October 2009 - The Police Association Victoria

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VOLUME 75 – ISSUE 10
October 2009
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THE POLICE ASSOCIATION
No. 1 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne 3002
Telephone: 03 9495 6899
Fax: 03 9495 6933
Freecall 1800 800 537 (outside metropolitan area only)
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.tpav.org.au
EXECUTIVE
President: Brian Rix
Senior Vice-President: Rod Brewer
Junior Vice-President: John Laird
Treasurer: Phil Pearson
Assistant Treasurer: Dean Thomas
EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
Mr Brian Rix – President
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Mr Rod Brewer (Yarrawonga Police Station)
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Mr John Laird (Fitzroy Police Station)
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Mr Phil Pearson (Fawkner)
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Mr Dean Thomas (Narre Warren CIU)
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Mr Dermot Avon (Properties Branch, Business Management)
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Mr John Carter (Frankston Police Station)
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Mr Karl David APM (Melbourne East Police Station)
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Mr Gerard de Vries (Springvale)
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Mr Paul O’Connell (Doncaster Police Station)
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Mr Mark Rose (Werribee Police Station)
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Ms Diane Wilson (Boroondara Police Station)
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Executive members’ home phone numbers are available after
hours in strictly urgent cases only. Their numbers may be
obtained from the on-line supervisor at D24 on 9247 3222.
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Secretary: Greg Davies
Assistant Secretary: Bruce McKenzie
Legal Manager: Tony Walsh
Industrial Relations Manager: Chris Kennedy
Administration Manager: Bruce Watt
Communications Manager: Sandro Lofaro
Editor: Shirley Hardy-Rix
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Delegates’ Conference
October
Features
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New OH&S laws put your safety at risk
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Delegates’ Conference focus on next EB
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Annual General Meeting
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Mick Miller Exclusive – Part 1
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The Association demands minimum
sentencing for police attackers
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Preston police: more work,
fewer members
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Footy fans get behind SOS petition
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The fight for variable rosters
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How you can help after the
Kokoda tragedy
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Important superannuation advice
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Sports Awards
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Preston police severely
under pressure.
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Save Our Streets– Victoria’s
largest petition ever.
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President’s Message
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Police Clubs
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President’s Message
By Brian Rix
This is an edited version of the address by Association President Brian Rix to the Annual General Meeting on September 11.
B
efore delivering his address,
Brian Rix asked members to
join him for a minute’s silence
to remember those members who
have passed away since the last
Annual General Meeting:
Andre Falk
Erin Condon
Bradley Dounan
Roger Fuller
Andrew Hines
Alexander Cooper
Resourcing
At the strategic planning day held
on 8 July this year, we determined
that our priority issue was
resourcing. It is the number one
issue confronting our members
and it is an issue about which
the Victoria Police Force and the
Victorian government continues to
shirk responsibility. The depleted
number of members on the
front line know only too well the
additional stress and illness that is
caused by our members continuing
to work in a chronically under
resourced environment. The Police
Association is almost a lone voice in
trying to address this serious issue.
We also determined, as a high
priority, to fight against proposed
amendments to the Police
Regulation Act which would take
us back to the dark ages of the
employer having total power and
control over its employees. These
proposed amendments are the
product of a Labor government
promoting what has become known
as ‘work choices for police’. The
Police Association will continue
to do its best to work with other
interested parties in ensuring
that the rights and entitlements
of our members, enshrined in
the Police Regulation Act, are not
adversely affected by a push for
unaccountable legislative power
and control over police officers.
We also determined, as a
high priority, to fight against
proposed amendments
to the Police Regulation
Act which would take us
back to the dark ages of
the employer having total
power and control over its
employees.
October 2009 The Police Association Journal
Black Saturday
The Black Saturday bushfires,
which has become Australia’s
worst natural disaster, resulting
in the deaths of 173 people, was
at the forefront of our minds
when they swept through much
of Victoria on 7 February this year.
Several of our members involved
in this unprecedented catastrophe
displayed enormous levels of
bravery to rescue communities
from the destructive path of these
bushfires. Several of our members
suffered home and property
loss. An appeal was launched
by The Police Association shortly
after Black Saturday, which was
donated to by our members and
police unions and associations
from around Australia, reaching
an amount of $111,597.30. These
funds have all been distributed to
our members suffering home and
property loss as a result of the Black
Saturday bushfires. Our members
have expressed their gratitude to
their colleagues, both here and
interstate, for assistance in their
time of need.
The Royal Commission
The Police Association was
granted leave to appear before
the Bushfires Royal Commission
that was subsequently established
by the Brumby government. Our
submission was primarily around
resourcing, communication
and command and control. The
Bushfires Royal Commission
is ongoing and we hope that
our members will not become
‘scapegoats’ to protect those in
responsible positions, including
the then Chief Commissioner
and the Minister for Police and
Emergency Services, who have clear
responsibilities under the relevant
legislation in dealing with disasters
of this type. The Police Association
will continue to assist its members
who have suffered as a result of the
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It seems incongruous to us that our members
will soon be trusted, and hopefully well
trained, to carry and, if necessary, deploy
semi-automatic firearms and that we are
somehow not able to be trusted with the nonlethal option of stun guns.
Black Saturday bushfires in regard
to both the trauma associated
with the loss of property and the
risks that many of our members
took in ensuring the safety of their
communities.
Semi-automatic weapons
Whilst The Police Association was
pleased with the decision taken
by the Victoria Police Force and
the Victorian government to issue
semi-automatic weapons to our
members we remain disappointed
with the decision not to introduce
stun guns to the broader policing
environment. Currently there is no
non-lethal option for our members
beyond the use of capsicum spray.
The next option is lethal force
through the use of a firearm to
protect our members’ lives and the
lives for whom they are responsible.
It seems incongruous to us that our
members will soon be trusted, and
hopefully well trained, to carry and,
if necessary, deploy semi-automatic
firearms and that we are somehow
not able to be trusted with the
non-lethal option of stun guns. We
can only come to the regrettable
conclusion that this decision is not
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about providing the best possible
non-lethal options for our members
to deal with increasing levels of
violent incidents, but is instead a
decision more to do with a lack
of commitment to funding the
deployment of stun guns to the
operational policing environment.
On 18 March 2009, the former
Secretary of The Police Association,
Paul Mullett, retired from the
Victoria Police Force and his
term as Secretary of The Police
Association concluded. We again
pay significant testament to the
achievements of Paul Mullett. The
strong stance that he took on behalf
of our members, often to his own
personal detriment and that of his
family, and his uncompromising
approach to all matters dealing
with the rights and entitlement of
members was truly outstanding.
The criminal charges that were
levelled against him as a result
of the ‘witch hunt’ presided over
by the Office of Police Integrity
finally collapsed, as most of us
expected, at the Supreme Court on
25 June this year. We again take
this opportunity to wish Paul and
his family all the very best for the
future and we thank him again for
his enormous contribution to our
organisation.
The Executive
I wish to thank the Executive for
their continuing support of me as
President of The Police Association.
I very much appreciate its loyalty,
honesty and most of all their
commitment to our members.
I congratulate returned Executive
Members Mark Rose, Paul
O’Connell, Dermot Avon and Phillip
Pearson. I am sure that they, with
the remainder of the Executive, will
continue to positively contribute
to achieving the best possible
outcomes for our membership.
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By Greg Davies
Save Our Streets
It has been a key priority for The
Police Association to continue
our ‘Save Our Streets’ in the past
year. Rarely a day passes when the
Association is not campaigning
around the police numbers issues,
from either a state-wide perspective,
or dealing with more localised
issues surrounding overworked
police officers trying to meet
the unrealistic demands. Our
campaign around police resources
will not only continue but will
intensify leading up to the 2010
state election.
Black Saturday
The devastating Black Saturday
bushfires on 7 February this
year once again illustrated the
professionalism and dedication
of our members, many of whom
risked their own lives and that
of their families to ensure that
their communities were safe. The
resourcing issue was again at the
fore when the Victoria Police Force
was placed in a position where
it had to call on interstate police
officers to assist with this situation.
sure Victoria learns the lessons
from this appalling tragedy so that
the policing role in future bushfire
emergencies can be handled as well
as possible.
Black Saturday has exposed more
failings on the part of the Brumby
Government, most notably their
appalling lack of response to the
police communication failures that
let us down on this tragic day. We
have also raised serious questions in
our submission on who was actually
in charge of our emergency services
on Black Saturday.
Productivity Commission
In February 2009, information
released by the independent,
Federal Productivity Commission
confirmed to us what our members
have known for some time - that
Victoria for the fifth year in
succession not only spends less
than any other state or territory
on policing but has also the
lowest number of police per head
of population in the country.
This clearly indicates a lack of
commitment to the state’s police,
and to the safety of Victorians
Our campaign around police
resources will not only
continue but will intensify
leading up to the 2010
election.
I’d like to take this opportunity
to thank the many members who
shared their experiences from the
Black Saturday bushfires with us.
This valuable feedback has led the
Association to prepare a detailed
submission to the 2009 Victorian
Bushfires Royal Commission to help
members play their part in making
on the part of the Victorian
government. Our members and
the people of Victoria are sick of
the government’s tired old mantra
about them increasing police
numbers and Victoria having the
lowest crime rate in the country
while forgetting to tell us that
population increases have spiralled.
Police Regulation
Amendment Act
Another key priority for The Police
Association has been our resistance
to repeated attempts by the
Brumby Government to introduce
draconian amendments to the
Police Regulation Act which would
effectively create ‘WorkChoices
for police’ legislation. To their
credit, the Liberal/National Party
Coalition, the Greens and the DLP
have to date resisted these proposed
laws, recognised them for what they
are - a shameless grab for power on
the part of the Victoria police force
and the Victorian Government. This
proposed legislation, introduced
by the Police Minister has not been
subjected to scrutiny or consultation
with The Police Association or any
other stakeholder. The former Chief
Commissioner pushed for these
powers through a legislative path
after failing to achieve them as
part of EB 2006. If these proposed
amendments become law, it would
confer unprecedented power in the
Office of the Chief Commissioner
to the detriment of the rights of
our members. Under this terrible
legislation, there is a removal of
the presumption of innocence in
discipline matters. If a member is
involved in a misconduct matter
they would be confronted with a
reverse onus ‘show cause’ situation
where members are considered
guilty unless they can prove their
innocence. The legislation would
also preclude members from being
reinstated on successful appeal
against Chief Commissioner’s
confidence dismissal. It would also
remove protection against ‘double
jeopardy’ processes, meaning that
members could be disciplined on
two or more occasions relating
to the same incident. It will also
provide coercive questioning
powers in regard to performance
management, creating a situation
that has not been imposed on
any other profession. It would,
additionally, confer on the Chief
Commissioner the power to waive
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a period of probation, which would
surely encourage nepotism and
cronyism. It also includes a section
which relates to the provision
of “gratuities”. Does this mean
that senior officers, for example,
presiding over lower road trauma
or crime statistics, would be able to
be provided with a bonus? This is
abundantly wrong on a number of
levels in our profession. The Police
Association makes no apology
for doing everything to stop this
legislation passing through the
legislative council until proper
and meaningful consultation has
occurred with all of the stakeholders,
including the Police Association.
EB 2011
Earlier this year, The Police
Association commenced a round of
workplace visits mainly to consult
with our members in relation to
their views of the content of the EB
2011 Log of Claims. This series of
visits once again showed the value
of member consultation. We intend
to continue with a further series of
workplace visits in the latter part
of this year to ensure that as many
members as possible have had
their chance to attend a workplace
meeting with The Police Association
representatives and to have their say.
PDAs & TPU
Two issues that have invariably
been brought up at various member
meetings and forums in the past
year have been performance
development assessments and
the operation of the transfer and
promotion unit. We have taken the
members views on board, and we
have brought to the attention of
the Chief Commissioner, member’s
views of PDAs and the Transfer and
Promotion Unit. We are pleased that
the Chief Commissioner has seen
fit to order a review of the current
PDA system and the Transfer and
Promotion Unit. We are also pleased
that The Police Association has
been included in the consultation
loop with regard to both of these
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matters. The manner in which the
Victoria Police Force assesses the
performance of its members and the
fairness and equity principles that
exist around transfer and promotion,
is very close to our collective hearts,
a concept which has not always been
understood by those responsible
for performance assessments and
transfer and promotion processes.
We look forward to a positive
outcome in both of these reviews.
