Rotary District 9790 2021-22 Peter Toomey Police Officer of the Year Information Pack

District 9790 Peter Toomey Police Officer of the Year Award

Why your club should

participate and how

Information pack

District 9790 Peter Toomey Police Officer of the Year Award Why run a club award and nominate for the District Award?

The Peter Toomey Police Officer of the Year Award is granted each Rotary year to a Victorian or NSW police officer in District 9790 who shows an exemplary commitment to their local community. It is named in honour of the late Peter Toomey, a distinguished Rotarian and long serving police officer, who helped establish this award at both his local club of Pascoe Vale as well as at the district level.

Victoria Police and NSW Police units within the District encourage their members to become involved within their local community and Rotary Clubs can acknowledge this great work through their own local award as well as through the Peter Toomey Award. It is a win - win for both Rotary and the police.

From a Rotary Club perspective, running your own local club award is a rewarding program with relatively low cost.

Costs involved could be for items such as: • A Perpetual Shield (one off cost) • Two small replica shields and possible gift vouchers for the local winner and runner up in each year of participation.

In this Rotary year, District 9790 will again award the Peter Toomey Police Officer of the Year Award and your club is encouraged to nominate a local police officer for this award. It would again be great to have as many clubs as possible in our district becoming involved in the program.

All the necessary steps for participation and the criteria are on the next page.

Many thanks and all the very best in finding that champion of your community.

Yours in Rotary David Redfearn OAM Coordinator, Peter Toomey Police Officer of the Year Award.

Contact details: Mail: David Redfearn, PO Box 76, Fairfield, 3078 (H) 03 9489 5686 (M) 0448 852 747 Email: dredfearn@vtown.com.au

District 9790 Peter Toomey Police Officer of the Year Award Steps required to make a club award and district nomination ➢ A representative from the Club approach the Officer in Charge of the local Police Station, usually a Senior Sergeant and outline the Award and criteria. ➢ The individual participating Rotary Club, working in conjunction with the individual Police Station, will make their own award to a local officer. It would also be in order for the Club to award a perpetual trophy for display at the local station and present a Certificate to the winning officer. The choice is entirely up to the local Rotary Club. ➢ Details of the winning officer are then presented to the Local Area Commander for final approval for nomination for the District 9790 Peter Toomey Award (nomination form attached). ➢The winning officer's paperwork will then be forwarded to the Rotary District Coordinator by Friday 17 January 2022 for consideration by the District Selection Committee and the winner will be advised in time for attendance at the District Conference for the presentation of the ‘Peter Toomey’ Award.

2020-21 joint winners Senior Constable Debra Milnes of Albury Police (nominated by Lavington Rotary Club) with her colleagues and Rotarian Peter Lee and Sergeant Con Matsamakis of Heidelberg Police (nominated by Rosanna Rotary Club) receiving his award from 2020-21 District Governor Bruce Anderson

Criteria The Officer would have been required to have a minimum of two (2) years service in the respective Police area concerned.

The Officer will be nominated by the Officer in Charge of each Police Station or Work Unit, and the nomination and supporting case history is forwarded by the Local Area Commander and Divisional Commander for consideration.

The Officer will have demonstrated outstanding service to the Community with particular emphasis to the following: *Police values of flexibility, leadership, integrity, respect, professionalism and support to both the Police Service and their Community. *The member's overall work ethic and contribution to the work environment and that of the community.