Message from The Area Coordinator
We are now gearing up for the Road Safety Expo to be held at Waller Park on Browns Plains Rd (where they hold the circus etc) on Sunday October 20th.
The event starts at 10am and finishes at 4pm and there are lots of things planned for the day, so please add this item to your diary and we look forward to seeing you there to be informed & entertained.
There will be sausage sizzle and drinks available and lots of interactive things to take part in. Also a jumping castle and face painting for the children. We may all think we don’t need to learn anything
more about travelling on the roads but if that was the case why is the road toll so bad? We must address this issue for all road users—drivers, cyclists, pedestrians & others (yes wildlife & other animals) & you can have your rego plates affixed with one way screws to prevent theft.
We have also arranged for car washing services so bring your dirty car along too! We hope that a few surprises planned for the day eventuate but I can assure you that you will find the event a good way to pass a few hours and there will be giveaways and raffles on the day.
We are also having our annual Bunnings BBQ fundraiser on Saturday October 5th at Browns Plains so pop along and have a snag and drink whilst going into the boys favourite store. All funds raised help to promote crime prevention and safety initiatives which is for the benefit of the whole community.
It was very good to have Jen Fredericks from Logan City Safe to talk at our lastmeeting about the initiatives from council.
There are 5 new cameras funded through local grants and more mobile devices are being organised. You will recall that after the tragic death of Joan Ryther in Woodridge recently police were able to use 70 hours of camera footage to assist with their investigations. If you were not successful with getting one of the engine immobilisers in the recent Operation Bounce Back campaign we will have 5 to give away at the Road Safety Expo. So if you have a pre 2000 vehicle you have the chance to make your car theft proof.
With storm season approaching now is the time to get your emergency kit and plan in order. Information can be obtained through the website www.stormwise.com.au—we all know that storms can strike at any time.
They are often unpredictable and can cause major damage to property as well as serious injury and even loss of life. The website contains storm safety tips and resources to help you prepare for storms, plus advice based on the first hand experiences of SES volunteers.
Take care Geoff
We will soon be coming into the party season starting with the footy finals & going though to school
break ups, schoolies & then the festive season so a few tips below to help you through the minefield. Of course number one is DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE—make plans to get a lift or take public
transport or a taxi. It is just not worth the risk to you or other road users.
If you are planning to hold a party remember the PARTY SAFE arrangement where you can register
the event with the police see www.police.qld.gov.au/party or go to your local police station to get full details. So although you & your friends may be having a great time remember the neighbours & other residents who may not want to share the party hangover—noise, car parking, drunken behaviour & unfortunately in some cases violence.
ONE PUNCH CAN KILL—this is still happening all too often & a simple altercation can end in tragedy so just be more tolerant of others behaviour and don’t resort to fighting—which we all know is often due to excess alcohol.
DESIGNATED DRIVER PROGRAM The Logan City Designated Driver Program encourages people to plan ahead & consider how they are going to get home safely after having a few drinks. This can help avoid any inconvenience later, or the temptation to drink & drive. It is all about safe driving & making sure the Designated Driver & their friends & family get home safely.
Participating venues offer free soft drinks to the Designated Driver (DD). In order to receive the free soft drinks, the DD needs to register with the bar staff to receive a wristband & drink card. The DD simply shows the wristband & drink card to order free soft drink. NOTE: eligibility in the program is at the discretion of bar staff see www.logan.qld.gov.au site under Queensland Health for more details and information regarding participating venues.
Brochures are also available at police stations.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
BUSHFIRE SEASON IS HERE!
BUSHFIRE SEASON IS HERE! LIVE RURAL FIRE WEBSITE : Be prepared and well-informed this bushfire season
If you live in urban/city areas you can often be as affected as those in rural/country areas.
Smoke and burning embers travel long distances.
Browns Plains Police Station Celebrates 25 Years
Browns Plains Police Station Celebrates 25 Years
Senior Sergeant Michael Leafe, the fifth Officer in Charge, Browns Plains Police Station, prepares to cut the celebratory cake.
Ministerial approval was granted to acquire the land for the Browns Plains Police Station at Hillcrest in October 1981. The land was acquired from the Logan City Council at no cost and construction of the police station commenced in February 1988.
With a staffing allocation of only twelve, Browns Plains Police Station first operated on a 2pm-10pm shift on September 1, 1988. Browns Plains Station has now grown to support 33 officers and 4 administration staff, with an additional seven permanent officers earmarked by the end of 2013.
