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Construction has commenced to link Mango Hill Boulevard / Bowen Street intersection (adjacent to Mango Hill Market Place shopping centre) to the Mango Hill Boulevard rail overpass.

Early work will involve vegetation clearing, site establishment, delineating work zones with traffic barriers andtemporary traffic lights at the intersection of Mango Hill Boulevard and Bowen Street. Work will take approximately six months to complete, construction and weather permitting.

Works will be undertaken during construction hours of 6.30am to 6.30pm Monday to Saturday, however at times some works may need to be undertaken at night.

Residents will be advised prior to any night works occurring.

Works will be undertaken during construction hours of 6.30am to 6.30pm Monday to Saturday, however at times some works may need to be undertaken at night.

Residents will be advised prior to any night works occurring.

In the early hours of Tuesday 26th April 2016, it is alleged that a single perpertrator forced entry into the business, making off with a large sum of money and electronic devices.

The alleged offender was captured on CCTV footage and a police report has been made.

If you have any information on this case please forward your information to Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000 or PoliceLink on 131 444.

Plans were at a standstill to replace the current roundabout with traffic lights. Until this afternoon.

On Saturday 16th April, Big Local Mango Hill were in attendance for a Community Delegation in support of a petition for the State Government to contribute the remaining $10 million required for the urgent construction of a signalised intersection to replace the current Rothwell roundabout, where over 35, 000 vehicles intersect on a daily basis.

At the Community Delegation, Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey accepted a folder of written and email requests from Local State Member Chris Whiting in the presence of the Community Delegation including representatives of the Mango Hill Progress Association and local residents, advocating and petitioning for the Rothwell Roundabout to be upgraded as a matter of urgency.

Standing by the side of the busy (noisy) roundabout on a Saturday afternoon, residents left the Minister in no doubt as to the urgency for the project’s completion and sought assurances that additional funding would be approved in the 2016 State Budget.

In his response to local residents, the Minister indicated that the State Government supported the project and although there was a $10m shortfall in current funding, he would discuss submissions by the Mango Hill Progress Association and local residents with his Director General as a matter of urgency with the aim of a positive outcome with funds to be approved in the upcoming State Budget to expedite this vital upgrade.

Luke Howarth, MP for Petrie and Chris Whiting, MP for Murrumba were at the Community Delegation, advocating for this vital infrastructure.

Contributions from Federal, State and the Moreton Bay Regional Council had totaled $27.2 million. The onus has been on the State Government to commit the remaining money required for the project to get off the ground.

Mango Hill Progress Association President, Laurence Christie was in attendance at the Community Delegation and appealed to the Minister for Main Roads, Mark Bailey to prioritise Rothwell Roundabout Upgrade.

For more local news visit http://mangohillqld.com.au/news/

Mango Hill Village has new bus stations located on Kinsellas Road West and Park Vista Drive.

The new bus services are due to become publicly accessible to coincide with the opening Moreton Bay Rail Link in mid 2016.

The Mango Hill Progress Association has secured a meeting with the Minister for Transport, Stirling Hoinchcliffe on the 18th of May to discuss their recommendation of a bus stop to be placed on North Lakes Drive.

The Big Local team attended the NBN Community Forum last week, hosted by MP Luke Howarth and Federal Communications Minister Mitch Fifield.

NBN Co. and Telstra representatives were also on hand to answer questions posed by community members.

The informative session outlined the expected dates of NBN services to be delivered to premises across North Lakes and Mango Hill. Portions of Mango Hill and North Lakes should expect construction to commence in the third quarter of 2016 and the remaining areas of Mango Hill will have their construction be‌ginning in the second half of 2017 with fibre to the node technology being completed by 2018.

During the first half of 2016, areas of Rothwell, Clontarf, Kippa-Ring, Margate, Newport, Redcliffe, Scarborough and Woody Point work will have their NBN connected via Hybrid Fibre-coaxial (Pay TV) cable. Carseldine with be connected with the same network by the second half of 2016.

Griffin and Burpengary East are expecting to have commencement of construction of Fibre to the Node to begin in the third quarter of 2016.

