Victoria Police has a range of honours and awards that recognises the achievements and or action of employees and members of the community. These include internal, external and national awards, recognising outstanding achievements and contributions by all employees. Show
The awards are administered by the Victoria Police Honours and Awards Unit on behalf of the Honours and Awards Committee. National Police Service Medal (retrospective)The National Police Service Medal (NPSM) is awarded by the Governor General to recognise the special status sworn police have because of their role in protecting the community. The NPSM may be awarded to police both current and former members who have served Victoria Police or other Australian police jurisdictions for a period of 15 years or for periods that, in aggregate, amount to at least 15 years. There are two qualifying groups for the NPSM:
Initial qualifying groupEmployees and former employees in this group are being considered automatically for the NPSM. Extended qualifying groupFormer employees in this group must complete the NPSM application form which can be accessed from the It's an Honour . The issuing of the NPSM and the actual number of medals available is the responsibility of The Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat, Government House, Canberra. A precise timeline for issuing the NPSM to the extended qualifying group is not yet known and as it is anticipated to be a very lengthy process with the medal open to all Australian jurisdictions and we ask for your patience and understanding with this process. External awards (in order of precedence)Public Service MedalThe Public Service Medal (PSM) is awarded for outstanding public service and is awarded on Australia Day and Queen's Birthday each year. Australian Police MedalThe Australian Police Medal (APM) recognises distinguished service by a sworn police officer and is awarded on Australia Day and Queen's Birthday each year. Police Overseas Service MedalThe Police Overseas Service Medal (POSM) recognises service by employees of Australian police forces with international peacekeeping organisations. Humanitarian Overseas Service MedalThe Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (HOSM) honours members of recognised Australian groups that perform humanitarian service overseas in hazardous circumstances. National Emergency MedalThe National Emergency Medal (NEM) recognises the service to others during a national emergency. National Police Service MedalThe National Police Service Medal (NPSM) is awarded in recognition of the ethical and diligent service of police officers. National MedalAvailable to sworn police employees only, the National Medal (NM) is awarded to specified categories of employees from recognised organisations for diligent service and good conduct over a sustained period. Issued for 15 years service with a clasp issued for each additional 10 years of eligible service. Further information on any of the awards listed above please check the It's an Honour . Victoria Police internal awards – bravery and service excellenceValour AwardThe Victoria Police Valour Award is awarded to sworn police employees for a particular incident involving an act that displayed exceptional bravery in extremely perilous circumstances. Medal for ExcellenceAwarded to an employee/s who has/have demonstrated a consistent commitment to exceeding the organisational goals and priorities of Victoria Police. Medal for CourageAwarded to an employee/s who has/have performed an act of courage in fulfilment of their duties in dangerous and volatile operational circumstances. Medal for MeritAwarded to an employee/s who has/have demonstrated exemplary service to Victoria Police and the Victorian community. Unit/Group Citation – Courage or MeritAs per the Medal for Courage and/or Medal for Merit criteria. Department or Regional CommendationA Department or Regional Commendation provides recognition of exceptional performance or service. Divisional CommendationA Divisional Commendation provides recognition of exceptional performance or exceptional service. Unit or Group CommendationA Unit or Group Commendation can be awarded at Department, Regional or Divisional level. Members killed or seriously injuredVictoria Police StarThe Victoria Police Star is an award for employees killed or seriously injured, on or off duty. Ethical or diligent serviceVictoria Police Service MedalThe Victoria Police Service Medal (VPSM) is recognition by the Chief Commissioner of the sustained diligent and ethical service of Victoria Police employees. Medal issued for 10 years service with a clasp issued for each further period of 5 years eligible service. Due to recent change in the eligibility criteria, the VPSM is now available to former employees who left Victoria Police prior to the introduction of the VPSM on 26th February 1996. If you are a former Victoria Police employee and feel that you meet the eligibility criteria, please look at the applicant guide before downloading and completing the nomination form: ServiceThirty-Five Years Service AwardThe 35 Years Service Award recognises employees who have an extensive and dedicated employment history with Victoria Police. Internal awards to community membersCitizen's CommendationA Citizen's Commendation is awarded to a community member who has performed a conspicuous act of bravery or provided exemplary service in connection with Victoria Police operations or for the community. Company/Business CommendationA Company/Business Commendation is awarded for performing or providing exemplary service or assistance in connection with any Victoria Police operation or for the community. For further information on Victoria Police's Internal awards contact the Victoria Police Honours and Awards Unit at or by writing to the Honours and Awards Unit, C/O 637 Flinders Street, Docklands, VIC 3008. External bravery awardsVictoria Police provides information to the Australian Bravery Decorations Council and the Royal Humane Society for consideration of recognition by those organisations. Further information on these organisations and their awards can be found by clicking on the links below: Australian Bravery Decorations – Royal Humane Society – Public Advocate’s AwardVictoria Police is calling for nominations for the 2019 Public Advocate’s Award for Outstanding Police Service for People with Disability. The Awards recognise members of the community, Victoria Police employees, police stations or work units that have provided outstanding service to people with disability. Nominations are welcomed from Victoria Police employees and members of the community. Awards will be presented at the Victoria Police International Day of People with Disability celebration which will be held on 3 December 2019. Nominations are open until 5.00 pm Friday 25 October 2019.
