Dedication Ceremonies honouring 7 Victoria Police Members

Last week, we were proud to work with our Greater Shepparton and Westgate Blue Ribbon Foundation branches to host Dedication Ceremonies honouring Victoria Police Members who had died in the line of duty.

On Wednesday 24 August, with our Greater Shepparton Blue Ribbon Foundation branch and Goulburn Valley Health we hosted a Police Memorial Dedication Ceremony in Shepparton to honour the life and service of five Victoria Police officers and dedicate a special memorial to all members who have died in the line of duty.

We honoured the life and service of Constable Victor Nelson (12 July 1925) and Senior Constable Ian Crilly (13 August 1994) with the dedication of the Shepparton Hospital (GV Health) Emergency Department Isolation Room attached to the Emergency Department named on their honour.
During the ceremony we also re-dedicated two existing units in the hospital – Ray Denman Short Stay Unit and the Eyre-Tynan Emergency Department which have been relocated and expanded with the re-development of the Shepparton Hospital.
On Friday 26 August, we joined with our Blue Ribbon Foundation Westgate Branch in honouring the life and service of Senior Constable Barry O’Donoghue and Constable Malroy John McDonald in a Police Memorial Dedication Ceremony at Sunshine. After 2 years of delays due to COVID it was such a privilege to come together to officially dedicate ‘The Emergency Diagnostic Service at Sunshine Hospital’ (Western Health) in honour of Senior Constable Barry O’Donoghue and Constable Malroy John McDonald.
Their community service will continue with these hospital emergency facilities at Shepparton and Sunshine hospitals saving lives in their honour. They will always be remembered.

Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation

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