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Journal<br />
THE POLICE ASSOCIATION VICTORIA UPHOLDING OUR RIGHTS SINCE 1917<br />
www.tpav.org.au VOLUME 77 ISSUE 5 May 2011<br />
It’s <strong>time</strong> <strong>for</strong><br />
action<br />
ALSO THIS MONTH<br />
> ANGELA TayLOR ROSE<br />
> PSOs<br />
> GEOff WILkINSON<br />
and mORE ...
Real Estate Prices Going Through<br />
Real <strong>The</strong> Estate Roof Prices so Now Going is the Through Time<br />
<strong>The</strong> Roof to do so Something Now is the Time<br />
to do Something<br />
Buy an Investment Property<br />
Today<br />
Buy an<br />
and<br />
Investment<br />
Pay <strong>for</strong> it<br />
Property<br />
Later!!!!<br />
Today and Pay <strong>for</strong> it Later!!!!<br />
• Don’t know how to do it<br />
We will do it <strong>for</strong> you!<br />
• Don’t know what how to to do buy it<br />
We will source do it <strong>for</strong> it you! <strong>for</strong> you!<br />
• Don’t know how what to finance to buy it<br />
We will arrange source it the <strong>for</strong> right you!<br />
• finance Don’t know package how to finance <strong>for</strong> you! it<br />
• We Don’t will know arrange how it the all works right<br />
finance We will package work it all <strong>for</strong> out you!<br />
• Don’t <strong>for</strong> you! know how it all works<br />
We have a lot of <strong>Police</strong> Officers, Detectives<br />
We will work it all out<br />
and Correctional Officers that are clients<br />
<strong>for</strong> you!<br />
month basis. We advise you when to lock<br />
in interest rates, when to leave them at<br />
the variable rate. We also advise when<br />
to month buy basis. and when We advise to sell. you We when make to lock our<br />
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have property to pay without <strong>for</strong> it putting until your up any own cash home by<br />
loan using is the paid equity off. in your home and finance<br />
and have been <strong>for</strong> a long <strong>time</strong>. No matter<br />
it in such a way that you effectively don’t<br />
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package and then we help you with all Negative Gearing and your wages and<br />
Phone: 1800 263 980<br />
the relevant paperwork on a month by pay it all toward your home loan whilst<br />
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Phone: 1800 263 980<br />
www.equanimityconcepts.com.au<br />
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Real Estate prices up.<br />
• Banks Land is reluctant running out to lend – Pushing to<br />
developers Real Estate – prices Pushing up. Real<br />
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THE POLICE ASSOCIATION<br />
No. 1 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne 3002<br />
Telephone: 03 9468 2600 fax: 03 9495 6933<br />
Freecall 1800 800 537 (outside metro area only)<br />
Email: general@tpav.org.au<br />
Website: www.tpav.org.au<br />
EXECUTIVE MEMBERS<br />
Mr Brian Rix − President<br />
9495 6899 (wk) 0419 545 127 (mob)<br />
Mr John Laird − Snr Vice-President (Sth Melbourne CIU)<br />
9646 7475 (wk) 0419 104 383 (mob)<br />
Mr Phil Pearson- Junior Vice-President<br />
(Region 3 H/Q, Broadmeadows)<br />
9759 6680 (wk) 0439 301 741 (mob)<br />
Mr Karl David APM - Treasurer<br />
(Frankston <strong>Police</strong> Station)<br />
9784 5555 (wk) 0419 822 000 (mob)<br />
Mr Dermot Avon - Assistant Treasurer<br />
(Properties Branch, Business Management)<br />
9247 3058 (wk) 0418 582 861 (mob)<br />
Mr Dean Anderson (Transit Safety Division)<br />
9247 3300 (wk) 0438 877 220 (mob)<br />
Mr Colin Birch (Corio <strong>Police</strong> Station)<br />
5273 9555 (wk) 0439 326 511 (mob)<br />
Mr John Carter (Carrum Downs <strong>Police</strong> Station)<br />
8770 4100 (wk) 0418 346 429 (mob)<br />
Mr Glenn Holland (Purana Task Force)<br />
9865 2865 (wk) 0425 876 067 (mob)<br />
Mr Paul O’Connell (Moreland CIU)<br />
9355 6052 (wk) 0413 053 882 (mob)<br />
Mr Mark Rose (Melbourne HWP)<br />
8379 0862 (wk) 0419 899 847 (mob)<br />
Mr Dean Thomas (Latrobe CIU)<br />
5131 5040 (wk) 0407 536 322 (mob)<br />
08 Special<br />
General Meeting<br />
Executive members’ home phone numbers are<br />
available after hours in strictly urgent cases only.<br />
<strong>The</strong>ir numbers may be obtained from the on-line<br />
supervisor at D24 on 9247 3222.<br />
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF<br />
Secretary: Greg Davies<br />
Assistant Secretary: Bruce McKenzie<br />
Legal Manager: Tony Walsh<br />
Industrial Relations Manager: Chris Kennedy<br />
Administration Manager: Sylvia Loveless<br />
Communications Manager: Sandro Lofaro<br />
Editor: Shirley Hardy-Rix<br />
STAFF ASSISTANCE PROGRAM<br />
ISP Worldwide<br />
Level 3/520 Collins Street, Melbourne Vic 3000<br />
Ph: 9648 8400 Fax: 9620 5850 Web: www.eap.com.au<br />
RETIRED POLICE ASSOCIATION<br />
President: Philip Parson 9759 6680 0417 565 462<br />
Email paparson@acemail.com.au<br />
Secretary: Arthur Roberts 9704 2358<br />
THE POLICE ASSOCIATION (VICTORIA) JOURNAL<br />
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Special General Meeting<br />
- a call to action<br />
Photo Greg Noakes<br />
12 PSOs 14 Geoff Wilkinson<br />
INSIDE THIS EDITION<br />
03 President’s Message<br />
05 Secretary’s Message<br />
07 EB Workplace Meetings<br />
08 Special General Meeting<br />
- <strong>It's</strong> <strong>time</strong> <strong>for</strong> action<br />
11 Legal News<br />
11 Long Service Leave Update<br />
12 PSOs - Preserving their<br />
good reputation<br />
14 Geoff Wilkinson<br />
- Life<strong>time</strong> Achievement<br />
16 Delegate Profile<br />
- Angela Coulson<br />
17 Honour Wall<br />
18 Angela Taylor - 25 years after<br />
Russell Street<br />
20 Events Gallery<br />
21 ESSSuper<br />
22 <strong>Police</strong> Credit<br />
18<br />
Angela Taylor - 25<br />
years after Russell St<br />
24 Slater & Gordon - hearing loss<br />
25 Trivia<br />
26 Executive Election Notice<br />
29 your Say<br />
30 minutes<br />
35 Classifieds<br />
36 <strong>Association</strong> Delegates<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> Journal May 2011<br />
01
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE<br />
Enterprise Bargaining planning<br />
starts at <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
as soon as the previous<br />
agreement is signed. Everyone<br />
who volunteers to represent<br />
you, the Executive members, Delegates<br />
and Assistant Delegates contribute in<br />
the process. Every one of our employees,<br />
from the Secretary down, works towards<br />
ensuring an appropriate claim is put up <strong>for</strong><br />
negotiation within the <strong>time</strong> frames outlined.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y work within the parameters of the Fair<br />
Work Act to ensure we do things according<br />
to the rule of law. Your <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
works with all stake holders, the Chief<br />
Commissioner and his representatives,<br />
the State and Federal Governments, the<br />
Opposition parties and other interest groups<br />
that may have some bearing on achieving<br />
fair and reasonable outcomes.<br />
In the lead up to the State election, both<br />
sides of politics attended the September<br />
2010 Delegates’ Conference and gave us<br />
‘guarantees. <strong>The</strong> then Baillieu led opposition<br />
offered to start negotiations at "current<br />
inflation rate" and further increases<br />
on productivity initiatives, if it <strong>for</strong>med<br />
government at the November state election.<br />
‘Fair enough’ − we thought. After they gained<br />
power (on the back of a strong law and order<br />
plat<strong>for</strong>m) we accepted this as the starting<br />
point of EBA negotiations.<br />
For the 2011 EBA, we were ready to sit at<br />
the table and start negotiations in December<br />
2010. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Force was not<br />
ready. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Force Log of Claims<br />
was lodged in February. While disappointed<br />
at the delay, we still held out hope <strong>for</strong><br />
meaningful negotiations and a rational<br />
settlement prior to the expiration of the<br />
current agreement in June.<br />
What has happened since? <strong>The</strong> Baillieu<br />
Government insulted us with a paltry<br />
2.5 per cent pay increase on a four year<br />
agreement. This wouldn’t even cover the<br />
current inflation rate which is now in excess<br />
of 3.3 per cent. Thanks <strong>for</strong> nothing, Ted.<br />
What about the <strong>Victoria</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Force claim?<br />
<strong>The</strong>y offered us, you guessed it 2.5 per<br />
cent as they were authorised to do, but<br />
with significant tradeoffs in current terms<br />
and conditions. Such things as if you can’t<br />
be OSTT Qualified to be operational your<br />
tenure with the Force as a sworn officer<br />
may not continue; a reduction in WorkCover<br />
payments from 104 to 52 weeks; and many<br />
other nasties every <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
member should be horrified at.<br />
Who thought up this outrageous wind back<br />
in terms and conditions? Clearly someone<br />
who has never been operational, never faced<br />
an angry man, never been confronted with<br />
a screaming crowd wanting to rip your head<br />
off or someone brandishing a knife, hell bent<br />
on filleting you. This smacks of some dizzy<br />
bean counter put in a position of authority<br />
over something they have no knowledge of.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y should have been at the Special<br />
General Meeting of members held earlier<br />
this month at the Dallas Brooks Centre and<br />
heard the heart felt pleas of proud men<br />
who due to injuries simply cannot be OSTT<br />
qualified. Men who want to remain proud<br />
police officers and contribute any way<br />
they can to policing as sworn officers.<br />
Brian Rix > PRESIDENT<br />
<strong>The</strong>y, and every one of the 2,500 members<br />
present were angry and those of you<br />
who could not get to the meeting should<br />
also be angry. We do not abandon our<br />
wounded. We support, encourage and help<br />
them to achieve. We reject any notion of<br />
throwing people like Sergeant Phil Cleggett<br />
on the scrap heap simply because he is in<br />
a wheelchair. He proudly does his job and<br />
has worn the uni<strong>for</strong>m from that chair <strong>for</strong><br />
nearly 20 years.<br />
All <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> members present<br />
voiced their anger at the insulting pay<br />
offer put on the table by the Government<br />
and <strong>Victoria</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Force. How dare the<br />
Government maintain the stupid offer of<br />
what amounts to a pay reduction when<br />
inflation is taken into account. As carried by<br />
the meeting unanimously, we will apply to<br />
Fair Work Australia to take industrial action.<br />
WHAT YOU MUST DO NOW<br />
Each and every <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> member<br />
must fill out the protected action ballot and<br />
return it within the required <strong>time</strong> frames to<br />
ensure we can take industrial action and<br />
win this battle.<br />
With the authority of Fair Work Australia,<br />
industrial action will commence on the<br />
6th of June, until someone in authority<br />
comes to their senses and settles a fair<br />
and reasonable pay claim with <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> membership.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> Journal May 2011<br />
03
SECRETARY’S MESSAGE<br />
At the General Meeting on 2 may<br />
2011 there were 2,500 police<br />
members in attendance at<br />
the Dallas Brooks Centre in<br />
East melbourne.<br />
Never, in my 34 years in the job, have I<br />
attended a meeting that was so united,<br />
supportive and showed such resolve as<br />
this one. As a part of your <strong>Association</strong>,<br />
I was humbled but, in considering the<br />
response afterwards, not surprised at the<br />
spontaneous applause of the meeting over<br />
the proposals to implement the outlined<br />
Protected Industrial Action.<br />
If the Government now truly believes that<br />
they can outlast the membership of <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> on this issue then they<br />
are as blind to the facts as they are to<br />
your welfare.<br />
Our claim is fair − it is reasonable − it is<br />
af<strong>for</strong>dable <strong>for</strong> Government.<br />
If the Government is frightened of dealing<br />
with other unions later this year and next<br />
year then that is not your problem. <strong>The</strong>ir<br />
problem is that they are frightened, right<br />
now, of dealing with you.<br />
Our issue is with the way in which they<br />
have dealt with the police officers of this<br />
state, who will be expected to successfully<br />
implement all of the untried, untested and<br />
unproven Government Law & Order Policies<br />
in return <strong>for</strong> your realistic wage reduction.<br />
Our stance is that you, the police officers<br />
of this state, have been propping up<br />
community safety in a police <strong>for</strong>ce<br />
that has been, <strong>for</strong> each of the last seven<br />
years, the worst resourced and financed<br />
in this country. In that <strong>time</strong>, despite<br />
Government neglect, you have delivered<br />
record low road tolls, lower crime rates<br />
and the highest level of "customer<br />
satisfaction" of any police <strong>for</strong>ce in Australia<br />
(and that’s not our claim, they are the facts,<br />
published by the Federal Government’s<br />
‘Productivity Commission’).<br />
So how does a grateful government, who<br />
promised to take care of inflation and then<br />
add additional pay <strong>for</strong> productivity gains,<br />
now treat you − the long suffering servants<br />
of the community?<br />
It tells you that you can have a<br />
2.5 per cent pay rise, each year <strong>for</strong> four<br />
years (to conveniently push the next<br />
Our claim is fair<br />
- it is reasonable -<br />
it is af<strong>for</strong>dable <strong>for</strong><br />
Government.<br />
EB negotiations beyond the 2014 State<br />
Election) and no rise at all to non-salary<br />
related expenses. It tells you that you are<br />
not worth the inflation rate to them.<br />
In a remarkable ‘goalpost-changing’ move,<br />
it then tells you that "productivity" now<br />
means giving government cash back from<br />
the police budget. Isn’t that a ripper?<br />
<strong>The</strong> government want you (who do not<br />
control the police budget) or the <strong>Association</strong><br />
(who − take a wild guess − doesn’t control<br />
the police budget either) to hand them<br />
money back from the police budget in order<br />
to get a pay-rise.<br />
That is an outrageous demand because<br />
it simply means that you cannot have<br />
any pay-rise above 2.5 per cent because<br />
GREG DAVIES > SECRETARY<br />
they’ve demanded something you cannot<br />
deliver in return.<br />
We didn’t want a fight over this matter<br />
− we went to Government with a fair,<br />
reasonable and af<strong>for</strong>dable pay claim, and<br />
one which contained no monetary ambit.<br />
We wanted to transition from the current<br />