Introduced on 20th November 1830 and ratified by King William IV, the "Sailor King", on 24th August 1831 the Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1830), also known as the "anchor type" was awarded to selected Navy ratings after altogether 21 years of service and good conduct. The medal remained in use until 1847, ten years into the reign of Queen Victoria when it was replaced by the Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1848). The qualifying period was reduced to ten years in 1874, and then increased again to eighteen years. The time served requirement was finally reduced to fifteen years with effect from 1 December 1977. The medal was awarded according to a quota system to only a few selected and qualified ratings of a ship's company, with the number of awards based on the total complement of the ship, and only when the ship was decommissioned and its ratings paid off at the end of a period of time, usually a minimum of three years. Along with the medal, a recipient was paid a gratuity of £15 for petty officers or sergeants Royal Marines, and £5 for seamen and marines The Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1848) that replaced the anchor type medal was of a completely new design, 36 millimetres in diameter, with the effigy of Queen Victoria on the obverse, the image of a three-masted man-of-war on the reverse and a new Navy blue ribbon with white edges. Regular Force officers were not eligible for any long service awards since, as they held a commission, they were expected to serve honourably and for a long period of time. From March 1981 officers also became eligible for the award of the medal, but only if at least twelve of the fifteen years of his or her service had been in the ranks and provided that the conduct requirements for the award of the medal had been met. Also from that date, an officer became eligible for the award of the clasp if at least twenty-two of the thirty years of his or her service had been in the ranks and provided that the conduct requirements had been met. In March 2015 the intention to introduce a single new long service medal for all three Arms of the Service was announced, to replace the Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military), the Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1848) and the Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. The proposed medal will be awarded after fifteen years of service, regardless of rank, and while the good conduct element of the award criteria will remain, it will only apply to the last five years of the fifteen-year aggregate time served requirement. With this medal Officers, who have had no medallic recognition for long service unless they were commissioned after serving at least twelve years in the ranks, will also be rewarded for their dedication. Subject to agreement from Her Majesty The Queen, a new medal design will be commissioned and a presentation will take place. Description: Materials: The majority of the British medals and clasps are made of solid silver, though some were issue in bronze versions, mainly to Indian non-combatants. The majority of the British campaign awards are circular, usually 36mm in diameter. Ribbons: Medals are worn suspended from their own specific ribbons. These were first made of silk but cotton was increasingly used as the nineteenth century developed. Their own colours often have a symbolic significance: the equal stripes of the ‘1939 to 1945 Star,’ for example, are dark blue to represent the service of the Royal and Merchant Navies, red, to represent that of the Armies and light blue to represent that of Air Forces. Ribbon width can vary slightly though it is generally 32mm wide. Ribbon – Plain dark blue (1831); Dark blue with white edges (1848)
Suspender - Ring ‘Anchor type’ (1831); Straight (1848) Type – Military long service medal Eligibility – Naval Other Ranks, Officers from 1981 Awarded for – 21, 10, 18 or 15 years’ service, as prescribed from time to time Established – introduced in 1830 remained in use until 1847, when it was replaced by the Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1848) Post nominals - None Naming – Between 1875 and 1877 a number of medals had the years of service added to the recipients’ details, either engraved or impressed on the edge. Engraved naming was used from 1875 to 1877, but then until 1901 impressed naming was used. Clasps / Bar – The clasp can be awarded for an additional fifteen years of service, subject to the same requirements as those for the award of the medal. When the ribbon bar alone is worn, a silver rosette on the ribbon denotes the award of a clasp. Description – Silver medal 34mm diameter (1831); 36mm diameter (1848) The issue known as the "anchor type" on the obverse depicted a anchor surmounted by a crown and enclosed in an oak wreath. The reverse shows the recipients details and has a plain ring suspender. The second type, adopted in 1848 depicts on the obverse the sovereigns’ effigy and the reverse shows the image of a three-masted man-of-war surrounded by a rope tied at the foot with a reef knot and having the legend ‘FOR LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT’ round the circumference. This medal originally had a wide suspender bar of 38mm, but a narrow suspender was substituted in 1874. Clasps are usually referred to as ‘bars’. They are single-faced metal bars carried on a ribbon attached to the medal, indicating the recipient’s service in a particular campaign or battle. The clasps carry side flanges to enable them to be attached to the medal and riveted to each other, so that new ones can be attached as earned. Usually the first earned Clasp is closest to the medal, so that the latest earned should be at the top, although they can be found in the wrong order. Sources: Bigbury Mint < gov.uk/medals-campaigns-descriptions-and-eligibility> Some of the material on this page was also partially derived from <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Long_Service_and_Good_Conduct_Medal_(1848)> Which are released under the terms of Creativecommons.org/licenses/by-s/3.0/. |
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