Queensland Corrective Services is saddened to announce the passing of retired Passive Alert Drug Detection (PADD) dog Cooper, who served eight years at Townsville Correctional Complex, following a short battle with lymphoma. ‘Super’ Cooper, as he was affectionately known, commenced his career with QCS as an
13 new Custodial Correctional Officers graduate in Maryborough. Graduates will strengthen frontline staffing at Maryborough Correctional Centre. The milestone forms part of the Queensland’s Government’s delivery of 2,000 new corrections officers since coming to government. Queensland Corrective Services has welcomed the latest cohort of Custodial
Queensland Corrective Services has welcomed five new Passive Alert Drug Detection (PADD) dogs — Nova, Danny, Havoc, Panko and Doug and their handlers, who graduated at a special ceremony at Queensland Parliament House this month (Thursday 17 September). Five QCS Dog Handlers and their dogs were
25 new Custodial Correctional Officers graduate in Mareeba. Graduates will strengthen frontline staffing at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre The Queensland Government’s delivery of new corrections officers nears its next milestone. Queensland Corrective Services has welcomed the latest cohort of Custodial Correctional Officers to the frontline
12 new Custodial Correctional Officers graduate in Rockhampton. Graduates will strengthen frontline staffing at Capricornia Correctional Centre The Queensland Government’s delivery of new corrections officers nears its next milestone Queensland Corrective Services has welcomed the latest cohort of Custodial Correctional Officers to the frontline at
Queensland Corrective Services officers continue to thwart major attempts to introduce contraband into correctional centres, recently seizing hundreds of prohibited items. Recently, officers from Palen Creek Correctional Centre near Beaudesert located and intercepted a significant quantity of contraband. More than 700 prohibited items, including mobile phones, chargers,
Queensland Corrective Services officers continue to thwart major attempts to introduce contraband into correctional centres, recently seizing several prohibited items in the state’s far north. Officers at Lotus Glen Low Security Correctional Centre located a concealed object during a routine perimeter patrol recently. Officers retrieved the package and
Queensland Corrective Services officers continue to foil attempts to smuggle contraband into correctional centres, seizing substantial quantities of prohibited items in two separate incidents across the state’s southeast. In a recent joint operation, officers from Wolston Correctional Centre and the Escort and Security Branch intercepted a
Detectives from the Corrective Services Investigation Unit (CSIU) have charged a man following investigations into a drone located inside Townsville Correctional Centre, carrying a package containing over $1 million of illicit drugs and utensils. On 17 May, Queensland Corrective Services Custodial Correctional Officers located the drone,
It's arguably Cloncurry's biggest and most important weekend of the year, but before the crowds roll in and the rodeo rides into town the Julia Creek Work Camp is already hard at work behind the scenes helping turn one of Outback Queensland’s most iconic community