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VOLUME 75 – ISSUE 11<br />
November <strong>2009</strong><br />
www.tpav.org.au<br />
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Welcome<br />
and Farewell …<br />
ALSO INSIDE: > We farewell & honour our retirees > <strong>The</strong> Mick Miller story continues<br />
> Variable Rosters – a win for Warragul > Education scholarships for 2010
1<br />
THE POLICE ASSOCIATION<br />
No. 1 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne 3002<br />
Telephone: 03 9495 6899<br />
Fax: 03 9495 6933<br />
Freecall 1800 800 537 (outside metropolitan area only)<br />
Email: general@tpav.org.au<br />
Website: www.tpav.org.au<br />
EXECUTIVE<br />
President: Brian Rix<br />
Senior Vice-President: Rod Brewer<br />
Junior Vice-President: John Laird<br />
Treasurer: Phil Pearson<br />
Assistant Treasurer: Dean Thomas<br />
EXECUTIVE MEMBERS<br />
Mr Brian Rix – President<br />
9495 6899 (wk) 0419 545 127 (mob)<br />
Mr Rod Brewer (Yarrawonga <strong>Police</strong> Station)<br />
0425 853 193 (mob)<br />
Mr John Laird (Fitzroy <strong>Police</strong> Station)<br />
9419 4311 (wk) 0419 104 383 (mob)<br />
Mr Phil Pearson (Fawkner)<br />
9355 6000 (wk) 0439 301 741 (mob)<br />
Mr Dean Thomas (Narre Warren CIU)<br />
9705 3123 (wk) 0407 536 322 (mob)<br />
Mr Dermot Avon (Properties Branch, Business Management)<br />
9247 3058 (wk) 0418 582 861 (mob)<br />
Mr John Carter (Frankston <strong>Police</strong> Station)<br />
9784 5570 (wk) 0418 346429 (mob)<br />
Mr Karl David APM (Melbourne East <strong>Police</strong> Station)<br />
9650 7077 (wk) 0428 882 110 (mob)<br />
Mr Gerard de Vries (Springvale)<br />
9546 3044 (wk) 9887 6873 (hm) 0419 510 807 (mob)<br />
Mr Paul O’Connell (Doncaster <strong>Police</strong> Station)<br />
9435 5444 (wk) 0413 053 882 (mob)<br />
Mr Mark Rose (Werribee <strong>Police</strong> Station)<br />
9742 9444 (wk) 0419 899 847 (mob)<br />
Ms Diane Wilson (Boroondara <strong>Police</strong> Station)<br />
8851 1111 (wk) 0425 804 761<br />
Executive members’ home phone numbers are available after<br />
hours in strictly urgent cases only. <strong>The</strong>ir numbers may be<br />
obtained from the on-line 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: Bruce Watt<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 Website: www.eap.com.au<br />
RETIRED POLICE ASSOCIATION<br />
President: Philip Parson 9759 6688 0417 565 462<br />
Email paparson@acemail.com.au<br />
Secretary: Arthur Roberts 9704 2358<br />
THE POLICE ASSOCIATION (VICTORIA) JOURNAL<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> (Victoria) <strong>Journal</strong> is published<br />
twelve times a year.<br />
Published by <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
No. 1 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne 3002.<br />
ACN 004 251 325<br />
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<strong>Association</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> are not necessarily those of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
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Inside<br />
Features<br />
09 Variable rosters – a win for Warragul<br />
10 Resourcing Broadmeadows<br />
& Craigieburn<br />
12 Mick Miller exclusive – Pt II<br />
14 National <strong>Police</strong> Remembrance Day<br />
16 Remembrance Day Address<br />
17 <strong>Police</strong> Credit – supporting<br />
Members’ welfare<br />
18 Bushfires – the risk of asbestos exposure<br />
18 Running for the climate<br />
19 <strong>Police</strong> Legacy<br />
20 Retired & Life Members’ Dinner<br />
26 Graduation<br />
29 Education Scholarships for 2010<br />
10<br />
Resourcing<br />
Broadmeadows<br />
& Craigieburn<br />
November<br />
12<br />
Mick Miller Pt II<br />
14<br />
Remembrance Day<br />
Graduating squads 9 & 10<br />
and our retirees.<br />
Regulars<br />
03 President’s Message<br />
05 Secretary’s Message<br />
06 IR News<br />
08 Legal News<br />
27 Word Puzzle<br />
28 Letters<br />
30 Minutes<br />
32 Member Classifieds<br />
34 <strong>Association</strong> Delegates<br />
www.tpav.org.au <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> November <strong>2009</strong>
3<br />
President’s Message<br />
By Brian Rix<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Regulation<br />
Amendment Bill<br />
Finally the ill conceived <strong>Police</strong><br />
Regulation Amendment Bill has<br />
been defeated in the Legislative<br />
Council. <strong>The</strong> Bill proposed by the<br />
Government would have seen the<br />
rights of police officers in Victoria<br />
eroded to the point of extinction.<br />
Time and time again, your <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> requested proper<br />
consultation with the Government<br />
over this Bill but it refused to take<br />
on board our legitimate concerns.<br />
Fortunately our democratic<br />
processes allow for informed<br />
debate and differing views to be<br />
heard. Clearly, all politicians other<br />
than the government shared our<br />
view. Bad legislation attacking<br />
fundamental rights should never<br />
see the light of day in Australia and<br />
we are grateful to the politicians<br />
who upheld our rights. We<br />
encourage all members to read<br />
the story on the <strong>Police</strong> Regulation<br />
Amendment Bill in this issue of <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Journal</strong>.<br />
Variable Roster dispute<br />
Thanks to the solidarity of the<br />
members in Gippsland and in<br />
particular Warragul <strong>Police</strong> Station,<br />
members can continue with<br />
variable rosters. Where members<br />
embraced variable rosters it has<br />
proven to assist them attain a better<br />
work life balance with no decrease<br />
in service to the community. <strong>The</strong><br />
members at Warragul achieved<br />
excellent work statistics, but still<br />
they had to stand up for their right<br />
to continue with a variable roster.<br />
It is unfortunate that this dispute<br />
had to be played out in public and<br />
that <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> had<br />
to lodge Notices of Dispute before<br />
the courts. <strong>The</strong> intransigence of<br />
the Force and its desire to forge<br />
ahead in contravention of the<br />
Enterprise Bargaining Agreement<br />
forced members to take a stand.<br />
<strong>The</strong> members on rostered shifts at<br />
Warragul were prepared to take<br />
action and risk discipline charges.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y were supported by other work<br />
colleagues and family in a very<br />
public display at the police station<br />
which attracted media attention.<br />
This is a prime example of members<br />
standing united and being able to<br />
achieve an appropriate outcome. In<br />
the lead up to the next Enterprise<br />
Bargaining Agreement and the<br />
State election, it is clear that your<br />
<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> may need to call<br />
on all members to stand united<br />
if we are to achieve appropriate<br />
outcomes.<br />
Member and family Welfare<br />
<strong>The</strong> ever increasing demands<br />
on police officers has seen an<br />
increase in the request for services<br />
from <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>’s Staff<br />
Assistance Program. <strong>The</strong> program<br />
is completely confidential and<br />
members and their families have<br />
utilised the free service more than<br />
ever before. We all now recognise<br />
that professional assistance is far<br />
more beneficial than de-stressing<br />
down at the pub with too many<br />
drinks. We encourage all members<br />
or immediate family who feel the<br />
need for professional psychological<br />
assistance to contact our provider<br />
IPS worldwide either direct or via<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>.<br />
Retired and Life<br />
Members’ dinner<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>’s Retired<br />
and Life Members’ dinner was<br />
another great night with retiring<br />
members and the partners catching<br />
up with old squad mates, work<br />
colleagues and friends. Each retiree<br />
received a gift as a memento of<br />
their membership of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong>.<br />
<strong>The</strong> members on rostered<br />
shifts at Warragul were prepared<br />
to take action and risk discipline<br />
charges. <strong>The</strong>y were supported by<br />
other work colleagues and family<br />
in a very public display at the<br />
police station which attracted<br />
media attention.<br />
Retirement with dignity has been<br />
a catch cry for many years with<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> lobbying for<br />
members to have that right. It was<br />
very pleasing to see the retiring<br />
members enjoying the fruits of their<br />
labour. Going by all the happy faces,<br />
and tall tales told on the night,<br />
there were no regrets.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Life Members also enjoyed<br />
this year’s event and can all feel<br />
proud that they have played<br />
a significant role in forming<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> into the<br />
professional organisation that it<br />
is today.<br />
www.tpav.org.au <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> November <strong>2009</strong>
5<br />
Secretary’s Message<br />
By Greg Davies<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Regulation<br />
Amendment Bill<br />
<strong>The</strong> significance of the welcome<br />
defeat of the <strong>Police</strong> Regulation<br />
Amendment Bill in the Victorian<br />
Upper House last month should<br />
not be under-estimated.<br />
It is extremely rare that proposed<br />
legislation can be so bad as to<br />
warrant it being blocked in the<br />
Victorian Upper House by its<br />
opponents, especially after a Bill<br />
has been tabled in the House for<br />
more than a year. Added to this was<br />
the lengthy window of opportunity<br />
to properly consult with those<br />
potentially affected and make the<br />
necessary amendments to ‘get it<br />
right’. <strong>The</strong> Government refused and<br />
consequently copped what everyone<br />
outside Government expected.<br />
Let’s be absolutely clear about<br />
why this Bill did not pass into<br />
law. It is because the Bill was<br />
unnecessary, shoddy, ill-conceived<br />
and above all, draconian in its<br />
intended application against all<br />
police officers in this state.<br />
It is why your <strong>Association</strong><br />
actively lobbied against it with<br />
unprecedented vigour. It is why every<br />
non-ALP politician in the Victorian<br />
Parliament voted against it. It is<br />
why it was ultimately defeated.<br />
As we have argued repeatedly,<br />
there were no redeeming features<br />
to this Bill. It was all bad.<br />
For example, the Bill sought to<br />
reverse the ‘onus of proof’ in all<br />
discipline matters condemning<br />
members as guilty until proving<br />
themselves innocent. It sought to<br />
introduce coercive questioning in<br />
under-performance matters, while<br />
providing the Chief Commissioner of<br />
the day the ability to waive members’<br />
probationary periods and to pay<br />
‘gratuities’ (the Bill’s term, not ours)<br />
to members of their choosing.<br />
It’s hard to believe this is the same<br />
Labor Government who vehemently<br />
urged their federal colleagues<br />
to oppose the former WorkChoices<br />
legislation. <strong>The</strong> hypocrisy of the<br />
politics of convenience has not<br />
been missed by any observer.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Government could not<br />
mount a persuasive argument that<br />
the Chief Commissioner requires<br />
more powers than already exist,<br />
in the <strong>Police</strong> Regulation Act 1958<br />
(as amended), to remove members<br />
who behave in a corrupt or criminal<br />
way. He can now. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
has previously advised the Chief<br />
Commissioner that we support the<br />
full letter of the law being applied<br />
to any member who behaves in<br />
a criminal or criminally corrupt<br />
way. We know that our members<br />
do not want to work with crooks<br />
and, while thankfully they are very<br />
few in number, there is a need for<br />
vigilance to ensure the standards<br />
built over 156 years are maintained.<br />
In using the extensive powers that<br />
already exist, we believe that the<br />
very few members who do commit<br />
criminal or corrupt acts can be<br />
dealt with effectively, for the<br />
betterment of our members, the<br />
Force, and the community.<br />
We were ready and willing to<br />
engage with the government on this<br />
issue but they, regrettably, refused<br />
to consult with your representatives.<br />
<strong>The</strong> stance adopted by the<br />
Government was in stark contrast to<br />
the attitude of all non-Government<br />
members of Parliament, including<br />
the Liberal, National, Greens MPs<br />
and the DLP member.<br />
We sincerely thank them all for<br />
hearing our significant concerns<br />
on behalf of all our members. We<br />
also congratulate them for seeing<br />
right through the massive amount<br />
of Government media spin in its<br />
desperate attempt to get this Bill<br />
across the line - including the reliance<br />
on dubious statistics that have since<br />
been proven to be plain wrong.<br />
We now urge the Government<br />
to focus its energies on what all<br />
Victorians want and expect –<br />
urgently and properly resourcing<br />
our police force rather than trying<br />
to further emasculate it.<br />
Members’ online survey<br />
I’d like to take this opportunity<br />
to thank the many members<br />
who made the time and effort<br />
to complete our recent online survey<br />
of <strong>Association</strong> members.<br />
At the time of writing, all of the<br />
data and feedback provided by<br />
you all is currently in the process<br />
of being independently collated<br />
and analysed.<br />
I reiterate my commitment to take<br />
on board and act on your feedback<br />
to ensure that members get the<br />
best possible value from their<br />
<strong>Association</strong> membership.<br />
Variable rosters<br />
<strong>The</strong> dispute involving variable<br />
rosters has been long and arduous,<br />
but we have seen this issue take a<br />
positive turn in the last few weeks.<br />
As we report inside on page<br />
9, Warragul members, with the<br />
support of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>,<br />
have managed to save their<br />
variable roster after it was<br />
threatened with termination.<br />
Buoyed by this outcome, it is<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>’s intention<br />
– with the endorsement and<br />
guidance of affected members –<br />
to revisit this dispute on behalf<br />
of all members who have recently<br />
lost their variable hours rosters<br />
against their wishes.<br />
We remain hopeful that<br />
with a spirit of cooperation<br />
and conciliation between the<br />
<strong>Association</strong>, Force Command and<br />
affected stations, that a successful<br />
outcome is still possible. For our<br />
part, the <strong>Association</strong> will continue<br />
to work hard to ensure this occurs.<br />
www.tpav.org.au <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> November <strong>2009</strong>
6 IR News<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Regulation Amendment Bill<br />
defeated in Victorian Upper House<br />
After more than 12 months of intense lobbying by <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, the<br />
offensive <strong>Police</strong> Regulation Amendment Bill was defeated in Victorian Upper House<br />
of Parliament last month.<br />
In a welcome development, the Bill<br />
was defeated by virtue of all non-<br />
Government Upper House MPs<br />
having voted against it, including<br />
all Liberal, National, Greens and<br />
the DLP member.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Bill contained a number<br />
of odious provisions which, if<br />
passed into law, would have<br />
significantly eroded a number<br />
of members’ fundamental rights.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se included;<br />
• A reversal of the ‘onus of proof’<br />
in all discipline matters which<br />
would have seen members<br />
considered guilty until proving<br />
themselves innocent;<br />
• Coercive questioning introduced<br />
in under-performance matters<br />
• An ability of the Chief<br />
Commissioner of the day to waive<br />
a members’ probationary period<br />
and pay ‘gratuities’ to certain<br />
members of their choosing.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> thanks<br />
all non-Government Upper House<br />
Members of Parliament for meeting<br />
with us and for having taken on<br />
board all the significant concerns<br />
we raised with them on behalf of all<br />
our members.<br />
It should be noted the<br />
Government has refused to consult<br />
with us or our members throughout<br />
this entire arduous process.<br />
Next month’s edition of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> will contain a<br />
special feature on this important<br />
win for all members.<br />
Excess Travel Entitlements<br />
for PCETs clarified<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> has recently finalised negotiations which will end the<br />
confusion that has surrounded travel allowance entitlements for PCETs undertaking<br />
