Queensland police union wants to buy Wieambilla property so it can’t be used to promote ‘warped views’ | Queensland
The remote bushland property where two police officers were murdered could be used as a retreat or training center if the Queensland government agreed to clear the way to its purchase.
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.
Neighbor Alan Dare was also gunned down when conspiracy theorists Gareth Train, his partner, Stacey Train, and brother Nathaniel Train opened fire upon their approach.
The officers were checking the property, owned by Gareth and Stacey Train, while conducting a missing person check for Nathaniel Train.
The Queensland Police Union said on Tuesday it wanted to buy the block and had asked the government for help resuming the land.
“The 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 utilize the reputation of this site to promote their own dangerous and warped views,” union head Ian Leavers told the Courier-Mail.
“That is why the QPU has an obligation to safeguard this property to protect the memories of the police who gave their

