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DFO Cairns is located at 274 Mulgrave Road, Westcourt. It is the only Direct Factory Outlet centre north of Brisbane. The centre is 3.7km south west of the Cairns CBD and approximately 8.4km south east of the Cairns Airport. It opened in 2008, as a redevelopment of the former Westcourt shopping plaza. [15]
The chief commissioner of the Victoria Police is the highest-ranking police officer in the Australian state of Victoria. The chief commissioner serves as the primary liaison between Victoria Police, government agencies, and relevant government ministers, [1] and is appointed by the governor of Victoria. [2] The 1853 Police Regulation Act ...
South Wharf is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. South Wharf recorded a population of 71 at the 2021 census. [1] South Wharf is a small inner suburb south west from Melbourne's CBD. [2]
Anti-war groups protested outside a defence exhibition in Australia's second-largest city of Melbourne for a second day on Thursday, after violent clashes between police and protesters on ...
In 2018, Victoria Police said that all of the 324 officers in the ORU would now be required to complete the Public Order Response Team course to be able to supplement PORT if required. [17] [2] [18] In 2021, Police Life magazine reported that the Operations Response Unit was now known as the Public Order Response Team. [19]
The RFS runs a network of some 74,000 volunteer firefighters and full-time staff protecting one of the world's most fire-prone regions. Australia suffered a catastrophic series of wildfires in ...
Initial investigations in the aftermath of the fire indicated the cause was suspicious. Detectives from the Victoria Police Arson and Explosive Squad assumed responsibility for the investigation into the exact cause of the fire. [10] WorkSafe Victoria announced after the fire that the warehouse was not registered to store dangerous chemicals. [9]
Christine Nixon AO, APM (born 11 June 1953) is an Australian former police officer who was the chief commissioner of Victoria Police from 23 April 2001 to 27 February 2009, being the first female chief commissioner in any Australian state police force.