Variable Rosters
Another significant issue for The
Police Association during the past
year has been the unnecessarily
oppressive approach of the
Victoria Police Force to unilaterally
abolish variable rosters against
their own policy position. Our
members attached to stations,
who have had their variable
rosters abolished, deservedly feel
abandoned by their employer. The
Police Association committed its
resources to fighting a case in the
Australian Industrial Relations
Commission, the culmination of
which was, unfortunately, that
the variable roster being deployed
at Hastings Police Station was
abandoned in favour of the
standard eight-hour roster. The
Police Association has observed,
throughout these proceedings that
the Victoria Police Force wants
a form of variable rostering that
suits its purposes, and its purposes
alone, without any reference to the
work/life balance aspect that the
Victoria Police Force talks about in
its corporate documentation. We
remain concerned that a number
of other workplaces are operating
under threat, in that their variable
rostering could also be abolished
without proper consultation with
members and due regard to the
processes and policies determined
in EB 2006 relative to variable
rostering. A variable roster can work
and is working very successfully in
a number of workplaces throughout
the state, where there is mutual
agreement between the workplace
manager and our members. The
Police Association is committed to
continue assisting members whose
variable roster is at risk of unilateral
termination by the employer.
Senior Sergeant Rotations
A further matter that we are
dealing with involves the rotation
of Senior Sergeants. A pilot program
was adopted by the Victoria Police
Force in Regions 3 and 4 involving
members being rotated around
workplaces within their division.
We have a strong view that this
rotation pilot is more about under
performance than the corporate
blurb from the Victoria Police
Force indicating that rotations
improve performance and provide
opportunities for increased
responsibilities. The Police
Association and the Victoria Police
Force continue to negotiate an
outcome to these proposed rotations
within the two pilot divisions. The
Victoria Police Force have indicated
to us, particularly during EB 2006
negotiations, that it would prefer
all members to be attached to the
Chief Commissioner’s Office, to
be transferred at will, rather than
be attached to gazetted positions.
In our view, this is not in the best
interests of our members and we
will continue to oppose rotations
being imposed on them.
Independent AntiCorruption Commission
During the next year, The Police
Association will continue to
push for the establishment of
an independent anti-corruption
body that currently exists in many
other states. Whilst The Police
Association has greater confidence
in the current leadership of the
Office of Police Integrity, it is
manifestly unfair to have an anticorruption body that focuses only
on police officers. It is offensive to
our professional status that police
officers could be the only public
officials in Victoria that could
possibly engage in corrupt activities.
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By Greg Davies
…the Association has
successfully withstood
a period of economic
turbulence in the wider
economy to maintain our
healthy financial position
by increasing our total
members’ equity
It is important that an anticorruption body is established, as
a priority, to ensure honesty in all
areas of the public sector, and not
just for police. Recent activities
within local government are just
one example of the need for such
an anti-corruption body to be
established in Victoria.
State Election – 2010
The next state election, to be held on
27 November 2010, will be a major
focus for The Police Association. The
current Labor Government has not
served the interests of our members
at all well. It has treated community
safety with indifference and has
adopted a “head in the sand”
approach to the need for additional
police numbers to meet the needs of
exploding population growth. Our
members can be assured that we
will be seeking undertakings from
all political parties and prospective
politicians leading into the next
state election, to ensure that our
members are properly compensated
for the hard work that they do in
keeping Victoria safe and to ensure
that they are properly equipped for
this purpose.
Chief Commissioner Overland
The Police Association is pleased
that we have established a
professional relationship with
the Chief Commissioner, Simon
Overland. We meet regularly to
discuss issues of mutual interest,
particularly those issues that are
affecting the working conditions
of our members and the safety
of the community. However, the
same cannot be said for the state
government. The current state
Labor government has treated our
members, and indeed all other
areas of the public sector, with
indifference.
TPA Maintains Strong
Financial Position
We are pleased to report that
the Association has successfully
withstood a period of economic
turbulence in the wider economy
to maintain our healthy financial
position by increasing our total
members’ equity (net assets)
by in excess of $1m this year to
$29,169,874 as at 30 June 2009.
The annual report for the
financial year ended 30 June 2009
has also revealed an overall profit
for the Association of $1,029,936.
While the Global Financial Crisis
has adversely impacted on our
investment revenue for 2009, this
impact has been minimised by
adopting a strategy to more broadly
diversify our investment portfolio
and reduce our total expenditure
throughout the past financial year.
This prudent strategy has enabled
the Association to largely wardoff the effects of the most severe
global financial crisis in over 70
years, as well as to deliver on our
commitment to maintain our strong
financial position while continuing
to provide high quality service and
benefits to our members.
In Conclusion
Finally, I would like to endorse
the comments by the President in
paying tribute to the work of my
predecessor, Paul Mullett, who
retired from the Victoria Police
Force on 18 March this year. I take
this opportunity again to thank
Paul for his outstanding work on
behalf of The Police Association
and its members, over a period of
almost 18 years. We wish him and
his family all the very best for the
future.
I also take this opportunity
to thank our Executive and
membership for showing enough
confidence in me to appoint me as
the latest Secretary in the proud
92-year history of the Association.
I am aware of the enormous
responsibility and trust that has
been placed in me and it is my
intention to carry out this role to the
best of my ability and to deliver the
best possible industrial outcomes for
our members.
Finally I wish to gratefully
acknowledge the support
and efforts of the Executive,
Delegates, Assistant Delegates
and administration staff of the
Association.
Thank you.
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IR News
Excess Travel win for Association member
The Association was recently successful in the Industrial Relations Commission
in a dispute involving the non-payment of a members’ excess travel claim.
T
he member concerned
was directed to perform a
temporary stint away from
his regular work-location which
involved substantially greater
travel time and distance from his
place of residence.
For the member to travel to his
temporary work-location by train,
the method requested by the force,
he was required to undertake three
to four periods of travel equating to
55 to 60 minutes of travel time.
He was directed to start his shift
at 8am, however the first train
departing from the station nearest
his home did not leave until 7.30am,
meaning the member would not
reach his place of work until about
8.45am – 45 minutes after the
commencement of his shift.
The member could have been
directed to start at a later time in
order to overcome this obstacle, but
he was not.
He also felt it unreasonable
that arrangements could not
accommodated for him to start later.
He was left with no alternative other
than to travel by motor vehicle to
his temporary work-location.
Accordingly, the member started
to commute to work by car, which
over the 14-week period of his
temporary stint, equated to 4,513
kilometres and thousands of dollars
in travel entitlements.
The member’s claim was
rejected by his division which
maintained that he should have
taken the train to get to his
temporary work-location.
It was found that officer was
entitled to excess travel
entitlements time within clause
13.4.2 of the Victorian Police
Workplace Agreement 2007. It
was found that the member had
incurred excess travel as he was
under direction to perform the
temporary duties at another
location and that he should be
entitled to use the most convenient
form of transport – in this instance
his motor vehicle – in order to
arrive at his place of work in time
to commence his shift.
Members who believe they have
an industrial entitlement that
has been denied should call The
Police Association’s Industrial
Relations Section for assistance
and representation on 9495 6899.
SOCAU to SOCIT transition
The Police Association harbours several concerns with the Force’s decision
to abandon the Sexual Offence and Child Abuse Units (SOCAU) and replace them
with the Sexual Offence and Child Investigation Team (SOCIT).
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egrettably, there have been
significant failings in the
Force’s consultation process
with the Association with regards
to this fundamental but major
change to work-practices.
Most notably, there has been a
failure to properly confer with the
Association before the release of a
revised position description which
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for the first time includes the field
investigator’s course qualification
as a pre-requisite.
The Association has brought
to the attention of the Force the
possible breach of the Equal
Opportunity Act in enforcing this
new requirement, with a field
investigators course or detective
qualification training potentially
having unfavourable consequences
on members who work part-time
and have carer responsibilities.
The parties will continue to work
towards a resolution of the main
sticking points concerning this issue
- including transition arrangement and
qualifications – with a view to ensuring
that members are not disadvantaged
in any way by this proposed change.
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OH&S Update
Photo www.suzywood.com
Proposed changes to OH&S laws
could put your safety at risk
The Police Association was well represented at the rally.
Police have significantly higher work-related injury and illness rates, regularly
undertaking tasks encompassing greater injury and illness risks, than most other
workers. The protection afforded to police by the current Victorian OH&S laws could
be severely compromised by changes planned by the Rudd Government.
T
he Federal Government plans
across to the politicians.
(PFA) has taken the matter up with
to standardise the OH&S
As they massed outside Trades
the Federal Government.
laws across the country with
Hall news came through that
“We have pointed out that an
the final agenda hoped to be the
the State Minister in charge of
Officer’s Oath of Office compels
introduction of world’s best practice
WorkSafe, Tim Holding, had been
him or her, upon pain of criminal
occupation health and safety laws.
found safe and well after two days
sanction, to put his or her life at risk
But under recommendations
lost on Mount Feathertop. The
in the pursuit of policing services
adopted by all Australian
timing of Mr Holding’s rescue was
to the community: that is, the
governments it is proposed that
not lost on the workers.
protection of life and property and
police operations will
the prevention of crime. Due
be exempted from the
to that Oath of Office, police
requirement to adhere to
officers should be afforded
occupational health and
the utmost protection,” says
safety laws. This will have
the PFA’s Mark Burgess.
dire consequences for police
A National Survey of police
across Australia.
conducted for the PFA by
Under the
Sydney University, showed
recommendations OH&S
that 45 per cent of police
representatives will lose
officers surveyed disagreed
their ability to choose the
with the statement “I am
approved training course
confident that I’m not
they wish to attend and
going to get injured or sick
individual workers may
as a result of my work” as
lose their right to raise
opposed to 18 per cent of the
President Brian Rix and Delegates Co-Ordinator John East march to Parliament. wider Australian workforce
occupational health and
safety concerns anonymously.
The proposed ‘harmonisation’ of
who disagreed with the statement.
Members of The Police
the OH&S laws will not only affect
The very nature of policing
Association Executive and
the blue collar workers on building
calls upon police officers to
Administration joined about 15,000
sites and in factories. Police safety
step into harm’s way to protect
workers to voice their concerns
could also be at risk because
the Australian community. It
about these proposed changes
‘certain police operations’ could
is inherently risky. The Police
outside Melbourne’s Trades Hall last
be exempt from normal employer
Association will continue to fight for
month. The workers then marched
OH&S responsibilities.
the occupational health and safety
on Parliament to get their message
The Police Federation of Australia
of police.
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Legal News
Discipline Inquiry
What is the standard of proof?
T
he discipline inquiry is the
process adopted by the
Victoria Police Force to deal
with behaviours displayed by its
members, which are generally
not in keeping with the Force’s
‘Code of Conduct’, ethical health
and corporate values. The Police
Regulations Act 1958 provides very
simplistic statutory obligations on
the conduct of a discipline hearing.
In a general sense, the Act requires
the person conducting the inquiry
to do so with as little formality
or technicality as possible. They
must comply with the rules of
“natural justice”.
The standard of proof applied
in discipline inquiries is the same
as that of civil proceedings – they
are decided on “the balance of
probabilities”. However, it is not so
straight forward. The application
of “the balance of probabilities” has
a level of variability to it in police
discipline inquiries. This variability
is more commonly known as the
“Bringinshaw Test”.
This came about because of a
1938 High Court decision where
the presiding judge in an adultery
case had to decide whether the
level of satisfaction that the
offence had occurred was on the
balance of probabilities or, beyond
a reasonable doubt. In this case
neither of these ‘standards’ were
considered applicable. As a result
the Briginshaw Test evolved.
In the discipline arena, the
‘standard’ can vary depending
on the nature and seriousness of
the charge. For example, where
a member facing a charge of
disgraceful conduct that is likely to
attract a penalty or sanction at the
higher end of those available, the
person presiding over the inquiry
must almost be satisfied beyond a
reasonable doubt.
Where a member is charged with
a lesser offence that attracts a lesser
sanction, then Briginshaw allows for
the inquiring officer to be satisfied
at the lower level of proof - on the
balance of probabilities.
The person inquiring into a
charge preferred against a member
can use the Briginshaw Test when
considering the evidence.
Members should contact the
Legal/Discipline Section of The
Police Association when they are
facing discipline charges.
The Police Association Exclusive
‘Mick’ Miller’s Life and Times
F
ormer Chief Commissioner S.
I. ‘Mick’ Miller, the state’s most
respected police officer, past or
present, speaks exclusively to police
historian and long-time friend,
Dr. Robert Haldane. The first of a
three-part series is in this month’s
issue of The Police Association Journal.
Since he retired in 1987 the
former Chief Commissioner has
refused to speak publicly about
his life and his 40 years with the
Victoria Police Force.
During his career, Mr Miller
achieved many firsts:- he was the
first Australian policeman to attend
the FBI Academy, to be awarded
a Churchill Fellowship, attend the
Senior Command Course at the
British National Police College
and the Defence Departments
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Industrial Defence Mobilisation
Course.
During his career he introduced
the Air Wing, Dog Squad, the
return of the foot patrols, the
Special Operations Group, task
force policing, the integration of
women police into the main force,
Neighbourhood Watch and the
Blue Light Disco.
In the year of his retirement S. I.
‘Mick’ Miller became the Victorian
of the Year and was made a Life
Member of The Police Association,
of which he was a member
throughout his career, including
his term as Chief Commissioner.
The Police Association Journal is
proud to present this special report
on this remarkable man. The S. I.
