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Lawrence Paul CAMPBELL

Lawrence Paul CAMPBELL

aka  Laurie
Late of  ?

NSW Goulburn Police Academy  Class # 239

New South Wales Police Force – Police Officer – then Civilian Administrative Officer

Regd. #  26069

Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 28 April 1989 ( aged 23 years, 7 months, 7 days )

Senior Constable – disengaged 23 April 2006

Administrative Officer – Disengagement on 28 July 2016

Stations: ?, Wyong ( late 1980’s as a Constable ), Grafton ( 2006 ) – TAG ( Target Action Group ) & DATS ( District Anti Theft Squad ) –  Disengaged from NSWPF as a Senior Constable.

Returned as an Administrative Officer at Firearms Registry  ( Civilian Intel Officer ) – Disengagement

ServiceFrom  ? ? pre April 1989?  to  28 July 2016 = 29 years Service

Awards:  No find on It’s An Honour

Born:  Thursday  21 September 1965

Died on:  Thursday  2 November 2017

Age:  52 years, 1 month, 12 days

Cause:  Cancer

Event location:   ?

Event date:   ?

Funeral date:  Wednesday 8 November 2017 @ 11am

Funeral location:  Tweed Valley Cemetery, 813 Eviron Rd, Eviron, NSW

Buried at?

 Memorial located at?

 

Lawrence Paul CAMPBELL


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Funeral:  Wed 8th Nov 11am
In lieu of flowers please donate to Wedgetail Retreat. 12 Wedgetail Court , Dulguigan , NSW 2484.
Donation box will be at the service and Wake for those wishing to donate.

At Lauries request please wear Cronulla Sharks colours.

Wake
1/78 Cabarita Rd
Bogangar

A Memorial Service was held on Saturday 9 December 2017 at the Cardinal Gilroy Village Chapel.

See attached pamphlet for details.

Lawrence Paul CAMPBELL 01 – NSWPF – Died 2 November 2017





James Michael WILLIS

James Michael WILLIS  APM

aka  Jim

Late of  ?

NSW Police Cadet

Cadet # 991

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  7541

Rank: NSW Police Cadet – commenced 3 Mary 1952

Probationary Constable – appointed 12 May 1953

Chief Superintendent – appointed 2 January 1985

Detective Chief Superintendent – Retired

Stations: ?, Albury ( late 1950’s ), Deniliquin ( as the sole Detective – early 1960’s ), Commander – NSW Drug Squad ( 1980’s ), Commander – Joint Task Force on Drug Trafficking, Eastern Suburbs District Commander ( early 1990’s )

ServiceFrom  3 March 1952  to  ? ? 1994 = 38 years Service

Awards:  Australian Police Medal – granted 26 January 1991

Born12 May 1934

Died on:  Wednesday  30 August 2017

Age:  83

Cause?

Event location:   ?

Event date:   ?

Funeral date:  Friday  8 September 2017 @ 11.45am

Funeral location:  St Catherine Laboure Catholic Church, 123 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea

Buried at?

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 WILLIS,
James Michael (Jim).
12.5.1934 ~ 30.8.2017

Much loved husband of Robin. Devoted father of Lisa, Sue, Fiona, David and their families.

Aged 83 Years
Loved and Will Always Be Remembered

Family and friends are invited to attend a Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of Jim to be celebrated at St Catherine Laboure Catholic Church, 123 Gymea Bay Road, Gymea on Friday 8th September, 2017 at 11:45am.

In lieu of flowers donations to the Cancer Council NSW would be appreciated.




Ronald Wayne KING

Ronald Wayne KING

Late of Boronia House, North St Marys, NSW

New South Wales Police Force

Redfern Police Academy Class 105

Regd. #  11712

 

Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 1 November 1965

Constable – appointed 1 November 1966

Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed 1 November 1974

Sergeant – appointed 30 June 1981

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed 1 July 1987

Retirement

 

Final Rank?

 

Stations: ?, Redfern Police Academy – Drill, Weapons & Special Training Section ( 1960’s – 70’s ), Parramatta ( 18 Division ) – Retirement

 

ServiceFrom  ? ? pre November 1965?  to  4 April 1991 = 25+ years Service

Age at Retirement:  54 years, 11 months, 30 days

Time in Retirement:  26 years, 3 months, 26 days

 

Awards: There are two Ronald Wayne KING’s on It’s An Honour website; One being a Warrant Officer Class 2, the other being a Policeman.  I don’t know if Ron was still a Serving Member of the Army during his Policing career.

