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3 September 2024
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Just another day in downtown Cooroy. Danielle and Belinda were riding from the Belinda Bolsenbroek Academy, an equestrian coaching and training centre, into Cooroy town on Monday 19 August. “The ride through town was a first for all of us," she said. "The horses were amazing and took it all in their stride.”
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It’s official for Cooroy’s brand new police station BY DANIELLE SHAFIK
COOROY'S brand new $6 million police station officially opened on Wednesday 14 August with special guests, and a plaque unveiled to commemorate the occasion. Minister for Police and Community Safety, the Honourable Mark Ryan MP, joined Commissioner of Police Steve Gollschewski APM, Independent Member for Noosa Sandy Bolton MP and state member for Nicklin Rob Skelton MP at the new station, which
had been 18 months in the making. The building is designed to ensure the delivery of modern, mobile, and flexible policing services, with allowance for future growth. It will be supported by neighbouring divisions and other district resources including Highway Patrol, Tactical Crime Squad, Dog Squad, Criminal Investigation Branch and Child Protection Investigation Branch. At the event, a plaque was unveiled to acknowledge the Kabi Kabi people as the
Traditional Custodians of the land on which the station stands. Although now retired, officer in charge at the time Sergeant Mal Scott said the new facility would be a massive asset to the Cooroy community, as well as to Queensland Police Service (QPS). “This is a purpose-built police station, so it’s fully functioning for all our needs and includes a domestic violence safe room, interview rooms, a holding cell, equipment rooms and even a gym,” he said.
“The previous station was never functional in this way.” Sergeant Mal said the new building, with state-of-the-art facilities, would also attract police recruits. “This will go a long way to retaining and attracting quality applications for the police service because it’s a real pleasure to be in here,” he said. The original Cooroy police station and residence was opened on 2 December 1911. In 1994, police relocated to a former Department of Primary Industries building also located
on the same land, where they remained until construction of the new Cooroy Police Station was completed on 9 July and became operational on 25 July 2024. The QPS engaged closely with the Cooroy community regarding the replacement station project – hosting community forums in July and August 2022 regarding the design and seeking feedback – to ensure the project met community needs. Continued on page 3.
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