What does this involve. I have never heard of this.

C'mon Frank who twisted yer melon man?

Yup Kimberleys amazing - one of the highlights of my year in oz

Hi Staffs knot

Welcome to the madhouse. We have found this site so helpful along our journey. All the best with your application.

Joex

ps Where in Newcastle are you? We are just outside Waterhayes off the Audley Rd.

Hi I am the wife of a British police officer who has also just been accepted into WA police. He works for Derbyshire police. Your probably have been through the same recruitment procedure as him and at the same time also. Congratualtions to you. Have you submitted all your required documents, i.e. medical examination and work service record? My husband sent his work service record in middle of Dec 07 but has not yet received his immigration reference number have you? Do you have a partner or any children. We do not know anyone else who has also been accepted and are interested in knowing about those that have.

Hi My husband has been offered a job in WAPOL and was told they would have to do 3 yrs in the outback which I fancy as quite a challenge. My kids are 5 & 6 so I would want to get it over with straight away especially as they apparently pay for your accommodation. I imagine it being in the middle of nowhere and me having to bake bread and tend to chickens etc as well as educate the kids. It all seems like fun but are there any neighbours at all in the outback to help. Does anyone know?

excellent I am from the Clayton area but currently living in Madeley Heath.

Oh yes you have neighbours. They just may be a few hours drive away LOL

Good luck

Joex

Knot, you DO NOT want to move to Broome belive me, unless you are trained in weapons it is a no go area.

I agree, Broome is a sh*thole.

I've never been to Broome Renth but would like to see it some day. I've heard completely different views about the place. Why do you say it's a shithole?

Broome is a shit hole,wrong,its a hot shit hole. Dangerous,mouldy and a godforsaken outpost.

If i was a "peeler" in the cbd and i got drafted oop north to Broome,id be thinking 2 things,whod id pissed off in the top brass and wheres the pen to write my resignation letter.

Its life Jim,but not as we know it,dont say we didnt warn you.

I guess if you are at the Cable Beach resort and perhaps visit the quaint little town centre in the day then it's OK.

If you stay in Broome, rather than the resort or venture out in the town at night (which I wouldn't recommend) then you'd see the other side, basically loads of drunk aboriginals hassling you in the street, shouting, fighting, drinking as well as loads of dodgy looking white ZZ Top clones.

There's loads of drugs too.

When I stayed there we had to be locked in to our accommodation for our own safety at night and the locals would throw rocks at us over the walls. There were nightly bar room brawls in the pub.

When my Mrs went a few years later she had her drink spiked with LSD.

Maybe thats the best way to see Broome,through an acid like trance?
Ignoring the begging,the stealing,the fighting,the petty criminal acts ,the constant drunkeness in the streets etc etc.
You know what Renth? i think they need more coppers there,thatll learn em!

Broome is a bit better than fitzroy crossing ,derby and meekatharra though .If was a cop and i had to work up north i reckon karratha would be the go but knowing my luck id end up patroling roebourne or wickham .
It is quiet amazing that sucha rich country as australia has such depravation and social disorder that it has with its indigenous population,there lack of respect for law and order is well known and to be honest i can understand it as each generation is told by the last that the white man stole the land .
They dont look at a cop the way a normal law abiding person does they honestly do not give a monkeys what you do to them and they dont give a monkeys what they do to you ,a cop in the kimberlies is just a glorified security guy .
There is a story in the West Australian about a young cop in meekatharra and they give the young fella sucha floggin busting his eye socket etc plus assaulted his female collegue ,i reckon you have to be pretty tough to work in these outback towns when often you will be hours from any kind of reinforcements .
I remember years ago there was a story going around where the cops had to get together with the elders of two aboriginal families who had been feuding for years and to try and stop tit for tat stabbings and beatings ,it was decided by the police and the two famileis to hire a football oval for the day and both families could have a good stouch once and for all ,this was watched by the cops who acted as the spectators and also to make sure knives and spears,clubs wernt involved .
How true the story is i dont know but people who have been here for 20 years like me may have heard the story and to be honest sometimes these may well be the type of things the cops have to resort to to sort things out .