Brisbane Water Police district has five new officers, and Tuggerah Lakes District has three, with the eight new Probationary Constables beginning their careers on the Central Coast on October 11.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, welcomed the new
Brisbane Water officers on Monday morning.
“I commend these eight new Probationary Constables for choosing to put the safety of others ahead of their own,” Crouch said.
“The past few months in lockdown have reminded us of how much we owe to frontline workers, including police officers who have enforced the Public Health Orders to keep the wider community safe and secure.”
Minister for Police and Emergency Services, David Elliott, said the officers, of Class 349 consisting of 226 new recruits statewide, had undergone eight months of world-class training.
Elliott said the NSW Government has committed to invest $583M to introduce 1,500 extra police over four years and would spend $60M over four years to upgrade the Police Academy at Goulburn.
Terry Collins