‘Mick’ Miller story begins on page 14.
S. I. ‘Mick’ Miller in 2002.
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10 Special Report
Some of the Executive and Delegates who attended the conference.
Delegates plan for EB 2011
The Association Delegates bi-annual conference was held in Melbourne last
month, bringing together delegates and assistant delegates from across the state.
EB 2011 and the drastic shortages that are affecting police everywhere were high
on the agenda.
A
ssociation President Brian
Rix opened the conference by
telling the delegates that this
was the “most significant delegates’
meeting since our last EB Delegates’
planning meeting prior to the
EB of 2006”.
“Today we will discuss the
feedback received and prioritise
issues for our next enterprise
bargaining campaign. I encourage
open and frank discussion on all
the proposals that our members
have put forward.
“We are all the elected
representatives of a great body
of men and women who, day in
and day out, put their heart and
soul into protecting and serving
the community. We are not here
to promote our own personal
views and agendas, but to make
decisions on what we believe is
right for our members.”
Brian Rix also told the delegates
that law and order will be a major
issue during next year’s State election
campaign. “There is a role we can
play in that. We need to ensure our
politicians are well aware of the
depth of feeling in the community
towards safety on our streets.”
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle spoke
to the delegates about the problems
on our capital city’s streets. He
began by telling the delegates,
“I am on your side. On behalf of
the city I thank you”.
The Lord Mayor said The Police
Association’s Save our Streets
campaign was the most important
thing in our community of
Melbourne at the moment.
“My number one priority is safety
and security in our city. I wish
there was a silver bullet to solve
this problem, but more police and
more resources for those police
works. The results when there was
extra funding for overtime were
outstanding.”
Robert Doyle told the delegates of
his meeting with Rudy Giuliani, the
former Mayor of New York. In his
first year in the job the only thing
he did was hire 7,000 additional
police. Delegates could only ponder
what a difference additional police
would make to their lives.
One delegate told the Lord
Mayor that members in his area
of responsibility don’t have a work/life
balance. “We lead a work/work and
go home to sleep balance. We don’t
get weekends off. In the end we have
families too and we need a break.”
There were many issues up for
discussion, subjects raised with
delegates by members in the
workplace. One was the levels
of fatigue suffered by members. One
delegate told of members in his area
that worked three weeks without
a weekend off, and members on
an eight-hour roster that regularly
worked 12 hours. “Everyone needs
time for rest and recovery after
a long shift,” he said. Citing the
ambulance services’ recent victory
in their battle for mandatory 10hour breaks between shifts the
delegate said that in the UK it was
unlawful to get less than a 11-hour
break and rosters were put up at
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Photography by gregnoakes.com
IR Section manager Chris Kennedy.
Greg Davies addresses the conference.
Executive members John Laird and Rod Brewer at the conference.
least three weeks ahead of time and
single days off were a rarity.
He said the Force regularly breaks
its own health & well-being policy
and its determination to dismantle
variable rosters would just create
even more problems for members.
“We must have some life,” he said.
“The Victoria Police’s attitude is
appalling. They have twisted the
figures on the audits of 12-hour
rosters. Rather than supporting
them they want members back
to eight-hour shifts.”
The delegates carried a motion
recommending to the Executive
that the Administration develops
a rostering and fatigue policy that
has a genuine regard for the impact
of shift work on member health and
work/life balance issues.
Communications Manager
Sandro Lofaro updated the
members on the Save our Streets
campaign. Since it began there
have been 1,800 stories in the
media highlighting resourcing,
making the public aware of
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Delegates at their conference.
our issues.
The petition is well on the way
to achieving the 70,000 signature
target, and he encouraged members
to continue gathering signatures.
One took advantage of being in a
major city hotel, asking the staff
working on the front desk to sign
up for safety!
When it came time to discuss
the major issues for EB 2011, the
delegates were split in to focus
groups to examine the issues raised
by members during workplace
meetings held throughout the state in
recent months. Prioritising the issues
that members see as important is
imperative as we move towards the
EB negotiations with the Force.
The prioritised list will be
discussed in more detail at the next
Delegates’ Conference in March
next year.
Association Secretary Greg
Davies apprised the delegates
of developments in many areas
over the past six months since
their last conference. He said that
engagement with the Force had
improved with the Administration
meeting regularly with Chief
Commissioner Simon Overland.
The same couldn’t be said of the
relationship with government.
“We managed to find Tim Holding
but we can’t find Bob Cameron,” he
said. “We continue to engage the
government through the media, but
that is not our preferred way.”
The Administration has been
actively seeking and gaining the
support of the opposition parties
to block the draconian amendments
to the Police Regulation Act
proposed by the Labor Government.
At the time of writing the battle to
preserve the rights of members had
succeeded with amendments failing
to pass through the upper house.
“We haven’t given up the fight,”
Greg said.
Discussing the stress members are
under, Greg Davies told the delegates
of a ward at the Repat Hospital set up
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Back row – Greg Davies, Denise & Rod Hiam, Grant McLean, Ian Cameron and Brian Rix. Front row – Trevor and Dr Rhyll Black, Lori McLean and Shaddy Cameron.
Special thanks for very special people
T
he Association cannot succeed
without the help of many
people...the delegates and
assistant delegates are invaluable,
and there are numerous others
who offer support and assistance
for members. Four special people
were recognised for their tireless
efforts at the dinner after last
month’s Association Delegates’
Conference.
Shaddy Cameron and Lori
McLean are two women who have
been supporting their local police
in a very tangible way – collecting
signatures for the Save Our Streets
campaign petition.
Shaddy, whose husband Ian
was in the job for more than 30
years, has been pounding the
pavements of the eastern suburbs
while Lori, has been on a mission
to improve police resources in
the western suburbs. These two
continued from page 11
for people suffering Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder. It was primarily
established for soldiers returning
from Iraq and Afghanistan. Currently
there are just two soldiers being
treated in the facility and “about
a dozen of our members”. This is a
dedicated women have collected
thousands of signatures and
are continuing to go to local
shopping centres and transport
hubs drumming up support for
the police.
Dr Rhyll Black knows the
pressures police face. She has been
providing professional medical
services to police since the 1980s,
going back to the days of the
police hospital. When it closed
Dr Black moved her practice to
the Freemasons before going into
private practice in Carlton, all the
time caring for police.
Dr Black retired last month
and will be sorely missed by the
police and their families who have
received her expert medical care.
Many of the Delegates at the
conference worked with Rod Hiam
during his time as a Delegate
and an OH&S rep. From 1991
shocking indictment of the pressure
members are under.
Delegates received updates on
the Force’s attempts to rotate senior
sergeants.
“Our view is that this is a measure
to ensure compliance with the
hierarchy,” said Assistant Secretary
Bruce McKenzie. “And there is the
until 2005 Rod worked for the
betterment of his colleagues.
Presenting his Certificate of
Service, Association Secretary
Greg Davies said, “Rod Hiam is a
good bloke and I am proud to say
he is my friend.”
Rod has, as he put it, “some
health issues” and is currently off
work. When he said he hoped to
go back to work to continue his
current role as a health and safety
rep there was barely a dry eye in
the room. Good luck, Rod.
During the evening the hat was
passed around to raise funds for
Kerry Sipthorpe, a member who
has been diagnosed with a rare
form of aggressive early onset
dementia and is unable to work
again. More than $1,440 was
raised for the educational trust
fund being established for Kelly’s
two-year-old son Ryan.
bigger picture. If we allow this,
next it will be sergeants and then
senior constables, with all members
being attached to the Chief
Commissioner’s office so you can
be shunted around at will. We are
doing our best combat this.”
The delegates will meet again
in March next year.
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Members stand in a minute’s
silence, remembering those
who have passed away.
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meetings of The Police Association, the Friendly Society and the
PFA were held in Melbourne last month. Members were briefed on the past year and
the future plans of the Association’s Executive and Administration as we get closer to
EB 2011.
A
t a time when many
businesses are facing
economic turbulence
because of the global financial
crisis, the Association is still
financially sound, the members
heard. Treasurer Phil Pearson
said “When viewed in total, the
Financial statements for the year
ended 30 June 2009 reveal the
Association remains in an overall
healthy position.
“The past financial year has seen
the most severe global financial
crisis since the great depression
of the 1930s. Despite the severity
of the GFC, which impacted
significantly upon investment
returns, we are pleased to report a
strong overall profit of $1,029,936
for the 2009 Financial Year. There
continues a strong commitment
by your Executive to maintain our
financial position, whilst at the
same time providing high quality
service and benefits to you, our
membership.”
Also on the agenda at the
AGMs were amendments to
the Constitution of The Police
Association.
These amendments are designed
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President Brian Rix and Secretary Greg Davies at the Annual General Meetings.
to rectify various anomalies of a
minor nature. The amendments
were carried.
The Friendly Society provides
many welfare benefits to members
of The Police Association and their
families. Secretary Greg Davies
announced at the AGM an increase
in the amounts paid out when a
member of the Association or their
family passes away. The death
benefit for a member was increased
from $10,000 to $11,000 with
payment for the death of partner
increased from $5,000 to $5,500.
The Association now pays $5,500
to a member when a child dies and
$1,250 when a baby is still born.
While nothing can bring a loved
one back, alleviating the financial
worries that can come with a death
can be a great help.
Before addressing the
membership, President Brian Rix
asked all those at the AGM to join
him in a minute’s silence for those
members who passed away in the
past year.
No motions were listed for
discussion at next year’s AGM.
Edited versions of The Police
Association AGM addresses delivered
by President Brian Rix and Secretary
Greg Davies can be found at pages 2
and 4 respectively of this month’s issue
of The Police Association Journal.
14 Cover Story – Mick Miller Exclusive Part 1
Sinclair Imrie ‘Mick’ Miller
The Early Years
This month The Police
Association Journal is proud
to publish the first in a threepart series on the life of
former Chief Commissioner
S. I. ‘Mick’ Miller. Mr Miller
remains the state’s most
respected police officers
and is a Life Member of
The Police Association. Mr
Miller has refused numerous
requests to be interviewed
since his retirement in 1987.
He speaks exclusively to Dr
Robert Haldane, historian and
long-time friend.
S
. I. ‘Mick’ Miller is widely
regarded as being the most
influential Australian police
leader of the twentieth century.
On a personal and organisational
level his achievements were
unprecedented and to this day they
remain unsurpassed. Mick Miller
engendered immense loyalty from
a carefully selected and mentored
team and with their support he
judiciously steered Australian
policing into uncharted waters
and changed the face of Australian
policing forever.
But like most exemplary
leaders Mick Miller was never
one-dimensional. There have
always been other facets to his
life. He has been foremost a family
person: a son, brother, husband,
father and grandfather. Never
a token patriarch, Mick Miller’s
commitment to his family was
publicly recognised in 1983 when
he was named Victorian Father
of the Year.
And like many of his generation,
Mick was a child of the depression,
whose early years were a mix of
family activities, schooling, teenage
employment and military service.
As a youth he was active in scouting
and served during the Second
World War as an Air Raid Warden.
It was a stable and well-rounded
upbringing that provided a sound
basis for his future career in the
Victoria Police Force.
Sinclair Imrie Miller was born at
his parents’ home in Flemington on
13 October 1926, the second son of
James Miller, an Australian-born
Scot and his Scottish wife Lillie (nee
Imrie). Young Miller was named
Sinclair after his mother’s father.
James Miller was a signalman
with the Victorian Railways and the
family moved about when he was
transferred in his work. By the time
he was eight Mick had attended
five different state primary schools
at Burnley, Quarry Hill, Golden
Square, Hartwell and Camberwell
Central, where the school motto
aptly was ‘Aim High’.
He completed his Merit Certificate
in 1939, aged 13, and crossed to
Melbourne Boys’ High School,
where he opted to study subjects in
the ‘general stream’. He eschewed
things mathematical but had
a passion for Shakespeare and
enjoyed Latin and English. An
‘ordinary student’; he abided by
the school motto ‘Honour the Work’
and obtained his Intermediate
Certificate, finishing his formal
schooling after turning fifteen
in 1941.
Jobs were scarce and Mick was
too young to join the army and for
a time he had to settle for a string
of clerical positions that offered
few challenges or opportunities.
Eventually through the agency
of a family friend Mick secured
employment as an office boy in the
Melbourne headquarters of the
Broken Hill Proprietary Company
Limited (B.H.P.). It afforded him
an opportunity to learn typing
and shorthand and taught him the
rudiments of office administration:
skills that would stand him in good
stead throughout his working life.
B.H.P. was also where S. I. Miller
first acquired the sobriquet ‘Mickey’.
When asked his name by a senior
staff member at B.H.P. he dutifully
responded ‘Sinclair Miller, sir’ and
was greeted with the response,
‘Well if you can fight as good as
Mickey Miller you’ll do us!’ The
Mickey Miller alluded to was the
Australian featherweight boxing
champion and the nickname stuck.
