{"id":256,"date":"2019-09-25T21:48:51","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T11:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/?page_id=256"},"modified":"2026-06-21T16:59:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T06:59:48","slug":"central-coast","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/?page_id=256","title":{"rendered":"Central Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Central Coast Branch<br>Branch&nbsp;Chairperson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Geoff&nbsp;Talbot&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0402266921<br>Branch&nbsp;secretary&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John&nbsp;Marheine&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0400724768 <a href=\"mailto:centralcoastrfpa@retiredpolice.com.au\">centralcoastrfpa@retiredpolice.com.au<\/a><br>Branch&nbsp;Treasurer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ray&nbsp;Hatcher&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:rlhatcher95@hotmail.com\">rlhatcher95@hotmail.com<\/a><br>Branch&nbsp;Welfare&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Barry&nbsp;Clark&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Barryaclark@bigpond.com\">Barryaclark@bigpond.com<\/a><br><br>Regular Meetings, at Ourimbah RSL Club<br>Regular Meeting dates \u2013 11am on third Tuesday on the even Months<br>Retired and Former Members Welcome<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE LATEST CENTRAL COAST RFPA NEWSLETTER IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.<\/strong><br>This issue &#8211; April 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good morning Members,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JUST A REMINDER:&nbsp; The General Meeting of the Central Coast Branch of the RFPA and the Annual General Meeting for this Branch will be held at the Ourimbah RSL Club, Ourimbah, next Tuesday, 16th June, 2026, commencing at 11 a.m.&nbsp; We look forward to seeing as many Members as possible a the Meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Best regards,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ernie Carmichael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/catholicwCW250608p13-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of catholicwCW250608p13 (1).\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-82cd4b51-391f-417c-9b1e-cb5fc9479ea7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/catholicwCW250608p13-1.pdf\">catholicwCW250608p13 (1)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/catholicwCW250608p13-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-82cd4b51-391f-417c-9b1e-cb5fc9479ea7\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Good afternoon Members,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PLEASE NOTE:<\/strong>&nbsp; Because of continuing computer problems it has been decided that future group email messages, and the Newsletters, will be accessible on the RFPA website and Members are encouraged to check this site regularly.&nbsp; The website is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.retiredpolice.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the top right hand side of the web page you will see the term &#8220;Branches&#8221;.&nbsp; Click on that and the list of Branches is then displayed.&nbsp; Click on &#8220;Central Coast&#8221; and you will then see all material related to our Branch.&nbsp; This procedure will assist the transmission of our group messages and please let us know if you have any difficulties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Best regards,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ernie Carmichael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Social Club.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russ Whitcher told the Meeting that the Social group members are canvassing a new location for future social events and further information will be supplied on this subject at a later date. It is hoped that a mixed lunch can be arranged later in the year, hopefully in August or September, and that a Christmas luncheon will be arranged in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Central-Coast-June-2026-Newsletter.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Central Coast June 2026 Newsletter.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-b3a0be09-179d-45bd-bfbb-f8ca1996939b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Central-Coast-June-2026-Newsletter.pdf\">Central Coast June 2026 Newsletter<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Central-Coast-June-2026-Newsletter.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-b3a0be09-179d-45bd-bfbb-f8ca1996939b\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Central Coast BranchBranch&nbsp;Chairperson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Geoff&nbsp;Talbot&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0402266921Branch&nbsp;secretary&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John&nbsp;Marheine&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0400724768 centralcoastrfpa@retiredpolice.com.auBranch&nbsp;Treasurer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ray&nbsp;Hatcher&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;rlhatcher95@hotmail.comBranch&nbsp;Welfare&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Barry&nbsp;Clark&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Barryaclark@bigpond.com Regular Meetings, at Ourimbah RSL ClubRegular Meeting dates \u2013 11am on third Tuesday on the even MonthsRetired and Former Members Welcome THE LATEST CENTRAL COAST RFPA NEWSLETTER IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.This issue &#8211; April 2026 Good morning Members, JUST A REMINDER:&nbsp; The General Meeting of the Central Coast&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/?page_id=256\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-256","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Central Coast - Retired &amp; Former Police Association of NSW Inc.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.retiredpolice.com.au\/?page_id=256\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Central Coast - Retired &amp; Former Police Association of NSW Inc.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Central Coast BranchBranch&nbsp;Chairperson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Geoff&nbsp;Talbot&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0402266921Branch&nbsp;secretary&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John&nbsp;Marheine&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0400724768 centralcoastrfpa@retiredpolice.com.auBranch&nbsp;Treasurer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ray&nbsp;Hatcher&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;rlhatcher95@hotmail.comBranch&nbsp;Welfare&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Barry&nbsp;Clark&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Barryaclark@bigpond.com Regular Meetings, at Ourimbah RSL ClubRegular Meeting dates \u2013 11am on third Tuesday on the even MonthsRetired and Former Members Welcome THE LATEST CENTRAL COAST RFPA NEWSLETTER IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.This issue &#8211; April 2026 Good morning Members, JUST A REMINDER:&nbsp; The General Meeting of the Central Coast... 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