From the Board

Crime Stoppers Australia Board member Dr Vince Hughes is the new Chair of Crime Stoppers Australia, following the not-for-profit’s Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 25th November 2021. Dr Hughes takes over from Ms Diana Forrester, who made history as the first woman in the national leadership role when she was appointed…

SAFE2SAY It takes a great deal of courage for people to pass on information they have regarding workplace misconduct or inappropriate behaviour. While many people want to share that information, they may be reluctant to do so because they don’t trust the internal reporting system provided and fear reprisals from the organisation…

As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, Crime Stoppers WA (CSWA) would like to thank everyone who has been part of the enormously successful partnership between the community, the WA Police Force, our sponsors and partners since it began in 1995. Before that, in 1976, Detective Greg MacAleese from Albuquerue in New…

What is the secret ingredient that has made Crime Stoppers a community success for the past 23 years in Western Australia? As a board member of Crime Stoppers WA for the past five years, I can answer that question in one word – anonymity. The anonymity concept originated in 1976 when a…

Opinion piece featured in The Sunday Times, 28 May 2017 We can’t climb into the hateful minds of terrorists. How can we even start to understand how they rationalise indiscriminate slaughter of young people attending a pop concert? But we can identify with the outpouring of solidarity and compassion shown by affected…

I would like to draw your attention to the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program March 2017 Report 1. This report constitutes a baseline assessment of national drug consumption. It contains data on usage patterns across states, territories and the nation; provides data on capital city and regional drug use including tobacco and…

After three months in my new role, I would like to thank you all for making me very welcome and also thank Kim Harrison, the outgoing CEO, for leaving me such a strong platform from which I can progress. Having made contact with many of our stakeholders and supporters, I am now…

Opinion piece featured in The West Australian 09 Feb 2017   Why do the nine principles of policing, developed over one hundred and eighty years ago by Sir Robert Peel, have as much significance today as they did back in 1829? Sir Robert Peel, founder of the London Metropolitan Police, set out…