2009 saw a major development of the Browns Plains Police Division with the opening of Crestmead Police Station. Crestmead Police Station took half the geographical area of the old Browns Plains Police Division and 12 of their 45 allocated officers.
Since opening in 1988, Browns Plains Station has only had five Officers in Charge. The station operates on a 24 hour, three shift roster and covers the suburbs of Forestdale, Hillcrest, Boronia Heights, Regents Park, Heritage Park, Browns Plains and Park Ridge. The station also has a posting at Grand Plaza Shopping Centre. The Browns Plains Police Division now services a population of nearly 38,000 residents.
Past and present members of the Browns Plains Police Station and the Browns Plains CIB attended a reunion recently to share old memories.
(Information sourced with the assistance of the Police Library.)
Sunday, August 18, 2013
AUGUST MEETING 2013
Next Meeting
at
Crestmead PCYC
Monday August 26th 6.30pm
Speaker from Logan City Safe
Monday August 26th 6.30pm
Speaker from Logan City Safe
FOLLOWING MEETING
Monday September 30th 6.30pm
Speaker from Paraplegic Benefit Fund
Monday September 30th 6.30pm
Speaker from Paraplegic Benefit Fund
PCYC BLUE LIGHT DISCO
Friday September 13th 6.00pm
Theme—Freaky Friday
Friday September 13th 6.00pm
Theme—Freaky Friday
2013 August NEWSLETTER
Message from The Area Coordinator
We had a very good attendance at our last meeting at the police station and it was good of Acting Chief Superintendant Noel Powers to come along and speak to our group. We must thank acting Inspector Rob Mulhern for making the station available to us and we received good news from both policemen in the fact that Logan District has benefitted from more than 100 new police officers this year and Crestmead in particular is able to see the fruits of the extra personnel. There is much more proactive policing going on with officers able to walk around shopping centres in addition to the car patrols that are seen more and more often. In fact there are now 7 bike patrols at the station and this of course means that police can get to a lot of places that cars would not reach quite so easily. The station now has the luxury of no vacancies and there is the promise of a further 100 police to be approved for Logan this has to be applauded. There is further good news with the new police helicopter recently arriving at the base on the Gold Coast and if you have heard the eye in the sky at all that is because it does regular sweeps from the border to southern suburbs of Brisbane. This is proactive policing at its best and soon there will be better access of technology with the police being able to capture rego details with the Automatic Number Plate Recognition service ANPR which will aid them even more in the fight against unregistered, uninsured and possibly criminal elements driving our streets.
Social media is now going to be the big contact for groups and individuals. We will still produce our newsletter, and continue to put it on the website but use of facebook and blogs seem to be the way of the future. With the introduction of my police blog Logan you can get updates daily (or more frequently if you wish) by logging on to: http://mypolice.qld.gov.au On the right hand side just above the road toll figures you can enter your email address to have the updates sent to you.
For those of you who can’t attend a NHW meeting and become a member it is possible therefore to be an online member and keep up to date with current information.
Of course with the additional personnel from the police college we should also like to recognise the work that the Volunteers in Policing do. This is a huge benefit to the station staff and the work and hours that are involved are very much appreciated. Well done!
Speaking of the on line side of communication it is an ideal time to remind you of the necessity to be wary of scams and problems that you can be faced with the old adage that “if it seems to be too good to be true it probably is” reminds us all not to fall for the fake emails to inform you that you have won a lottery you never entered, or that you are the beneficiary of some funds left by someone that would obviously be just too incredible. If you are lonely and sign on to make friends on the internet just beware and do not fall for some of the fake people out there. Of course there are the good stories to come out of these sites but there are far more bad ones too. Take care Geoff
Remember the 5 R’s when surfing the net
REALISE - THE PEOPLE YOU CHAT WITH MAY NOT BE WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE
REFUSE - REQUESTS FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND ENSURE YOUR INTER-NET PROFILE IS PRIVATE
REVIEW YOUR CONTACTS - IT IS NOT COOL TO HAVE CONTACTS YOU DON’T KNOW
RESPOND - QUICKLY IF YOU EVER FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE ON LINE. CLOSE THE PROGRAM AND TELL YOUR PARENTS OR A FRIEND
REPORT - ANY SUSPICIOUS OR DANGEROUS ON LINE CONTACT TO THE POLICE
ON LINE SAFETY TIPS
NEVER GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION ON THE NET, LIKE YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER OR SCHOOL
ENSURE YOUR SCREEN NAME DOES NOT REVEAL PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU
REVIEW YOUR ON LINE PROFILE - PREDATORS CAN USE THIS INFORMATION TO FIND YOU
ONLY ALLOW YOUR FRIENDS TO VIEW YOUR PERSONAL BLOG AND PROFILE
NEVER SEND YOUR PICTURE TO SOMEONE YOU DON’T KNOW
DON’T ACCEPT INVITATIONS TO VIEW WEBCAMS FROM UNKNOWN INTERNET US-ERS
NEVER ARRANGE FACE 2 FACE MEETING WITH SOMEONE MET ON LINE
UNDERSTAND THAT PREDATORS ASK PERSONAL QUESTIONS AND ATTEMPT TO BECOME FRIENDS QUICKLY
TIME CHATTING ON LINE DOES NOT EQUAL TRUST OR KNOWING THE PERSON
Following from last months advice regarding the new road rules and penalties
Leaving vehicle without handbrake on $44 +0 points.
