# darling downs (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover darling downs. Page: Feed: --- ## [Dangerous Driving charges, Gold Coast](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/23/dangerous-driving-charges-gold-coast-10/) _2026-08-23 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ Police have charged two men after an unregistered vehicle was tracked across the Logan and Gold Coast District last night, 22 August. It will be alleged around 8.00pm, police observed a red Mitsubishi Mirage with no registration plates, driving dangerously through traffic on Kingston Road, Logan Central. It will be further alleged POLAIR have tracked \[…\] ## [Serious traffic crash, Eagle Farm](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/23/serious-traffic-crash-eagle-farm-3/) _2026-08-23 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ Forensic Crash Unit are investigating following a serious traffic crash in Eagle Farm this morning, 23 August. Just after 8am Police and emergency services were called to Kingsford Smith Drive following reports of a single vehicle traffic crash. Initial investigations indicate the gold Holden Monaro left the roadway and collided with a tree. The driver \[…\] ## [Serious traffic crash, Wakerley](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/23/serious-traffic-crash-wakerley-3/) _2026-08-22 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ The Forensic Crash Unit are appealing for information following a single-vehicle traffic crash at Wakerley early this morning, 23 August. Initial investigations indicate about 3.25am, a green Mercedes-Benz was travelling along Greencamp Road when it lost control and rolled. The driver and sole occupant, a 30-year-old Murarrie woman was transported to Princess Alexandra Hospital with \[…\] ## [Fatal traffic crash, Gympie](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/22/fatal-traffic-crash-gympie-15/) _2026-08-22 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ The Forensic Crash Unit are investigating following a fatal two-vehicle traffic crash at Kia Ora this morning, 22 August. Initial investigations indicate about 10.45am, a silver Hyundai Getz was travelling east along Tin Can Bay Road when it collided with a white Toyota Landcruiser towing a caravan travelling in the opposite direction. Tin Can Bay \[…\] ## [Missing woman, Townsville City](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/22/missing-woman-townsville-city-2/) _2026-08-22 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a 28-year-old woman, reported missing from Townsville City. Ruby Hamley was last seen on Flinders Street at 1:30pm on 21 August. Police and family hold concerns for the woman’s welfare due to a medical condition. She is described as Caucasian and is approximately 170cm tall with brown \[…\] ## [Fatal traffic crash, Greenbank](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/22/fatal-traffic-crash-greenbank-11/) _2026-08-21 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal, single-vehicle traffic crash at Greenbank yesterday, 21 August. Investigations indicate that around 8:30pm, a blue Mitsubishi Lancer was travelling along Ison Road when it lost control and crashed. The driver of the vehicle, a 28-year-old Loganlea man, died at the scene. The passenger of the vehicle was \[…\] ## [Armed person, Edmonton](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/21/armed-person-edmonton/) _2026-08-21 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ At around 9.50am today, 21 August, police received reports of an armed person in Edmonton, Cairns. It is alleged a man was armed with a machete in the vicinity of Ravizza Park. A short time later, a 32-year-old Edmonton man was taken into custody and subsequently charged with one count each of going armed as \[…\] ## [Police issue strong warning to parents following youth beach gatherings](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/21/police-issue-strong-warning-to-parents-following-youth-beach-gatherings/) _2026-08-21 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ Sunshine Coast Police have issued a stern warning to parents and guardians of youths continuing to attend large gatherings at local beaches that antisocial behaviour will not be tolerated. Last Friday 14 August at approximately 8.30pm, police were called to Oceanic Drive in Buddina following multiple noise complaints. A large group of youths who had \[…\] ## [126 First Year Constables begin their career on the frontline with the Queensland Police Service](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/21/126-first-year-constables-begin-their-career-on-the-frontline-with-the-queensland-police-service/) _2026-08-21 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ The Queensland