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FROM STATE OFFICE
Over the past 4 years the NHW Program has been ably led by Sgt Wayne Rasmussen. Wayne was recently promoted to the rank of Senior Sergeant and has moved to a supervisory role with the State Crime Prevention Unit. Wayne will still provide assistance to the program in his new role. During Wayne’s time as State Coordinator he has been responsible for many improvements to the program.
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WURTULLA WEST WORK WONDERS
The Wurtulla West NHW recently undertook a kerb side numbering project as a result difficulty in locating individual residences by emergency services vehicles. With financial support from their local councillor, a small band of twelve residents braved rather hot and humid conditions in October and November to number all 630 homes
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CRIME DROPS FOR FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW
Crime levels in Queensland have continued a downwards trend for the fourth consecutive year, with the latest statistics revealing a 7% drop in the state’s overall crime rate.
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EGYPTIAN BUS CRASH IMPACTS HEAVILY ON MT OMMANEY 5 NHW
News of the tragedy in Egypt on 10 January has sent shock waves through the Mt Ommaney community. Two members of the Mt Ommaney 5 NHW, Lou (Luciano) and Brigitta Prenner were with a group of Australians
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MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT DOWN
The Australian Institute of Criminology has recently reported that over the past four years the rate of stolen motor vehicles has declined significantly. In 2003-04 there were 88,030 vehicles stolen in Australia. Not unexpectedly trucks, plant/equipment and buses were the least likely to be stolen.
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NEW MONAROS THE LATEST WEAPON IN ROAD SAFETY
They are brightly coloured, hard to miss, and will be a new road safety enforcement initiative on Queensland highways.Minister for Police and Corrective Services Judy Spence and Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson recently unveiled the fleet of new highway patrol cars
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SPEED CAMERAS MAKING OUR ROADS SAFER
The words ‘speed camera’ will conjure up different impressions for different people, particularly if they have received a ticket from one. But whilst some may view them in a negative light, the speed camera serves as a positive and integral component of the Queensland Police Service’s goal to promote safe and responsible road use in
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LEGACY LENDS A HELPING HAND
The first of its kind, Queensland Police Legacy was initially established in 1971 by the Police Union, to provide assistance to the families of deceased police officers.Today, Queensland Police Legacy is an independent charitable organization that aims to assist the families of deceased police officers,
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DO YOU KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR
City slickers are almost three times more likely than country folk to have no relationship with their neighbours, according to research (conducted by Woolcott Research November 2005) released recently by NRMA Insurance.
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CRIME PREVENTION TAKES PARK BACK
King Edward Park is now a safer place because of work carried out by the Brisbane Central District Crime Prevention office and Brisbane City Council (BCC).
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INTERACTIVE ONLINE ATLAS AVAILABLE
Queensland's first publicly available online atlas was officially launched recently by Natural Resources and Mines Minister Henry Palaszczuk.
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