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…

FRIENDSHIP WEEK 2023 – save the date

The Friendship week 2023 has now been arranged by Charlie Halloran & committee Dates:                 18th to 25th March  2023 Where:               Darlington Beach Holiday Resort, Eggins Drive Arrawarra, which is situated half hour drive North of Coffs Harbour Details:               TBA

Boyd Stewart Head of Partnerships & Engagement for Police Bank

I would like to introduce myself to your members – Boyd Stewart Head of Partnerships & Engagement for Police Bank. I started with Police Bank in March 2021 and I have worked in financial services for 33 years. Since joining the bank I have formed connections across Police Bank’s membership through a varied number of…

Warning re SMS Phishing & Scams

SMS Phising scams are becoming more sophistocated and you should ask the following questions if you receive an SMS from an unknown sender… Do you know the sender, and do you usually receive SMS messages from the sender? Beware, scammers can mimic the phone numbers of legitimate organizations. Does the message seem generic or contains…