Agreement into a new Agreement in a<br />
seamless process.<br />
Well, Government have not moved from<br />
their 2.5 per cent nonsense since they<br />
first proposed it several months ago.<br />
You might also want to ask how they<br />
came up with the imaginary figure of<br />
2.5 per cent as their version of the inflation<br />
rate. <strong>The</strong> answer seems to be "it was<br />
convenient <strong>for</strong> them," because it bears<br />
no resemblance to the real situation.<br />
We didn’t ask <strong>for</strong> this fight and we didn’t<br />
want it − but now that the Government<br />
has demanded it we have no choice but<br />
to oblige them.<br />
It is imperative that you fill out the secret<br />
ballot <strong>for</strong>m that you will receive from<br />
the Australian Electoral Commission<br />
and post it back immediately. This is<br />
the next step to the commencement<br />
of Protected Industrial Action on 6 June<br />
2011 − coincidentally, and ominously <strong>for</strong><br />
government, the anniversary of "D-Day."<br />
One thing we can guarantee − we didn’t<br />
start this fight but we will end it. And we<br />
will end it by getting what we reasonably<br />
asked <strong>for</strong> in October 2010.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> Journal May 2011<br />
05
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Taking EB to<br />
the members<br />
ABOVE: Pakenham workplace meeting.<br />
ABOVE: Warrnambool workplace meeting.<br />
<strong>Association</strong> workplace visits continued during April with<br />
the <strong>Association</strong>’s experts explaining the intricacies of the<br />
government’s paltry pay offer to members in the suburbs<br />
and regional centres.<br />
ABOVE: Warragul workplace meeting.<br />
Secretary Greg Davies, President<br />
Brian Rix and IR Manager<br />
Chris kennedy headed up<br />
three teams of members from<br />
the industrial relations section<br />
who were able to answer members’<br />
questions and go through the Force’s<br />
log of claims pointing out trade-offs<br />
that would reduce members’ terms<br />
and conditions of employment rather<br />
than enhance them.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Association</strong>’s primary objective is<br />
to improve Members’ terms and conditions<br />
of employment sought by the Force rather<br />
than enhance them.<br />
Members were encouraged to attend the<br />
special general meeting held earlier this<br />
month. (See story on pages 8 & 9 of this<br />
issue of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> Journal.)<br />
President Brian Rix told members that this<br />
EB is about the future and it is about the<br />
future <strong>for</strong> young members and those 1700<br />
yet to be recruited to fulfil the government’s<br />
election promise.<br />
"This is not so much about older members<br />
like me," said Brian. "I joined the job on<br />
October 1 in 1976. On October 13 the<br />
sergeant came up to me and told me<br />
to come with him to a special meeting<br />
at festival Hall. He told me the meeting<br />
was about my future.<br />
"That meeting was all about the<br />
Beech Inquiry and very much the<br />
future of policing in <strong>Victoria</strong>. <strong>The</strong> Chief<br />
Commissioner of the day, Reg Jackson,<br />
received a standing ovation when he<br />
addressed the members. I can’t see<br />
that happening today."<br />
Questions by the members canvassed<br />
the actual claim, the government’s<br />
promise of a fair EB, members going<br />
outside of the collective, penalty rates<br />
and allowances <strong>for</strong> all ranks and many<br />
other topics.<br />
It was stressed that it is <strong>time</strong> to stand up<br />
<strong>for</strong> police pay and publicly condemn the<br />
embarrassing offer of 2.5 percent − a figure<br />
below inflation.<br />
"If we accept this pay offer you will be worse<br />
off in 12 months," Secretary Greg Davies told<br />
members at workplace meetings.<br />
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photos by gregnoakes.com<br />
Resounding call <strong>for</strong> action<br />
More than 2,000 members of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> sent<br />
a clear message to the government when they voted<br />
unanimously to endorse planned industrial action at a<br />
special general meeting held earlier this month.<br />
It was standing room only at Dallas Brooks<br />
and there was no doubt in the mood of the<br />
meeting. <strong>The</strong> ‘ayes’ rang out through the<br />
hall as members rejected the disgraceful<br />
pay offer that would see them earning less<br />
over coming years.<br />
"<strong>The</strong> <strong>time</strong> to talk is over. <strong>The</strong> <strong>time</strong> <strong>for</strong> action is<br />
here," said Secretary Greg Davies. <strong>The</strong> message<br />
to government was clear. "If you want a fight<br />
we will give you a fight. It won’t be one we<br />
started and it won’t be one we wanted ... but<br />
it will be one we will finish. Send the message<br />
that you are sick to death of politicians<br />
destroying the police <strong>for</strong>ce of this state and<br />
treating its members with contempt."<br />
Discussing tradeoffs called <strong>for</strong> by the Force,<br />
members at the meeting showed their<br />
disgust at how the Force plans to treat<br />
its people who cannot be OSTT qualified.<br />
Sergeant Phil Cleggett, who has policed from<br />
a wheelchair since a car accident in 1985<br />
said the plan to rid the Force of members<br />
who are not OSTT qualified "must be<br />
discriminatory".<br />
A member of the Highway Patrol told<br />
the story of his life in the months<br />
since an accident on duty left him dependent<br />
If you want a fight<br />
we will give you a<br />
fight. It won’t be<br />
one we started<br />
and it won’t be<br />
one we wanted ...<br />
but it will be one<br />
we will finish.<br />
> Greg DAVIes<br />
on drugs to get through the work day and<br />
fighting to retain his position. "This can<br />
happen to you," he said. "It just doesn’t<br />
impact on your work life. It impacts on your<br />
home life and the lives of your family."<br />
<strong>The</strong>re was never any doubt of how the<br />
members felt. <strong>The</strong>y are appalled by the<br />
pay offer put on the table by the Bailleau<br />
Government. <strong>The</strong> intention of the industrial<br />
action strategy, that was also discussed at<br />
ABOVE: <strong>The</strong> bike patrol arrives at the meeting.<br />
the meeting, won’t put public safety at risk<br />
but will cost the government money - and<br />
lots of it.<br />
"<strong>The</strong> tactics in the industrial action strategy<br />
are designed to allow most members to<br />
participate and to have an impact on the<br />
Government and <strong>Victoria</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Command<br />
rather than the public. <strong>The</strong> action will<br />
not compromise community safety,"<br />
said Greg Davies.<br />
BELOW: Members arrive at the meeting.<br />
BELOW: Sergeant Phil Cleggett at the meeting.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> key elements<br />
to our claim:<br />
<strong>The</strong> industrial action strategy<br />
1. members do not provide in<strong>for</strong>mation or advice other than in an operational context<br />
to other government departments or agencies, including meeting with those<br />
departments and agencies<br />
2. members ban the preparation and provision of statistical in<strong>for</strong>mation to the<br />
<strong>Victoria</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Force, Force management or the Government, including completion<br />
of MAS/<strong>time</strong> attrition sheets.<br />
3. members not to attend Supreme or Country courts as in<strong>for</strong>mants or witnesses<br />
other than in reply to a subpoena.<br />
4. members not to serve subpoenas or transport witnesses <strong>for</strong> the Office<br />
of Public Prosecutions.<br />
5. members shall not volunteer to per<strong>for</strong>m voluntary duties under clause 11<br />
of the <strong>Victoria</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Workplace Agreement 2007.<br />
6. members to ban the use of email.<br />
7. members not to take receipt of speed camera films at police stations.<br />
8. members who are not actively engaged in response duties to attend at locations where<br />
fixed speed and red light cameras or mobile speed camera cars are in place and activate<br />
flashing lights on their vehicles <strong>for</strong> periods of up to 15 minutes at a <strong>time</strong>.<br />
If endorsed in the secret ballot, industrial action will begin in June.<br />
Where to from here?<br />
Be<strong>for</strong>e the action can be implemented, the law requires a postal ballot of all members.<br />
It is vital that members vote in the ballot. We must send a powerful message to the<br />
Government that we will not allow our rights and our careers to be trampled on.<br />
Now it is <strong>time</strong> to step up again. Make sure you vote when you receive the ballot paper.<br />
Send an unmistakable message that the Government offer is just not good enough.<br />
We strongly encourage all members to tick<br />
YES and turn your solidarity shown at<br />
Dallas Brooks Centre into Action!<br />
> > No trade-offs<br />
> > Fair and reasonable base salary increase<br />
across all ranks averaging 4.5 per cent<br />
per annum<br />
> > Recognition of work-value<br />
improvements <strong>for</strong> Sergeants and Senior<br />
Sergeants<br />
> > Access to a new top LSC increment <strong>for</strong><br />
all Senior Constables<br />
> > Improvements in shift and weekend<br />
penalties<br />
> > Increases to all expense and salaryrelated<br />
allowances<br />
> > Better rostering<br />
> > Other improvements to conditions that<br />
recognise the needs of modern policing<br />
What they<br />
have offered:<br />
> > Pay ‘offer’ of 2.5 per cent per annum<br />
<strong>for</strong> four years (well below the current<br />
inflation rate, meaning police pay will<br />
go backwards under this offer)<br />
> > In return <strong>for</strong> this pay ‘offer’ our members<br />
are being asked to give up a raft of<br />
conditions, including:<br />
> > Possible termination of employment<br />
of members who can no longer qualify<br />
at OSTT<br />
> > Members have no say if employer<br />
decides to unilaterally determine shift<br />
lengths of between 6 and 12 hours<br />
> > Accident make-up pay reduced from<br />
104 weeks to 52 weeks<br />
> > Reduced entitlements to excess night<br />
work by excluding over<strong>time</strong> from night<br />
work (penalty rate) definitions<br />
> > Weekend ‘unsociable’ penalty rate<br />
to increase by six cents an hour<br />
> > Abolition of a number of allowances<br />
<strong>for</strong> specialist police (e.g. airwing and<br />
covert members)<br />
> > No increase in expense-related<br />
allowances during the life of the<br />
agreement<br />
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Members<br />
save<br />
thousands<br />
on new car<br />
deals<br />
Everyone loves a bargain<br />
and more than 60<br />
members of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> have taken up<br />
the generous new car deals<br />
on offer from GM Holden.<br />
Since the partnership between Holden<br />
and the <strong>Association</strong> was announced<br />
in November last year our members<br />
have collectively saved more than $50,000<br />
on the price of new Holden vehicles. <strong>The</strong>re<br />
are no hidden traps in this deal. Being<br />
an <strong>Association</strong> member guarantees you<br />
huge savings. <strong>The</strong> car must be registered<br />
in your name and you must keep the car<br />
<strong>for</strong> 11 months.<br />
You can save between $500 and $2,000 on<br />
the best purchase price you can negotiate<br />
at the <strong>Victoria</strong>n Holden dealer of your<br />
choice. This deal is over and above any<br />
special advertised offer and any advertised<br />
promotional offer.<br />
Being an <strong>Association</strong> member certainly<br />
drives your dollar further if you are in the<br />
market <strong>for</strong> a new car and chose to buy from<br />
the extensive Holden range.<br />
To participate in this program all members<br />
have to do is obtain a document certifying<br />
their eligibility as an <strong>Association</strong> member.<br />
You’ll find the link in the ‘Members Only’<br />
section at our website − www.tpav.org.au.<br />
Simply click on the promotional graphic<br />
featured on the homepage, but make sure<br />
you read the login instructions carefully.<br />
Among the Holden range attracting a $1,500<br />
discount under the program are the Calais V<br />
Sportswagon and the SS Sportswagon.<br />
Some of the models which bring a $1,000<br />
reduction are the Omega Sedan and Epica<br />
CDX. <strong>The</strong> Berlina Sedan and Sportswagon<br />
are among the models attracting a $1,250<br />
discount. Barina and Cruze models bring<br />
a reduction of $500 while Statesman and<br />
Caprice models attract a $2,000 discount<br />
under this program.<br />
All you need to do is:<br />
> > Decide on the new Holden you wish<br />
to purchase<br />
> > Negotiate the best possible price with<br />
your local Holden dealer<br />
> > Obtain a certificate that will enable<br />
you to access a further discount<br />
under the Holden Partner Program via<br />
www.gmpartnerprogram.com.au<br />
> > Present the certificate to your dealer to<br />
obtain a further discount over and above<br />
your negotiated price<br />
You are entitled to purchase two in any 12<br />
month period. <strong>The</strong> vehicles must be registered<br />
in the name of the member or the member’s<br />
spouse/de facto. <strong>The</strong> vehicle cannot be<br />
registered in the name of a business or in<br />
the name of any other family member.<br />
If you are in the market <strong>for</strong> a new car check<br />
out the GM Holden range and save.<br />
TPAV MEMBER BENEFITS >><br />
Is safety an issue in your workplace?<br />
Tell your Health and Safety Representative today.<br />
HSRs help to ensure your safety and well being in the work place.<br />
When OH&S issues arise, HSRs can make a real difference in ensuring<br />
the Force keeps your safe at work.<br />
To find your local HSR, jump on to the TPAV website www.tpav.org.au.<br />
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LEGAL News<br />
<strong>The</strong> Legal Representation<br />
Cost Fund<br />
Member Expectations and Entitlements<br />
What can you expect if you need to access the Legal<br />
Representation Cost Fund?<br />
Tony Walsh > LEGAL MANAGER<br />
In the last two issues of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> Journal we outlined the<br />
function of the Legal Representation Cost<br />
Fund. This month we look at what you can<br />
expect if you apply <strong>for</strong> funding.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Fund has been established and<br />
is maintained by a percentage of your<br />
<strong>for</strong>tnightly membership subscriptions.<br />
<strong>The</strong> allocated percentage of the contribution<br />
is determined by the <strong>Association</strong>’s<br />
Constitution and can be adjusted to ensure<br />
a healthy balance is maintained. <strong>The</strong> Fund<br />
