Police Association of New South Wales

WELCOME TO CLASS 364 Today, 298 new probationary constables attested at the NSW Police Academy in Goulburn. Along with being a significant milestone for the new officers, the NSW Police Force is welcoming the biggest class to attest in a decade. From Monday, they will be deployed to police stations across the state to begin serving their communities. Welcome to the blue family!

Voting for the NSW Police pay rise has closed with an overwhelming YES vote on the offer. PANSW President Kevin Morton makes the announcement https://bit.ly/493jdZP

Members and supporters, Today our heart goes out to our NSW Police Dog Unit Family as we mourn the loss of PD Xtra and PD Soldier. The entire police family feels this tragic loss deeply and we all come together to support the Handler and wider Police Dog Unit. Following yesterday’s event a PANSW branch welfare officer attached to the Dog Unit was on site supporting the members as they processed this incident. PANSW field organising and legal team were activated immediately to provide assistance to the handler directly involved. This support will continue through the entire process and we are unable to comment further on the circumstances due to the investigations on going status. The PANSW is always on the ground in these circumstances and is always available to its membership. 140 trained branch welfare officers and hundreds of Local Branch Officials across the state ensures that the PANSW is available to be activated in circumstances such as these. Those qualified BWO’s work hand in hand with field organisers as they deal with individual members. This extensive network means there is never any situation where the PANSW is unavailable to support its members. The PANSW will actively review any outcome of this investigation and report back to members.

On behalf of all members and supporters of the Police Association of NSW, we offer our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the QPOL member who had passed away whilst participating in the Wall to Wall memorial ride. The Senior Sergeant, part of the Queensland Contingent, was just outside Glenn Innes when the incident occurred. Policing, whilst broken into States and territories, is a national and international brother and sisterhood and this loss is felt by all of us. The Wall To Wall is a hallmark event to remember our fallen colleagues with thousands of police serving and retired riding from all over Australia to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their communities. The PANSW President has spoken with the Queensland Police Union of Employees and offered any assistance required. Please also keep in your thoughts those on the ride when this tragedy occurred and those who responded to the incident. The QPU president has asked all Queensland participants to ride on to Canberra in honour of our fallen brother and we echo those sentiments for all the NSW Participants who ride from Sydney and all over NSW later this week.

Members, today we announced a permanent resolution to the concessional cap issue, and improvements to PBRI. You’ll find answers to questions you may have about this in our fact sheet here: https://lnkd.in/gHtbNjAE

Victims of Terrorism Australia (VOTA) is a newly launched support and advocacy group for victims and survivors of acts of terrorism, and their families. On August 14th, the group was officially launched at NSW Parliament House by founder and retired Detective Chief Inspector Caroline O’Hare APM. We heard from Ms Louisa Hope, a survivor of the Lindt Café siege in 2014. VOTA is a not-for-profit organisation proudly supported by the Police Association of NSW, and seeks further support to continue their mission. You can contact them by email: contact@vota.org.au

Three days of laughs, pain, sweat, sometimes tears🥲 PANSW Assistant Secretary Raff Del Vecchio is prepping for his ninth 😮💪Remembrance Bike Ride 2024, supporting NSW Police Legacy in honour of our fallen heroes. This year Raff is honouring the memory of Sgt Jason Baker, a school friend and NSWPF colleague. You can support Raff's ride here: https://bit.ly/3SMVlTj The ride goes from Sep 6-8 and ends with a service at the National Police Memorial. Read our full writeup in the July/August edition of Police News https://bit.ly/3SLKOYz

The latest edition of the Police News Magazine is here. It explains the changes to tax rates and thresholds, keeps you up to date on Concessional Cap and Award negotiations, and more. https://bit.ly/3YoIY3B

The Customer Service Excellence Award recognises exceptional customer service provided to members of the community, and those police who contribute to the overall customer service policy by their involvement in communications, problem solving and innovation. The 2023 winner of this award was Detective Senior Constable Anthony Costello, whose tireless efforts and commitment in supporting sexual assault victims embody what it means to be an NSW police officer. His dedication had not gone unnoticed and serves as an inspiration to his colleagues and the community. 💙 Nominations for this year's Customer Service Excellence Award are now open ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gX-6thxf

The latest on our award negotiations