The candlelight vigil was held on the eve of Police Remembrance Day and other services will be held across the north west on Friday.

Father Mick Lowcock opened the service and said it was a reminder of the importance of one another.

“We go home each day and so often I think we think about all the tough things, all the undone things, that are part of our lives,” he said.

“Rarely do we say what are the good things that have happened and in a way our life doesn’t have the balance it should.”

Father Lowcock said lighting a candle was a chance to think about the goodness in ourselves and others.

“To be a positive light in a community we need to be appreciating the goodness we have and the difference we’ve made,” he said.

In particular the service paid tribute to Senior Constable Brett Forte, the son of  Senior Sergeant Craig Shepherd – Brady, and Sergeant Brendan Poustie, who all had ties to the Mount Isa district.

Mount Isa Police Superintendent Glen Pointing said 145 names appeared on the Queensland Police Memorial.

“We’ve all gathered here as members of the greater police family, in a symbolic place, to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice,” he said.

“We do this with our combined thoughts, words and prayers but also in the traditional ritual of lighting candles for the lost lives and in their eternal memory.

“Together we pay tribute to the work, courage, commitment, dedication, loyalty and sacrifice of these officers.”