Police Service (QPS) welcomed 126 new police officers into its ranks on Thursday night following the Service’s largest graduation of the year at the Brisbane Academy. The First Year Constables (FYCs) will be stationed in communities across Queensland, from Brisbane and Ipswich to Cooktown and Mount Isa, bringing a breadth of professional experience, \[…\] ## [Update: Grievous bodily harm charge, Kingston](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/21/update-grievous-bodily-harm-charge-kingston/) _2026-08-21 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ Detectives from the Logan District Child Protection and Investigation Unit have charged a fourth boy as part of ongoing investigations into the grievous bodily harm of a 14-year-old boy at Kingston on 14 August. A 14-year-old Crestmead boy has been charged with eight counts of assault occasioning bodily harm whilst in company and one count \[…\] ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xT0Fl9duFpCz) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [Break and enter charges, Mackay](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/21/break-and-enter-charges-mackay/) _2026-08-21 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ Police have charged a 19-year-old Eimeo man in relation to property offences in Mackay on Thursday 20 August. Just before 8pm police were called to reports a man had allegedly unlawfully entered a residence on Shakespeare Street where he was disturbed by the occupant and fled. It is alleged the man has then entered another \[…\] ## [GPA warns growers to watch for locusts as spring nears](https://www.graincentral.com/news/gpa-warns-growers-to-watch-for-locusts-as-spring-nears/) _2026-08-21 · Grain Central · Grain Central_ GPA is urging growers across SA, NSW and Vic to remain alert as the risk of Australian plague locust activity increases heading into spring. ## [Aggregations offer options at opposite ends of NSW](https://www.graincentral.com/property/aggregations-offer-options-at-opposite-ends-of-nsw/) _2026-08-21 · Linda Rowley · Grain Central_ Two large-scale aggregations are on the market in NSW, one near the Qld border north of Brewarrina, and the other near Narrandera in the Riverina. ## [Daily Market Wire 21 August 2026](https://www.graincentral.com/markets/daily-market-wire-21-august-2026/) _2026-08-21 · Guest Author · Grain Central_ Crude rally lifts vegoils. Black Sea disruption remains supportive. Australia's NNSW and SQ anticipate rain forecast promise. ## [State Flying Squad surge into Townsville](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/21/state-flying-squad-surge-into-townsville/) _2026-08-21 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ The enhanced State Flying Squad (SFS) has completed its 27th deployment to the Townsville District to support local police and help make the community safer. Over the course of the deployment, SFS investigators charged 15 adults with 53 charges and 15 young people with 63 charges, ranging from property crime to drug and domestic violence \[…\] ## [Operation Yankee Station, Cairns](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/21/operation-yankee-station-cairns/) _2026-08-21 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ Detectives from the Major and Organise Crime Squad Far Northern (MOCS) have charged five people with 29 drug and weapons offences, as part of Operation Yankee Station. On Wednesday 19 August, officers from MOCS with support from the Cairns Criminal Investigation Branch, Cairns Child Protection and Investigation Unit, Far North Dog Squad, and Far North \[…\] ## [Fatal traffic crash, Townsville](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/21/fatal-traffic-crash-townsville-19/) _2026-08-20 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal, single-vehicle traffic crash at Bushland Beach this morning, 21 August. Investigations indicate that around 12.10am, a blue Suzuki GSX motorbike was travelling along Marina Drive when it lost control and crashed. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, a 68-year-old Bushland Beach man, died at the \[…\] ## [Unexpected feathered intruder, Tarragindi](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/21/unexpected-feathered-intruder-tarragindi/) _2026-08-20 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ Police responded to reports of a possible intruder at a Tarragindi home recently, only to discover the unexpected culprit was a magpie. Officers from Upper Mount Gravatt Tactical Crime Squad were called to a Joywood Street address around 3pm after residents reported hearing movement inside their home and feared someone may have entered the property. \[…\] ## [Update: Sexual assault charges, Brookfield](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/21/update-sexual-assault-charges-brookfield/) _2026-08-20 