February 10, 2026
The JPs In The Community Program volunteers in Kingaroy would like to issue an invitation to the almost 100 qualified Justices of the Peace in Kingaroy … please join us!
Volunteer JPs (Qual) and Commissioners for Declarations (Cdecs) help local residents with their documents every weekday at the Kingaroy Library from noon to 2:00pm.
Two groups handle the daily roster: one has 11 members and one just three.
They would love to have enough people available so that eventually everyone would only have to volunteer one day a month.
The JPs In The Community Program has operated in Kingaroy for about 20 years, firstly at the Kingaroy Mall and since 2022 at Kingaroy Library.
The library space is perfect as it provides privacy for the clients. The Library staff and computers are also available to help with any research required.
“Since operating from the library, we have served 9684 clients and witnessed 24,673 documents,” volunteer Barry Krosch said.
“The most common needs are to certify copies, witness signatures, witness Enduring Powers of Attorney and Advanced Health Directives, wills, traffic infringement notices and statutory declarations.
“Due to pending retirements and the busy lives of some JPs, there is a need to attract and train additional JPs in Kingaroy.”
Volunteer John Box said volunteer JPs and CDecs should not be worried they will be “tossed into the deep end”.
Mentoring would be offered to anyone who offered to step in and help.
All the work the volunteers do is totally free to the community, and much appreciated.
“The great majority of our clients are very patient and will wait if there is a queue to see the duty JP,” Barry said.
The JPs In The Community Program is officially sanctioned by the Department of Justice which covers public liability.
“We would love to hear from local JPs who are currently qualified as JP (Qual) or Cdec to join the site team,” Barry said.
“Potential team members can be monitored by existing team members until they are able to work a shift alone. They would generally be able to work shifts which suit them best but ideally would be available to work once a fortnight.”
Footnote: Anyone interested in becoming a JP or Cdec should visit the Queensland Justices Association website which offers online courses.
