<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/queensland" rel="" target="" title="Queensland"><span>Queensland</span></a><span> Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski will return to the top job next month after undergoing treatment for stage 4 cancer.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/queenslands-top-cop-stepping-aside-after-cancer-diagnosis/b07603a6-0cd5-4025-83f9-6f88c6e40010" rel="" target="" title="Gollschewski took leave in February after revealing his diagnosis"><span>Gollschewski took leave in February after revealing his diagnosis</span></a><span> and Deputy Commissioner Shane Chelepy was appointed as acting commissioner in his absence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Gollscheski has since revealed in a letter to colleagues, seen by 9news.com.au, that treatment has been "highly effective" and he intends to return to work as Commissioner from September 15.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/erin-patterson-dangerous-inmate-only-cell-contact-for-mushroom-killer/9a992bf7-c2d3-4578-bb08-514649c9a4b5" target="_blank"><strong><span>Dangerous inmate only cell contact for mushroom killer</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"When I first received my diagnosis, I feared I had very little time left," he wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"What followed was a rollercoaster - not knowing if the new treatment would work, and then enduring its toll. "</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said treatment would be ongoing "for some time" and the intervening time would allow him to recover from its impacts and "rebuild the fitness needed to meet the demands of the role".</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-police-commissioner-steve-gollschewski-to-return-to-work-after-cancer-treatment-news/8676254f-0f5b-48a2-8ae4-6099b9712d4a" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He also said he was in discussions with the Cancer Council to share his story and "show that a stage 4 cancer diagnosis is not necessarily a death sentence".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"With the advances in modern medicine, a determined fight, and the right team behind you, some cancers can be beaten."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-post-united-states-usa-parcel-suspension-donald-trump-tariff/52615197-11c5-4e00-98f0-d0f576ba7159" target="_blank"><strong><span>Australia Post suspends deliveries to the US after Trump tariffs</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His focus on returning to work, he said, would be rolling out reform across the organisation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The easier choice would have been to retire and step away," he wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"But I am determined to return to the QPS, to finish the work we began through our review, and to continue my commitment to improving community safety and ensuring you have what you need to make that job easier.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"In the weeks ahead, you will hear more directly from me about the new organisational design and how it will operate in practice."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Gollshewski took the top job in April last year after the resignation of his predecessor Commissioner Katarina Carroll.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Carroll had been under pressure over police staff shortages, escalating domestic violence issues, and the growing outcry over youth crime.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Gollscheski has held various roles across more than 40 years of policing, including more than a decade as Deputy Commissioner and spearheading the response to COVID-19 as Queensland's state disaster coordinator.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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