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New officers bolster corrections frontline

New Custodial Correctional Officers graduate in Brisbane Graduates will strengthen frontline staffing across correctional centres in SEQ   Queensland Corrective Services has welcomed the latest cohort of Custodial Correctional Officers to the frontline, with 136 new recruits graduating the Custodial Officer Entry Program in Brisbane on

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From Pups to Protectors: Five new drug detection dogs join the frontline

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

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Major rural events bolstered by QCS Work Camps

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

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Mareeba recruits start new QCS career

Twenty-nine officers start new career at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre Graduation ceremony the biggest in the last five years Family links highlight generational career opportunities within QCS Opportunities available throughout the state to join the frontline of community safety Lotus Glen Correctional Centre welcomed 29

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Outstanding service honoured in 2026 King’s Birthday List

Three Queensland Corrective Services officers awarded the Australian Corrections Medal Officers recognised for decades of outstanding service to custodial and community corrections 48 QCS officers recognised with ACM since it was instituted in 2017   Three Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) officers have been awarded the Australian

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Corrections frontline grows with 45 more officers in southeast Queensland

Forty-five officers start new careers as Custodial Correctional Officers across southeast Queensland QCS’ frontline boosted by more than 1500 officers in 18 months Opportunities available throughout the state to join the frontline of community safety   An additional 45 new Custodial Correctional Officers stepped up to

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Celebrating National Corrections Day 2026 (with audio grabs)

May 15 is National Corrections Day, an occasion where we stop to recognise and celebrate our officers working to make Queensland safer where you live.    It is a day dedicated to recognising the often-unsung contributions of corrective services officers who work tirelessly to ensure public safety

UPDATE: Prisoner located and returned to custody

Queensland Corrective Services can confirm the prisoner who absconded from Palen Creek Low Security Correctional Centre on 28 March 2026 is in police custody and will be returned to a high security facility. Thanks to the Police for their efforts.

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Recognition for women working to make Queensland communities safer

International Women’s Day awards highlight efforts to deliver reform and reduce reoffending   Officers committed to making Queensland communities safer have been recognised in a Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) International Women’s Day event. Custodial Operations, Community Corrections, Operational Policy, Finance, Project Delivery, and First Nations and Cultural