{"id":41260,"date":"2022-12-20T16:08:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T03:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=41260"},"modified":"2022-12-20T16:08:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T03:08:30","slug":"queensland-police-to-buy-property-where-cops-gunned-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/queensland-police-to-buy-property-where-cops-gunned-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Queensland police to buy property where cops gunned down"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: Constables Matthew Arnold, 26 and Rachel McCrow, 29<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Union wants to prevent bushland site where two officers were shot dead from falling into hands of conspiracy theorists<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Wieambilla property where two police officers and neighbour were shot dead.<\/span> Photograph: 7 NEWS<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The remote bushland property where two police officers were murdered could be used as a retreat or training centre if the\u00a0Queensland\u00a0government agrees to clear the way to its purchase.<\/p>\n

Constables Matthew Arnold, 26 and Rachel McCrow, 29, died in a hail of gunfire after pulling up to the rural property at Wieambilla, three hours west of Brisbane, on 12 December.<\/p>\n

Neighbour Alan Dare was also gunned down when\u00a0conspiracy theorists\u00a0Gareth Train, his partner, Stacey Train, and brother Nathaniel Train opened fire upon their approach.<\/p>\n

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As more is revealed about the Wieambilla shooters, some question why Gareth Train was not on authorities\u2019 radar<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The officers were checking the property, owned by Gareth and Stacey Train, while conducting a missing person check for Nathaniel Train.<\/p>\n

The Queensland Police Union said on Tuesday it wanted to buy the block and had asked the government for help resuming the land.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe QPU would never want to see this land fall into the hands of any other anti-vaxxer, pro-gun conspiracy theorist, sovereign citizens who may seek to utilise the reputation of this site to promote their own dangerous and warped views,\u201d union head Ian Leavers\u00a0told the Courier-Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is why the QPU has an obligation to safeguard this property to protect the memories of the police who gave their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Leavers told the Courier-Mail the land could be used for a retreat for officers, a training centre and be the site of a memorial.<\/p>\n

The government is reportedly considering the proposal.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, paid her respects to the slain officers ahead of a public memorial at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone\u2019s gone through a really rough time out here and I want all of Queensland and all of Australia to continue to show their support for the two young lives that were tragically taken,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWednesday is going to be a very difficult day.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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