duty at the Motor Driving School (MDS) and Traffic Alcohol Section (TAS).<br />
Until recently, travel<br />
entitlements for PCETs have<br />
been the subject of inconsistent<br />
application by the Force, leading to<br />
confusion among affected members.<br />
Specifically, conjecture<br />
surrounded the meaning of<br />
the phrase ‘ordinary place of<br />
employment’, which the Force<br />
maintained was the Academy<br />
for all Probationary Constables<br />
even though many were working<br />
at police stations at the time they<br />
were being deployed for duty at<br />
MDS or TAS.<br />
This meant that, in effect, the<br />
‘ordinary place of employment’<br />
for PCETs was often their station<br />
and not the Academy. This meant<br />
they were a sufficient distance<br />
from MDS or TAS to satisfy an<br />
entitlement for travel allowances<br />
under the Workplace Agreement.<br />
In response to the <strong>Association</strong>’s<br />
Industrial Relations Section<br />
taking up this issue, the Force has<br />
now agreed that Probationary<br />
Constables who are allocated to<br />
a station before attending MDS<br />
or TAS, will be deemed to belong to<br />
their station as their ‘ordinary place<br />
of employment’ when determining<br />
eligibility for travel entitlements.<br />
With greater clarity now<br />
achieved on the application of this<br />
entitlement, the Force has also<br />
agreed to undertake an audit of<br />
affected PCET members with a view<br />
to applying the entitlement to those<br />
who were previously denied under<br />
the previous interpretation.<br />
Affected members are those who<br />
were allocated to a station before<br />
attending MDS or TAS, and whose<br />
respective workplaces are greater<br />
than 24 kilometres – as the crow<br />
flies – from Attwood or Dawson<br />
Street respectively.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se members will be entitled<br />
to excess travel time and excess<br />
travel costs as contained in clause<br />
13.4 of the Victoria <strong>Police</strong> Force<br />
Workplace Agreement 2007.<br />
If members have any questions<br />
on this issue they should feel free<br />
to contact the industrial relations<br />
section on 9495 6899.<br />
November <strong>2009</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Journal</strong><br />
www.tpav.org.au
7<br />
Review of TPU now underway<br />
A number of focus groups were conducted last month as the first stage of a longawaited<br />
review into the transfer and promotion system got underway.<br />
As members are aware, this<br />
review was to a large degree<br />
prompted by lobbying from<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> on behalf<br />
of many members who have<br />
complained about numerous<br />
aspects of the transfer and<br />
promotion process.<br />
A working party, comprising<br />
representatives from both <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> and the Victoria<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Force, heard from members<br />
and other stakeholders from across<br />
the state who have recently had<br />
some involvement in the current<br />
transfer and promotion system.<br />
<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> Industrial<br />
Relations manager Chris Kennedy<br />
said that many of the key themes<br />
emerging from the focus groups<br />
strongly reflected the type of<br />
grievances the <strong>Association</strong> has<br />
received from members since the<br />
transfer and promotion system was<br />
last revamped.<br />
“For example the majority of<br />
members who took part in the<br />
focus group sessions thought too<br />
much reliance was placed on the<br />
Key Selection Criteria (KSC) which<br />
were too broad and far too open to<br />
personal interpretation. This meant<br />
that often members’ skills and<br />
experience in policing was not being<br />
taken into account”, said Chris.<br />
Participants also raised concern<br />
at the long period taken to receive<br />
feedback, which meant members<br />
were continuing to apply for jobs<br />
without knowing why they missed<br />
out on previous occasions.<br />
Members also felt consultants<br />
did not have an understanding of<br />
the requirements of the job which<br />
ultimately compromised their<br />
ability to provide applicants with<br />
fair and accurate feedback.<br />
“It was said members often felt<br />
feedback was subjective to the<br />
person giving it and that it was<br />
difficult to understand what was<br />
being told with some members<br />
not comfortable hearing feedback<br />
from someone who was not a sworn<br />
member of the Force,” Chris said.<br />
Focus group participants also<br />
raised a number of issues in relation<br />
to the <strong>Police</strong> Appeals Board (PAB).<br />
A large majority of members<br />
said they believed appeals were<br />
increasing as members saw it as an<br />
opportunity to get a fresh hearing<br />
as they felt they weren’t getting the<br />
opportunity at the KSC stage to ‘sell<br />
themselves’.<br />
It was believed that as feedback<br />
was not appropriate, or not<br />
occurring at all, members are<br />
appealing as they don’t know why<br />
the missed out. It was said members<br />
are also automatically appealing<br />
to anyone junior to them.<br />
“All participants complained<br />
that the only referee checks which<br />
were being undertaken were those<br />
of the selected applicant, with too<br />
much emphasis being placed on the<br />
curriculum vitae and interview”,<br />
said Chris<br />
Members were asked what they<br />
believed needed to occur to address<br />
the key issue surrounding the<br />
transfer and promotion process.<br />
Without exception, every focus<br />
group believed there should be<br />
a return to some sort of prequalifying<br />
system that enabled<br />
members to demonstrate their<br />
knowledge and skills as well<br />
as requiring a clear commitment<br />
to the position.<br />
<strong>The</strong> information gleaned from the<br />
focus groups will be complemented<br />
by a survey of the workforce and<br />
an analysis of both interstate and<br />
international models with the<br />
review expected to conclude by the<br />
end of December.<br />
<strong>The</strong> review’s working group will<br />
then analyse all the data leading<br />
to recommendations for change.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> will<br />
provide a further update to<br />
members on the progress of this<br />
review in due course.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> Exclusive<br />
<strong>The</strong> Mick Miller story continues<br />
In the second part of our<br />
exclusive interview with former<br />
Chief Commissioner S. I. ‘Mick’<br />
Miller, he speaks candidly about<br />
his early police experiences and<br />
the reasons behind his decision<br />
to pursue a career as a detective,<br />
which eventually saw him<br />
graduate from the prestigious<br />
Federal Bureau of Investigation<br />
National Academy in the USA. He<br />
also sheds light on his frustrated<br />
efforts during the 1940s to curb<br />
illegal betting on horse racing<br />
and his ultimate selection to lead<br />
the highly successful Gaming<br />
(Special Duties) Branch, known<br />
as ‘<strong>The</strong> Incorruptibles’.<br />
S. I. ‘Mick’ Miller is the state’s<br />
most respected police officer, past<br />
or present and speaks exclusively<br />
to police historian and long-time<br />
friend, Dr Robert Haldane in <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Journal</strong>.<br />
We are proud to present this<br />
special report on this remarkable<br />
man. <strong>The</strong> S. I. ‘Mick’ Miller story<br />
continues on page 12.<br />
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8 Legal News<br />
When is the best time to contact<br />
your Discipline/Legal Section?<br />
<strong>The</strong> Discipline/Legal Section often receives calls from members seeking advice and<br />
guidance on what to do when they are the subject of a discipline investigation. <strong>The</strong><br />
most common comment that we receive from members is “I wish I had called you<br />
earlier”. So when is the best time to call the Discipline/Legal Section?<br />
If you are the subject of a<br />
discipline investigation, as<br />
distinct from answering a<br />
criminal allegation, the best time<br />
to contact Discipline/Legal team<br />
is when you first become aware<br />
that the investigation is underway.<br />
<strong>The</strong> initial approach about<br />
a discipline investigation may<br />
simply be a conversation with<br />
your supervisor informing you<br />
that you are to be approached<br />
by investigators from the<br />
Ethical Standards Department,<br />
or it may be a telephone call from<br />
the Ethical Standards Department<br />
(ESD) investigator.<br />
You will benefit from making<br />
early contact with the Discipline/<br />
Legal section. <strong>The</strong> Legal/Discipline<br />
Advocates will provide advice on<br />
your rights and responsibilities<br />
should you be the subject of an<br />
interview under Section 86Q of the<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Regulation Act 1958. <strong>The</strong>y will<br />
be able to explain the processes<br />
and impacts on you should you be<br />
the subject of suspension and the<br />
alternatives that could be imposed<br />
on you other than suspension,<br />
such as being<br />
directed to<br />
take leave or<br />
a transfer to<br />
other duties.<br />
<strong>The</strong> advocates<br />
will also<br />
prepare a ‘Letter<br />
of Authority’<br />
authorising<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong><br />
to receive any<br />
or all of the<br />
correspondence<br />
relating to<br />
your discipline<br />
process.<br />
It is imperative<br />
that you contact<br />
a discipline<br />
advocate prior<br />
to any interview.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are<br />
certain statutory<br />
obligations<br />
that as the<br />
interviewee<br />
you must abide<br />
by. <strong>The</strong>re are<br />
also certain<br />
responsibilities<br />
under the <strong>Police</strong><br />
Regulation<br />
Act 1958 that<br />
investigators<br />
must comply<br />
with. It is important for you to have<br />
that knowledge.<br />
Under the provisions of the <strong>Police</strong><br />
Regulation Act 1958, when members<br />
are the subject of a discipline<br />
investigation, there are alternatives<br />
to suspension. You need to know of<br />
the impact of such action during<br />
the early stages of the process<br />
and your discipline advocates can<br />
advise you.<br />
We often hear that members are<br />
told by the ESD investigators that<br />
they are being suspended at the<br />
end of their interview, only to be<br />
visited at their home some days<br />
later by the investigators, where<br />
formal service of suspension<br />
documentation is made.<br />
We appreciate that being the<br />
subject of a discipline investigation<br />
can and will be stressful and<br />
attendance by ESD investigators to<br />
members’ homes for that purpose,<br />
all be it well intended, will add to<br />
the stresses that members are under.<br />
This situation can be avoided by<br />
providing the ‘Letter of Authority’<br />
so your discipline advocate will<br />
receive the documentation relating<br />
to your matter.<br />
<strong>The</strong> ‘Letter of Authority’ will allow<br />
your advocate to liaise with the<br />
investigator on your behalf and<br />
receive any notices of direction,<br />
suspension documents and any<br />
brief of evidence material that may<br />
ultimately come into existence.<br />
Early contact will also allow us to<br />
put you in contact with our Welfare<br />
Officer or our external counseling<br />
services should the stresses of the<br />
processes be taking there toll.<br />
Remember early contact with your<br />
<strong>Association</strong> can only help you.<br />
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IR News<br />
9<br />
Warragul members win fight<br />
to save their variable roster<br />
Warragul members have been rewarded by their firm stance last month by having<br />
successfully warded off attempts by the Force to unilaterally impose an 8-hour roster<br />
upon them to replace their variable roster.<br />
Following much debate and<br />
negotiation between the<br />
<strong>Association</strong> and the Force in<br />
relation to this matter, Warragul<br />
police station has recently had a<br />
new variable roster business case<br />
approved by Region 5, resulting<br />
in a resumption of its variable<br />
roster from 11 October.<br />
It is hoped this outcome will<br />
ultimately pave the way for a<br />
restoration of variable rosters in<br />
one form or other at those stations<br />
which had previously worked them<br />
until their recent termination by<br />
the Force.<br />
<strong>The</strong> variable roster dispute<br />
has been an ongoing issue for<br />
several months.<br />
Following the decision by the<br />
Full Bench of the then Australian<br />
Industrial Relations Commission<br />
in April this year, variable hours<br />
rosters at both Hastings and<br />
Rosebud <strong>Police</strong> Stations were<br />
terminated.<br />
This decision led the Victoria<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Force to unilaterally<br />
terminate variable-hours rosters<br />
at a number of country police<br />
stations throughout the state<br />
even though, in the <strong>Association</strong>’s<br />
view and in the view of the vast<br />
majority of members affected, these<br />
changes were unnecessary and<br />
uncalled for.<br />
During September, the<br />
<strong>Association</strong> visited the majority<br />
of stations threatened with<br />
termination of their variable-hour<br />
roster to explain the ramifications<br />
of the decision of the Force to<br />
terminate many variable hours<br />
rosters as from 27 September<br />
<strong>2009</strong>. At these meetings, it was<br />
explained that it was now a matter<br />
for members at each variable hours<br />
roster workplace to determine<br />
collectively whether they would<br />
continue to work a variable hours<br />
roster which would be at odds with<br />
an instruction by the Force.<br />
Of the 14 workplaces visited, our<br />
members at Warragul <strong>Police</strong> Station,<br />
with the support of their colleagues<br />
at Morwell, Traralgon and Sale<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Stations, determined that<br />
they would continue to work their<br />
variable-hours roster despite an<br />
instruction to the contrary. Whilst<br />
the members enjoyed the full<br />
support of the <strong>Association</strong>, it was<br />
ultimately their decision and we<br />
applaud the efforts of our Warragul<br />
Courtesy Warragul & Drouin Gazette.<br />
members. <strong>The</strong>se members sent<br />
a clear message that they were<br />
not going to be unfairly pushed<br />
around by an employer with an<br />
unreasonable agenda.<br />
Warragul <strong>Police</strong> Station now has<br />
a new variable-hours roster after<br />
its business case was approved<br />
by Region 5 which began to operate<br />
from 11 October.<br />
<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> Assistant<br />
Secretary, Bruce McKenzie said he<br />
was disappointed that this dispute<br />
had gone as far as it did. “It was<br />
caused by the Force continuing to<br />
ignore the less palatable outcomes<br />
of the Full Bench decision, by<br />
ignoring what members were<br />
telling them, and ignoring the<br />
Certified Agreement which clearly<br />
allows for a variable-hours roster,<br />
determined by the majority of<br />
members at any workplace. <strong>The</strong>re<br />
is no evidence whatsoever that has<br />
been produced to the Commission<br />
or elsewhere, that shows 12-hour<br />
rosters, including night shifts, to be<br />
inherently unsafe”, said Bruce.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Association</strong> intends to further<br />
discuss this matter with the Force,<br />
with a view to bringing about an<br />
outcome to this dispute that meets<br />
the members’ needs, contributes<br />
to their work/life balance and<br />
provides a superior policing service<br />
to the community.<br />
During the course of this dispute,<br />
the <strong>Association</strong> decided that it<br />
would take legal action in the<br />
Federal Court, and argue that<br />
the Force were in breach of the<br />
Certified Agreement, and acting<br />
against the spirit of the AIRC’s<br />
Full Bench decision.<br />
While success has been<br />
achieved on behalf of Warragul,<br />
this dispute still lingers on<br />
behalf of those members from<br />
other regional locations who<br />
were unilaterally stripped of<br />
their variable-hours roster<br />
against their will.<br />
Bruce McKenzie says that<br />
common sense and a way<br />
forward in this dispute can continue<br />
to prevail without having to resort<br />
to legal action.<br />
“In the wake of the successful<br />
outcome at Warragul, the<br />
<strong>Association</strong> intends to visit<br />
members whose variable rosters<br />
were recently terminated with a<br />
view to re-visiting their dispute<br />
and seeking their instructions on<br />
how they would like us to proceed”,<br />
Bruce said.<br />
Bruce insists that the <strong>Association</strong><br />
will continue to use every avenue to<br />
deliver an outcome to our members<br />