National Medal – granted either 22 August 1980 ( Warrant Officer Class 2 ) or 15 April 1981 ( SenCon )

1st Clasp to National Medal – granted either 17 September 1980 ( Warrant Officer Class 2 ) or 27 November 1990 ( Sgt )

2nd Clasp to National Medal

3rd Clasp to National Medal

Police Overseas Service Medal – Clasp CYPRUS – granted 8 July 1992 ( Cst 1/c )

National Police Service Medal – presented 8 December 2016

Army:  Infantry Combat Badge ( ICB )

General Service Medal – 1962 – Clasp – South Vietnam

General Service Medal – Year ? – Borneo Bar  ( Served as a Commando )

 

Born:  Sunday  5 April 1936

Died on:  Sunday  30 July 2017 during the evening

Age:  81 years, 3 months, 25 days

Cause:  Natural causes

 

Event location:  Boronia House, St Marys, NSW

Event date:  Sunday  30 July 2017

Funeral date:  Monday  7 August 2017 @ 1pm

Funeral location:  Pinegrove Memorial Park Northern Chapel, Kington Street Minchinbury, NSW

Buried at:  Memories Garden, Pinegrove Memorial Park, Minchinbury, NSW

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Ron King

 

Ron KING wearing the Infantry Combat Badge ( ICB )
Ron KING wearing the Infantry Combat Badge ( ICB ) under which is the General Service Ribbon (Cyprus 1963 – 1964 ), then General Service Ribbon 1962 ( Clasp – Vietnam ), Reserve Force Ribbon, National Ribbon with Clasp, UN-UNFICYP ( Police Overseas Service Ribbon – Cyprus )

 

Ron KING

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Ron KING

NSW Police Redfern Academy Sgt Ron King
NSW Police Redfern Academy Sgt Ron King

Ron KING

Paul Wynne RPA and Ron KING ex Instructor Police Academy<br /> Photo from Peter 'Macca' MacRae
Paul Wynne RPA and Ron KING ex Instructor Police Academy

Ron KING

Ron being presented with his National Police Service Medal by Inspector Gavin Rattenbury on 8 December 2016.
Ron being presented with his National Police Service Medal by Inspector Gavin Rattenbury on 8 December 2016.

Ron KING

Ron KING


 


Funeral pamphlet

Ronald Wayne King Service 7th August 2017 at 1pm. North Chapel, Pinegrove Memorial Park. In Loving Memory. 1936 - 2017

Welcome. Reverend Graeme Marks, Senior Assistant Minister, Christ Church Blacktown. Anglican. Words of Scripture for our encouragement. Tributes. Tribute - Allen Barry - son. Tribute - Peter King - son. Tribute Kayla Nesovic - granddaughter. Tribute - Malcolm King - Brother A time for personal reflection.

Bible Reading. John 14:1-6. Read by Reverend Luke Thomson, Assistant Minister, Christ Church, Blacktown, Anglican. " Let not your hearts be troubled. Belived in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myslef, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going." Thomas said to him, " Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?" Jesus said to him, " I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me". Address. Reverend Graeme Marks. Prayers. Reverend Luke Thomson.

The Lord's Prayer. Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy Kindom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the Kingdon, the power and the glory, for ever and ever Amen. Benedication.

We sadly saw you sinking, we watched you fade away, all our hearts were breaking, yet you fought so hard to stay. Now reunited with your one trule love, time to stand down Soldier and my you rest above.

Ron's family welcome you to join us immediately after the service until 5pm, at quakers Inn, 7 Nirimba Drive, Quakers Hill for light refreshments and further reflection.


 

 

 




Brian Robert MURPHY

Brian Robert MURPHY

aka  Murph

NSW Goulburn Police Academy Class 224

New South Wales Police Force

Uniform # 6644

Regd. #   23279

 

Rank:  Commence Training at Goulburn Police Academy on 10 November 1986 ( aged 31 years, 10 months, 5 days )

Probationary Constable – appointed 6 February 1987 ( aged 32 years, 1 month, 1 day )

Constable – appointed 6 February 1988

Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ? 

