The Honourable Mark Ryan, Commissioner Ian Stewart and QPS officers at the new Howard Police Station and Fire and Emergency Services Complex
A new $8.6 million combined police and fire station was today officially opened in the Wide Bay-Burnett region, creating an emergency services hub and underscoring the Palaszczuk Government’s commitment to keeping Queenslanders safe.
The centre was officially handed over to the community of Howard by Member for Maryborough Bruce Saunders, Police and Corrective Services Minister Mark Ryan, Fire and Emergency Services Minister Craig Crawford, Police Commissioner Ian Stewart and Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Katarina Carroll.
Commissioner Stewart said the new police station was both a continuation of the history of service the QPS had offered the community since the early 1880s, and a positive step into the future as a world-class complex.
“I would like to take this opportunity to recognise the work our police officers do here in Howard to