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ Detectives from the Ferny Grove Child Protection and Investigation Unit have charged a man after a woman was sexually assaulted in Brookfield yesterday morning, 20 August. It will be alleged around 6:33am, a woman in her 20s was walking along Brookfield Road, approaching the Brookfield Road bridge, before she was stopped by an unknown man \[…\] ## [Stolen property recovered, Ayr](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/20/stolen-property-recovered-ayr/) _2026-08-20 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ Townsville police are looking for the owners of jewellery discovered during a search warrant executed in Ayr on Monday 17 August. Police are appealing for public assistance to locate the owners of the recovered items (pictured). Anyone with further information is urged to contact Policelink on 131 444 and quote QP2601597727. Proof of ownership will \[…\] ## [Meet Claude, the AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZMGXw50BSWW4) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Conversational AI to answer questions, brainstorm ideas, and help with tasks. ## [Briefs: Mt Tyson buy finalised, Aberdeen Poultry set to list](https://www.graincentral.com/news/briefs-mt-tyson-buy-finalised-aberdeen-poultry-set-to-list/) _2026-08-20 · Grain Central · Grain Central_ In property and agribusiness news from Qld's Darling Downs, ETG Australia has finalised its purchase of the Mt Tyson facility, and Aberdeen Poultry is set to list. ## [Feedgrain Focus: North softens to defy logic, south firms](https://www.graincentral.com/markets/feedgrain-focus-north-softens-to-defy-logic-south-firms/) _2026-08-20 · Liz Wells · Grain Central_ Northern bids for wheat and barley have dropped by up to $15/t this week, despite production prospects for the region sliding as harvest nears. ## [Sexual assault appeal, Brookfield](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/20/sexual-assault-appeal-brookfield/) _2026-08-20 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ Detectives from the Ferny Grove Criminal Investigation Branch are appealing for information after a woman was sexually assaulted in Brookfield this morning, 20 August. Initial investigations indicate around 6:33am, the woman in her 20s, was walking along Brookfield Road, approaching the Brookfield Road bridge, before she was stopped by an unknown man and assaulted. The \[…\] ## [Ridley reports earnings up 61.9pc to $157.8M for FY26](https://www.graincentral.com/news/ridley-reports-earnings-up-61-9pc-to-157-8m-for-fy26/) _2026-08-20 · Emma Alsop · Grain Central_ Ridley has reported FY26 EBITDA of $157.8M, up 62pc on the previous year, and including $72.2M from its Incitec Pivot fertiliser unit. ## [Volunteer Marine Rescue Southport transitions to Marine Rescue Queensland](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/20/volunteer-marine-rescue-southport-transitions-to-marine-rescue-queensland/) _2026-08-20 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) Southport, one of Queensland’s most respected and long-serving marine rescue units, has today, officially joined Marine Rescue Queensland (MRQ). The transition recognises and honours the legacy built by the dedicated volunteers who have served the boating community on the Gold Coast since 1969, while positioning the unit for an even stronger \[…\] ## [Tainted property and weapon charges, Glenvale](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/20/tainted-property-and-weapon-charges-glenvale/) _2026-08-20 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ A 26-year-old man has been charged after police allegedly seized cash, stolen property, and weapon parts during the search of a property in Toowoomba on 14 August. Around 8am police executed a search warrant at a Glenvale property, allegedly locating approximately $35,000 cash along with a number of other items including a firearm silencer. The \[…\] ## [Serious traffic crash, Cranbrook](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/20/serious-traffic-crash-cranbrook-2/) _2026-08-20 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ The Forensic Crash Unit are investigating a serious traffic crash in Cranbrook this morning, 20 August. Initial investigations indicate around 10am, a Kawasaki Ninja 300 motorbike and Toyota Camry car collided at the intersection of Ross River Road and Alice Street. The motorbike rider, a 33-year-old Currajong man, was transported to Townsville University Hospital with life-threatening \[…\] ## [Daily Market Wire 20 August 2026](https://www.graincentral.com/markets/daily-market-wire-20-august-2026/) _2026-08-20 · Guest Author · Grain Central_ Corn breaks out on yield