The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises that the Queensland Police Service will be holding a service for Constable Rachel McCrow and Constable Matthew Arnold on Wednesday 21 December 2022 at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondal, Queensland.
Constable McCrow and Constable Arnold tragically lost their lives on Monday 12 December 2022 in the line of duty.
Constable McCrow passed away at the age of 29. She had served in the Queensland Police Service for 1 year and 6 months, having been sworn in in June 2021.
Constable Arnold passed away at the age of 26. He had served in the Queensland Police Service for 2 years and 9 months, having been sworn in in March 2020.
As a mark of mourning and respect, the Australian National Flag should be flown at half-mast all day on Wednesday 21 December 2022 in Queensland only from all buildings and establishments occupied by Australian Government departments and affiliated agencies. Other organisations are welcome to participate.
- When flying the Australian National Flag with other flags, all flags in the set should be flown at half-mast.
- If a set of flags includes the flags of other nations, it would be appropriate to seek permission from the diplomatic representatives of that nation to half-mast their flag.
- An acceptable half-mast position would be when the top of the flag is a third of the distance down from the top of the flagpole.
- Information on flag protocol is available on the Department's website.
Your assistance is appreciated.
Commonwealth Flag Officer