Police Officer of the Year Award

Sponsorship Request

Background

The Rotary Club of Blacktown City initiated the Police Officer of the Year Award in 1999 to acknowledge the service provided by Officers from the Blacktown Local Area Command.

 Aims and Objectives

The Award acknowledges outstanding acts of courtesy, kindness, understanding, compassion, courage or devotion to duty provided to the local community during the previous calendar year by Officers of the NSW Police serving the community in the Blacktown Local Area Command.

 Community interaction and involvement

Members of the local community can nominate Officers for the Award and we also accept internal nominations from Duty Officers that have been endorsed by the LAC Executive Team.

Any community member who has written to the Blacktown Local Area Command during the course of the calendar year is contacted by the LAC and encouraged to nominate the Officer/s involved for the Award.

 Procedures

Nomination forms are printed and distributed to shops and businesses within the area serviced by the Blacktown Local Area Command.  They are available from the Blacktown and Seven Hills Police Stations, Westpoint, the Blacktown City Council and the Blacktown Sun.

 The Award is launched at the Westpoint Shopping Centre on a Thursday afternoon in late January with nominations returned to the Rotary Club or lodged in the nomination box in Westpoint.

 A panel of judges, comprising a representative from Westpoint, the current President of the Rotary Club, a female representative from the local paper supporting the Award (Blacktown Sun) and the Community Relations Manager from Blacktown City Council, reviews the nominations and selects the Award recipient.

 The NSW Police is not represented on the judging panel so as to maintain impartiality however input by the Superintendent’s Executive Officer (BLAC) can be requested by the panel if additional information is required.

 Sponsor exposure

A sponsor would be:

• acknowledged on the 5,000 nomination forms printed and circulated through local shops/businesses
• acknowledged through local press promotion
• acknowledged on the Presentation Evening Program
• encouraged to provide a promotional display at the Presentation Evening
• entitled to a table for 10 to attend the Presentation Evening
• acknowledged on the Awardees' Certificates and Recipient’s plaque
• invited to present Certificates to the Award nominees

 Presentation Evening

150 - 160 people attend the Presentation Evening.  Those attending are the Mayor of Blacktown City, Award nominees and their partners, the NSW Police Commissioner, the Region Commander, the Blacktown LAC Superintendent, members of the community who sponsored a nominee, the President of the Blacktown Workers’ Club and members and partners of the Rotary Club of Blacktown City.

 The Presentation Evening is held at the Blacktown Workers’ Club in March/April each year.

 Sponsorship and Support

The continuing sponsorship by Westpoint Blacktown and the on-going support of the Blacktown City Council, the Blacktown Sun and the Blacktown Workers' Club is greatly appreciated and ensures a very successful Award.