 Good afternoon everybody, it's great to be here to officially launch the 150th police logo for next year and today is obviously a great opportunity here in the museum. The Queensland Police Force Act was obviously instigated in 1863 and the first of January 1964 saw the formulation of the Queensland Police Force and we're coming up to 150 years next year and this logo will certainly be spread right across the breadth of all of Queensland to obviously commemorate the great years of 150 years of service by the Queensland Police Service right across the length and breadth and we know that policing certainly has changed in the last 150 years and next year will be a great opportunity to showcase the excellent police service that we have and the men and women who wear that blue uniform very proudly and the work that they have done this week obviously leading into police remembrance day. Obviously it's a time to reflect on over 140 officers that have lost their lives serving the people of Queensland and obviously with with young Casey Blaine from Mareeba and everyone's hearts and minds from his tragic incidents this March this year. However it's 150 years celebration we have the new logo it's very symbolic of the service that the Queensland Police Officers give to the people of Queensland and I really encourage all members of the Queensland community to take especially next year as an opportunity to thank our hard-working officers who do a great job going out servicing their community and often different very difficult times because when they go to start that shift they certainly do not know what's ahead of them and this is a way to commemorate 150 years of service to their communities. Commissioner. Thanks Minister. 2014 is the anniversary our 150th anniversary of the existence of the Queensland Police. We have a great tradition of serving the community of Queensland and one can only imagine the conditions and certainly the challenges facing police in our earliest history back 150 years ago next year. We've come a long way and certainly with the help of the government we've made significant changes even in the last 12 months we look even further towards changes into 2014 and certainly we our partnership with the community of Queensland is one of our greatest and strongest traditions we look forward to that continuing throughout next year and beyond. Thanks Commissioner. It's just great being here in the in the museum and seeing the the different exhibits that highlight the 150 years of service right through from the first commissioner David Seymour in 1864 and 31 years as a commissioner of police and it's a big record to live up to and I just hope we have in around for the next 31 years I'm sure his wife and family have would have a lot to say about that but it just shows the the the the tremendous responsibility but also the sheer fact of achieving 150 successful years of policing in Queensland and all our current police officers are to be commended for their day-to-day actions. They don't come with a crystal ball or hindsight and they face some of the most horrendous situations and they have to make quick split-second decisions and it's a great credit to them and and the support of their families and but it's great to be able to have this opportunity to be here with the commissioner to unveil the 150th year logo. Ultimately it will be the the logo that goes with everything that we do next year just like New South Wales has recently done we will no doubt create 150th badges as well and we'll distribute those not just to our officers but to members of the public. The retired police have shown a huge interest in in our 150th year celebrations and we'll be encouraging them to get involved as well. It will also be a time a whole year of events around the state where policing is celebrated and showcased at various locations throughout the year. You would have seen obvious if you go to the police academy we've now ensured in the in the colorful flag party that the maroon is back in that traditional way within the the induction ceremonies and I'm sure that the mighty maroons will be hoping for nine in a row also to obviously commemorate 150 years of policing so the the challenge is on every Queensland will be behind the origin but they'll certainly be behind each and every police officer as well no it certainly our uniform our new uniform will endure way past next year there's no suggestion at this stage that the 150th year no sort of cloth badge will attach to that rather it will be a similar to a citation very similar to what New South Wales did. The recent Kelty review raised some issues about the police service and called for a bit of modernization will next year be a year of change and are you becoming more modern and well well first of all we we've we've we've got a new commissioner who has only been there for a short period of time that brings a lot of wealth experience and professionalism and he commenced his own review of which was very highly supported by the government and and we support that review complete complete to its end completion and now we have the the the Kelty review that is about that the whole of obviously my portfolio and and it supplements the review that is is currently going ahead and with that a lot of those recommendations in there have already been enacted by the Commissioner and the QPS but that's what we're a government not if not fearful of change and making sure that we have the best police force in the whole of the world not just in Queensland and we're not going to leave any rock unturned or any or any hours wasted in achieving that is it going to be easy no it's not but the reality is we're up for the challenges and I know that the police officers are up for the challenges themselves and we're going to step through each recommendation give give looking at each credit of each recommendation and making sure that it's the benefit for obviously all Queenslanders look it is it is going to be full of challenges and a lot of goals and but they're full of a lot of opportunities and I see it as a as a as a those challenges making for it for a better police force going forward for the next 150 years when we see the significant changes we can maybe lock it up but and you can see those those changes you know that are only going to benefit the whole modernization of not well the Queensland Police Service as well as all the other emergency services and look I'm very proud of the Queensland Police Service I spent nearly 20 years in in the same ranks and for me as a minister it is a privilege and I can make sure that I'm always in a position to make it better on behalf of the Queensland Police Service but more importantly on behalf of all the people of Queensland who want a great police service and we're certainly going to deliver that