Beerwah’s Blue Light Dance Party is finally coming back after two years. Mark it on your calendar for July 29. We will be at the usual location at the community hall next to Beerwah Library from 7pm to 9pm. Parents are welcome to attend, or just drop the children off. No one is allowed out the door before 9pm without an adult to collect them. The event is open to all school aged children, in reality our events are mostly older primary and early secondary children.
Scams
The end of the financial year is a common time for scams. Demands for payment of tax bills is a common one, recorded phone calls telling you that you will be arrested if you don’t pay and various other methods attempting to trick you into either giving money directly or giving away enough personal information for the scammer to use.
So far this year Australians have lost over $200 million to scams with over 70,000 reported in just the first four months of the year. The costliest type are investment scams accounting for three quarters of the financial loss. The most common are phishing scams which attempt to get you to give personal and bank or credit card details. They often come via text or email and pretend to be from a legitimate business or bank. If you receive any messages asking to confirm your personal details do not reply or click on any links. If you think it may be your bank or a company that you deal with contact them directly or visit their website through a bookmark or google search. For more information go to www.scamwatch.gov.au
Crime Stats
In the past month across Beerwah Division there have been 142 offences reported. Most were property and traffic offences, also included are the results of the recent operations conducted on the Bruce Highway. Three vehicles were reported stolen and nine assault offences. Weekends were the most common time for offences to occur. For further information on crime activity across Queensland go to https://www.police.qld.gov.au/maps-and-statistics and click on ‘Online crime map’.
Contact numbers for the Beerwah Station 5436 5222, Policelink 131444 and Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000