Queensland Police and P2E announced as finalists

P2E are very excited to announce that the Queensland Police Service and P2E have been nominated as finalists in the Australian Institute of Project Management Achievement Awards for 2025. Together we have been recognised for outstanding performance in the Government Projects and Women in Project Management categories, specifically for their achievements within the Police and Emergency Services Reform Program – Reform Implementation Taskforce.

On 26 October 2022, the Queensland Government announced a $400 million, four-year investment to strengthen fire and emergency services capabilities across the state. In response, the Reform Implementation Taskforce (RIT) was established in January 2023 to coordinate implementation over two years, led by State Disaster Coordinator.

The RIT operated as part of the broader Police and Emergency Services Reform Program (PESRP), overseen by the independent Special Coordinator for Reform.

The reforms were informed by recommendations from the 2021 Independent Review of Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES), the 2020 State Emergency Services (SES) Review Sustaining the SES – Partnering for Change, the 2018 Blue Water review into volunteer marine rescue services, and the ongoing Inspector General of Emergency Management review into Queensland’s disaster management arrangements.

Key outcomes included:
• Uplift of frontline resources across SES, Rural Fire Service, Fire and Rescue Service, and QRA
• Establishment of SES and Maritime Rescue Queensland (MRQ) as entities within QPS
• Creation of a new Queensland Fire Department (QFD)
• Transfer of key disaster management functions to QPS and Queensland Reconstruction Agency.

These complex reforms delivered a more integrated, agile, and community-focused emergency services system, ensuring Queensland’s frontline is equipped to respond effectively to future challenges.