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TAC Launches Slow Down Campaign

TAC Launches Slow Down Campaign

29 August 2011

Victoria Deputy Premier Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Police Peter Ryan Footy Fans Warned Against Speeding During Finals Victor P Taffa One of the Transport Accident Commission’s (TAC’s) most successful and heartfelt campaigns will be screened again on television in a bid to slow drivers down during the AFL footy finals. Deputy Premier and Minister for Police Peter Ryan [...]

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Condoms Allowed Into Prisons

Condoms Allowed Into Prisons

29 August 2011

Victoria Minister for Corrections Andrew McIntosh Victorian Prisoners To Get Access To Condoms Victor P Taffa Corrections Minister Andrew McIntosh today announced the commencement of the program to introduce condoms and dental dams into Victorian prisons, with the issuing of information packs to four Victorian prisons: Marngoneet and Dhurringile men’s prisons and the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre and [...]

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Taking Your Mind Off The Job

Taking Your Mind Off The Job

13 August 2011

South Australia Shadow Minister for Police David Ridgway Safety Is Kevin Foley’s Last Priority Victor P Taffa In an emergency, who will you call? Not Kevin Foley. The Minister for Emergency Services and Police has shown “no interest” in a proposal for lower speed limits at road crashes. The CFS Volunteers Association says the Mr. Foley has shown no [...]

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Supporting Homeless Young People Through Modern Means

Supporting Homeless Young People Through Modern Means

09 August 2011

Victoria Minister for Crime Prevention Andrew McIntosh DVD Gives Voice To Homeless Young People Victor P Taffa Minister for Crime Prevention, Andrew McIntosh today launched Beyond Appearances: effective communication with homeless young people, an educational DVD aimed at promoting positive communication between at-risk and homeless young people, Police and other authorities. The scenario-based film aims to ensure young people [...]

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Better Facilities For The Cops

Better Facilities For The Cops

25 July 2011

Acting Victoria Minister for Police and Emergency Services Andrew McIntosh State-Of-The-Art Facility Means More Cops On The Beat Victor P Taffa More Police are returning to frontline duties with trained operators replacing sworn officers at Ballarat’s new state-of-the-art State Emergency Communications Centre. Acting Minister for Police and Emergency Services Andrew McIntosh today joined Victoria’s Deputy Police Commissioner Kieran Walshe [...]

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Cancelling Tasmania Police

Cancelling Tasmania Police

19 July 2011

Tasmania Shadow Minister for Police Elise Archer Which Rural Towns Are In The Firing Line This Time Minister? Victor P Taffa The Police Minister must immediately tell Tasmanians exactly which Police stations are on the Green-Labor hit list for closure, Shadow Minister for Police Elise Archer said today. “Only weeks after the Government back flipped on its decision to [...]

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Plans To Cut The Regional Road Toll

Plans To Cut The Regional Road Toll

10 July 2011

Acting Victoria Premier Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Police Peter Ryan Vic Coalition Launches New Strategy To Cut Regional Road Toll Victor P Taffa Police will use tougher and more targeted enforcement methods as part of a new strategy to cut road trauma in regional and rural Victoria. Acting Premier and Minister for Police Peter Ryan launched the three-year Regional [...]

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Nothing To Fear Nothing To Hide

Nothing To Fear Nothing To Hide

01 July 2011

Victoria Deputy Premier Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Police Peter Ryan New Powers For PSOs To Protect Travelling Public Victor P Taffa New laws introduced into Parliament this week will make travelling on public transport at night safer under the Victorian Coalition Government’s promise to deploy 940 Protective Services Officers (PSOs) on all metropolitan and major regional train stations [...]

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Point To Point Camera Report Released

Point To Point Camera Report Released

23 June 2011

Victoria Deputy Premier Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Police Peter Ryan Vic Coalition Govt Releases Hume Cameras Report Victor P Taffa The Victorian Coalition Government today released the findings of a report into the Hume Highway point to point (P2P) cameras, commissioned by the former Labor Government. Deputy Premier and Minister for Police Peter Ryan said Victorians were entitled [...]

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Police Training Facility To Gain A New Home

Police Training Facility To Gain A New Home

23 June 2011

Victoria Deputy Premier Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Police and Emergency Services Peter Ryan $3 Million To Initiate New Victoria Police Training Facility Victor P Taffa Victoria Police will begin planning the relocation of its Essendon Operational Tactics and Safety (OTS) Training facility thanks to a $3 Million funding injection announced today by the Victorian Coalition Government. Deputy Premier [...]

