- Crisafulli Government delivers more than 1,500 corrections officers in less than 18 months.
- The officers graduated training and deliver on the Crisafulli Government's commitment to make Queensland safer and build a strong and capable workforce.
- The Crisafulli Government is putting victims first, holding offenders to account, and ensuring Queensland's prisons are properly staffed after Labor's decade of decline.
The Crisafulli Government is restoring safety where you live with 1,543 new corrections officers graduating in just 18 months to bolster the ranks and make Queensland safer.
Queensland Corrective Services welcomed 109 new Custodial Correctional Officers at a graduation in Brisbane last week.
Another 65 Custodial Correctional Officers started their careers following regional graduations in Maryborough, Townsville and Mareeba over recent weeks, while 48 Community Corrections Officers graduated Foundations training in February and March.
The officers bolster Queensland Corrective Services ranks and highlight the Crisafulli Government's commitment to restoring safety where you live after Labor's decade of decline.
Labor created the crime crisis and failed to invest in infrastructure, which left our correctional system critically overcrowded and without the resources needed to keep Queenslanders safe.
The Crisafulli Government is boosting staff and has delivered the first high-security prison in more than a decade to increase capacity.
The graduating officers who come from careers in construction, Defence, healthcare, education, retail, mining, and more, have been deployed to Community Corrections offices and correctional centers across the state including Queensland's newest prison Lockyer Valley Correctional Centre.
Minister for Corrective Services Laura Gerber congratulated the graduates for competing training and wished them the best on their careers protecting Queenslanders.
"The Crisafulli Government is restoring safety where you live with more than 1,500 officers graduating in just 18 months to strengthen our corrections team and make Queensland safer," Minister Gerber said.
"The new graduates highlight the Crisafulli Government's commitment to restoring safety where you live after Labor's decade of decline.
"The Crisafulli Government is fixing Labor's mess by driving down crime and delivering a strong and capable workforce as we expand prison capacity to deliver a safer Queensland."
Queensland Corrective Services Commissioner Paul Stewart APM welcomed the new officers to QCS and thanked them for their commitment to delivering a safer, stronger Queensland.
"Our officers are our greatest asset, and we are strengthening our numbers to deliver reform and rehabilitation that will mean less crime, fewer victims and safer communities," Commissioner Stewart said.
"The QCS workforce reflects the communities we serve, with officers from different ages, backgrounds and nationalities all bringing their work and life experience into the delivery of effective correctional services.
"Working on the frontline of community safety can be challenging but also extremely rewarding and we encourage anyone looking to play their role in making our communities safer to consider a career in corrections – our recruitment is open."
