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2025 ACWAP Award Recipients
The Audrey Fagan Memorial Award – Tracey Thompson, New Zealand Police
First Nations and Indigenous Excellence in Policing Award – Tracey Thompson, New Zealand Police
The Bev Lawson Memorial Award for the Most Outstanding Female Leader – Nerida Byrne, Australian Border Force.
The Champion of Change Award – Jackson Noal, Vanuatu Police Force.
The Integrity and Courage – Keely Brough, Queensland Police Service
The Most Outstanding Female Investigator Award – Zoe Hopsick, Queensland Police Service
The Most Outstanding Female Employee Award – Amber Labessa, Northern Territory Police Force
The Most Outstanding Female Practitioner Award – Melissa Ashby, Western Australia Police Force
The Most Outstanding Female Intelligence Practitioner Award – Frances Madaffari, Australian Federal Police.
The Emerging Leadership Award – Ela Tankir, Victoria Police.
The Excellence in Law Enforcement Initiative for Women in the Community Award – Mums in Blue Network, New Zealand Police
The Excellence in Law Enforcement in the Pacific Region Award – Susana Ligaqaqa, Fiji Police Force
The Excellence in Research on Improving Law Enforcement for Women Award – Deborah Kelso, Queensland Police Service.
The ACWAP Awards for Excellence in Policing are an opportunity to publicly acknowledge and reward the achievements of women and men who are contributing to improving policing and law enforcement…
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SAVE THE DATE The 2025 ACWAP conference is being held in Melbourne on 17 & 18 Sept 2025 in conjunction with the ACWAP awards being held on 18 Sept. More…
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ACWAP Annual General Meeting and Board Nominations! ACWAP’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held online at 4.00 p.m. AEDT on 19 February 2025. A meeting invitation will be sent…
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