Community Safety and Engagement - Queensland Police Service ...

Output 1 

Community Safety and 

Engagement 

Our goal is to foster healthy individuals and communities through crime prevention and proactive policing partnerships. 

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With honour we serve 

Output 1: Community Safety 

and Engagement

Community Safety and Engagement 

Key focus areas: 

• Public order and safety 

• Crime prevention and community partnerships 

• Civil emergencies and major events 

Community safety and engagement is focused on the 

prevention of crime, engagement with the community 

and providing policing services that preserve public 

safety and good order during civil emergencies and 

special events. 

Engaging the community is a critical component in 

addressing both the causes of crime and preventing 

crime. Over the past decade, community policing and 

problem-oriented policing have increasingly focused 

on identifying the causes of crime and engaging the 

community in resolving crime related issues. 

Community engagement also helps to ensure service 

delivery is appropriate, focused and effective. Together, 

these activities contribute to developing safe and secure 

communities. 

Output expenditure: 

2008-09 479M 

2007-08 434M 

2006-07 381M 

2005-06 346M 

2004-05 307M 

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Strategies 

• Manage calls for service in a professional, ethical and responsive manner underpinned by a `client service´ 

philosophy 

• Monitor and address perceptions of safety and security within the community through high-visibility presence, 

interaction, client follow up and reassurance 

• Ensure timely responses to incidents of anti-social behaviour and develop programs to reduce such occurrences 

• Develop, implement and evaluate focused and innovative policing and crime prevention initiatives, guided by 

intelligence, analysis and research 

• Promote crime prevention initiatives on a whole-of-Government and community basis 

• Engage in and foster effective partnerships and networks with the community, government agencies and the 

private sector to identify and address the causes of crime and anti-social behaviour 

• Plan for and allocate sufficient resources to manage and police major and special events, emergencies, disasters 

and terrorist incidents 


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Conducted Energy Devices provide a safer method for dealing 

with dangerous and violent offenders with minimal long-term 

injuries to both offenders and arresting officers. 

Safer law enforcement 

The distribution of Conducted Energy Devices (CEDs) 

to police districts throughout the State commenced in 

January 2009 as part of the three-year rollout schedule. 

Key focus area—Public order and 

safety 

Preservation of public order 

New laws were passed by State Parliament on 

25 November 2008 that enabled a 12-month trial of 

a new ticketing system permitting the issue of on-thespot-fines 

for public nuisance, public urination and 

associated offences. 

It is anticipated the new system will free up the courts 

by removing thousands of public nuisance offences 

each year. Police will also spend less time on court work 

and will be able to devote more time to police work in 

the community. 

This trial, to be completed by 31 December 2009, will 

allow an evaluation of the fairness and cost effectiveness 

of ticketing provisions for dealing with public nuisance 

offences, which would then inform any decision by 

Government to expand ticketing across the State. 

The QPS has developed a comprehensive training and 

policy framework to ensure appropriate use of the CEDs. 

Significant Event Review Panels have been established 

in each region and command to overview CED 

presentations and deployments in line with QPS policy. 

Special information sessions were delivered to 

Indigenous communities across the State between 

January and March 2009. These sessions focused on 

how the CED works, the policy framework, training 

officers received, how usage is overviewed and 

monitored—emphasising it was just another tool that 

would help ensure the safety of offenders, officers and 

bystanders. 

A total of 1 240 CEDs were distributed by June 30, and 

in addition to 248 trainers, 2 600 officers have been 

trained in their use. 

As at 30 June 2009, CEDs had been presented 291 times. 

There had been 69 actual deployments. On 222 occasions 

the presence of a CED defused a situation and caused 

the person concerned to comply with police directions. 

While this roll out followed a twelve month trial, 

on Monday 15 June 2009 the Minister for Police 

announced a joint Crime and Misconduct Commission 

and Queensland Police Service Review of CED training 

and operational policies. This was due to a serious 

incident which occurred on 12 June 2009 which 

involved the deployment of a CED by a Queensland 

Police Service officer. 

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Personal safety and protective behaviours 

The Protective Behaviours program aims to enhance the 

problem-solving and communications skills of people of 

all ages and encourages individuals to identify unsafe 

or potentially unsafe situations. 

In 2008-09 the QPS performed an in-depth review of the 

Protective Behaviours program. The review identified 

the need for an enhanced child safety program. 

The Service is currently considering the adoption of the 

Safe Start: Protective Behaviours for Children and Young 

People program. This program seeks to maximise the 

safety and enhance the wellbeing of children and young 

people by equipping them and concerned adults, with an 

awareness of risks and key safety concepts and strategies. 

Community safety 

Community Police Beats 

Neighbourhood Police Beats consist of a police officer 

working and living from the office/residence within 

a beat area. The police officer is responsible for 

addressing the policing needs of the community within 

that area and research indicates reported crime rates 

have declined as a result. 

• an update of the Confident Safe and Secure 

Handbook and Senior Wiser Safer Directory 

• translation of these resources into other languages 

• the development of a seniors’ specific website, 

providing a one stop shop for seniors to prepare 

themselves to recognise crime risks and take 

proactive steps to prevent them. 

Policing Queensland’s rail networks 

During the 2008-09 financial year the Police Railway 

Squad deployed to 191 operations targeting good order 

offences, fare evasion and criminal activity on the QR 

Citytrain Network. The Squad conducted over 28 000 

hours of network patrols including deployments to 

major horse racing events, sporting games at Suncorp 

Stadium and Skilled Park, and concerts at the Boondall 

Entertainment Centre. 

During this period a total of 8 737 people of interest 

were intercepted, with 1 188 people arrested for 2 181 

charges and 2 739 infringement notices issued. The 

Railway Squad also provided specialist support to 

regional police actions targeting criminal activity along 

the rail corridor. 

In 2008-09, two new Neighbourhood Police Beats 

became operational at Logan Village and Woolloongabba 

(the Gabba Neighbourhood Police Beat). 

There are now 60 Neighbourhood Police Beats in 

Queensland. No new police beats are planned for 

2009-10. 

Safe schools 

The ‘Policing Schools Program’ encompasses full 

time School Based Police Officers who are based at 

47 secondary schools across the State and Adopt-a- 

Cops who volunteer their time on a part-time basis to 

work with their local primary schools. Both programs 

promote positive relationships between the school 

community and police. There are currently 35 school 

based police officer positions and approximately 654 

Adopt-a-Cops. 

