The 2021 Rotary NSW Police Officer of the Year Awards, the most prestigious event on the NSW Police Force calendar, was again organized by the Rotary Club of Sydney on the 19 April 2022. This event marked the 2021 awards and it was great to be back after the event was postponed last year due to COVID-19. The 2022 Awards will be presented in November this year. In the presence of The Governor, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, Sydney Rotary President Mark Dyer recognised Sergeant Vanessa Rolfe from Crime Scene Services Branch as the 2021 Rotary NSW Police Officer of the Year.
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| The Governor congratulates Sgt Vanessa Rolfe |
RCS President Mark Dyer addressed the 550 strong audience on behalf of RCS Members and NSW Rotarians with a message of shared values, and an invitation for members of the NSW Police Force to seek out and consider joining their local Rotary Club.
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ydney Rotary Past President John Given, OAM has coordinated the Police Officer of the Year Awards since their inception.
The Awards involve every district across NSW and the Governor of each District attended the event and had the opportunity to each present an award in one of the ten categories. John Given has created a wonderful event that brings together NSW Rotarians and NSW Police members from across NSW to celebrate on this night of nights.
The best of the best is then chosen as the Rotary Clubs of NSW Police Officer of the Year award
Rotary Police Officer of the Year Sergeant Vanessa Rolfe, from Crime Scene Services Branch is the 2021 Rotary Police Officer of the Year. There were ten categories at this year’s awards, with the Police Officer of the Year chosen from the four operational police categories. Sergeant Rolfe works in Disaster Victim Identification (DVI), an internationally accepted process of identifying victims in mass casualty events. Sgt Rolfe has performed the role of Ante Mortem Coordinator in numerous DVI events over her career including the 2004 Thailand Tsunami, the Victorian and NSW bushfires in 2019/2020 as well as multiple fatal air and motor vehicles collisions across the state. Sgt Rolfe has also provided a pivotal role for international disasters involving NSW residents such as the MH17 plane crash in 2014 and the White Island volcano eruption in New Zealand. Sgt Rolfe, we thank you for your service. Rotary congratulates all the winners listed below. Of course, there were many more nominees than winners, and Police across the state who have not been nominated this year continue to give outstanding service to our community. Metropolitan Field Operations Police Officer of the Year – Winner: Name not disclosed Regional NSW Field Operations Police Officer of the Year – Winner: Det Sgt Bradley Hughes (Monaro PD) Investigations & Counter Terrorism Police Officer of the Year – Winner: Sgt Vanessa Rolfe (Crime Scene Services Branch) Corporate Services Police Officer of the Year – Winner: Sgt Sunny Croft (Workplace Safety Command) Volunteers in Policing Award – Winner: Charles Saliba (Tuggerah Lakes PD) Police Employee of the Year – Winner: ACLO Glen Sutherland (Lake Illawarra PD) Rotary Community Award – Winner: Chf Insp Scott Russell (Murray River PD) Customer Service Excellence Award – Winner: Det Snr Cst Michelle Ross (Child Abuse & Sex Crimes Squad) |
