COMMUNITY ADVOCACY ALLIANCE
“The Voice of the Community”
Kelvin (Kel) Glare AO APM
Executive Chair
Mr Francis Galbally
Patron
Ivan W Ray
Chief Executive Officer
CAA is funded by the members and the generous donations from the public. Please consider donating to help us continue to work for you. Simply click the button →
LATEST NEWS
LOCKED OUT 1 – POLICE STATION CLOSURES MYTH – CRIME UP 22%.
Ivan Ray The Herald Sun journalist Grace Frost has ‘blown the gaff’ on the crime impact of Police...
Proudly Supported By
Proudly Supported By
Browse All News
CHOPPER GATE
There is a lot of faux bluster and wringing of hands over the use of the Police Chopper by the...
IT’S ALL ABOUT SOCIAL COHESION
In our most recent article, "The 300 Club Phenomenon" at...
THE 300 CLUB PHENOMENON – Understanding Why We Have a Youth Problem and What Will Fix It
It has been estimated that around 300 young people in this state are responsible for the...
THE WEAPON WAND
Recently, the CAA was invited to see the new scanning device for edged weapons being considered...
ONE SWALLOW DOES NOT A SUMMER MAKE
But two swallows can herald a fine summer is near. Applying Aristotle's theory to policing may...
THE HEIGHT OF ABSOLUTE IDIOCY
Herald Sun, October 15, 2025. “In a move that has sent shockwaves through the Force, lawyers have...
FEARED POLICE MASS EXODUS MAY BE A GOOD THING
Victoria’s New Chief Commissioner, Mike Bush, has announced a major restructure of Victoria Police...
AND WHY IS THAT?
In this “And Why Is That?” Podcast interview, Francis Galbally—a Melbourne businessman, former...
“JUSTICE OR EGO? MAGISTRATE’S BAIL RULING RAISES ALARMS”
It was reported in the Herald Sun on the 6th of October 2025 that "Magistrate Carolyn Burnside...
‘WARNING’ – COURTS TO LOSE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND IT’S THIER OWN FAULT
The current imbroglio of the impact of youth and other criminals has the community firmly pointing...
NEARLY 300,000 UNSOLVED CRIMINAL CASES – A POLICING CATASTROPHE.
A shocking 296,000 unsolved criminal cases were reported in The Herald Sun on October 1, and we...
A VISION IGNORED, A LEGACY REVIVED: POLICE VETERANS IN SCHOOLS
2014 - An Open Letter to all Victorians The CAA Policing Blue Paper: ‘A Vision for Victoria...
What some Police need to be reminded of and the standard the public hold Police to.
BROWSE BY TOPIC
Family Violence
THE CAA FAMILY VIOLENCE STRATEGY
A concise overview of critical issues,...
Illicit Drugs
WHY NORTH AMERICA’S DRUG DECRIMINALIZATION EXPERIMENTS FAILED
Oregon and British Columbia neglected to coerce...
Corruption
Manufactured Bias
The broad spectrum of bias in Government...
Youth
PHARMACIST RUSSELL FRAJMAN PUNCHED IN THE FACE IN BRUTAL ATTACK IN ST KILDA
It is now essential that Victoria Police review...
PTSD
POLICE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT – PART OF THE PROBLEM?
28th March 2021Not surprisingly, there has been...