Failing to have a hand on the steering wheel whilst stopped at lights
Having Sat Nav in an impeding position
We had a very good attendance at our last meeting at the police station and it was good of Acting Chief Superintendant Noel Powers to come along and speak to our group. We must thank acting Inspector Rob Mulhern for making the station available to us and we received good news from both policemen in the fact that Logan District has benefitted from more than 100 new police officers this year and Crestmead in particular is able to see the fruits of the extra personnel. There is much more proactive policing going on with officers able to walk around shopping centres in addition to the car patrols that are seen more and more often. In fact there are now 7 bike patrols at the station and this of course means that police can get to a lot of places that cars would not reach quite so easily. The station now has the luxury of no vacancies and there is the promise of a further 100 police to be approved for Logan this has to be applauded. There is further good news with the new police helicopter recently arriving at the base on the Gold Coast and if you have heard the eye in the sky at all that is because it does regular sweeps from the border to southern suburbs of Brisbane. This is proactive policing at its best and soon there will be better access of technology with the police being able to capture rego details with the Automatic Number Plate Recognition service ANPR which will aid them even more in the fight against unregistered, uninsured and possibly criminal elements driving our streets.
Social media is now going to be the big contact for groups and individuals. We will still produce our newsletter, and continue to put it on the website but use of facebook and blogs seem to be the way of the future. With the introduction of my police blog Logan you can get updates daily (or more frequently if you wish) by logging on to: http://mypolice.qld.gov.au On the right hand side just above the road toll figures you can enter your email address to have the updates sent to you.
For those of you who can’t attend a NHW meeting and become a member it is possible therefore to be an online member and keep up to date with current information.
Of course with the additional personnel from the police college we should also like to recognise the work that the Volunteers in Policing do. This is a huge benefit to the station staff and the work and hours that are involved are very much appreciated. Well done!
Speaking of the on line side of communication it is an ideal time to remind you of the necessity to be wary of scams and problems that you can be faced with the old adage that “if it seems to be too good to be true it probably is” reminds us all not to fall for the fake emails to inform you that you have won a lottery you never entered, or that you are the beneficiary of some funds left by someone that would obviously be just too incredible. If you are lonely and sign on to make friends on the internet just beware and do not fall for some of the fake people out there. Of course there are the good stories to come out of these sites but there are far more bad ones too. Take care Geoff
Remember the 5 R’s when surfing the net
REALISE - THE PEOPLE YOU CHAT WITH MAY NOT BE WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE
REFUSE - REQUESTS FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND ENSURE YOUR INTER-NET PROFILE IS PRIVATE
REVIEW YOUR CONTACTS - IT IS NOT COOL TO HAVE CONTACTS YOU DON’T KNOW
RESPOND - QUICKLY IF YOU EVER FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE ON LINE. CLOSE THE PROGRAM AND TELL YOUR PARENTS OR A FRIEND
REPORT - ANY SUSPICIOUS OR DANGEROUS ON LINE CONTACT TO THE POLICE
ON LINE SAFETY TIPS
NEVER GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION ON THE NET, LIKE YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER OR SCHOOL
ENSURE YOUR SCREEN NAME DOES NOT REVEAL PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU
REVIEW YOUR ON LINE PROFILE - PREDATORS CAN USE THIS INFORMATION TO FIND YOU
ONLY ALLOW YOUR FRIENDS TO VIEW YOUR PERSONAL BLOG AND PROFILE
NEVER SEND YOUR PICTURE TO SOMEONE YOU DON’T KNOW
DON’T ACCEPT INVITATIONS TO VIEW WEBCAMS FROM UNKNOWN INTERNET US-ERS
NEVER ARRANGE FACE 2 FACE MEETING WITH SOMEONE MET ON LINE
UNDERSTAND THAT PREDATORS ASK PERSONAL QUESTIONS AND ATTEMPT TO BECOME FRIENDS QUICKLY
TIME CHATTING ON LINE DOES NOT EQUAL TRUST OR KNOWING THE PERSON
Following from last months advice regarding the new road rules and penalties
Leaving vehicle without handbrake on $44 +0 points.