currently working variable-hours<br />
rostering that assists them and<br />
assists their communities.<br />
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Hume booms<br />
But police numbers continue to diminish<br />
Broadmeadows and Craigieburn, in Melbourne’s north are in one of the biggest growth areas<br />
in the state. In recent years the population has tripled and it is still growing, particularly<br />
Craigieburn, but the numbers of police available to serve the community is decreasing.<br />
Members at Craigieburn have<br />
been told that the station<br />
is ‘at strength’ yet it is seven<br />
or eight members down on the<br />
number stationed there 10 years<br />
ago. Broadmeadows is in the<br />
same position. <strong>The</strong>y have lost six<br />
positions since March this year.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y were 17 members better off in<br />
2002. Of the 37 o/rs on the roster 22<br />
are PCETs. At the time of writing,<br />
13 of the PCETs hadn’t completed<br />
the driving school.<br />
Combine this decrease in actual<br />
members on the roster with an<br />
increased workload because of<br />
the growing population and it<br />
is a recipe for disaster.<br />
Craigieburn <strong>Police</strong> Station.<br />
<strong>The</strong> members at Craigieburn<br />
also have to adapt to an eighthour<br />
roster, following the<br />
Force’s mandatory abolition<br />
of variable rosters.<br />
<strong>The</strong> ideal staffing at Craigieburn<br />
is one member in the watch house,<br />
two members on the van and a<br />
supervisor. Preferably there should<br />
be two members in the watch house,<br />
but that is usually not possible.<br />
On weekends a second car is an<br />
imperative on Friday and Saturday<br />
nights up to 2.00 am and on Sunday<br />
afternoon. When possible an extra<br />
car works on Monday to Friday from<br />
1.00 pm to 9.00 pm. A recent roster<br />
could only provide a second car on<br />
two days in the fortnight, due to the<br />
lack of members available.<br />
At Broadmeadows, because of the<br />
‘A’ Category cells, there must always<br />
be two members and a supervisor<br />
in the watch house as well as the<br />
van crews. Shifts are staggered<br />
with members beginning at 7.00<br />
am, 9.00 am and 1.00 pm to ensure<br />
there is a van on the road and<br />
sufficient troops to cover the watch<br />
house shifts and to put a second car<br />
on the road during peak periods.<br />
<strong>The</strong> van crews in both areas go<br />
from job to job, with very little time<br />
for proactive patrols. <strong>The</strong> work load<br />
is such in this area that Craigieburn<br />
spends a lot of time backing-up<br />
their colleagues at Broadmeadows.<br />
One member<br />
told <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong><br />
<strong>Journal</strong> that the<br />
Craigieburn van<br />
can spend up<br />
to 30 per cent<br />
of its time on<br />
the road in the<br />
Broadmeadows<br />
response zone.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re’s only<br />
been one<br />
foot patrol in<br />
Broadmeadows<br />
in the past 12 months. Back in 2004<br />
they were a regular occurrence,<br />
particularly around the railway<br />
station and shopping centre.<br />
Domestic violence is a<br />
major problem in both areas.<br />
Broadmeadows has the second<br />
highest domestic violence rate in<br />
the state and only one dedicated<br />
family violence officer. Members<br />
told <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Journal</strong><br />
that they can do the paperwork<br />
required in their sleep; they’ve<br />
completed the forms so often.<br />
And the story is the same in<br />
Craigieburn. “<strong>The</strong> number of<br />
domestics we have on a Sunday<br />
afternoon is extraordinary,” says<br />
one member from Craigieburn.<br />
More senior members will<br />
remember when the 251 supervisor<br />
always had a driver and was<br />
available to respond to calls as<br />
well as supervise the crews on<br />
the road. A member at Craigieburn<br />
says that the 251 unit always<br />
works one-up and for this reason<br />
does not respond to jobs. On one<br />
occasion the 251 was in a standoff<br />
with a violent offender. He<br />
called in ‘Code 9’ and had to wait<br />
22 minutes before help arrived.<br />
“It’s just too dangerous out there<br />
to respond to jobs on your own,”<br />
one member says.<br />
Like so many stations, corro shifts<br />
are extremely rare at Craigieburn<br />
and Broadmeadows. Members have<br />
to find time to do their corro during<br />
shifts, on quiet night shifts or in<br />
their own time. It is something that<br />
causes stress for many. “If members<br />
get behind we have to roster them<br />
on for a corro shift,” says one<br />
member at Craigieburn, “but that<br />
is a rarity. Members just get their<br />
corro done, quite often on their<br />
own time.”<br />
A matrix of Broadmeadows’<br />
rosters from November 2008 until<br />
August this year showed that<br />
members had, on average, 1.6 corro<br />
days over the nine-month period.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> trouble is, even if you do get<br />
a corro day and something comes<br />
up you have to respond. <strong>The</strong>re<br />
aren’t enough people to make<br />
sure you can get your corro done<br />
uninterrupted,” says a member.<br />
Rostering when there aren’t any<br />
spare bodies available is a tricky<br />
business. With creative rostering<br />
members at Craigieburn get at<br />
least every third weekend off, and<br />
sometimes every second weekend<br />
off. Those in charge of the rosters<br />
also try and avoid the quick<br />
change over and do their best to<br />
accommodate members’ requests<br />
for days off.<br />
Quick change overs are a reality<br />
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at Broadmeadows but when<br />
members come off the seven-night<br />
night shift they get a minimum<br />
break of nine hours.<br />
One Broadmeadows member<br />
told the <strong>Journal</strong> that he had seen<br />
Craigieburn are both good places<br />
to work. <strong>The</strong> success rate they have<br />
speaks for itself. <strong>The</strong> members<br />
thrive on the hard work, but they<br />
do spend most shifts just working<br />
the van or in the watch house.<br />
One thing all the members stress is that<br />
despite the shortage of numbers Broadmeadows<br />
and Craigieburn are both good places to work.<br />
<strong>The</strong> success rate they have speaks for itself.<br />
a 10-week roster structured by<br />
the Force and described it as “a<br />
disgrace”. “<strong>The</strong> roster allowed<br />
for two weekends off over the 10<br />
weeks. That just isn’t fair. You work<br />
members like that and they go sick.”<br />
Sick leave puts the roster under<br />
extreme pressure. When members<br />
have court or OSTT it “struggles”.<br />
And what if someone does go sick?<br />
“We do the best we can with what<br />
we’ve got.”<br />
One thing all the members<br />
stress is that despite the shortage<br />
of numbers Broadmeadows and<br />
Task Force Agamemnon targets<br />
theft from motor vehicles and petrol<br />
drive-offs. Members look forward to<br />
the chance to work in this area. A<br />
position on the CIU’s burglary unit<br />
is also highly sort after.<br />
“If we don’t offer our members<br />
these areas they won’t stay, and you<br />
can’t blame them,” said one senior<br />
member at Broadmeadows. “People<br />
stay even when they could leave –<br />
they love the hard work. But when<br />
they do leave it takes far too long for<br />
them to be replaced. This just puts<br />
more pressure on the roster.”<br />
Broadmeadows <strong>Police</strong> Station.<br />
Despite all of this morale at<br />
Craigieburn and Broadmeadows<br />
is good. <strong>The</strong> members give that<br />
little extra to make sure their<br />
communities are well served.<br />
Imagine what they could achieve<br />
with enough troops for major<br />
proactive operations, additional<br />
cars on the road and corro days.<br />
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Cover Story – Mick Miller Exclusive Part 2<br />
Mick Miller<br />
‘<strong>The</strong> Incorruptible’<br />
I am going to form a secret striking squad in almost Commando style… Now, can you suggest<br />
a man capable of leading such a squad? He must be above ordinary intelligence and have<br />
imagination. He must be young and fearless, have sound perception and wits and a high sense<br />
of duty. Last, but not least, his integrity and security must be impeccable. Where do we find this<br />
dedicated, able and incorruptible man?<br />
‘Try Miller’, I replied. ‘Sinclair Imrie Miller – never known as anything but “Mick”.’<br />
(Alan Dower, Deadline, page 131).<br />
After a brief stint at Russell<br />
Street Mick Miller officially<br />
transferred on 22 July 1948<br />
to the Richmond <strong>Police</strong> Station<br />
for ‘beat duty’. Eager to gain<br />
experience, it was his request that<br />
he be transferred to ‘a tough inner<br />
suburban station’. He was posted<br />
to Richmond ahead of his actual<br />
transfer date and soon made his<br />
mark: his ‘first arrest for a criminal<br />
offence’ involved the arrest of two<br />
offenders ‘charged with robbery<br />
with violence … just ten weeks<br />
after my graduation from the<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Depot.’<br />
Although he served at Richmond<br />
for less than a year it was a posting<br />
that was instrumental in shaping<br />
his future career. ‘In my short<br />
time at Richmond, I had been<br />
nominated by the sergeant in<br />
charge to undertake compilation<br />
of the jury roll, to collect annual<br />
agricultural statistics and to collate<br />
all relevant material for the annual<br />
report. <strong>The</strong>se were tedious, time<br />
consuming tasks and hardly front<br />
line police work. On the other hand,<br />
the detectives were helpful and<br />
encouraging to young constables<br />
who could catch thieves, of various<br />
kinds, and hand them over to the<br />
CIB for interview. I decided to make<br />
the CIB my immediate goal’.<br />
And Mick moved swiftly to<br />
achieve his goal. In May 1949 he<br />
was selected for plainclothes duty<br />
with the Special Patrol (CIB) and<br />
in November the same year he was<br />
appointed as a detective. Reflecting<br />
later on his rapid rise, he wryly<br />
observed, ‘Yes, it was possible to<br />
obtain appointment to the CIB on<br />
two years police service! My first<br />
station was Brunswick CIB’.<br />
Mick spent a year at Brunswick CIB<br />
before being selected for duty with<br />
the Homicide Squad in November<br />
1950. It was a much sought after<br />
appointment but one that ended<br />
another aspect of Mick’s life.<br />
In 1948 he had assumed the<br />
position of Drum Major with<br />
the Victoria <strong>Police</strong> Highland<br />
Pipe Band. It was a challenging<br />
role that generated ‘a great<br />
feeling of pride … my family<br />
was delighted’. His appointment<br />
to the Homicide Squad made<br />
continued involvement with the<br />
band impossible and after his<br />
‘transfer to the Homicide Squad<br />
was confirmed on 1 March 1951’<br />
he resigned from the band.<br />
On 17 May 1952, Mick married<br />
Beverley Smith, who was an<br />
Auxiliary <strong>Police</strong>woman at the<br />
Transport Branch and, when<br />
Mick was not otherwise occupied,<br />
they worked together designing<br />
and building their own home at<br />
Mount Waverley.<br />
Mick spent four years with the<br />
Homicide Squad, during which<br />
time he was commended five times.<br />
In the cryptic jargon of the police<br />
personnel record system, Mick was<br />
described by his superintendent in<br />
1954 as ‘Well conducted, reliable,<br />
sober, efficient, trustworthy,<br />
painstaking investigator who has<br />
done remarkable work whilst a<br />
member of this Branch particularly<br />
whilst performing Homicide duties’.<br />
Mick left the Homicide Squad<br />
on promotion to Senior Constable<br />
in July 1954 and was transferred<br />
to his old hunting grounds at<br />
Richmond for ‘section duty’. A<br />
period of service at Richmond again<br />
prove propitious for Mick, when<br />
in 1956, whilst still stationed at<br />
Richmond, he was chosen to head<br />
a new squad named the Gaming<br />
(Special Duties) Branch.<br />
Early in his career he had<br />
‘displayed a propensity to chase<br />
street bookmakers’ although his<br />
efforts were sometimes thwarted<br />
‘by sub officers who wouldn’t let<br />
me and others like me out of the<br />
station on race days’.<br />
In 1956 there were no such<br />
impediments to his efforts to<br />
curb illegal betting on horse<br />
racing. He was allowed to<br />
select his own team of ten men:<br />
dubbed by Alan Dower, Chief<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Reporter at the Herald,<br />
‘<strong>The</strong> Incorruptibles’ they were<br />
subsequently ‘highly commended<br />
for the very able manner in which<br />
they suppressed illegal gaming<br />
in the metropolitan area’.<br />
Following his extremely successful<br />
period of special gaming duties,<br />
Mick served as a detective subofficer<br />
at Prahran CIB and as<br />
officer-in-charge of the Vice<br />
Squad, before being appointed on<br />
1 January 1966 as officer-in-charge<br />
of the Detective Training School.<br />
In addition to his Homicide Squad<br />
commendations Mick received a<br />
further five commendatory entries<br />
and a Chief Commissioner’s<br />
Certificate for his work in these<br />
other areas.<br />
Awarded a Churchill Fellowship<br />
in 1966, Mick spent five months<br />
overseas in 1967 undertaking<br />
an extensive study of detective<br />
training and criminal investigation<br />
techniques in the United States<br />
of America, the United Kingdom,<br />
France, Hong Kong and the<br />
Philippines. He was the first<br />
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Australian policeman to be<br />
awarded a Churchill Fellowship.<br />
Mick’s overseas experience taught<br />
him ‘that Victoria <strong>Police</strong> were, at<br />
least, as good as any others. It was<br />
a wonderful opportunity to make<br />
comparisons and demonstrated<br />
that any differences were of degree,<br />
rather than kind … <strong>Police</strong> may<br />
be organised differently, trained<br />
differently and equipped differently,<br />
but still do the same job. <strong>Police</strong><br />
organisations are only as good<br />
as the people who comprise them<br />
and those who lead them. Policing<br />
needs strong leadership if it is to<br />
achieve its objectives’.<br />
In 1967, as part of his overseas<br />
study tour, Mick completed the<br />
Federal Bureau of Investigation<br />
first when, from January to June<br />
1971, he attended the 8 th Senior<br />
Command Course at ‘Bramshill’,<br />
the British National <strong>Police</strong> College.<br />
In ‘order to be eligible to attend<br />
Bramshill and only while out of<br />
Australia’ he ‘was promoted to<br />
brevet Chief Inspector’ but was<br />
‘Promoted to Inspector, in the<br />
normal course of events, while<br />
attending Bramshill’.<br />
Among its other virtues Mick later<br />
noted of his Bramshill experience<br />
that ‘Perhaps the greatest benefit<br />
of the Senior Command Course was<br />
in providing opportunities to take<br />
a global view of the police service,<br />
the problems with which societies<br />
are confronted and how solutions<br />
to those problems may be devised<br />
that of an Assistant Commissioner<br />
with the Victoria <strong>Police</strong>: ‘<strong>The</strong><br />
necessity for police leaders to<br />
think on their feet and the ability<br />
to quickly analyse problems and<br />
situations and to devise remedial<br />
responses is one of the great<br />
benefits this course confers upon its<br />
students. Shortly after my return<br />
to Australia, I was called up to the<br />
office of the Chief Secretary, the<br />
Minister responsible for police.<br />
Without any warning, the Minister<br />
said to me, “Congratulations Mr<br />
Assistant Commissioner. Now tell<br />
me how you propose to manage<br />
the Operations Department of the<br />
police force.” My Bramshill training<br />
immediately clicked in and I gave<br />
the Minister a succinct response on<br />
Mick Miller with his wife, Bev. Mick Miller – 1948.<br />
Mick Miller – 1971.<br />
Chief Commissioner Mick Miller. Mick Miller – 1949.<br />
National Academy Course in the<br />
USA. It was ‘a clever amalgam of<br />
teaching, tactical and technical<br />
skills … Graduation at the FBI<br />
National Academy was regarded<br />
as the most prestigious qualification<br />
in US law enforcement’.<br />
<strong>The</strong> first Australian to complete<br />
the course, he passed with<br />
distinction and was rated by<br />
the FBI, ‘the most outstanding<br />
representative we have ever had<br />
at our Academy from outside the<br />
United States. Not only was his<br />
work superior and his research<br />
paper rated the most substantive<br />
and expert rendition ever to be<br />
submitted at the Academy, but he<br />
is regarded with pride as one of<br />
our own’.<br />
‘One of the most useful<br />
lessons’ learned by Mick at the<br />
Academy ‘was the application<br />
of objective style testing to police<br />
examinations … On return to<br />
Victoria, I immediately embarked<br />
upon the task of converting the<br />