Later during his military service
‘Mickey’ was shortened to ‘Mick’
and that name has endured for
a lifetime.
Mick’s position at B.H.P. was
classified as a protected occupation
and he was exempted from military
service but as soon as he turned
eighteen he applied to join the army.
Initially, his employer was reluctant
to release him but later relented and
Mick joined the Australian Imperial
Force (A.I.F.) on 2 January 1945.
After enlistment he trained as a
Vickers machine gunner and served
with the 2nd A.I.F. in Australia.
By the time Mick had completed
his training and was ready for
overseas service the Second
World War had ended. He then
volunteered for service with the
British Commonwealth Occupation
Force in Japan and served with
HQ, 66th Infantry Battalion and 1st
Australian Armoured Car Squadron
as Trooper VX 95980. After 516
days service abroad he returned to
Australia and was discharged from
the army on 15 July 1947.
Many years later Mick reflected
fondly on his army days, “I enjoyed
the camaraderie of army life and
some of those friendships endured
for a lifetime. Indeed, in retirement
in 1988, I was the recipient of
an Advance Australia Award
for ‘an outstanding contribution
to community service’ and was
mystified at how I came to be
nominated. On making inquiries,
I discovered it was one of my old
army mates. Later, he said to me,
‘You deserved it. You always were
officer material.’”
It was whilst in Japan that
the idea of a policing career
was first raised with Mick. His
Sergeant Major in the Armoured
Car Squadron was former First
Constable Bill Gilder and he
suggested to Mick that once his tour
of duty in Japan was completed,
that on return to Australia, he
should join the police force.
Once back in Melbourne Mick
did not immediately follow Gilder’s
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Clockwise: Sinclair Miller at 3 years; Sinclair aged 12
years; At 19 Sinclair was in the Army; Constable S. I.
Mick Miller 10151 – 1948.
advice and instead initially
sought re-employment with B.H.P.
Employers were required by law to
re-employ former employees who
were returned ex-service personnel
but jobs were scarce. The only
positions on offer to him at that
time were a clerical position in
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, with
a minimum tenure of six years; or
a permanent transfer to Whyalla,
South Australia, which was
conditional on Mick undertaking
studies in accountancy. Mick
declined both offers and elected
to look elsewhere for suitable
employment.
Not one to remain idle for
long his next move involved
participation in the Commonwealth
Reconstruction Training
Scheme, where he underwent
a psychological aptitude test to
determine his suitability for further
employment or study. As a result
Mick was advised to undertake a
tertiary education course in either
psychology or criminology: both
options necessitating a full year
of preliminary study to obtain the
prerequisite adult matriculation
certificate. Mick opted not to follow
this advice and instead obtained
work as a civilian clerk with the
army at Victoria Barracks in St.
Kilda Road, Melbourne. It was
a fortuitous decision that soon
permanently changed the course
of his life.
Each day on his way to work
at Victoria Barracks, Mick passed
the Victoria Police Recruiting
Office, which was then located at
the St. Kilda Road Police Depot.
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On 1 September
1947, in an
ebullient
mood, fuelled
by a touch of
spring fever, he
“wheeled into
the recruiting
office on a
whim and
joined-up”,
noting in
Mick Miller with the late Inspector Paul Carr.
passing that,
“the transition
from army life to police life was easy
Time would prove that Mick was
for ex-servicemen post World War II,
not easily trampled and was adept
because of the similarities between
at keeping his head down. His
the two disciplined organisations”.
hard slog to the top had begun
His auspicious police career
but little did Mick Miller know
began on 5 November 1947, when
then the extent of the challenges
he became trainee constable T 733.
and achievements that lay in store
A member of Squad 11 of 1947, he
for him.
graduated after 15 weeks training
on 17 February 1948, gaining no.
Robert Haldane
2 place out of 22 recruits tested.
His registered number was 10151.
Next month, Mick speaks
As was the practice in those
candidly about his early police
days he was initially posted to
experiences and the reasons
Russell Street for “beat duty”. There
behind his decision to pursue
would be no favours for the future
a career as a detective, which
Chief Commissioner, who did not
eventually saw him graduate
have a police family background,
from the prestigious Federal
“There was no mentoring in those
Bureau of Investigation
days. The only recruits who had
National Academy in the USA.
an advantage were those whose
He also sheds light on his
fathers were serving members –
frustrated efforts during the
naturally enough. It seemed to be
1950s to curb illegal betting on
that whenever a recruit showed
horse racing and his ultimate
signs of promise, he was quickly
selection to lead the highly
trampled on in case he posed a
successful Gaming (Special
threat to others. It quickly became
Duties) Branch, known as
apparent that you had to keep your
“The Incorruptibles”.
head down and not upset others by
appearing to be too conscientious.”
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Why should police have to be
our society’s punching bags?
Rarely a day goes by without Victorians waking to the news that another person has
been the victim of a senseless, alcohol-fuelled attack over night. The drunken and
violent lawlessness is becoming more the norm. And more and more often the victims
are police. It is as if the darkness brings out the demons in some Victorians.
S
hould you have to risk coming
home from work looking like
this? No, you should not.
The Police Association believes
that any individual who bashes a
police officer should be sentenced to
a term of imprisonment. The softlysoftly approach by some members
of the judiciary is not proving to be
a deterrent. It is as if these offenders
believe they are above the law.
Despite the recent savage bashing
of Sergeant Brett Ward in the
Melbourne CBD and the attack on
Constable Julie Lowe from Transit
Safety Division in April some sectors
Sergeant Brett Ward.
of the community are opposed
to the idea of the perpetrators
of sickening violence being held
accountable for their actions.
Julie Lowe was punched to the
face by a female at Dandenong
railway station. The callous and
unprovoked attacked left Julie with
a fractured eye socket. She has
undergone plastic surgery and there
is a possibility she will have serious
eye damage as a direct result of the
assault.
The offender was charged with
recklessly causing serious injury.
At the plea hearing she offered
no apology and expressed no
remorse. The magistrate found the
charges proven but did not record a
conviction.
Sergeant Brett Ward was left with
a broken nose and eye socket after
being allegedly king hit outside a
city bar in late August. The 23-yearold man who allegedly attacked
Brett Ward has been charged with
six offences and is due to appear in
court again on November 17.
And assaults on police are not
just occurring in the city. In August
Constable Ben Carroll was called
to a domestic dispute in Hamilton.
He was assaulted, suffering cuts
and severe bruising. The alleged
offender is facing several charges.
Back in 2004 Constable LeeAnne Crothers was glassed by
a male offender at the Wizard
Lounge, now known as the Union
Hotel, in Prahran. The attack
occurred just five months after
Lee-Anne graduated. Despite being
severely injured, Lee-Anne is still a
dedicated member, now a detective
with the Crime Department.
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The Police Association says
mandatory, or minimum,
sentencing is not new. It is neither
radical or unfair, nor does it
undermine the discretion of the
judiciary any more than restricting
the upper limits of sentencing
available to the courts, as is the
case now.
Our drink driving legislation has
had minimum sentences for years,
because deaths and injuries on
our roads had reached alarming
levels. Those of us old enough to
remember when there were 1034
deaths in one year on Victorian
roads have no problem with a
minimum sentence being legislated
alongside a maximum sentence.
Such parameters allow the judiciary
to provide appropriate sentencing
within the expectations of the
community and we all accept that it
is necessary and appropriate.
“It does not matter that a person
might be a professional driver,
who relies on a licence for income.
It doesn’t matter whether you use
your car to do good deeds for your
community or to care for someone
else – if you are found guilty of
drink driving you must lose your
licence for a minimum set period.
And we all know that,” says
Association Secretary Greg Davies.
“The inclusion of a minimum
sentence for anyone convicted by
a jury of an indictable assault on
police will go a long way to making
those people, who believe they
can behave in any sort of idiotic
or criminal way they think fit,
think twice.
“Police are trained to deal with
violent offenders and with drug or
alcohol affected persons – but they
are neither Supermen nor Wonder
Women – they are ordinary people
doing an extraordinary job,” says
Greg Davies.
“Police represent the community;
they are the community’s police
and they are there to protect law
abiding citizens and to apprehend
those who break the law. An attack
on a police officer is an attack on
the community itself.”
The maximum sentence that
can be imposed by a magistrate
under the Summary Offences Act
for assaulting police is six months
imprisonment. The maximum
available to a judge after a finding
of guilt by a jury, pursuant to the
Crimes Act, is 5 years. Incredibly,
the sentencing principles used
by our judiciary dictate that
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Det. Sen. Constable Lee-Anne Crothers in 2004.
Constable Julie Lowe.
The inclusion of a minimum sentence for
anyone convicted by a jury of an indictable
assault on police will go a long way to
making those people, who believe they can
behave in any sort of idiotic or criminal way
they think fit, think twice.
Constable Ben Carroll.
imposition of the maximum
sentence on anyone, for any offence,
is inappropriate – regardless of the
Parliament having decided what
maximum sentence is appropriate –
so the idea of increasing maximum
sentences without including a
minimum sentence is farcical.
Is it unreasonable that a person
convicted of bashing a police
officer, who is there to protect
the rest of the community, or any
other emergency service worker
performing their duties, should be
sent to gaol without exception?
Should people found guilty
of violent assaults not have to
wear the consequences of their
own actions, regardless of their
circumstances?
The Police Association is aware that
civil libertarians will be against any
call for mandatory sentencing, but
we didn’t hear their cries of outrage
when the human rights of Sergeant
Ward were infringed when he was
assaulted while carrying out his
sworn duty.
Their silence speaks volumes.
“If the people of Victoria want
realistic sentences imposed on
criminal thugs – and, make no
mistake, that is all they are – then
there is a compelling argument for
minimum sentences in legislation.
Community expectations can and do
change with altered circumstances
and governments need to be kept
in step by those who elect them to
power,” says Greg Davies.
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Preston
More work/less police
The equation just doesn’t add up
In 2003 Preston moved into a new police station and everything was looking positive.
Just six years on numbers are down and the workload is up. Members are frustrated
by the positions that just keep disappearing off their rosters.
W
hen they moved in to the
new station there were
45 o/rs on the roster. Today
there are just 38. With members on
leave and other assignments there
are only about 26 o/rs available to
do the important van shifts – the
bread & butter of general policing.
The station requires at least
45 o/rs to provide its minimum
service delivery requirements yet
over the past months every time
vacancies have become available
in Preston they’ve been allocated
elsewhere. The Police Association
believes this culling of vacancies
was done without consultation with
the police on the ground at Preston.
And then there is the Preston
East Police Station. What used to
be virtually a 16-hour station with
a strength of a sergeant and five
o/rs is now closed. Situated on
Murray Road outside the massive
Northland Shopping Centre, the
station was opened every day,
seven days a week and on evenings
when the shopping centre was
trading. Its doors are now closed
and the Association believes it will
not re-open.
Now the van has to be off the
road when the members are
processing the shoplifters that were
previously dealt with by Preston
East. The police stationed at Preston
East would conduct about 500
interviews each year, quite often
time consuming shoplifters. Now,
since the closure, the workload
has fallen back on the members
at Preston.
All this equates to more work
with fewer members available
to cover shifts.
Members at Preston don’t get
corro days. The only way they could
be rostered for a corro day would
be if the van came off the road and
that just isn’t possible.
There must be two members in the
watch house. There are many times
the only members available for
these shifts are the sergeant and a
member on light duties. This means
the sergeant isn’t available on the
road. If the supervisor is required
outside of the station the van crew
has to come in off the road to take
over the watch house. This is just
not acceptable.
Preston operates on an eight-hour
roster with seven night night-shifts.
The only time the members here get
a weekend off is when they are on
days off after night shift.
“Morale is starting to plummet,”
one member told The Police
Association Journal. “At least one
long-serving member has put in
an EOI to get out of here. You can’t
blame him. We all feel it is about
to get worse.”
Family violence is a major
problem in the area – to the point
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Northland.
Left: Preston Police Station.
Preston East – closed for business.
where a dedicated family violence
unit has been established with a
sergeant and six o/rs - two from
each of the 24-hour stations in
Darebin PSA.
“Because of the shortages, Preston
has only been able to provide one
member, and we are committed to
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Above: Preston East Police Station.
this initiative,” says one member.
“The family violence unit will
take a bit of the pressure off,” says
another. “A domestic can take the
van off the road for four or five
hours and that isn’t good.”
Proactive policing is a thing of
the past in Preston. There are no
foot patrols and no bicycle patrols.
Even van patrols are compromised
with members reacting from job
to job. The resources are stretched
and patrols are restricted pure
and simply because there are not
enough police.
A recent independent study
conducted by the National Institute
of Economic Industry Research
(NIEIR) for The Police Association
found the Darebin Police Service
Area, which includes Preston,
Northcote and Reservoir, required
an additional 58 police officers
in order provide an adequate
service to the community. To
continue operating on the
reduced numbers available now
is jeopardising the safety of the
community and the police.
