Police Legatee Stories

Our NSW Police Legatees are an amazing group of people. Click through to read some of their stories.

Who we are

NSW Police Legacy is the NSW Police Force charity. We provide care and ongoing support to the families of police officers who have suffered a loss.

Compassionate Emotional Support

Our support services are assessed on the needs of the individual or family. Our friendly team are here to help.

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Supportive Lifetime Network

We work hard to develop and maintain long-lasting relationships with the individuals and families we support.

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Financial Assistance

We offer financial support to Police Legatees to assist their growth and development in a long-term and sustainable way.

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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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Margie's Story

Margie Richardson has been in the NSW Police Force since 1999. In 2016, her husband, Sergeant Geoffrey Richardson was killed in a car accident, leaving her with a 7-year-old child and a 5-month-old baby. Until then, NSW Police Legacy hadn’t been much more than a name to her. She’d signed up at the Academy for her regular payroll donation and “like all the rest of the probationary constables,” didn’t think much more about it. And then 2016 came along.

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It wasn’t until I was put in a position that Legacy became a part of my life that I really understood what they did.

John's Story

John Pirie is one of our longest-serving NSW Police Legacy volunteers. As the son of a police officer who was killed when John was just four years old, he's had a lifetime of appreciating what it means to be part of the Police Family, and understands the importance of staying connected with those who know what that means.

READ JOHN'S STORY

When you think about the other police widows and children… it’s a wonderful thing that Legacy does. All those people helped.

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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Events Update

Featured News

Spending time with our Police Family at several Christmas Functions and our January Children’s Camp has been lovely. Watching the kindness in your interactions with each other and your support of Police Legacy has been inspiring.

After a mountainous pause for Covid, the Kokoda Trek is back, and our intrepid trekkers are ready to make the pilgrimage! It's all happening 13-26 April 2023.

Since Kellie Cooper left us at the end of last year to take up a position at TAFE NSW, our long-serving Finance Manager Rita Zhang has been acting in the position of Chief Operating Officer.

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