currently stands at more than $12 million.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Fund has principally been established<br />
to meet the legal costs associated with the<br />
representation of a member who has been<br />
charged with a criminal offence or is a party<br />
to civil proceedings.<br />
<strong>The</strong> legal representation is provided by<br />
solicitors from <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>’s<br />
appointed firm of preferred solicitors.<br />
This representation may, from <strong>time</strong> to <strong>time</strong>,<br />
extend to specialist legal counsel ensuring<br />
that our members receive the best possible<br />
legal representation.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re have been <strong>time</strong>s when the Fund has<br />
been referred to as a ‘fighting fund’. This<br />
creates the misconception of the financial<br />
support provided to you by the <strong>Association</strong>.<br />
<strong>The</strong> term ‘fighting fund’ suggests that<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> will meet all costs<br />
associated with the representation and<br />
those awarded adversely against you in<br />
damages and costs. This is not the case.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Legal Representation Cost Fund is<br />
only accessible to meet the costs of legal<br />
representation <strong>for</strong> the applicant member.<br />
It is not an insurance policy. Insurers<br />
will void a policy if certain criteria are not<br />
met. <strong>The</strong> same can be said of the Legal<br />
Representation Cost Fund.<br />
<strong>The</strong> fund is only accessible to meet the costs<br />
of legal representation <strong>for</strong> the applicant.<br />
In civil proceedings, where an action is<br />
mounted against a member and the<br />
member unsuccessfully defends that action,<br />
all costs and damages awarded by the court<br />
against the member, are the responsibility<br />
of the member not the Legal Representation<br />
Cost Fund.<br />
For any questions relating to the Legal<br />
Representation Cost Fund you’re your eligibility<br />
contact <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>’s Legal/<br />
Discipline section − general@tpav.org.au.<br />
> IR News<br />
Long service leave now made simpler<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> has<br />
successfully negotiated an outcome<br />
with the <strong>Victoria</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Force<br />
that will, in future, enable members to<br />
make better sense of their long service<br />
leave balance.<br />
<strong>The</strong> change was made last month and<br />
members will notice that their long service<br />
leave balance displayed on their pay advice slips<br />
is now expressed in months rather than hours.<br />
<strong>The</strong> expression of long service leave<br />
balances in hours has caused much<br />
confusion among members since new HR<br />
software was introduced. It has also led to<br />
other consequences, such as calculation<br />
errors that expressed a short-change<br />
of the long service leave entitlements<br />
<strong>for</strong> some members.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se concerns prompted the <strong>Association</strong><br />
to initiate discussions with the Force<br />
last year in an attempt to have the<br />
HR Assist software recalibrated so<br />
that members’ long service leave<br />
balances are both simply expressed<br />
and accurate.<br />
If members are still concerned that their<br />
long service leave balances are inaccurate,<br />
despite these changes, they should<br />
contact our Industrial Relations section <strong>for</strong><br />
assistance and advice.<br />
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Preserving the<br />
good reputation<br />
of our PSOs<br />
"I object to our Protective Service Officers<br />
being referred to as armed guards.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y are not gun-toting sheriffs from<br />
Tombstone Arizona."<br />
> Greg DAVIes<br />
With those words Secretary<br />
Greg Davies spoke out in<br />
defence of the PSOs − those<br />
respected members who<br />
wear the white shirts and<br />
patrol the law courts, public buildings and<br />
the Shrine of Remembrance.<br />
<strong>The</strong> PSOs began operational duties in May<br />
1988, because of the need <strong>for</strong> a specialist<br />
security unit following the Russell Street<br />
bombing in 1986.<br />
Today 138 PSOs are deployed at the law<br />
courts in Melbourne and six metropolitan<br />
areas plus the VPC, St Kilda Road <strong>Police</strong><br />
Complex, Parliament House, Treasury,<br />
the Shrine of Remembrance and<br />
121 Exhibition Street.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Baillieu government’s plans to introduce<br />
another 940 PSOs to be deployed on railway<br />
stations from 6.00pm until the last train<br />
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have been met with some negative reaction<br />
in <strong>Victoria</strong>.<br />
"What we don’t want to see is the standards<br />
dropping. We don’t want to see bouncers<br />
thrown into PSO uni<strong>for</strong>ms and put on railway<br />
stations in the middle of the night. This<br />
would be an inefficient and ineffective way of<br />
dealing with the problem," says Greg Davies.<br />
"<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> welcomes the<br />
government’s aim to make our public<br />
transport system safer <strong>for</strong> commuters.<br />
"<strong>The</strong>re is no doubt that there will be logistical<br />
challenges in the recruiting, training,<br />
deployment and supervision of (Transit)<br />
PSOs, but that should not stop the ef<strong>for</strong>t to<br />
make railway stations safer."<br />
Ill-in<strong>for</strong>med media commentators have been<br />
voicing concerns that PSOs are armed.<br />
What they don’t realise, or refuse to<br />
accept, is that PSOs undergo exactly<br />
the same firearms, defence tactics and<br />
drill training as their police colleagues.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are PSOs qualified as DT and<br />
firearms trainers and both are currently<br />
instructing at the Academy.<br />
<strong>The</strong> PSOs currently undergo nine weeks'<br />
training. <strong>The</strong> first week they share the<br />
classrooms with <strong>Victoria</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Force<br />
recruits. <strong>The</strong>y then split into their own<br />
training courses.<br />
Once they graduate, the PSOs undergo<br />
a further two-weeks training within the<br />
Protective Services Division. <strong>The</strong>y are then<br />
on probation <strong>for</strong> 12 months. During this<br />
<strong>time</strong> they are rotated through three or four<br />
different deployments. At the end of the<br />
probationary period, if they are assessed as<br />
suitable their appointment is confirmed.<br />
"This extensive training has ensured that<br />
throughout their more than two decades<br />
of service, PSOs have always demonstrated<br />
competent and responsible use of firearms<br />
and OC," says Greg Davies.<br />
"<strong>The</strong>y are operational members, they just<br />
have different tasks in the operational<br />
arena," says Inspector Geoff Darlison,<br />
their OC. "<strong>The</strong>y are there to provide<br />
protection and security."<br />
In the 23 years they have been operating<br />
the PSOs have never had to remove their
PSOs<br />
OPPOSITE PAGE: Snr PSO Andrew Callow.<br />
ABOVE: Left to right: PSO 1st class Danny Tabone PSO Supervisor Cindy Berandi Snr PSO Martin Stevens.<br />
firearms from the holster, let alone fire<br />
a shot in anger.<br />
"<strong>The</strong> government want the credibility<br />
that comes with the PSO name and the<br />
reputation. You can’t blame them <strong>for</strong><br />
wanting that," says Greg Davies.<br />
<strong>The</strong> difference in the training between<br />
police and PSOs is basically the law<br />
component - what PSOs need to know<br />
ABOVE: PSO Supervisor Lee Andrews.<br />
from an operational and legal perspective.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y are empowered within the <strong>Police</strong><br />
Regulation Act and have the common law<br />
powers of constable, and they have the<br />
arrest powers of Section 458 of the Crimes<br />
Act. <strong>The</strong>y do not have the indictable powers<br />
of arrest under Section 459. <strong>The</strong>y pick up<br />
the rest of their powers depending on<br />
where they are stationed. <strong>The</strong> PSOs have<br />
powers under the Court Security Act, the<br />
Parliamentary Precincts Act and the Shrine<br />
of Remembrance Act. <strong>The</strong>se authorities<br />
give them the power to demand name<br />
and address, ban people from an area and,<br />
ultimately, arrest.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y still use LEAP and do have to prepare<br />
reports, but not to the level of sworn police.<br />
Many members of the public wouldn’t<br />
realise that the ceremonial Shrine Guard are<br />
PSOs. Those stationed at the Shrine undergo<br />
some additional training so they can<br />
undertake the important ceremonial duties<br />
attached to the position. <strong>The</strong>se members<br />
have three uni<strong>for</strong>ms. <strong>The</strong> ceremonial World<br />
War One Lighthorse uni<strong>for</strong>m, the Army dress<br />
of the day and the PSO blues.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Shrine Guard is utilised at all police<br />
major events, police funerals and National<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Remembrance Day. "<strong>The</strong>y are a great<br />
PR face <strong>for</strong> the Shrine," says Geoff Darlison.<br />
During their career the PSOs are governed<br />
by the same promotional and discipline<br />
processes as sworn members. Following<br />
a lengthy battle by <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>,<br />
the PSOs are now entitled to be members<br />
of ESSSuper and access the defined<br />
superannuation benefit.<br />
A squad of PSO recruits will begin at the<br />
Academy at the end of this month. At the <strong>time</strong><br />
of writing it wasn’t known when the recruiting<br />
campaign <strong>for</strong> the 940 additional PSOs would<br />
begin. <strong>The</strong> terms of their employment and<br />
training are yet to be established.<br />
<strong>The</strong> negative media commentary in recent<br />
weeks has led to some PSOs doubting their<br />
self-worth. <strong>The</strong>y hope the government<br />
will tread carefully when deciding how to<br />
introduce their planned 940 PSOs.<br />
"<strong>The</strong> prospective PSO recruits must be<br />
of sufficient standard and authority to<br />
maintain the reputation of PSOs across the<br />
state," says Greg Davies.<br />
"It is despicable that various interest groups<br />
have been trying to use our PSOs as political<br />
footballs. It is not right. It is simply unfair."<br />
Geoff Darlison agrees. "<strong>The</strong>y do a fantastic<br />
job. <strong>The</strong>y have been historically undervalued<br />
by the organisation. <strong>The</strong>re is potential <strong>for</strong><br />
them to continue to do good things in the<br />
years ahead."<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> Journal May 2011<br />
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PROfILE<br />
Geoff Wilkinson<br />
40 years in journalism<br />
A life<strong>time</strong> of achievement<br />
ABOVE: Geoff Wilkinson with his father, Bob and sons Dean (right) and Lee (left).<br />
And still grabbing the front page<br />
For 40 years Geoff Wilkinson has<br />
been at the <strong>for</strong>efront of crime<br />
reporting in this state. His only<br />
break was <strong>for</strong> nine years when he<br />
worked <strong>for</strong> Chief Commissioner<br />
Mick Miller as his media director.<br />
Mr Miller dubbed Geoff the ‘scruffy scribe’.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Chief thought so much of the man<br />
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and the position that he presented Geoff<br />
with an officer’s blue ‘Freddy’.<br />
"This caused a bit of confusion in the ranks<br />
- this scruffy bloke getting around with<br />
a blue Freddy," recalls Geoff with a laugh<br />
after receiving the prestigious life<strong>time</strong><br />
achievement award at the Melbourne Press<br />
Club’s Quill Awards earlier last month.<br />
In 1981 when Chief Commissioner Mick<br />
Miller decided he needed assistance with<br />
media, Geoff Wilkinson, then deputy chief<br />
of staff at the Herald Sun was one of<br />
35 applicants <strong>for</strong> the job. Mr Miller was<br />
impressed and so was Geoff.<br />
"It was a big decision to leave and Mick Miller<br />
was a big part of that decision. He was and
is inspirational. I still talk to him regularly.<br />
He’s still razor sharp."<br />
<strong>Police</strong> at the <strong>time</strong> saw the value and<br />
importance of working the media to<br />
benefit the investigation. In cases including<br />
the Russell Street bombing and Turkish<br />
consulate bombing Geoff was "virtually a<br />
defacto member of the investigation".<br />
<strong>The</strong> level of co-operation during the Russell<br />
Street bombing investigation has never been<br />
repeated. "Everyone was happy with what<br />
they got."<br />
And there was the Geelong Water Board<br />
extortion bid when a media blackout was<br />
negotiated by Chief Commissioner Miller and<br />
his media director. "<strong>The</strong> media knew what<br />
was going on and were briefed every day. It<br />
held. I can’t imagine that happening today."<br />
Awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 1985,<br />
Geoff travelled extensively looking at<br />
overseas police <strong>for</strong>ces. It was during this<br />
trip that Geoff discovered Crime Stoppers<br />
and was integral in the introduction of the<br />
initiative into <strong>Victoria</strong>. Twenty-three years<br />
later, Geoff is still on the Crime Stoppers<br />
board and only recently resigned from the<br />
Blue Ribbon Day Council.<br />
Geoff has been held in the highest regard<br />
by police and community leaders <strong>for</strong><br />
decades. During his <strong>time</strong> as the Chief<br />
Commissioner’s Media Director, Geoff<br />
developed a level of respect and trust<br />
that has never been surpassed. He worked<br />
with Mick Miller until his retirement<br />
and then stayed on <strong>for</strong> another 12<br />
months’with Chief Commissioner Kel Glare,<br />
be<strong>for</strong>e leaving to take up a job with A<br />
Current Affair in 1989.<br />
All of this makes Geoff’s relationship with<br />
the current Force Command even more<br />
unbelievable.<br />
Checks of Geoff’s phone records have been<br />
made to establish who he is talking to.<br />
Geoff is obviously angered and saddened by<br />
the situation that came to a head when he<br />
published a story on bikie gangs moving in<br />
to Melbourne.<br />
"Sadly, my relationship with recent Chief<br />
Commissioners has not been quite as<br />
positive as it was in the days of Reg Jackson<br />
and Mick Miller. <strong>The</strong>se days they’re more<br />
inclined to run checks on my phone in a vain<br />
