Remembering our officers who have fallen in the line of duty

Tasmania Police is committed to protecting the community every day and our officers put themselves in challenging and dangerous situations to perform their duties.

Today is National Police Remembrance Day and ceremonies will be held in Tasmania and around the country to honour officers whose lives have been lost while performing their duty. It is also a time to remember police officers who have lost their lives through illness or other circumstances.

Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management, Felix Ellis, said Tasmania is a safer place because of our brave Tasmania Police officers and we stand in solidarity to honour those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our community.

“I know as a community we feel a significant loss when a member of our police service passes,” Minister Ellis said.

“The National Police Memorial in Canberra contains the names of all Australian officers who have died while on duty.

“One of the key themes of the memorial is “ordinary people doing the extraordinary” and the members of our police service do this every day to protect their communities.

“Sadly, the National Memorial now acknowledges the passing of five police officers who have passed in the line of duty, or while serving, in the past 12 months – Tasmania Police Constable Andrew Loring, Queensland Police Constables Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold, Western Australian Police Constable Anthony Woods and Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary-Sergeant Terry Giwaya.

“The Tasmanian Government is proud to support Tasmania Police and I urge all Tasmanians to take a moment today to pause, appreciate and recognise the vital and often dangerous work they do to keep us all safe.”