Police have urged residents to continue to report hoons after a series of “illegal race meets” on Waterford-Tamborine Road, Tamborine.
Acting officer in charge of Jimboomba Police Station Senior Sergeant Rob Duncan said police were targeting hoons throughout the Logan Policing District.
“We are specifically interested in the illegal race meets occurring at the intersection of Waterford-Tamborine Road and Albert River Place,” he said.
“We had more than 15 complaints last month in regards to hooning in the area.
“These illegal meets consist of somewhere up to 200 vehicles, causing smoke and noise for residents.
“Not only is this dangerous for the drivers and spectators; often people can’t get through the road.
“We are relying on locals to call and report these hoons.”
Senior Sergeant Duncan said the race meets occurred on Friday and Saturday nights, with the most recent on December 30.
“We need people to be the change – if they are attending with their families, they are supporting it,” he said.
“This is dangerous road behaviour and it is not motorsport – this does not make you a safer driver.”
Tamborine resident Andy Blunden said locals created a Facebook group to keep a friendly eye on the neighbourhood.
“The residents have just had enough,” he said.
“There is a lot of noise that travels through the valleys (when hoons are around).
“There are literally burnt out wheels everywhere and the road is just a disgrace. It’s just destroyed.
“There is maximum vision from the top of that strip (Waterford-Tamborine Road) so they just congregate.”
Mr Blunden said he realised the police were “over strapped” and could not make it to every incident.
“We aren’t here to blame the police, but we want to see some innovative strategies that could be put into place like cameras, automatic reporting or increased patrolling.
“At the moment the hoons are seemingly unchallenged.”
Logan City Council division four councillor Laurie Koranski said she felt for the residents affected by the hoons.
“Hooning is not a council issue per se, but I do care about what is going on,” she said.
“I see it as my job to represent the residents and provide a voice for them to work on collaborative plans with police, and the state member, to find better solutions.
“Hooning isn’t welcome in my division or the rest of Logan.”
Residents are reminded to report hooning incidents by contacting 13HOON (134666).
