Queensland’s police commissioner says he has uncovered more commitments made by the organisation without money allocated for them, beyond an unfunded new station at Stones Corner.
The Queensland Police Service is facing a possible $200 million budget black hole after it signed a $116 million, 15-year lease to set up the Stones Corner station, in Brisbane’s inner south, with an option to extend it for a total of $240 million.
The contract was signed under the previous Labor government, before money was allocated for the project.
Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski conceded on Wednesday he might have to seek a lifeline from the new Crisafulli government.
“Our projections are that if we continued the way we were, we would end up that far [$200 million] over budget,” Gollschewski told ABC Radio Brisbane.
“I’ve found that we have committed …