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Acting Superintendent Scott Stahlhut, Darling Downs District, addressing Cherbourg Council on Wednesday (Photo: CASC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 3, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cherbourg Council has challenged the Queensland Police Service to think differently about how policing is delivered in Cherbourg.<\/p>\n

Senior police – including Acting Commissioner Katherine Innes and Acting Superintendent Scott Stahlhut – were invited to hear Council’s concerns at a special meeting with emergency service representatives on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

Acting Commissioner Peta Thompson, from the Queensland Ambulance, also attended.<\/p>\n

Mayor Bruce Simpson and councillors had “candid” discussions.<\/p>\n

The Mayor emphasised the situation in Cherbourg was different from other First Nations communities such as Palm Island or Woorabinda where the Protective Services Group First Nations Project was operating.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In these communities, local community members have been employed by the QPS as Senior Protective Services Officers.<\/p>\n

Mayor Simpson said these communities were “self-contained” with borders that acted as natural barriers which helped to limit the influx of external crime.<\/p>\n

In contrast, Cherbourg faced challenges from crime travelling to the community from Brisbane, Toowoomba, Rockhampton and other surrounding areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mayor Simpson asked the police to re-frame the conversation around law enforcement in Cherbourg to reflect these realities, and take Council’s concerns about the need for more resources to government.<\/p>\n

“We need more police, more PLOs (Police Liaison Officers),” he said.<\/p>\n

Cr Tom Langton said there needed to be more community engagement, eg. police patrolling the streets,\u00a0 stopping and talking to people.<\/p>\n

Cherbourg Council recognised that solving crime issues in the community required strong partnerships between the police, other emergency services, schools and the community.<\/p>\n

Mayor Simpson said Council wanted to explore community-led solutions, such as expanding the roles of PLOs\u00a0 and revisiting strategies that had worked in the past, such as community policing.<\/p>\n

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Mayor Bruce Simpson, centre, with fellow councillors and representatives from the QPS and QAS in Cherbourg on Wednesday (Photo: CASC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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