Dr. John Birrell Police Awards

A joint club Dinner meeting will be held between the Rotary Club of Bayside and the Rotary Club of Drysdale for the presentation of the John Birrell Award to a local policeman for outstanding service.  The Dr John Birrell Police Award was named in honour of Dr John Birrell OAM, a former police surgeon for 20 years was a tireless campaigner for road safety and was instrumental in introducing Breath testing of drivers and compulsory wearing of seat belts.