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2023, yes that is correct we are in 2023! Our QPS Police Referrals team have started the year with excitement after a long wait time, we have been appointed a permanent Inspector overseeing the Police Referrals team amongst other portfolios within our Domestic and Family Violence and Vulnerable Persons Command. Inspector Quinlan comes to our […]

What a year it’s been already, and there are no signs of slowing down. I know you are all having a busy year as well and I want to thank each one of you for your continued work to support at risk and vulnerable people who have come into contact with the QPS this year. […]

December 2022, wow! Where has this year gone? It feels like just yesterday I wrote my December 2021 bulletin piece about where has the past 2 years had gone due to COVID. This year we saw borders re-open, interstate, and international travel available again. It has brought a smile to my face to see so […]

We are aware of some service providers’ concerns about the recent Optus cyber attack and some Police Referrals users’ Drivers Licence numbers being recorded and used as a part of SRS authentication. We have contacted our software provider Infoxchange, who has advised users who have been reissued a new Drivers Licence number to update their […]

QPS Corner August already, wow this year is flying past! We have well and truly entered the flu season and in addition to another wave of COVID-19 we are seeing rising costs in fuel, groceries, interest rates, rent and mortgage repayments. All the above factors are putting intense and persistent pressure on not only Queenslanders, […]

QPS Corner May is Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month (#DFVPM2022) and this year’s theme is, All of us, together. This theme reminds us that to achieve real and lasting positive cultural change, all levels of society need to be involved and take action against domestic and family violence (DFV). We are excited to announce […]

QPS Corner March 2022, wow! I don’t know about you, but as I’m writing this bulletin, I’m thinking, “Wait, where did Christmas and the New Year go? Did I have a break?” While 2022 has been hectic so far, it also has some exciting times ahead for our team, with some outstanding items of work […]

QPS Corner December 2021, wow! Where has this year gone? Actually, where has the past 2 years gone? Oh wait, that’s right… COVID!! It’s consumed so much of everyone’s life in the past few years; we’ve had to make so many changes, both personally and professionally, as to how we do ‘life’. I am one […]

QPS Corner Did you hear the Good News? This month I’d really like to highlight to QPS members the incredible difference you make to our most vulnerable Queenslanders. To do this, I need your help!  Please take a moment or two to submit some Good News stories, de-identified of course, via email to the QPS […]

QPS Corner COVID-19, what an impact this has had on all our lives both professionally and personally. I remember travelling to Singapore in February 2018 and observing people wearing masks to avoid pollution or the spreading of germs if feeling unwell. I had to explain to my then 11-year-old son why people were wearing masks […]

QPS Corner Well, haven’t the last 2 months flown by, how are we in May already? Since my last Bulletin piece, I have had the privilege of meeting with some service providers across all support areas with the intention of onboarding them into our Police Referrals network. This has been an enlightening process in opening […]

As you may be aware, Project Manager Declan McNamara and more recently Acting Senior Sergeant Chris Stafford have left the Police Referrals team and March has brought to our team further changes. After being appointed to the Police Referrals Coordinator role, Senior Sergeant Vicki Barret, was called away to another role on her second day. […]

It is with some sadness that I write this month’s article in the knowledge that it will be my last.  After having commenced in this position on 1 May 2017, I have decided to move on to a new challenge.  On reflecting on my time here I found my first Bulletin piece and note that […]

As another year draws to a close it is time to take stock of what has been perhaps the most unstable year many of us have experienced.  The year has seen many of us have to totally reassess the way we do our business and make significant changes to what we knew as normal.  But […]

Hello, Between July and December last year the Police Referrals team ran 16 workshops across 13 of the 15 Police Districts.  These workshops were about improving the percentage of referred clients who were able to be contacted by Service Providers through the introduction of the Model Referral Process. Twelve months on from the start of […]

Whilst the majority of this year has been spent under the shadow of the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic, the year has continued to tick over so quickly, I cannot believe we are in October already. A few important dates coming up in October one of those being October 10th World Homeless Day. Since its founding, World […]

Chris’s corner… September sees a couple of very important dates come up. One of those is R U OK day on the 10th September. I know I have written before about this topic, but it is pertinent now to ensure that everybody’s mental health is being considered at this time. This isn’t a day to […]

Chris’s corner… The information flow between Police and Service Providers is one of the key aspects of successful outcomes for Police Referrals. With this in mind, September will see a number of system enhancements aimed at improving the information that is provided to service providers, and any updates or new information is able to be […]

Chris’s corner… Police regularly get questioned about why we continue to refer people who have declined the services of the service provider when referred previously. The key reasoning for this is that it is about the right time for the referred person to accept the service. We can’t stop referring someone, thereby stop trying to […]

Chris’s corner… As we now start to see the relaxation of some of the restrictions placed on us all as a result of COVID19, it is not the time to lose sight of the end goal and think that the restrictions are over and it is a return to how we were. As the numbers […]

Chris’s corner… The efforts and commitment of Service Providers has continued to be a light for many vulnerable people over the past couple of months. This emergent situation has shown exactly what can be done when everyone has the same end-goal in mind. To be in a position where in a month more than 700 […]

Chris’s corner… As I sit here now in my home based, physically distant work space, it reinforces the different world we are now in compared to even at the time of writing this piece last month. It has been a month where we have all had to make a number of changes to the way […]

Chris’s corner… It feels like a broken record but 2020 is another year commencing at a hectic pace.  Whilst it has been another busy start, the unfortunate side of being this busy is that it has lead to us losing a number of very large service providers who can no longer afford to assist with […]

Chris’s corner… 2019 what a year it was for Police Referrals involving some significant travel for the Police Referrals team around Queensland. We attended various police districts within the second part 2019, conducting District Engagement workshops with both Police and Service Providers. These workshops proved to be an invaluable experience for both Police and Service […]

Chris’s corner… On Saturday night I attended The World’s Big Sleep Out event at The Gabba.  This was one of 52 events held on the same night around the world as a global movement to end homelessness.  The Brisbane event was attended by around 500 people all there for this singular reason.  In recent Bulletins […]

Chris’s corner… Sitting in church at my nephew’s confirmation on Sunday and the Bishop was talking about All Saints Day and the taking over of Halloween by the focus on witches and zombies. During this sermon he referred to zombies and the rules around zombies of never looking them in the eye and not engaging with […]