entire Detective Training School<br />
syllabus to objective style testing,<br />
complemented by conventional<br />
standard fact-situation<br />
investigation assignments’.<br />
Not one to rest on his laurels,<br />
Mick created another Australian<br />
compatible with the best interests<br />
of all concerned’.<br />
<strong>The</strong> course commandant<br />
described Mick as ‘an officer<br />
of impressive quality’ qualified<br />
‘for chief officer rank, which he<br />
will hold with distinction’. Adding<br />
that ‘His mind is alert, enquiring<br />
and penetrating, and he has an<br />
insatiable appetite for knowledge<br />
of all aspects of police work’.<br />
Mick’s Bramshill experience<br />
‘served to reinforce impressions’<br />
that he ‘had formed in the US.<br />
Most significantly was the view that<br />
systems and procedures can be<br />
managed, but people need to be led<br />
– preferably by example. And that<br />
all good leaders are good managers,<br />
but not all good managers are good<br />
leaders. Management may be about<br />
inanimate objects but leadership is<br />
always about people’.<br />
Mick didn’t have to wait<br />
long to put his knowledge and<br />
qualifications into practise.<br />
He ‘returned to Australia on<br />
11 September 1971 and was<br />
appointed Assistant Commissioner<br />
(Operations) on 11 October 1971,<br />
two days before [his] 45 th birthday’.<br />
<strong>The</strong> timing and manner of his<br />
promotion provided the perfect<br />
segue from the world of Bramshill to<br />
optimisation of resources, to which<br />
he replied, “Sounds good to me. Now<br />
let’s see if you can put it into action.”<br />
I breathed a sigh of relief and a silent<br />
prayer of appreciation to Bramshill<br />
and its Senior Command Course’.<br />
That challenge met and cleared,<br />
Mick set about putting his learning<br />
and ideas into action…<br />
Dr Robert Haldane<br />
Mick Miller Part III<br />
– next month<br />
Next month, in the final article<br />
in the Mick Miller series,<br />
Mick provides a candid and<br />
personal insight into his rise<br />
to the position of Assistant<br />
Commissioner (Operations)<br />
in 1971, followed by his<br />
elevation to the post of Chief<br />
Commissioner in 1977. He<br />
touches upon a number of his<br />
many innovations and reforms<br />
and also speaks openly about<br />
his testing jousts with <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>: reminding<br />
us all that life is very much a<br />
case of ‘Roosters today, feather<br />
dusters tomorrow’.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Association</strong>’s Greg Davies, Brian Rix, Bruce<br />
McKenzie Kaye Murphy and Executive member Karl<br />
David march to the memorial.<br />
Remembrance Day<br />
A tribute to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice<br />
Hundreds of people gathered at the <strong>Police</strong> Memorial in St Kilda Road to commemorate<br />
National <strong>Police</strong> Remembrance Day on September 29.<br />
Ian Silk.<br />
Wendy and Frank Tynan.<br />
Before the service, led by Senior<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Chaplain Reverend<br />
Dr John Broughton, police<br />
marched down St Kilda Road.<br />
Recruits still undergoing their<br />
training at the Academy and<br />
members of the Retired <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> joined police of all<br />
ranks. <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> Secretary<br />
Greg Davies, Assistant Secretary<br />
Bruce McKenzie and President<br />
Brian Rix were joined by members<br />
of the Executive.<br />
At the memorial members<br />
of the public joined the friends<br />
and relatives of those police<br />
who have been killed on duty<br />
to venerate their sacrifice.<br />
Among the crowd were members<br />
of our ‘Blue Ribbon Families’, those<br />
who loved ones were murdered.<br />
Gary Silk and Rodney Miller’s<br />
families were there as were Angela<br />
Taylor and Stephen Tynan’s.<br />
Other faces in the crowd<br />
included Jeannie Pratt, widow<br />
of businessman Richard Pratt,<br />
Emergency Services Commissioner<br />
Bruce Esplin and senior members<br />
of the Country Fire Authority.<br />
Reverend Dr John Broughton<br />
offered sincere sympathy to the<br />
families and friends. “We extend<br />
to you a bond of affection that<br />
goes beyond words.”<br />
Chief Commissioner Simon<br />
Overland thanked those present for<br />
acknowledging those who have been<br />
killed. He said that all Victorians<br />
were grateful that no police had<br />
been killed on duty this year.<br />
Ian Silk, the brother of murdered<br />
policeman Gary Silk delivered<br />
the National Remembrance<br />
Day Address. <strong>The</strong> edited address<br />
appears on page 16 of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> <strong>Journal</strong>.<br />
Wreaths of remembrance were<br />
laid at the memorial by many<br />
groups including <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> Secretary Greg Davies,<br />
David Mann and Neil Soullier<br />
from the Blue Ribbon Foundation,<br />
Phil Parson from the Retired<br />
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Photography by gregnoakes.com<br />
Gary Silk’s family.<br />
Rev. Dr John Broughton.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Shrine Guard.<br />
Executive members Diane Wilson and Gerard de<br />
Vries march to the memorial.<br />
Above: Marilyn<br />
and Arthur Taylor.<br />
Right: Emergency<br />
services<br />
representatives.<br />
Left: Rodney Miller’s<br />
widow, Carmel.<br />
Below: Greg Davies<br />
reflects on fallen<br />
colleagues.<br />
<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> and Mrs Loreen<br />
Thompson on behalf of <strong>Police</strong><br />
Legacy. Loreen’s husband, Sergeant<br />
Russell Thompson, was killed on<br />
duty on September 9, 1987.<br />
Meanwhile, in Canberra<br />
representatives of police forces<br />
and unions from across Australia<br />
gathered at the National <strong>Police</strong><br />
Memorial on the banks of Lake<br />
Burley Griffin. Among those<br />
gathered were 90 legatees from<br />
Victoria. <strong>The</strong>se widows of police<br />
travelled to the national capital by<br />
bus spending several days getting<br />
to know each other and renewing<br />
friendships formed when their<br />
husbands were in the job.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Presidents of each of the<br />
police associations and unions laid<br />
a wreath, including our President<br />
Brian Rix.<br />
A most moving part of the<br />
ceremony was Melinda Schneider<br />
singing her song Courageous in<br />
honour of her father, Sgt James<br />
Bean, who served in the NSW <strong>Police</strong><br />
Force for more than 40 years, and<br />
passed away in 2003 following a<br />
battle with cancer.<br />
As the sun set the Wall of<br />
Remembrance was illuminated,<br />
highlighting the names added since<br />
last National <strong>Police</strong> Remembrance<br />
Day. <strong>The</strong>se names included 10<br />
historic additions from Tasmania,<br />
some dating back to 1817.<br />
Those who have died are in<br />
our hearts every day. We publicly<br />
honour them on National <strong>Police</strong><br />
Remembrance Day.<br />
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Remembrance Day Address<br />
“Paying the price”<br />
This year’s Remembrance Day Address was delivered by Ian Silk, whose brother<br />
Sergeant Gary Silk was murdered in 1998. This is an edited version of his address.<br />
At the outset I would note<br />
that this is an especially<br />
poignant day for my family<br />
and the family of Rod Miller. My<br />
brother Sergeant Gary Silk and his<br />
colleague Senior Constable Rod<br />
Miller were murdered whilst on<br />
duty on 16 August 1998.<br />
Whilst we wish with all of our<br />
hearts that they had not paid the<br />
ultimate price – all of Gary’s and<br />
Rod’s family and friends, along with<br />
the family and friends of all other<br />
police officers who have paid the<br />
ultimate price – appreciate National<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Remembrance Day and<br />
Blue Ribbon Day. For all of us, it is<br />
great to see the whole community<br />
remember and pay tribute to the<br />
151 Victoria <strong>Police</strong> members who<br />
have lost their lives in pursuit of<br />
their commitment to protect us and<br />
our community.<br />
20 years ago this week the then<br />
Hawthorn football club coach Allan<br />
Jeans – himself a former police<br />
officer – famously asked his players<br />
at half-time in the 1989 Grand<br />
Final against Geelong – “Are you<br />
prepared to pay the price?”<br />
His question was posed in the<br />
context of whether his players were<br />
prepared to do whatever it took<br />
to win that match. It’s a question<br />
all of us, whether consciously or<br />
subconsciously, ask ourselves every<br />
time we do something. Is the result<br />
I’m seeking worth the effort, time<br />
or money I’m expending? If not<br />
then I won’t bother. Alternatively<br />
we conclude that the goal is worth<br />
paying the price for – whatever the<br />
currency of that price – whether<br />
effort, time, money or whatever.<br />
And this concept of paying<br />
the price is equally relevant at<br />
a broader community level. It’s<br />
particularly relevant on National<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Remembrance Day and Blue<br />
Ribbon Day when we pause to<br />
reflect on the police officers who<br />
have paid the ultimate price in<br />
serving our community.<br />
We know that one of the bedrocks<br />
of a civilised society is law and<br />
order. We also know that law and<br />
order doesn’t occur automatically.<br />
We have to work at it.<br />
<strong>The</strong> very notion of a<br />
fundamentally law-abiding<br />
community relies on an efficient,<br />
honest and dedicated police<br />
force. And of course at its core<br />
in this State are the men and<br />
women who constitute Victoria<br />
<strong>Police</strong> – especially those at the<br />
front line who are the first shield<br />
between a civilised community<br />
and illegal activity.<br />
Ian Silk.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Victorian <strong>Police</strong> Force was<br />
formally established in 1853. Since<br />
that time 112 police officers have<br />
been accidentally killed in the<br />
line of duty. That’s a police officer<br />
accidentally dying in the execution<br />
of their duty every 17 months or<br />
so. That’s the very significant price<br />
that the police force – and our<br />
community – are paying for living<br />
in an overwhelmingly peaceful and<br />
law-abiding community.<br />
Perhaps even more alarming is<br />
that a further 30 odd police officers<br />
have been feloniously slain. Or in<br />
the more common terminology,<br />
they have been murdered in the<br />
execution of their duties. Since 1853<br />
an average of one officer has been<br />
murdered on duty every five years.<br />
One officer murdered on duty every<br />
five years.<br />
And the average age of these<br />
murdered officers has been just 29<br />
years of age. What a price paid.<br />
This really drives home the<br />
message about the price paid by<br />
the police force and the broader<br />
community for the terrific<br />
community that we live in.<br />
Whenever a police officer loses<br />
their life on duty – especially when<br />
a police officer is murdered on duty<br />
– we don’t just shrug our shoulders<br />
and mutter “Oh well, that’s just the<br />
price we pay.”<br />
Instead our community is shocked,<br />
and in the case of murdered police<br />
officers angered. And we empathise<br />
with and seek to support the<br />
members of Victoria police in the<br />
knowledge that they are paying<br />
this price for us.<br />
We acknowledge those Victorian<br />
police officers who have lost their<br />
lives in their role of protecting<br />
our community – and we thank<br />
them, and we honour them and we<br />
remember them.<br />
This brings me to my second point<br />
about how the broader community<br />
is increasingly public in its show of<br />
support for Victoria <strong>Police</strong> when one<br />
of its members loses their life on<br />
duty, or when a member of Victoria<br />
<strong>Police</strong> pays the ultimate price on<br />
behalf of the rest of the community.<br />
<strong>The</strong> activities of the Blue Ribbon<br />
Foundation have built on the earlier<br />
work of people who have wanted<br />
to both create lasting legacies to<br />
remember those who have paid<br />
the ultimate price, and to show<br />
currently serving members that<br />
the community greatly appreciates<br />
their work.<br />
<strong>The</strong> community is gradually<br />
appreciating and publicly<br />
recognising the rather obvious<br />
point that Victoria <strong>Police</strong> are there<br />
for us. <strong>The</strong> sacrifices they make,<br />
the price they pay – including on<br />
those dreadful occasions when the<br />
ultimate price is paid – they are<br />
doing so for us.<br />
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Finance<br />
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<strong>Police</strong> Credit – supporting<br />
members’ welfare<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Credit is a member focused, financially responsible organisation that focuses<br />
on helping all members to build a secure financial future.<br />
We are fully owned by our<br />
members, so all profits are<br />
channelled directly back<br />
into providing our members with<br />
quality products and services. And<br />
we are secure – like other Australian<br />
banking organisations, we are<br />
strictly regulated by the Australian<br />
Prudential Regulation Authority<br />
and the Australian Security and<br />
Investments Commission.<br />
Back in 1974, <strong>Police</strong> Credit was<br />
established by senior serving<br />
police officers who discovered that<br />
colleagues at the time could not<br />
access affordable finance because<br />
their job was viewed as hazardous<br />
and uncertain. <strong>The</strong> objectives set by<br />
those officers more than 30 years<br />
ago are still in place today – to<br />
encourage members to save, to<br />
promote cooperative enterprise, to<br />
provide programs and services that<br />
assist members to meet financial,<br />
economic and social needs, and to<br />
promote, encourage and develop<br />
members and the community.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se objectives are very different<br />
from the objectives of other finance<br />
providers, which are usually to<br />
generate profits for shareholders.<br />
Apart from offering our members<br />
quality products and services, we<br />
are also actively involved in their<br />
welfare. As you know, many police<br />
officers face stress, debilitating<br />
injury, marital conflict, divorce,<br />
gambling and alcohol related<br />
issues. <strong>The</strong>se matters can also lead<br />
to or are exacerbated by financial<br />
difficulties, and that’s where we<br />
step in to help.<br />
Serving police are often referred<br />
to us by the Victoria <strong>Police</strong><br />
Organisational Welfare, the <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong>, <strong>Police</strong> Legacy and<br />
supervising officers aware of the<br />
problems an individual police<br />
officer may be facing. Inevitably,<br />
because of the personal and<br />
sensitive nature of these matters,<br />
the work we do to assist police<br />
members is not publicised and<br />
so not widely recognised. It can<br />
include individual counselling, and<br />
advice on things like budgeting,<br />
money management, debt<br />
consolidation and selecting the<br />
right loan and card products.<br />
“<strong>Police</strong> Credit is all about our<br />
members, and we see welfare as<br />
an integral part of our services,”<br />
said Peter Kempster, CEO of <strong>Police</strong><br />
Credit. “So too is our responding<br />
to members’ feedback, which we<br />
always welcome. We are currently<br />
conducting a member survey and<br />
the results of this survey will inform<br />
all our future planning.”<br />
“In fact, we’ve just introduced<br />
our new Premium Home Loan<br />
Package, a loan option that gives<br />
members greater savings on<br />
interest and insurance, because<br />
our members asked for a product<br />
with those features.”<br />
On a broader scale, <strong>Police</strong> Credit<br />
is also proud to provide sponsorship<br />
to organisations that foster the<br />
human and social development<br />
of police members, including<br />
Victoria <strong>Police</strong> Legacy, the <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong>, the Victoria <strong>Police</strong><br />
Amateur Sports and Welfare Society,<br />
the Retired <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
and the Past and Present Women<br />
<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>. We are proud<br />
to support their good work.<br />
“None of this would be possible<br />
without strong and growing<br />
member support that enables us to<br />
continue to grow and provide first<br />
class financial services to all police<br />
members,” said Peter. “We very<br />
much appreciate that continued<br />
support and look forward to helping<br />
our members build their finances<br />
into the future.”<br />
If you would like to speak to a PC<br />