There are many second-hand
dealers in Preston and they are
a magnet for criminals trying to offload stolen property. The train line
brings in thieves from other areas
with their ill-gotten gains in search
of some quick cash. The station
car park and surrounding streets
are also easy targets for thieves.
Thefts of and from motor vehicles
are common. A special transport
unit, targeting these areas, had
to be disbanded because there just
aren’t enough people available
to operate it.
“The Police Association fails to
understand why the Preston-area
has had to suffer for so many
years with insufficient police. If
the required number of police
officers was provided, the Preston
community would benefit from
reactive and proactive policing
resulting in a decrease in the
level of crime,” says Association
Secretary Greg Davies.
The people of Preston do not
deserve to be short-changed with
their policing service. To provide
them with optimal levels of safety,
the Preston community needs a
drastic boost to police numbers
at their station.
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Assistant Delegate Brigette de Chirico.
Delegates Co-Ordinator John East.
Association staff Michael Clark and Caitlin Walsh.
Assistant Secretary Bruce McKenzie.
Cassie East.
Delegate Max Jackson takes petition signatures.
Footy fans join the campaign
against street violence
Association delegates, assistant delegates and staff converged on the MCG for the
final round of the season to ask football followers to sign our petition calling for more
police to combat the growing violence on the streets. Wearing T-shirts emblazoned
with the words ‘stop the violence’ they were greeted warmly by the football public.
T
he Association is aiming to
create the largest petition to
be presented to Parliament
in Victoria’s history by delivering
more than 70,000 signatures calling
for more resources to make our
communities safer.
The Hawthorn and Essendon fans
were only too happy to sign the
petition, showing their concern at
the level of violence on our streets
every weekend.
Association Secretary Greg
Davies said each week footy fans
show that thousands of people can
gather in an emotionally charged
atmosphere without resorting
to violence.
“Melbourne after dark could
learn a lot from football. Thousands
of Melburnians gather together
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in an emotional atmosphere, yet
we have one of the safest and best
behaved football crowds anywhere
in the world. Why can’t this
behaviour be replicated in the CBD
and other areas around the state
on weekends?”
The petition is part of The Police
Association’s Save Our Streets
campaign to highlight the crisis in
policing in Victoria.
The campaign was launched
last year following research by
the National Institute of Economic
and Industry Research (NIEIR)
that concluded Victoria was underpoliced by up to 3000 operational
police. Central Melbourne, Casey,
Frankston, Geelong, Wyndham and
central Melbourne were the most
disadvantaged areas, each under-
policed by more than 100 officers.
The Independent Productivity
Commission’s figures show that
Victoria spends less on police than
any other state or territory in
Australia.
A public opinion poll,
commissioned by The Police
Association, found that 91 per cent
of Victorians support the need for a
great visible police presence. There
is no doubt that the best deterrent
of crime and anti-social behaviour
is a visible police presence and the
certainty of being caught.
It is not too late to get your
friends, neighbours and family
members to sign the petition.
You can download petition sheets
from the Association’s webpage –
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Members determined
to save their variable rosters
Members working on variable rosters that are being terminated by the Force want to
fight to save what they believe give them the best work/life balance opportunities and
enables them to provide quality service to their communities.
T
he Association is keen to get
the best possible outcome
for members who believe the
eight-hour roster creates more
fatigue and offers an unacceptable
balance to their lives at work and
away from it.
Members from many of
the affected stations came
to Melbourne to speak to the
Association about what can be done
to save the variable rosters.
Industrial Relations Manager
Chris Kennedy briefed the members
on the history of the variable roster
going back to EB 2001, and the
future of the rosters following an
Australian Industrial Relations
Court decision allowing the Force to
abolish the rosters if there are even
minor OH&S issues.
The members believe the variable
roster is all about health and wellbeing. “We know about exhaustion
from working the seven night
nightshifts and quick change overs,”
said one member.
Another told the meeting that
at his country station there are
just not enough members to fill
an eight-hour roster, but they have
been full-filling all their service
delivery requirements by using the
variable roster. Other members told
about their stations struggling to
get the van on the road with the
eight-hour roster.
“If the Force really cared about our
occupational health and safety they
get rid of most aspects of the eight
hour roster,” said another country
member.
The members at the meeting
were united in their condemnation
for the audits used by the Force as
evidence that the variable rosters
weren’t working. They said that
many of the audits were based on
anecdotes and not evidence.
After lengthy discussions it was
decided that the Association would
go to all the stations affected by
the latest edict to discuss all the
members’ available options. The
Association intends to take on board
the instructions from members at
each work location.
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Fund to assist two young children
of Kokoda tragedy victim
O
n the 11th of August, 2009 a tragic plane accident
occurred in Kokoda killing 13 people, nine of
whom were Australians. Many may be aware of
the heart wrenching loss to our colleague and friend,
Leading Senior Constable Chris Harris of the Yarram
Police Station, due to the death of his wife Leanne
Harris and her father Max Cranwell.
Some of you may also know other members of Leanne
and Chris’s family. Leanne’s sister, Amanda Jephcott, is
stationed at Morwell, whilst Chris’s brothers’, Matt and
Alex Harris are stationed at Whittlesea and the Crime
Department respectively.
Chris and Leanne are parents of two young children,
Maddison 11 and Thomas eight. The photograph
attached is sadly one of the last taken of Leanne whilst
on a family retreat, less than a month before the life
changing event.
Leanne was a proud and dedicated daughter, sister,
wife, friend and most importantly, a devoted mother. Her spirit and will was highlighted during last year’s
Melbourne Marathon, when despite being stricken
by flu, she managed to complete the gruelling 42.23
kilometre course for the first time.
Leanne’s devotion, her heritage and her adventurous
desire led to her heading to Kokoda with her father
in order to tackle both her life-long aspiration, and
significantly the terrain that grandparents before her
Leanne Harris with her family.
fought on, defending our great country, many years
before.
As a result of the overwhelming support and
substantial enquiries by people wishing to offer
assistance , a fund has been established for Leanne and
Chris’s children. Anyone wishing to make a contribution
to the Maddison and Thomas future fund can do so as
detailed below:
Details of account are:
Bank – National Australia Bank
INO – Maddison Harris @ Thomas Harris - Future Fund
BSB – 083-932
AccNo – 15-965-4460
or postal orders to PO BOX 1272, Traralgon - Vic 3844
The potential impact of a relationship
breakdown on your super
As an ESSSuper ESSS DB Fund member you’re entitled to a great range of
superannuation benefits and services. But in the unfortunate event of a relationship
breakdown, what will become of your superannuation?
S
ince December 2002
superannuation can be split
in the same way as any asset
in divorce property settlements,
meaning that it can be divided by
agreement or court order.
Until recently, this applied
only to married couples.However
Commonwealth laws that
commenced on 1 March 2009 now
provide for the division of assets
(including superannuation) for
people in de facto (same sex and
opposite sex) relationships.
The split of a super entitlement
can be decided by binding financial
agreement between spouses (with
legal representation) or by court
order through the family courts.
There is also provision for your
ex-spouse to make an application
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for information about your
superannuation entitlement in
certain circumstances. In these
instances, your ex-spouse will be
required to complete a number
of forms and provide supporting
documents before any information
will be released by ESSSuper. You
too may be entitled to request
superannuation information from
your ex-spouse’s super fund.
If in the event of a relationship
breakdown you receive a super
entitlement through an asset
settlement, you can transfer it to
an ESSSuper Accumulation Plan
account or request a lump sum
payment (if you meet certain
conditions).
We are here to help you through
this difficult time. If you would
like more information about
family law matters relating
to your super please call 1300
650 161 and ask to speak to a
Family Law Adminstrator. You
can also access family law
related superannuation forms,
including helpful information
sheets and guides, from our website
www.esssuper.com.au.
ESSSuper is the superannuation
fund for current and former
Victorian emergency services
employees, public sector employees
and their spouses.
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Sport’s
night of nights
Association President Brian Rix with Kemal Brkic and Jacob Bugeja.
It might not be the Brownlow and it might not be the Logies, but the Police Sports
Awards are the night of nights for hundreds of members of police sporting clubs
around the state. They gathered together to enjoy the friendship and camaraderie
and celebrate the sporting achievements of the past 12 months.
C
omedian Trevor Marmalade
did a superb job as MC,
regaling some magnificent
stories – tall and true – throughout
the night. But the comic genius of
the night was most unexpected –
AFL umpire Steve McBurney! He
gave everyone an insight into the
world of the umpire that was as
informative as it was amusing. He
gave us snippets about the umpires,
the players and the spectators.
Swimming sensation Leisel Jones
spoke with great honesty about the
pressure she put herself under at
the 2000 Sydney Olympics when
she was just 14-years-old. She said
the media didn’t understand that
it wasn’t a selfish attitude. Leisel’s
family lost everything when
her father’s business failed. This
remarkable teenager took it upon
herself to be the bread winner – her
success in the pool would make a
huge difference to the family. It is
that determination that makes a
champion – something that was not
lost on the sportsmen and women
on the night.
Vixen’s star Chelsey Nash is
training with the Australian netball
squad and hopes her dream of
representing her country will come
true. Hard work and resolve go to
make a champion.
And our very own champions
were saluted – champions like
Constable Sam Whiting who was
awarded a scholarship to help
her in her field of endeavour –
equestrian dressage, cross country
and showjumping.
The Sports Administrator of
the Year was Senior Constable
Belinda Jones, the Secretary of the
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Chelsey Nash.
Umpire Steve McBurney.
Belinda Jones.
Sam Whiting.
Warren Estcourt.
Leisel Jones.
MC Trevor Marmalade.
Netball Club. Belinda was more
than a little surprised, considering
the club only reformed in 2005. She
said the award should go to all of
the club administrators who put in
so much time and effort to make
sure everyone enjoys their sport.
Competition was fierce for the
Outstanding Club of the Year with
the soccer, golf, football, basketball
and netball clubs vying for the
honour. The award went to the
Victoria Police Football Club – the
second oldest police club, formed
in 1906. The original submission to
form the club included a quote from
the Inspecting Superintendent – “I
think athletic men make better and
more energetic Constables than men of
a slothful, sluggish disposition.”
The individual achievement
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award went to Leading Senior
Constable Warren Estcourt for his
success in the field of basketball.
As well as being captain/coach of
the successful men’s team, Warren
coached the women’s team, was
selected into the Australasian police
men’s team and was inducted in the
Australasian Police Basketball Hall
of Fame – all in one season!
The highlight the night was the
induction into the Victoria Police
Sporting Hall of Fame. This year’s
inductee was Geoff ‘Tex’ Rosenow
– a champion footballer and a
champion bloke. A star with the
Geelong Football Club from 1962 to
1970, Geoff was made a life member
of the club in 1969.
Geoff played football wherever he
was stationed, ending his career art
the captain/coach of the Rochester
Football Club in 1988 at the age of 46!
Geoff was represented by his brother,
Doug and children Lisa and Dale.
There was a tinge of sadness on
the night when it was announced
that since the award ceremony last
year two stalwarts of the police
sporting clubs had passed away
– 79 year-olds Gordon Gourlay
and Val Quanchie. The police
games won’t be the same without
Gordon competing in the track and
field events at the Academy. The
Axeman’s club held a woodchop
event at this year’s Melbourne Show
to celebrate the contribution Val
made to the sport of woodchopping.
You don’t need to be an elite
athlete to enjoy sport – check out
the police clubs and join up.
26 Off the shelf
Lambs to the Slaughter
By Debi Marshal
Published by William Heinemann
Australia $34.95
Derek Percy is a monster. He has
been held in custody for 40 years
following the brutal murder of
12-year-old Yvonne Touhy in
Warneet in 1969. Yvonne was
dragged off the beach in front of
her young mate, Shane Spiller. She
was brutally murdered, mutilated
and left in scrubland.
Shane was able to identify
Percy’s car and the ‘navy’ sticker
that led police to the killer. Shane
pointed Percy out in a police line-
up. This boy was never given any
counselling. His life was destroyed
by the killing of his friend as surely
as if Percy had killed him on that
day 40 years ago.
Percy is suspected of eight
other unsolved child killings and
abductions including Adelaide’s
Beaumont children and Sydney’s
Wanda Beach murders.
Journalist Debi Marshall couldn’t
believe what she was reading when
she read about Derek Percy in a
Melbourne newspaper. The story
wouldn’t let her go. It tugged at the
heart of this mother of one. “Who
is this monster?” was a question she
had to answer.
Her book, Lambs to the Slaughter,
is the story of 15 months of research
into a man so evil no words can
adequately describe him. His
violent and twisted personality is
incomprehensible. His putrid and
vicious writings, his plans for the
mutilation murders of children and
pregnant women are vile.
Percy is a psychopath who has left
a trail of devastated families and
horrified police in his wake.
