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July 30, 2025

Bank in a box rolls into Kingaroy

Source: Premier of Victoria

NAB investing $2.6 million into Kingaroy branch refurbishment
Bank in a Box keeping Kingaroy’s banking running smoothly
The box weighs more seven elephants, a temporary feature for Kingaroy Street

NAB’s portable ‘Bank in a Box’ has officially arrived in Kingaroy, ensuring locals can continue accessing essential banking services while the town’s historic branch undergoes a major transformation.

After more than 100 years of supporting residents, NAB’s Kingaroy branch will temporarily close starting Wednesday, 30 July to begin a $2.6 million upgrade aimed at creating a more welcoming and practical space for our customers.

The new branch will feature:

A refreshed, open-plan layout to enhance customer service
New technology to support digital banking and self-service
Improved accessibility and energy-efficient design

To support customers during the upgrade, NAB has deployed its ‘Bank in a Box’ just down the road at 135–141 Kingaroy Street, opposite the RSL.

The mobile banking hub offers:

A private meeting space for customer conversations
Smart ATMs for cash withdrawals and deposits
Full access to NAB’s digital banking tools via iPads.

Brody Finlay NAB’s Kingaroy Branch Manager said, “We’re excited to be investing in the Kingaroy community and creating a new, modern branch to help locals with everything from everyday banking to big life moments like buying a home.”

“While the multi-million dollar upgrade is underway, our customers will still see the familiar faces of our Kingaroy team at the ‘Bank in a Box’. We can’t wait for everyone to come in and say g’day.”

The ‘Bank in a Box’ will be operational from Friday, 1 August through to Thursday, 9 October 2025, with the newly upgraded Kingaroy Branch scheduled to reopen on Friday, 10 October 2025.

Fast facts: NAB’s ‘Bank in a Box’

Takes just 90 minutes to set up or dismantle
Weighs approximately eight tonnes – the equivalent of seven full-grown elephants
Includes three zones: customer meeting room, self-service area, and digital education space
Powered by a generator to support banking wherever its needed.

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July 30, 2025

Joint operation exposes major scam syndicate

Source: New places to play in Gungahlin

Today, officers from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Services Australia executed search warrants at four properties across Western Sydney associated with individuals allegedly involved in an identity, tax and welfare fraud syndicate targeting innocent Australians.

The ATO-led operation, which commenced in October 2024, has identified four individuals who are alleged to have engaged in an array of offences, including tax fraud, identity fraud, welfare fraud and money laundering.

The alleged fraud involved the distribution of scam emails to unsuspecting Australians which contained links to websites that, when clicked on, enabled the fraudsters to gather their personal information and take over their identity.

When the ATO’s systems identified the fraud pattern, the syndicate is alleged to have then turned to recruiting its victims to become complicit money mules, so that it could continue the fraud.

During the searches, officers found multiple devices containing personal identifiable information and documentation that did not belong to the offenders that could allow them to fraudulently access taxpayers accounts.

The syndicate didn’t confine its wrongdoing to Australians. The individuals are alleged to be part of a sophisticated offshore criminal syndicate that specialises in identity takeovers, romance scams and money laundering, through international money transfers and cryptocurrency transactions.

ATO Deputy Commissioner and Serious Financial Crime Taskforce (SFCT) Chief John Ford said this early intervention will protect many more Australians from having their personal information stolen and used by this syndicate to commit fraud in their names.

‘Through the warrant activity today, we are sending a clear message to the community: our approach to fraud is unwavering and we will hold these individuals to account. Engaging in offences such as these carries a penalty of up to 20 years imprisonment,’ Mr Ford said.

‘The information and capability sharing between our partner agencies means we are able to track down syndicates like this at the source, disrupt the activity and ensure they face the full force of the law.’

‘We have also bolstered the strength of our security systems and ATO online services to stop fraud before it happens.’

AUSTRAC Acting National Manager, Law Enforcement, Markus Erikson, said AUSTRAC was able to provide crucial financial intelligence to the ATO so it could investigate fraudulent activity.

‘AUSTRAC works with Commonwealth partners and law enforcement agencies providing financial intelligence to help identify and track down entities that are directly controlling money mule networks,’ Mr Erikson said.

‘In this instance AUSTRAC also shared, with the ATO, additional mule account data observed in other crime types to assist with understanding the extent of fraudulent activity.’