attempt to find out where a story’s come<br />
from. It’s appalling that they checked my<br />
89-year-old father’s phone."<br />
So how did Geoff find out that he was being<br />
checked?<br />
"A copper who had the mis<strong>for</strong>tune of talking<br />
to me when the story that upset them so<br />
much appeared contacted me. <strong>The</strong> copper<br />
had been interviewed and asked to explain<br />
their relationship with me.<br />
"Why that story would generate such a<br />
reaction is a mystery to me. <strong>The</strong> bikie<br />
gangs wear their identity on their backs.<br />
People know they are here. Why they would<br />
bother to waste <strong>time</strong> and resources to find,<br />
unsuccessfully, where it came from, is a joke.<br />
It is such a negative, reactive attitude.<br />
ABOVE: John Silvester with Geoff Wilkinson after announcing his life<strong>time</strong> achievement award.<br />
"I should be an ally of the Force and the<br />
media unit − I understand the pros and<br />
cons of where they are coming from and<br />
how they can have a mutually beneficial<br />
relationship with the media. I can’t tell you<br />
the last <strong>time</strong> I was offered a story through<br />
official police sources."<br />
At the Press Club’s Quill awards, when Geoff<br />
Wilkinson was honoured with his life<strong>time</strong><br />
achievement award he had no idea it was<br />
coming. When his old mate John ‘Sly of the<br />
Underworld’ Silvester began speaking about<br />
crime reporters over the years he felt John<br />
was laboring the point with the number of<br />
stories that featured him.<br />
He still wasn’t sure what was happening<br />
when his wife, Dorothy, suggested he should<br />
put his jacket back on. Geoff had arrived at<br />
the award presentation dinner oblivious to<br />
the fact that his father, Bob, and sons Dean<br />
and Lee were there − all wanting to be a part<br />
of his big night.<br />
"Every man and his dog knew − except me. It<br />
was the best orchestrated sting of all <strong>time</strong>," says<br />
Geoff. "When I got to the stage I was in shock."<br />
Mick Miller recorded a video tribute to the<br />
‘scruffy scribe’. He said the thing that sold<br />
him on Geoff over 34 other applicants was<br />
his response to an "integrity test" question.<br />
Mr Miller wanted to know how his<br />
media director would portray the Chief<br />
Commissioner in a good light at all <strong>time</strong>s<br />
and if he could pull stories if they didn’t suit<br />
the chief or the police <strong>for</strong>ce.<br />
"I was surprised at the responses I got<br />
from some of those on the panel. When<br />
it came to Geoffrey his response was<br />
quite emphatic. He said, ‘at that point,<br />
Mr Commissioner, you and I would have<br />
reached the parting of the ways’.<br />
"<strong>The</strong>re were <strong>time</strong>s when we disagreed,<br />
but we disagreed like gentleman.<br />
He could be depended upon to give advice<br />
in the right measure and at the right <strong>time</strong>,"<br />
Mr Miller said.<br />
Over all the years two simple rules have<br />
governed Geoff Wilkinson’s professional life<br />
− always be right and assume nothing. Many<br />
of <strong>Victoria</strong>’s leading crime reporters learnt<br />
those rules under Geoff’s tutelage when he<br />
was the chief crime reporter, working out<br />
of a cramped office in the old Russell Street<br />
police station.<br />
Congratulations Geoff − keep those front<br />
page stories coming.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> Journal May 2011<br />
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DELEGATE PROfILE<br />
Angela Coulson VA<br />
Walking the legal tightrope<br />
Why and when did you join the job?<br />
My parents say that from the age of five all I<br />
ever wanted to do was join the police <strong>for</strong>ce.<br />
That dream came to fruition in 1989.<br />
What did you do be<strong>for</strong>e joining the job?<br />
I worked in child care and at a supermarket<br />
in Bendigo.<br />
Why did you become a delegate?<br />
I took part in the Anna Stewart Project which<br />
sparked an interest <strong>for</strong> industrial relations,<br />
an area I find fascinating. After spending a<br />
bit of <strong>time</strong> involved in the <strong>Association</strong> with<br />
the Legal Cost Fund an opportunity arose<br />
to run <strong>for</strong> Legal Services Delegate. I wanted<br />
to get a better understanding of how to<br />
achieve the best <strong>for</strong> our members and be<br />
a part of that.<br />
What is your favourite war story?<br />
I was working in Castlemaine many moons<br />
ago when the shops closed at 5.00 pm<br />
and nothing moved after 6.00 pm. Around<br />
midnight we intercepted a van. I was quite<br />
excited to put something on the running<br />
sheet apart from patrol.<br />
<strong>The</strong> driver got out and met my partner,<br />
Senior Constable Rick Boyd, at the front of<br />
the police car. <strong>The</strong> van had tinted windows<br />
so while Rick talked to the driver I decided to<br />
take a look at the van. <strong>The</strong>re was a woman<br />
in the front seat who appeared to be asleep.<br />
when we could have been anywhere<br />
in Castlemaine at the <strong>time</strong>.<br />
What is your career highlight?<br />
Receiving a Valour Award. (Angela was<br />
the first woman to be awarded the Valour<br />
Award. In November 1990 Angela was<br />
driving home along St Georges Road,<br />
Thornbury when she saw smoke and<br />
flames coming from the front of a house.<br />
People were trapped in the burning house.<br />
Angela was awarded the VA <strong>for</strong> outstanding<br />
courage and total disregard <strong>for</strong> her own<br />
personal safety in entering a burning house<br />
What is your most significant<br />
achievement as a delegate?<br />
It has been important <strong>for</strong> me to put the<br />
views of prosecutors <strong>for</strong>ward to the<br />
collective and gaining understanding from<br />
other work units (delegates) to create an<br />
even stronger unity within the work<strong>for</strong>ce.<br />
I was also successful in getting a motion<br />
carried at Delegates’ Conference relating<br />
to unsworn prosecutors. <strong>The</strong> Executive<br />
took this matter very seriously, obtaining<br />
a written confirmation that prosecutions<br />
would not be part of the BOCC process.<br />
How can your members best help you?<br />
I need to be made aware of the issue be<strong>for</strong>e<br />
I can do anything about it. It is important<br />
<strong>for</strong> members to contact me with their<br />
concerns. Don’t wait until the issue is<br />
bursting at the seams.<br />
What do you like most about working<br />
in legal services?<br />
I believe I have found my <strong>for</strong>te in<br />
prosecutions, arguing <strong>for</strong> a living! My direct<br />
and upper management are very supportive<br />
and always willing to listen and take<br />
constructive action. I particularly like that<br />
prosecutions is both autonomous and team<br />
work. I really enjoy training and educating<br />
all ranks about their briefs of evidence, court<br />
procedures and the ever evolving law.<br />
ABOVE: Angela with the Wemberly Wonders - her daughter Grace is Number 41 - second from the right.<br />
I asked her to get out of the vehicle and to<br />
my surprise there was no response. I took a<br />
closer look and realised she wasn’t sleeping.<br />
I immediately ran toward the driver, yelling to<br />
my partner to grab him. We managed to put<br />
him in the back of the van and then stood<br />
<strong>for</strong> a minute <strong>for</strong> the realisation to kick in that<br />
we had just caught a murderer. He had shot<br />
his wife five <strong>time</strong>s in the chest and was on<br />
his way to dump her body in the lake. D.24<br />
operator at the <strong>time</strong> was the watchhouse<br />
keeper, Leading Senior Constable Sally Ipsen.<br />
She thought we were trying to pull one over<br />
her. When she realised we were serious she<br />
had to ring the CIU and convince them it<br />
wasn’t a hoax. It still amazes me today that<br />
we were so lucky to be Johnny-on-the-spot<br />
on three occasions in the rescue of four<br />
intellectually disabled persons at Thornbury<br />
on 7 November 1990 whilst off duty.)<br />
What do you do outside the job?<br />
Currently I am undertaking a law<br />
degree - eight years part-<strong>time</strong> and<br />
I work as an advocate <strong>for</strong> members<br />
requiring assistance from the Legal<br />
Cost Fund. When I’m not working<br />
or studying I play netball and basketball<br />
and coach the Wemberly Wonders in<br />
the Under 16 competition.<br />
How would you like to be remembered?<br />
I hope people think of me as someone who<br />
is passionate, helpful and productive.<br />
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In thEIR hONOur<br />
In <strong>The</strong>ir Honour<br />
Cadet Edward P.Thompson<br />
Wounded September 26, 1853 Died December 4, 1856<br />
Bushrangers roamed the countryside<br />
when 22-year-old Edward Thompson<br />
joined the <strong>Victoria</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Force as a<br />
cadet in January 1853, the Force’s first year.<br />
In September 1853 bushrangers Henry<br />
Bradley and Patrick O’Connor escaped from<br />
Van Diemen’s Land<br />
and <strong>for</strong>ced two<br />
seamen to land them<br />
near Cape Schanck,<br />
an area still known<br />
as Bushrangers<br />
Bay today.<br />
When Bradley and<br />
O’Connor murdered<br />
a man in Brighton a<br />
reward of £100 was<br />
offered and the Force<br />
was put on full alert.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y were tracked<br />
to Gisborne where<br />
a police party was<br />
<strong>for</strong>med that included<br />
Cadet Thompson. <strong>The</strong><br />
escapees continued<br />
their <strong>time</strong> on the run<br />
attacking people at a<br />
station on Saltwater<br />
River and another<br />
near Kilmore.<br />
Thompson and his<br />
patrol arrived at the<br />
Kilmore station only<br />
minutes after Bradley<br />
and O’Connor fled.<br />
Minutes later a lone<br />
rider approached.<br />
<strong>The</strong> police thought<br />
this man was a<br />
member of the gold<br />
escort but when<br />
they went to speak<br />
to him they realised he was one of the<br />
bushrangers. Two shots were fired, one<br />
hitting Edward Thompson in the chest.<br />
During the siege that followed Cadet<br />
Thompson lay in desperate need of medical<br />
attention. Two men were sent <strong>for</strong> the doctor<br />
who arrived the next morning. <strong>The</strong> bullet had<br />
passed through his lung and Thompson was<br />
seriously ill.<br />
As Thompson began his recovery at the<br />
Kilmore property Bradley and O’Connor<br />
were captured. <strong>The</strong>y both admitted their<br />
guilt and were taken to Melbourne to stand<br />
trial. Within three weeks they appeared<br />
be<strong>for</strong>e the Melbourne Criminal Court, were<br />
convicted and sentenced to death. <strong>The</strong>ir<br />
execution took place on double gallows at<br />
Melbourne Gaol a week later. A large crowd<br />
gathered to witness th double hanging.<br />
Cadet Edward Thompson never recovered<br />
his health and finally died from consumption<br />
on December 4, 1856.<br />
<strong>The</strong> inscription on his headstone reads:<br />
Sacred to the memory of<br />
Edward P. Thompson Esq<br />
Sub-Inspector of <strong>Police</strong><br />
Died December 4th 1856<br />
After a long and painful<br />
Illness of the effect of a<br />
gunshot wound received<br />
when in pursuit of some<br />
notorious bushrangers.<br />
Aged 24 years<br />
This stone is erected to his<br />
memory by his brother officers of the<br />
<strong>Victoria</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Force.<br />
<strong>The</strong> grave had fallen into a state of disrepair<br />
and was restored in 1992, with funding<br />
provided by <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>.<br />
Since its inception, 30 members of the<br />
<strong>Victoria</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Force have been murdered<br />
on the job ... feloniously slain. <strong>The</strong>ir lives and<br />
deaths are commemorated on <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong>’s Honour Wall.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> Journal May 2011<br />
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ANGELA TAYLOR<br />
ABOVE: Angela’s parents, Arthur and Marilyn with their granddaughter Brooke and the Angela Taylor Rose.<br />
ANGELA TayLOR<br />
25 YEARS hAVE PASSED but<br />
shE wILL NEVER be fORGOTTEN<br />
When Marilyn and Arthur<br />
Taylor look at their<br />
granddaughters, Alysha and<br />
Brooke, they are reminded<br />
of their daughter Angela.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y can see of many of Angela’s traits in the<br />
young girls, particularly 13-year-old Alysha.<br />
Now Alysha runs in the Fun Run held to<br />
commemorate her aunt’s life. Both girls like<br />
to look at Angela’s photo and to hear what<br />
she was like when she was a little girl. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
both share Angela’s love of animals and like<br />
their aunt, they would like to be vets when<br />
they grow up.<br />
But as Angela grew up her passion <strong>for</strong><br />
animals was overtaken by her desire to<br />
make a difference. She joined the police<br />
<strong>for</strong>ce. <strong>The</strong>n in 1986 her life was taken in the<br />
Russell Street bombing.<br />
It has been 25 years since their beloved<br />
Angela’s life was tragically cut short<br />
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ABOVE: Angela Taylor.<br />
by this senseless violence but it is still<br />
too painful <strong>for</strong> the Taylors to watch<br />
pictures from the day on television. It is<br />
hard <strong>for</strong> them to endure the images as<br />
they wait to see the interview with Alysha<br />
who has just completed the fun run in her<br />
aunt’s honour.<br />
"It is still as raw now as it was 12 months<br />
after," says Marilyn. "But the fun run is a<br />
great pleasure <strong>for</strong> us."<br />
"And now Alysha runs in it − it’s a real family<br />
day. And we’ve made so many friends. Tim<br />
Holding rang us last year to apologise that<br />
he couldn’t be there," says Arthur.<br />
When Marilyn and Arthur suffered<br />
their great loss there was no Blue<br />
Ribbon Foundation. <strong>The</strong>re was no major<br />
commemoration on National <strong>Police</strong><br />
Remembrance Day.<br />
"It is a special day. As difficult as it is, we will<br />
continue to attend the services as long as<br />
we can," says Marilyn. "It is a great com<strong>for</strong>t<br />
to us."<br />
"We’ve made our own life. It is still part of<br />
who we are but it is not all of who we are."<br />
As the years pass so has Arthur and<br />
Marilyn’s connection with the Force. <strong>The</strong>re<br />
are so few left who were serving in 1986.<br />
Some weren’t even born then. But Marilyn<br />
and Arthur do know that if they ever needed<br />
help all they have to do is call.<br />
"I know, in a heartbeat, they would be here to<br />
support us," says Marilyn.
