Police are urging the community to help identify those responsible for a shooting outside Fitzys Hotel in Loganholme on Saturday night. A 19-year-old Jimboomba woman remains in critical condition after being shot in the head and neck. Three men were also shot in the stomach. Police say the attack involved some planning but would not say whether it was targeted or gang-related. Lifeline and the Victims of Crime Community Response program are offering support at the Logan Hyperdome today.
Police say they do not believe there will be a retaliatory attack after a drive-by shooting outside a pub south of Brisbane left four people injured. Two masked men opened fire on a crowd at a boxing night at Fitzys on Bryants Road at Loganholme on Saturday. A 19-year-old woman from Jimboomba is in a critical condition, while three men are stable after surgery. Chief Superintendent Mel Adams said the attack was not targeted but was not random, and police are asking the community for information. The hunt for the offenders continues.
A 19-year-old woman remains in critical condition after being shot in the head and neck in a drive-by shooting outside Fitzy's Loganholme, south of Brisbane. Queensland police say four people were injured when shots were allegedly fired from a pub window at a group gathered at a passenger drop-off zone on Saturday night. Three other people, aged 27 to 38, are in serious but stable condition. Police allege the getaway car was set alight on Maloney Road at Waterford West. The offenders remain at large, but police do not believe there is an ongoing threat to the public.
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Residents in Logan can help shape designs for seven park projects, with the first feedback deadline just days away. Logan Mayor Jon Raven said locals can influence what is included before plans are finalised. Proposals include a rocket-themed playground and flying fox at Logan West Parklands in Greenbank, and a moon buggy play feature at Mount Warren Park. Tudor Park in Loganholme could get a fenced futsal and basketball court. Feedback closes between 21 October and 13 November.
Twenty-nine new social homes for older tenants have opened at Waterford West. Housing Minister Sam O’Connor officially opened Treefern Villas on Thursday 8 October. Community Housing Limited delivered the development in partnership with the Queensland Government. The villas include 18 one-bedroom and 11 two-bedroom homes for people aged over 55, including existing social housing tenants seeking smaller properties. Moving to them can free larger homes for families on the waiting list.