School Based Police Officers work in partnership with 

other areas of the Service and with the school community 

to develop better relationships, receive better information 

and provide better safety education outcomes. 

Safety and security for seniors 

Two seniors’ forums were held during the year, bringing 

together government, non-government agencies and 

community groups to discuss issues affecting seniors 

and to develop effective strategies. 

A range of initiatives have been progressed in 2008-09, 

including: 

• a police training DVD addressing effective 

communication with seniors 

Constable Warren Broughton, also known as ‘Constable Wozza’, 

has been warmly received by Bundaberg’s St Mary’s Catholic 

School. 




Policing Queensland’s waterways 

Water Police officers provide a policing presence, both 

proactive and reactive, on and around Queensland 

waterways. There are 11 full time water police stations 

throughout the State, in addition to 12 general duties 

stations in isolated areas which have small vessels. The 

Service has a fleet of 67 vessels and jet skis. 

Between December 2008 and January 2009 the statewide 

operation ‘Summer Safe 2008-2009’ focused on the 

enforcement of maritime legislation and random breath 

testing on Queensland waterways. Each Water Police 

station tailored their operations to address local issues. 

Close to 1 300 Marine Infringement Notices were issued 

statewide, with the most prevalent offences being for 

failing to carry the prescribed safety equipment (30%) 

and for speeding offences (25%). Inappropriate jet ski 

activity on the Gold Coast continued to be a significant 

factor, with 33 notices issued out of a total of 44 

statewide. 

Due to the success of the Summer Safe Operation 

2008-09, statewide operations will continue to be 

planned to target peak boating periods. 

The Diving Squad’s Side Scan Sonar, so named because 

it operates from behind a vessel rather than beneath 

it, proved its worth for use in underwater recovery 

jobs during this reporting period. The device was 

successfully used in locating the FV Dynasty which 

was lost in the Torres Strait in May 2009; a small plane 

which crashed off the Gold Coast in September 2008; 

and an unknown sunken commercial fishing vessel off 

Hervey Bay in June 2009. 

Since its purchase in October 2007, the Side Scan Sonar 

has been deployed 35 times with a 100% success rate. 

The Water Police capabilities were further strengthened 

during 2008-09 with 18 projects being undertaken 

under the Vessel Management Program. The Service 

will undertake 11 projects under this program during 

the 2009-10 financial year. (More on page 96). 

Policing Queensland’s diversity 

The Queensland Government Multicultural Policy 

‘Multicultural Queensland—making a world of difference’ 

is the blueprint for managing diversity for the benefit of 

all Queenslanders. This Policy requires each government 

department to produce and publish multicultural action 

plans which demonstrate how they have integrated 

multicultural principles and practices into core business, 

and to report annually on progress and achievements. 

The QPS Multicultural Action Plan and reporting are 

available on the QPS website. Some of the highlights 

gleaned through this reporting mechanism are: 

Cultural liaison/cultural awareness 

The Police Liaison Officer (PLO) scheme provides a 

liaison and consultation interface between culturally 

diverse communities and the police. PLOs are not 

sworn police and do not possess police powers. 

There are currently 152 PLO positions throughout 

the State, including approximately 24 allocated to 

discrete Indigenous communities including Horn Island, 

Mornington Island, Thursday Island, Yarrabah, Palm 

Island and Woorabinda. While the majority of the 

positions are occupied by people of Aboriginal and 

Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, the scheme has now 

grown to incorporate officers from a number of other 

communities including the Sudanese, Pacific Islander, 

Muslim/Arabic, Vietnamese, Chinese and Australian 

South Sea Islander communities. 

PLOs have been active in a number of programs and 

projects including: 

• St George Police ‘Re-visit Program’ which received 

the Queensland Government 2009 Domestic and 

Family Violence Prevention Award. 

(More on page 36) 

• Community of Origin Follow Up program (COFUP) 

in Townsville which aims to ensure Indigenous 

prisoners from the outer communities get home 

safely after being released from Stuart Prison. 

• ‘Elder patrols’ in the Brisbane City and Fortitude 

Valley areas. These patrols utilise the skills of 

respected community members, police officers 

and PLOs. The ‘team’ engages with members of 

the community at relevant times to prevent crime, 

enhance community safety and promote alternative 

solutions to social problems. 

Cultural appreciation 

The Service administers a Cultural Appreciation Project 

that focuses on education and training for police 

officers and staff members in relation to policing 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. 

The project team in partnership with the Human 

Resource Development Branch has: 

• reviewed the cultural awareness training provided in 

the Police Recruit Operational Vocational Education 

Program 

• revised the three Competency Acquisition program 

workbooks that deal with Indigenous issues to 

provide the generic knowledge component of the 

base package 

• developed community specific packages for officers 

who are about to take up positions in specific 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. 

Fourteen community specific information packages, 

including Aurukun, Cherbourg, Doomadgee, 

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Hope Vale, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Mapoon, 

Mornington Island, Napranum, Northern Peninsula 

area, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Woorabinda and 

Wujal Wujal have been completed and are available 

to officers commencing duties in these communities. 

Multicultural on-line learning 

The Multicultural Awareness Online Learning Product 

is an interactive web-based course for police which has 

been designed to increase police officers’ knowledge 

of other cultures so they can interact more effectively 

with the public and colleagues. This course was 

developed and funded within the QPS Human Resources 

Development Branch. 

Multicultural quick reference guides (QRG) 

Multicultural Quick Reference Guides are summaries 

about communities, developed specifically for use 

by operational police. The first four guides were 

completed during the year and a further 12 are expected 

to be completed in 2009-10. 

The guides contain country and community profiles, 

police multicultural resources, recent police support 

and initiatives, details of interpreting services, common 

phrases, a guide to religions, diplomatic and consular 

support and community organisation contact details. 

On June 9, Sergeant Dimitrios (Jim) Bellos, Cross Cultural Liaison Officer, Metropolitan 

South Region, was announced by the Premier as the winner of the Suncorp Queenslander 

of the Year award. Sergeant Bellos was recognised for his work in fostering better 

relations and interaction between the QPS and ethnic communities. This is the first time 

the prestigious award has ever been won by a member of the Service. 




The Multicultural QRG project aims to help the QPS 

provide the community with appropriate and nondiscriminatory 

policing services by enhancing the 

capacity and knowledge of its members. 