Angela Taylor Fun Run<br />
<strong>The</strong> 24th annual Angela Taylor Fun Run saw 302 runners, walkers and strollers<br />
take to the tan. More than 100 of them were police members. <strong>The</strong>y were there<br />
with friends, family and work mates, all honouring their fallen colleague.<br />
<strong>The</strong> heavens had opened the night be<strong>for</strong>e but fine and cool conditions welcomed<br />
the participants on the Sunday morning.<br />
ABOVE: <strong>The</strong> Nunnarunners.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re were many familiar faces in the crowd including Tim Holding<br />
and Angela Taylor’s niece, Alysha. Channel 7’s Brendan Donohue<br />
competed as part of his preparation <strong>for</strong> the upcoming New<br />
York marathon. Tim Holding seemed a little pleased that<br />
he beat Brendan across the line in the 10 km run.<br />
Sir Ken Jones and his dog, Lucky, were among the<br />
strollers, making the event a leisurely start to a<br />
very pleasant Sunday.<br />
This run is important <strong>for</strong> Taylor Family. Alysha<br />
never met her aunt, but takes her participation<br />
very seriously. She was delighted to beat her<br />
previous best <strong>time</strong> in the 5 km run.<br />
<strong>The</strong> first police team to cross the line were<br />
the Nunnarunners from Nunawading.<br />
Congratulations to the first policemen to<br />
cross the line - Daniel Dinneen in the 5 km<br />
run in 17:48 and Matt Wilmot in the 10 km<br />
run at 41:17.<br />
<strong>The</strong> first policewomen across the line were<br />
Miranda Savory who completed the 5 kms<br />
in 22:16 and Mietta Vincent who ran 10 kms<br />
in 42:40.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Angela Taylor Fun Run isn’t about winning or<br />
losing. It’s about taking part. When you are thinking<br />
about a fun run to enter next year think about the<br />
Angela Taylor Fun Run be<strong>for</strong>e you think of one of<br />
the others.<br />
Angela Taylor must never be <strong>for</strong>gotten.<br />
RIGHT: Angela’s niece Alysha Taylor.<br />
ABOVE: Angela Taylor Rose.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Angela<br />
Taylor Rose<br />
<strong>The</strong> exquisite Angela Taylor Rose, the living memorial<br />
to Constable Angela Taylor will be available again next<br />
month. It is the perfect <strong>time</strong> to plant this beautiful rose<br />
in your garden.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Angela Taylor Rose features clusters of exquisite,<br />
deep cream and pink buds that unfurl slowly to reveal<br />
sweetly scented, creamy-white flowers with a<br />
distinctive pink edging and prominent golden-yellow<br />
stamens. <strong>The</strong>se gorgeous blooms are produced<br />
prolifically throughout the season on an upright,<br />
bushy plant of 1.2m. Each bloom has approximately<br />
15 petals that drop cleanly once the flower is<br />
finished. This allows <strong>for</strong> good repeat flowering.<br />
It makes a good cut flower to bring inside the house<br />
and the delicate perfume adds to its appeal.<br />
Bred by John Nieuwesteeg at Nieuwesteeg’s<br />
Rose Nursery in the Yarra Valley, the<br />
Angela Taylor rose is available through<br />
Garden Express <strong>for</strong> just $17.00<br />
plus postage. Garden Express kindly<br />
donates $2.00 from each rose sold<br />
to the Blue Ribbon Foundation.<br />
Garden Express has a special<br />
offer <strong>for</strong> members of <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>. You can<br />
buy one Angela Taylor Rose<br />
and receive a stainless steel<br />
plant marker and a Felco300<br />
pruner (including postage),<br />
total value of $64.00 <strong>for</strong> just<br />
$50.00. All you have to do is ring<br />
Garden Express on 1300 606 242 and<br />
tell them you are a member of <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> when you place<br />
your order. To buy just the Angela<br />
Taylor Rose you can ring or go on line<br />
- www.gardenexpress.com.au.<br />
Stocks are limited so it is important<br />
that you order your rose NOW.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y will be delivered during June.<br />
www.gardenexpress.com.au
EVENTS GALLERY<br />
Good sports<br />
<strong>The</strong> 30th <strong>Victoria</strong>n <strong>Police</strong> & Emergency<br />
Services Games were a huge success<br />
this year with 2,400 participants − 400<br />
more than last year! Every competitor<br />
received a special 30th anniversary badge<br />
to commemorate their participation in this<br />
special celebration of camaraderie and<br />
sportsmanship.<br />
Netball was still the most popular sport with<br />
lawn bowls coming a very close second. This<br />
year the bowls events had to be played on<br />
two greens. And growing in popularity is<br />
surfing. You don’t have to be an elite athlete<br />
to compete in these games − you just have<br />
to want to be a part of it.<br />
This year a special charity partnership<br />
was established with the Amy Gillett<br />
Foundation. <strong>The</strong> Foundation provided two<br />
framed cycling jerseys <strong>for</strong> two cyclists who<br />
displayed perseverance and leadership<br />
during their event. Brad Daly from VicPol<br />
and Iain McLaren from the Department of<br />
Primary Industries were awarded these<br />
collectables signed by Phil Anderson and<br />
Steve Moneghetti.<br />
Congratulations to everyone involved in the<br />
games. Let the training begin <strong>for</strong> next year!<br />
ABOVE: Gold winners in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 - the Southern Metro Razorbacks.<br />
Helping our wildlife<br />
Since his retirement last year after almost<br />
44 years in the job Frank Harris has<br />
his hands full helping wife Sue at their<br />
animal shelter.<br />
It all began six years ago when Frank was<br />
called to reports of a ‘big wild bird’ in the<br />
backyard of a Reservoir home. "It turned<br />
out to be a tawny frog mouth and it just<br />
developed there," says Frank.<br />
Today Sue is the official shelter holder<br />
and frank is "just the worker". <strong>The</strong>y take<br />
in injured animals from vets, the public<br />
and off the side of the road.<br />
"We care <strong>for</strong> all types of wildlife, with the<br />
exception of snakes and bats. We did<br />
have a micro bat in care recently. It was<br />
a gorgeous little thing with the biggest set<br />
of teeth you can imagine."<br />
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Roland Legg<br />
- the end of an era<br />
When Roland Legg finished up last year after 37 years it was seen<br />
by many as the end of an era in Homicide investigations. This highly<br />
respected Homicide investigator was one of the senior sergeants<br />
moved from the squad by the hierarchy.<br />
ABOVE: Roland and members of his crew.<br />
<strong>The</strong> people who attended his official retirement function held in<br />
Melbourne in March last month were a sign of Roland’s standing<br />
in the legal and police professions. Former Homicide Squad head<br />
Paul Delianis and veteran homicide investigator Jim Fry were among<br />
those there to say good luck. Former coroner Graham Johnston was<br />
also there along with <strong>for</strong>mer colleagues and bosses and members<br />
of the media. Members of Roland’s crew came from as far away as<br />
Darwin to add their best wish.<br />
ABOVE: Paul Delianis and Jim Fry.<br />
ABOVE: President Brian Rix makes a presentation on behalf of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>.<br />
At the moment Frank and Sue are caring<br />
<strong>for</strong> kangaroos, magpies, kookaburras,<br />
blue tongue lizards, brush and ring tailed<br />
possums and rainbow lorikeets. <strong>The</strong> two<br />
wombats pictured here with Frank have<br />
moved on to another shelter, becoming<br />
too big <strong>for</strong> Frank and Sue’s home.<br />
<strong>The</strong>ir dedication is amazing. It takes <strong>time</strong><br />
to feed all the baby and injured animals,<br />
with many still on the bottle. <strong>The</strong>ir day<br />
starts around 7.30 am and they are still<br />
on the go at midnight. Sue and Frank are<br />
volunteers and do not get paid. <strong>The</strong>y love<br />
animals and enjoy the challenges like<br />
feeding a small roo every four hours.<br />
If you want to help people like Frank<br />
and Sue contact Wildlife <strong>Victoria</strong> −<br />
www.wildlifevictoria.org.au<br />
ABOVE: Frank and Sue and friends.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> Journal May 2011<br />
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tax benefits.<br />
ESSSuper’s products are designed with you<br />
in mind by:<br />
> > keeping fees as low as possible; the lower<br />
the fees the more there is <strong>for</strong> you<br />
> > offering assistance and guidance along<br />
the way: ESSSuper’s Member Education<br />
Consultants are ready to help<br />
> > providing a range of investment and<br />
insurance options: designed to help you<br />
to achieve a com<strong>for</strong>table retirement.<br />
<strong>The</strong> following is an overview of some<br />
of your options.<br />
Transfer to the Beneficiary Account<br />
When you leave the Force you may choose<br />
to rollover your benefit to ESSSuper’s<br />
Beneficiary Account. * Under this option you<br />
can also rollover additional money from<br />
other super funds. ** <strong>The</strong> Beneficiary Account<br />
may be a good option if you want to receive<br />
your Optional Benefit, as it provides an<br />
‘untaxed option’ which allows you to defer<br />
paying tax on part of your benefit. (Note:<br />
the Beneficiary Account does not accept<br />
additional contributions or offer death and<br />
disability insurance.)<br />
Transfer to your<br />
Accumulation Plan account<br />
If you are in the ESSS DB Fund you will<br />
also have an Accumulation Plan account<br />
with ESSSuper. So when you resign, you<br />
are able to transfer the proceeds of your<br />
defined benefit to your Accumulation<br />
Plan account. You can then use the<br />
account to make regular after tax<br />
or salary sacrifice contributions and<br />
arrange <strong>for</strong> Superannuation Guarantee<br />
contributions from other employers<br />
to be made to your Accumulation Plan<br />
account. You get to choose from a range<br />
of investment and insurance options and<br />
you can make either a binding or nonbinding<br />
death benefit nomination <strong>for</strong><br />
your account.<br />
Receive a regular income through<br />
an Income Stream<br />
If you want to start slowing down, but you’re<br />
not yet ready <strong>for</strong> complete retirement,<br />
ESSSuper can help you make the move.<br />
So, if you’re thinking of resigning or<br />
retiring from your job, the Working Income<br />
Stream can help you ease into retirement<br />
by providing you with additional income<br />
if you decide to work part-<strong>time</strong>.<br />
And when you decide to permanently<br />
retire you can rollover your lump sum into<br />
a Retirement Income Stream to provide a<br />
regular income or supplement a pension.<br />
Additional features<br />
ESSSuper’s Beneficiary Account,<br />
Accumulation Plan and Income Stream’s<br />
offer a choice of investment options and<br />
the ability to change your investment choice<br />
monthly at no extra cost. This means you<br />
have the flexibility to change how your<br />
money is invested. And via the secure<br />
Members Online area of the ESSSuper<br />
website, you can change your investment<br />
choice online.<br />
Where to from here?<br />
So, what can ESSSuper do to help?<br />
Well, it all depends on what’s right <strong>for</strong> you.<br />
To find out more:<br />
> > visit the website www.esssuper.com.au<br />
> > call the Member Contact Centre on<br />
1300 650 161 (8.30 am to 5.00 pm<br />
Monday to Friday)<br />
> > attend a seminar (seminar schedule<br />
available on the website)<br />
> > make an appointment to discuss<br />
your super with a Member Education<br />
Consultant. You can talk to an ESSSuper<br />
Member Education Consultant over the<br />
phone, or you can book a free personal<br />
appointment at ESSSuper’s office or<br />
at the convenience of your workplace.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y consult with you one-on-one,<br />
and can help educate you about your<br />
options. ESSSuper’s Member Education<br />
Consultants have a wealth of experience<br />
in superannuation and understand the<br />
essential issues you need to consider<br />
to boost your retirement savings and<br />
in planning <strong>for</strong> retirement.<br />
So <strong>for</strong> all your resignation or retirement<br />
superannuation options call ESSSuper’s<br />
Member Contact Centre on 1300 650 161<br />
or visit the website, www.esssuper.com.au.<br />
*<br />
Be<strong>for</strong>e making a decision about an ESSSuper<br />
product or service you should consider the<br />
Product Disclosure Statement (PDS), available at<br />
www.esssuper.com.au or by calling ESSSuper’s<br />
Member Contact Centre, and the appropriateness<br />
of the product to your personal objectives,<br />
financial situation and needs. It may also be<br />
beneficial to seek professional advice from a<br />
licensed financial planner or adviser.<br />
**<br />
<strong>The</strong> fund you are rolling money out of may<br />
charge an exit fee or penalties. Cancellation of<br />
your account may affect any insurance cover or<br />
other benefit you have with that fund.<br />
