August 2009 - The Police Association Victoria

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Your Letters
Retirement of Life Member
I am writing to notify you that after
a lengthy period of poor health
away from my police duties I am
retiring from the Victoria Police
Force on the 15 th July, 2009, after 31
years service. I will therefore also
be resigning as a full time member
of The Police Association but will
be seeking outside membership.
ESSSuper is supporting me with a
full time Disability Pension, and I
would like to take this opportunity
in thanking that organisation’s
fantastic staff and its supporting
team of Medical Advisors. I would
also like to thank members from the
Crime Department’s Peer Support
Group, in particular Sue Thwaites,
for the telephone calls and cards
of support.
Wishing you and The Police
Association all the best with future
endeavours in seeking the best for
your membership.
Regards
John GIBSON@ Gibbo
Detective Sergeant 20780
Past President of The Police Association
Past President of The Police Federation
of Australia & New Zealand
Life Member of The Police Association
Retirement
I wish to inform you that I will be
leaving the Association on 17 th July
2009.
I have had 40 years of policing
and enjoyed every minute of it. I
have had the opportunity to work
with some terrific people and to
have shared some great experiences.
While I have never had to use
the resources of the Association
it was always a comfort to have
that resource available should that
occasion have arisen.
I hope that the Association and
the Victoria Police can build a
quality relationship into the future.
This would truly be in the interests
of the community and members.
I wish you and the Executive all
the best.
Regards
Robert J. Hastings APM
Assistant Commissioner
APM
Thank you for your recent letter
congratulating me on being
awarded the Australian Police
Medal in the Queen’s Birthday 2009
Honours list. I view this award as a
great honour, albeit I see some irony
for receiving this award for doing
something I love!
Much of the work of Victoria
Police Soccer Club would be
impossible without the ongoing
support of The Police Association
and we appreciate your interest.
Thank you again for the message.
I appreciate it.
Sincerely
Ron Sinclair APM
Anna Stewart Memorial Project
Wish we to thank you for your
generous donation toward the cost
of production of a new DVD to
commemorate the 25 th Anniversary
Celebration Event of the Anna
Stewart Memorial Project.
Your kind support enables us
to continue this very worthwhile
project for women in the trade
union movement, and particularly
in this year of the project’s 25 th
anniversary.
Yours sincerely
Jennifer O’Donnell-Pirisi
Victorian Trades Hall Council
Women’s Officers
Ill-Health Retirement
As I am Ill Health Retiring as of Sat
4 th July 2009, it is with regret that I
must forward my resignation from
the Victoria Police Association.
I have had occasion to use the
Association in the past & the
present. Even as this letter is being
composed, that skilled negotiator,
Les Beslis continues to negotiate on
my behalf.
I believe that Victoria Police has
lost direction in the past few years.
Our past Chief Commissioner may
be proud that she got rid of the
so called brotherhood, but what
really seems to have gone is the
loyalty and the looking after one
another that was so strong when I
joined nearly 31 years ago. Among
many other instances, this is
evident by the fact that while on
sick leave, I was demoted from
LSC to S/C because I wasn’t OSTT
qualified for a job I hadn’t done
for three and a half years. I am
not alone in having this inflicted
on them. I know the Association
is fighting to correct these and
other injustices, and I believe the
Association will prevail.
Under this present regime,
while members like myself are
labelled bludgers while other
members attempt to complete their
paperwork on leave and days off,
the Association & it’s members
need to be stronger than ever. I
believe that our Association will
find itself busier than ever as our
members are expected to do more
with less as Victoria Police circles
the bowl.
I am just glad that there are
people like Les Beslis fighting for
our rights, not just because they can,
but because they believe.
Keep fighting the good fight.
Regards,
Gary Urban
Ex- S/C 21186
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