Author: Admin

Police wish to provide the following advice from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) on the recreational use of drones/remotely piloted aircraft in/over Ekka grounds:

No night flying;
No flying over people;
No flying closer than 30m to people laterally;
No flying within 500 meters of a helicopter landing site;
No flying above 400FT at the Ekka as this is a controlled airspace;
No flying beyond visual line of sight – this means the ability to locate, orientate and navigate with the naked eye (no FPV); and
No flying in a manner which could be deemed unsafe or hazardous to people, property or other airspace users.

If a drone is spotted, police will be tasked to locate the owner and their details will be taken and provided to CASA for further investigation.
For more information about flying drones/remotely piloted aircraft, visit the CASA website here: www.casa.gov.au/aircraft/landing-page/flying-drones-australia, or head to our ‘Technology in the sky’ display in the Queensland Government

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A woman has been seriously injured following a stabbing incident at Forest Lake this morning.
Preliminary investigations indicate around 3.30am a 46-year-old man entered an address on Collina Crescent and assaulted a 37-year-old woman with a knife.
The woman sustained numerous stab wounds to her upper body.
An 18-year-old man who attempted to prevent the attack was also stabbed multiple times in the arms and hands.
The 46-year-old man then fled the scene.
The injured woman and man were transported to hospital, the woman with critical injuries.
At around 3.50am a 46-year-old man was pronounced deceased at the scene of traffic crash involving a car and truck on Formation Street at Wacol.
Investigations into the two incidents are continuing.
The woman and man were known to each other.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a

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