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Five tips to manage<br />
your home loan<br />
more effectively<br />
Managing your home loan doesn’t need to<br />
be complicated. But you do need to spend<br />
some <strong>time</strong> learning about the ins and outs<br />
of your loan to make sure you’re getting<br />
the most out of it. <strong>The</strong> more you know, the<br />
better placed you are to make financial<br />
decisions. You may even be able to pay off<br />
your home loan sooner.<br />
1<br />
Take loan repayments directly<br />
from your pay<br />
Having your loan repayments deducted<br />
straight from your pay is a painless way to<br />
improve the way you manage your finances<br />
− what you don’t see you won’t miss.<br />
2 Pay more<br />
<strong>The</strong> best way to pay off your home<br />
sooner is to increase your repayments<br />
− you’ll be surprised at how this can<br />
add up. (Remember the more additional<br />
repayments you make, the more you save<br />
in the long run).<br />
> > Pay more by adding to your standard<br />
repayments each month. It can take<br />
years off your loan.<br />
> > Make a lump sum payment if you can,<br />
<strong>for</strong> example if you receive a cash bonus<br />
or a tax refund, to reduce your home loan<br />
even more.<br />
Use our calculator at www.policecredit.<br />
com.au to work out your extra repayments.<br />
(But make sure that your financial<br />
institution doesn’t charge big fees to pay<br />
off your loan early.)<br />
3 Pay often<br />
Change your repayment cycle and make<br />
payments <strong>for</strong>tnightly instead of monthly.<br />
For example, this means you make 13<br />
monthly payments a year instead of 12.<br />
4 Package it up<br />
Combine all your banking products into one<br />
package to enjoy a range of discounts and<br />
benefits. <strong>The</strong> PC Premium Home Package<br />
offers great discounts on your home/<br />
investment loan, lower insurance premiums,<br />
higher interest on your term deposits<br />
and a whole range of other benefits. Take<br />
advantage of the PC Premium Home<br />
Package by applying <strong>for</strong> a new PC home loan<br />
or moving your existing home loan to us.<br />
5<br />
Get a regular home<br />
loan health check<br />
As your lifestyle and needs change, chances<br />
are your home loan may not suit you as well<br />
as it did. Whether you are expanding your<br />
family, recently married or receiving more<br />
income it’s important to get a regular home<br />
loan health check.<br />
Would you prefer the flexibility of a variable<br />
rate or the certainty of a fixed rate? You can<br />
even have a mix of the two with a split loan.<br />
Look at the latest competitive rates on our<br />
website or talk to a PC home loan consultant<br />
today on 13 63 73 & press 4.<br />
Switch to a PC home loan today<br />
Talk to a home loan consultant.<br />
Call our Home Loan Centre on 13 63 73 &<br />
press 4 to find out more.<br />
<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> Credit Co-operative Limited ABN 33 087 651 661 AFSL/ACL 240293 (<strong>Police</strong> Credit). PC Premium Home Package: Fees and charges apply. In<strong>for</strong>mation on<br />
terms & conditions, interest rates and fees and charges applying to our products and services is available on application or request. Credit / Loan Applications are subject to<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Credit’s credit approval criteria. Loan applicants must be over 18 years of age. <strong>Police</strong> Credit 121 Cardigan St Carlton 3053. www.policecredit.com.au<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> Journal May 2011<br />
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Hearing Loss<br />
Hearing loss is a hidden injury that affects the daily<br />
activities of many people, not just the elderly.<br />
<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> members are<br />
particularly at risk of suffering<br />
hearing loss because of the nature<br />
of the duties you are required<br />
to per<strong>for</strong>m on a regular basis,<br />
such as participating in firearms training,<br />
exposure to sirens from emergency services<br />
vehicles and attendance at critical events.<br />
Hearing loss causes numerous difficulties<br />
<strong>for</strong> sufferers, including problems<br />
communicating on the telephone and in<br />
social situations. In particular, it can remove<br />
the ability of the sufferer to distinguish<br />
conversations and there<strong>for</strong>e impact on<br />
his or her capacity to participate in group<br />
activities and functions.<br />
Severe or profound hearing loss can make<br />
even the most simple of tasks, such as<br />
buying an item in the shop, confusing,<br />
complicated and distressing.<br />
Of note, a person with hearing loss will often<br />
be unaware of the extent or level of that<br />
loss. As there is no sudden change, people<br />
may not become aware of the problem until<br />
it is severe enough to cause communication<br />
difficulties. Often it is family, friends and<br />
colleagues who will notice the signs of<br />
hearing loss be<strong>for</strong>e the individual.<br />
Slater & Gordon is committed to ensuring<br />
that you obtain full compensation <strong>for</strong> any<br />
work related hearing loss.<br />
We will provide you with in<strong>for</strong>mation and<br />
support during the claims process, and<br />
ensure that you obtain your maximum<br />
entitlements.<br />
If you are suffering from work related<br />
hearing loss, you may be entitled to a range<br />
of benefits, including:<br />
> > a lump sum <strong>for</strong> any permanent hearing<br />
impairment, depending on the level of<br />
permanent injury<br />
> > payments <strong>for</strong> being unable to work<br />
> > payment <strong>for</strong> high quality hearing aids<br />
> > maintenance and battery replacement<br />
of hearing aid<br />
<strong>The</strong>se benefits are payable irrespective<br />
of fault.<br />
It is critical that in the early stages of<br />
the claims process you obtain your own<br />
independent legal advice. Workcover<br />
insurers, responsible <strong>for</strong> compensation<br />
have their own lawyers who advise about<br />
their obligations to pay compensation. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
will not provide you with independent legal<br />
advice, nor will they automatically pay your<br />
full compensation entitlement. By obtaining<br />
independent legal advice, you will be advised<br />
of the total range of benefits available to you<br />
and the process <strong>for</strong> obtaining these benefits.<br />
If you do not obtain legal advice, you may<br />
not be aware of all the benefits available<br />
to you. It is also important that you gain<br />
an understanding of circumstances in which<br />
lump sum compensation is payable.<br />
Slater & Gordon acts on behalf of <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> members on a No Win-No fee<br />
basis in hearing loss claims. If you<br />
think you have suffered hearing loss<br />
as a result of exposure to noise on duty,<br />
contact the <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> to arrange<br />
a free, no obligation appointment with<br />
Scott Arundell.<br />
Slater & Gordon also have a lawyer visiting<br />
the <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> offices on a <strong>for</strong>tnightly<br />
basis if you wish to make an appointment<br />
to speak to them regarding hearing loss or<br />
another legal issue.<br />
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TRIVIA QUIz<br />
Test your brain and<br />
win a winter reading pack<br />
How is your general knowledge? Try and answer the 20 questions and test the knowledge<br />
of your colleagues around the mess room table without peaking at the answers printed<br />
at the bottom of the page!<br />
And if you think you know the answer to the ‘Who Am I?’ question, send your answer to<br />
the <strong>Association</strong> and go into the running to win the new release Australian novel Heartland<br />
− On the Side of Angels, and four novels, perfect <strong>for</strong> the winter months ahead.<br />
Heartland − On the Side of Angels is the first novel in the Liberty & Property legends series<br />
by new Australian author Terri Sedmak. Set in Wyoming in 1883, Heartland takes you on<br />
a journey of intrigue, love and loyalty, and a fight <strong>for</strong> freedom.<br />
You will live and breathe the lives of 20-year-old Kelley Keaten, her brother Mart and her childhood<br />
nemesis Luke Taylor, and immerse yourself in the vibrant history of 19th Century Wyoming.<br />
Add to Heartland, James Lee Burke’s Crusader’s Cross, Spencer Quinn’s To fetch a thief, and Patrick<br />
Mangan’s football memoir Offsider and there are four good reasons to answer ‘Who am I?’<br />
1 Which B52s hit of the early 1990s urges<br />
us to "hurry up and bring your jukebox<br />
money"?<br />
2 Who is the <strong>for</strong>mer Big Brother<br />
contestant nominated <strong>for</strong> a Gold Logie<br />
at this year’s awards?<br />
3 Which regular Herald Sun columnist is<br />
set to host his own TV show on the Ten<br />
network?<br />
4 What was the Gold Coast Suns’ losing<br />
margin in its first ever AFL match<br />
played <strong>for</strong> premiership points?<br />
5 According to revised police boundaries,<br />
the Melbourne CBD is situated in which<br />
Vic Pol region?<br />
6 Which is the longer distance, three<br />
miles or five kilometres?<br />
7 According to the Real Estate Institute<br />
of <strong>Victoria</strong>, the median house price in<br />
metropolitan Melbourne at the end<br />
of the December 2010 quarter was:<br />
a) $601,500, b) $580,300 or c) $492,600?<br />
8 2600 is the postcode of which<br />
Australian city?<br />
9 What non-football link do <strong>for</strong>mer VFL /<br />
AFL identities Rex Hunt, Jack Dyer, and<br />
Alan Jeans all share?<br />
10 Who is <strong>Victoria</strong>’s new Governor?<br />
11 <strong>The</strong> now-defunct South Dragons was a<br />
Melbourne-based team that participated<br />
in which national sporting competition?<br />
12 Who preceded Wayne Swan as<br />
Australia’s federal Treasurer?<br />
13 Where is the closest 24-hour police<br />
station to the Ararat <strong>Police</strong> Station?<br />
14 Each year the labour movement around<br />
the world celebrates the advancement<br />
of working people on what day in May?<br />
15 Which Queensland town is further<br />
north; Rockhampton or Bundaberg?<br />
16 Which car maker last month announced<br />
they would shed more than 200 production<br />
workers from their Australian operation?<br />
17 What Melbourne landmark is surrounded<br />
by Latrobe Street to its north, Bourke<br />
Street to its south, Wurundjeri Way to its<br />
east and Harbour Esplanade to its west?<br />
18 <strong>The</strong> theme song of which AFL club<br />
borrows its tune from the American<br />
track, Yankee Doodle Boy.<br />
19 Sharelle McMahon is associated with<br />
which sport?<br />
20 In what year did the first <strong>Victoria</strong>n<br />
police members issued with police<br />
registered numbers commencing with<br />
the number ‘3’ start entering the job?<br />
a) 1989 b) 1993 or c) 1998<br />
Quiz Answers > 1. Love Shack 2. Chrissie Swan 3. Andrew Bolt 4. 119 points Vs Carlton 5. North West Metro 6. Five Kms<br />
7. a - $601,500 8. Canberra 9. <strong>The</strong>y all served as <strong>Victoria</strong>n police officers 10. Alex Chernov 11. <strong>The</strong> National Basketball<br />
League 12. Peter Costello 13. Stawell 14. 1 May (aka May Day) 15. Rockhampton 16. Ford 17. Docklands (aka Etihad)<br />
Stadium 18. Hawthorn Football Club 19. Netball 20. b - 1993<br />
Correctly Answer Who<br />
Am I? <strong>for</strong> a chance to win<br />
WHO AM I?<br />
1. I was born in England in 1949<br />
2. I was a teen pop idol between<br />
1964 and 1979, but later<br />
<strong>for</strong>ged my career as an adult<br />
contemporary singer<br />
3. While mainly a solo per<strong>for</strong>mer,<br />
I joined the Little River Band in<br />
the early 1980s<br />
4. My 1986 flagship album<br />
‘Whispering Jack’ to this day<br />
remains the highest-selling<br />
album in Australian history.<br />
5. On the back of this great<br />
success, I was named<br />
Australian of the Year in 1987.<br />
6. I am ... ?<br />
Last month’s Who Am I?<br />
Answer − 1972<br />
To enter the prize draw all you have to do is answer the<br />
‘Who Am I?’ question send your entry along with your<br />
contact details to: ‘Who Am I?’, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>,<br />
PO Box 76, Carlton South 3053.<br />
<strong>The</strong> completed ‘Who Am I?’ must arrive by Friday,<br />
May 27, 2011 to be eligible <strong>for</strong> the prize draw. <strong>The</strong> first neatest<br />
correct entry will be the winner. <strong>The</strong> judge’s decision is final<br />
and no correspondence will be entered into.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> Journal May 2011<br />
25
Nominations are called <strong>for</strong>:<br />
POLICE FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA<br />
VICTORIA POLICE BRANCH<br />
ELECTION NOTICE<br />
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009<br />
BRANCH EXECUTIVE MEMBERS (4)<br />
Written nominations, which comply with the Rules of the Federation, must reach me<br />
not later than 12 noon on Friday, 17 June 2011.<br />
Nomination <strong>for</strong>ms are available on request.<br />
