MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Kelly
Chamberlain
Acting Sergeant,
Queensland
Police State
training and
development for
Project Booyah
A
cting Sergeant Kelly Chamberlain
kicked off her policing career in the
United Kingdom (UK) in March 1998
where she spent some 10+ years policing
before she and her family left the UK for
Australia. Kelly purchased and operated a
Subway Franchise for 2 years in Adelaide
before she and her husband Lee, joined the
Queensland Police Service in January 2013.
Kelly had previously been stationed in
rural communities before leading large
teams of police in large town stations in
the UK, and then joining Cairns generals
policing team. Kelly would always put her
hand up to relieve in the local Police beats
giving her an opportunity to work in small
communities.
With some 17 years policing under her belt,
she was approached by an Inspector from
Brisbane who had been told of her effective
and passionate work with communities and
has now been working with at risk young
women in the Cairns community on Project
Booyah for 2 years.
Kelly was a monthly winner and a finalist
2 years running 2015 and 2016 for the Far
Northern police officer of the year award
and also a women in Policing winner for
“mentor of the year” for her “ amazing
work with young women who have
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multiple, complex barriers to engagement,
helping to build their self-worth and
showing that police are someone youth can
turn to for help, who has drive and passion
to give these young women opportunities
and successful outcomes in life, and who
works tirelessly often above and beyond”.
Kelly has an understanding of at risk
young people and the issues they face, she
possess great communic ation skills which
have also greatly benefited the Cairns
PCYC branch in the previous 12 months
where Kelly has been an active committee
member.
Kelly has now been acting sergeant in
a State training and development role
for Project Booyah which allows her an
opportunity to share her passion and
enthusiasm around the state recently
setting up a new Project Booyah Project in
Mount Isa.