Forensic Investigator
By Esther McKay
Published by Penguin - $32.95
Fans of true crime will love the
latest book from former NSW
member, Ether McKay, Forensic
Investigator – true stories from the
lift of a country crime scene cop. It is
the harrowing story of a country
policeman who found himself
spiralling downwards in the grip
of post-traumatic stress disorder –
Geoff Bernasconi.
‘He pulled the tarp over the car, and
as he leant over one section, he was
repulsed by the sight of a clump of
hunan flesh caught in the twisted
metal. It was yet another reminder of
what he’d just seen at the morgue and
was about to see the next day...’
Geoff Bernasconi was a country
policeman who always went
Using police files and interviews
with witnesses, families,
psychiatrists and investigators, Debi
Marshall has put together a story
that is as gripping as it is horrifying.
Readers feel the pain and anguish
of the families and friends of the
missing and dead children. You
feel the horror when school friends
discover the true personality of
the monster that shared their
childhood.
Debi also speaks to Derek Percy’s
mother – a section of the book
that gives a thought provoking
analysis of how this mother copes
with the irrefutable evidence that
her son killed Yvonne Touhy and,
in all probability other children in
Sydney, Canberra and Adelaide.
There were times that Debi
Marshall wanted to stop writing the
book...when the story was too much
for her, but she couldn’t.
“I want to make sure that the
victims are not forgotten – that they
have a voice,” says Debi.
“I can’t begin to comprehend his
motivation. He is chilling, a sadist.
He has been described as Australia’s
answer to Hannibal Lecter. If he
ever gets out more children will die.
He must never be released.”
Lambs to the Slaughter is not a
book to be read at bedtime, but it is
a book that must be read.
Footnote – Derek Percy is suspected
of the abduction of seven-year-old
Linda Stilwell St Kilda in 1968. An
inquest into her disappearance
and probable murder will begin in
Melbourne in December.
beyond duty to support victims
and their families. One horrendous
night in 1984, Geoff was called to
investigate the scene of a terrible
car accident that wiped out an
entire family. It was a scene
this experienced member found
impossible to forget.
During his career Geoff witnessed
scenes that haunted him. Over the
years his personal life was nonexistent and his day-to-day working
life became a catalogue of tragedy.
Overworked, under resourced
and denied the vital support to
assist him deal with the stress and
trauma he suffered over the years,
Geoff eventually succumbed to posttraumatic stress disorder.
Forensic Investigator is a
compelling read and a salutary
lesson to all serving police. Read it
and take note!
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Allen & Unwin ‘Thriller Of The Month’
Word Search Puzzle
There are 20 words hidden in this Word-Search puzzle. All you have to do is find all
the words and you could win a copy of Melbourne’s own Kerry Greenwood’s latest
novel, Forbidden Fruit.
Kerry Greenwood’s Corinna
Chapman returns in her
fifth adventure, witty and
wise as ever - running
rings around the villains,
courageous on behalf of the
helpless, and committed
to the pursuit of baking
excellence.
The owner of Earthly
Delights, Corinna detests
Christmas. The shoppers
are frantic and the heat
oppressive - neither of
which this perfect size 20
with a genius for baking
breads finds congenial.
She’s dreaming of quiet, air-conditioned comfort but
instead finds herself dealing with a rose-loving donkey
named Serena, a maniacal mother with staring eyes,
a distracted assistant searching for the perfect muffin
recipe, her friend the fearless witch Meroe, and the
luscious Daniel with whom she’d like to spend a lot
more time.
But Daniel is on the hunt to find two young runaways,
Brigid and Manny. This simple Romeo and Juliet
romance though is not as straightforward as it seems
and they will go a long way to ensure they’re not found.
When Corinna and Daniel find that Brigid is on the
streets, heavily pregnant and in danger, the stakes rise.
With the help of a troupe of free-spirited freegans,
some very clever internet hackers and a bunch of
vegans, Corinna and Daniel go head-to-head with
a sinister religious cult on a mission and a band of
Romany gypsies out for revenge in a wild and wonderful
chase against the clock.
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Mark the words that you find and send the completed
puzzle to The Police Association Allen & Unwin ‘Thriller
of the Month’ Word-Search Puzzle, PO Box 76, Carlton
South 3053. The completed puzzles must arrive by
Friday, October 30 to be eligible for the prize draw.
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The first neatest correct entry will be the winner. The
judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be
entered into. The winner’s name will be published in
The Police Association Journal. Congratulations to Karen
Nottingham from Know who won a copy of Michael
Duffy’s The Tower for successfully completing the
August puzzle.
Reminder: Drink driving charges
Members are reminded that only in exceptional circumstances will
those members charged with drink driving of any vehicle (including Police
vehicles) be entitled to legal assistance through The Police Association.
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28 Police Clubs
Join and support our Police Clubs
Victoria Police clubs cover a range of interests and aim to meet individual needs through the establishment of sport,
music, art, science and literature activities. They encourage members to participate in sports; develop fitness, skills,
knowledge, friendships and a general sense of well being.
Police Clubs
Name of Club
Contact & Title
Phone
Alpine Club
John Blaikie (Pres)
Pam Blaikie (Sec)
0421 634 335
0421 634 335
Historical Society (Victoria
Police)
Terry Claven (Curator)
Angling Club
Colin Barnes (Pres)
Peter McGrath (Vice Pres)
0422 003 614
9481 6600
Hockey Club
David Magher (Pres)
Cass Taylor (Sec)
Ballarat Angling Club
Al Waldi (Pres)
Ian Harris (Sec)
5336 6000
5331 2717
Motor Sports
Colin Chamings (Pres)
Darren Swinden (Sec)
9247 3156
9380 7256
Bendigo Angling Club
Dave Collins (Pres)
Frank Reid (Sec)
5441 5615
5440 2510
Motorcycle Club (Frontline
Tourers)
Axeman’s Club
Daryl Smallman (Sec)
5225 3114
Netball
Basketball Assn
Cherie Arnell (Pres)
Scott A Taylor (Sec)
9611 8617
0414 640 666
Steve Mole (Pres)
Steve Bills (Membership)
Lee Stack (Pres)
Belinda Jones (Sec)
Kelly Bowen (Treas)
Wendy Cowling (Pres)
Donna Watson (Sec)
8420 3646
9450 8070
9450 8000
9380 7212
9247 5805
9302 8284
Bowling Club
Doug Woods (Pres)
David Triplow (Sec)
9432 6176
9783 4707
Pistol Club
Steve Vorwerk (Pres)
Andrew Chattington (Sec)
0419 300 365
0400 220 030
Cricket Club
Steve Rainey (Pres)
Wayne Stokes (Vice Pres)
9611 8729
9767 7463
Rifle
Michael Holden (Pres)
Peter Jesse (Sec)
Cycling Club
Lindsay Aiken (Pres)
Liz Laver (Sec)
9247 3369
9712 0414
Rugby League
Robert Sweetland (Pres)
David Jamieson (Treas)
Cycle Team (Homicide Squad)
Nigel Howard (Pres)
Elly Anderson (Sec)
9375 3408
9288 6055
Scouts
Greg Watkins (Pres)
Jeff O’Brien (Sec)
Field & Stream Club
(Wodonga)
Frank Laverty (Pres)
Murray Sleep (Sec)
(02) 6028 9310
(02) 6049 2703
Fishing Club (Gippsland)
Football Club
Four Wheel Drive Club
Graham Madin (Pres)
Michael Morris (Sec)
Kemal Brkic (Pres)
Paul Gates (Sec)
Mark Dacey (Tres)
Wayne Morgan (Pres)
Marcus Nash (Vice Pres)
5182 5033
5182 5033
0423 891 064
0410 634 564
0428 311 312
9247 6752
0410 249 183
Past & Present Women
Police Assoc.
Shooting – Trap (Loddon
District)
Soccer
Soccer (Indoor)
Glenn Woodhatch (Pres)
Colin Anderson (Sec)
Ron Sinclair (Pres)
Darren Cooper (Vice
Pres)
Ang Miljesic (Pres)
Ron Sinclair (Sec)
9247 5215
0423 021 744
0406 970 327
9393 9555
9483 1302
(02) 6049 2600
9489 7434
9380 7237
9871 4170
0429 401 122
9303 4433
0417 312 157
9724 0152
9526 6666
0417 312 157
Sporting Club (Sale)
Craig Johnson (Pres)
Terry Goodsell (Sec)
5144 2244
5144 2244
Friends of the Library
Alan Dew (Pres)
Sharron Scott (Sec)
8558 8610
9247 3352
Sporting Club (Traralgon)
Leigh Marriot (Pres)
Phil Den Houting (Sec)
5174 0900
5174 0900
Games Federation (Victoria
Police)
Vic Hawking (Exec. Off)
9566 9470
Sporting Club (South East
Region)
Tom Rawlings (Pres)
Kirsty Atkinson (Sec)
9767 7608
9767 7604
Games (Australasian)
Danny Bodycoat (Pres)
9301 6930
Sports Club (Swan Hill)
Stan Atkins (Pres)
Janelle Klomp (Treas)
5036 4444
5036 4444
Games (World Police & Fire)
Bob Powles (Director)
0408 301 393
Sports Club (Wodonga)
Phil Ryder (Pres)
Murray Sleep (Sec)
(02) 6049 2601
(02) 6049 2703
Golf
Alan Buckley (Pres)
Michael Hughes (Sec)
0402 901 925
8558 8600
Swimming Club
Graham Kent (Pres)
Bill Gayther (Sec)
9566 9595
9720 8992
Bandicooters Golf Club
Jason Hocking (Pres)
Stuart Hough (Sec)
9784 5590
9784 5590
Touch Club
Dave Young (Pres)
Katrina Hall (Sec)
5428 8583
9871 2777
Swampy’s Golf Club
(Mildura)
Glen Cruse
Mark Rossiter
5018 5484
5018 5460
UNPOL (Vic) Club
Peter Vaughan (Pres)
Barry Barker (Sec)
Hellenic Police Assoc.
(Victoria)
Bill Chrisant (Pres)
9450 8100
0409 161 260
0413 480 293
SNOW SKIING
Accommodation available through Police Alpine Club at Merrijig
Ski Lodge at Merrijig – 5777 5634 Booking Officer – Phone 9738 0767
Bookings can be made between 6.30pm and 9.30pm Tuesdays and Thursdays on 9738 0767 only.
Lodge rates are very low ranging from $8.00 to $14.00 in summer to $10.00 to $25.00 in winter. Family rates range from $25.00 to $45.00.
For club membership there is a joining fee of $60.00 with an annual subscription of $50.00 for families and $40.00 for singles. There is also
a $4.00 key hire fee.
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Your Letters
An open letter
I read, with interest, the article in
June issue of The Police Association
Journal, “Where are the Street
Patrols?” The most riveting and
highly useful section of the article
clearly has to be the graphs
connecting the levels of violence
with the decline in patrol hours. As
citizens of a free, democratic nation,
I adore my individual liberties, but
I know that these liberties need to
be guarded and cherished by the
wonderful police who undertake the
dirty job of protecting me.
Your job is becoming harder
each day, and then you face
bureaucrats who think that they
know everything about everything.
You are soldiers in the front line,
fighting for our liberties and
nobody should forget this. When
you do protect us, you pay the
price - you fear being sued and
then you worry that someone will
think that you are so incompetent
that you are unable to handle a
tazer. Yet, when something goes
wrong, the same person accusing
you of incompetence wants your
protection.
The Police can no longer be
accurately describe as a “force” in
the sense that one needs to
respect authority. That no longer
exists. This is one citizen who
respects the Police Force and
hopes that the authority can be
restored to enable this wonderful
state to feel at ease once more. The
times are tough for those who
are reasonable and who believe
in common sense. Everything is
cyclical. Normality will return, and
when it does, what is reasonable
will become acceptable once more.
Warmest Regards,
Anne Josefsberg
A Concerned Citizen
Save Our Streets
“I would like to express my
appreciation to the various local
newspapers, the Leader, Journal
and Star groups, covering the areas
in which I have been active in
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collecting signatures and publicity
for the S.O.S. campaign. Their staff
have been most supportive of your
campaign as you can probably
guess by the coverage I have
received. I am most thankful for the
manner in which they have brought
it to the notice of the public.”
for your very kind donation. The
donation will be used to purchase
recreational movie dvds, music
cds and books for donation to the
Victoria Police Library Service. An
acknowledgement of your donation
will be placed on the Library’s
intranet site and catalogue.
Yours sincerely
Shaddy Cameron
Yours sincerely
Pauline Argyropoulos
Vice President
Friends of the Victoria Police Library
Service Club
Resignation
The 8th August 2009 was my last
official date of service with Victoria
Police.
The last 19 1/2 years has provided
me with many long and lasting
friendships and life experiences
beyond what I could ever have
imagined.
Some wonderful memories
as I think of my uniform days
at St.Albans, Broadmeadows,
Avondale Heights and Melton, and
the people I worked with.
9 years at the Computer Crime
Squad brought me into contact
with a large number of members
from varying work groups and it
was always rewarding to be able to
assist you with your investigations.