Candidates may submit a statement in support of their election not exceeding 250 words<br />
together with a photograph not exceeding 6cm x 4cm, by not later than 12 noon on<br />
Friday, 17 June 2011. Statements must not include any "how to vote" diagrams.<br />
HOW TO LODGE NOMINATIONS AND STATEMENTS<br />
By Post: GPO Box 4382, Melbourne VIC 3001<br />
By Fax: (03) 9285 7149<br />
By Hand: Australian Electoral Commission<br />
Level 8, Casselden Place<br />
2 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne<br />
By email: Statements may be emailed to vicelections@aec.gov.au<br />
A ballot, if required, will open on Wednesday, 13 July 2011 and close at 10:00am<br />
on Wednesday, 3 August 2011.<br />
Changed Address? Advise the Federation now.<br />
Note: A copy of the AEC’s election report can be obtained from the organisation or from me after the completion of the election.<br />
Shane T Lanning<br />
Returning Officer<br />
16 May 2011<br />
Telephone: (03) 9285 7145<br />
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NOMINATION FORM<br />
POLICE FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA<br />
VICTORIA POLICE BRANCH<br />
NOTE TO CANDIDATE AND NOMINATORS<br />
> You should verify your financial status and any other qualifications required by your organisation’s<br />
rules prior to lodging nominations.<br />
> <strong>The</strong> candidate must be nominated by AT LEAST TWO eligible financial members of the Federation.<br />
Rule 52CF(2)<br />
NOMINATORS<br />
(Please Use Block Letters)<br />
We, the undersigned financial members of the <strong>Police</strong> Federation of Australia, <strong>Victoria</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Branch,<br />
nominate:<br />
<strong>for</strong> the office of BRANCH EXECUTIVE MEMBER.<br />
Full name of candidate in block letters<br />
FULL NAME OF NOMINATOR SIGNATURE DATE<br />
CANDIDATE’S ENDORSEMENT (Please Use Block Letters)<br />
I,<br />
PRINT YOUR NAME AS YOU WISH IT TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT PAPER<br />
accept nomination <strong>for</strong> the office of BRANCH EXECUTIVE MEMBER.<br />
Postal address:<br />
Postcode:<br />
Telephone Workplace:<br />
Private:<br />
Signature:<br />
Date:<br />
ADDRESS AND DEADLINE FOR LODGING NOMINATIONS AND STATEMENTS<br />
By Post: GPO Box 4382, Melbourne VIC 3001<br />
By Fax: (03) 9285 7149<br />
By Hand: Level 8, Casselden Place, 2 Lonsdale Street [Cnr Spring Street] Melbourne<br />
> Nominations must be received by the Returning Officer, Shane T Lanning, Australian Electoral<br />
Commission not later than 12 noon on Friday, 17 June 2011.<br />
> Candidates may submit a statement in support of their election not exceeding 250 words together<br />
with a photograph not exceeding 6cm x 4cm, not later than 12 noon on Friday, 17 June 2011.<br />
Note that statements must not include any "how to vote" diagrams. Statements and photographs<br />
may be posted, faxed or E-mailed to vicelections@aec.gov.au<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> Journal May 2011<br />
27
Turn YOUR policing experience into a qualification today<br />
<strong>The</strong> College <strong>for</strong> Law and Justice Administration is committed to recognising police experience,<br />
knowledge, skills and training to provide current and <strong>for</strong>mer Australian <strong>Police</strong> Officers with Recognition<br />
of Prior Learning (RPL) towards one or more of the following Nationally Recognised Qualifications.<br />
Qualifications:<br />
Government:<br />
Certificate IV in Government (Fraud Control)<br />
Certificate IV in Government (Investigation)<br />
Diploma of Government (Fraud Control)<br />
Diploma of Government (Investigation)<br />
Diploma of Government (Management)<br />
Advanced Diploma of Government (Management)<br />
Business:<br />
Certificate IV in Business<br />
Diploma of Business<br />
Management:<br />
Certificate IV in Frontline Management<br />
Diploma of Management<br />
Security and Risk Management:<br />
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Diploma of Justice Administration<br />
Advanced Diploma of Justice<br />
Investigations:<br />
Certificate III in Investigative Services<br />
Legal Services:<br />
Certificate III in Business Administration (Legal)<br />
Certificate IV in Legal Services - <strong>for</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Prosecutors<br />
Training and Assessment:<br />
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE) <strong>for</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Trainers<br />
Apply at: <strong>Police</strong>Rpl.com.au<br />
Talk to us be<strong>for</strong>e you resign or retire.<br />
We know moving on from a job can be confusing when it comes<br />
to organising superannuation. So <strong>for</strong> all your important questions,<br />
we can help with the answers.<br />
Ready to make a move? Now’s the <strong>time</strong> to:<br />
think about how you want to enjoy your future<br />
speak to our Member Education Consultants about your options<br />
learn how our range of pre and post retirement products could benefit you.<br />
Our Consultants are experts in your fund and can simplify even the<br />
hardest of super questions. And, if you need to discuss individual<br />
financial circumstances, we can refer you to a qualified financial planner.<br />
Whether you’re changing employers or retiring and want to secure<br />
a com<strong>for</strong>table future – talk to us today.<br />
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I’m ready to call it a day<br />
and ESSSuper can help<br />
with my tomorrow.<br />
Call 1300 650 161 to book a free appointment<br />
with a Member Education Consultant.<br />
Issued by Emergency Services Superannuation Board<br />
ABN 28 161 296 741 the Trustee of the Emergency Services<br />
Superannuation Scheme ABN 89 894 637 037 (ESSSuper).<br />
Proudly serving our members
Your SAY<br />
Your say ><br />
Email journal@tpav.org.au or write to us at<br />
PO box 76, Carlton South 3053<br />
Ill-health retirement<br />
It is with sadness that I find myself advising<br />
you of my <strong>for</strong>ced retirment from the <strong>Victoria</strong><br />
<strong>Police</strong> Force effective 12 March 2011. It still<br />
amazes me that the job that most of us give<br />
our heart and soul to can treat its members<br />
so poorly once they are injured and unable<br />
to be operation.<br />
In December 1981 I was involved in a police<br />
accident which caused an injury to my back. I<br />
then re-injured my back on duty in 1983, 1985<br />
and 2000. I took very little <strong>time</strong> off work and<br />
put up with the pain and discom<strong>for</strong>t. Finally<br />
the injury which, literally, broke the camel’s<br />
back came in October 2005. After a period off<br />
work, in which I worked hard to rehabilitate<br />
myself, I returned to work on light dutires. As<br />
with many members, I tried too hard too soon<br />
and found myself off work again.<br />
Now, after four years of non-operational<br />
duties I find myself superfluous to the needs<br />
of the police <strong>for</strong>ce. That fact that I am qualifeid in<br />
prosecutions, speed measuring device instruction<br />
and have a wealth of knowledge to assist<br />
the younger troops all amounts to nothing.<br />
I would like to take this opportunity to<br />
thank Sergeant Warren Groves and Senior<br />
Constable Tracey Prasser <strong>for</strong> their calls<br />
and visits to keep my spirits up during the<br />
rehab period. Thanks also to Mick and Carol<br />
Mannix and a host of other workers who<br />
kept in touch. <strong>The</strong> greatest thanks has to go<br />
to my wonderful wife, Lee and my children<br />
<strong>for</strong> putting up with the lows.<br />
Thank you to Kaye Murphy of the <strong>Association</strong><br />
who assisted me greatly during the 2009 −<br />
2010 period of the Force redeployment fiasco.<br />
I could have uprooted my family from their<br />
home in Swan Hill and moved to Melbourne<br />
to take on a non-operational position. In a<br />
job that puts a great deal of strain on any<br />
relationship this was not an option.<br />
It has been an honour and privilege to wear<br />
this uni<strong>for</strong>m and work with a number of<br />
fantastic people, but the experience has<br />
been soured by the last few years.<br />
To those who remain to fight the good fight<br />
take care, but most of all, be well.<br />
Stuart Tompsett<br />
Ex Senior Constable 22769<br />
New Zealand<br />
earthquake appeal<br />
Kia Ora,<br />
Thank you <strong>for</strong> your generosity in donating<br />
to the NZ <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> Charitable<br />
Trust. Your contribution will go some way<br />
to alleviating the financial and traumatic<br />
effects of the earthquake on our colleagues<br />
and their families.<br />
Really moved by the generosity, Greg. Your<br />
members here also contributed generously<br />
from their allowances.<br />
Greg O’Connor<br />
President NZ <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
We welcome your letters to the Journal. In all<br />
cases the writer’s name must be supplied.<br />
Names will be published unless there is<br />
a good reason <strong>for</strong> anonymity. <strong>The</strong> editor<br />
reserves the right to edit, abridge, or decline<br />
letters without explanation. Letters under<br />
400 words are preferred<br />
Flood Levy<br />
Last month we in<strong>for</strong>med you of an<br />
anomaly that would mean people<br />
receiving a lump sum payment in the<br />
2011 − 2012 financial year would have to pay<br />
the flood levy on that sum.<br />
<strong>The</strong> PFA is in negotiations with the<br />
Federal Government to attempt to remove<br />
superannuation payments from the<br />
Levy, but there is no immediate, tangible,<br />
indication that Government will have done<br />
so by the beginning of the 2011/2012<br />
Financial year.<br />
In spite of two submissions by the <strong>Police</strong><br />
Federation of Australia to House of<br />
Representatives and Senate inquiries<br />
regarding unintended consequences of the<br />
Flood and Cyclone Levy Bill, the Bill passed<br />
without addressing its concerns.<br />
ABOVE: Brisbane CBD under water.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re<strong>for</strong>e, people under 60 years of age<br />
who retire or are made redundant in the<br />
2011-2012 financial year may have their<br />
benefits taxed by the extra amount of<br />
the flood levy.<br />
Any police officer in this situation would be<br />
wise to seek financial advice on means of<br />
ensuring they are not affected by the extra<br />
tax on superannuation lump sums or on<br />
payments like long service leave payments.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> Journal May 2011 29
EXECuTIVE MINuTES<br />
LEFT TO RIGHT: Paul O'Connell, John Laird, Colin Birch, Mark Rose, Brian Rix, Glenn Holland, John Carter, Karl David, Dean Anderson, Dean Thomas, Dermot Avon, Phil Pearson.<br />
MINUTES FOR THE VPA<br />
FRIENDLY SOCIETY MEETING<br />
Date: Tuesday 1 March 2011<br />
Location: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
Boardroom, 1 Clarendon<br />
Street, East Melbourne<br />
Time: 8.20am<br />
Present:<br />
BK Rix<br />
D Avon<br />
DB Anderson<br />
CW Birch<br />
JR Carter<br />
GB Holland<br />
P O’Connell<br />
M Rose<br />
DJ Thomas<br />
GJ Davies<br />
BI McKenzie<br />
(President)<br />
(Assistant Treasurer)<br />
(joined the meeting<br />
at 8:25am)<br />
Secretary<br />
Assistant Secretary<br />
Apologies:<br />
JC Laird (Senior Vice President)<br />
PJ Pearson (Junior Vice President)<br />
KM David, APM (Treasurer)<br />
Observers:<br />
Maurice Banks Western (Greater Geelong,<br />
Surf Coast) (Delegate)<br />
1. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES<br />
"THAT THE MINUTES OF 7<br />
DECEMBER 2010 BE CONFIRMED."<br />
2. ADOPTION OF THE ORDER<br />
OF BUSINESS<br />
"THAT THE ORDER OF BUSINESS<br />
BE ADOPTED."<br />
3. APPLICATIONS TO JOIN VPA<br />
FRIENDLY SOCIETY<br />
"THAT THE 258 APPLICATIONS<br />
LISTED BE ACCEPTED."<br />
4. STAFF ASSISTANCE PROGRAM<br />
QUARTERLY REPORT<br />
1. "THAT THE MEMORANDUMS<br />
DATED 13 DECEMBER 2010<br />
AND 23 fEBRUARY 2011<br />
FROM THE SECRETARY TO<br />
THE DIRECTORS Of THE<br />
VPA FRIENDLy SOCIETY<br />
AND ATTACHED QUARTERLY<br />
REPORTS OF IPS WORLDWIDE<br />
FOR THE PERIODS 1 AUGUST<br />
2010 TO 31 OCTOBER 2010<br />
AND 1 NOVEMBER 2010 TO 31<br />
JANUARy 2011, BE RECEIVED."<br />
2. "THAT COPIES OF THE IPS<br />
WORLDWIDE QUARTERLY<br />
REPORTS fOR THE PERIODS<br />
1 AUGUST 2010 TO 31 OCTOBER<br />
2010 AND 1 NOVEMBER 2010<br />
TO 31 JANUARY 2011, BE<br />
FORWARDED TO THE CHIEF<br />
COmmISSIONER, DEPUTY<br />
COmmISSIONERS, ALL ASSISTANT<br />
COmmISSIONERS AND THE<br />
EMPLOYEE SUPPORT AND<br />
WELFARE SERVICES UNIT."<br />
5. APPLICATIONS FROM<br />
MEMBERS WISHING TO<br />
CONTINUE AS OUTSIDE<br />
MEMBERS OF THE VPA<br />
FRIENDLY SOCIETY<br />
"THAT THE 18 APPLICATIONS LISTED<br />
BE ACCEPTED."<br />
6. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT<br />
REPORT<br />
"THAT THE FINANCIAL<br />
MANAGEMENT REPORT<br />
BE RECEIVED."<br />
<strong>The</strong> meeting closed at 9:08am.<br />
MINUTES FOR THE VICTORIA<br />
POLICE BRANCH OF THE<br />
POLICE FEDERATION<br />
OF AUSTRALIA<br />
Date: Tuesday 1 March 2011<br />
Location: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
Boardroom, 1 Clarendon<br />
Street, East Melbourne<br />
Time: 9.09am<br />
Present:<br />
BK Rix<br />
JC Laird<br />
D Avon<br />
DB Anderson<br />
CW Birch<br />
JR Carter<br />
GB Holland<br />
P O’Connell<br />