It is important to be aware of what information you share and to never click on a link from a text or email asking for your personal information. Once the scammers have your personal information, they can access your bank account, sign in to your myGov account, steal money and commit fraud in your name.

The new protective features on the ATO app, such as real-time messages and quick account locking, are an extra safeguard that you can add in keeping your personal information safe. Download it from your Appstore today.

The SFCT brings together the knowledge, resources and experience of relevant law enforcement and regulatory agencies to identify and address the most serious and complex forms of financial crime. Our message is clear to those who evade or cheat the tax system: there is no place to hide. We will not tolerate this behaviour.

For more information about the SFCT, visit www.ato.gov.au/sfct.

For more information on taxpayer protection during tax time, read our media release.

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Notes to journalists

Images from the warrant activity:

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ATO stock footage and images are available for use in news bulletins from our media centre.

July 30, 2025

Police urge motorists to slow down in school zones

Source: New South Wales Community and Justice

Police urge motorists to slow down in school zones

Wednesday, 30 July 2025 – 4:11 pm.

Police are urging motorists to slow down in school zones after six drivers were detected speeding in school areas in North-West Tasmania in one week.
Acting Inspector Martin Parker of Western Road Policing Services said, “during the first week of school term three – between 21 and 25 July 2025 – Western Road Policing Services detected six speeding offences within school areas.”
“While it may be perceived that six speeding offences are not a lot, one car speeding in a school zone is one too many and puts students and pedestrians at unnecessary risk of being injured in a crash.”
“Police are committed to preventing crashes and keeping everyone safe on our roads, and this includes keeping school zones safe for students.”
“We urge all motorist to make good decisions around schools – this includes slowing down to posted speed limits, and driving with extra caution around schools as younger children can be unpredictable and inadvertently step out onto roads.”
“Please do the right thing in our school zones, to help us keep everyone safe.”
Incidents of dangerous driving can be reported to police on 131 444 or Triple Zero (000) in an emergency.

July 30, 2025

Excise duty rates for fuel and petroleum products

Source: New places to play in Gungahlin

How to use these tables

Save this page to your favourites to make sure you use the correct rate for each product in every excise return you lodge.

The tables on this page are a simplified version of the Schedule to the Excise Tariff Act 1921. For terms, refer to Fuel and petroleum excise and key terms.

We express excise duty rates per litre, kilolitre or kilogram of product for fuel and petroleum products, including gaseous fuels.

When rates change

The law indexes the excise duty rates for fuel and petroleum products (other than aviation fuels and certain petroleum-based products) twice a year, based on the upward movement of the consumer price index (CPI). The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is responsible for determining and publishing the CPI on or before the last Wednesday of the month following the relevant quarter. The current schedule of release dates can be found on the ABS websiteExternal Link.

Usually, indexation occurs on 1 February and 1 August. However, when the ABS doesn’t publish the CPI figure at least 5 days before indexation day, under the law, indexation day is deferred to the fifth day after publication.

As the CPI for this quarter was published on 30 July 2025, indexation day is 4 August. Table 1 below reflects the release dates and the relevant indexation days.

Table 1: CPI publication dates for 2025
Date of CPI publication	Date of CPI publication + 5 days	Indexation day
29 Jan 2025	3 Feb 2025	3 Feb 2025
30 July 2025	4 Aug 2025	4 Aug 2025

The CPI indexation factor for rates from 4 August 2025 is 1.016.

Excise duty rates increase in July each year for biodiesel.

From 30 March to 28 September 2022, the excise and excise equivalent customs duty rates for petrol, diesel and all other fuel and petroleum-based products (except aviation fuels) were temporarily reduced. These rates returned to the full rate on 29 September 2022.

The excise duty rates may also change due to other law changes.

Excise duty rates – fuel

Fuel includes everything listed in item 10 (see Table 2 below). It excludes:

goods listed in item 15 (Table 3)
waxes
bitumen.

Note: In Australia, gasoline is more commonly referred to as petrol.

