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The Victoria Police Legacy Remembrance Fund is established to support families of Victoria Police Members who have been killed or seriously injured in the course of duty.

The Board of Victoria Police Legacy along with our CEO, Staff, Ambassadors and Volunteers are deeply saddened following the tragic death of Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson and Senior Constable Vadim De Waart at Porepunkah. Our heartfelt condolences to their families, work colleagues and friends. We also extend our thoughts to their injured colleague and to all those in the emergency services family who attended the tragic scene. ‘We Will Remember’ ‘Hasten the Dawn’