Queensland has recorded five new local cases of Covid overnight - but Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the lockdown for millions of residents will still end at 6pm on Saturday night.
The state detected a mystery local Covid case late on Friday evening, with Brisbane and the neighbouring Moreton Bay residents fearing that would jeopardise their chance of being freed from the four-day lockdown.
The Premier eased those fears in a press conference on Saturday morning despite confirming the five new community cases. There were 25,145 tests conducted in Queensland on Friday. The lockdown will end at 6:00pm tonight. But we are not out of the woods yet. So, I want to talk about a few things that I really need Queenslanders to do, especially in the south-east and, of course, Townsville, she said.
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A 14-YEAR-OLD boy suffered serious chest injuries after he crashed an allegedly stolen car into a tree at the intersection of Summerholm Road and the Warrego Highway.
Police were called to the Hatton Vale incident about 2.30am yesterday, where they found the boy behind the wheel of a silver 2004 model Mazda 3.
A police spokesman said the vehicle was allegedly taken from a Gatton home earlier that morning.
It is understood the boy was the sole occupant of the vehicle when he lost control of it and rolled into a tree, causing extensive damage.
Police allege the boy broke into two Gatton homes between midnight and the crash.
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A 14-YEAR-OLD boy suffered serious chest injuries after he crashed an allegedly stolen car into a tree at the intersection of Summerholm Road and the Warrego Highway.
Police were called to the Hatton Vale incident about 2.30am yesterday, where they found the boy behind the wheel of a silver 2004 model Mazda 3.
A police spokesman said the vehicle was allegedly taken from a Gatton home earlier that morning.
It is understood the boy was the sole occupant of the vehicle when he lost control of it and rolled into a tree, causing extensive damage.
Police allege the boy broke into two Gatton homes between midnight and the crash.
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A MAN has been badly injured after a car collided with a tree in Hatton Vale.
Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash at the Warrego Highway and Summerholm Rd intersection about 2.35am, Monday.
Paramedics, including the High Acuity Response Unit, rushed to the scene along with three fire and rescue crews and police.
A male patient was assessed for chest pains and was transported to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a serious condition. hatton vale crash
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A LOCKYER Valley man at risk of serving jail time after he pleaded guilty to a series of offences including entering a dwelling to steal, will have to wait some weeks for his case to be finalised.
The offender Trent Nielsen appeared before Ipswich Magistrates Court on Friday, where he copped criticism for his late arrival.
Trent Anthony Nielsen, 33, from Hatton Vale, pleaded guilty to entering a dwelling at Blacksoil and stealing tools and a computer on April 12 last year; stealing a car at Blacksoil between April 12 and 15; unlawful possession of a bicycle suspected of being stolen at Hatton Vale on May 12; two charges of unlawful possession of dangerous drugs (methylamphetamine and cannabis) at Raceview on May 3, 2020; and four charges of breaching his bail conditions.