Failing to have a hand on the steering wheel whilst stopped at lights
Having Sat Nav in an impeding position
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Speed tolerance levels – Vehicle speedometer accuracy - some general information
Speed tolerance levels – Vehicle speedometer accuracy - some general information
Speed tolerance levels – Vehicle speedometer accuracy· Manufacturers place a plate on a vehicle to indicate that it complies with Australian requirements for vehicle safety, standards, Australian Design Rules, etc, and as such the requirements for accuracy of the speedometer is disclosed to the public. If an owner changes the configuration of their vehicle which alters the required specifications, it is their responsibility to ensure they have a way of knowing the correct speed of their vehicle.
· The Australian Design Rules are available on the internet for people to ascertain the permitted tolerance for their car. The compliance with the design rules ensure a driver will not exceed the QPS tolerance levels if they stay within the speed limits according to their speedometer.
· There are various ways a motorist is able to check their vehicle’s speedometer for specific accuracy or gross error. A person can request a check via RACQ/motor repairer, a GPS device, and TMR roadside speedometer check points (time over distance based)
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Missing Persons Week 2013 - Being proactive to help keep family and friends safe
Missing Persons Week 2013 - Being proactive to help keep family and friends safe
With Missing Persons Week 2013
underway, the Queensland Police Service is reminding families to take
the steps to ensure the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable members of
your family.
During 2011/2012 financial year,
Queensland police received 252 reports from family and friends reporting
persons over the age of 60 missing (with many suffering a medical
condition including dementia related conditions).
While in most cases missing persons are
located very quickly and without incident, it is a situation that can be
prevented with just a few simple steps.
“On average 17 people every day of the
year are reported missing to police. Of course a number of these are
calls to assist with an older person or a person living with an
impairment who has gone missing or simply lost their way home and can be
located quickly.
“We are always there to assist in these
situations, but in many instances it is something that is avoidable,”
Detective Superintendent Steve Holahan of the State Crime Command’s
Homicide Group said.
“We understand that families are busy
and have a number of stresses and competing priorities. However by being
proactive you can feel a bit more confident in the safety of your
family member and prevent the stress and trauma involved with a missing
person incident,” he said.
Alzheimer’s Australia Queensland CEO
Victoria Beedle says there are a number of ways to minimise the chance
of your loved one with dementia going missing.
“Involving your loved one in meaningful
activities throughout the day can reduce the boredom and restlessness
that often leads a person with dementia to wander,” Ms Beedle said.
“More than 51,000 people in Queensland
are living with dementia and it’s important to remember it can affect
younger people. There are people in their thirties, forties and fifties
living with a diagnosis of dementia too.
“If you’re worried about a loved one’s
memory or wandering you can contact our National Dementia helpline on
1800 100 500 for more information,” she said.
Some tips include:
- Make sure the person has appropriate
and current identification with them at all times in their wallet or
purse. An identity bracelet with name, address and phone number is an
excellent way to ensure their personal details are easy to access.
- Regularly update the photos you have
of this person and make them easily accessible, should you need to
access them in a hurry.
- Consider installing a bell or buzzer near doorways so you are aware when your loved one is leaving the home.
- Take the time to look at the local
area they live in. Ask them to show you the local shops and facilities
they visit and the route they take each time.
- Speak with their neighbours and local
shop owners and ask if they can keep a friendly eye on your loved one.
Provide them with a way to contact you.
- Never wait to report the matter to
police if you think they may be missing. You do not have to wait 24
hours to report a person missing. Acting quickly in these situations
enables police to respond to the matter and begin looking for your
family member.
Missing Persons Week 2013 runs from July 28-August 3. For more information visit www.missingpersons.gov.au
For a list of missing persons across Queensland – visit the QPS website at www.police.qld.gov.au/
Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs a day.Crime Stoppers is a registered charity and community volunteer organisation working in partnership with the Queensland Police Service.
For all non-urgent police reporting or general police inquiries contact Policelink on 131 444 or Policelink.qld.gov.au 24hrs a day.
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