This is Tas Police

Welcome to Season 2 of This is Tas Police where we are going to follow our newest recruits as they complete their training at the Tasmania Police Academy. We’ll ask what motivated them to join the service and we’ll find out how they’re feeling as they progress through the course.

We’ll also talk to some of the trainers and course directors to get an insider’s perspective and offer some advice to our listeners who might be interested in a career with Tas Police.

In episode 1, we talk to a few of our newest recruits - Trainee Constables Emma Thompson, Madison Dove and Sean Walters. We also chat to Course Director, Sergeant David Walkley about the expectations of recruits while they are at the Tasmania Police Academy.

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This episode of This is Tas Police is the last of series one, and we've taken a different approach. We ask some of the questions you've been curious about, but never felt brave enough to ask.

You'll hear first-hand from officers on the job about the qualities we are looking for in potential recruits, including fitness and age requirements, as well as education requirements and driving abilities.

Wouldn't you like to take your pet to work? Some of our officers get to do that every day, but those pets are really more like colleagues. On this episode Senior Constable Josh Tringrove is here to tell us about what it’s like to train, work and live with a police dog.

Today’s guest will be talking to us about what it is like working for forensics services.

Constable Tania Curtis is a skilled forensic practitioner, inspirational leader and mentor who has been recognised across the country for her expertise in forensics. She has worked on some interesting cases in her time and will no doubt have some stories to tell.

We’ve got a lot of talented officers at Tas Police, and they all dedicate their skills and expertise to helping others and keeping people safe every day.

Today’s guests take that to the next level, often delving into the remote Tasmanian wilderness – some of Australia’s most rugged and unforgiving terrain - to track down and rescue people who have found themselves in life threatening situations.

We have search and rescue crews across the state, ready to jump into action when people are missing, when bushwalks take a dangerous turn or when something goes wrong on the water.

Kristy Eyles and Callum Herbert are both experienced officers who have more than a few stories up their sleeves.

Today we’ll find out about some of their most memorable rescues, why they love the job and how their careers at Tas Police have progressed to get them where they are today.

Detective Sergeant Leah Adams is an experienced investigator at Tas Police. In this episode, Leah is going to take us along with her as she's called in to investigate a suspicious death. We’ll get to follow the case as it unfolds, and we'll go behind the scenes to find out what it’s really like to work as a detective on a murder case.

If you love your job as a police officer but can hear the Tasmanian lifestyle calling, this episode of the podcast is for you as we are going to be talking to Senior Constable William Broadbridge who made the move from NSW Police.

We often talk about how people can become police officers once they finish school, or if they want to change careers, but some people might be surprised to know we also have a recruit course available for existing police officers in other jurisdictions across Australia and New Zealand.

We call it our accelerated training, or fast track program.

It runs for 12 weeks and includes modules on Tasmanian legislation and Tasmania Police policy and procedures, as well as physical training and instruction on firearms and operational safety tactics.

We’ll find out what the application process and training course for fast track recruits is like, as well as hear about what policing is like on the north east coast of Tasmania.

In this episode, we’re once again looking at the work that goes into a long-term missing person’s case.

We will be chatting with Detective Inspector Troy Morrisby about missing person Ian Nichols, who was last seen at Tasmania’s Lake Sorell in 1989.

We’ll hear from Troy about the challenges that come with historical cases like this, and we’ll get an update on where things are at.

Today we’re changing things up a little. For the first time in this series, I won’t be speaking with a police officer… instead we’re going to hear from Caroline, whose husband Ben works as a constable in Hobart.

We’ll be talking about what it’s like to be the family of a police officer, and how the job fits in and around normal life.

We’ll also discuss how close friends and family can support someone as they go through the recruit training process, and we’ll find out how it feels to see a loved one in blue for the very first time.

In this episode, we talk to Senior Constable Matthew Smith and Constable Fiona Russell about marine policing to find out what it's like to work on the water at Tasmania Police. 

Matt currently works in Marine and Rescue Services, and Fiona worked with the team between 2005 and 2012 prior to moving to King Island, where she spent eight years as part of the marine team for the island. 

Both Matt and Fi have spent a lot of time travelling around Tasmania on the 34 Marine vessels that make up the Tas Police fleet, like the Vigilant, the Dauntless and the Van Diemen.

On this episode of This is Tas Police, we talk to Senior Constable Harriet Green from Kingston Uniform Branch in southern Tasmania.

Harriet has worked in Launceston, Glenorchy and Hobart police stations and is now based at Kingston station where she works as a uniform officer on the watch.

We talk about what it is like working in a smaller community after her experiences in the busy city stations as well as getting the balance right between family life and policing.

In this episode I talk to Sergeant Simon Clayton and Senior Constable Ruth Purcell from Recruiting Services, Tasmania Police.

Ruth and Simon are part of the team that gets out and about across the state, talking to interested people, young and old, about joining Tasmania Police.

As police officers themselves, they know exactly what values and skills are needed in the job, and they can tell pretty quickly whether or not someone has what it takes.

They talk about what the recruiting team is looking for when someone applies to join. They also share some tips to help you make sure you’re as ready as possible when you apply.