M Rose<br />
DJ Thomas<br />
GJ Davies<br />
BI McKenzie<br />
(President)<br />
(Snr Vice President)<br />
(present from 9:35am)<br />
(Assistant Treasurer)<br />
Chief Executive Officer<br />
Executive Officer<br />
Apologies:<br />
PJ Pearson (Junior Vice President)<br />
KM David, APM (Treasurer)<br />
Observers:<br />
Maurice Banks Western (Greater Geelong,<br />
Surf Coast) (Delegate)<br />
1. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES<br />
"THAT THE MINUTES OF 1<br />
FEBRUARY 2011 BE CONFIRMED."<br />
2. ADOPTION OF ORDER<br />
OF BUSINESS<br />
"THAT THE ORDER OF BUSINESS<br />
BE ADOPTED."<br />
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3. STRATEGIC<br />
3.1 REVIEW OF STRATEGIC AND KEY<br />
FOCUS AREAS<br />
3.1.1 EB 2011 PLANNING<br />
<strong>The</strong> Secretary advised that<br />
negotiations with the <strong>Victoria</strong><br />
<strong>Police</strong> Force are continuing. A<br />
memorandum in relation to EB 2011<br />
Bargaining, including a summary<br />
of the employer’s Log of Claims<br />
and draft schedule of workplace<br />
meetings, were tabled <strong>for</strong> the<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation of the Executive.<br />
1. "THAT THE EXECUTIVE RECEIVE<br />
THE MEMORANDUM DATED 28<br />
FEBRUARY 2011 REGARDING<br />
UPDATE TO EB 2011."<br />
2. "THE EXECUTIVE ENDORSES THE<br />
PROPOSED CAMPAIGN STRATEGY."<br />
3. "THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTS<br />
SECRETARY/CHIEF EXECUTIVE<br />
OffICER TO CALL A SPECIAL<br />
GENERAL MEETING. THE<br />
CONVENING OF THAT SPECIAL<br />
GENERAL MEETING SHOULD<br />
BE SUBJECT TO ENDORSEMENT<br />
BY DELEGATES AT DELEGATES’<br />
CONFERENCE ON 24 MARCH 2011."<br />
4. "HAVING VIEWED THE VICTORIA<br />
POLICE FORCE EB MANAGEMENT<br />
CLAIM, THIS EXECUTIVE NOTES THAT<br />
VICTORIA POLICE MANAGEMENT<br />
PROPOSES TO REMOVE EXISTING<br />
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF<br />
EMPLOymENT AND REDUCE REAL<br />
WAGES. THIS EXECUTIVE REGARDS<br />
THIS LOG OF CLAIMS AS AN INSULT<br />
TO ALL POLICE ASSOCIATION<br />
MEMBERS".<br />
<strong>The</strong> meeting closed at 9:57am.<br />
MINUTES FOR THE<br />
EXECUTIVE MEETING<br />
Date: Tuesday 1 March 2011<br />
Location: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
Boardroom, 1 Clarendon<br />
Street, East Melbourne<br />
Time: 10.25am<br />
Present:<br />
BK Rix<br />
JC Laird<br />
D Avon<br />
DB Anderson<br />
CW Birch<br />
JR Carter<br />
GB Holland<br />
P O’Connell<br />
M Rose<br />
DJ Thomas<br />
GJ Davies<br />
BI McKenzie<br />
(President)<br />
(Senior Vice President)<br />
(Assistant Treasurer)<br />
Secretary<br />
Assistant Secretary<br />
Apologies:<br />
PJ Pearson (Junior Vice President)<br />
KM David, APM (Treasurer)<br />
Observers:<br />
Maurice Banks (Western) Greater Geelong,<br />
Surf Coast (Delegate)<br />
1. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES<br />
"THAT THE MINUTES OF 1 FEBRUARY<br />
2011 BE CONFIRMED."<br />
2. ADOPTION OF ORDER<br />
OF BUSINESS<br />
"THAT THE ORDER OF BUSINESS<br />
BE ADOPTED."<br />
3. STRATEGIC<br />
3.1 POLICY MATTERS FOR<br />
CONSIDERATION<br />
3.1.1.1 GRANT TO MEMBERS AFFECTED<br />
BY FLOODS CRISIS<br />
1. "THAT THE MEMORANDUM<br />
FROM THE SECRETARY SEEKING<br />
RATIFICATION OF THE DECISION OF<br />
THE ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE AN<br />
EMERGENCY CASH PAymENT TO ALL<br />
MEMBERS WHO SUffERED SERIOUS<br />
PROPERTY DAMAGE AS A RESULT<br />
OF THE RECENT FLOODS CRISIS, BE<br />
RECEIVED."<br />
2. "THAT THE DECISION OF THE<br />
ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE AN<br />
EMERGENCY CASH PAymENT TO ALL<br />
MEMBERS WHO SUffERED SERIOUS<br />
PROPERTY DAMAGE AS A RESULT<br />
OF THE RECENT VICTORIAN FLOODS<br />
CRISIS, BE RATIFIED."<br />
3.1.1.1 NEW ZEALAND EARTHqUAKE<br />
RELIEF FUND<br />
"THAT THE POLICE ASSOCIATION<br />
DONATE $10,000 AUD TO THE NEW<br />
ZEALAND POLICE ASSOCIATION<br />
MEMBERS EARTHQUAKE RELIEF<br />
FUND IN THE FORM OF A CHEQUE<br />
TO BE POSTED DIRECT TO THE<br />
PRESIDENT OF THE NZ PA".<br />
4. OPERATIONAL<br />
<strong>The</strong> meeting adjourned at 11:46am and<br />
resumed at 11:58am.<br />
4.1 SECRETARY’S REPORT<br />
"THAT THE SECRETARY’S REPORT<br />
BE RECEIVED."<br />
4.2 FINANCE REPORTS<br />
4.2.1 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REPORT<br />
"THAT THE FINANCIAL<br />
MANAGEMENT REPORT<br />
BE RECEIVED."<br />
4.3 MEMBERSHIP OF THE POLICE<br />
ASSOCIATION<br />
"THAT THE 110 APPLICATIONS<br />
LISTED BE ACCEPTED FOR<br />
MEMBERSHIP OF THE POLICE<br />
ASSOCIATION."<br />
4.4 APPLICATIONS TO RE-JOIN THE<br />
POLICE ASSOCIATION<br />
"THAT THE 1 APPLICATION TO<br />
REJOIN THE POLICE ASSOCIATION<br />
BE ACCEPTED."<br />
4.5 DELEGATE APPOINTMENT –<br />
EASTERN (BAW BAW, LATROBE)<br />
"THAT THE EXECUTIVE OF THE<br />
POLICE ASSOCIATION DECLARE<br />
THAT GRAEME CARTER (29420) BE<br />
THE DULY ELECTED ASSOCIATION<br />
DELEGATE FOR EASTERN (BAW BAW,<br />
LATROBE) AND FURTHER, THAT THIS<br />
POSITION BE HELD FOR THE PERIOD<br />
UP TO NOVEMBER 2011."<br />
4.5.1 NEW DELEGATE AREA OF<br />
REPRESENTATION<br />
1. "THAT THE EXECUTIVE RECEIVES<br />
THE MEMORANDUM FROM THE<br />
SECRETARY DATED 24 FEBRUARY<br />
2011."<br />
2. "THAT THE EXECUTIVE, HAVING<br />
REGARD TO THE REALIGNMENT<br />
OF THE CENTRAL GOLDFIELDS PSA<br />
FROM BALLARAT TO BENDIGO,<br />
ALIGNS ITS DELEGATE AREA OF<br />
REPRESENTATION WITH THE<br />
FORCE BOUNDARIES SO THAT<br />
ALL STATIONS LOCATED IN THE<br />
CENTRAL GOLDFIELDS PSA ARE<br />
REPRESENTED BY THE BENDIGO<br />
DELEGATE AND THAT A NEW<br />
AREA OF REPRESENTATION<br />
BE DESIGNATED TO BE<br />
NAMED WESTERN (BALLARAT,<br />
MOORABOOL)."<br />
5. MAINTENANCE<br />
5.5.1 CORRESPONDENCE<br />
"THAT THE CORRESPONDENCE<br />
BE RECEIVED."<br />
<strong>The</strong> President thanked the Executive<br />
members <strong>for</strong> their attendance and declared<br />
the meeting closed at 1:07pm.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> Journal May 2011<br />
31
Why CONSIDER a kIT HOME<br />
Many country people choose to build a new home on their<br />
farms or acreage. <strong>The</strong>y can be a replacement of their<br />
existing home or a new home to provide accommodation<br />
<strong>for</strong> families, tourists or even long term rental.<br />
To build a quality country home in rural areas can be a challenge<br />
when faced with tight budgets and possible shortages of<br />
builders, architects, materials and suppliers.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are many people who live in country areas with the need,<br />
motivation and practical skills and capability to build their<br />
own home with the right materials and a with a little help and<br />
guidance. <strong>The</strong>y and their families want to enjoy the satisfaction<br />
of building their own home with full control over what and how<br />
their home is being built.<br />
Chris Nobis, Paal’s Managing Director, established his business<br />
to provide country people with a solution to this problem. He has<br />
over 40 years of experience as Australia’s leading manufacturer<br />
of steel framed kit homes.<br />
An engineer by background, Chris chose steel framed homes to<br />
provide his customers with a framing system that can be built<br />
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accuracy. <strong>The</strong> components have been designed in sections and<br />
manufactured from high tensile steel. This makes them not only<br />
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He decided on kit homes because he wanted to provide his<br />
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and charges of architects, builders and the cost of preparing<br />
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Chris also wanted to make it easier <strong>for</strong> country people<br />
to research and select the right materials, components,<br />
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Paal employed a team of architects to design a range<br />
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Paal has an excellent display home at 259 Canterbury Road,<br />
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Call to make an appointment on (03) 9720 1222 or call<br />
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<strong>The</strong> survey is approved by the Pennsylvania State University Institutional Review Board and is anonymous.<br />
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TPAV MEMBER BENEFITS >><br />
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DELEGATES<br />
<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> Delegates<br />
WorKGroup Rank DelEGaTE Work Location Phone<br />
Corporate Services 1 (Education Department) Sergeant Glenn Whyte Centre For Foundation Training 9566 9566<br />
Corporate Services 2 (BMD, BITS, HRD, & CSPD) Sen Sgt James Mulholland Uni-Werribee 9742 9444<br />
Crime Department 1 Sergeant Michael Gunn Tasking & Co-Ord Support 9865 2456<br />
Crime Department 2<br />
Vacant<br />
Eastern, (Bass Coast, South Gippsland) Sen Con Sydney Hadley Ciu-Bass Coast 5672 2761<br />
Eastern, (Baw Baw, Latrobe) Sen Con Graeme Carter Ciu-Baw Baw 5622 7111<br />
Eastern, (Boroondarra, Monash) Sen Con Mark Smith Uni-Oakleigh 9567 8900<br />
Eastern, (East Gippsland) Sergeant Craig Peel Uni-Orbost 5154 1073<br />
Eastern, (Greater Shepparton) Sergeant Leslie Oroszvary Prosecutions-Shepparton 5820 5777<br />
Eastern, (Knox, Maroondah)<br />
Vacant<br />
Eastern, (Mitchell, Benalla) Sergeant Darren Murphy Uni-Kilmore 5782 1211<br />
Eastern, (Wangaratta, Wodonga, Moira) Sen Con Mark Deegan Uni-Wodonga 02 6049 2600<br />
Eastern, (Wellington) Sen Con Keith Patterson Uni-Sale 5143 5000<br />
Eastern, (Whitehorse, Manningham) Sen Con Elizabeth Sidiropoulos Multicultural Liaison Eastern Region 8841 3942<br />
Eastern, (Yarra Ranges) Sen Con Brigette De Chirico Ciu-Yarra Ranges 9735 1610<br />
Ethical Standards Department<br />
Vacant<br />
Forensic Services Sergeant Thomas Brady Fingerprints Management Unit 9865 2900<br />
Intelligence and Covert Support Sen Con Luke Woods Surveillance Services Division 9804 3599<br />
Legal Services Sen Con Angela Coulson Prosecutions-Sunshine 9313 3334<br />
North West Metro, (Banyule, Nillumbik) Sen Sgt Damian Oehme Uni-Greensborough 9435 1044<br />
North West Metro, (Brimbank, Melton) Sen Con Jason Kisielis Uni-Keilor Downs 9365 3333<br />
North West Metro, (Hume) Sen Con Haydn Beale Ciu-Hume 9302 8211<br />
North West Metro, (Moonee Valley, Moreland) Sen Sgt Eriks Krauklis Reliever Div 4 Nw Metro Region<br />
North West Metro, (Whittlesea, Darebin) Sergeant Jason Gaffee Uni-Epping 9409 8100<br />
North West Metro, (Yarra) Sen Con Travis Storti Uni-Richmond 8420 3600<br />
North West Metro, Melb .2, (Melb. West, VPC, Melb. TMU) Sen Con Steven Cox Uni-Melbourne North 8379 0800<br />
North West Metro, Melb.1. (Melb East. Nth Melb/Carlton, St Kilda Rd Uni) Sergeant Maxwell Jackson Uni-Melbourne North 8379 0800<br />
Operations Co-ordination Sergeant David Short Properties Management 9247 6224<br />
Operations Response Unit<br />
Vacant<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Bands Constable Brett Staley Bands 9489 2257<br />
Southern Metro, (Casey, Cardinia) Sergeant Anthony Nestor Uni-Cranbourne 5991 0600<br />
Southern Metro, (Frankston) Sen Con Lachlan Grant Uni-Frankston 9784 5555<br />
Southern Metro, (Greater Dandenong) Sergeant Phillip Hulley Uni-Springvale 8558 8600<br />
Southern Metro, (Kingston, Bayside, Glen Eira) Sergeant Alan Wroblewski Rto-Moorabbin 9556 6194<br />
Southern Metro, (Mornington Peninsula) Sergeant David Stuart Uni-Hastings 5970 7800<br />
Southern Metro, (Port Phillip) Sergeant Douglas Bowles Uni-South Melbourne 9690 3088<br />
Southern Metro, (Stonnington) Sen Con Matthew Merrigan Fraud & Extortion Squad 9611 8512<br />
SSD - Emergency Response 1 (Air Wing, Dog Squad, Mounted Branch) Vacant<br />
SSD - Emergency Response 2 (SAR, Water <strong>Police</strong>) Sen Con Matthew Blythe Water <strong>Police</strong> 9399 7500<br />
SSD - FRU/SOG Sergeant Stuart Oliver Special Operations Group 9247 5578<br />
SSD - <strong>Police</strong> Communications Division Sergeant Adrian Hurring <strong>Police</strong> Operations Centre (D24) 9247 3222<br />
SSD - Protective Services Unit PSO Peter Marsden Protective Services Unit 9247 3893<br />
TTSD - Traffic Support Division Sen Con Trevor Collins Major Collision Brunswick 9380 7299<br />
TTSD - Transit Safety Division Sergeant Mark Spackman Uni-Transit 9247 3300<br />
Western, (Ballarat, Moorabool, Central Goldfields) Sen Con Grant Allan Ciu-Central Goldfields 5460 3300<br />
Western, (Campaspe) Sen Con Rodney Pell Uni-Echuca 5482 2255<br />
Western, (Colac - Otway / Surf Coast) Sen Con Michael Palmer Ciu-Colac 5231 2613<br />
Western, (Greater Bendigo, Macedon Ranges) Sen Con Sean Dickson Uni-Bendigo 5448 1330<br />
Western, (Greater Geelong) Sen Con Maurice Banks Highway Patrol-Geelong 5225 3150<br />
Western, (Horsham, West Wimmera, Hindmarsh) Sen Con James Richardson Uni-Goroke 5386 1004<br />
Western, (Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay & Wyndham) Sen Sgt Leigh Wisbey Reliever Div 2 Nw Metro Region 9392 3111<br />
Western, (Mildura) Sen Con Michael Baldock Uni-Mildura 5018 5300<br />
Western, (Northern Grampians) Sen Con Darren Brown Uni-St Arnaud 5495 1000<br />
Western, (Southern Grampians, Glenelg) Sen Con David Tognon Uni-Branxholme 5578 6222<br />
Western, (Swan Hill, Gannawarra, Buloke) Sergeant David Mark Uni-Lake Boga 5037 2201<br />
Western, (Warnambool, Moyne) Sen Con Matthew Laxton Ciu-Warrnambool 5560 1155<br />
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