Table 2: Fuel rates
Tariff item	Description	From 1 July 2025 to 3 August 2025	From 4 August 2025
10.1 Unit: $ per litre	Petroleum condensate	0.508	0.516
10.2 Unit: $ per litre	Stabilised crude petroleum oil	0.508	0.516
10.3 Unit: $ per litre	Topped crude petroleum oil	0.508	0.516
10.5 Unit: $ per litre	Gasoline (other than for use as fuel in aircraft)	0.508	0.516
10.6 Unit: $ per litre	Gasoline for use as fuel in aircraft	0.03556	0.03556
10.7 Unit: $ per litre	Blends of gasoline and ethanol	The amount of duty worked out under section 6G (using $0.508 per litre at step 3)	The amount of duty worked out under section 6G (using $0.516 per litre at step 3)
10.10 Unit: $ per litre	Diesel	0.508	0.516
10.12 Unit: $ per litre	Blends of diesel and biodiesel and/or ethanol	The amount of duty worked out under section 6G (using $0.508 per litre at step 3)	The amount of duty worked out under section 6G (using $0.516 per litre at step 3)
10.15 Unit: $ per litre	Heating oil	0.508	0.516
10.16 Unit: $ per litre	Kerosene (other than for use as fuel in aircraft)	0.508	0.516
10.17 Unit: $ per litre	Kerosene for use as fuel in aircraft	0.03556	0.03556
10.18 Unit: $ per litre	Fuel oil	0.508	0.516
10.19A Unit: $ per litre	LPG, other than LPG exempted from excise duty by section 77HB of the Excise Act 1901	0.166	0.169
10.19B Unit: $ per kilogram	LNG, other than LNG exempted from excise duty by section 77HB of the Excise Act 1901	0.348	0.354
10.19C Unit: $ per kilogram	CNG, other than CNG exempted from excise duty by section 77HA of the Excise Act 1901	0.348	0.354
10.20 Unit: $ per litre	Denatured ethanol for use as fuel in an internal combustion engine (rate worked out under section 6H of the Excise Tariff Act 1921)	0.166	0.169
10.21 Unit: $ per litre	Biodiesel (rate worked out under section 6J of the Excise Tariff Act 1921)	0.169	0.172
10.25 Unit: $ per litre	Liquid aromatic hydrocarbons consisting principally of benzene, toluene or xylene or mixtures of them (other than goods covered by section 77J of the Excise Act 1901)	0.508	0.516
10.26 Unit: $ per litre	Mineral turpentine (other than goods covered by section 77J of the Excise Act 1901)	0.508	0.516
10.27 Unit: $ per litre	White spirit (other than goods covered by section 77J of the Excise Act 1901)	0.508	0.516
10.28 Unit: $ per litre	Petroleum products (other than blends) not elsewhere included (other than goods covered by section 77J of the Excise Act 1901)	0.508	0.516
10.30 Unit: $ per litre	Blends of one or more of the above goods (with or without other substances) not elsewhere included that can be used as fuel in an internal combustion engine (other than goods covered by section 77J of the Excise Act 1901)	The amount of duty worked out under section 6G (using $0.508 per litre at step 3)	The amount of duty worked out under section 6G (using $0.516 per litre at step 3)

Excise duty rates – certain petroleum-based products

The following rates are not subject to indexation.

Table 3: Excise duty rates – Certain petroleum-based products other than those products for use as a fuel, exempt oils and hydraulic fluids
Tariff item	Description	From 1 July 2025 to 3 August 2025	From 4 August 2025
15.1 Unit: $ per litre	Petroleum-based oils that are lubricant / fluid / oil products or their synthetic equivalents but not greases	0.142	0.142
15.2 Unit: $ per litre	Petroleum-based oils that are lubricant / fluid / oil products and greases or their synthetic equivalents, recycled for use as oils that are lubricant / fluid / oil products but not greases	0.142	0.142
15.3 Unit: $ per kilogram	Petroleum-based greases and their synthetic equivalents	0.142	0.142
15.4 Unit: $ per kilogram	Petroleum-based oils that are lubricant / fluid / oil products and greases or their synthetic equivalents, recycled for use as greases	0.142	0.142

stabilised crude petroleum oil
condensate.

Historical excise duty rates

The Australian Government data.gov.au website lists Historical excise duty ratesExternal Link.

July 30, 2025

Rates – non-business

Source: New places to play in Gungahlin

Fuel tax credit rates for non-business

Fuel tax credit rates vary depending on:

when you acquired the fuel
the type of fuel you use
the activity you use it in.

