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2018

PSBA nominated in Premier's Awards for Excellence

The 2018 Premier's Awards for Excellence nominations have been released and PSBA has been recognised with three finalists shortlisted. This is the first year PSBA has submitted nominations to these awards and the finalists are: the Commonwealth Games Group – Business Support, Jayne Rice (PSBA Asset and Procurement Services -Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan) and PSBA Asset and Procurement Services (the Mobile Forensics Vehicle).

The nominations are in the categories of customer focus (putting customers first through a commitment to excellence in customer focus and service), performance (cultivating a high-performing and professional workforce) and sustainability (fostering a culture of sustainability). Recipients of the 2018 Premier's Awards for Excellence will be announced at an award ceremony in Brisbane in November 2018 and further information on all finalists can be found here. 

QGAir Townsville in Australia-first marker flare rescue

Earlier this week the Townsville QGAir helicopter rescued four people off the coast of Townsville by deploying a life raft using Mark 58 marker flares. With the assistance of night goggles, the QGAir crew released the marker flares so as to provide a flying pattern to accurately deploy the life raft. QGAir is the only emergency rescue helicopter operator in Australia outside the Defence Force to utilise these flares for search and rescue operations. It was the first time that a life raft has been dropped using this procedure by a civil aircraft. The QGAir rescue team consisted of Pilot John Barnard, Air Crew Officer Mark Dainer and Rescue Officer Steve Ackers. Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) captured some of the rescue and it can be seen here.   

2017-2018 PSBA Annual Report released

PSBA has released its 2017-2018 Annual Report which detailed significant milestones for the Agency. During the 2017-18 financial year, PSBA delivered more than $200 million worth of capital programs for its partner agencies including Queensland Police Service (QPS), Queensland Ambulance Services (QAS) and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES). PSBA also played an integral part in the business support of public safety agencies during the 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) – one of Queensland’s biggest events in the past decade. Click here to read more about the achievements of PSBA during the past financial year. 

QGAir on hand to assist with life-saving organ retrieval aviation services

Did you know that QGAir provides life-saving aviation services to organisations such as DonateLife? When DonateLife receives a call about a loss of life, she knows this is an opportunity to save others. Francesca and the organ donation team from DonateLife Queensland will make an extraordinary 200 phone calls to find a match for the donated organs and make emergency flight arrangements to connect someone with the gift of life. Click here to watch the video and learn more.  

PSBA Strategic Plan 2018 - 2022

PSBA is proud to announce its new Strategic Plan 2018-2022. This plan is a clear, new direction for the agency going into the future. Early this year the PSBA launched the plan in Cairns with the full support and endorsement from the Minister for Police and Corrective Services the Honourable Mark Ryan, Minister for Fire and Emergency Services the Honourable Craig Crawford, and members of the PSBA Board of Management (BOM) including Commissioner Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) Katarina Carroll, Commissioner Queensland Police Service (QPS) Ian Stewart and appointed external member Geoff Waite.

The Strategic Plan 2018-2022 is focused on what sort of agency PSBA wants to be and needs to be to achieve the goals of our clients including QFES, QPS, Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) and the Office of the Inspector General Emergency Management (IGEM). View the PSBA Strategic Plan.

Snapshot of Achievements January - June 2018

PSBA compiles a snapshot of achievements from across the agency every six months.  This snapshot captures the work that has been completed by PSBA for our partner agencies including Queensland Police Service, Queensland Fire and Rescue Services, Queensland Ambulance Service and the Inspector General Emergency Management. View the snapshot.

​NAIDOC Week 2018

In celebration of the rich and diverse culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the First Australians, PSBA have collaborated with our partner agencies, the Queensland Police Service, the Office of the Inspector-General Emergency Management and the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services to present an exhibition of art, ceramics and sculpture. Held in partnership with the Department of Child Safety Youth and Women, The Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors and the Department of Health the exhibition is running from 10 July 2018 to 12 July 2018 in the foyer of 33 Charlotte St Brisbane. Everyone is welcome. All art sales go directly to the artist or Community art centre. View collection.