NSW Police Legacy

Save the date! On 21 March 2026, prepare to step into the Winter Wonderland of your dreams at the International Convention Centre in Darling Harbour, as we summon up a snowstorm of support for our Police Legatees! Details and ticket sales to come, but for now just get that date in your calendar, and start polishing up your chillest dance moves. #nswpolicelegacy #blueribbonball

The official numbers are finally official, and we’re officially thrilled to announce that this year’s Remembrance Bike Ride cracked into six-figure territory - more than $100,000 raised for the Police Family! By any measure you care to name that is a lot of support! Congratulations everybody, and we’ll see you next year 💙🚴 #nswpolicelegacy #remembrancebikeride

Today is officially Karen Webb’s last day at work in the NSW Police Force. Her career started in the same year that NSW Police Legacy was formed, and we want to take a moment to acknowledge not only her 38 years of policing service, but also the enormous amount of time, effort, energy, and care that she has given the wider Police Family through NSW Police Legacy. She served for many years on our board before becoming our Vice-Patron as Commissioner, where she continued to work behind the scenes to ensure that support for our Police Legatees became even more a part of the culture of the NSW Police Force. On behalf of all our Police Legatees and families, we thank her, and wish her all the very best in the next stage of her life. #nswpolicelegacy #policefamily #thankyou

Today is National Police Remembrance Day, and this morning at the NSW Police Wall of Remembrance we joined in silence and celebration of lives lived and lives lain down in service to the community. We remember: TASMANIA POLICE Constable Keith Anthony Smith - 16 June 2025 VICTORIA POLICE Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson - 26 August 2025 Senior Constable Vadim De Waart-Hottart - 26 August 2025 NSW POLICE The following historic additions to the Honour Roll: Constable James Coady - 11 June 1870 Sergeant 2nd Class Thomas Devonald - 19 July 1893 Constable Walter Tombs - 25 November 1898 Constable 1st Class William Henry Pearce - 13 December 1898 Sergeant 2nd Class Alfred Francis Stone - 14 May 1899 Sergeant 2* Class Joseph Wirrell - 18 September 1899 Constable 15t Class George Shiell - 6 December 1912 Senior Constable Stephen Gordon Nixon - 23 November 2019 And we also remember those serving members of the NSW Police Force who passed away in the previous 12 months: Senior Constable Andrew Peter Pearce - 19 September 2024 Constable Kalem Joshua Saras - 28 November 2024 Detective Senior Constable Carl Anthony Wilkinson - 28 November 2024 Detective Sergeant Nicole Rebecca Finch - 17 December 2024 Chief Inspector Daniel Robert Skelly - 13 January 2025 Senior Constable Mark Fabian James Hobson - 10 February 2025 Technical Officer Brian Keith Robinson - 28 April 2025 Data Centre Operator Jonathon Mark Williams - 4 May 2025 Senior Constable Craig James Smith - 1 July 2025 Sergeant Paul Leslie Matts - 8 July 2025 Senior Constable Nicole Elizabeth Noal - 26 July 2025 Media Officer Rachel Jade Hobden - 7 September 2025

We are delighted to hear the news that Mr Mal Lanyon will be the next NSW Police Force Commissioner. Mal has been a longtime supporter of NSW Police Legacy, with his hands-on support of the Police Family extending to the Remembrance Bike Ride, Legs for Police Legacy, the Wall to Wall Ride, and the Blue Ribbon Ball. We’re excited to continue working together and we are sure he will thrive in his new role. We also wish outgoing Commissioner Karen Webb all the very best for her future, and thank her for her many years of support of our Police Family 💙 #nswpolicelegacy #policefamily

Oh, you want another inspiring story of courage and determination in your feed? Try this: young Police Legatee Elyssa Pearce recently competed in her first CAPO Powerlifting National Championships in Brisbane, where she took out all the world records in her age/weight class for Squat, Bench, Deadlift, and total of all lifts. ALL. THE. WORLD. RECORDS. (Her heaviest lifts - squat 145kg; bench 84kg; deadlift: 180kg) Elyssa, you’re awesome, and I think you’ve inspired us all to go a little harder towards our goals today 💪💙 #nswpolicelegacy #strengthandcourage

Sensational work from NSW Police Force THWP Officer Tara-Lee over the weekend at the Western Sydney 70.3 Ironman, who not only beat her own goal by 20 minutes, but raised nearly $3,000 for NSW Police Legacy in the process! As a dedicated camp supervisor for the last few years, Tara has seen firsthand the positive impact that our programs have on our young Legatee’s lives, and wanted to provide even more opportunities through her fundraiser. Result! 🏆 #nswpolicelegacy #policefamily

We’re sure you’ve seen a lot of publicity about the NSW Police Force Mounted Unit's incredible 200 year celebration - and rightly so! Here’s one more to add to the list: on the night our Chair Det Supt Donna McCarthy was presented with a cheque for $30,000 to support NSW Police Legacy, but we’ve since been informed that with additional fundraising and donations throughout the evening the total raised by these incredible troopers will be closer to $40,000! Truly the stuff of legends! 🐴💙🙏 #nswpolicelegacy #policefamily

This morning hundreds of motorcyclists gathered at the NSW Police Wall of Remembrance in the Domain to honour the memories of fallen friends and colleagues, for the Wall to Wall Ride for Remembrance. A minute of silence was held for all, with special thought for the tragic loss of Senior Constable Vadim De Waart-Hottart and Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson of Victoria Police, and Constable Keith Smith of Tasmania Police, whose names will be carried in the Commissioner’s Batons from those states, as riders today come together from all around the country to congregate at the National Police Memorial in Canberra. Representing NSW Police Legacy in the ride today is Police Legatee Will Edwards, who is riding in memory of his father, Sergeant Bradley Edwards. As always, funds raised from the Wall to Wall Ride support Police Legacies all around the country, and we couldn’t be more grateful for the heartfelt, ongoing, and meaningful contribution. #nswpolicelegacy #neverforgotten #policefamily