WINNER OF THE 2024 PALM COVE HOLIDAY IDENTIFIED AND PRIZE ACCEPTED

The winner of the 2024 AGM Palm Cove holiday was randomly drawn from all our Active Financial Members has been won. Illawarra Member, Peter WOODS, has won our 2024 AGM Membership Draw. His prize includes a week at the fabulous Reef Retreat, Palm Cove donated by generous sponsors and Brisbane Northern Suburbs Branch Members, Jim…

RFPA Gazette

Did you know? Membership of the RFPA includes 4 quarterly issues of the RFPA Gazette. Not an online copy, but a real full-colour magazine you can read anywhere. If you want to keep up to date with your former workmates and what they are doing, each issue has pages of articles, including reports from the…

A Little Holiday reading for the Seniors

Just about to Retire, or already retired and a bit lost with it all? And who doesn’t like a discount and if you are in that esteemed group of Seniors, here’s a little light holiday reading with Seniors Discounts in various States for 2022 and beyond. Read it and much more about retirement online at…

RFPA Private Facebook Group

The RFPA now has an active Facebook Group with over 1200 Members as of the end of December 2022. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1660649007639653/ The group is open to RFPA members and others who served in the NSW police force, or have some connection to the RFPA or the NSW Police Force. And yes, we also encourage family members…

Outcomes from the 2022 RFPA AGM

From the 2022 AGM We held the 2022 Annual General Meeting at the Royal Automobile Club in Macquarie Street Sydneyon 25 October. The meeting was well attended, with Members coming from interstate and other faraway locations. The order of business comprised two matters as previously notified to Members, and both wereresolved at the AGM. The…

A Bit of History

One of our Murray River RFPA Members John Corcoran has a love for Classic/Antique Rifles and we have been to his home to look at some of his collection. Amazing.   He has written a book on the Classic Rifles with Fred Bienvenu with the first edition selling out.  They have recently had a 2nd…

New RFPA Committee of Management team after 2022 AGM

RFPA Committee of Management Office Bearers confirmed at the 2022 AGM. President – Paul WynneSenior Vice-President – George WeisselVice President – John Crockett Secretary – Ian LovellTreasurer – Bruce HoweState Welfare Officer – Ian Moore Committee Members David WhitemanAllan SimpsonSteve TurnerBeth DockseyNeil Purvis

Beyond the Badge Career Transition

Hi All I have been asked by Sean Haran, former Police Officer, Director & Founder of Beyond the Badge to distribute information in relation to their programs that are being presented in various locations and online over coming months.  If you know of anyone whom this program might benefit, please pass on this email.  “If you…

Well-Ahead Study

Phoenix Australia has recently developed a mobile app, called Well-Ahead SOLAR for female ex-serving military and former emergency service members. This mobile app is designed to improve mental health and wellbeing. The Well-Ahead SOLAR app teaches evidence-based ways of improving sleep, managing strong emotions, enhancing wellbeing, and coming to terms with difficult experiences. We are…

Class 131 – June 1972 – Proposed Reunion

PROPOSED REUNION of NSW Police Intake Class 131 of 6/1972. We continue to look for the class mates in an endeavour to again conduct another class reunion mid next year… 2023 If anyone was, or knows of anyone who was in Class 131 would you please contact; Ken Fogarty or Geoff Doring 0427 320 009…