Acting Inspector Orana Local area command Scott Tanner has helped establish a steering committee for the Gungie Police Origin Series which is increasingly becoming the next big thing.
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"We have had an amazing response to a program which joins police and the indigenous community together, so successful in fact we have had calls for other areas in the north of the state to do the same programme. The Gungie Police Origin series also has a strong disability links and the program must include this in its core values and the other towns want Westhaven and other disability programs and units to be part of their events," Inspector Tanner said.
A big crowd attended the Wellington Information and Neighbourhood centre to join a steering committee led by Local officer Zeke Shaw.
"We are very proud of this program," he said.
Inspector Tanner said its awareness is helping the community recognise the progress which can be made in reducing crime.
"Surveys which have returned to us are showing connections are growing and people are willing to communicate working together can help stop and prevent crime and its a community that can bring results with events like this," he said.
A steering committee which features local Aboriginal Elders, community members and agencies will drive the Gungie series which may also a feature a match in Dubbo.
Meanwhile prominent community identities will spent the weekend walking in police shoes as took take part in a unique hands-on insight into policing in NSW.
A total of 25 participants were part of the 11th instalment of the Community Awareness in Policing Program (CAPP), which starts in Sydney.
The program was initially launched in 2010 by the NSW Police Customer Service Program, and is the first of its kind for an Australian law-enforcement agency.
The initiative is designed to impart knowledge and understanding of modern policing to prominent members of the community, such as civic or religious leaders, business luminaries, academics and cultural identities.
Over the three days, the group visited the NSW Police Academy at Goulburn, the Public Order and Riot Squad, Marine Area Command, Forensic Services Group, and the Sydney Police Centre.
They will experience various aspects of police work, including driver training and road-safety strategies, marine search and rescue, disaster victim identification, criminal investigation and weapons training.
In addition, officers from the Tactical Operations Unit, Counter Terrorism and Special Tactics, Dog Unit and Ballistics will perform demonstrations of their day-to-day operations.
Participants will have the opportunity to speak with officers - from constables to commanders - to get a better understanding of what they do every day.
NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn said the aim of CAPP is to engage with the community and create effective two-way communication between different groups and the police.
"Over the three days, CAPP participants will have the opportunity to see aspects of policing that most community members have never seen before," Deputy Commissioner Burn said.
"By exposing them to the realities of policing, we hope to challenge preconceived perceptions and provide a new appreciation of the challenges and rewards of operational policing.
"The visits and demonstrations generate important conversations not only between police and participants but also between participants.
"Our ultimate goal is to strengthen our relationships and our understanding of the needs of the communities we serve," Deputy Commissioner Burn said.
Further information on CAPP can be found at http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/ca.
