- Wide Bay police have issued more than 5,000 traffic infringement notices as part of major road safety operations targeting dangerous driving behaviours across the district, to restore safety where you live.
- 35 non-compliant e-mobility devices seized in the Wide Bay Burnett district as part of the Crisafulli Government’s nation-leading e-mobility crackdown.
- The Wide Bay Burnett district has welcomed 87 new police since the Crisafulli Government was elected, strengthening the frontline, after the former Labor Government failed to support police which led to them leaving the service.
The Crisafulli Government is making Queensland roads and footpaths safer with more than 5,000 traffic infringement notices issued as part of two major policing operations in the Wide Bay Burnett district.
Operation Interpose – a coordinated road policing operation targeting high-risk driving behaviours across Queensland – saw Wide Bay Police conduct 60,477 random breath tests, detecting 326 drivers over the legal alcohol limit, since launching on 25 April.
Operation Surety – as part of the Crisafulli Government’s nation-leading e-mobility laws – has also seen 193 traffic infringement notices issued and 35 non-compliant devices seized in the Wide Bay Burnett district alone.
After Labor spent a decade allowing illegal high-powered devices to proliferate, the Crisafulli Government has delivered the toughest e-mobility laws in the nation – reforms the former Labor Government voted against.
Labor left police ill-equipped to enforce regulations, while they introduced a botched subsidy scheme, wasting $2 million in taxpayers’ money, and turned a blind eye to the rise of illegal high-powered devices.
The Crisafulli Government is also delivering more police to the frontline to restore safety where you live, with the largest police workforce in Queensland’s history now in force, including 87 new police in the Wide Bay Burnett region.
The results come as Queensland marks Road Safety Week, highlighting the important role police and all motorists play in keeping other road users and pedestrians safe.
Today’s results come as police in the Wide Bay Burnett district launch Drive to Thrive – a virtual reality resource aimed at educating students about road safety following a $36,281 investment by the Queensland Police Service and Transport and Main Roads.
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Dan Purdie said the Crisafulli Government was making Queensland safer.
“The Crisafulli Government is delivering the fresh start Queenslanders voted for after a decade of inaction under Labor with these two proactive operations just another example of how we are giving our police the laws, resources and support they need to restore safety where you live,” Minister Purdie said.
“More police, stronger laws and fewer victims is the promise we made to Queenslanders, and we are delivering on that commitment as we continue to turn the tide on Labor’s Youth Crime Crisis which resulted in a generation of serious repeat offenders terrorising Queensland communities including in the Wide Bay Burnett district.
“Since the October 2024 election, we have delivered 87 new officers to the Wide Bay Burnett district alone with police numbers also surging past 13,000 for the first time in Queensland’s history.”
Member for Burnett Stephen Bennett said road safety was a shared responsibility.
“Our roads connect communities right across the Wide Bay Burnett, and we all have a responsibility to make sure we use them safely,” Mr Bennett said.
“It’s great to see our local police targeting dangerous behaviours and making sure Queenslanders who break the road rules are held accountable.
“With 87 new police joining the Wide Bay Burnett district, our community has more police on the frontline to help keep people safe.”
Wide Bay Burnett Police District Officer Superintendent Anne Vogler said police would continue to focus on behaviours that put other road users at risk.
“Speeding, drink and drug driving, driving distracted, not wearing a seatbelt and fatigue feature far too often in serious and fatal crashes,” Superintendent Vogler said.
“Enforcement alone will not drive down the road toll – road safety is everyone’s responsibility. Every decision you make behind the wheel matters.”
“Wide Bay Police are pleading with all road users to please slow down so everyone can make it safely to their destination. You can expect police anywhere, anytime as part of Operation Interpose to mitigate road trauma and deliver safer outcomes for the community.”
