Matt Thistlethwaite (Kingsford Smith, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

A couple of weeks ago, I was honoured to attend the Rotary Club of Maroubra 2017 Rotary Police Awards for the Botany Bay Local Area Command. I joined rotarians, the NSW Police Assistant Commissioner, Mark Walton, Rotary District Governor, Stephen Britten, representatives from Bayside council, the Lions Club of Maroubra and local businesses to acknowledge and commend the bravery and dedication of our local police.

The night featured 20 finalists in various categories who were recognised and presented with certificates and trophies, including: Constable Kristoffer Bishop, the proactive crime team; Constable Mallory Downs, Bayside council's probationary constable award; Senior Constable Matthew Wright, crime management unit; Detective Senior Constable Lisa Wood; Leading Senior Constable Andrew Ellison; and Leading Senior Constable Rachel Warn. The community police officer of the year went to Constable Matthew Cash and the senior police officer of the year went to Senior Constable Matthew Wright.

Congratulations to all the finalists and winners. On behalf of our community, thank you to our local police whose dedication and service keeps us safe. They risk their lives for us day in, day out. We do appreciate it. Thank you to all of our rotarians and volunteers who put on this wonderful awards night.

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