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The Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation perpetuates the
memory of members of the Victoria Police killed in the line of
duty through the support of worthwhile community projects within
Victoria.
In total, 150 Victoria Police members have been killed in the
line of duty. Of these, 30 have been murdered, which underlines
the dangers police members face on a daily basis. We can do
nothing to bring them back, but as a grateful community, we can
take steps to honour their memory and ensure their sacrifice is
acknowledged through a range of projects that benefit the wider
community.
Structure
The Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation was incorporated in
1998 after several committees, all working to memorialise
members of the Victoria Police killed in the line of duty,
combined to form one organisation. Through the Blue Ribbon
Foundation, the public are able to channel their support and
appreciation to the Victoria Police and honour the sacrifice of
those who have paid the ultimate price for the preservation of
law and order in our community. The Blue Ribbon Foundation is a
community based, volunteer organisation, managed by a Board of
Management comprising serving & retired members of the Victoria
Police and business people who contribute their considerable
skills and experience.
Board Members
Business Units
The Foundation has volunteer Business Units who manage and
implement all of our fundraising events plus there are 3
regional branches in Bendigo, Shepparton and Colac that provide
focus and fundraising in their local communities under the Blue
Ribbon Foundations mission statement.
Registered Office:
Suite 15-17,
2 Central Avenue,
Moorabbin. 3189.
Victoria, Australia.
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Postal
Address:
P.O. Box 2012,
Moorabbin. Victoria. 3189.
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Telephone:
(03) 9555 8000
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Facsimile:
(03) 9555 9969
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Email:
office@remember.org.au |
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Community Projects
Recent projects that have already been funded or will
receive funding include:
The Tony Clarke Trauma Surgery at The Alfred
The John McNally Helicopter Landing Pad at Ararat Hospital
The Eyre-Tynan Emergency Department at Shepparton Hospital
The Ray Denman Short Stay Unit at Shepparton Hospital
Additional equipment to supplement existing units will also
be purchased for
The Colac and Bendigo Hospitals.The establishment of the
Tynan-Eyre & Angela Taylor Trusts.
Scholarship grants to more than 60 members of the
Victoria Police
Police to study specialised areas of law enforcement.
Many of these study grants have enabled members to travel
overseas to attend courses with some of the World’s leading
law enforcement agencies.
New techniques and skills are brought back and disseminated
within the Victoria Police, which ultimately leads to
improved policing for all Victorians.
Tynan-Eyre Secondary School Scholarships
To encourage excellence in young Victorians studying the
VCE years 11 & 12, the Blue Ribbon Foundation offers two
scholarships each year to Victorian students. Each grant
provides financial assistance covering two years and are
decided by the Education Victoria.
Victoria Police Academy Awards
The Blue Ribbon Foundation provides an award to each
squad graduating from the Victoria Police Academy. The
award, made to the recruit who displays the highest standard
of physical excellence is aimed at encouraging new members
of the Victoria Police to attain high standards of
professionalism that should stay with them throughout their
career with the Force.
The Blue Ribbon Foundation has been prudent in its selection
of hospital projects. Our aim is to sponsor those projects
that can provide the best possible treatment to the largest
number of people. Careful selections by the Board have
resulted in maximum utilisation of the monetary resources
accumulated through fund raising and public appeal.
Living memorials sponsored in Victorian public hospitals by
the Blue Ribbon Foundation will provide specialised
treatment to over 70,000 Victorians in the coming year.
Many of these patients will receive life-saving surgery with
equipment and procedures financed by the Foundation.
Better policing, improved health-care and life-saving
treatments are fantastic achievements for the Victoria
Police Blue Ribbon Foundation.
But our most important achievements have been;
Appropriate memorials to members of the Victoria Police who
have been killed in the line of duty.
A strengthening of the bonds that should exist between the
community and their police force.
Constant awareness and appreciation for the role of our
serving men and women of the Victoria Police.
The development of regional branches that empower and
support rural communities with fundraising opportunities and
strategies to provide better facilities in their local
hospitals and to establish better community relationships
with local police.
These achievements are just the beginning. The Blue Ribbon
Foundation is committed to future growth through the
establishment of “living memorials” that benefit all
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