You don’t need to include the rates in your claim. We will work out the amount of your fuel tax credit for your claim based on the date you acquired the fuel.

Rates are indexed twice a year – in February and August – in line with the consumer price index (CPI). The CPI indexation factor for rates from 4 August 2025 is 1.016.

Fuel excise duty was temporarily reduced from 30 March 2022 to 28 September 2022. This reduction applied to excise and excise equivalent customs duty rates for petrol, diesel and all other fuel and petroleum-based products (except aviation fuels). This affected the fuel tax credit rates during that period.

Current fuel tax credit rates

For current fuel tax rates, see From 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

Claiming past fuel tax credits

There are time limits for claiming fuel tax credits or making adjustments and correcting errors.

You need to claim your fuel tax credits within 4 years of the due date of the earliest fuel tax return in which you could have made your claim. If you don’t claim the credits within that time, you’ll no longer be eligible to claim them.

You can access historical fuel tax credit rates by downloading the data file on the Australian Government data.gov.au website at Historical FTC ratesExternal Link.

July 30, 2025

Rates – business

Source: New places to play in Gungahlin

Fuel tax credit rates for business

Before you claim fuel tax credits, check if you are eligible to claim using our eligibility tool.

Fuel tax credit rates change regularly.

Using the fuel tax credit calculator is the easiest way to work out what you can claim in your business activity statement (BAS), or calculate an adjustment or correction for a previous BAS.

Fuel tax credit rates are indexed twice a year – in February and August – in line with the consumer price index (CPI). The CPI indexation factor for rates from 4 August 2025 is 1.016.

Fuel tax credit rates also change for fuel (liquid fuels such as petrol and diesel, and gaseous fuels such as liquefied natural gas) used in a heavy vehicle for travelling on a public road due to changes in the road user charge.

Rates for biodiesel (B100) will also change each financial year until 1 July 2030.

Current fuel tax credit rates

For current fuel tax rates, see From 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

Claiming past fuel tax credits

There are time limits for claiming fuel tax credits or making adjustments and correcting errors. You need to claim your fuel tax credits within 4 years of the due date of the earliest BAS in which you could have made your claim. If you don’t claim the credits within that time, you’ll no longer be eligible to claim them.

Use the fuel tax credit calculator to easily work out the amounts for your BAS up to 4 years ago.

You can also access historical fuel tax credit rates by downloading the data file on the Australian Government data.gov.au website at Historical FTC ratesExternal Link.

July 30, 2025

Excise duty rates for alcohol

Source: New places to play in Gungahlin

How to use these tables

Save this page to your favourites to make sure you use the correct rate for each product in every excise return you lodge.

The tables on this page are a simplified version of the Schedule to the Excise Tariff Act 1921. For terms, refer to Alcohol excise and key terms.

We express excise duty rates per litre of alcohol (LAL) for alcoholic products.

When rates change

The law indexes the excise duty rates for alcohol twice a year, based on the upward movement of the consumer price index (CPI). The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is responsible for determining and publishing the CPI on or before the last Wednesday of the month following the relevant quarter. The current schedule of release dates can be found on the ABS websiteExternal Link.

As the CPI for this quarter was published on 30 July 2025, indexation day is 4 August. Table 1 below reflects the release dates and the relevant indexation days.

Table 1: CPI publication dates for 2025
Date of CPI publication	Date of CPI publication + 5 days	Indexation day
29 Jan 2025	3 Feb 2025	3 Feb 2025
30 July 2025	4 Aug 2025	4 Aug 2025

The CPI indexation factor for rates from 4 August 2025 is 1.016. Find out how rates are determined.

From 4 August 2025, excise duty rates for subitems 1.2, 1.6, and 1.11 will be unchanged for 2 years due to a temporary freeze on the indexation of rates for draught beer. Indexation for these subitems will resume in August 2027.

The excise duty rates may also change due to other law changes. The items in the following tables don’t apply to beverages you make for personal use, using non-commercial facilities and equipment, except for distilled spirits and beverages containing distilled spirits.

Wine is not an excisable beverage – it is subject to wine equalisation tax (WET).

Use the right rate

There are different excise duty rates for your alcoholic products depending on the alcohol content.

For beer, it also depends on the size and design of the container you package it in and if you produce it in commercial premises or a brew on premises shop.