Thankyou Dermot Avon who
represented The Police Association
at my send off, I wish you all the
best in your efforts to make policing
a safer and more rewarding career
for your members.
For your information I have
taken up a team manager’s
position in a Computer Security
role with Australia’s largest
Telecommunications Provider.
Members at the E-Crime Squad
have my forwarding contact details
should you require them.
Yours sincerely
Russell Brown
Ex Detective Senior Constable 29023
Thank you
On behalf of the Friends of the
Victoria Police Library Service Club
I would like to extend our gratitude
The purpose of this letter is to
thank The Police Association for
the continued support to clubs
such as ours both directly and
through donations to the Victoria
Police Amateur Sports and Welfare
Society and to invite yourself
or representative to attend our
Opening Day.
It is quite humbling after
many years service to still have
such dealings with The Police
Association. We have over 90
serving and retired members who
some 200 Associate members. I
believe that the number of Associate
members reflects the standing of
Victoria Police in the community.
The grant received through the
Victoria Police Amateur Sports and
Welfare Society (VPASWS) is much
needed and greatly assists the
administration of our Club.
Our opening day will be
conducted at the Newport Bowls
Club, 4 Market Street Newport
on Friday 11th September 2009. A
game of social bowls will follow
lunch. You are cordially invited to
participate in the game of bowls but
irrespective it would be appreciated
if you or your representative could
be part of the opening ceremony by
rolling the jack for the first bowl to
be played.
Your sincerely
David Coe
Honorary Secretary
30 Executive Minutes
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
VICTORIA POLICE BRANCH
OF THE POLICE FEDERATION
OF AUSTRALIA. minutes FOR
MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY
4 August 2009 AT THE POLICE
ASSOCIATION BOARDROOM,
1 CLARENDON STREET, EAST
MELBOURNE, COMMENCING
AT 8.15AM
Present:
BK Rix
(President)
JC Laird
(Junior Vice President)
PJ Pearson (Treasurer)
D Avon
GJ de Vries
P O’Connell
M Rose
D Wilson
JR Carter
GJ Davies Chief Executive Officer
BI McKenzie Executive Officer
Apologies:
R Brewer
(Senior Vice President)
DJ Thomas (Assistant Treasurer)
KM
David, APM
Observer:
Maurice Banks (R2, D2)
(Delegate)
1.
CONFIRMATION
OF MINUTES
“THAT THE MINUTES OF 7 JULY
2009 BE CONFIRMED.”
2.
ADOPTION OF ORDER
OF BUSINESS
“THAT THE ORDER OF BUSINESS
BE ADOPTED.”
3.
STRATEGIC
3.1
REVIEW OF STRATEGIC
AND KEY FOCUS AREAS
3.1.1 EB 2006
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
The Secretary reported that no offer
has been received to date in relation
to the SOG. A further meeting to
discuss the issue is scheduled for
28 August 2009.
4.
OPERATIONAL
4.1
National Medal for
Protective Services Officers
Issue discussed by the Executive.
5.
MAINTENANCE
The President informed the meeting
that the PFA National Council
meeting will be held in Canberra
on Monday 16 and Tuesday 17
November 2009. All officer bearers
will attend the meeting, including
Mr de Vries.
The President reminded the
Executive that the National Police
Remembrance Day March and
Ceremony is to be held on Tuesday
29 September 2009. The March will
commence at the Princess Bridge
and proceed down St Kilda Road
to the Victoria Police Memorial.
The President declared the meeting
closed at 8:41am.
MINUTES FOR THE EXECUTIVE
MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 4
august 2009 AT THE POLICE
ASSOCIATION BOARDROOM,
1 CLARENDON STREET, EAST
MELBOURNE, COMMENCING AT
8.42 AM
Present:
BK Rix
(President)
JC Laird
(Junior Vice President)
PJ Pearson (Treasurer)
D Avon
GJ de Vries
P O’Connell
M Rose
D Wilson
JR Carter
GJ Davies
Secretary
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BI McKenzie Assistant Secretary
Apologies:
R Brewer
(Senior Vice President)
DJ Thomas (Assistant Treasurer)
KM David, APM
Observer:
Maurice Banks (R2, D2)
(Delegate)
1.
CONFIRMATION
OF MINUTES
“THAT THE MINUTES OF 7 JULY
2009 BE CONFIRMED.”
2.
ADOPTION OF ORDER
OF BUSINESS
“THAT THE ORDER OF BUSINESS
BE ADOPTED.”
3.
STRATEGIC
3.1
REVIEW OF STRATEGIC
AND KEY FOCUS AREAS
3.1.1 Campaign “Save Our
Streets” for a Properly
Resourced Victoria Police
Force
3.1.1.1 Attrition Rates
The Secretary advised of a meeting
to be held on Thursday 6 August
2009 to discuss revised processes in
dealing with the future recruitment
of new TPA members at the Police
Academy.
The meeting adjourned at 9:15am and
resumed at 9:40am.
3.1.2 Making Safe
Workplaces Through
OH&S, EEO and Accident
Compensation Legislation
The meeting adjourned at 10:15am
for the Divisional Van Prototype
presentation and resumed at
10:36am.
3.1.2.1 Divisional Van
Prototype – Presentation to
Executive at 10:00am
The Executive and Senior
Administration were given the
opportunity to view the new
prototype divisional van. Mr
Frank Melilli and Senior Sergeant
Terry Basford attended at TPA
and highlighted the many unique
features of the new divisional van
prototype.
3.1.2.2 The Police
Association Financial
Report for the Financial
Year Ended 30 June 2009
The President welcomed Mr Peter
Caldwell and Mr Ivan Filipovic from
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu to the
Executive meeting. Mr Caldwell
and Mr Filipovic addressed the
Executive on the results of the
audit process for the financial year
ending 30 June 2009. Following the
address, the Executive were given
the opportunity to ask questions of
Mr Caldwell/Mr Filipovic.
“THAT THE AUDITED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS OF THE POLICE
ASSOCIATION FOR THE YEAR
ENDED 30 JUNE 2009, ARE
ACCEPTED, AND FURTHER, THAT
SUCH ACCOUNTS BE SIGNED ON
BEHALF OF THE EXECUTIVE BY
THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER.”
3.1.2.3 Proposed Amendments
to the Constitution of The
Police Association
1.
“THAT THE
MEMORANDUM FROM THE
SECRETARY OUTLINING DETAILS
OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
POLICE ASSOCIATION DATED 28
JULY 2009, BE RECEIVED.”
2.
“THAT PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO RULES 90109, 10, 76 AND 78 OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE POLICE
ASSOCIATION BE PUT BEFORE
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
OF THE POLICE ASSOCIATION BE
HELD ON FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER
2009, FOR CONSIDERATION BY
THE MEMBERSHIP.”
4.
OPERATIONAL
4.1
SECRETARY’S REPORT
“THAT THE SECRETARY’S REPORT
BE RECEIVED.”
4.2
MEMBERSHIP OF THE
POLICE ASSOCIATION
“THAT THE 19 APPLICATIONS
LISTED BE ACCEPTED FOR
MEMBERSHIP OF THE POLICE
ASSOCIATION.”
5.
MAINTENANCE
5.0.1 Correspondence
“THAT THE CORRESPONDENCE BE
RECEIVED.”
The meeting adjourned for lunch at
12 midday and resumed at 1:25pm.
Mr Rose left the meeting following
the lunch break.
The President thanked the Executive
members for their attendance and
declared the meeting closed at 3:27pm.
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Modern 4 bedroom, double storey
holiday house for rent in the Surf
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The Victoria Police Alpine Club
lodge is available for rent by all
emergency services members,
friends and family, PSOs, retired
members and Legacy widows.
Located in Buttercup Road, Merrijig,
the lodge is 15 kilometres east of
Mansfield and 20 minutes from
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activities include skiing, swimming,
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and wineries. Also available for
conferences. For more information,
contact VPAC bookings on
5968 9604 , VPAC president on
0421 634 335 or book direct via
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MINI BOBCAT FOR LIMITED
ACCESS
* Driveways prepared for concrete
or paving
* soil removed or spread
* post holes dug
Bobcat is small enough for limited
access - Small pathways prepared
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Reliable & Insured. Contact Dean
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20 minutes from Sale, Gippsland,
and within 250 metres of beautiful
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neighbours within 100 metres of the
property on all sides as long as you
don’t mind sharing with Kangaroos
or an array of natural birds.
House is new, fully furnished with
all you need, 3 bedrooms with BIR,
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kids room which also contains tv/
dvd. Additional blow up mattresses
available if needed. Good quality
treadmill, play station/games for
kids. Heaps of DVD/movies/books/
playstation, washing machine.
Discounted rates for TPA
members/family/friends. Rates $350
pw all year round. Daily or shorter
periods available. Permanent let
$180 pw. Pets welcome.
Further info contact Anj on 0402
483 032 or at flangio_esq@
optusnet.com.au for photos/
further information.
CIVIL CELEBRANT - DISCOUNT TO
POLICE MEMBERS AND FAMILY.
Available for Weddings, Vow
Renewal, Commitment Ceremony,
Baby Naming and Funerals.
Registered Marriage Celebrant,
authorised to solemnize marriages
by the Commonwealth Attorney
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a professional well conducted
ceremony that will be intimate,
personal, uniquely written in a
style of your choice. I will guide
you through the day and provide a
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that has a myriad of information
pertaining to vows, readings and
the required legalities. Contact
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Directly opposite possibly the
best, safest and award winning
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is this 16 square, 3 bedroom plus
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everything – it is on Point Nepean
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heating, Air Conditioning, full size
kitchen, lounge, dining room (seats
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heaps of games, BBQ & outdoor
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very peaceful. Discounted rates to
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for peak season (Dec/Jan). Please
book early for school holidays.
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8232 or email ckcoster@iprimus.
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HOLIDAY HOUSE FOR RENT
COWES PHILLIP ISLAND
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facing deck.
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area with BBQ and outdoor setting,
single lock-up garage, patio area
and fully enclosed yard.
No Pets. Rates; from $170 per
night, $700 per week (min 2 nights)
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or special events). For further
information & bookings Please call
Simone on 0438 770 910
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right in the heart of Ocean Grove,
with breathtaking ocean views.
Completed in April 2009, these
apartments are the benchmark
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homes at reduced rates to members,
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closest accommodation to the
beach in town. Email us for your
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HOLIDAY RENTAL – ECHUCA
Fully furnished, self contained
cottage that sleeps up to ten people.
Three bedrooms with queens size
beds and one bedroom with two
sets of bunks.
Fully enclosed yard with bar-bque and outdoor setting.
Cottage is located 50mtrs from
main shopping centre, train station,
local swimming pool etc.
Discounted rates for TPA members,
family and friends.
Email cherylannebrady@
yahoo.com or call Cheryl on
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0428 398 461 for photos and
further info and last minute deals.
CORA - LYNN APARTMENTS
@ LORNE - HOLIDAY
ACCOMODATION
Great Location situated in Otway
Street , Modern 2 storey loft
apartment. Upstairs is a queen
bed with ensuite. Double sofa bed
downstairs All linen and bedding is
provided.
A fully equipped kitchen, family
and dining area.. The apartment
sleeps a maximum of 4 people. Two
car spaces under the apartment
and is located within walking
distance to all facilities in Lorne.
You just have to cross the road to
go to the beach. The car won’t be
needed. Discounted rates for TPA
members, family and friends. Visit
our Web page.
Email Andrew or Sheryl at www.
cora-lynn.com or phone 0425
740 266/0414 935 050
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So if you’re serious about success
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or call 0431 597 753. We offer
discounts to police members and
their immediate families
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Comfortable fully self contained
3 bedroom house for rent in the
Noosa Heads suburb of Sunrise
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in each room - accommodates 6.
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The beach is close by (1 min by
car/10 min walk) and Noosa Heads
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Email: sunrise_beach@optusnet.
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Situated on the Murray River, this
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pools (1 children’s lagoon pool),
tennis courts, mini-golf, Dinosaur
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playgrounds, farm animals, BMX
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kiosk. Private boat ramp access
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full kitchen & laundry. All linen
provided, high-chair, flat-screen
TV and DVD, heating and airconditioning. Enjoy a relaxing
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round! 2 villas available side by
side. 10% DISCOUNT TO POLICE
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Email: [email protected].
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Hicaps available. 10 % discount to
all Police Association members. For
more information & appointments
ph: 8360 8363
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Affordable accommodation in
Treetops 4.5 star resort. Privately
owned rooms in magnificent
location over looking rainforest,
offering lagoon pool, swim-up bar,
cocktail lounge, dining venues,
coin-laundry. 2 min walk to beach.
Shuttle bus runs every 15mins
from Treetops to the main street
of Port Douglas.
Room features A/C, king sized
bed, fold out queen sofa bed, tea/
coffee making facilities, fridge.
Inter connecting room is also
available for family/groups
containing two single beds and
foldout queen sofa bed.
