This morning, Police Minister Mark Ryan joined Commissioner Ian Stewart for a flag raising ceremony and breakfast in celebration of NAIDOC week at Police Headquarters. This event was attended by representatives of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
The ceremony began outside Police Headquarters where MC Superintendent Mark Plath introduced this years flag raisers, Detective Senior Sergeant Sam Bliss, a proud Torres Strait Islander woman and, Indigenous artist Jenna Lee (Gilimbaa) of the Larrakia people, who was responsible for the ‘Look to the Stars’ artwork in keeping with the national theme ‘Because of Her, We Can’.
For the occasion, members of the Queensland Police Service, including Commissioner Ian Stewart, were adorned in the ‘Look to the Stars’ artwork which has been replicated into a police uniform and is pictured below.
Detective Senior Sergeant Sam Bliss, Minister Mark Bailey, Jenna Lee and Commissioner Ian Stewart with members of the Queensland Police Service in