Final Rank:  Senior Constable

 

Stations:  Only stationed at Albury – Intelligence Office – death

 

ServiceFrom  10 November 1986  to  7 November 2016 = 19+ years Service

 

AwardsNo find on It’s An Honour

 

Born:  Wednesday 5 January 1955

Died on:  Monday  7 November 2016

Age:  61 years, 10 months, 2 days

Cause:  Short illness

Event location:  Albury Base Hospital, NSW

 

Funeral date:  Thursday  10 November 2016 @ 2pm

Funeral location:  the Chapel, John Hossack Funeral Services, 435 Wilson St, Albury, NSW

 

Buried at:  Cremated – Ashes with family

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Brian Robert MURPHY, Brian MURPHY, Murph

 

Brian Robert MURPHY, Brian MURPHY, Murph

Brian Robert MURPHY, Brian MURPHY, Murph

Murray River RFPA and Murray River Police District have been working together for some time to establish a memorial to commemorate officers who passed whilst serving. <br /> Today the Virtual Dedication Ceremony was held and the plaque unveiled in Albury Police Station Conference Room in the Church. Many thanks to Supt Paul Smith APM MRPD Commander &amp; Paul Cole, Assistant Secretary, MR RFPA for their work together to bring about this outcome.<br /> We will remember them. Lest we forget.

Murray River RFPA and Murray River Police District have been working together for some time to establish a memorial to commemorate officers who passed whilst serving. <br /> Today the Virtual Dedication Ceremony was held and the plaque unveiled in Albury Police Station Conference Room in the Church. Many thanks to Supt Paul Smith APM MRPD Commander &amp; Paul Cole, Assistant Secretary, MR RFPA for their work together to bring about this outcome.<br /> We will remember them. Lest we forget.
Murray River RFPA and Murray River Police District have been working together for some time to establish a memorial to commemorate officers who passed whilst serving.
Today ( Police Remembrance Day – 29 September 2021 ) the Virtual Dedication Ceremony was held and the plaque unveiled in Albury Police Station Conference Room in the Church. Many thanks to Supt Paul Smith APM MRPD, Commander & Paul Cole, Assistant Secretary, MR RFPA for their work together to bring about this outcome.
We will remember them. Lest we forget.

Murray River RFPA and Murray River Police District have been working together for some time to establish a memorial to commemorate officers who passed whilst serving. <br /> Today the Virtual Dedication Ceremony was held and the plaque unveiled in Albury Police Station Conference Room in the Church. Many thanks to Supt Paul Smith APM MRPD Commander & Paul Cole, Assistant Secretary, MR RFPA for their work together to bring about this outcome.<br /> We will remember them. Lest we forget.

 

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Condolences to his wife Jennifer Murphy, daughters Nissa Davis and Teigan Murphy, son-in-law Adam Davis, grandson Logan Brian Davis dob 29/08/2017.


Brian Robert MURPHY, Brian MURPHY, Murph

 




Mervyn David KANE

Mervyn David KANE 

New South Wales Police Force

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Uniform #  3247

Rank:  Probationary Constable – appointed 14 July 1947

Inspector – appointed 21 December 1978

Chief Inspector – retired

Stations?, Regents St ( Sydney ) Traffic early 1970’s, Fairfield ( 34 Division – ‘ I’ District late 1970’s ), Castle Hill – retirement

ServiceFrom  ? ? pre July 1947  to  4 November 1985 = 38 years Service

AwardsNational Medal – granted 13 November 1984

Born:  19 August 1927

Died on:  Saturday  17 September 2016

Cause?

Age:  89

Funeral date:  Monday  26 September 2016 @ 11am

Funeral location:  St Luke’s Anglican Church, corner of Liverpool & Hill Streets, Scone

Buried at?

