Capalaba Police are appealing for witnesses to provide information relating to a series of small fires set in the Coolnwynpin Nature Refuge, Capalaba from April 15 to April 17.
Serious damage to the surrounding bushland was averted due to the swift actions of Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) who attended and extinguished the fires.
This behaviour has a potential for not only bushland destruction and injury to wildlife, but serious injury to persons especially during the current COVID-19 health crisis where higher than usual numbers of persons are using the areas to exercise.
Police are asking for community members to report suspicious activity to police immediately.
If you have any information in relation to this incident, we encourage you to contact police.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a