Overview
- Queensland Police declared an emergency after a threat was reported at 9:25am on Thursday and evacuated the school as a precaution, with reports saying about 800 students were moved to a safe location.
- Officers established an exclusion zone bounded by Lake, Minnie, Grove and McLeod streets to control access to the area.
- Police told parents not to attend the school and urged residents to remain indoors while authorities managed the scene.
- Images from the response showed hundreds of students gathered on the school sports field as police vehicles blocked vehicle access; authorities revoked the emergency declaration shortly after 11:30am.
- The Public Safety Preservation Act gives police the power to lock down areas during threats and investigators are continuing work on the incident with no confirmed details yet about a suspect, arrests or injuries.