Crowd management 

The Mounted Police Unit, along with other areas of the 

Service, continued to provide high visibility patrols 

throughout police operations and at major events. This 

acts as a significant deterrent to offenders and provides 

patrons at events with a very visible police presence to 

enhance overall safety and security. 

Major events serviced throughout the year included: 

ANZAC Day, Brisbane Riverfire, Indy Car Carnival, 

Police Remembrance Day, Schoolies Celebrations, 

2008 Royal Queensland Show and the Woodford Folk 

Festival. 

Dignitary protection 

The State Security Operations Group provided dignitary 

protection and protective security intelligence for the 

annual Australian Leadership Retreat held at Hayman 

Island in August 2008. The forum was attended by the 

Governor-General, the Prime Minister, State Premiers, 

senior Federal Cabinet Ministers and foreign dignitaries. 

The State election, held in March 2009, saw the Premier 

and the Leader of the Opposition travel throughout 

the State during the 26 day campaign period. The 

State Security Operations Group, with regionally based 

dignitary protection personnel, provided protective 

security to both leaders during the campaign visits. 

Police from a variety of regions and commands 

enhanced their dignitary protection skills by attending 

a Dignitary Protection Training course in May 2009. To 

ensure members maintain their skills, three-day training 

sessions are conducted by State Security Operations 

Group members in Brisbane and Cairns at various times 

throughout the year. 

There are 214 officers across the State qualified to 

provide dignitary protection services. 

Regional activities 

Special Needs Action Plan with Police (SNAPP) 

‘Vulnerable people and the criminal justice system’ is 

one of the Service's strategic priorities for 2008-09. In 

this regard, the Logan District SNAPP project includes 

helping first response officers deal with people who are 

vulnerable including children. As part of the project 

Logan District has identified 19 local police officers who 

have volunteered to be Special Needs Liaison Officers. 

Special Needs Liaison Officers aim to facilitate outcomes 

and develop communication between the QPS, service 

providers, special needs organisations and people with 

special needs. 

A QPRIME toolkit has been developed for the consistent 

recording of SNAPP information and for ongoing 

evaluation purposes. 

Safe schools 

Numerous programs and initiatives in the Gold Coast 

District address problems relating to youth crime. 

These programs and initiatives tackle the issues of 

truancy, bullying in the school yard—both physical and 

electronically, graffiti, wilful damage and trespassing. 

Some initiatives include: 

• ‘Extreme Dreams’ – an initiative that works with 

youth in the community who have disengaged from 

school, family and friends. The project encourages 

self esteem and leadership and creates a partnership 

with agencies that handle mutual responsibilities in 

resolving the young person’s difficulties. 

• ‘Cool Heads’ – a street outreach program for 

youth on the southern end of the Gold Coast. The 

project adopts an holistic approach and includes 

engagement, education and support for young people 

to improve community safety and reduce violence, 

anti-social behaviour and crime. 

• ‘Good Reward’—relates to school aged youth across 

the Gold Coast being rewarded with McDonald’s food 

vouchers for wearing cycling helmets, not engaging 

in anti-social behaviour and attendance at school. 

This project is building rapport between the youth of 

the Gold Coast and police to help prevent crime. 

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Key focus area—Crime prevention 

and community partnerships 

Drug and alcohol initiatives 

The Service continued to investigate and address 

the links between drugs, alcohol, substance misuse 

and violence. Partnerships with other government 

departments, non-government agencies and the 

community are aimed at implementing strategies to 

reduce alcohol and drug-related harm. 

Specialist court programs 

The aim of these programs is to help suitably motivated 

drug or alcohol offenders overcome their problematic 

drug or alcohol use and end their associated criminal 

behaviour. The QPS is an important partner in many of 

these programs: 

Drug Court Program 

The Drug Court Program is a Queensland Government 

funded initiative aimed at drug dependent offenders 

with a long criminal history. 

Adult offenders who would otherwise be facing 

imprisonment for non-violent offences are offered 

the option of rehabilitation and are sentenced to an 

Intensive Drug Rehabilitation Order. The offender is 

re-sentenced following their successful or unsuccessful 

completion of the rehabilitation program which 

generally lasts for 18 months. The Drug Court Program 

is an initiative designed to break the link between drug 

use and crime. 

The Queensland Indigenous Alcohol Diversion 

Program 

The Queensland Indigenous Alcohol Diversion 

Program (QIADP) is designed to address Indigenous 

overrepresentation in the criminal justice and child 

protection systems. The criminal justice stream of 

QIADP is a pre-sentence bail based diversion program 

for defendants whose alcohol misuse is related to 

their offending. Under the voluntary program, eligible 

people are placed in individual treatment and case 

management programs lasting up to 20 weeks. The 

program provides treatment places in districts in three 

regions including Cairns which has 40 treatment 

places; Townsville which has 50 treatment places; and 

Rockhampton which has 40 treatment places. 

The pilot will continue until 30 June 2010. 

The Queensland Magistrates Early Referral into 

Treatment Program (QMERIT) 

QMERIT is a pre-sentence bail based program which 

refers defendants into treatment and rehabilitation for 

3 – 4 months prior to sentencing. Successful 

completion of the program should result in a mitigation 

of penalty. QMERIT targets illicit drug offenders 

whose drug use has contributed to their offending and 

generally excludes offences of serious personal violence 

and of a sexual nature. The pilot will continue until 30 

June 2010. 

Alcohol Court Diversion Program 

The Alcohol Court Diversion Program is an eight week 

pre-sentence bail-based court program for adults and 

young people who have been charged with an alcohol 

related offence and admitted guilt. A twelve month 

pilot program commenced in the Caloundra Magistrates 

Court in April 2009. 

Police Drug Diversion Program 

The Police Drug Diversion Program aims to modify the 

behaviour of persons found in possession of up to 50 

grams of cannabis and/or utensils and with little or no 

past contact with the criminal justice system. During 

2008-09 diversion was offered to over 6 000 people 

throughout Queensland. 

A compliance rate of about 80% for those attending 

assessment and education programs has been achieved. 

Liquor and minors 

Underage drinking is associated with a range of 

problems that require police attention. 

Amendments to the Liquor Act 1992 now further 

restrict the supply of liquor to minors on private 

premises. Any person other than a responsible adult 

who supplies liquor to a minor at a private place is now 

breaking the law. 

As at 30 June 2009, five charges have been preferred 

against adults who have supplied liquor to minors 

under the new laws. 

New police powers under subsection 53A of the Police 

Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 also allow police 

to seize alcohol that has the potential to cause harm to 

minors or that is being recklessly provided to minors. 

