Bribie Police Wrap – Tuesday, December 1
Bribie Island Police attended 19 domestic violence incidents last week, of which eight related to contraventions of domestic violence protection orders. Five applications for protection orders were made by police, and counselling support services were provided for the other incidents. Bribie Island Police Division has been involved with the Stop DV initiative for many years, […]
Bribie Police Wrap – Monday, November 9
Bribie Island Police were kept busy this week conducting a series of drug raids across the division in response to information received from the local community, and detecting a number of other drug offenders in stop and search activities. Bribie Island Police appreciate the ongoing assistance from the community on this important issue, and encourage […]
Abbey Museum wins $12,190 grant
The Abbey Museum at Caboolture, near Bribie Island, has been awarded a $12,190 federal Community Heritage Grant to fund the Preservation, Storage & Assessment of Abbey Museum’s Textile Collections. The grant was announced at the National Library of Australia in Canberra on 27 October, 2015. This year, grants worth $438,710 have been distributed to 75 community […]
Bribie Police Wrap – Tuesday, October 27
This week officers from Bribie Island breath tested 301 drivers, however no drink drivers were detected which was an excellent result. Drug driving detections have continued, and more activities are planned for the coming weeks. 20 drivers were issued infringement notices this week, mainly for speeding. Police attended 11 domestic violence incidents during the week, and also fielded many enquiries […]
Police Wrap – Thursday, October 22
Bribie Island officers were called to several burglary offences during the week, together with a number of stealing matters. Please take the time to secure garden sheds and garages when unattended, as these are often targetted by offenders. Officers were also required to attend a suspicious grass fire at Bora Place Ningi. Although the fire was safely […]
Three fisherman rescued from sea off Bribie Island
Three fisherman clinging precariously to their overturned vessel were plucked from the ocean after their boat was swamped by waves in waters off Bribie Island last night. Brisbane Water Police coordinated the rescue using the resources of Polair2 and the Bribie Island Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR). Police were alerted to the plight of the trio […]
Operation Ginger 10 targets vehicles on Bribie Island waterfront
On the weekend Bribie Island Police conducted Operation Ginger 10, which was a two day activity targeting drug driving, marine safety and defective vehicles. Although Bribie Island has a smaller police station, assistance from other stations and agencies is always available, and officers were provided support from the Queensland Boating and Fisheries Service, Queensland Parks and […]
Police Wrap – Tuesday, October 13
This week officers from Bribie Island were kept busy responding to several traffic crashes that occurred across the division. In some instances those traffic crashes were hit and run incidents, and I’d ask that anyone who witnesses a hit and run traffic crash to take note of the offending vehicles details, and pass them onto […]