Crime spate may end

By Kirra Livingstone

THE arrest of two Beerwah men who were apprehended by residents when they tried to steal a car from a Beerwah address could lead to a significant decrease in criminal activity in the area.

The pair are understood to be behind a spate of crimes in the area recently.

Police were kept busy last weekend (April, 29-30) with two separate groups behind a number of break and enters.

Two offenders were charged in relation to break-ins at two Beerwah residential addresses and separately two offenders were charged with break-ins at industrial sheds in Beerwah and Landsborough with a further two still outstanding in relation to those offences.

Despite the increase in activity, Beerwah police said the spike in activity was down to a small number of alleged local thieves who had now been arrested.

Beerwah Division Police Senior Sergeant Officer in Charge, Brendan Davis, said it was critical that people reported crimes to police and not online to community groups or police social media accounts.

“If people don’t report crimes to us, we don’t know where to send patrols to where crimes are happening the most,” he said.

An attempted robbery took place on April 30 between midnight and 8am at a Beerwah address, where two Beerwah men aged 44 and 23 stole keys to a vehicle and came back around 3pm the same day to steal it. The couple who resided at the address, as well as several neighbours, helped apprehend the pair until police were able to arrive and arrest the men.

“We don’t recommend people to make citizen arrests if they find someone trying to commit a crime, we prefer if people called 000 to report any crimes they witness,” Snr Sgt Davis said. “There is no crime spree happening in the Beerwah district, however the two men who were arrested for the attempted robbery on April 30 have been charged for many other crimes.

“So, we hope to see a decrease in crimes

More parking for Maleny

MALENY is set to receive 50 new one street parking bays along Bicentenary Lane. Work will commence last this month, with Division 5 Councillor, Winston Johnston saying the project will go a long way in addressing the long standing problems with parking and footpath demands in the hinterland town. The new parking will be on the south side of the street and will extend the existing parking area.

Works also include approximately 215 metres of new concrete pathway which will be 1.8-metres wide and primarily located on the north side of the street. Winston Johnston’s column p20

Invasive weeds in firing line

particularly in Beerwah and the Glass House Mountains as the two Beerwah men have been the cause of many crimes there over the last few weeks.” Snr Sgt Davis urged people to ensure a high standard of home security to protect themselves from property theft. And in the case of seeing someone on your property: “Our advice would always be to lock your doors and ring triple zero, while it was successful in this instance you just don’t know what you are getting into if you confront someone in a situation like this.”

AN INNOVATIVE project aims to tackle weeds at the Maleny Community Precinct and the community is invited to drop in to learn more on Saturday May 20, 2023. Sunshine Coast Council’s Invasive Weeds Project is exploring weed management practices that could be used to manage invasive plants across the region. As part of the project, different technologies and techniques are being trialled to treat and manage invasive weeds at two demonstration sites at Maleny and Witta.

The community is invited to the precinct at Porters Lane between 9am and 12pm on May 20.

Thank you from Beerwah RSL

THE members of the Beerwah & District RSL Sub-Branch would like to thank the Beerwah & Hinterland Community for their generosity in supporting us on ANZAC Day 2023. The day was a huge success with over 300 people attending the Dawn Service and over 3,000 people attending the Main Service.