Forklift folly: Qld police investigate man found at Amberley defence base

“Around 3am on 17 September, an unauthorised man was located on a defence base at Amberley. A 46-year-old North Ipswich was taken into custody by police without any further incident,” according to a Queensland Police Service spokesperson.

“Police investigations into the matter remain ongoing with the assistance of Defence.”

It’s understood that the man’s reported use of a forklift at the Defence base is being investigated by Queensland Police.

Defence and the Queensland Police Service are investigating further.

“Defence can confirm an unauthorised individual was detected on RAAF Base Amberley,” according to a Defence spokesperson.

“Queensland Police took custody of this individual and the matter is currently under investigation by Queensland Police.”

Robert Dougherty

Robert is a senior journalist who has previously worked for Seven West Media in Western Australia, as well as Fairfax Media and Australian Community Media in New South Wales. He has produced national headlines, photography and videography of emergency services, business, community, defence and government news across Australia. Robert graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Majoring in Public Relations and Journalism at Curtin University, attended student exchange program with Fudan University and holds Tier 1 General Advice certification for Kaplan Professional. Reach out via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or via LinkedIn.