Member Relationship Manager about<br />
your finances, please call Jenny Ayres<br />
9268 9296, Erica Matthews 9268 9244<br />
or Brendan Gamze 9268 9213.<br />
Get active!<br />
Get active in your <strong>Association</strong>, speak to your<br />
Delegate or go to the website<br />
Ph: (03) 9495 6899 Fax: (03) 9495 6933<br />
Freecall: 1800 800 537<br />
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Potential asbestos exposure<br />
during the Victorian bushfires<br />
<strong>The</strong> February <strong>2009</strong> bushfires in Victoria left many homes and buildings damaged.<br />
<strong>The</strong> likelihood that some of these<br />
homes and buildings contained<br />
asbestos products is high.<br />
Emergency service workers,<br />
including police, may have<br />
unknowingly been exposed<br />
to asbestos dust and fibres in<br />
the course of their emergency<br />
relief work.<br />
Inhalation to asbestos could have<br />
possibly occurred from;<br />
• Searching through the debris<br />
of burnt buildings;<br />
• Breaking through walls to gain<br />
access; and<br />
• Breaking up building<br />
materials such as flat asbestos<br />
cement sheeting (also known<br />
as fibro sheeting) and<br />
corrugated sheeting.<br />
Although most building materials<br />
were degraded by the fires the risk<br />
of inhaling disturbed asbestos dust<br />
and fibres remains.<br />
If you think you may have<br />
inhaled asbestos dust and fibres it is<br />
important to register this exposure.<br />
Not everyone who has been<br />
exposed to asbestos will develop<br />
an asbestos related condition.<br />
Registering your details and<br />
exposure now will however greatly<br />
assist you or your family members<br />
if action is needed in the future.<br />
Contact Dominic Smith on 1800 555<br />
615 to register your details on the<br />
Slater & Gordon National Asbestos<br />
Register, for further information<br />
and to receive a free Asbestos<br />
Disease brochure.<br />
Slater & Gordon also have<br />
a lawyer visiting the <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> offices on a fortnightly<br />
basis if you wish to make an<br />
appointment<br />
to speak<br />
to them<br />
regarding<br />
asbestos<br />
or another<br />
legal issue.<br />
Running for a safe climate<br />
<strong>Police</strong> on duty at the scenes of Black Saturday fires are this month taking action over<br />
their concerns about climate change by participating in a 6000 kilometre run.<br />
<strong>The</strong> director of the organisation<br />
Safe Climate Australia,<br />
Brendan Condon, says the<br />
police runners are taking part in<br />
a “unique world project”, the first<br />
event of its type just for emergency<br />
services workers, the frontline of<br />
any future climate-related disaster.<br />
<strong>The</strong> “Run For a Safe Climate” team<br />
includes nine Victoria <strong>Police</strong> Force<br />
members, fire fighters, paramedics,<br />
SES workers, park rangers and<br />
military personnel. <strong>The</strong>y set off on<br />
November 2 to run down Australia’s<br />
eastern seaboard. From their start<br />
at Cooktown they are travelling<br />
through areas identified as<br />
threatened by global warming such<br />
as the Daintree rainforest, <strong>The</strong> Great<br />
Barrier Reef, alpine regions and the<br />
Murray-Darling river system.<br />
After Black Saturday, one of the<br />
runners, Constable Roger McRae<br />
from Melbourne West was on<br />
roadblock duty at Kinglake, having<br />
to stop people entering the fire<br />
scene to look for loved ones. “You<br />
just hated to see it,” he recalls.<br />
Events such as the February fires<br />
have been cited by some as evidence<br />
of climate change and as portents to<br />
future catastrophe. Constable McRae<br />
will be thinking of his five-year old<br />
daughter, Kaelah, while he runs.<br />
“She’s my inspiration. In years to<br />
come I want to be able to say to her ‘I<br />
did this for you and your generation’.”<br />
Senior Constable Anthony<br />
Sullivan, from the Regional<br />
Response Unit, says he has joined<br />
the run to be with like-minded<br />
emergency services workers and to<br />
learn. “<strong>The</strong> idea of visiting some<br />
of Australia’s best and well-known<br />
icons and meeting world experts on<br />
climate change was very exciting.”<br />
Another police runner, Acting<br />
Sergeant Matt Astill from the Force<br />
Response Unit, describes the monthlong<br />
event as a “moving classroom”.<br />
At different places along the route,<br />
there will be community meetings,<br />
with scientists scheduled to deliver<br />
seminars. As well, the runners are<br />
visiting sites such as a wind farm<br />
in western Victoria, a solar-thermal<br />
project in Mildura and a geothermal<br />
project in Queensland.<br />
Safe Climate Australia is a not-forprofit<br />
organisation, bringing together<br />
scientists, business leaders and<br />
academics in a two-year research<br />
project aimed at turning Australia<br />
into a clean energy economy.<br />
<strong>The</strong> run is due to end on November<br />
29 in Melbourne. If you would<br />
like to sponsor the runners and<br />
support a safe climate go to http://<br />
www.safeclimateaustralia.<br />
org/support-safe-climateaustralia/donate-to-safeclimate-australia/<br />
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Victoria <strong>Police</strong> Legacy<br />
How you can help<br />
Victoria <strong>Police</strong> Legacy has been providing on-going support for the families of<br />
deceased members since 1890, but it needs funding to continue is important work.<br />
It is currently helping more than 510 widows and widowers and around 110 children<br />
and young people.<br />
Should a police officer, either<br />
serving or retired, die Victoria<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Legacy is there to help<br />
the spouse/partner and children<br />
who are left behind. Legacy ensures<br />
that no surviving spouse, partner<br />
or child will ever feel forgotten or<br />
in need of support. Support is also<br />
provided to serving or retired police<br />
and their families where a spouse/<br />
partner dies.<br />
Legatees are supported with<br />
counselling, emotional support<br />
and advocacy. Legacy offers advice<br />
and assistance in times of financial<br />
or emotional hardship. It also<br />
organises social activities including<br />
regional lunches and reconnection<br />
days for younger legatees. Career<br />
and education grants ranging from<br />
$750 pa for kindergarten to $5000<br />
pa for university, driving lessons<br />
and advanced driver education is<br />
available for younger legatees. A<br />
range of mature age study grants<br />
are also available for adult legatees.<br />
This year legacy has supported<br />
younger legatees with opportunities<br />
to travel and form bonds with<br />
other legatees. <strong>The</strong>se included the<br />
inaugural Youth Development/Life<br />
Experience overseas trip to Vietnam<br />
for 20 teenage legatees. Thirty-five<br />
younger children were taken on an<br />
educational trip to Perth for five<br />
nights which also allowed for their<br />
parents to take some well earned<br />
respite. In September 90 senior<br />
legatees were taken to Canberra<br />
to take part in the National <strong>Police</strong><br />
Remembrance Day service at the<br />
National <strong>Police</strong> Memorial.<br />
Funding of Legacy is provided<br />
mainly through small fortnightly<br />
tax deductable payroll<br />
contributions from serving police<br />
members. Other funding comes<br />
from Legacy’s Bequests Program<br />
and tax free donations. Legacy<br />
has tax deductible gift recipient<br />
status and is classified as a Public<br />
Benevolent Institution.<br />
Leaving a bequest to <strong>Police</strong><br />
Legacy is an excellent way of<br />
continuing to support your mates’<br />
families; it’s a personal gift of great<br />
importance and a lasting legacy to<br />
your beliefs and values.<br />
If you would like to consider<br />
making a bequest to <strong>Police</strong> Legacy<br />
when you make your Will, or update<br />
your existing one, simply ask your<br />
solicitor to include a bequest to<br />
Victoria <strong>Police</strong> Legacy. <strong>The</strong>re are a<br />
number of ways you can do this:<br />
• When you have made provision<br />
for your family and friends you<br />
may wish to leave the residue<br />
to Victoria <strong>Police</strong> Legacy; or<br />
• You can bequest a specific sum<br />
of money; or<br />
• You can bequest property,<br />
works of art, stocks or shares; or<br />
• You can bequest a portion or<br />
percentage of your estate<br />
Your gift will be used to serve and<br />
support legatees. However, if you<br />
are passionate about a particular<br />
issue, you should contact <strong>Police</strong><br />
Legacy and discuss how your gift<br />
can be used in the way you will be<br />
most proud of.<br />
Chairman of the Victoria <strong>Police</strong><br />
Legacy Board Roger Schranz said<br />
says Legacy provides a large range<br />
of support including regional<br />
lunches, fellowship, and financial<br />
support. Legatees also receive<br />
birthday cards and gifts with young<br />
people receiving a birthday cheque<br />
for $550 on their 18 th and 21 st<br />
birthdays.<br />
“That’s to remind them that<br />
their mum or dad’s mates haven’t<br />
forgotten them. Bequests to<br />
Legacy assist in continuing the<br />
tradition. A bequest is a way of<br />
ensuring that the values you live<br />
by live on - values like compassion,<br />
justice, generosity and a belief in<br />
supporting your mates – colleagues<br />
and most importantly, their<br />
families when loss befalls them.”<br />
If you require more information<br />
about <strong>Police</strong> Legacy contact the<br />
office on 9347 5194 or check out the<br />
website www.policelegacyvic.<br />
org.au. <strong>The</strong>re has never been a better<br />
time to show you care.<br />
How do I gain Legal Assistance?<br />
Rule 75(d) of<br />
<strong>The</strong> Constitution<br />
At the discretion of <strong>The</strong> Executive, members may be granted legal assistance when the members make application<br />
under Article 69(d). Except in urgent cases, ALL addresses pursuant to Article 69(d) will be heard on the FIRST<br />
Tuesday of each month. Because of the requirement of presenting personally before <strong>The</strong> Executive for 69(d)<br />
applications, and that <strong>The</strong> Executive meet regularly on the FIRST Tuesday, time has been allocated on these Tuesdays.<br />
Should you wish to make such an application, please write to the Secretary outlining the reasons for your request and<br />
include any supportive documents and statements so that proper deliberations may ensue. You will be advised of the time<br />
of your appointment with <strong>The</strong> Executive.<br />
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Retired and<br />
Life Members’ Dinner<br />
Farewell and<br />
good luck<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>’s annual Retired and Life Members’ dinner, held in Melbourne<br />
last month, was an evening of celebration of police careers. One hundred and one<br />
members called it a day after a total of 3,483.5 years of service.<br />
<strong>The</strong> longest serving retiree was<br />
Senior Sergeant John Donald<br />
14980. He joined the job on April<br />
2, 1965 and retired on July 7 this<br />
year after 44 years, three months<br />
and five days – what a career!<br />
This year’s dinner was the largest<br />
gathering of retirees in the history<br />
of the <strong>Association</strong>. In welcoming<br />
the retirees <strong>Association</strong> Secretary<br />
Greg Davies pointed out that if the<br />
members’ service was run back-toback<br />
the first member would have<br />
been policing Elizabethan England,<br />
preparing for the arrival of the<br />
Spanish Armada!<br />
On a serious note Greg said an<br />
enormous amount of experience<br />
was being lost to the Victoria <strong>Police</strong><br />
Force, the community and <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>.<br />
“We are in a position where we can<br />
least afford to lose this amount of<br />
experience. In my 32 years in the<br />
job there are fewer groups that I’d<br />
rather have to be in the trenches<br />
with than the people here tonight.”<br />
<strong>Association</strong> President Brian<br />
Rix made special welcome to the<br />
Life Members.<br />
“Life membership of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> is the highest honour<br />
we can bestow on people who have<br />
given so much to the organisation.<br />
You are the ones who forged<br />
this organisation into what it is<br />
today. <strong>The</strong>re is no greater accolade<br />
police officers can receive than<br />
to be recognised by their peers.<br />
We thank you one and all for<br />
your contribution to <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> over the years.”<br />
Brian then asked those present to<br />
join him in a minute’s silence as<br />
a mark of respect for His Honour<br />
Judge Bernard Shillito, a Life<br />
Member of the <strong>Association</strong> and<br />
the former head of the <strong>Police</strong><br />
Service Board, who passed away<br />
in November last year.<br />
In a note read to the guests,<br />
Judge Shillito’s son, Peter said that<br />
his father was very proud of the<br />
Victoria <strong>Police</strong> Force and the role<br />
he occupied as Chairman of the<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Service Board for more than<br />
20 years.<br />
“He often told me how vitally<br />
important it was to have a body<br />
that could independently audit and<br />
oversee the promotion, demotion<br />
and transfer of officers with proper<br />
transparency, investigative powers<br />
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Brian Rix.<br />
Greg Davies.<br />
A minute’s silence<br />
for Judge Bernard<br />
Shillito.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Retired <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>’s Neil Lewis.<br />
Paul Murnane.<br />
and the right of appeal. He firmly<br />
believed the <strong>Police</strong> Service Board<br />
was a key factor in improving the<br />
quality of this state’s police force<br />
and lifting it above that of states<br />
to our north.<br />
“With the abolition of the<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Service Board in 1993<br />
by the Kennett government he<br />
predicted 15 years ago that<br />
… “Things will change … not all<br />
of them for the good”.<br />
As the evening went on the war<br />
stories were flowing including an<br />
hilarious tale of ingenuity. One<br />
retiree was overheard reminiscing<br />
about the days when to hide the fact<br />
they’d had a beer in the mess room<br />
at the end of a long shift they would<br />
dust the beer bottles before putting<br />
them in the bin. If the boss spotted<br />
them he would presume they were<br />
discarded, possible exhibits.<br />
Brian Rix also made special<br />
mention of the partners of the<br />
retirees. “A big thank you for your<br />
untiring efforts in making sure<br />
they get to work and for picking up<br />
the pieces when they come home.<br />
Now they have retired, I’m sure<br />
they will be getting under your<br />
feet, but I am also sure that there<br />
will be much time to enjoy your<br />
relationships and, of course, spend<br />
the superannuation.”<br />
And with the financial situation<br />
on the improve travel was high<br />
on the discussion list with retirees<br />
and former <strong>Association</strong> Delegate<br />
Dave Stanley regaling tales of his<br />
motorcycle adventure in South<br />
America and his plans to ride<br />
through China and Russia. Those<br />
more interested in spending their<br />
time closer to home were discussing<br />
the virtues of the campervan<br />
versus the caravan and vehicle fuel<br />
consumption.<br />
Former Superintendent Paul<br />
Murnane responded on behalf<br />
of the retirees. He recalled the<br />
days when there was true liaison<br />
between the Force and the<br />
<strong>Association</strong> when Tom Rippon was<br />
Secretary of the <strong>Association</strong> and<br />
Mick Miller the Chief Commissioner.<br />
“<strong>The</strong>re was no doubt when Mick<br />
Miller couldn’t get something<br />
through Government Tom Rippon<br />
could,” said Paul.<br />
Paul thanked the <strong>Association</strong> for<br />
always being there for the members.<br />
“As the father of a serving member, I<br />
draw comfort in the knowledge that<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> is there. On<br />
behalf of the retired members thank<br />
you for being there, for support of<br />
the members and the work that you<br />
do. It is onerous.”<br />
As a parting thought Paul<br />
Murnane, who served for 36<br />
and a half years, questioned the<br />
current trend to employ university<br />
graduates as members of the Force.<br />
“I didn’t do too bad for a kid from<br />
Rochester who got through Year 10.<br />
What the Force should be saying<br />
is ‘give me someone with intestinal<br />
fortitude who wants to be a police<br />
person and I will put the finishing<br />
touches on them’.”<br />
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Retired and<br />
Life Members’ Dinner<br />
Right: Gary Urban,<br />
Neil Steward, Graeme<br />
Sutherland, Norm<br />
Stickland, Steve<br />
Thompson.<br />
