Some 28 members and guests met at the Clock Hotel Surfers Paradise and enjoyed a very nice meal on the first level of the Hotel plus enjoyed a private room for the dinner
After dinner we all made our way on foot to the Police District Tasking & Coordination Centre.
There we were hosted by Senior Sergeant Ben Neilson who advised the following:
The ground level of the building has been converted to a Media Centre which saves news crews having to go the the 7th floor with cameras and equipment as they did previously
The Centre was originally designed for the Commonwealth Games all all emergency services were housed here during the Games
It is a $3.8M facility with TV monitors including Pol Air
The Centre staff are able to provide police who are on their way to attend a situation with vital information before they arrive
It has access to an excellent camera network which enables police to be proactive
The area covered is from Coolangatta to Logan.
The images are crystal clear
The Schoolies Festival & V8 SuperCar events are tracked form the Centre
On the weekend they were able to monitor and see some 80 Hoons in action
Pol Air have facial recognition of motor vehicles
The Centre boast's an excellent operational table
The Gold Coast City Council has been helpful in the provision of data
Pol Air is a resource for South East Queensland
Concluding Ben's presentation we all moved to the rooftop of the building where desert was served and President Les thanked Senior Sergeant Ben Neilson for his presentation and presented him with a Broadbeach Rotary Club glass
