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Car dealerships go ‘Under the Bonnet’ for the women of Ipswich

For the past six years the Ipswich District Crime Prevention Unit Queensland Police Service, in partnership with the Car Dealerships in Ipswich namely Llewellyn and Bottchers Motors, have provided the women of Ipswich an opportunity to attend Safer Driving Workshops in November.
The Workshop outlines Personal and Road Safety by providing basic car maintenance and what is under the bonnet of a vehicle, with an aim to educate women on ‘how to change a tyre’ The program also focusing on the Fatal Five; Speeding, Drink and Drug Driving, Seatbelts, Fatigue and Distraction, Public Transport and Travelling on Queensland Roads.
The Under the Bonnet Safer Driving for Women series has been a pivotal and empowering program for women over the years who have found themselves stranded unknowingly due to either a car breakdown or a flat tyre, concerned for their vehicle and their personal safety.
The workshops have given the women a comfortable and personable

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Rural crime prevention: protect your equipment, livestock and livelihood

Ipswich Police have been alerted to the increase of property theft from rural properties across the Ipswich Police District, including areas such as; Minden, Marburg and Brisbane Valley.
It is in your best interest to secure your property and equipment and remove valuable items that could be stolen.
Theft and malicious damage to livestock and equipment costs farmers millions of dollars annually in revenue and loss of productivity.
Prevent rural crime by:

Improve farm, household and personal security and use the security you have
Installing Farm Cam – Security Camera 
Ensure all property is clearly marked for easy identification
Report crime and suspicious activity to police (Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000) Crime Happening NOW Triple Zero (000)

When leaving machinery, tools and equipment unattended:

Always know where your machinery, tools and equipment is located
Make a detailed inventory of your equipment with serial numbers inscriptions brands etc
Engrave or mark your property unique to you
Ensure all farming and livestock handling equipment, machinery and

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