Below: Chris Spry, Noel<br />
Sheehan, Neville Smith,<br />
Laury Soyer & David<br />
Stanley.<br />
Above: Howard Beer,<br />
Gerry Bashford,<br />
Graeme Batson & Colin<br />
Barnes.<br />
Below: Donald Phalp,<br />
Graham Quirk, Trevor<br />
Parkes, Philip Proctor,<br />
& Adrian ‘Patto’<br />
Paterson.<br />
Above: Geoff Woodrow,<br />
John Whitmore,<br />
Bruce Wheeler, Mick<br />
Williams, Russell<br />
Walsh, Phil Watts &<br />
Charlie Willaims.<br />
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Left: Marg Foy,<br />
Neil Fortune, Neale<br />
Fursdon, Lisa Edwards<br />
& Ross Eastwood.<br />
Below: Rod Mottau,<br />
Colin Morrison, Lance<br />
Marke, Mario Marcucci<br />
& John Mugavin.<br />
Above: Kerry Allen,<br />
Geoff Adama, Brendan<br />
Bannan & Ian ‘Tiny’<br />
Baker.<br />
Below: Harry<br />
Bradshaw, Richard<br />
Benwell, Russell<br />
Birmingham & Brett<br />
Bolton.<br />
Above: Michael Cooney,<br />
Len Clearson, Len Cole<br />
& Peter Clarke.<br />
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Retired and<br />
Life Members’ Dinner<br />
Right: Wayne Churchill,<br />
Andrew Challen, Geoff<br />
Burnnard, Ian Bullen &<br />
Graham Brown.<br />
Below: Paul Olsen,<br />
Adrian Oomes, Lyn<br />
O’Keefe, Mark Nordbye,<br />
Kim Norman.<br />
Above: Dave Rogers,<br />
Andrew Richards,<br />
Don Scott, Albert<br />
Razborsek, Peter<br />
Reynolds.<br />
Below: Greg Linsdell,<br />
Julie Mackay, Don<br />
Mackay, Henry<br />
Kamstra, Michael<br />
Leedham.<br />
Above: Ken Dunlop,<br />
Shane Downie, John<br />
Donald, Greg Dixon &<br />
Tony Di Bella.<br />
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Left: Peter Howden,<br />
Grant Johnson,Timothy<br />
Hose, Pete Henry,<br />
Robert Holt.<br />
Below: Neville Vick,<br />
Greg Verity, Ralph<br />
Stavely, Chris Vincent,<br />
Bill Van Der Velde.<br />
Above: Phil McSolvin,<br />
John Nelsson,<br />
Garry McMillan,<br />
Paul Murnane, Paul<br />
McKenzie.<br />
Below: Ian Davis, Jeff<br />
Deverell, George Currie,<br />
Grant Coultman-Smith<br />
& Ken Davies.<br />
Above: Keith Gilbert,<br />
Peter Harvey, Ian Harris<br />
VA, Laurie Hammond,<br />
Alan Haslam.<br />
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photos www.suzywood.com<br />
Our newest constables<br />
Squads 9 & 10 of <strong>2009</strong> graduated last month. It was a day of pride for our newest<br />
members and their families.<br />
Squads 9 & 10 take their Oath of Office.<br />
<strong>Association</strong> President Brian Rix caught up with old<br />
friend and retired Senior Sergeant Doug Woods at<br />
the graduation. Doug’s son Nicholas is continuing<br />
the family tradition, joining the Force. Nicholas<br />
graduated with Squad 10.<br />
Constable Chris Catania was presented with his<br />
identification wallet by his brothers Michael and<br />
Robert, both members. It was a group hug of<br />
welcome for the Catania brothers.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y arrived at the Academy in May as civilians and<br />
marched out in October as Constables.<br />
Squad 9 & 10 march off the parade ground.<br />
Constable Manjot Singh was surrounded by family<br />
and friends after his graduation.<br />
Manjot was born in Punjab, India and is fluent in<br />
Punjabi and Hindi. His proud wife, Olivia Dhillon and<br />
their six week old son, Zoravar were there to see<br />
Manjot begin this new stage in his life.<br />
Constable Christine Di Ciero is the Squad 9 recipient<br />
of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> Fred Leslie Memorial<br />
Award, presented to the recruit voted by his/her<br />
peers as being the most respected member in each of<br />
the graduating squads.<br />
Constable Mark Willey was the Squad 10 recipient of<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> Fred Leslie Memorial Award.<br />
<strong>The</strong> award was named after Detective Sergeant Fred<br />
Leslie in recognition of his tireless work in improving<br />
the conditions of members.<br />
<strong>The</strong> recruits stand with pride behind the official Victoria <strong>Police</strong> Force ‘Colours’ during their graduation ceremony.<br />
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Allen & Unwin ‘Thriller Of <strong>The</strong> Month’<br />
Word Search Puzzle<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are 20 words hidden in this Word-Search puzzle. All you have to do is find all<br />
the words and you could win a copy of the latest book from the master of crime fiction,<br />
Michael Connelly – Nine Dragons.<br />
In this latest Harry Bosch<br />
novel it all becomes<br />
personal when his daughter<br />
is kidnapped. He chases her<br />
kidnappers from the streets<br />
of LA to Hong Kong.<br />
Harry is investigating<br />
the murder of a shopkeeper.<br />
Joined by members of the<br />
department’s Asian Crime<br />
Unit, Bosch relentlessly<br />
investigates the killing and<br />
soon identifies a suspect, a<br />
Los Angeles member of a<br />
Hong Kong triad. But before<br />
Harry can close in, he gets<br />
the word that his young daughter Maddie, who lives in<br />
Hong Kong with her mother, is missing.<br />
Bosch drops everything to journey across the Pacific<br />
to find his daughter. Could her disappearance and the<br />
case be connected? With the stakes of the investigation<br />
so high and so personal, Bosch is up against the clock in<br />
a new city, where nothing is at it seems.<br />
G O I A W A F R P J B S S J Z<br />
S T R E T C H E R J U R J O D<br />
H S K I S O L A T E D E N U L<br />
U W D I R T B I K E H C K S P<br />
S S S E N R A H M O C O K X I<br />
A D N N G S M L G B M V J F I<br />
H C N I W A T H B H E E Q O L<br />
O B A D M F K U K V C R D N B<br />
M K D N I D S C Z X T Y S I I<br />
T T T L I H I K E R B E I A A<br />
I R R N L N O V D R A Z N T X<br />
I I V A Z L E P E R W W O N S<br />
A O N H C P F Y C R E S C U E<br />
K D O K F K E H Z F R H G O V<br />
U H I T D H J Q T A V M R M B<br />
Mark the words that you find and send the completed<br />
puzzle to <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> Allen & Unwin ‘Thriller of<br />
the Month’ Word-Search Puzzle, PO Box 76, Carlton South<br />
3053. <strong>The</strong> completed puzzles must arrive by Monday,<br />
November 30 to be eligible for the prize draw. <strong>The</strong> first<br />
neatest correct entry will be the winner. <strong>The</strong> judge’s<br />
decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.<br />
<strong>The</strong> winner’s name will be published in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
<strong>Journal</strong>. Congratulations to Giang Quach stationed at the<br />
VPC who successfully completed the September puzzle<br />
and won a copy of <strong>The</strong> Silent Hour by Michael Koryta.<br />
Can you help?<br />
In the August issue of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> we told you the story<br />
SISHA (South East Asia Investigations<br />
into Social and Humanitarian Activities),<br />
created and run by Steve Morrish, an<br />
ex Victorian police detective.<br />
It is an international not-for profit<br />
organisation that strives to ensure<br />
justice and the protection of human<br />
rights for victims of human trafficking<br />
and other forms of exploitation and<br />
oppression in South East Asia. <strong>The</strong>se<br />
victims are the most vulnerable<br />
members of society who live in<br />
extreme poverty and are very often<br />
women and children. To date SISHA<br />
has rescued over 186 women and<br />
children from slavery and assisted<br />
in the prosecution of around 89<br />
traffickers.<br />
With a track record like that, it will<br />
be a real shame if the organisation<br />
has to close down due to lack of<br />
funding. SISHA has to date relied on<br />
corporate funding but this has largely<br />
been withdrawn over the last couple<br />
of months due to donors cutting<br />
discretionary spending to protect their<br />
bottom line.<br />
If you are interested in knowing<br />
more about SISHA and what it<br />
achieves you are encouraged to look<br />
AIRLIFT BUSHLAND CANINE CLIMBER<br />
DIRT BIKE DIVER HARNESS HIKER<br />
ISOLATED MEDIA MOUNTAIN RECOVERY<br />
REPEL RESCUE SEARCH SNOW<br />
STRETCHER TRACK WINCH WRECKAGE<br />
Name...............................................................................<br />
Address.............................................................................<br />
Work Phone......................................................................<br />
at the website at www.sisha.org.<br />
More importantly if you are in a<br />
position to help by way of donation<br />
you can contribute via the website<br />
or contacting the director, Steve<br />
Morrish directly via email director@<br />
sisha.org. Every dollar helps to keep<br />
SISHA on the ground saving lives and<br />
ensuring offenders are prosecuted.<br />
All donations to SISHA are 100% tax<br />
deductible;<br />
just<br />
follow the<br />
directions<br />
on our<br />
website.<br />
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Your Letters<br />
<strong>The</strong> gift of life<br />
<strong>The</strong> September issue of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> featured the<br />
moving story of Peter Gray, Steve<br />
Karandaglidis and Darren<br />
Anderson, three men who have<br />
been touched by liver disease.<br />
It has been a pleasure to work<br />
with these families. <strong>The</strong>y have<br />
individually and collectively shown<br />
great strength and resilience in<br />
facing some very challenging<br />
experiences. I know they have<br />
been assisted by the support of<br />
their colleagues and the wider<br />
police community. <strong>The</strong>re are<br />
others in the Force about to face<br />
the same challenges and who also<br />
need the life saving gift of a liver.<br />
Australia has one of the lowest<br />
organ donation rates in the world.<br />
It is through knowing personal<br />
experiences of transplantation that<br />
prompts most people to register as<br />
donors. We are grateful for these<br />
families in their willingness to<br />
share their stories and to help raise<br />
awareness of the need for more<br />
people to register as organ donors.<br />
Cath Bradley,<br />
Social Worker,<br />
Liver Transplant Unit<br />
Retirement<br />
I wish to notify you of my retirement<br />
from Victoria <strong>Police</strong> to take effect<br />
from 30/9/09; this of course also<br />
means my resignation as a member<br />
of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> has been<br />
very kind to me with each of my<br />
sons having been fortunate enough<br />
to receive a secondary school<br />
scholarship and me having sought<br />
and been given advice for a myriad<br />
of work related issues.<br />
<strong>The</strong> service/advice that I have<br />
received has always been prompt,<br />
professional and delivered in<br />
a friendly many. My thanks to<br />
Kaye Murphy and Tony Walsh for<br />
their forthright, no-nonsense and<br />
professional advice whenever it has<br />
been sought.<br />
My only gripe over a long career<br />
is that a more equitable salary scale<br />
cannot be found to reward the<br />
accountability and responsibility<br />
of the members who share the<br />
dubious honour of being called<br />
‘middle-management’, i.e. the<br />
sergeant and senior sergeant rank.<br />
When you consider the<br />
accountability and responsibility<br />
that are entrusted to a leading<br />
senior constable and then look<br />
at the accountabilities and<br />
responsibilities of the sergeant<br />
and senior sergeant (particularly<br />
the members who discharge<br />
the 251 and 265 role) a more<br />
equitable salary structure must<br />
be put in place.<br />
Having said that, I wish all<br />
members of the <strong>Association</strong> best<br />
wishes for the future and I cannot<br />
imagine a fair and equitable<br />
workplace without an organisation<br />
such as <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> being<br />
there to fight for the rights and<br />
justice of each and every member.<br />
Yours sincerely<br />
Paul Gunning APM<br />
Senior Sergeant 17096<br />
I am writing to inform you that<br />
I am resigning from Victoria <strong>Police</strong><br />
effective 12/9/<strong>2009</strong>. As a result<br />
I am tendering my resignation<br />
as a member of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> from that date. I also<br />
wish to tender my resignation as<br />
the OH&S deputy representative<br />
for Bendigo Work Group E.<br />
I would like to take this<br />
opportunity to thank <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> for their support and<br />
guidance, particularly during my<br />
time as an OH&S rep. Although<br />
during my 20 years service, I only<br />
called on the <strong>Association</strong> a couple<br />
of times for minor assistance, just<br />
knowing that they were there was<br />
a huge comfort to me. I would<br />
also like to thank the <strong>Association</strong><br />
reps for the great job, (often<br />
unrecognised), they are performing<br />
for the members and wish them<br />
and the Executive all the best for<br />
the future.<br />
Finally I would like to thank my<br />
friends and colleagues whom have<br />
supported me and shared the good<br />
and bad times over the last 20 years.<br />
Sincerely<br />
Terry Davies<br />
Leading Senior Constable 29079<br />
Sporting thanks<br />
Just a quick note to thank you<br />
for being a sponsor of the <strong>2009</strong><br />
Balmoral <strong>Police</strong> and Patrons Golf<br />
Day held at the Balmoral Gold Club<br />
on Monday the 20 th July, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
<strong>The</strong> day was a great success with<br />
fantastic weather. This annual<br />
event is organised as a community<br />
fund raiser, this year benefiting the<br />
Balmoral Family Day Care Centre.<br />
Your kind donation was used<br />
to provide trophies for players<br />
and other fundraising activities.<br />
Your support year after year is<br />
greatly appreciated, if it wasn’t for<br />
generous people like you this event<br />
could not be held.<br />
It would be nice if we could rely<br />
on your continued sponsorship<br />
for next year’s event. Once again,<br />
I would like to sincerely thank you<br />
on behalf of the children and staff<br />
at the Balmoral Family Day Care<br />
Centre for your kind assistance.<br />
Yours faithfully<br />
Peter Mailes<br />
Leading Senior Constable 27473<br />
Officer in Charge<br />
Balmoral <strong>Police</strong> Station<br />
<strong>The</strong> Victoria <strong>Police</strong> Netball Club<br />
would like to thank you for your<br />
support and contribution to the<br />
Victoria <strong>Police</strong> Amateur Sports<br />
& Welfare Society. <strong>The</strong> funding<br />
that we received from the society<br />
has been of great assistance to the<br />
club and its members.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 2008/<strong>2009</strong> season saw<br />
the club participate in three<br />
local tournaments and the <strong>2009</strong><br />
Australasian <strong>Police</strong> & Emergency<br />
Service Games, Coffs Harbour.<br />
<strong>The</strong> club had great success at these<br />
tournaments, in particular in Coffs<br />
Harbour with the VPNC Vipers<br />
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finishing with a Bronze medal after<br />
several years of finishing 4 th .<br />
<strong>The</strong> club also took part in several<br />
coaching clinics, the first being at<br />
Garoke P-12 College, 400 kms west<br />
of Melbourne. We played netball<br />
related games with the junior<br />
school and a teacher & police vs.<br />
Students exhibition match at lunch<br />
time. We also took part in the<br />
<strong>2009</strong> International Children’s Day<br />
Festival at Flemington where we<br />
held informal coaching clinics for<br />
the local African children. <strong>The</strong>se<br />
clinics and matches were a good<br />
way to promote a healthy lifestyle,<br />
promote netball and establish<br />
positive links with the young people<br />
and the community.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>2009</strong>/2010 season hopes<br />
to be a successful year for the club<br />
with a growing membership base<br />
and an increase in the tournaments<br />
that we are participating in.<br />
We plan to use our financial<br />
grant to help support and subsidise<br />
tournaments for our members and<br />
use it for the day to day running of<br />
the club.<br />
I thank you again for your support<br />
and assistance.<br />
Sincerely<br />
Belinda Jones<br />
Secretary<br />
Victoria <strong>Police</strong> Netball Club<br />
I write on behalf of the members<br />
of the Victoria <strong>Police</strong> Pistol Club Inc<br />
to express our sincere appreciation<br />
to you for your contribution to the<br />
Victoria <strong>Police</strong> Amateur Sports and<br />
Welfare Society Inc.<br />
Our club at present consists of 50<br />
members. <strong>The</strong> grant $1,500 that<br />
was so kindly made to our Club will<br />
certainly be put to good use in the<br />
day to day running of the Club<br />
and in turn to the benefit of our<br />
membership.<br />
Once again from the membership,<br />
many thanks.<br />
A Chattington<br />
Secretary<br />
VPPC Inc.<br />
Thank you<br />
Recently my step-son had to spend<br />
seven days in the Royal Children’s<br />
Hospital due to a major operation<br />
he was having. <strong>Police</strong> Welfare<br />