Police can confiscate alcohol in cars and private and 

public places, and dispose of alcohol they reasonably 

suspect is destined for unsupervised consumption by 

minors. 




Party Safe 

The Party Safe initiative has continued to provide 

information and resources for the community to ensure 

people are informed about how to hold a successful, 

enjoyable and safe party. Up to the end of June 2009 

over 23 000 brochures and 2 700 posters have been 

distributed. Non-reusable Party Safe wristbands 

were introduced in 2008 with over 90 000 distributed 

throughout Queensland so far. These wristbands assist 

in identifying uninvited guests at parties. 

The Party Safe information is also available on the 

QPS internet site, with an average of just under 500 

registration forms downloaded each month in 2008-09. 

During this reporting period almost 6 000 parties have 

been registered with police. 

One Punch Can Kill 

The One Punch Can Kill campaign goes hand-inhand 

with the Queensland Police Service’s Party Safe 

initiative. The campaign seeks to help young people, 

particularly men between the ages of 15 and 25, to 

realise that a split-second decision to engage in violence 

can have enormous consequences. The One Punch Can 

Kill slogan is a reminder that a simple act of violence 

can ruin many lives. The campaign also targets girls 

and women with the slogan ‘I support blokes who don’t 

fight’. 

This campaign is supported by key community 

groups including the Queensland Homicide Victims 

Support Group and the Matthew Stanley Foundation. 

Since 2 February 2008, more than 31 000 people 

have visited the ‘One Punch Can Kill’ website (www. 

onepunchcankill.qld.gov.au), resulting in over 177 000 

page requests. The online game on the website has 

been played 6 000 times. Additionally, over 6 900 

people have joined the campaign supporters’ group on 

Facebook. 

Online advertising has reached more than one million 

users with the advertisements appearing 19.4 million 

times on MySpace, Facebook, Yahoo and Hotmail. The 

outdoor inflatable display has been used at more than 

20 events, exposing the campaign to tens of thousands 

in the target age group. 

Drug detection 

The Brisbane Dog Squad provided drug detection 

support to operational police in all parts of Queensland. 

The Drug Detection Dog Unit attended 586 jobs and 

conducted 389 searches during the financial year, which 

resulted in significant seizures of drugs, firearms and 

property. 

The Drug Detection Dog Unit is assisting with Operation 

‘Weed it out’. (More on page 41). This initiative has 

been developed in partnership with North Queensland 

Indigenous communities and targets drug use in these 

communities. 

Crime prevention initiatives 

Community safety and crime prevention 

The QPS provides funding for crime prevention 

projects across the State through the Community Crime 

Prevention Fund. The Fund supports partnerships 

between the QPS and community groups to develop 

local responses to local problems. In 2008-09 a diverse 

range of projects were funded including: 

• Red Dust Healing (Central Region) targeted 

at members of the Indigenous community in 

Woorabinda with a focus on anti-social behaviour, 

interpersonal violence, wilful damage, sexual 

offences and family violence. The success of the 

program is highlighted by a very low rate of reoffending 

among the participants. 

• Burglar Beware (North Coast Region) which involves 

an intense media campaign aimed primarily at burglars 

rather than the traditional campaigns that target the 

victim. The intended message to burglars includes 

that they are being watched by the community; and 

the consequences of their actions. (More on page 56). 

• School Crime Stoppers Signs (South East Region) 

which were installed at 113 State and private schools 

across the Gold Coast and Logan police districts. 

They aim to encourage primary and secondary 

school students to report crime and safety concerns 

to Crime Stoppers. 

• Love Bites (Southern Region) aimed directly at high 

school students in the Toowoomba community to 

tackle family violence and prevent sexual assault, 

while addressing gender stereotypes and encouraging 

young people to seek help from friends and local 

service providers. 

The campaign is currently in an evaluation phase but 

promotion continues through the website, Facebook and 

the inflatable display. 

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Youth violence prevention 

The Youth Violence Prevention Funding Grant was a 

one-off allocation of up to $150 000 from the 2008- 

09 Community Crime Prevention Fund that supported 

initiatives specifically aimed at the prevention and 

reduction of youth violence. Eight projects from across 

the State were approved for funding: 

• Streetwise – Sunnybank 

• Hard Yakka – Maroochydore 

• Barambah Family Project – Cherbourg 

• CoolHeads – Coolangatta/Tweed Heads 

• Learn to Dig the Didge – Inala 

• Riverscape – Surat 

• Logan High Schools Multicultural Connect Program 

– Logan 

• Say No to Violence – Kirwan 

These projects will be progressed during 2009-10. 

Youth Violence Taskforce 

From November 2006 to November 2007 the Youth 

Violence Taskforce examined ways to reduce violence 

among young people and made 16 recommendations 

in its report Youth Violence in Queensland 2007. The 

recommendations primarily focused on youth and 

alcohol, education, positive values and behaviour, 

group and social violence, positive youth framework 

and engagement, families and behaviour management. 

So far, 15 of the 16 recommendations have been 

implemented. The remaining recommendation has been 

substantially progressed in conjunction with the 

Department of Education and Training. It requires 

development of an educational program on communication 

and tactical withdrawal skills for secondary school 

students, and will commence in 2009-10. 

A Ministerial Advisory Council (recommendation 16) 

formed in 2008 continues to advise Government on 

emerging youth trends and culture issues in relation 

to violence. Three meetings have been held to-date 

discussing youth groups/gangs, youth forums, schoolies, 

youth engagement and youth and alcohol. 

Youth Violence Forum 

A Youth Violence Forum was held on Wednesday 27 

August 2008. The purpose of the Forum was to identify 

the current understanding and responses to youth 

violence in Queensland; establish what additional 

actions the QPS could undertake to address youth 

violence in Queensland; and establish how the QPS can 

work to achieve the additional actions that could be 

required to address youth violence. 

The forum provided police with fresh impetus and ideas 

to address the issue of youth violence. 

Forum organiser Inspector Tony Fleming, Commissioner’s Project Office, with Commissioner Bob Atkinson and New Zealand 

Police Inspector Jason Hewett. Inspector Hewett shared his insights into youth gangs and anti-youth violence programs in 

New Zealand. 




Addressing domestic violence 

Domestic and family violence continues to be a serious 

social problem in Queensland. 

