Two custodial corrections officers from Maryborough Correctional Centre have been suspended from duty today for unrelated matters. The first, a 50-year-old man, was suspended over allegations of sleeping on duty and breach of professional boundaries. The second, a 38-year-old was suspended over allegations of failing to comply...
Lotus Glen Correctional Centre’s Custodial Corrections Officer, Mr Matthew Cawdell, has been nominated as an everyday hero in this year’s QBANK Everyday Heroes Awards. Mr Cawdell has been nominated for his volunteer work as Group Leader of the Holloways Beach State Emergency Service Unit. During March 2018,...
Queensland Corrective Services, in partnership with Hepatitis Queensland, has rolled out three educational videos to all correctional centres across the State in a bid to curb the spread of hepatitis C. The three videos produced by Hepatitis Queensland focus on risk factors, testing and treatment. Queensland Corrective...
Offenders from Queensland Corrective Services’ Cairns District Office are helping the environment by rehabilitating the Thomatis Creek bank and adjoining land. The Richters (Thomatis) Creek Rehabilitation Project at Holloways Beach aims to restore a 250 metre section of the land, which was previously cleared for sugar...
Capricornia Correctional Centre’s Food Supervisor, Sean Dyer, has served his last meal last week following years of sharing skills with prisoners and providing for the community. Capricornia Correctional Centre General Manager Paula May said people like Mr Dyer are essential in the daily running of prisons...
A ceremony was held in Maryborough Correctional Centre today to celebrate the graduation of Tango and Tarzan, the latest pups to complete the Smart Pups program. Prisoners help with training the assistance dogs as part of the program. The dogs will eventually be paired with children...
Manoora Community Garden, which is maintained by offenders on community service orders will get a visit from Costa Georgiadis this weekend. The host of ABC’s Gardening Australia, Costa will visit Manoora Community Garden in Cairns on 21 July 2018 for Conversations with Costa. Queensland Corrective Services Commissioner...
Four of Queensland’s High Security prisons were placed in lockdown yesterday evening after a number of drones were flown over their perimeters. Brisbane Correctional Centre, Brisbane Women’s Correctional Centre, Wolston Correctional Centre and Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre were all locked down after the incursion on Sunday...
Capricornia Correctional Centre’s Deputy General Manager Alexis Livingstone has been recognised with a Highly Commended award for her exceptional work in the public service. Ms Livingstone received her award yesterday (28 June) at this year’s Institute of Public Administration Queensland Top 10 Young Leaders Awards (the...