Remember to apply the right rate to product that is delivered before and from the effective date (that is, the date the excise duty rate changes) when you lodge your return.

See how to calculate excise duty on excisable alcohol.

Alcohol rates for beer

Excise duty on beer is payable on the alcohol content above 1.15% by volume in your finished product.

Table 2: Alcohol rates – beer
Tariff subitem Unit: $ per litre of alcohol	Description	From 3 Feb 2025 to 3 Aug 2025	From 4 August 2025
1.1	Alcohol volume not exceeding 3%, individual container: less than 8 litres 8–48 litres (inclusive), and not designed to connect to a pressurised gas delivery system or pump delivery system.	52.87	53.72
1.2	Alcohol volume not exceeding 3%, individual container over 48 litres.	10.57	10.57
1.2	Alcohol volume not exceeding 3%, individual container of 8–48 litres (inclusive) and designed to connect to a pressurised gas delivery system or pump delivery system.	10.57	10.57
1.5	Alcohol volume exceeding 3% but not exceeding 3.5%, individual container: less than 8 litres 8–48 litres (inclusive) and not designed to connect to a pressurised gas delivery system or pump delivery system.	61.57	62.56
1.6	Alcohol volume exceeding 3% but not exceeding 3.5%, individual container over 48 litres.	33.11	33.11
1.6	Alcohol volume exceeding 3% but not exceeding 3.5%, individual container of 8–48 litres (inclusive) and designed to connect to a pressurised gas delivery system or pump delivery system.	33.11	33.11
1.10	Alcohol volume exceeding 3.5%, individual container: less than 8 litres 8–48 litres (inclusive) and not designed to connect to a pressurised gas delivery system or pump delivery system.	61.57	62.56
1.11	Alcohol volume exceeding 3.5%, individual container over 48 litres.	43.39	43.39
1.11	Alcohol volume exceeding 3.5%, individual container of 8–48 litres (inclusive) and designed to connect to a pressurised gas delivery system or pump delivery system.	43.39	43.39
1.15	Produced for non-commercial purposes using commercial facilities or equipment, alcohol volume not exceeding 3%.	3.71	3.77
1.16	Produced for non-commercial purposes using commercial facilities or equipment, alcohol volume over 3%.	4.28	4.35

Alcohol rates for spirits and other excisable beverages

Table 3: Alcohol rates – Other excisable beverages not exceeding 10% by volume of alcohol
Tariff item Unit: $ per litre of alcohol	Description	From 3 Feb 2025 to 3 Aug 2025	From 4 August 2025
2	Other excisable beverages not exceeding 10% by volume of alcohol.	104.31	105.98

Table 4: Alcohol rates – Spirits and other excisable beverages exceeding 10% by volume of alcohol
Tariff subitem Unit: $ per litre of alcohol	Description	From 3 Feb 2025 to 3 Aug 2025	From 4 August 2025
3.1	Brandy (a spirit distilled from grape wine in such a manner that the spirit possesses the taste, aroma and other characteristics generally attributed to brandy).	97.41	98.97
3.2	Other excisable beverages exceeding 10% by volume of alcohol.	104.31	105.98
3.5	Spirit that you have approval from us to use for fortifying Australian wine or grape must under section 77FD of the Excise Act 1901.	Free	Free
3.6	Spirit purchased in quantities by particular groups or professions we specified (such as pharmacists and universities) for an industrial, manufacturing, scientific, medical, veterinary or educational purpose under section 77FE of the Excise Act 1901.	Free	Free
3.7	Spirit that you have approval from us to use for an industrial, manufacturing, scientific, medical, veterinary or educational purpose under section 77FF of the Excise Act 1901.	Free	Free
3.8	Spirit denatured according to the formula we determined (except spirit used as fuel in an internal combustion engine).	Free	Free
3.10	Spirit not elsewhere included.	104.31	105.98

How rates are determined

We determine the new rates by applying the indexation factor to the most recently published rates.

The indexation factor is calculated by dividing the most recent June or December quarter CPI number (determined and published by the ABSExternal Link) by the previous highest June or December quarter CPI number occurring after the June 1983 quarter.

For example, the indexation factor for August 2025 was determined by dividing the June quarter 2025 (most recent to August 2025; 141.7) by the December quarter 2025 (June or December quarter with the highest value prior to December 2025; 139.4) to get 1.016.