In response to a recommendation from the 2005 CMC 

Report Policing Domestic Violence in Queensland, 

the QPS endorsed the establishment of a temporary 

Domestic and Family Violence Unit, which commenced 

operation on 1 October 2007. 

In 2008-09 the unit achieved a number of significant 

outcomes. These include: 

• the development and approval of the QPS Domestic 

and Family Violence Strategy 2009-2013. The 

strategy progresses the directions and intentions of 

the Australasian Policing Strategy on the Prevention 

and Reduction of Family Violence (issued by 

Australasian Police Commissioners in late 2008) 

• development of and participation in the ‘For our sons 

and daughters: A Queensland Government strategy 

to reduce domestic and family violence 2009 – 2014’ 

endorsed by Cabinet in May 2009. As part of this 

commitment the QPS will participate in a legislative 

review of the Domestic and Family Violence Act 

1989, the testing of an enhanced integrated response 

model to be piloted in Rockhampton and support the 

establishment of a safety upgrades program at the 

Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Townsville to assist 

victims to remain in their homes 

• in partnership with the Australian Institute of 

Criminology (AIC), finalisation of a research project 

focusing on domestic homicide risk indicators and 

their use in policing practice. The outcomes of this 

research will be published nationally by the AIC in 

their Trends and Issues series later in 2009 

• an evaluation and examination of the introduction 

of evidence kits to improve police responses 

• completion of an internal review of domestic 

violence training and engagement of key 

stakeholders to develop a framework for 

enhancement of training based on the review’s 

findings. 

The strategies seek to improve safety for the victims 

of domestic and family violence, hold perpetrators 

accountable and responsible for their actions and, 

ultimately, reduce the incidence of violence in 

Queensland. 

Various regional initiatives and programs were also 

undertaken during this reporting period: 

Domestic Violence – it’s not our game 

Normanton is a remote community in the Gulf of 

Carpentaria. Historically the town has suffered high 

levels of domestic and family violence. The project 

focuses on having local people at the forefront of 

dealing with local problems. The aims are to create 

positive role models in the community, reduce the 

prevalence of domestic and family violence and create 

a safer community to live in. The slogan ‘Domestic 

Violence – it’s not our game’ was adopted by the 

Normanton Stingers Football Club team and the team 

agreed to become role models in the community by not 

participating in domestic violence. 

The project has contributed to a 45% reduction in 

reported cases of domestic violence. Breaches of 

existing domestic violence orders decreased by 64% 

since the media campaign started on Imparja TV in May 

2007 featuring the players and the slogan ‘Domestic 

Violence – it’s not our game’. 

To date, the project has sustained lower rates of 

incidents of domestic violence. The 2009 television 

campaign has commenced with the anti domestic 

violence message appearing in all State of Origin and 

Friday night football games. This project won the 

National Crime and Violence Prevention Award in 2008. 

A Junior Stingers football team has been established 

with a youth relevant slogan: ‘Don’t be a fool – sniffing 

is not cool’. 

Domestic Violence Re-visit Program 

Police in St George, Southern Region, in partnership 

with domestic violence workers and other government 

agencies, are spearheading a coordinated community 

response to domestic violence. 

The Domestic Violence Re-visit Program started in 

January last year. Its success can largely be attributed 

to improved police contact at initial domestic violence 

call-outs, which are then followed up with return visits 

to speak with both parties. 

Police Liaison Officers accompany officers on follow 

up visits to provide information on support services to 

help ensure the correct support, such as counselling, is 

accessed. As the visit usually occurs the day following 

the initial incident, it allows the Police Liaison Officer 

and the family to talk in a calm and safe environment 

free from high emotion and fear. 

Figures to the end of June 2009 indicate a 40 percent 

drop in all areas of domestic violence, including 

breaches of domestic violence orders, the number of 

new applications and calls for police service. Offences 

typically associated with domestic violence situations, 

such as assault, stalking, wilful damage and public 

nuisance, have also declined significantly. 

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Project Pathways - Metropolitan South Region 

Project Pathways was established in the southern areas 

of Brisbane in 2005 with three key objectives: 

• enhance community awareness of available support 

services for domestic and family violence issues 

• increase referrals to nominated agencies 

• reduce calls for police assistance in relation to 

domestic violence. 

Since the project began three years ago there has been a 

substantial reduction in calls for attendance to domestic 

violence incidents, confirmed domestic violence 

incidents and domestic violence order breaches. 

Constable Alfie Brown and Police Liaison Officer Rhonda Perry help build vital support networks for families in St George 

through the Domestic Violence Re-visit Program. 




Building Safer Communities Action Teams 

(BSCATs) 

BSCAT teams comprise local stakeholders including 

councils, police, other government agencies, nongovernment 

agencies, community groups and 

community members. During 2008-2009 the QPS 

provided funding to six BSCATs and set aside funding 

for all teams still in the action planning process. 

Existing BSCATs continue to engage in and foster 

effective partnerships and networks to identify and 

address the causes of crime and anti-social behaviour. 

Crime Prevention Through Environmental 

Design (CPTED) 

CPTED strategies change aspects of the physical 

environment so that potential offenders are deterred 

from anti-social behaviour or crime. CPTED for 

example, can be applied through improved street 

lighting, adequate signage and maximising visibility 

of the street. 

In November 2008, the QPS was recognised with 

a prestigious 2008 Planning Institute of Australia, 

Queensland Award for Excellence in the category of 

‘Urban Design–Plans and Ideas’ for its Crime Prevention 

through Environmental Design Guidelines for 

Queensland. 

In May 2009, the QPS supported the International 

Crime Prevention through Environmental Design 

Association’s regional CPTED forum held at Ipswich. 

CPTED practitioners from Australia, New Zealand 

and the Pacific attended the forum and addressed a 

range of topics including crime prevention and new 

technologies, graffiti prevention and the significance 

of CPTED in urban design and community safety. 

Toowoomba District Crime Prevention Unit members, with the support of community groups, local council, local businesses and 

Volunteers in Policing, staged a Protective Behaviours themed pantomime to more than 1 000 children during Child Protection 

Week 2008. The pantomime proved to be an extremely effective way of communicating the Protective Behaviours message to 

younger children. 

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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and 

Intersex 

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex 

(LGBTI) is a program aimed at providing a professional, 

non discriminatory, accessible policing service 

to members of LGBTI communities. This is done 

by developing partnerships, ensuring equality, 

accountability and professionalism and improving 

service delivery to members of LGBTI communities. 

An updated and accredited training package for LGBTI 

police liaison officers is currently being developed. 

