Incentives for police officers to go bush will jump as high as $36,000 (US$24,563) to address recruitment and retention issues in New South Wales (NSW).
While police can already receive a one-off payment of $5000 for heading to a remote community, a new model from July will be similar to annual payment allowances for teachers.
Police in Broken Hill and other remote locations will receive $8000 in their first year and a total of $36,000 over five years.
Additional incentives will also apply for special remote locations and remote off-shore locations, such as Lord Howe Island and stations with only one or two officers.
Police will be offered incentives to move to remote locations in NSW like Lord Howe Island. Aerial view of Lord Howe Island’s coral reef. (Zorro/Adobe Stock)
The payments would be beneficial in addressing ongoing issues around recruitment and retention in these important communities, Police Association of NSW president Kevin Morton said….