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

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Michigan 2023 DL target Jamel Howard commits to other Big Ten schools

Michigan landed one of its top remaining defensive lineman targets on Wednesday, but it missed out on another.

Chicago Marist 2023 three-star Jamel Howard Jr. made his college decision on signing day, committing to Wisconsin over Michigan and others in an announcement at his high school.

The Wolverines appeared to be the frontrunner to land the 6-foot-3, 320-pounder after he took an official visit to Ann Arbor in December just ahead of the early signing period, but he chose to delay his decision.

Howard previously committed to Wisconsin in June but backed off his verbal pledge in November after the school coach fired Paul Chryst. However, new head coach Luke Fickell continued to make Howard a priority and was able to get him on campus for an official visit in December.

The No. 1,198 overall prospects nationally, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings, also took official visits to LSU, Ole Miss and Miami in January but decided to remain in the Big Ten.

While Howard wasn’t highly rated, he did possess an offer list of 16 schools, with notable programs such as LSU and Miami making a hard push late.

Nevertheless, Michigan still inked five defensive linemen/edge prospects this cycle,

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Midpen buys 6,300-acre of San Mateo County’s coastal land property | Local News

Roughly 6,300 acres of San Mateo County’s coastal land known as Cloverdale Ranch has been added to the portfolio of properties protected and restored by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.

The purchase, made possible by a vote by Midpen’s Board of Directors last Saturday, marks the largest single ever completed by Midpen and was made possible through a partnership between the environmentally focused nonprofit and the Peninsula Open Space Trust, another nonprofit with similar environmental objectives.

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Real Estate DeFi DPA Token (DPAT) Opens African Land and Property Markets to Retail Capital

Besides being a reliable store of value and easy-to-use cross-border money transfer instrument, cryptocurrencies have established themselves as new-gen investing instruments. They allow retail users with no previous experience to get exposure to attractive investing vehicles that had only been available to high-profile VCs and reputable angel investors.

Also, cryptocurrencies allow early-stage products to raise funds in a seamless, decentralized and inclusive manner. As such, DPA Token (DPAT), a project designed to allow retail investors to support real estate ventures in Africa, unlocks unmatched opportunities for both developers and crypto holders.

Bringing Web3 investments to real estate in Africa: What is DPA Token (DPAT)?

Launched in 2022 by a heavy-hitting team of blockchain enthusiasts, the Direct Property Africa (DPA) project addresses investing in upcoming real estate projects on the African continent. Its core native cryptocurrency, DPA Token (DPAT), underpins its tokenomic design and serves as an investment opportunity for supporters.

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The project promotes itself as a pioneering Web3-native real estate investment and trading platform. Direct Property Africa (DPA) has a number of killing features in terms of transparency and inclusivity: each investment object will be mirrored by a fractionalized non-fungible token (NFT) on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain.

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