and the <strong>Association</strong> funded<br />
accommodation.<br />
I’d like to thank you, on behalf<br />
of my wife and myself, for doing<br />
this for us. This made the time my<br />
step-son spent in hospital a lot less<br />
stressful and saved us about three<br />
hours travel every day.<br />
I’d also like to thank S/C Rose<br />
Treacy from <strong>Police</strong> Welfare for her<br />
assistance. Apart from sourcing the<br />
accommodation, Rose visited us at<br />
the hospital and gave a T. Bear to<br />
our son.<br />
Regards<br />
Pete Young<br />
Senior Constable 34173<br />
Hastings <strong>Police</strong> station<br />
EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS<br />
NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2010<br />
Children of members of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> are invited to apply for the<br />
following education scholarships:<br />
Graham Davidson<br />
Scholarship<br />
This scholarship, which is valued<br />
at $600, will be awarded after<br />
consideration of the student’s<br />
school involvement and end<br />
of year results together with<br />
the student’s involvement<br />
in community activities such<br />
as sport, church, hobby or<br />
charity groups.<br />
Students must be currently<br />
completing Year 6 and be sons<br />
or daughters of members of the<br />
police force, police pensioners<br />
or police widows. <strong>The</strong> scholarship<br />
is for two years and carries an<br />
allowance of $300 per year.<br />
Angela Taylor Scholarships<br />
Two scholarships, which are<br />
valued at $250 each, will be<br />
awarded after consideration<br />
of the student’s school<br />
involvement and end of year<br />
results together with the student’s<br />
involvement in community<br />
activities such as sport, church,<br />
hobby or charity groups.<br />
Students must be currently<br />
completing Year 8 and be sons<br />
or daughters of members of the<br />
police force, police pensioners or<br />
police widows. <strong>The</strong> scholarships<br />
are for one year and carry an<br />
allowance of $250 per year.<br />
E.C. James Scholarship<br />
This scholarship, which is valued<br />
at $750, will be awarded after<br />
consideration of the student’s<br />
school involvement and end<br />
of year results together with<br />
the student’s involvement<br />
in community activities such<br />
as sport, church, hobby or<br />
charity groups.<br />
Students must be currently<br />
completing Year 9 and be sons<br />
or daughters of members of the<br />
police force, police pensioners<br />
or police widows. <strong>The</strong> scholarship<br />
is for three years and carries<br />
an allowance of $250 per year.<br />
Information on these student<br />
scholarships will be sent to<br />
schools in November.<br />
Students will be able to apply<br />
online for these scholarships<br />
at https://www.eduweb.vic.<br />
gov.au/scholarships/ from<br />
November <strong>2009</strong> as long as they<br />
have their end of year results.<br />
<strong>The</strong> closing date for students<br />
to apply for a scholarship is<br />
Friday 22 January 2010.<br />
For further information<br />
please contact:<br />
Student Scholarships<br />
Department of Education<br />
and Training<br />
studentscholarships@<br />
edumail.vic.gov.au<br />
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Executive Minutes<br />
Photography by gregnoakes.com<br />
Phil Pearson, John Carter, Paul O’Connell, Karl David, John Laird, Dean Thomas, Brian Rix, Dermot Avon, Gerard de Vries, Mark Rose, Rod Brewer, Diane Wilson<br />
MINUTES FOR THE VPA<br />
FRIENDLY SOCIETY MEETING<br />
HELD ON TUESDAY 4<br />
august <strong>2009</strong> AT THE POLICE<br />
ASSOCIATION BOARDROOM,<br />
1 CLARENDON STREET, EAST<br />
MELBOURNE, COMMENCING<br />
AT 8.10 AM<br />
Present:<br />
BK Rix (Chairperson)<br />
JC Laird<br />
PJ Pearson<br />
D Avon<br />
GJ de Vries<br />
P O’Connell<br />
M Rose<br />
D Wilson<br />
JR Carter<br />
GJ Davies Secretary<br />
BI McKenzie Assistant Secretary<br />
Apologies:<br />
R Brewer<br />
DJ Thomas<br />
KM David, APM<br />
Observers:<br />
Maurice Banks (R2, D2)<br />
(Delegate)<br />
1. CONFIRMATION<br />
OF MINUTES<br />
“THAT THE MINUTES OF 2 JUNE<br />
<strong>2009</strong> BE CONFIRMED.”<br />
2. ADOPTION OF THE<br />
ORDER OF BUSINESS<br />
“THAT THE ORDER OF BUSINESS<br />
BE ADOPTED.”<br />
3. APPLICATIONS TO JOIN<br />
VPA FRIENDLY SOCIETY<br />
“THAT THE 19 APPLICATIONS<br />
LISTED BE ACCEPTED.”<br />
4. FINANCIAL REPORT FOR<br />
YEAR ENDED 31 MAY <strong>2009</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> President welcomed Peter<br />
Caldwell and Ivan Filipovic from<br />
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu to the<br />
VPA Friendly Society meeting. Mr<br />
Caldwell and Mr Filipovic addressed<br />
the Directors on the results of the<br />
audit process for the financial year<br />
ending 31 May <strong>2009</strong>. Following the<br />
address, the Directors were given<br />
the opportunity to ask questions<br />
of Mr Caldwell/Mr Filipovic.<br />
“THAT THE AUDITED FINANCIAL<br />
STATEMENTS OF THE VPA<br />
FRIENDLY SOCIETY LIMITED FOR<br />
THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY <strong>2009</strong>, BE<br />
ACCEPTED, AND FURTHER, THAT<br />
SUCH ACCOUNTS BE SIGNED ON<br />
BEHALF OF THE DIRECTORS BY THE<br />
CHAIRPERSON AND DIRECTOR.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> President declared the meeting<br />
closed at 9:24am.<br />
VICTORIA POLICE BRANCH<br />
OF THE POLICE FEDERATION<br />
OF AUSTRALIA mINUTES<br />
FOR MEETING HELD ON<br />
TUESDAY 1 September <strong>2009</strong><br />
AT THE POLICE ASSOCIATION<br />
BOARDROOM, 1 CLARENDON<br />
STREET, EAST MELBOURNE,<br />
COMMENCING AT 8.02 AM<br />
Present:<br />
BK Rix (President)<br />
R Brewer (Senior Vice President)<br />
PJ Pearson (Treasurer)<br />
D Avon<br />
KM David, APM<br />
GJ de Vries<br />
P O’Connell<br />
M Rose<br />
D Wilson<br />
JR Carter<br />
GJ Davies Chief Executive Officer<br />
BI McKenzie Executive Officer<br />
Apologies:<br />
JC Laird<br />
DJ Thomas<br />
(Junior Vice President)<br />
(Assistant Treasurer)<br />
1. CONFIRMATION<br />
OF MINUTES<br />
“that the minutes of 4 August<br />
<strong>2009</strong> be confirmed.”<br />
2. ADOPTION OF ORDER<br />
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OF BUSINESS<br />
“THAT THE ORDER OF BUSINESS<br />
BE ADOPTED.”<br />
3. STRATEGIC<br />
3.1 REVIEW OF RISKS<br />
3.1.1 EMERGING RISKS<br />
3.1.1.1 Senior Sergeant<br />
and Sergeant Rotations<br />
“THAT THE MEMORANDUM FROM<br />
THE SECRETARY DATED 27 AUGUST<br />
<strong>2009</strong> PROVIDING AN UPDATE<br />
WITH REGARD TO PROPOSED<br />
SENIOR SERGEANT ROTATIONS<br />
IN REGION 4, DIVISION 3<br />
AND REGION 3, DIVISION 2,<br />
BE RECEIVED”.<br />
3.1.1.2 Rostering<br />
3.1.1.2.1 Purported<br />
Termination of 12 Hour<br />
Roster<br />
<strong>The</strong> Secretary advised that until the<br />
Victoria <strong>Police</strong> Force comply with<br />
the requirements of the Australian<br />
Industrial Relations Commission<br />
and the Fair Work Australia<br />
rulings and decisions in relation<br />
to rostering <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
will continue to strongly pursue<br />
the issue.<br />
4. MAINTENANCE<br />
4.1 Congratulations<br />
<strong>The</strong> President, on behalf of the<br />
Executive congratulated Mr<br />
Rose, Mr Avon, Mr O’Connell<br />
and Mr Pearson on their return<br />
to the table following the recent<br />
Victoria <strong>Police</strong> Branch of the <strong>Police</strong><br />
Federation of Australia elections.<br />
<strong>The</strong> President declared the meeting<br />
closed at 8:45am.<br />
MINUTES FOR THE EXECUTIVE<br />
MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY<br />
1 SEPTEMBER <strong>2009</strong> AT THE<br />
POLICE ASSOCIATION<br />
BOARDROOM, 1 CLARENDON<br />
STREET, EAST MELBOURNE,<br />
COMMENCING AT 8:46AM<br />
Present:<br />
BK Rix (President)<br />
R Brewer (Senior Vice President)<br />
JC Laird (Junior Vice President)<br />
PJ Pearson (Treasurer)<br />
D Avon<br />
KM David, APM<br />
GJ de Vries<br />
P O’Connell<br />
M Rose<br />
D Wilson<br />
JR Carter<br />
GJ Davies Secretary<br />
BI McKenzie Assistant Secretary<br />
Apologies:<br />
DJ Thomas<br />
(Assistant Treasurer)<br />
1. CONFIRMATION<br />
OF MINUTES<br />
“THAT THE MINUTES OF 4 AUGUST<br />
<strong>2009</strong> 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 REVIEW OF STRATEGIC<br />
AND KEY FOCUS AREAS<br />
3.1.1 Campaign “Save Our<br />
Streets” for a Properly<br />
Resourced Victoria <strong>Police</strong><br />
Force<br />
<strong>The</strong> Assistant Secretary advised<br />
that we are close to the required<br />
signatures to have the largest<br />
petition ever presented to the<br />
Parliament of Victoria. <strong>The</strong><br />
President expressed gratitude to<br />
those Executive members who have<br />
helped collect the signatures.<br />
3.1.2 Direct Engagement<br />
and Education of Delegates/<br />
Membership<br />
<strong>The</strong> Secretary advised that the<br />
online members’ survey has been<br />
disseminated to the membership,<br />
and that within 24 hours, 1500<br />
responses had been received. <strong>The</strong><br />
aim of surveying the members<br />
is to assist us to provide the<br />
best levels of service, protection,<br />
representation and support. <strong>The</strong><br />
survey will be used to ascertain<br />
what the members believe the<br />
<strong>Association</strong> is doing well and what<br />
it could do to serve the members<br />
better. <strong>The</strong> deadline for survey<br />
returns is 18 September <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
<strong>The</strong> meeting adjourned at 9:41am<br />
for the Executive and Senior<br />
Administration to attend the mass rally<br />
organised by the Trades Hall Council<br />
in relation to the proposed new laws<br />
relating to Occupational Health and<br />
Safety.<br />
<strong>The</strong> meeting resumed at 12:51pm.<br />
3.2 SECRETARY’S REPORT<br />
“THAT THE SECRETARY’S REPORT<br />
BE RECEIVED.”<br />
3.3 FINANCE REPORTS<br />
3.3.1 Financial<br />
Management Report<br />
“THAT THE FINANCIAL<br />
MANAGEMENT REPORT<br />
BE RECEIVED.”<br />
3.3.2 Legal Representation<br />
Cost Fund Investment<br />
Strategy<br />
1. “THAT THE<br />
MEMORANDUM FROM THE<br />
SECRETARY RE AN UPDATE<br />
OF THE LRCF INVESTMENT<br />
STRATEGY AND ACCOMPANYING<br />
DOCUMENTATION, BE RECEIVED.”<br />
2. “THAT THE<br />
ADMINISTRATION CONTINUE<br />
TO DEVELOP THE APPROVED<br />
LRCF INVESTMENT STRATEGY<br />
WITH FMD FINANCIAL UNTIL<br />
ALL AVAILABLE FUNDS ARE<br />
FULLY INVESTED.”<br />
3.4 MEMBERSHIP OF THE<br />
POLICE ASSOCIATION<br />
“THAT THE 50 APPLICATIONS<br />
LISTED BE ACCEPTED FOR<br />
MEMBERSHIP OF THE POLICE<br />
ASSOCIATION.”<br />
4. MAINTENANCE<br />
4.0.1 Correspondence<br />
“THAT THE CORRESPONDENCE<br />
BE RECEIVED.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> President thanked the Executive<br />
members for their attendance and<br />
declared the meeting closed at 3:05pm.<br />
Reminder: Drink driving charges<br />
Members are reminded that only in exceptional circumstances will<br />
those members charged with drink driving of any vehicle (including <strong>Police</strong><br />
vehicles) be entitled to legal assistance through <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>.<br />
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Very reasonable prices and<br />
substantial discount for members.<br />
Ph Al 0408 380 630; Rod<br />
0418 522 848; Nick 0407 447<br />
577; Jason 0434 010 945<br />
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BOXING BOOTCAMPS<br />
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kickboxing in a fun and controlled<br />
environment. So if you’re serious<br />
about success and want to genuine<br />
results email us at ryan@tkofitness.<br />
com.au or call 0431 597 753. We<br />
offer discounts to police members<br />
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TAX RETURNS FROM $80*<br />
Recruit Special – From $60*<br />
(*inclusive of discount). Fee from<br />
refund services available (conditions<br />
apply). We can do your tax return<br />
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convenient for you We also offer a<br />
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au Reasonable prices and offering<br />
10% discount to protective and<br />
emergency services employees, all<br />
<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> employees and<br />
their immediate families.<br />
Echuca/Moama Family Holiday<br />
Resort<br />
Situated on the Murray River, this<br />
fabulous family resort boasts 2<br />
pools (1 children’s lagoon pool),<br />
tennis courts, mini-golf, Dinosaur<br />
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Water Park, indoor and outdoor<br />
playgrounds, farm animals, BMX<br />
& walking tracks, football, soccer &<br />
basketball facilities, BBQs & kiosk.<br />
Private boat ramp access to river.<br />
Fully self-contained 3 bedroom villas<br />
sleep 6, with full kitchen & laundry.<br />
All linen provided, high-chair, flatscreen<br />
TV and DVD, heating and<br />
airconditioning. Enjoy a relaxing<br />
holiday or family fun all year round!<br />
2 villas available side by side. 10%<br />
DISCOUNT TO POLICE MEMBERS.<br />
Email: rdalton@impulse.net.au<br />
or phone Robyn 0404 836 463.<br />
Home on 4 Acres For Sale.<br />
For Sale a 3 bedroom house plus study,<br />
ensuite, large living areas, double<br />
garage plus extra double garage in<br />
Batesford near Geelong on 4 acres.<br />
Would suit family seeking country<br />
lifestyle only 40 minutes from<br />
Melbourne on new Geelong Ring<br />
Road. Ten minutes from Geelong<br />
and main Railway Station. Idyllic<br />
country retreat on 4 acres with easy<br />
access to work via car or train.<br />
For information phone Garth<br />
SMITH on mobile 0419 583 968<br />
or at work on 5225 3257.<br />
PORT DOUGLAS<br />
Affordable accommodation<br />
in Treetops 4.5 star resort. Privately<br />
owned rooms in magnificent<br />
location over looking rainforest,<br />
offering lagoon pool, swim-up bar,<br />
cocktail lounge, dining venues,<br />
coin-laundry. 2 min walk to beach.<br />
Shuttle bus runs every 15mins<br />
from Treetops to main street of Port<br />
Douglas.<br />
Room features A/C, king sized<br />
bed, fold out queen sofa bed, tea/<br />
coffee making facilities, fridge. Inter<br />
connecting room is also available for<br />
family/groups containing two single<br />
beds and foldout queen sofa bed.<br />
All rooms have ensuite facilities<br />
and are professionally serviced.<br />
$840.00 per week. Call Chris<br />
0438 640 214 or e-mail<br />
chrisreynoldsplumbing@yahoo.<br />
com.au<br />
HOLIDAY RENTAL – ECHUCA<br />
Fully furnished, self contained<br />
cottage that sleeps up to ten people.<br />
Three bedrooms with queens size<br />
beds and one bedroom with two sets<br />
of bunks. Fully enclosed yard with<br />
bar-b-que and outdoor setting.<br />
Cottage is located 50mtrs from<br />
main shopping centre, train station,<br />
local swimming pool etc. Discounted<br />
rates for TPA members, family and<br />
friends. Email cherylannebrady@<br />
yahoo.com or call Cheryl on 0428-<br />
398-461 for photos and further info<br />
and last minute deals.<br />
Noosa Heads Budget<br />
Holiday Accommodation<br />
Comfortable 3 bedroom house for<br />
rent in the Noosa Heads suburb of<br />
Sunrise Beach. Double bed in each<br />
room - accommodates 6. Linen can<br />
be supplied if required. (BYO towels).<br />
Ceiling fans throughout.<br />
<strong>The</strong> beach is close by and Noosa<br />
Heads and Noosaville are easily<br />
accessible. It would suit anybody<br />
interested in the Noosa experience<br />
without the price tag. Looking for<br />
responsible tenants who will look<br />
after the place. In return, I will<br />
look after you with price. $400 per<br />
week. Save big $$. Email: sunrise_<br />
beach@optusnet.com.au or call<br />
Darren on 0400 121 124.<br />
FULLY FURNISHED<br />
BEACH HOUSE – PERMANENT/<br />
HOLIDAY LET:<br />
Property located at Golden Beach,<br />
20 minutes from Sale, 250 metres of<br />
beautiful 90 mile beach stretch. No<br />
neighbours within 100 metres as<br />
long as you don’t mind sharing with<br />
Kangaroos or an array of natural<br />
birds. House is new, fully furnished,<br />
3 bedrooms with BIR, QS beds and<br />
1 large bunk bed. Treadmill, play<br />
station/games for kids. Heaps of<br />
DVD/movies/books/playstation,<br />
washing machine. Discounted rates<br />
for TPA members/family/friends.<br />
Rates $350 pw all year round.<br />
Daily or shorter periods available.<br />
Permanent let $180 pw. Pets<br />
welcome. Further info contact Anj on<br />
0402 483 032 or at flangio_esq@<br />
optusnet.com.au.<br />
HOLIDAY HOUSE FOR<br />
RENT COWES PHILLIP ISLAND<br />
Located 500mtrs from the main st<br />
and 600mtrs from the beach; Brand<br />
New 2 b/r townhouse (sleeps 6) with<br />
north facing deck. Open plan living<br />
and dining, fully self-contained<br />
modern kitchen with s/s appliances,<br />
reverse cycle heating / cooling, TV /<br />
DVD, entertaining area with BBQ and<br />
outdoor setting, single lock-up garage,<br />
patio area and fully enclosed yard. No<br />
Pets. Rates; from $170 per night, $700<br />
per week (min 2 nights) 10% Discount<br />
to Current Serving Members (Not<br />
during peak periods or special<br />
events) For further information<br />
& bookings Please call the manager<br />
