The Rotary Club of Warrnambool East Inc. presented the second Dr John Birrell award to recipient Senior Constables John Keats and Trudy Morland of the Warrnambool Police.
Nominations for the award were given for South West (WD2) members of the Police Force who display excellence in all aspects of Road Policing.
"Road safety is something that John and I are really passionate about as community engagement officers." said Senior Constable Trudy Moreland
The recipient received a prize of $2500 to be donated to a registered charity of their choice that is aligned with Road Safety. Senior Constables John Keats and Trudy Morland elected to donate the $2500 award to Warrnambool Road Trauma Support Services.
RTSS provide counselling and support services to people impacted by road trauma, and address road user attitudes and behaviours.
"We are all about raising public consciousness about the impact of road trauma," RTSS regional co-ordinator for Warrnambool and Portland Rhys Tate said.
The award was named in honour of Dr John Birrell OAM, a former police surgeon for 20 years was a tireless campaigner for road safety and was instrumental in introducing Breath testing of drivers and compulsory wearing of seat belts.
Please join us in congratulating Senior Constables John Keats and Trudy Morland on this outstanding achievement.