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A Service of Thanks giving for the life of Mervyn David Kane 19.8.1927 - 17.9.2016 Aged 89 Years. St. Luke's Anglican Church, Scone 11am, Monday 26th September 2016


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Trevor Lloyd MORRISON

Trevor Lloyd MORRISON  BEM(C)  APM

aka  Lloyd

New South Wales Police Force

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Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 16 August 1965

Constable – appointed 16 August 1966

Constable 1st Class – appointed 16 August 1970

Senior Constable – appointed 16 August 1974

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed 1 January 1982

Senior Sergeant – appointed 14 June 1989

Senior Sergeant – retirement

StationsCampsie ( 13 Division ), Belmore, Liverpool ( 22 Division ), Campbelltown ( 35 Division ) – retirement

ServiceFrom  ? ? ?pre August 1965  to  14 December 1995 = 30+ years Service

Awards:  *1  British Empire Medal (Civil ) – granted 18 July 1967 for Gallantry

National Medal – granted 15 April 1981

*2  Commissioner’s commendation – awarded on 24 October 1988 for actions on 10 September 1987

1st Clasp to the National Medal – granted 28 May 1992

*3  Australian Police Medal – granted 8 June1992

Born:  11 July 1944

Died on:  Wednesday  31 August 2016 @ 12.30am

CauseMotor Neurone Disease

Age:  72

Funeral date:  Monday  5 September 2016 @ 1.30pm

Funeral location: Uniting Church, Boolwey Street, Bowral

Buried at:   Cremated

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*1

January: Recipient of the British Empire Medal – Constable Trevor Lloyd Morrison. Lloyd’s medal was in recognition of his courage and fortitude displayed on the 16th September, 1966, when he and a Senior Constable Kevin. E. Cook arrested a man armed with a knife. During the violent struggle which ensued before his arrest was effected, both police were stabbed and very seriously wounded. In subsequent court proceedings, the presiding Judge commended Senior Constable Cook and Constable Morrison for their courage and tenacity displayed.

Annual Report of the Police Department of New South Wales for 1966.

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*2

During the financial year, former Liverpool Police Officer – Sergeant T. Lloyd. Morrison is awarded the Commissioner’s Commendation.

NSW Police Annual Report 1988-1989

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*3

June: Former Liverpool Police Officer – (Lloyd) Trevor Lloyd Morrison was awarded the Australian Police Medal.

Although he was attached to Campsie Police Station when he received the medal, he was later transferred to Liverpool Police Station where he worked on General Duties for a number of years. He later transferred to Campbelltown.

NSW Police Service Annual Report 1991-1992.

information kindly supplied by Joe Ees.

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Trevor Lloyd MORRISON  – Valedictory

 

 

 

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The Canberra Times Monday 8 June 1992 page 10 Queen's Birthday Honours
The Canberra Times Monday 8 June 1992 page 10
Queen’s Birthday Honours

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The London Gazette Friday 14 July 1967
The London Gazette Friday 14 July 1967

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The Sydney Morning Herald 19 July 1967 p 7
The Sydney Morning Herald     19 July 1967     p 7

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Report of the Police Department for 1966 p22
Report of the Police Department for 1966   p22

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Raymond Stanley BELL

Raymond Stanley BELL

aka  Ray

( late of Glenreagh )

New South Wales Police Force

Probationary Constable # 92015

Regd. # 18004 – disengaged 18 August 1992 as a Senior Constable

Commenced with Redfern Police Academy Class # 158

 

Service 1:  From  3 April 1978  to  18 August 1992  =  14 years, 6 months, 26 days Service

RankCommenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 23 January 1978 ( aged 25 years, 2 months, 27 days )

Probationary Constable – appointed 3 April 1978 ( aged 25 years, 5 months, 7 days )

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed 3 April 1983

Senior Constable – appointed 3 April 1987

Final Rank:  Senior Constable

Stations?,


Rejoinee

Regd # 28911 – retirement

Commenced Training at Goulburn Police Academy on ? ? 1995

 

Service 2From:   25 September 1995  to  13 October 2011  = 15+ years Service

Rank:  Commenced Training ‘ possibly ‘ with Goulburn Police Academy Class # 261 or 262 ( aged 42 years, 10 months, 29 days )

Probationary Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Leading Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 3rd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 2nd Class – appointed ? ? ?

Sergeant 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?

Inspector – appointed ? ? ?

Chief Inspector – appointed ? ? ?