All rooms have ensuite facilities
and are professionally serviced.
$840.00 per week Sun-Sun. Call
Chris 0438 640 214 or e-mail
[email protected]
Victoria Police Sub Aqua
Club Looking For New
Members
Looking for active scuba divers,
ones who haven’t been in a
while and people interested in
taking up the sport. Our dive
club holds regular dive meets
at some of Victoria’s best dive
locations along with interstate
trips, BBQ’s and other social
functions. We have a growing
membership which will help you
find a dive buddy and get you
diving! Annual fee is $30. Contact
Ross 0429 625 956 or Sean
0434 566 599
WEDDING ALBUM DESIGN AND
PRINT
Unique glossy printing and
professional design. See it to
believe it.
35% discount to all members of
the Police Association. You or your
photographer supply the highdefinition photographs which you
want included or supply us with all
the photos and we will make the
choice for you. We have a variety
of sizes available and also design
baby photo albums. It is best if
you visit our studio to see some
album samples and discuss your
requirements in person.
Call Vida on 0403 928 999
or visit www.minimodesign.
com.au
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Police Association Delegates and Assistant Delegates
Delegate Workgroup
Rank
Corporate Services - 1 (Education Department)
Sergeant Corporate Services - 1 (Education Department)
Senior Sergeant Corporate Services - 1 (Education Department)
Senior Constable Corporate Services - 1 (Education Department)
Sergeant Corporate Services 2 (BMD, IMD, HRD, & ODD)
Senior Sergeant Corporate Services 2 (BMD, IMD, HRD, & ODD)
Sergeant Corporate Services 2 (BMD, IMD, HRD, & ODD)
Senior Constable Corporate Services 2 (BMD, IMD, HRD, & ODD)
Senior Sergeant Crime Department 1
Sergeant Crime Department 1
Inspector Crime Department 2
Senior Constable Crime Department 2
Senior Constable Ethical Standards Department
Sergeant Ethical Standards Department
Senior Sergeant Ethical Standards Department
Sergeant Ethical Standards Department
Sergeant Forensic Services
Sergeant Forensic Services
Senior Constable Intelligence and Covert Support
Senior Constable Intelligence and Covert Support
Senior Constable Legal Services
VACANT
Legal Services
Sergeant Legal Services
Senior Constable Operations Co-ordination
Senior Sergeant Operations Co-ordination
Senior Constable Police Bands
Constable Region 1, Division 1 A
Senior Constable Region 1, Division 1 A
Senior Constable Region 1, Division 1 B
Sergeant Region 1, Division 1 B
Senior Constable Region 1, Division 2
Sergeant Region 1, Division 2
Senior Constable R2, D1 A (Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay & Wyndham Districts)
Senior Sergeant Region 2, Division 1 A (Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay & Wyndham Districts)Senior Constable Region 2, Division 1 A (Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay & Wyndham Districts)Sergeant Region 2, Division 1 B (Brimbank & Melton Districts)
Senior Constable Region 2, Division 1 B (Brimbank & Melton Districts)
Sergeant Region 2, Division 2 (Excl. Wyndham)
Senior Constable Region 2, Division 2 (Excl. Wyndham)
Senior Constable Region 2, Division 4 A (Horsham / West Wimmera / Hindmarsh District) Senior Constable Region 2, Division 4 B (Northern Grampians District)
Senior Constable Region 2, Division 4 B (Northern Grampians District)
Sergeant Region 2, Division 4 B (Northern Grampians District)
Senior Constable R2, D5 A (Warrnambool / Moyne / Colac Otway / Corangamite Districts)Sergeant R2, D5 A (Warrnambool / Moyne / Colac Otway / Corangamite Districts) Sergeant R2, D5 A (Warrnambool / Moyne / Colac Otway / Corangamite Districts) Senior Constable R2, D5 A (Warrnambool / Moyne / Colac Otway / Corangamite Districts) Senior Constable Region 2, Division 5 B (Glenelg / Sth Grampians District)
Senior Constable Region 2, Division 5 B (Glenelg / Sth Grampians District)
Sergeant Region 2, Division 5 B (Glenelg / Sth Grampians District)
Senior Constable Region 3, Division 1 (Darebin & Whittlesea Districts)
Senior Constable Region 3, Division 1 (Darebin & Whittlesea Districts)
Sergeant Region 3, Division 1 (Darebin & Whittlesea Districts)
Sergeant Region 3, Division 2 A (Hume District)
Senior Constable Region 3, Division 2 A (Hume District)
Senior Constable Region 3, Division 2 B (Moreland & Moonee Valley Districts)
Senior Sergeant October 2009 The Police Association Journal
Delegate
Work Location
Glenn Whyte
Probationary Phase
Bryce Pettett
School Of Investigation
Belinda Denys
Recruit Phase
John Miller
Geelong OSTT
Steven Azarnikow
School Of Investigation
Trevor Stow
Traffic Courses
Robert Forbes
Traffic Courses
Kenneth Peterson
Traffic Courses
Barry Young
High Challenge Program-Yau
James Mulholland
Policy & Secretariat Division
Martin Park
Employee Support Services
Bronwyn Woodward
Armoury
John Marinis
Research & Project Governance Div
Michael Gunn
Crime Theme Desks
David Clayton
Crime Operations Support
Paul Bertoncello
Arson & Explosives Squad
David Kay
Fraud Investigation Squad
Vincent Manno
Crime Tasked Operations
Justin Bathurst
Santiago Task Force-Crime Department
Mark Collins
Investigations Group
Gary Manson
Telecommunication Monitoring
Mercedes Galacho
Intelligence Management
Bradley Curtin
Conduct & Professional Standards Dv
Rodney Oldfield
Crime Scene Unit
Darren Watson
Crime Scene Unit
Luke Woods
Administration 2
Steven Wade
Security Intelligence Group
Jamie Edwards
Melbourne Prosecutions
Michael Graham
Melbourne Prosecutions
Darryl MacIntire
Prisoner Movement Unit
Joanne Rae
Youth Affairs
Brett Staley
Bands
Steven Cox
Melbourne West Police Station
Darren Esler
TMU-Melbourne
Maxwell Jackson
Carlton Police Station
Arran Ferguson
Melbourne East Police Station
Matthew Merrigan
CIU-Stonnington
Simon Black
Malvern Police Station
Nicholas Goodear
Richmond Police Station
Douglas Bowles
South Melbourne Police Station
Christopher Spillane
CIU-St. Kilda
Neill Keating
CIU-South Melbourne
Shane Pilgrim
TMU-Port Phillip
Alan Wroblewski
RTO-Moorabbin
Timothy Barratt
Mordialloc Police Station
Leigh Wisbey
Werribee Police Station
Brendan Stovell
Altona North Police Station
Craig Darlow
CIU-Werribee
Jason Kisielis
Keilor Downs Police Station
Alex Stewart
Sunshine Police Station
Maurice Banks
TMU-Geelong
Graeme Arnold
TMU-Geelong
Paul Irving
Ballarat Police Station
Grant Allan
CIU-Maryborough
James Richardson
Goroke Police Station
Darren Brown
Stawell Police Station
Peter Hawkins
Ararat Police Station
David Cosgriff
Stawell Police Station
Shaun Allen
TMU-North Grampians (Ararat)
Matthew Cashman
DIU-Horsham
Paul Matheson
Warrnambool Police Station
Steven Barclay
Warrnambool Police Station
William Boddington
Colac Police Station
Michael Palmer
CIU-Colac
David Tognon
Branxholme Police Station
Peter Freeman
Hamilton Police Station
Stuart Husband
Portland Police Station
Jason Gaffee
Epping Police Station
Kenneth Sage
Reservoir Police Station
Alex Pratt
CIU-Mill Park
Andrew Donovan
Broadmeadows Police Station
Murray Porter
Bendigo Police Station
Bruce Burns
Craigieburn Police Station
Claus Othmer
Secondment- Airport Police
Eriks Krauklis
Moonee Ponds Police Station
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Police Association Delegates and Assistant Delegates
Delegate Workgroup
Rank
Delegate
Work Location
Phone
Region 3, Division 2 B (Moreland & Moonee Valley Districts)
Region 3, Division 3
Region 3, Division 5 A (Mildura / Buloke District)
Region 3, Division 5 B (Swan Hill / Gannawarra District)
Region 3, Division 5 B (Swan Hill / Gannawarra District)
Region 4, Division 2 A (Whitehorse)
Region 4, Division 2 B (Boroondara & Monash Districts)
Region 4, Division 3 A (Knox & Maroondah Districts)
Region 4, Division 3 B (Yarra Ranges District)
Region 4, Division 3 B (Yarra Ranges District)
Region 5, Division 2 A (Greater Dandenong District)
Region 5, Division 2 B (Casey & Cardinia Districts)
Region 5, Division 3 A (Latrobe & Baw Baw Districts)
Region 5, Division 3 A (Latrobe & Baw Baw Districts)
Region 5, Division 3 B (Bass Coast & South Gippsland Districts)
Region 5, Division 3 B (Bass Coast & South Gippsland Districts)
Region 5, Division 4 A (Wellington District)
Region 5, Division 4 A (Wellington District)
Region 5, Division 4 B (East Gippsland District)
Region 5, Division 4 B (East Gippsland District)
SSD - Emergency Response (1)
SSD - Emergency Response (2 )
SSD - FRU/SOG
SSD - FRU/SOG
SSD - FRU/SOG
SSD - Police Communications Division
SSD - Protective Services Unit
TTSD - Traffic Support Division
TTSD - Transit Safety Division
Senior Constable VACANT
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Senior Constable Senior Constable Sergeant Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable Senior Constable VACANT
Senior Constable Sergeant Senior Constable Senior Constable Sergeant PSO Grade 1 PSO Grade 1 PSO Grade 1 Senior Constable Sergeant Sergeant Senior Constable Michelle Lewis
Northcote Police Station
Thomas Poulter
DIU-Bendigo
Shane Hardinge
Tarnagulla Police Station
Bradley Rogers
Kyneton Police Station
Erin Coleman
Bendigo Police Station
Leslie Oroszvary
Prosecutions-Shepparton
Ricky Keast
Murchison Police Station
Rebecca Macleod
Shepparton Police Station
Damon Pica
CIU-Mildura
Daniel Saint
Mildura Police Station
Gary Leeson
Red Cliffs Police Station
Anthony Taylor
TMU-Mildura
David Mark
Lake Boga Police Station
Brooke Walker
Swan Hill Police Station
Damian Oehme
Insp-Div 1 Projects Reg 4
Jason Rowles
CIU-Heidelberg
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
Multicultural Liaison Reg 4
Craig Paisley
Management Div 1 Reg 4
Anthony Turner
Heidelberg Police Station
Matthew Cocks
DTU-Glen Waverley
John Harper
Oakleigh Police Station
Mark Smith
Oakleigh Police Station
Evan Whitelaw
CIU-Ringwood
Kevin Barrie
RTO-Knox
Linda Hancock
Belgrave Police Station
Leanne Hoey
NHW-Knox
Stuart Wright
Knox Police Station
Mark Squires
TMU-Yarra Ranges
Brigette De Chirico
Lilydale Police Station
Darren Murphy
Kilmore Police Station
Kenneth Dwight
Woods Point Police Station
Alan Marshall
Benalla Police Station
Robert Sweetland
Wodonga Police Station
Robert Norris
Wangaratta Police Station
Charles Duncan
Mount Beauty Police Station
Francis Star
Wangaratta Police Station
Brian Curran
Rutherglen Police Station
Thomas Boyle
Chiltern Police Station
Mark Deegan
Wodonga Police Station
Glenn Holland
CIU-Frankston
Joseph Briglia
Rosebud Police Station
Nicholas Sweetman
CIU-Hastings
Ashley Fletcher
Mornington Police Station
Michael Clifford
Springvale Police Station
Stuart Pontil-Scala
Narre Warren Police Station
Anthony Nestor
Cranbourne Police Station
Matthew Carson
Crime Desk-Casey/Cardinia
Damien Grange
CIU-Casey (Narre Warren)
Peter Oliver
Warragul Police Station
Eamon Leahy
Traralgon Police Station
Wayne Beale
TMU-Bass Coast
Michael Harvey
CIU-Wonthaggi
Keith Patterson
Sale Police Station
Stuart Jones
Yarram Police Station
David Aston
Bairnsdale Police Station
Craig Peel
Lakes Entrance Police Station
Stuart Browne
Air Wing
Wayne Gatt
Dog Squad
Matthew Blythe
Ct Water Police
David Boell
Special Operations Group
Peter Condon
Response
David Seeley
Response
Adrian Hurring
Police Operations Centre
Gavin Belbin
Protective Services Unit
Michael Winter
Brendan Smith
Gregory Fewings
Traffic Camera O/C’s Office
Graham Whelan
Field Catering
Helen Poke
Traffic Drug & Alcohol Section
Matthew Thomas
DIU-Transit
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