disappointment and soybean follows. Wheat market worries itself higher on Black Sea disruption; buyers engage again with nearby Australian. ## [AI-based pulse assessor Cropify trailblazes with GTA nod](https://www.graincentral.com/ag-tech/ai-based-pulse-assessor-cropify-trailblazes-with-gta-nod/) _2026-08-20 · Liz Wells · Grain Central_ GTA's assessment of Cropify's system has opened the door to AI-based assessment at the stand as the company looks for capital to help it expand beyond pulses and Australia. ## [Dangerous driving charges, Granville](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/20/dangerous-driving-charges-granville/) _2026-08-20 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ Police from Maryborough Child Protection and Investigation Unit have charged five teenagers following a traffic crash in Granville yesterday, 19 August. Initial enquiries indicate a member of the public reported her white Toyota Yaris that had been parked on the intersection of Albert Street and Bazaar Street in Maryborough was stolen sometime between 11.30am on \[…\] ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/thow7A8nTPvq) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [Assault appeal, Caboolture](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/20/assault-appeal-caboolture/) _2026-08-19 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ Police investigating an assault in Caboolture earlier this month are appealing for public assistance with the investigation. Initial enquiries indicate around 3pm on 3 August, a 15-year-old boy was walking near a bus stop on McKean Street with another person when the pair were approached by two male juveniles, one of which punched the victim \[…\] ## [Missing 10-year-old boy meets POLAIR crew who helped find him](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/20/missing-10-year-old-boy-meets-polair-crew-who-helped-find-him/) _2026-08-19 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ A 10-year-old boy who went missing from Edmonton on 23 July, has had a special visit to the POLAIR hangar in Cairns. Kyuss Hicks’ father Jamie Hicks reported him missing around 8.50pm, sparking a major police search operation. Kyuss is level 3 non-verbal and has ADHD. POLAIR was immediately deployed and projected a message to \[…\] ## [Endangering police officer and drug offence charges, Petrie Terrace](https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2026/08/20/endangering-police-officer-and-drug-offence-charges-petrie-terrace/) _2026-08-19 · QPS Media · Queensland Police News_ Police have charged a man after he struck a police vehicle while allegedly attempting to evade officers in Petrie Terrace last night, 19 August. Around 5pm, officers from Fortitude Valley Tactical Crime Squad were conducting patrols when they observed a dark grey Volkswagen Golf driving north on Petrie Terrace. Police attempted to intercept the vehicle \[…\] ## [June canola exports slump as year since Oct total hits 4.49Mt](https://www.graincentral.com/markets/june-canola-exports-slump-as-year-since-oct-total-hits-4-49mt/) _2026-08-19 · Liz Wells · Grain Central_ Australia exported 293,832t of canola in June, down 34pc from the May total, and taking taking shipments for the first nine months of the marketing year to 4.49Mt. ## [Wet season challenges fail to slow north’s cotton momentum](https://www.graincentral.com/cropping/wet-season-challenges-fail-to-slow-norths-cotton-momentum/) _2026-08-19 · Emma Alsop · Grain Central_ Despite the challenges of the 2025-26 wet season, northern Australia's cotton production is expanding and maturing as tailored agronomy knowledge develops. ## [GrainCorp to shed 70-plus jobs in restructure](https://www.graincentral.com/news/graincorp-to-shed-70-plus-jobs-in-restructure/) _2026-08-18 · Grain Central · Grain Central_ GrainCorp is set to shed at least 70 jobs, including corporate and operational roles across its eastern Australian network. ## [LCLF in spotlight with one of two govt consultation papers](https://www.graincentral.com/news/lclf-in-spotlight-with-one-of-two-govt-consultation-papers/) _2026-08-18 · Grain Central · Grain Central_ Feedback on two govt consultation papers looking at Australia's fuel security, including the potential for canola and other feedstocks, has opened today. ## [The new way to fumigate grain](https://www.graincentral.com/sponsored/the-new-way-to-fumigate-grain/) _2026-08-18 · Guest Author · Grain Central_ FumoFlow is Action Steel's new grain shed, 18 months in the making. It's a first-of-its-kind, patent-pending shed with a built-in fumigation system. Recirculation technology delivers proven fumigant distribution throughout the stack, and a dedicated ventilation system clears the shed faster and more safely once fumigation is done.