As the Community Advocacy Alliance (CAA) steps into 2026, we do so with momentum, clarity of purpose, and a deep respect for those who have served before us. Our achievements in 2025 were significant—but they were also constrained by a simple reality: capacity.
Retired police members have always been at the heart of the CAA’s work. Your insight, operational understanding, and lived experience of service make you uniquely positioned to help shape the future of community safety in Victoria.
Now, more than ever, we need you back in the fight—in a way that honours your service but doesn’t place you back on the front line…
A Year of Progress—But Much More to Do
In 2025, the CAA achieved,
- Via our primary communication channel, our website received 174,833 visits and 1,063,489 page views.
- Advocated for countless individuals who were unable to make their voices heard.
- Provided informed, operationally grounded advice on multiple Bills before Parliament.
- Continued vital work supporting former Police suffering from PTSI—injuries caused not by lifestyle, but by duty.
- Assisted the Health Service through our PTSI Team, ensuring former members were not left behind.
- Expanded our role in combating the rise of doxing—a dangerous trend that has cost young people their lives.
- Strengthened our working relationship with VicPol through the appointment of Chief Commissioner Mike Bush, giving us a direct and productive channel to raise issues and propose solutions.
Why 2026 Is Critical
Our workload continues to grow. Community demand is increasing. And every week, more people turn to us for help navigating systems that are often complex and unresponsive.
But like many volunteer‑driven organisations, our membership is ageing, and our capacity is stretched.
To keep doing this essential work on behalf of serving police and the community —work grounded in integrity, fairness and community safety—we need to bring in more experienced hands.
We need to bring in you.
Why Retired Police Are So Important to Us
Retired Police bring something no one else can replicate:
✔ Operational experience
✔ Insight into policing, systems and communities
✔ Credibility when speaking to government, media and VicPol
✔ A practical understanding of risk, public safety and accountability
✔ A lifelong commitment to serving others
Your service didn’t end when you left the job.
Your skills didn’t disappear.
Your voice still carries weight.
And the CAA provides a place where that experience makes a real difference—without the stress, pressures or dangers of frontline work.
What Joining the CAA Means for Former Police
Becoming a member gives you the opportunity to:
▶ Continue serving the community—on your terms
▶ Influence meaningful policy and legislative reform
▶ Protect vulnerable people who have nowhere else to turn
▶ Support former colleagues battling PTSI and other service‑related injuries
▶ Strengthen accountability and safety across Victoria
▶ Help shape the future direction of an organisation built by Police, for the community
Many retired officers tell us they miss the sense of purpose, teamwork, and knowing their work matters.
The CAA gives you that purpose again—without the uniform.
Be Part of the Next Chapter
2026 will be a defining year for the CAA. With the right people on board, we can expand our impact, amplify the voices of those who need help, and build a stronger organisation for years to come.
We are asking retired Police—those who know what service truly means—to stand with us.
Join us. Support us. Continue the mission.
Your experience still matters—and Victoria still needs it.
To discuss what your membership could involve, contact the CAA CEO Ivan Ray on 0427100990.
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