 My name is Tamika Clarke. I'm a Constable of the Queensland Police Service, currently based in Townsville. I'm a proud Gamilaroi woman. My family are from Maureen, northern New South Wales. My journey to joining the police force started after I left school. I enrolled in a TAFE course called I Proud, the Indigenous Police Recruiting Our Way Delivery. Prior to starting I Proud, I wasn't sold. I wasn't sure that policing was going to be for me. After completing the course and learning a little bit more about what life might be like as a police officer, I had a wanton desire to join the police. I moved to Queensland and applied for the Queensland Police Service. Tango Co 301 she was proceeding. My name is Tamika. I'm from Townsville Police Station. I love working as a police officer. The thing that I enjoy the most is a variety of work that we get to do as general duty officers. No day is ever going to be the same and you also get to change people's perception of the police. You may have a positive interaction with someone who previously hadn't had positive experiences or positive views of the police and you can change people's perspectives on that. When I'm not at work I like to get outdoors and explore the region and take my dog to the beach. Being Indigenous I do feel as though I have a different understanding and probably a better understanding of some of the issues that Indigenous people do face in the community and if I can make people feel more comfortable coming to the police when they're in a time of need, if they're the victim of a crime then that's a good thing and that's making a positive impact in someone's life. Anyone about getting somewhere to stay? Red Cross or anything like that. I'd love to see more Indigenous people within the police service building better relationships with the local Indigenous community. I think it's important because there is the generational distrust of police and to have Indigenous people within the police service will better shape the way that police engage with the local community and it will better educate the local community on policing.