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Townsville Correctional Centre welcomed 18 new custodial correctional officers to the front line of public safety after graduating at a ceremony held in Townsville today. The officers proudly accepted their responsibility in a ceremony at the Townsville Correctional Centre and committed their intentions to keep the...
Trade Instructor Sharon Barbary who works at the Brisbane Women’s Correctional Centre (BWCC) will study fashion in Japan later this year as she doubles down on her skill set to help the women at BWCC. Ms Barbary started working for Queensland Correctional Services (QCS) in 2010...
Borallon Training and Correctional Centre (BTCC) officers have raised over $800 for Banks Creek Retreat, following in the footsteps of Everyday Hero Finalist and Custodial Correctional Officer Grant Neilson and his wife, police officer Nicole Seden. Banks Creek Retreat was set up by Grant and Nicole...
Offenders under the supervision of Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) have helped plant the seeds for success in Far North Queensland as part of a community effort to rehabilitate local rain forest habitat. A number of offenders have been working with the Cairns Regional Council, local schools...
QCS is proud to recognise, support and employ men and women who have served in the armed services and reserves. For Alexis Livingstone, Deputy General Manager (DGM), Capricornia Correctional Centre, the invitation to spend a day as an army reservist was one she couldn’t turn down. Under...
Lotus Glen Correctional Centre welcomed 14 new custodial correctional officers to the front line of public safety after graduating at a ceremony held in Mareeba today. The officers proudly accepted their responsibility to keep the community safe through the humane containment and rehabilitation of prisoners at...
Specialised training from Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) is being deployed internationally to assist officers from the Correctional Service of the Solomon Islands (CSSI). The Solomon Islands Justice Program is overseen and funded by the Australian Federal Government, enabling Solomon Islands officers to undertake programs with QCS. In...
Workers from the Charleville work camp have played a vital role in preparation for a world record attempt to make the world’s longest damper. Until 1994, Charleville held the world record with an impressive 75 meters, but the title was stolen away by a Swedish Scout...
Lotus Glen Correctional Centre (LGCC) acknowledges the rich culture that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders bring to the community during NAIDOC Week in 2019. NAIDOC Week events are occurring state-wide this month and this year’s national theme is VOICE.TREATY.RESPECT. There are a number of events that are...
Townsville Correctional Centre (TCC) and Townsville Women’s Correctional Centre (TWCC) are coming together this week to embrace and celebrate as part of NAIDOC celebrations. NAIDOC Week, running between 7 – 14 July, is celebrating the rich and dynamic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island culture and this...
