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An allegedly stolen vehicle caused a severe crash on Saturday evening in Bridgeman Downs, leaving a 15-year-old boy seriously injured.

The incident occurred just before 8 PM on July 3 at the intersection of Beckett Road and Albany Creek Road. A black Hyundai I30, reportedly stolen from nearby Lawnton earlier in the week, collided with a sign at the intersection, causing catastrophic damage to the vehicle.

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Bridgeman Downs residents were among the first on the scene, describing it as “frightening,” “upsetting,” and “confronting.” One local witness reported seeing the car speeding north on Beckett Road moments before the crash, estimating its speed at an alarming “no less than 200kph.”

The impact of the collision was so severe that the teenager, allegedly the passenger of the stolen vehicle, was ejected from the vehicle, sustaining a serious head injury. He was rushed to the Queensland Children’s Hospital and is now reported to be in stable condition.

The driver, however, fled the scene on foot, leaving Bridgeman Downs community members concerned about safety in their neighbourhood. Police are currently seeking information on the driver’s whereabouts.

Footage of the aftermath, widely shared among local residents, shows the extent of the damage. The Hyundai lost all four wheels and came to rest on a traffic island, with its passenger side crumpled and front end severely damaged.

This incident has sparked discussions among Bridgeman Downs residents about road safety in their suburb, particularly along Beckett Road. Many expressed concern about speeding in the area, with one resident commenting that it was “a miracle” the boy wasn’t more seriously hurt “considering the speed and damage to the car.”

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Published 7-July-2024

A number of development applications involving properties located in the area between Beckett Road and Cabbage Tree Creek have become a cause for concern for Bridgeman Downs residents worried about the future of this wildlife corridor.

Three sites on Beckett Road are currently the subject of development applications that lie within a key wildlife corridor, and locals fear the area is now under threat because of these proposals.

North Brisbane Catchments said that the area should have been rezoned years ago to keep developers from touching this important wildlife corridor. A local survey conducted by the group has indicated that a majority of residents want to preserve the area. Development applications involving properties on 409 and 432 Beckett Road have been submitted since.

Last December 2022, a number of trees on 409 Beckett Road were felled without council approval. A development application followed a month later seeking approval to subdivide the 10,139 sqm site into 12 residential lots ranging from 377 sqm to 633 sqm.

In its Information Request letter dated 1 March 2023, Council said that the application has been identified as not supported due because it is “deemed premature and does not demonstrate orderly development of the surrounding properties or consider future access to the minor local road network.”

Council also said, among other reasons, that significant vegetation is identified on the site because of its important function in providing ecological connectivity to Cabbage Tree Creek, and the vegetation should be retained in large lifestyle lots.

Meanwhile, a development application involving 415 and 427 Beckett Road which was refused in May 2020 is currently being appealed at the Planning and Environment Court. It seeks to establish a petrol station, a fast food outlet, a childcare facility and ten townhouses.

Brisbane Catchments Network said that the majority of the site is listed by the State Government as Core Koala Habitat apart from being situated within a core wildlife corridor that is home to significant fauna and flora species.

The proposal also includes a narrow 20-metre-wide wildlife corridor which the group said is “totally inadequate” by most wildlife standards.

Another application that also concerns residents is one involving 432 Beckett Road. Submitted last August 2022, it seeks to create 15 residential lots with an average size of 457 sqm which will be accessible via a new internal road.

“I am against this development going ahead as this parcel of land forms part of a regionally

Important and irreplaceable cross-Beckett Rd wildlife corridor…Residents have seen platypuses in the local creek system which runs near the western boundary of this land and these unique animals are known to travel overland in search of new habitat and breeding partners, which will lead them to Cabbage Tree Creek to the east. Birds and bats are also known to favour crossing major roads above bushland,” an anonymous submission states.

“Any assurances given by developers are not worth the risk when they are happy to pay fines or contribute to ecological offset funds in pursuit of large profits which have these fines or relaxations built into the price of their developments,” says another submission.

“While I understand the need for more housing in the area, I don’t see why it has to come at the

expense of the natural environment,” writes another.

The proposal was granted the green light on 13 March 2023.
Published 22-March-2023

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Wildlife Corridor Under Threat: Development Applications on Beckett Road Have Local Concerned