Shopping safely 

Police Beat Shopfronts establish a policing presence 

in central business areas and provide a convenient 

base at major shopping centres for the community 

to report crime. Police Beat Shopfronts monitor and 

report on local crime trends and implement appropriate 

preventive strategies. 

During 2008-09, there were 47 Police Beat Shopfronts 

located throughout Queensland. 

Rural Watch 

Rural Watch is a program similar to the Neighbourhood 

Watch program in which police and local communities 

work together to address crime occurring within a rural 

setting. 

There are currently 51 active Rural Neighbourhood 

Watch areas in 15 towns throughout the State. Each 

area seeks to reduce the number of preventable offences 

by: 

• improving personal safety and household/building 

security 

• reporting suspicious activity 

• ensuring property is appropriately marked for 

identification 

• marketing the program to residents and business 

people within the area. 

Crime bulletins 

The publication of district-based crime bulletins was 

launched in October 2008 in Cairns. Crime bulletins 

have strengthened Neighbourhood Watch programs 

through the use of locally-focussed email newsletters, 

providing information to the community to assist 

in clearing offences, providing details about crime 

prevention initiatives, and allowing the community an 

opportunity to share crime information anonymously 

through Crime Stoppers. This has led to greater 

community involvement in crime prevention activities 

and is helping achieve our Toward Q2 ambition of 

supporting safe and caring communities. 

Electronic crime bulletins are now published in all 

police districts and distributed via email to more than 

250 000 people across the state. In some regions, the 

Crime Bulletin is accessible via the region’s homepage 

on the QPS website. This enables the community to log 

on and see information about their local district and 

other districts across the state. 

The effectiveness of the Crime Bulletin is demonstrated 

by the following examples: 

• Within 24 hours of one edition of the Wynnum 

District Bulletin being made available, a suspect 

was identified by a community member viewing the 

crime bulletin and was subsequently charged with 

various armed robbery and stealing offences. 

• In Townsville, following the publication of a District 

Crime Bulletin promoting road safety, the District 

recorded significant decreases in drink driving 

offences and traffic incidents. 

Neighbourhood Watch 

Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) is a well known 

community-based program that continues to be very 

popular and effective in reducing residential crime and 

improving personal safety and household security. In 

response to the 2008 parliamentary review into NHW, 

it will be re-launched at the NHW State Conference in 

October 2009. The new directions for NHW include 

focussing on the broader community safety context and 

ensuring that NHW remains contemporary and relevant. 

There are currently 551 active Neighbourhood Watch 

areas in Queensland, including the 51 rural watch 

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The Coordinated Response to Young People 

at Risk (CRYPAR) Program 

Indigenous support 

North Coast Region, in partnership with the South 

Burnett Community Training Centre, is trialling an 

innovative new program to deal with problems related 

to drug and alcohol misuse, truancy, incarceration and 

fine repayments. 

The Barambah Community Support Program aims 

to reduce the number of Indigenous people in the 

watchhouse, support those who are incarcerated and 

engage Indigenous young people from Murgon and 

Cherbourg in drug and alcohol-free diversion activities. 

This program is a whole of government initiative 

which aims to assist young people in addressing issues 

which are often identified as contributing factors in the 

development of criminal and self- harming tendencies 

and anti-social behaviour. 

The CRYPAR program has been successfully trialled in 

the North Brisbane and Pine Rivers police districts. 

Metropolitan North Region has referred in excess of 

1 000 young people, ensuring families across the region 

are receiving support from agencies to address a range 

of issues that affect recidivism. Of those young people 

with a history of committing criminal offences, 66% 

have not committed an offence since their referral. 

The program has now been adopted in Logan District 

and Rockhampton District with funding assistance from 

Education Queensland and Xstrata Mines respectively. 

Three Community Support Officers (CSO) were recently 

appointed to work cooperatively with Cherbourg 

and Murgon Police to help Indigenous people deal 

with problems. The CSOs have provided comfort and 

support for Indigenous inmates, helped to negotiate 

fine repayments, conducted school truancy runs, and 

involved young people in school holiday camps and 

sporting activities such as basketball, touch football, 

cricket and swimming. This approach aims to address 

problems before they lead to imprisonment. 

Binge Drinking Project 

The Metropolitan South Police Regional Office 

began a project this year to gauge and understand 

binge drinking by young women and the subsequent 

consequences of their often reckless behaviour. Two 

types of surveys were conducted. A hardcopy survey 

for females was run through 17 high schools in the 

Metropolitan South Region. The participating schools 

included State and private schools (both co-educational 

and female only). An on-line survey was also hosted 

through the QPS website and was advertised through 

a number of youth oriented websites. Analysis of the 

results has been conducted by the project team and 

recommendations made which are currently being 

considered. 

Deputy Commissioner Kathy Rynders and Assistant Commissioner Graham Rynders with (left to right) Community Support 

Officers Martin Bligh, Karen Sorensen and Joseph Sullivan at the launch of the Barambah Community Support Program. 

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An officer reads the unique microdot code with a UV lamp. 

Young males and binge drinking 

In October 2008, another project to provide an 

understanding of binge drinking by young males and 

subsequent consequences and police responses, was 

completed. This project analysed the behaviour and 

attitude to alcohol of nearly 1 000 students and their 

parents across 18 schools in the Metropolitan South 

Police Region. 

An examination of Metropolitan South Region crime data 

revealed that prior to this study there had been a 28% 

increase in alcohol related crime amongst those aged 

under 25 years at the same time as a 12% decrease in 

non-alcohol related crime amongst the same age group. 

This research uncovered a range of useful and previously 

undocumented information, allowing for a more 

thorough consideration of strategies to address and 

prevent alcohol related crime. The research report and 

its recommendations are currently being considered. 

Project Precinct 

Brisbane City Station initiated a strategic approach to 

‘beat policing’ through delivering crime prevention 

support to traders in the Brisbane Central Business 

District. Crime prevention materials including personal 

safety information, robbery prevention advice 

and a regular point of contact to enhance the service 

provided by the beat officers, has led to greater 

cooperation and involvement in proactive strategies, 

such as profiling shoplifters and targeting repeat calls 

for service. 

Feedback from traders is very positive, with many 

reporting increased levels of satisfaction with police. 

Project ID-IT 

A six month trial that includes a new microscopic 

property marking technique has been completed in the 

Sandgate Police Division. As a result, the QPS is rolling 

out microdot identification equipment for use in all 

major property offices. 