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Overland Resigns

Overland Resigns

16 June 2011

Victoria Deputy Premier Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Police & Emergency Services Peter Ryan Statement From The Deputy Premier Victor P Taffa Late on Tuesday 14 June 2011 the Victorian Ombudsman provided me with his Report on the Investigation into Victoria Police Crime Statistics. I carefully considered the report and yesterday had discussions with the Premier on its [...]

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No New Police On Top Of Cuts Already Announced

No New Police On Top Of Cuts Already Announced

27 May 2011

Tasmania Shadow Minister for Police & Emergency Management Elise Archer More Police Face The Axe Victor P Taffa Confirmation by Police Minister David O’Byrne that the State’s Police Officers have been offered incentives to leave the Police Service shows just how deep the Green-Labor Government’s budget mismanagement has cut, according to Shadow Minister for Police & Emergency Management [...]

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Axing Budgets Threatens Lives

Axing Budgets Threatens Lives

19 May 2011

Tasmania Shadow Minister for Police & Emergency Management Elise Archer Emergency Management Recruits Abandoned Again Victor P Taffa Minister for Police and Emergency Management, David O’Byrne’s failure to rule out cuts to the Fire Service is an indictment on the priorities of this Government. The call for exemption comes after the latest round of recruitments for the Fire [...]

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Disaster Response Resources On Show At Melbourne Showgrounds

Disaster Response Resources On Show At Melbourne Showgrounds

31 March 2011

Victoria Deputy Premier Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Emergency Services Peter Ryan Victorian Emergency Services Showcase Disaster Response Resources Victor P Taffa The expert skills and knowledge of Victoria’s emergency services agencies are on display in Melbourne as part of the state’s inaugural Disaster Response Capability Exhibition. Deputy Premier and Minister for Emergency Services Peter Ryan, who today [...]

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Election Commitment For More Police Begins

Election Commitment For More Police Begins

30 March 2011

Victoria Deputy Premier Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Police Peter Ryan 600 Additional Frontline Police To Make Victoria Safer Victor P Taffa Melbourne Streets and Regional and Rural communities will be made safer as 600 more Police Officers are allocated across the state by June 30. Deputy Premier and Minister for Police Peter Ryan said the Coalition Government’s pledge [...]

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Chief Minister Should Back His Own

Chief Minister Should Back His Own

28 March 2011

Northern Territory Opposition Leader Terry Mills HENDO’S BUSINESS BLAME GAME Victor P Taffa Opposition Leader, Terry Mills, says the Chief Minister’s attempts to blame Alice Springs businesses for his Government’s education and law and order failures are a disgrace. Mr. Mills says the Chief Minister’s comments on ABC radio this morning show his contempt for the Alice Springs community [...]

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Minister Launches Campaign For More Coppers

Minister Launches Campaign For More Coppers

27 March 2011

Victoria Deputy Premier Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Police Peter Ryan Coalition Recruitment Drive To Boost Police Numbers Victor P Taffa An extra 1,700 Police will join Victoria’s fight against violent crime and anti-social behaviour over the next four years as the Victorian Coalition Government undertakes a new recruitment drive to boost Police numbers. Launching the Coalition’s recruitment campaign at [...]

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Softly Softly Approach Has Failed

Softly Softly Approach Has Failed

16 March 2011

Northern Territory Opposition Leader Terry Mills YOU TUBE TEENS WOULD BE OFF TO BOOT CAMP Victor P Taffa The School Children responsible for a recent break-in at a Wulagi home would be sent to a boot camp under a Country Liberals Government. Opposition Leader, Terry Mills, said the blatant contempt shown by the young people breaking into the home [...]

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Government In Denial As Crime And Alcohol Consumption Do Mix

Government In Denial As Crime And Alcohol Consumption Do Mix

14 March 2011

Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Alcohol Policy Peter Styles ALCOHOL AND VIOLENT CRIME Victor P Taffa Shadow Minister for Alcohol Policy Peter Styles has moved to clarify his position on alcohol and its impact on violent crime in the Northern Territory. “My comments in a media release issued last month served to confuse public perception of the Country [...]

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Graffiti Is Not Art

Graffiti Is Not Art

14 March 2011

Queensland Shadow Minister for Police Glen Elmes Graffiti Vandals Should Clean Up Their Mess Victor P Taffa Graffiti vandals would be made to clean up their mess under a Liberal National Party (LNP) Government, the State Opposition said today. Shadow Minister for Police Glen Elmes praised a special Police taskforce who caught a prolific graffiti criminal this month who [...]

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