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20 March, 2025
Largest police graduation ceremony in over 30 years
MORETON Bay and Somerset are welcoming new First Year Constables, as the Queensland Police Service (QPS) held its largest graduation ceremony in 33 years, welcoming 155 new police officers into its ranks.
The graduating cohort includes recruits who are new to policing and those with previous policing experience, all strengthening the service with a dynamic and diverse set of skills and backgrounds.
Last week, the officers commenced work early as part of QPS’s response to bolstering community safety through Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s preparation and recovery efforts.
The officers put their intensive training to work to strengthen the frontline across South East Queensland before later moving on to their designated deployments throughout the state.
The cohort includes previous law students, business owners and security officers, as well as officers with previous policing experience from New Zealand, the UK, and South Africa.
The Moreton District welcomed six First Year Constables (two in Caboolture and Redcliffe, and one each at Deception Bay and Petrie) and two First Year Constables with previous policing experience (one in Caboolture and one in Petrie), while Lowood welcomed one new First Year Constable.
The graduates will employ the skills they have developed during their 36 weeks of training, combining both practical and theoretical studies covering community safety, domestic and family violence, mental health-related scenarios, and a multitude of other high-pressure scenarios.
Acting Commissioner of Police, Shane Chelepy APM, expressed his pride in the number of community members who have chosen to dedicate themselves to a policing career.