The remaining areas of the Petrie Division including: Deception Bay, Bracken Ridge, Bald Hills, Aspley, Bridgeman Downs, Fitzgibbon and other areas of suburbs that weren’t included in previous construction dates are expected to be starting construction in the the second half of 2017. Connections to premises for these regions will include Fibre to the node, Fibre to the premises and Hybrid Fibre-coaxial.

Questions raised included whether businesses could expect any extra hidden charges in relation to the transition to the new network, the timeline for the roll out of advertising to inform residents when they will be required to make the switch to the network with their providers and wastage of tax payer money in the haste to roll out NBN services. Concerns were raised regarding the reliability of the old copper network to be utilised, to be assured that they will be effective or replaced where necessary.

It is expected that the National Broadband Network will be in effect in over 66,000 homes and businesses in the Petrie Eletorate by September 2018 and all of Australia will be on the network by 2020.

For more information please visit: nbnco.com.au

The Mango Hill Crime Report is a monthly record of local crime statistics for the immediate area.

Statistics are gathered from Pine Rivers Police notifications.

April 2016

Mango Hill man charged with multiple offences.

Police have charged a 20 year old resident of Mango Hill with one count each of assault occasioning bodily harm,
trespassing, robbery, possessing dangerous drugs, possessing utensils and two counts of unlawful possession of a category R weapon.

On Tuesday the 5th of April at approximately 11.30am, Police allege that two male offenders stole items from a store in Everton Park. Staff located a mobile phone left by one of the offenders in the store. It is alleged that the offenders
returned to the store for the phone when an altercation broke out resulting in a fifteen year old staff member being tasered. The victim was transported to hospital as a precautionary measure.

Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via
1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs a day.

March 2016

Queensland Police Service reported a higher rate of crime during March. However, no incidents were reported in Mango Hill. Well done!

February 2016

Break and Enters

TIME / DATE – Feb 3 at 1.00am
SUBURB – Mango Hill
STREET – Kinsellas Rd
TYPE OF PREMISES – Construction house
MEANS OF ENTRY – Construction site.
PROPERTY STOLEN – unknown

TIME / DATE – Daytime Feb 5
SUBURB- Mango Hill
STREET- Maryvale Rd
TYPE OF PREMISES – Dwelling
MEANS OF ENTRY – Smashed glass panel
PROPERTY STOLEN – unknown

Motor Vehicle Theft – Nil

January 2016

Break and Enters

TIME / DATE – 1.00am January 2
SUBURB – Mango Hill
STREET- Donnelly Street
TYPE OF PREMISES – Dwelling under construction
MEANS OF ENTRY- Unlocked front door
PROPERTY STOLEN – Toilet, shower head, cement
A 34-year-old male offender was arrested and will appear at Pine Rivers Magistrates court on February 1.

TIME / DATE – Two week period
SUBURB – Mango Hill
STREET –  Beresford Street
TYPE OF PREMISES – House under construction
MEANS OF ENTRY – Rear door
PROPERTY STOLEN – Dishwasher; Stove

TIME / DATE- Early Morning January 11
SUBURB- Mango Hill
STREET-Tourmaline Cct
TYPE OF PREMISES- Dwelling
MEANS OF ENTRY- Sneak break: Unlocked rear door
PROPERTY STOLEN-Wallets; phones, Ipads

TIME / DATE- Overnight January 10-11
SUBURB- Mango Hill
STREET-Peridot Crescent
TYPE OF PREMISES- Dwelling
MEANS OF ENTRY- Sneak break: Partially open garage door
PROPERTY STOLEN- wallet; phones

TIME / DATE – Early morning January 11
SUBURB – Mango Hill
STREET –  Topaz Drive
TYPE OF PREMISES – Dwelling
MEANS OF ENTRY – Sneak break: Unlocked rear door
PROPERTY STOLEN – Mobile phone; earplugs; camera

TIME / DATE – Overnight January 13
SUBURB – Mango Hill
STREET- Winifred St
TYPE OF PREMISES – Dwelling
MEANS OF ENTRY – Unlocked door
PROPERTY STOLEN – Wallet, star picket

Motor Vehicle Theft

SUBURB – Mango Hill
STREET- Freshwater Creek Road
VEHICLE STOLEN – Black 2011 Hyoung motorcycle
RECOVERED – No