E-device licence laws kick in this week as QPS continues road safety blitz

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1. Licensing requirements commence for e-mobility riders as Operation Yankee Surety continues

   Queensland Police is continuing Operation Yankee Surety, its statewide road safety focus, as licensing requirements for e-mobility device riders commence tomorrow. From 31 August, all riders must hold at least a valid Learner licence to ride e-mobility devices.

   mypolice.qld.gov.au

2. Boy dies in hospital days after e-scooter crash

   A teenage boy has died in hospital days after suffering critical injuries in an e-scooter crash in the Bundaberg region.

   abc.net.au

3. Graziers report hundreds of lambs dead or missing in wild dog attacks

   Western Queensland graziers say they have lost hundreds of sheep to suspected wild dog attacks as national control programs face funding uncertainty.

   abc.net.au

4. Wounding charges, Charters Towers

   Police have charged a teenage girl following a wounding incident at Charters Towers last night, 29 August, after officers attended a business on Church Street and located a 19-year-old woman who had been injured.

   mypolice.qld.gov.au

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