Simone on 0438 770 910<br />
HIGH COUNTRY ACCOMMODATION<br />
<strong>The</strong> Victoria <strong>Police</strong> Alpine Club lodge<br />
is available for rent by all emergency<br />
services members, friends and<br />
family, PSOs, retired members and<br />
Legacy widows. Located in Buttercup<br />
Road, Merrijig, the lodge is 15<br />
kilometres east of Mansfield and 20<br />
minutes from Mt Buller. Sleeps up<br />
to 34 people with costs from $10 a<br />
night. Local activities include skiing,<br />
swimming, fishing, bushwalking,<br />
horse-riding, 4 Wheel driving, trail<br />
rides and wineries. Also available for<br />
conferences. For more information,<br />
contact VPAC bookings on 5968<br />
9604, VPAC president on 0421 634<br />
335 or book direct via our website at<br />
www.vpski.com<br />
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Operated by a serving member, 10%<br />
discount to all members of the <strong>Police</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong>.<br />
MEMBER CLASSIFIEDS are provided free of charge to all members of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong>. Send in your<br />
advertisement of no more than 100 words to <strong>The</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> Classifieds, PO Box 76 Carlton South 3053 or email<br />
to general@tpav.org.au. <strong>The</strong> Classifieds need to arrive at the <strong>Association</strong> by the 1st of the month prior<br />
of publication. To appear in the February 2010 issue (there are no Members’ Classifieds in January<br />
2010 issue) it must arrive by January 1, 2010. Any questions? Contact the Assistant Secretary on 9495 6899.<br />
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<strong>Police</strong> <strong>Association</strong> Delegates and Assistant Delegates<br />
Area of Representation Rank Delegate Work Location Phone<br />
Corporate Services 1 (Education Department) Sergeant Glenn Whyte School Of Applied Policing 9566 9566<br />
Corporate Services 1 (Education Department) Senior Sergeant Bryce Pettett School Of Applied Policing 9566 9566<br />
Corporate Services 1 (Education Department) Sergeant Belinda Denys School Of Applied Policing 9566 9566<br />
Corporate Services 1 (Education Department) Senior Constable John Miller School Of Applied Policing 9566 9566<br />
Corporate Services 1 (Education Department) Sergeant Steven Azarnikow CIU-Hume (Broadmeadows) 9302 8211<br />
Corporate Services 1 (Education Department) Senior Constable Trevor Stow School Of Applied Policing 9566 9566<br />
Corporate Services 1 (Education Department) Sergeant Robert Forbes School Of Applied Policing 9566 9566<br />
Corporate Services 1 (Education Department) Senior Constable Kenneth Peterson School Of Applied Policing 9566 9566<br />
Corporate Services 1 (Education Department) Sergeant Barry Young Ops Coord Community & Diversity Div 9247 3760<br />
Corporate Services 2 (BMD, BITS, HRD, & CSPD) Senior Sergeant James Mulholland Strategy & Policy Division<br />
Corporate Services 2 (BMD, BITS, HRD, & CSPD) Sergeant Martin Park Health Safety & Wellbeing 9301 6900<br />
Corporate Services 2 (BMD, BITS, HRD, & CSPD) Senior Constable Bronwyn Woodward Corporate Support Services Division 9380 7254<br />
Corporate Services 2 (BMD, BITS, HRD, & CSPD) Senior Sergeant John Marinis Strategic Development Group 9247 6693<br />
Crime Department 1 Sergeant Michael Gunn Ops Tasking & Co-Ordination 9865 2452<br />
Crime Department 1 Inspector David Clayton Assistant Commissioner Cri<br />
Crime Department 2 Senior Constable Paul Bertoncello Ops Tasking & Co-Ordination 9865 2452<br />
Crime Department 2 Senior Constable David Kay Ops Tasking & Co-Ordination 9865 2452<br />
Crime Department 2 Senior Constable Vincent Manno Ops Tasking & Co-Ordination 9865 2452<br />
Crime Department 2 Senior Constable Justin Bathurst Ops Tasking & Co-Ordination 9865 2452<br />
Ethical Standards Department Sergeant Mark Collins Investigations Group 9247 3453<br />
Ethical Standards Department Senior Sergeant Gary Manson Specialist Ops & Intel Division 9247 5819<br />
Ethical Standards Department Sergeant Mercedes Galacho Specialist Ops & Intel Division 9247 5819<br />
Ethical Standards Department Sergeant Bradley Curtin Conduct & Professional Standards Dv 9247 6763<br />
Forensic Services Sergeant Rodney Oldfield FS-Crime Scene Division 9450 3444<br />
Forensic Services Senior Constable Darren Watson FS-Crime Scene Division 9450 3444<br />
Intelligence and Covert Support Senior Constable Luke Woods Covert Support Division 9820 3524<br />
Intelligence and Covert Support Senior Constable Steven Wade State Intelligence Division 9865 2299<br />
Legal Services<br />
VACANT<br />
Legal Services Sergeant Jamie Edwards Prosecutions Division 8628 3270<br />
Legal Services Senior Constable Michael Graham Prosecutions Division 8628 3270<br />
Operations Co-ordination Senior Sergeant Darryl MacIntire Ops Coord Strategic Support Div 9247 5309<br />
Operations Co-ordination Senior Constable Joanne Rae Ops Coord Community & Diversity Div 9247 3760<br />
<strong>Police</strong> Bands Constable Brett Staley <strong>Police</strong> Bands 9489 2257<br />
Region 1, Division 1A Senior Constable Steven Cox Melbourne West <strong>Police</strong> Station 9247 6491<br />
Region 1, Division 1A Senior Constable Darren Esler TMU-Melbourne 9380 7260<br />
Region 1, Division 1B Sergeant Maxwell Jackson Carlton <strong>Police</strong> Station 9347 1377<br />
Region 1, Division 1B Senior Constable Arran Ferguson Melbourne East <strong>Police</strong> Station 9637 1100<br />
Region 1, Division 2 Senior Constable Matthew Merrigan Special Projects 9865 2085<br />
Region 1, Division 3 Senior Constable Douglas Bowles South Melbourne <strong>Police</strong> Station 9690 3088<br />
Region 1, Division 3 Sergeant Christopher Spillane CIU-St. Kilda 9536 2626<br />
Region 1, Division 3 Senior Constable Neill Keating Embona Task Force-Moorabbin 9556 6522<br />
Region 1, Division 3 Senior Constable Shane Pilgrim TMU-Port Phillip 9510 4833<br />
Region 1, Division 4 Sergeant Alan Wroblewski RTO-Professional Development<br />
Region 1, Division 4 Senior Constable Timothy Barratt Mordialloc <strong>Police</strong> Station 9588 2988<br />
Region 2, Division 1A Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay & Wyndham) Senior Sergeant Leigh Wisbey Management Div 1 Reg 2 9392 3257<br />
Region 2, Division 1A Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay & Wyndham) Senior Constable Brendan Stovell Sunshine <strong>Police</strong> Station 9313-3333<br />
Region 2, Division 1A Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay & Wyndham) Sergeant Craig Darlow CIU-Werribee 9742 9444<br />
Region 2, Division 1B (Brimbank, Melton)<br />
VACANT<br />
Region 2, Division 1B (Brimbank, Melton) Sergeant Alex Stewart Sunshine <strong>Police</strong> Station 9313-3333<br />
Region 2, Division 2 (excl. Wyndham) Senior Constable Maurice Banks TMU-Geelong 5225 3150<br />
Region 2, Division 2 (excl. Wyndham) Senior Constable Garry Miller Winchelsea <strong>Police</strong> Station 5267 71/92<br />
Region 2, Division 2 (excl. Wyndham) Senior Constable Graeme Arnold TMU-Geelong 5225 3150<br />
Region 2, Division 3 Sergeant Paul Irving Ballarat <strong>Police</strong> Station 5336 6000<br />
Region 2, Division 3 Senior Constable Grant Allan CIU-Maryborough 5460 3300<br />
Region 2, Division 4A (Horsham, West Wimmera, Hindmarsh) Senior Constable James Richardson Goroke <strong>Police</strong> Station 5386 1004<br />
Region 2, Division 4A (Horsham, West Wimmera, Hindmarsh) Senior Constable Neil Zippel Nhill <strong>Police</strong> Station 5391 1022<br />
Region 2, Division 4B (Northern Grampians) Senior Constable Darren Brown Stawell <strong>Police</strong> Station 5358 8222<br />
Region 2, Division 4B (Northern Grampians) Sergeant Peter Hawkins Ararat <strong>Police</strong> Station 5352 2233<br />
Region 2, Division 4B (Northern Grampians) Senior Constable David Cosgriff Stawell <strong>Police</strong> Station 5358 8222<br />
Region 2, Division 4B (Northern Grampians) Senior Constable Shaun Allen TMU-North Grampians (Ararat) 5352 3880<br />
Region 2, Division 4B (Northern Grampians) Senior Constable Matthew Cashman Ararat <strong>Police</strong> Station 5352 2233<br />
Region 2, Division 5A (Warnambool, Corangamite, Moyne, Colac Otway) Sergeant Paul Matheson Warrnambool <strong>Police</strong> Station 5560 1333<br />
Region 2, Division 5A (Warnambool, Corangamite, Moyne, Colac Otway) Sergeant Steven Barclay Warrnambool <strong>Police</strong> Station 5560 1333<br />
Region 2, Division 5A (Warnambool, Corangamite, Moyne, Colac Otway) Senior Constable William Boddington Colac <strong>Police</strong> Station 5231 5599<br />
Region 2, Division 5A (Warnambool, Corangamite, Moyne, Colac Otway) Senior Constable Michael Palmer CIU-Colac 5231 2613<br />
Region 2, Division 5B (Southern Grampians, Glenelg) Senior Constable David Tognon Branxholme <strong>Police</strong> Station 5578 6222<br />
Region 2, Division 5B (Southern Grampians, Glenelg) Sergeant Peter Freeman Hamilton <strong>Police</strong> Station 5572 1999<br />
Region 2, Division 5B (Southern Grampians, Glenelg) Senior Constable Stuart Husband Portland <strong>Police</strong> Station 5523 1999<br />
Region 3, Division 1 (Whittlesea, Darebin) Senior Constable Jason Gaffee Kinglake <strong>Police</strong> Station 5786 1333<br />
Region 3, Division 1 (Whittlesea, Darebin) Sergeant Kenneth Sage Reservoir <strong>Police</strong> Station 9460 6744<br />
Region 3, Division 1 (Whittlesea, Darebin) Sergeant Alex Pratt CIU-Mill Park 9407 3355<br />
Region 3, Division 2A (Hume) Sergeant Andrew Donovan Broadmeadows <strong>Police</strong> Station 9302 8222<br />
Region 3, Division 2A (Hume) Senior Constable Murray Porter Bendigo <strong>Police</strong> Station 5448 1330<br />
Region 3, Division 2A (Hume) Sergeant Bruce Burns Craigieburn <strong>Police</strong> Station 9303 4433<br />
Region 3, Division 2A (Hume) Senior Constable Claus Othmer Secondment- Airport <strong>Police</strong> 8346 3400<br />
Region 3, Division 2B (Moonee Valley, Moreland) Senior Sergeant Eriks Krauklis Flemington <strong>Police</strong> Station 9376 2866<br />
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Delegate Workgroup Rank Delegate Work Location Phone<br />
Region 3, Division 2B (Moonee Valley, Moreland) Senior Constable Michelle Lewis Northcote <strong>Police</strong> Station 9403 0200<br />
Region 3, Division 3<br />
VACANT<br />
Region 3, Division 3 Senior Constable Thomas Poulter Reg 3 D24 5440 2555<br />
Region 3, Division 3 Senior Constable Shane Hardinge Tarnagulla <strong>Police</strong> Station 5438 7333<br />
Region 3, Division 3 Senior Constable Bradley Rogers Kyneton <strong>Police</strong> Station 5422 1377<br />
Region 3, Division 3 Senior Constable Erin Coleman Bendigo <strong>Police</strong> Station 5448 1330<br />
Region 3, Division 4 Senior Constable Leslie Oroszvary Prosecutions-Shepparton 5820 5777<br />
Region 3, Division 4 Senior Constable Ricky Keast Murchison <strong>Police</strong> Station 5826 2222<br />
Region 3, Division 4 Senior Constable Rebecca Macleod Shepparton <strong>Police</strong> Station 5820 5777<br />
Region 3, Division 5A (Mildura, Buloke) Senior Constable Damon Pica CIU-Mildura 5018 5463<br />
Region 3, Division 5A (Mildura, Buloke) Sergeant Daniel Saint Mildura <strong>Police</strong> Station 5018 5300<br />
Region 3, Division 5A (Mildura, Buloke) Senior Constable Gary Leeson Multicultural Liaison-Mildura<br />
Region 3, Division 5A (Mildura, Buloke) Senior Constable Anthony Taylor TMU-Mildura 5018 5300<br />
Region 3, Division 5B (Swan Hill, Gannawarra) Sergeant David Mark Lake Boga <strong>Police</strong> Station 5037 2201<br />
Region 3, Division 5B (Swan Hill, Gannawarra) Sergeant Brooke Walker Swan Hill <strong>Police</strong> Station 5036 4444<br />
Region 4, Division 1 Senior Sergeant Damian Oehme Heidelberg <strong>Police</strong> Station 9450 8000<br />
Region 4, Division 1 Sergeant Craig Paisley Insp-Div 1 Projects Reg 4 9438 8300<br />
Region 4, Division 1 Senior Constable Anthony Turner Doncaster <strong>Police</strong> Station 8841 3999<br />
Region 4, Division 2A (Whitehorse)<br />
VACANT<br />
Region 4, Division 2A (Whitehorse) Senior Constable Elizabeth Sidiropoulos YRO-Manningham 8841 3999<br />
Region 4, Division 2B (Boroondarra, Monash) Sergeant Matthew Cocks DTU-Glen Waverley 9566 1561<br />
Region 4, Division 2B (Boroondarra, Monash) Sergeant John Harper Oakleigh <strong>Police</strong> Station 9567 8900<br />
Region 4, Division 2B (Boroondarra, Monash) Senior Constable Mark Smith Oakleigh <strong>Police</strong> Station 9567 8900<br />
Region 4, Division 3A (Knox, Maroondah) Senior Constable Evan Whitelaw CIU-Ringwood 9871 3052<br />
Region 4, Division 3A (Knox, Maroondah) Senior Sergeant Kevin Barrie Boronia <strong>Police</strong> Station 9760 6600<br />
Region 4, Division 3A (Knox, Maroondah) Senior Constable Linda Hancock CPO-Yarra Ranges<br />
Region 4, Division 3A (Knox, Maroondah) Senior Constable Leanne Hoey NHW-Knox 9881 7948<br />
Region 4, Division 3A (Knox, Maroondah) Senior Constable Stuart Wright Narre Warren <strong>Police</strong> Station 9705 3111<br />
Region 4, Division 3B (Yarra Ranges)<br />
VACANT<br />
Region 4, Division 3B (Yarra Ranges) Senior Constable Mark Squires TMU-Yarra Ranges 9736 1745<br />
Region 4, Division 3B (Yarra Ranges) Senior Constable Brigette De Chirico CIU-Lilydale 9735 1610<br />
Region 4, Division 4<br />
VACANT<br />
Region 4, Division 5 Senior Constable Robert Sweetland Wodonga <strong>Police</strong> Station 02 6049 2600<br />
Region 4, Division 5 Sergeant Robert Norris Wangaratta <strong>Police</strong> Station 5723 0888<br />
Region 4, Division 5 Sergeant Charles Duncan Mount Beauty <strong>Police</strong> Station 5754 4244<br />
Region 4, Division 5 Senior Constable Francis Star Wangaratta <strong>Police</strong> Station 5723 0888<br />
Region 4, Division 5 Sergeant Brian Curran Rutherglen <strong>Police</strong> Station 6032 9612<br />
Region 4, Division 5 Senior Constable Thomas Boyle Chiltern <strong>Police</strong> Station 5726 1222<br />
Region 4, Division 5 Senior Constable Mark Deegan Wodonga <strong>Police</strong> Station 02 6049 2600<br />
Region 5, Division 1 Senior Constable Glenn Holland Ops Tasking & Co-Ordination 9865 2452<br />
Region 5, Division 1 Sergeant Joseph Briglia Rosebud <strong>Police</strong> Station 5986 0444<br />
Region 5, Division 1 Senior Constable Nicholas Sweetman CIU-Hastings 5979 7033<br />
Region 5, Division 1 Senior Constable Ashley Fletcher Mornington <strong>Police</strong> Station 5975 2733<br />
Region 5, Division 2A (Greater Dandenong)<br />
VACANT<br />
Region 5, Division 2A (Greater Dandenong) Senior Constable Michael Clifford Springvale <strong>Police</strong> Station 8558 8600<br />
Region 5, Division 2B (Casey, Cardinia) Sergeant Anthony Nestor Cranbourne <strong>Police</strong> Station 5991 0600<br />
Region 5, Division 2B (Casey, Cardinia) Senior Constable Matthew Carson Crime Desk-Casey/Cardinia 9705 3110<br />
Region 5, Division 2B (Casey, Cardinia) Senior Constable Damien Grange Pakenham <strong>Police</strong> Station 5945 2500<br />
Region 5, Division 3A (Baw Baw, Latrobe) Senior Constable Peter Oliver Warragul <strong>Police</strong> Station 5622 7111<br />
Region 5, Division 3A (Baw Baw, Latrobe) Senior Constable Eamon Leahy Traralgon <strong>Police</strong> Station 5174 0900<br />
Region 5, Division 3B (Bass Coast, South Gippsland) Senior Constable Wayne Beale TMU-Bass Coast 5672 5469<br />
Region 5, Division 3B (Bass Coast, South Gippsland) Senior Constable Michael Harvey CIU-Wonthaggi 5672 2761<br />
Region 5, Division 4A (Wellington) Senior Constable Keith Patterson DIU-Bairnsdale 5150 2682<br />
Region 5, Division 4A (Wellington) Senior Constable Stuart Jones RFO-Bairnsdale 5150 2630<br />
Region 5, Division 4B (East Gippsland) Senior Constable David Aston Bairnsdale <strong>Police</strong> Station 5150 2600<br />
Region 5, Division 4B (East Gippsland) Senior Constable Craig Peel Lakes Entrance <strong>Police</strong> Station 5155 1206<br />
SSD - Emergency Response 1 (Air Wing, Dog Squad) Senior Constable Stuart Browne Emergency Response Division 9247 5730<br />
SSD - Emergency Response 1 (Air Wing, Dog Squad) Senior Constable Wayne Gatt Emergency Response Division 9247 5730<br />
SSD - Emergency Response 2 (SAR, Water <strong>Police</strong>, Mounted Branch) VACANT<br />
SSD - Emergency Response 2 (SAR, Water <strong>Police</strong>, Mounted Branch) Senior Constable Matthew Blythe Emergency Response Division 9247 5730<br />
SSD - FRU/SOG Sergeant David Boell Protective Security Division 9247 5617<br />
SSD - FRU/SOG Senior Constable Peter Condon Protective Security Division 9247 5617<br />
SSD - FRU/SOG Senior Constable David Seeley Protective Security Division 9247 5617<br />
SSD - <strong>Police</strong> Communications Division Sergeant Adrian Hurring Comm & Internal Security Division 9247 3444<br />
SSD - Protective Services Unit Pso Gavin Belbin Comm & Internal Security Division 9247 3444<br />
SSD - Protective Services Unit Pso Michael Winter Comm & Internal Security Division 9247 3444<br />
SSD - Protective Services Unit Pso Brendan Smith Comm & Internal Security Division 9247 3444<br />
TTSD - Traffic Support Division Senior Constable Gregory Fewings Traffic Camera Division 9224 4306<br />
TTSD - Traffic Support Division Sergeant Graham Whelan Corporate Support Services Division 9380 7254<br />
TTSD - Traffic Support Division Sergeant Helen Poke Road Safety Strategic Services Div 9247 5779<br />
TTSD - Transit Safety Division Senior Constable Matthew Thomas Transit Safety Division 9247 3614<br />
Delegates are listed in blue. Assistant Delegates are listed in black.<br />
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