Toowoomba Police continued a long tradition of honouring the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community through NAIDOC week with a flag raising ceremony on Wednesday, July 11.
The ceremony began at 10am with a Smoking Ceremony led by Alan Martin and continued with a heartfelt speech by Superintendent Mark Kelly, District Officer for Darling Downs.
The flag raising ceremony saw, all three flags raised with a minute silence for past Elders.
Image Supplied: Superintendent Mark Kelly, District Officer for Darling Downs After the flag raising ceremony, Senior PLO Glen Waters was presented with his 20-year service medal which created a very heartwarming and unique factor to the event. Thank you to the members of the Toowoomba community that joined us and celebrated NAIDOC week. Missed today's show? Catch up here!