What started out as a love for camaraderie and ‘thinking like a copper’ became what Mark Battersby describes as a decades-long journey back to happiness. In the November of 1981,
Police Veterans Victoria in February this year delivered its first dedicated two-day training course for Veteran Peer Support Officers (VPSO’s). The course was hosted at the Victoria Police Centre with
Set to be published in September, “The Price We Pay” tells the story of Bob Marmion, a uniformed Victoria Police member and detective facing PTSD, and the challenge of rebuilding his
One of Ballarat’s most respected police officers, Ian Harris, has died aged 59. Online copy
Brett Kersten, former Leading Senior Constable for Victoria Police, intended to give his life to policing, hoping never to retire. What Brett would experience in the line of duty would
Hi everyone, I am writing to you with an update on some key changes at Police Veterans Vic, starting with a change of name. Again, I apologise for the lack of
After devoting more than three decades to Victoria Police, Ian struggled to deal with the lasting effects of the job. Then, an instant bond with an unlikely companion began rewriting
“Police all around Australia now have their own song. “It will remind them that they’re not alone – and it will give the broader Australian community an empathetic insight into
John Stubbs’ best asset as a cop was his gift of the gab. Most times he found he could talk rather than force offenders to see the error of their