Table 5: Calculating indexation factor for February 2025
Most recent CPI number	Highest previous June or Dec quarter	Indexation factor
June 2025 quarter	Dec 2024 quarter	August 2025
141.7	139.4	1.016

This indexation factor is applied to the current duty rate to determine the new duty rate.

For example, the duty rate for tariff item 2 ‘other excisable beverages not exceeding 10% by volume of alcohol’ was $104.31 for the period 3 February 2025 to 3 August 2025. This rate of $104.31 is multiplied by the indexation factor of 1.016 to determine the rate of $105.98 applicable from 4 August 2025.

Table 6: Calculating the new duty rate for August 2025 for tariff item 2
3 Feb 2025 to 3 Aug 2025	Indexation factor	Duty rate from 3 Feb 2025
$104.31	1.016	$105.98

Historical excise duty rates

The Australian Government data.gov.au website lists Historical excise duty ratesExternal Link.

July 30, 2025

Arrest – Assault police – Palmerston

Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services

A 30-year-old female has assaulted a police officer via spitting following her arrest in relation to breaching a suspended sentence.

Around 7:50pm last night, police arrested the 30-year-old in relation to an outstanding warrant for breaching a suspended sentence.

She was placed inside a police vehicle and conveyed to the Palmerston Watch House. Upon arrival, and while sitting in the vehicle, she allegedly spat on one of the police officers, striking her in the mouth, as well as on her face and arm.

A spit guard was utilised to prevent further assaults, and the offender was processed into the watch house without incident. She remains in police custody where she is expected to be charged later today.

Superintendent Rick Magree said, “This is disgusting behaviour.

“It is completely unacceptable that our frontline officers, who work tirelessly to serve and protect the community, are subjected to any form of assault let alone repulsive acts such as this.”

July 30, 2025

City kicking goals on Wanneroo Sports Hub design

Source: South Australia Police

The City of Wanneroo is one step closer to breaking ground on the Wanneroo Sports Hub, after Council endorsed the revised schematic concept design at its July meeting.

The new Sports Hub will sit south of the existing Wanneroo Recreation Centre on Scenic Drive in Wanneroo, and will feature two multi-sport courts, boxing and calisthenics club facilities, meeting rooms, changing rooms and storage.

Mayor Linda Aitken thanked community members who provided feedback on the project, contributing to the development of the revised design.

“We’re focused on helping our community stay active and healthy, so it’s important that we build a facility that really works for the people who’ll use it,” she said.

“The updated design reflects a range of environmental factors, including the City’s new bushfire protection zones.”

“We’ve also shifted the Sports Hub slightly after advice from an arborist, so we can protect the existing tree canopy on the site.”

The construction of the Sports Hub is the first phase of the Wanneroo Recreation Centre Precinct redevelopment project, with a new Community Hub proposed for phase two.

“This facility will make a huge difference to the Wanneroo community, and I look forward to seeing the project progress with the completion of the detailed design,” Mayor Aitken said.

The City has received a $5 million funding commitment from the State Government to enable the delivery of the Wanneroo Recreation Centre redevelopment.

View the revised concept design and provide your comments by Sunday 17 August via Your Say, our online engagement portal.

July 30, 2025

Arrest – Aggravated assault – Katherine

Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services

Katherine Police have arrested a 15-year-old male following an aggravated robbery and vehicle theft that occurred in Katherine early this morning.

Around 2:30am, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received a report that four male youths had broken into a residence in Katherine North.

The group allegedly used a machete to damage the front door and gain entry. The female occupants were able to secure themselves in a bedroom and were not injured during the incident.

The offenders allegedly stole the victim’s car keys and wallet before fleeing the scene in her Toyota RAV4, ramming through the locked front gate in the process.

A short time later, police sighted the stolen Toyota and engaged in a pursuit before it was ceased due to safety precautions.

It was later observed at a service station where the vehicle was apprehended, and the offenders fled the scene on foot.

One 15-year-old male was arrested following a short foot chase. He remains in police custody with charges expected to follow.

Three offenders remain outstanding, and investigations are ongoing.

Police urge anyone with information to make contact on 131 444, quoting reference number P25202651. Anonymous reports can be made through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via https://crimestoppersnt.com.au/.