Final Rank:  Chief Inspector – retirement

 

Stations?,  Green Valley ( 22 Division )( Chief Inspector ), Woolgoolga, Coffs Harbour / Clarence LAC ( Duty Officer )

Total Years Service ( Service 1 & 2 )  30 years

Age at Retirement:  63 years, 2 months

Time in Retirement:  4 years, 2 months, 14 days


 

 

Awards:  National Medal – granted 30 August 2000

 

Born:  Monday  27 October 1952

Died on:  Saturday  9 January 2016 during the morning

Cause:  ?

Age:  63 years, 2 months,

 

Funeral date:  Wednesday  13 January 2016 @ 10am

Funeral location: Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour, NSW

 

Buried at:  Cremated

 Memorial at?

Raymond Stanley BELL - NSWPF - Died 9 Jan 2016

 

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BELL, Raymond Stanley `Ray’

9th January 2016, peacefully at Coffs Harbour Health Campus, late of Glenreagh.

Dearly beloved husband of Glenice,

loving father & father-in-law of Melissa & Matthew Zielinski, Reannan & Steve Loughlin,

loving Poppy of Ryan, Luke, Sunny & Cooper,

dear brother & brother-in-law and

uncle of his nieces & nephews.

 

Aged 63 Years

 

“Sadly missed”

 

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Ray’s Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour TODAY, Wednesday 13th January 2016 commencing at 10.00 am.

 

All retired and serving Police Personnel are kindly invited to attend.

Friends are invited to join the family in the Garden Lounge for light refreshments following the Service.

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Lauren Maree JOHNSTONE

Lauren Maree JOHNSTONE

NSW Goulburn Police Academy Class 272J

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. # 32346

 

Rank:  Senior Constable

 

Stations:  Flemington, Queanbeyan – Death

 

ServiceFrom  ? ? ?  to  7 January 2015 = ? years Service

 

Awards:  No find on It’s An Honour

 

Born:  Friday  1 September 1967

Died on:  Wednesday  7 January 2015 at home

Cause:  Accidental Drug Overdose

Age: 47

 

Funeral date:  Tuesday  20 January 2015 @ 11.30am

Funeral locationNorwoods, 65 Sandford St, Mitchell, ACT

Buried at:  Cremated

Lauren JOHNSTONE

Lauren JOHNSTONE

Lauren JOHNSTONE

Lauren JOHNSTONE

 

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A special young lady who was part of our Police “Family”.  She had a good heart and was very special to many of us!

Rest in Peace Lauren Johnstone!

 


 

Accidental overdose leads to calls for changes to ACT’s prescription monitoring system

A former police officer, she had long battled with post traumatic stress disorder but she seemed to be turning her life around.

Ariarne Bunyan and her sister Tamara Farrell lost their mum to an accidental prescription overdose. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
Ariarne Bunyan and her sister Tamara Farrell lost their mum to an accidental prescription overdose. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

She was still on a number of strong prescription medications but had an agreement with her GP, which she was following diligently.

On January 7, 2015, her daughter, Ariarne Bunyan came home from work to find her dead, just a day after being discharged from a cosmetic surgery clinic.

ACT Chief Coroner Lorraine Walker recently determined Ms Johnstone’s death was an accidental overdose as a result of taking her prescribed medication as instructed, and aggravated by over-the-counter medication her doctors were not aware of.

She recommended changes to the ACT’s recently introduced prescription monitoring system, DORA, which, even if it was operational in 2015, would not have raised any red flags for many of the drugs Ms Johnstone was taking.

Ms Johnstone’s daughters, Ms Bunyan and Tamara Farrell, say their mother’s death showed the at-times blasé approach to scheduled medications, including over-the-counter drugs.

Crucially, one of the drugs Ms Johnstone took that could have played a major part in her death was an easily acquired over-the-counter sleeping pill called restavit.

Lauren Johnstone with her daughters Tamara Farrell and Ariarne Bunyan.
Lauren Johnstone with her daughters Tamara Farrell and Ariarne Bunyan.

Her family doesn’t believe Ms Johnston would have had any idea of the risk she was taking by combining the drugs she did.

On January 5, 2015, Ms Johnstone was admitted to a clinic where she underwent a planned facial surgery.

She was discharged after one night and prescribed endone for pain.

On her request, she was also prescribed her regular medications: imovane, valdoxan, tramadol and valium.

While the doctor called Ms Johnstone’s regular GP to consult, he was advised her GP was on vacation.

