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WAPOU Member News - March 2021
The latest edition of the WAPOU Member Newsletter has been sent out to member emails.
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STAND T.A.L.R RIDE
Would you like to ride your motorcycle inside Fremantle Prison? Well now is your opportunity!
WAPOU are committed to driving positive mental health initiatives for prison officers and want to invite you, your friends and family to p ...
THE FINAL MO’DOWN!
As Movember wraps up for another year, the team at WAPOU would like to say to all prison officers and staff; you are all bloody legends!
More than 23,000 prison officers from across Australasia joined in on the Movember initiative, set up by the WA Prison ...
WAPOU Member News - August 2020
The latest edition of the WAPOU Member Newsletter has been sent out to member emails.
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Acacia should be in public hands
In August we celebrated the three anniversary of Premier Mark McGowan announcing the return of Wandoo Prison to the public sector.
Since then, Wandoo has led the way in breaking the cycle of drug-related crime in WA, while delivering better value for mone ...
Greenough Regional Prison restrictions putting staff at risk
This month WAPOU went to the media to highlight the issues we are once again seeing at Greenough Regional Prison in regard to overtime restrictions.
Conditions at the facility have not changed since a mass riot and breakout in 2018 with a shortage of staf ...
New WAPOU Premises
Over the past two years, WAPOU’s Executive and State Council have been exploring options to upgrade our Mount Lawley base.
Since becoming a Registered Training Organisation and with our membership growing, the need for larger, more modern premises h ...
New Training Officer
We are pleased to announce a recent addition to the WAPOU Team – Greg Holder.
Greg has recently commenced in the Training Officer role and has hit the ground running. Greg comes to WAPOU with 15 years’ experience in the WA Police Force, having ...
Hakea Meal Breaks - TOIL Issue
Officers who accrued TOIL during the lengthy Hakea meal breaks dispute and have since transferred to other prisons, are now able to acquit that TOIL.
An instruction has recently been issued by the Deputy Commissioner regarding officers from prisons other ...
Agreement to go to ballot
All public sector members will soon be receiving an email with a link to allow them to vote on the offer presented to WAPOU from the Department of Justice for the replacement Prison Officers’ Industrial Agreement.
The link will also provide access t ...
Branch Reports to State Council - August
Please find the Branch Reports to State Council for August 2020 below.
August 2020 ...
Anna Stewart Memorial Project 2020 Nomination
The WAPOU Women’s Committee invites you to participate in the…
Anna Stewart Memorial Project 2020
Program Dates: Monday 19 to Friday 23 October 2020
Training Venue: UnionsWA, Level 4, 44 ...
WAPOU Member News - July 2020
The latest edition of the WAPOU Member Newsletter has been sent out to member emails.
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Branch Reports to State Council - July
Please find the Branch Reports to State Council for July 2020 below.July 2020 ...
TOIL issue at Hakea
Many members have contacted WAPOU recently reporting that their local HR are not allowing them to acquit the TOIL they accrued at Hakea during the long-running meal breaks dispute.
The issue is still the subject of a dispute between WAPOU and the Departme ...