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PVV featured in the Herald Sun: Melbourne VIP with Fiona Byrne
PDF FORMAT: Sunday Herald Sun Melbourne VIP 5 June 2022
PVV announce our new Patron
Off the back of such a successful first Corporate Lunch for PVV, we’re more than pleased to announce Chief Commissioner Shane Patton APM is now our Patron. Being a Patron
National Volunteer Week: acknowledging the Victoria Police veterans patrolling Geelong’s coast
Geelong Marine Search & Rescue with three of PVV’s veterans; left to right; DMc (PVV CEO and Crewman) , Ian Graham (Commander) and Tony Warren (Skipper) on board the new
“My bucket was full”: Code 9’s Mark Thomas’ journey back to wellness
Mark Thomas had seen his fair share of traumatic scenes in his first seven years with Victoria Police. It was the scene of a suicide he would soon find he
PVV’s first Member Satisfaction Survey: the results are in
In January of 2022 we surveyed our membership to get a better understanding of what PVV can improve on. Out of the 931 survey responses we received… 79.4% would find
When the son of Siggy met Michael Yunupingu
Four years ago, Tim Signorotto took his family on an indefinite road trip around Australia. What he wasn’t expecting to find was another family; and a new passion. Tim Signorotto
Remembering Constable Neil Clinch 24654
Today we remember Constable Neil Clinch 24654 At about 6am on Saturday, 4th April 1987, Constable Clinch was one of a group of police personnel who went to a flat
Mario Marcucci’s gift of the espresso-bar gab
Carlton-born Mario Marcucci (20449) is known by many as the lovable larrikin that took Brunswick policing by storm. Mario Marcucci joined the job in 1977 at the age of 26.
The group helping former cops struggling with PTSD
Police Veterans Victoria was recently featured on A Current Affair in a report by Sam Cucchiara. Watch it here.
Feather Dusters: 25 years in the making
For the last 25 years, the Geelong Feather Dusters have gathered at the Sir Charles Hotham Hotel to commemorate their time in the police family. Pioneered by veterans John Howes,
Counting the Cost
Written by Belinda Morrison LSC, 34096. “Policing – its a tough job, but it’s a privilege as well To see the best and worst of man, the highest highs and
PVV runs second VPSO training course
Police Veterans Victoria last week ran its second dedicated training course for its Veteran Peer Support Officers (VPSOs). David McGowan opened the training with the history of PVV as well
“A life lived as well as I’ve known how”: on Ivan ‘Bill’ Warner’s lifetime of service
Bill Warner goes by many names. Some, in his time of service, knew him as ‘Plum’. Others know him as Ivan, or simply Bill; but he’s known by all as
Ron Fenton receives posthumous Order of Australia medal
It’s on this day we celebrate the awarding of the Order of Australia Medal to the late Ron Fenton, one of Victoria’s most respected veterans. Ron Fenton will today receive
MEDIA RELEASE: PVV announces key changes to the Board
Mark Azzopardi, Managing Partner of Tax Advisory at Findex has been appointed as the Chair of PVV, following the retirement of John Laird. Mark joined the PVV Board in 2020
Building the ‘field of dreams’: David McGowan’s journey home to police
David McGowan grew up watching Division 4, Homicide and Matlock Police. By his late-twenties, he was chasing down Victor Brincat: one of the most prolific bank robbers of all time.
MEDIA RELEASE: PVV holds second Annual General Meeting
Police Veterans Victoria today held its second Annual General Meeting, with reports from PVV’s Chair and Chief Executive Officer. PVV’s Chair, John Laird, spoke to the “considerable changes” PVV has
Walsh Street: the night that rocked the police world
Steven Tynan and Damian Eyre had a lifetime of policing ahead of them. The Melbourne underworld saw to it they never would. It was an underworld war born in Melbourne’s
The cop who raised the bar – and now helps others
Original article written by John Silvester: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-cop-who-raised-the-bar-and-now-helps-others-20210930-p58vz6.htmlhttps://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=be954d49-ada4-46d2-b1ca-bfa12dd59a4f If a veteran cop hadn’t been prepared to turn a blind eye, Bob Marmion would never have made it to the Police Academy.
‘Nowhere to turn to’: Traumatised cops need retirement support
Original article written by Mark Buttler: https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=be954d49-ada4-46d2-b1ca-bfa12dd59a4f POLICE veterans should be backed in the same way as former defence force personnel, a key support body says. Police Veterans Victoria fights