His only warning to Ms Johnstone about the drugs was the risk of increased drowsiness as a result of combining the medications with endone.

At the time, and not known to her doctors, she had also obtained the over-the-counter sleeping pill doxylamine and codeine.

While the cause of her death was determined to be the combined effect of prescription and non-prescription medication, it was not possible to determine which drugs were more significant contributors to her death.

Her family believe Ms Johnstone should not have been prescribed the drugs after surgery and, considering her history and health, should not have been deemed fit for it. They also believe she was discharged too soon.

Lauren Johnstone.
Lauren Johnstone.

“People have to start taking all drugs more seriously, including over-the-counter medication,” Ms Bunyan said.

“Instead of the warnings being on a tiny pamphlet with the tiny spot down the bottom that no one reads, it should be in bright red on the packaging.

“You can just go to your doctor and ask for certain medications – a lot of the time they’ll just do it.”

The current DORA system – introduced earlier this year – covers strong opioids like oxycodone, but not drugs like diazepam.

As a result of Ms Johnstone’s death, the coroner recommended the ACT Health Minister declare tramadol, sleeping pill doxylamine and diazepam to be monitored drugs.

She also suggested widening the scope of monitored medicines to include all schedule 3 and 4 drugs, or, alternatively certain prescription and over-the-counter medications that may have significant sedating effects when taken in combination with opioids or benzodiazepines.

Other recommendations included the clinics altering pre-admission forms for patients to list all over-the-counter medications they were taking.

The family welcomed the coroner’s recommendations.

They said considering drugs like pseudoephedrine were monitored closely across the country, those much more dangerous to people should be as well.

Even though such a system would be too late to save their mother, they believe it would save many others.

Former health minister Meegan Fitzharris said the government was considering the recommendations and would formally respond.

“Prescription monitoring is a challenge faced by all states and territories and it is an area where the ACT government has continued to make progress,” she said.

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6272710/how-an-over-the-counter-pill-may-have-contributed-to-canberra-womans-death/

 


 

Lauren JOHNSTONE

 

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Graham Allan REIHER


Graham Allan REIHER

Late of ?

NSW Police Redfern Academy Class # 119

New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #  13674

Rank   Probationary Constable – appointed 23 June 1969

Stations: ?, Wollongong HWP

Service: From ? ? pre June 1969? to ? ? pre 1980? = 10? years Service

Awards: National Medal – granted 30 June 2000

Born: 14 October 1948

Died on: Saturday  20 December 2008

Age: 60

Cause: Brain tumour

Event location: ?

Event date: ?

Funeral date: ? ? ?

Funeral location:  St Mary’s Catholic Church, Berkeley

Funeral Parlour: ?

Buried at: ?

Memorial located at: ?

 

Graham Allan REIHER

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Graham Reiher passed away on 20.12.08.  He had a huge funeral with a “Guard of Honour” made up of the guys and girls of the S.E.S. in their orange overalls and looked quite impressive.

Graham was a Policeman pre 1980 in the Illawarra and worked at the Wollongong HWP.

He later became a Ranger with the Wollongong Council and, in 2008, developed a tumour in the brain – which was diagnosed in South Australia whilst he was on holiday down there, forcing him home and back to N.S.W.

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Rachael Gai WILSON

Rachael Gai Wilson

Constable

New South Wales Police Force

Class 266

Registered #:  ?????

Died at Rydalmere, NSW,

Service:  From ? ? 1996 to 22 September 1999 = 3 years Service

24 old

Suicide – shot – Service Pistol to chest

Stationed:  Mt Druitt, Quaker’s Hill, Seven Hills, Penrith, Ermington Police Station – Plain clothes – Anti Theft Squad – Death

Funeral:  Winston Hills on 28 September 1999

Rachael Gail WILSON, Rachael WILSON

Rachael was a plain clothes constable performing proactive duties at Ermington, NSW.


Rachael suffered psychological injuries which were later declined by the insurer.

She slipped into a greater depression and subsequently died from a self inflicted gun shot wound from her own Service weapon, whilst On Duty, after she drove to Eric Primrose Reserve, Rydalmere.

 

A beautiful smile no longer shines, but her light lives on in the hearts of her loved ones and friends.

May Rachael forever Rest In Peace.