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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced that a memorial in honour of Queensland Police Service’s (QPS) 145 fallen officers is to be located in the Brisbane Botanical Gardens.

Explaining the move Premier Palaszczuk Premier said it was fitting that the new monument be located in a peaceful place easily accessible to family and friends of fallen officers.

She advised that “in consultation with the Queensland Police Union, police, the Brisbane City Council and the Queensland Heritage Council (QHC), a new police memorial will be built in the Gardens to replace the existing memorial which was decommissioned to make way for the Queen’s Wharf redevelopment.

“Several locations in Brisbane were considered for the memorial.

“The best place for a monument so close to the hearts of Queenslanders is in the heart of the State’s capital.

“Whenever we’re in real strife, it’s usually the strong arm of a Queenslander that pulls you out of it, and more often than not they’re wearing a blue shirt with a badge that says ‘with honour we serve’.

“This memorial is to honour them, their families and their colleagues. It’s the least we can do to show our respect, admiration and thanks.”

Queensland Police Minister Mark Ryan said the Queensland Police Service Academy was currently home to a temporary memorial in honour of the Queensland police officers who gave their lives in the performance of their duty or during active service in the First World War.

Minister Ryan added “it is vital that these brave men and women again receive a permanent monument to honour their sacrifice for their communities.

“The development of the original memorial and the new memorial in the Botanical Gardens would not have been possible without the strong support of the Queensland Police Union.

“The Queensland Police Union started the nation’s first ever Police Remembrance Day, were instrumental in the construction of the first memorial near the Executive Building on George St in 2003 and have been tireless advocates and generous financial contributors towards the new memorial.

“I would like to thank the QPS, QPU, QPCOUE and Queensland Police Legacy Scheme for working together to find this new location.”

Each year prior to the official remembrance celebrations held on 29th September, the QPS honours its fallen officers by conducting a candlelight vigil at the site of the memorial. These commemorative actions allow family members, colleagues and the community to pay respect and honour those officers. 

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