Corey Allen, a senior officer with the Queensland Police Service, has been nominated for the Neighbourhood Watch Australasia (NHWA) Police Officer of the Year award, in recognition of his service to local neighbourhood safety—including the Fig Tree Pocket area.
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The annual NHWA award honours policing professionals whose efforts help make communities safer, more connected, and inclusive.
Allen extended his thanks for the nomination in a Facebook post: “Just want to say thank you for the nomination for the Neighbourhood Watch Police Officer of the Year Award — the real reward has been seeing the improvement in safety and comfort in the Fig Tree Pocket area resulting from the community looking out for each other. I sincerely appreciate your friendship and support.”
Professional Role and Community Service
Allen joined the Queensland Police Service in November 1986 and graduated second in his squad. Over many years he has held a variety of operational and leadership roles, including Officer in Charge of Brisbane City Station (Queensland’s largest station), Officer in Charge at Fortitude Valley and Indooroopilly, operations tactician for Brisbane West District, team leader in the Tactical Crime Squad, and team leader with the Public Safety Response Team.
He also lectured at the Queensland Police Academy and now manages Field Training at the Academy, overseeing the professional development of more than 500 first‑year constables and approximately 2,800 in‑service officers.
Allen’s approach to policing emphasises community engagement and supporting vulnerable persons. Among his initiatives: the City Police Vulnerable Persons Strategy; “Joined Up Street Team Patrols”, which pair police and youth workers in outreach to at‑risk young people; and Project Aegis, a police‑community partnership targeting pharmaceutical drug diversion and misuse. His career highlights include receipt of multiple National Crime and Violence Prevention Awards.
Outside formal policing duties, Allen and his wife Tracey have been foster parents to more than 25 young children in emergent situations, and they have three children of their own. He was a Queensland finalist in the Local Hero category of the Australian of the Year awards and was made a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary Brisbane Mid City in recognition of his community service and leadership.
For residents of Fig Tree Pocket, Kenmore and neighbouring suburbs, Allen’s nomination serves as a reminder of the value of sustained collaboration between police and community. Allen himself underlines that the improvement in local safety has been the reward: he emphasises the importance of neighbours looking out for each other, and of police listening to community concerns rather than simply responding.
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While final results of the NHWA Police Officer of the Year award are still pending, the nomination itself acknowledges the positive outcomes of his work in the community. For Allen, the nomination is not just a personal acknowledgement, but an affirmation of collective effort—of residents and police working together to build a safer, more connected local environment.
Published 13-November-2025
