Crime alert, Rochedale

At present offenders are committing what police called “sneak” breaks in the area. This means offenders are entering homes through insecure windows and doors. Some of the entry was gained by removing fly screens or cut a hole to a mesh to unlock the door. Most break-ins occurred at night or early in the morning while residents were asleep or not home. This map is showing crime between April 1 – May 11.

Police urge residents to re-assess their home and vehicle security before going to bed or leaving the house. Here are some tips to help you:

Always lock and secure your windows, doors and garage and your vehicle even whilst at home, including your internal doors between the garage and house.
Make sure that your garage door is always fully closed and locked before leaving the garage. If you can easily open or lift your garage door from outside without keys or a garage remote, please contact your

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Inala Says kNOw

The month of May signifies Domestic and Family Violence Awareness month. Historically, this issue has been one which has been silenced, hushed and considered taboo by many people – it also plagues many communities throughout Australia and the world. Whilst this is not specifically an “Inala problem”, Glenala State High School is using the significance of this month as a starting point to begin raising awareness of the issue, speaking opening and honestly about the issue and by engaging the community of Inala with community service providers.

This year Glenala hosted its second Domestic and Family Violence Symposium, known as “The Inala Says kNOw Symposium”. Almost 200 Glenala State High School students, 13 Ipswich State High School students, 30 family members, 40 community service provider staff members, teachers and support staff at Glenala and over 50 school guests (including QPS executives and officers) from the community all converged within at Glenala State

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