A morning coffee stop in Boondall and a motorcycle-focused community gathering in Geebung will become part of a wider road safety push this week, as police take National Road Safety Week messaging directly into North Brisbane neighbourhoods.
Queensland Police, alongside the Department of Transport and Main Roads, are hosting a series of community events across the region as part of the annual campaign, which runs from 17 to 24 May and focuses on reducing road trauma while encouraging safer driving habits.
For Aspley district residents, two of the closest events will take place in Boondall and Geebung.
The first is a Coffee with a Cop session at Zarraffa’s Boondall on Thursday 21 May from 7am to 8.30am, giving commuters and locals a chance to speak with police about road safety concerns over a morning coffee.
Later in the week, attention shifts to two wheels, with police launching a motorcycle safety initiative at Bike Night at Café Elle in Geebung on Saturday 23 May from 5pm to 7.30pm.
While community engagement is the public face of the campaign, the message behind it is far more serious.
National Road Safety Week was established to raise awareness of the lasting impact of road trauma, honour those killed or seriously injured in crashes, and encourage Australians to make safer decisions behind the wheel.
Queensland Police say enforcement remains important, but changing behaviour before dangerous choices are made is just as critical.
That includes the habits authorities continue to link to serious crashes and fatalities: speeding, driving while distracted, fatigue, drink or drug driving, and failing to wear seatbelts.
Police will also be taking the campaign into other parts of North Brisbane, including a rural road safety-themed parkrun activation in Samford and a football round community event at Norths Devils in Nundah alongside ambulance and fire crews.
But for motorists in the Aspley catchment, the Boondall and Geebung events bring the campaign closer to home.
Rather than relying solely on patrol cars and roadside enforcement, the week is designed to start conversations in places where people already gather, whether that is a café before work or a community bike meet on a Saturday evening.
The underlying message is simple: road safety is not just a policing issue. It is a responsibility shared by everyone who gets behind the wheel or throws a leg over a bike.
Published 17-May-2026
