Commissioner Katarina Carroll and Police Minister Mark Ryan have announced the Queensland Police Service (QPS) will transition to a four Deputy Commissioner model with a new Deputy Commissioner Regional Queensland to be permanently based in Townsville.
North Queensland will be split in to two police regions, one in Townsville and the other in Cairns.
An assistant commissioner will be based in both cities in another boost to police resourcing and community safety in the north of the state.
The placement of additional executive positions in these areas will support frontline police and support staff in the hard work they are doing to address policing challenges unique to that part of Queensland.
The Deputy Commissioner allocation under the new model will be:
o Regional Queensland (located in Townsville) – Paul Taylor
o Southern Queensland (located in Brisbane) – Steve Gollschewski
o Crime, Counter Terrorism and Specialist Operations – Tracy Linford
o Strategy and Corporate Services – Doug Smith.
Commissioner Carroll
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