Police have congratulated locals for a relatively peaceful Australia Day long weekend without major incident.
OIC Senior Sergeant Steve McReight said that overall, the day was very quiet. “It comes down to two things, everyone had been warned and we had maximum officers out,” Snr Sgt McReight said. Officers from Cooroy and Maroochydore helped the Noosa Heads police patrol maintain a high presence in trouble spots. A traffic blitz on Sunday resulted in 652 random breath tests, with seven drink drivers arrested, 19 tickets issued for traffic offences and 12 people arrested on 14 charges, including public nuisance and drug possession. Snr Sgt McReight said he was most shocked at two motorbike riders who were caught riding without helmets.
