In 2017 the Australian and New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee (ANZCTC) released Australia’s Strategy for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism.

The objective of the strategy is to protect the lives of people working in, using and or/visiting a crowded place by making places more resilient to terrorism. The strategy is underpinned by a key message that protecting crowded places from terrorism is a responsibility for not just Governments but shared by the private sector and the community. The success of the strategy rests on the sustainable and strong partnerships across Australia between all government and owners and operators of crowded places.

The primary vehicle for police to engage collectively with owners and operators of crowded places in each jurisdiction is known as the ‘Crowded Places Forum’. The purpose of these forums is to enable better information sharing and guidance in threat and protective security information.

Since 2017, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) through the Security and Counter-Terrorism Network (SCTN) have conducted 41 Crowded Places forums, a CEO Luncheon and Places of Worship forum, with over 2,000 owners and operators of crowded places attending those forums.

We are currently in the planning phase of the 2023 forums which will be delivered again across the State. Please see below the proposed dates and locations. Venues are yet to be confirmed.

Please find below the dates and locations.

If you are interested in attending, please express your location preference via the counter.terrorism@police.qld.gov.au account. A ‘Save the Date’ claimer will be sent shortly after.

If you have any queries in relation to the forum, please do not hesitate to contact Sergeant Tim Macdade on Macdade.TimC@police.qld.gov.au
or Project Officer, Ms Samantha Shaw on Shaw.Samantha@police.qld.gov.au