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Caring for the Police Family

NSW Police Legacy cares for the families of the people who protect our community every day

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Who we are

We are the NSW Police Force charity. We are committed to providing professional and compassionate support to the wider police family through the provision of meaningful benefits, services and advocacy.

Compassionate Emotional Support

Our support services are assessed based on the individual family needs, providing a holistic approach to grief and bereavement.

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Supportive Lifetime Network

Connectivity is core to what we believe in. We encourage an inclusive and supportive police family to maintain a sense of belonging.

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Financial Assistance

We provide financial assistance for our families long term to ensure their needs are being met and they are never in need or forgotten.

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NSW Police Legacy Changes LIves

A personal look at NSW Police Legacy, from the Chair of the organisation to some of the members of our Police Legatee family.

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Elayna's Story

Young police legatee Elayna Day was awarded the Catherine Burn Scholarship in late 2016 which enabled her to participate in the Outward Bound Program. This program is a 12-day personal development experience which builds integrity, responsibility, resilience, leadership and compassion.

Elayna met with Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn who generously gave her time to sit with Elayna and hear about her experience participating in the Outward Bound Program.

Ma'am Burn has been a long-term supporter of our charity since 2011 and has supported the advancement of education and life experiences of female legatees through three separate leadership programs. 

The Outward Bound Program is a 12-day personal development experience which builds integrity, responsibility, resilience, leadership and compassion.
Supporting Young Legatees

The Kerslake Scholarship was established in memory of Graham George Kerslake who passed away in 2013. He made a generous bequest to NSW Police Legacy and to honour his long standing commitment to teaching trades education, one police legatee will be awarded the $5,000 scholarship a year.

The first annual Kerslake Technical Scholarship was awarded to 21 year old Alex Powell who is currently completing his fourth year of a Certificate III in Carpentry.

“I had always wanted to become a police officer, but during my last years of school decided to do a trade first, as my dad always said it was important to have something to fall back on."

Police Legacy provided support to my five siblings and my mother and helped us financially during all of our studies. They've helped me be the person I want to be and reach my goals.

Our Charity Partners

At NSW Police Legacy, we rely on community and corporate support to enable us to do our work. We’re very privileged to work in partnership with the Police Association of NSW and Police Bank to help raise awareness of our work in the wider community, and support Police Legatees.

Police Association of NSW

NSW Police Legacy was formed thanks to the foresight, drive and support of the Police Association of NSW.

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Police Bank

Over the years Police Bank has given us enormous amounts of support and assistance with our fundraising activities.

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Featured News

Despite the obstacles that the pandemic keeps throwing at us we continue to get out and about in a Covid-safe way to connect with our Police Legatees!

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Late last year the Burns family had the difficult task of deciding on just three winners of the Sean Burns Scholarship, the award set up in memory of Sean Anthony Burns, a former NSW Police Officer who passed away in 2012.

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Late last year the Burns family had the difficult task of deciding on just three winners of the Sean Burns Scholarship, the award set up in memory of Sean Anthony Burns, a former NSW Police Officer who passed away in 2012.

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