Residents and visitors to the Sunshine Coast were keen to enjoy eased restrictions and welcome in the new year with revellers celebrating across the state.
Whilst New Year’s Eve celebrations were more subdued than those seen pre-Covid-19, Sunshine Coast police were still kept busy in many locations as revellers said goodbye to 2021.
Inspector Jason Overland, Sunshine Coast District, congratulated local communities saying:
“2021 has been a challenging year, and though police responded to a number of calls for service, people were generally well behaved.”
Police were pleased with crowd behaviour as locals enjoyed pubs, clubs, dined out in restaurants, and gathered for parties and private functions, with very few policing incidents reported.
Most policing incidents were minor in nature and related to anti-social behaviour and alcohol related incidents.
Police conducted over two hundred random breath tests across the District with three drink drivers removed from local roads. Only two traffic infringement notices were issued.
Fifteen people were dealt with for public order offences via infringement notices, and 28 people were dealt with for 36 alleged offences for drugs, public order offences and wilful damage via notices to appear or arrest.
