYDNEY, Jan. 20 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) are releasing the public notes on the Superannuation CEO Roundtables held on Monday 25 November and Thursday 5 December 2024. The Roundtables were hosted by APRA and ASIC. They were attended by 14 superannuation trustee chief executive officers and other executives, representing a ...


FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH, BRIDGEMAN DOWNS

BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 19 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A man has died after he was involved in a single vehicle motorcycle traffic crash in Bridgeman Downs, Sunday, January 19. Police and emergency services were called to Bridgeman Road about 3:20pm following reports of serious injuries to a motorcycle rider. Initial investigations suggest the rider was travelling north on Bridgeman Road prior to the crash and has been thrown from the motorcycle after co...


ROBBERY APPEAL, CHERMSIDE

BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 19 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are appealing for information from the public in relation to a robbery that took place at Chermside, January 18. At about 9pm, a woman was violently robbed of her property outside a business on the corner of Gympie Road and Norman Drive. The suspect, pictured below, was witnessed by a number of people at different locations shortly after the offence was committed. Investigators are seeking f...


ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE, MARYBOROUGH

BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 19 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A 45-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder following an alleged shooting incident in Maryborough on January 13. Police and emergency services were called to a Fort Street address around 9pm to reports a 43-year-old Maryborough man had sustained a gunshot wound to the head. It will be alleged that following a disagreement, the 45-year-old Maryborough man has produced and discharged a fi...


UPDATE 1: SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION, MORETON BAY

BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 19 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Update: The search and rescue operation has been stood down in Moreton bay. The vessel has been located, nil persons outstanding and the owner is aware and assisting police. Earlier: Brisbane Water Police in conjunction with a number of marine authorities including the Coast Guard and Marine Rescue have launched a search and rescue operation off Bribie Island today, January 19. The operation relates...


MISSING GIRL: NEWFARM

BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 19 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are seeking public assistance to locate a 15-year-old-girl reported missing from New Farm, January 18. The girl, pictured, was last seen at an address on Barker Street at around 10:00am on January 17 She is known to frequent Fortitude Valley and Brisbane City as well as Browns Plains. Police hold concerns for her welfare due to her age and concerning associations with adult acquaintances. T...


SERIOUS TRAFFIC CRASH, STRATHPINE

BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 19 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating following a serious traffic crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian at Strathpine, Saturday, January 18. Initial investigations indicate at about 10:00pm a white Mazda 3 hatchback was travelling South along Gympie Road when it has struck a pedestrian crossing the road. The pedestrian, an 85-year-old Strathpine man suffered life threatening injuries and was co...


SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION : TWO TEENAGERS LOCATED DECEASED AT WATERFALL.

BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 19 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A 17-year-old girl and 17-year-old boy have been located deceased at a waterfall in Yandina on the Sunshine Coast earlier today, January 19 after Police conducted a Search and Rescue operation to locate them. Emergency services initially responded to reports a 17-year-old girl fell off a waterfall at Wappa Falls and failed to resurface around 2:30 this afternoon. An acquaintance of the girl, a 17-ye...


MEDIA STATEMENT: LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO HAVE THEIR SAY ON WIND FARM DEVELOPMENTS

BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 18 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 10:05 AM Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie Local communities to have their say on wind farm developments * More consultation for regional Queenslanders on new wind farms * LNP election commitment to ensure consistent approval processes * Labor's failed laws did not ...


UPDATE: ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE, KINGSTON

BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 18 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A 36-year-old Kingston man has been charged with attempted murder following an alleged incident in Kingston this morning. It will be alleged, about 7.45am, police and emergency services were called to a residence on Kingston Court to reports a man and female were involved in an altercation. It will be further alleged; the man has produced a lighter and lit a 34-year-old woman on fire. It will be fu...