In addition, Brisbane City Council has committed 

$3 million over four years to provide microdot kits at a 

subsidised rate to Brisbane residents. 

Microdots are a modern way of marking property for 

identification. 

Its superior application promises to complement 

current property marking strategies, and give police an 

unprecedented identification rate for recovered stolen 

property. This technology is already used extensively in 

the top end luxury car market and by major companies 

interested in discreetly marking property to reduce theft. 

In August 2008 Project ID-IT won a silver award in the 

QPS Excellence Awards, which recognise innovation 

and excellence in policing initiatives. 

Weed It Out 

In partnership with James Cook University, Far Northern 

Region is working on cannabis demand and supply 

reduction strategies as well as crime prevention strategies 

in Cape York and Torres Strait communities. 

Throughout the year information and consultation 

sessions have been held with a range of stakeholders 

which resulted in enhancing the capabilities and expansion 

of the Weed It Out project on the islands in the region. 




North Coast Region’s Sergeant Lawrie Nauschutz was honoured at this year’s Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) 

State Conference, held in Toowoomba to coincide with the launch of Crime Prevention Week. 

Commissioner Bob Atkinson and Mrs Audrey Heeps presented Sergeant Nauschutz of Bargara Police Station 

with the inaugural Max Heeps Neighbourhood Watch Liaison Officer of the Year award. Named in memory 

of the 2007 Queensland Neighbourhood Watch Member of the Year Max Heeps, the award recognises the 

important role police play in working with the community to make Queensland a safe place to live. 

Sergeant Nauschutz has been actively involved in the NHW program for the past 16 years and has worked 

tirelessly with the community on a wide range of projects. In 2001, he was named Burnett Shire Council 

Australia Day Citizen of the year and in 2002 received the Order of Australia Medal. 

“To be nominated by the community and to win the award is probably the best thanks you can ever get,” he 

said. “As a police officer, you try to help the community to become a better place to live and bring up your 

kids, and to have someone say an occasional ‘thanks mate’ is all that matters.” 

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Key focus area—Civil emergencies 

and major events 

Security Planning and Coordination 

Following the state election, machinery-of-government 

changes announced on 26 March 2009 resulted in 

responsibility for Security Planning and Coordination 

being transferred from the Department of the Premier 

and Cabinet to the Queensland Police Service. 

As an interim arrangement Security Planning and 

Coordination reports to the Deputy Commissioner 

(Specialist Operations). Full integration of Security 

Planning and Coordination services is currently under 

review. 

Together with the QPS Counter Terrorism Coordination 

Unit (CTCU), security and counter-terrorism issues 

throughout Queensland are coordinated by Security 

Planning and Coordination. 

Working collaboratively, Security Planning and 

Coordination and CTCU liaise across all levels of 

government and the private sector to improve 

Queensland's capacity to prevent, respond to and 

recover from potential terrorist activities. 

In 2008–09 Security Planning and Coordination 

supported the Government’s strategic-level management 

of responses to a series of natural disasters and events 

including the November 2008 storms in South East 

Queensland, Tropical Cyclones Charlotte, Ellie and Hamish, 

the South East Queensland rain event in May 2009 and 

the ongoing Human Swine Influenza pandemic. 

Security Planning and Coordination received the 2008 

Department of the Premier and Cabinet Award for 

Enhancing Governance Systems and Practice for its 

State Crisis and Communication Centre information 

system project. 

Countering terrorism 

Countering terrorism in Queensland requires 

participation from all Government agencies, relevant 

stakeholders and the community. In 2008-09 the QPS 

continued to provide a lead role in counter-terrorism, 

through participating in a range of State and Federal 

Government initiatives which supported the sustained 

development of our counter-terrorism capability. 

These included national counter-terrorism activities 

under the National Counter-Terrorism Committee 

(NCTC), such as participation in the inaugural NCTC 

Dignitary Protection Skills Enhancement course, held in 

Sydney in May 2009. This advanced training initiative 

under the National Counter Terrorism Plan, provided all 

state and territory police jurisdictions and the 

Australian Federal Police with an opportunity to 

enhance the skills of their dignitary protection members 

whilst further developing national capability and 

jurisdictional interoperability. The QPS also participated 

in the implementation of the Queensland Government 

2008-2010 Counter-Terrorism Strategy. 

QPS activities which are coordinated and supported by 

the Counter-Terrorism Strategic Policy Branch include: 

• the QPS Counter-Terrorism Liaison Officer Program, 

which provides liaison between the QPS and critical 

infrastructure owners and operators. During 2008- 

09 the Counter-Terrorism Strategic Policy Branch 

trained 122 police and 5 civilian staff through the 

Counter Terrorism Liaison Officer Course. These 

officers are responsible for liaising with owners or 

operators of priority sites such as Suncorp Stadium 

in Brisbane and Gold Coast theme parks 

• the coordination of QPS participation in the Critical 

Infrastructure, Mass Gatherings and Government 

Asset Protection Programs 

• supporting the Deputy Commissioner (Specialist 

Operations) in his capacity as the QPS representative 

on the National Counter-Terrorism Committee; Chair 

of the National Investigations Support Capability 

Coordination Sub-Committee; and co-Chair of the 

Queensland Counter-Terrorism Committee. 

Counter-terrorism exercises 

Within Queensland, the QPS is responsible for Counter- 

Terrorism Exercise Management and has established the 

multi-agency Counter-Terrorism Training and Exercise 

Management Committee which administers a drill-style 

exercise program. Funding is provided by the National 

Counter-Terrorism Committee. During this reporting 

period, the QPS played a major role in the national 

counter terrorism exercise—Mercury 08 which was 

completed in October 2008. 

Mercury 08 primarily tested and evaluated information 

management and decision making functions in 

a terrorist situation, focusing on consequence 

management arrangements at the strategic levels of 

the Australian, Queensland and Western Australian 

governments. 

The Service continued to increase its counter terrorism 

capability in the marine environment with a 9.5 metre 

tactical response and patrol vessel allocated to Brisbane 

Water Police, capable of being deployed throughout the 

State. This vessel was delivered in October 2008. 

An 8.5m tactical response vessel for Cairns is presently 

being constructed with delivery expected in late 2009 to 

further enhance counter terrorism capability within the 

Northern and Far Northern Regions. 




Officers from the Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) travel in a tactical response vessel to perform an assault on a 

‘terrorist' vessel in Gladstone Harbour during Mercury 08. 

