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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...
Prisoners from Numinbah Correctional Centre are helping train assistance dogs for Defence Force Veterans. Under the arrangement between Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) and Defence Bank Foundation, women at Numinbah Correctional Centre (NCC) are helping to train about 14 dogs a year to Assistance Dog level as...
Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) is marking NAIDOC Week with celebrations at its centres and regional offices across the state. Commissioner Peter Martin APM said the celebrations gave QCS the opportunity to acknowledge the invaluable contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and help prisoners remain connected...
Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) Commissioner Peter Martin APM has congratulated QCS officers at his annual awards for excellence. As a top-tier public safety agency, Commissioner Martin established the Commissioner’s Awards for Excellence in 2018 to celebrate outstanding service from QCS staff in the across five categories:...
Next week, July 7 to 14 is NAIDOC Week, a time when we celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The theme for this year’s NAIDOC week is Voice… Treaty… Truth, the three key elements to the reforms set out...
