Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 9 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking the public's assistance to identify a man believed to have damaged vehicles at a temple in Florey this week. About 9pm on Monday (4 August 2025), police received multiple reports of slashed tyres at a temple in Florey. Following enquiries, police are appealing for the community's assistance to identify a man captured on CCTV allegedly damaging tyres. Anyone who can assist police is urged to con...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 8 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: AGL in conjunction with River Murray Operations announced today that releases from Dartmouth Reservoir will be maintained for the purposes of Electricity Generation. The current discharge at Coleman's Gauge of 1700 ML/d or 1.62 M gauge height will be maintained until 16:00pm Monday 11/08/2025. A further flow advice will be issued when there is a significant change to the release program. Check the Bur...
Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 8 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 36-year-old Farrer woman has been charged after she allegedly assaulted a security guard after she was denied entry to a nightclub in the City. Between 1:30am and 2am this morning (Friday 8 August 2025), the woman was repeatedly denied entry to a licenced venue on Alinga Street. At about 2am, the woman became aggressive and allegedly spat on a security guard. A short time later, the woman returned to the venue andpu...
Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 8 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing has extradited one man from Victoria in relation to an assault in June where patrons and staff were allegedly attacked at a bar in Braddon. About 2:30am on Sunday, 22 June 2025, a group of interstate outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) members were involved in the Hopscotch Bar incident that saw patrons and staff assaulted. At the time police arrested and charged two men involved. Following enquiries, police c...
Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 8 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is aware of planned protest activity in the City and Parliamentary Precinct that will occur tomorrow. A planned protest march is expected from Noon on Saturday (9 August 2025) beginning in the City before moving along London Circuit, then Commonwealth Avenue Bridge and will finish at the Parkes Place Lawns. Minor traffic disruptions may occur during the march as it moves from the City to Parkes. Drivers ar...
Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 8 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 37-year-old Latham man has been charged after allegedly assaulting and choking his partner. About 12:30pm on Tuesday (5 August 2025), police received reports the man allegedly committed serious family violence offences against his partner at her Downer residence. The woman suffered facial injuries and required hospitalisation. About 7pm the same day, police will allege the man returned to the woman's residence and sm...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 8 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: We already know that visiting national parks and being in nature is good for our mental health. However, we do not know whether visiting rivers and wetlands has the same positive benefits. A recent Murray-Darling Water and Environment Research Program project investigated this effect. The Murray-Darling Basin covers an area of more than one million square kilometres and is home to 2.4 million Australians...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 7 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and Tasmania Police A Tasmanian man has been sentenced to five years and six months' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of two years, for a raft of child abuse-related offences. The man, 57, was sentenced by the Hobart Supreme Court yesterday (6 August, 2025) for offences related to the production and possession of 13,496 files found to cont...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 7 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Tongan national has appeared before Bankstown Local Court today (7 August, 2025) charged with recklessly wounding a security officer at Villawood Immigration Detention Centre. The man was awaiting deportation for visa breaches when it is alleged he used an improvised weapon to wound a security officer working at the facility yesterday (6 August, 2025). The man was subsequently arrested by NSW Police befor...
Belconnen, ACT, Aug. 7 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: Update at 3.25pm Thursday 7 August 2025: Thank you Canberra. The two men we sought to identify today have presented themselves to a police station this afternoon and are assisting with enquiries. -- - ACT Policing is seeking witnesses and information following an assault in the City last month where a man was hospitalised. About 3:15am on Sunday, 6 July (2025), a man was assaulted by another man following an argument ...