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Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) can confirm the Department has safely evacuated the low security Palen Creek Correctional Centre today due to the effects of nearby bushfires on the Queensland and New South Wales border in the Mount Barney National Park. The decision to evacuate was made
Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) is working on removing one of the biggest obstacles facing prisoners when they are released: finding stable and appropriate housing. The PRSA, launched in October, is for male prisoners eligible for parole but who remain in custody because they don’t have suitable
We were honoured to host the Corrective Services Administrators Council Indigenous Senior Officers’ Working Group Conference at the QCS Academy this week. Senior officers from each State and Territory and New Zealand work collaboratively and meet each year to share information on current strategies that are
Queensland Corrective Services can confirm that the women prisoners evacuated from Numinbah Correctional Centre during the recent bush fires have returned to the low security farm. The 85 women and three Defence Community dogs were transported back to the centre after spending two weeks at Brisbane
Hervey Bay Community Corrections recently came up with a full picture solution to a puzzling problem that will brighten the stay of sick kids in hospital. The puzzle project is the brainchild of Eddie who works at the Hervey Bay District Community Corrections Office and he
Queensland Corrective Services can confirm it evacuated Numinbah Correctional Centre, a low security women’s farm in the Gold Coast hinterland, yesterday due to the effects of nearby bushfires. The evacuation allows authorities responsible for managing the fires to focus on community safety. While the centre is not
The entrance to the meeting place of the Inala Elders Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation is brighter thanks to the work of an offender under the supervision of Queensland Corrective Services. Visitors to the meeting place are now greeted with a large entry sign incorporating
Disadvantaged Queenslanders are walking a little easier following the donation of footwear by officers from the Cairns District Community Corrections office. Around 100 pairs of thongs were purchased by the officers with funds raised from their weekly Jeans Day Friday raffle and donated to Anglicare’s Diversionary
Drugs and weapons were seized from people intending to visit prisoners at Borallon Training and Correctional Centre (BTCC) in a joint weekend operation by Queensland Corrective Services and Queensland Police Service. Over the weekend of August 10 and 11, eight QCS officers accompanied by Passive Alert
An inspirational program which transforms uniforms once worn by police officers and other public safety agencies into cool clothes for kids is getting a helping hand from offenders on community service orders on Brisbane’s north side. The Sew Many Second Chances team of 21 women and