Three class 1 vessels have been delivered to Yeppoon, 

Cairns and Brisbane respectively. These vessels are 

equipped as mobile marine Command Operations 

Centres, enabling major incidents including search and 

rescue operations to be managed from the scene. 

(See page 96 for full details of the QPS vessel 

management program). 

Incidents of high risk, suicide and civil unrest 

Police negotiators attended a number of high risk, 

suicide and civil unrest incidents during the year. 

Currently there are 106 qualified police negotiators 

statewide of which 22 are counter-terrorism trained. 

The Negotiator Coordination Unit has provided training 

internationally as well as ongoing training to the 

Australian Federal Police and the Queensland Fire and 

Rescue Service. 

Dealing with bomb threats 

The QPS Explosive Ordnance Response Team is the 

largest in Australia and is capable of dealing with 

explosive, chemical, biological and radiological devices. 

Training for bomb response and detection has been 

provided to 520 officers across the State. 

The team provided specialist support to a wide range of 

matters, including VIP security, investigations and safe 

procedures on 292 occasions during 2008-09. 

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Bushfires 

The Service provided expert assistance during the 

Victoria bushfires disaster. Nineteen members of the 

Disaster Victim Identification Squad including two 

Photographic Section officers and two cadaver dogs 

and their handlers travelled to Victoria to provide their 

services and support. 

Two members of the Media and Public Affairs Branch 

also went to Melbourne to assist Victoria Police media 

liaison officers. 

Flood relief operations 

In 2009 North Queensland experienced significant 

rainfall and a tropical cyclone. The deluge associated 

with this weather resulted in flooding in many areas 

especially around Ingham, Karumba and Normanton. 

Police in the Far Northern Region, Northern Region, 

Central Region and from Operations Support Command 

worked professionally, competently and with tireless 

effort to manage the issues associated with the rainfall 

and flooding while maintaining core policing services. 

Members of the Disaster Victim Identification Squad sort through fire debris at a burnt out residence in Kinglake, Victoria. 




Julia Creek police officers Sergeant Erin Shawcross and Senior Constable Garth Finney look for an alternative route to reach cattle 

stations surrounding the township. 

Mobile police facilities 

The project to produce four mobile police facilities, 

capable of being deployed to planned events, 

emergencies and major incidents, is managed by 

Metropolitan North Region. 

The first vehicle became operational in April 2008. The 

second vehicle is due for delivery in late July 2009. 

The two remaining vehicles are due for operational 

deployment by the end of 2009. 

When the project is completed, two vehicles will be 

based in Brisbane (Metropolitan North and Metropolitan 

South), one vehicle in Townsville and a further vehicle 

on the Gold Coast. 

The vehicles are fitted with state-of-the-art voice and 

data communications, radios capable of operating on all 

frequencies, including marine and air based frequencies, 

satellite telephones and computers. The vehicles will be 

self contained, with their own generators and lighting 

equipment to allow long term deployment. 

The first vehicle has been deployed to a number of 

operational and non-operational events to allow officers 

to assess the functionality of the vehicle and provide 

constructive feedback. Events that the vehicle has been 

deployed at include a Bracken Ridge rape scene, Currumbin 

Anzac Day ceremony, Caxton Street Seafood Festival, 

Greek Paniyiri Festival (2 days), the Doomben races and 

an incident at Carbrook involving community unrest. 

Feedback from operational police indicates overwhelmingly 

positive support for the vehicle. The project team is 

considering minor alterations to the original design to 

further enhance the operational functionality of the 

vehicle. These alterations are being carried out during 

the construction of the next three vehicles and then 

retro-fitted to the original. 

Gold Coast District Major Events Planning 

Unit 

Gold Coast District has a Major Events Planning Unit 

which takes carriage of all major events in the district 

such as Indy, Gold Coast Marathon, Magic Millions 

horse racing events, Schoolies, New Years Eve, NRL and 

AFL football games. 

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Key future initiatives 

Project Vulcan 

Project Vulcan is focussed on identifying the traits, 

nuances, targets and methods of operation of recidivist 

behavioural arsonists and storing these details on a 

database. Over the coming year, the database will be 

enhanced to support QPRIME searches and incident 

mapping. 

A feasibility study will also be undertaken examining 

possible integration with the Queensland Fire and 

Rescue Service (QFRS) data system, and an offender/ 

associate profile questionnaire will be jointly developed 

with the QFRS. 

Review of QPS Disability Service Plan 

The QPS Disability Service Plan which came into effect 

on 1 July 2007, enhances coordination of existing 

policy and procedures in respect of service delivery for 

clients and members with disabilities, their families and 

carers. The plan provides a focal point for initiation of 

new policy and procedures. 

In an effort to gather information that could provide 

indicators about what types of services should be 

provided and where, QPS Policy Unit conducted the 

QPS Disability Services Survey 2008. 

Exercise Talisman Sabre 2009 

Central Region will coordinate external security at the 

Talisman Sabre 09 Event. This is a major defence force 

exercise with more than 20 000 troops from Australia 

and overseas taking part in joint defence force exercises 

in Shoalwater Bay. 

Dignitary protection 

In August 2009 the QPS, in collaboration with 

Commonwealth security agencies and the Australian 

Federal Police, will co-ordinate the security for 

fifteen Heads of Government attending the Pacific 

Islands Forum Meetings in Cairns. The Australian 

Prime Minister will chair the Forum which will also 

be attended by a number of observers including the 

Commonwealth Secretary-General and other senior 

officials and delegates. Staff from State Security 

Operations Group will lead the intelligence and 

dignitary protection operations that underpin event 

security. 

2009 Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) State 

Conference 

The 21st NHW State Conference will be held in Brisbane 

on 2-3 October 2009. The conference will provide a 

platform to showcase NHW, and launch a new direction 

for Neighbourhood Watch for 2010 and beyond. 

The survey will be repeated in 2010 and the results will 

be used to inform a comprehensive review of the plan. 

CMC Review into Policing Indigenous 

Communities 

In 2007 the CMC undertook a review of issues related to 

policing in Indigenous communities, including: 

• the relationship between the police and people in 

remote Indigenous communities 

• how policing services are currently delivered in 

Indigenous communities 

• changes that should be made to improve the 

delivery of policing services to remote Indigenous 

communities 

• what can be done to keep people in custody safe. 

The review report is expected to be released in the 

second half of 2009. The QPS will then lead the 

development of a Government response.

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