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Kelvin (Kel) Glare AO APM
Executive Chair
Mr Francis Galbally
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Ivan W Ray
Chief Executive Officer
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POLICING – IT’S NOT THE NUMBERS; IT’S HOW YOU USE THEM
Victorian Police were known colloquially in the 1980s as the ‘People's Force ', ironically the...
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CONFLICT BETWEEN THE POLICE UNION AND THE FORCE COMMAND DOES NOT BODE WELL FOR THIS STATE
While Police Command and the Police Association dance around each other, trying to score points,...
POLICE TRAINING – AN EX-TRAINER’S PERSPECTIVE by John Basham
If "service efficiency" is relevant to how well VP trains its members, and "service...
A WIN FOR COMPASSION
A few days ago, the Community Advocacy Alliance (CAA) received information that a Victoria Police...
IS THE GOVERNMENT DEFUNDING THE POLICE?
A byproduct of the shortfall in Police numbers, estimated at 1500, is saving the Government...
POLICE SHUT DOWN ILLEGAL POLICE STATION
Authorities shocked to discover criminals had better service delivery Authorities confirmed this...
WHAT A CLEVER IDEA, MORE SPIN, JUST WHAT WE NEED
“ Jacinta Allan has repeatedly conceded the crime crisis that has gripped Victoria is...
THERE’S NO COPS WHEN THIS SH** IS HAPPENING
This headline in the Herald Sun on the 12th of March 2026 refers to a recent Machete attack in...
PAL (POLICE ADVICE LINE): A CONFUSING WASTE OF MONEY
An article by journalist Justin Smith in The Herald Sun, 2nd of March 2026, exposes the failure of...
ANOTHER MONUMENTAL FAILURE OF JUSTICE IN VICTORIA
Two teenagers were arrested after stealing a taxi and holding a knife to the driver's throat...
DOES VICTORIA POLICE NEED AN INQUIRY?
Industrial relations between the Force and its Police employees are currently facing a significant...
THE ‘DECANTING’ GAME: THE PRISONER SHUFFLE
‘Decanting’ is the name given to the process of shuffling prisoners on remand around Police...
Déjà-vu CFMEU – BLF, HERE WE GO AGAIN
Picture Herald Sun. It would be reasonable to transpose the issues, with a modern twist, that led...
What some Police need to be reminded of and the standard the public hold Police to.
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Family Violence
GOVERNMENT FAILS 20,000 VEHICLE OWNERS
Police arrest the thieves, and courts release...
Illicit Drugs
NO, ADDICTS SHOULDN’T MAKE DRUG POLICY
CAA Comment We live in hope that in this...
Corruption
Déjà-vu CFMEU – BLF, HERE WE GO AGAIN
Picture Herald Sun. It would be reasonable to...
Youth
POLICING – IT’S NOT THE NUMBERS; IT’S HOW YOU USE THEM
Victorian Police were known colloquially in the...
PTSD
BURNOUT: FRONTLINE SERVICE WORKERS
The Community Advocacy Alliance (CAA) has worked...