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Message From The Games ManagerIt’s Games Time againThe Queensland Police and Emergency ServicesGames are on again. They are scheduled from21st to 28th September 2013 and majority of sportsare being held around the Brisbane area.With 40 sports on offer, there is definitely somethingfor everyone. 2013 will also see the introductionof two new sports, table tennis and Oztag, and thereturn of the adult Triathlon and Aquathon.You can compete in individual events or organiseyour workmates or family and register in one of themany team events including beach volleyball, netball,soccer, basketball or hockey.This year the Qld Police Academy will again host‘Super Saturday’ on the 21st September 2013.Some of the events conducted on this day includeAquathon, Basketball, Bench Press, Touch football,Oztag, Greatest Athlete and Martial Arts to namea few. This provides an opportunity to compete inmore than one sport or cheer on your friends. TouchFootball will also be conducted in Townsville for ourNorthern competitors.The games are open to all current serving and retiredPolice, Ambulance, Fire, Customs, Corrections andother Law Enforcement and Emergency Serviceemployees and their immediate families. So comealong and have some fun and healthy competition.Registrations will open in July. Further details and afull list of sports will be available shortly on our newlydeveloped website.For more information, contact Rebecca Dale on 0424152 229 or email Dale.RebeccaE@police.qld.gov.au.5

Clay Target ShootingClay TargetShootingEighteen shootersfrom the QueenslandPolice Clay Target Club(QPCTC) travelled tothe nation’s capital inMarch 2013 to competein the AustralasianPolice and ServicesNational Skeet and TrapChampionships (theNationals).The Nationals, whichwere shot over three dayson 22, 23 and 24 March,attracted a field of morethan ninety shootersfrom most Australian states to contest the 2013event. The competition is conducted in two sections:a Police and Services section (for police, emergencyand military services) and a Civilian section and thisyear’s event saw many shooters in both groups.The QPCTC members, who include current andformer Police officers and staff members from acrossthe state and also a number of club sponsors, wereable to compete across the entire range of events inboth sections of the Nationals. The QPCTC is acommitted promoter of junior shooting throughoutQueensland and sponsors Junior High Gun eventsin at least 9 clubs across the state, to encourage andproperly train junior shooters.In the Nationals, a medal is awarded for eachgrade winner in both Police (and Services) andalso for the civilian shooters. In addition, a ‘sash’ isawarded to the best shooter in each event.7

Clay Target Cont..All the Nationals events were shot over 50 targets,with the exception of the last event (Champion ofChampions) which was shot out of a total of 60targets.The Queenslanders arrived in town a couple ofdays before the event so they could do a bit ofsightseeing and more importantly, visit the NationalPolice Memorial. For most of the team it wastheir first visit to this very important memorial andeveryone had a moment of quiet reflection at thatvery distinctive memorial.The team also visited the Australian War Memorialand were once again reminded of the ultimatesacrifice made by many Australians in past andcurrent conflicts.The Nationals got underway on Friday 22 Marchon a cool, windy and drizzly morning after aspectacular overnight electrical storm, with the firstevent being the ever challenging 50 targets of Skeet.Unfortunately the team didn’t start off too well (toomuch ‘sightseeing’ the previous night perhaps) andnone of the team made it to the winner’s podium.Nevertheless, Steve Steenstrup (Sgt, Dog Squad)scored the team’s best with 44/50.The second event saw the competitors back on theskeet fields for the difficult 25 pair skeet doubles.Like all skeet events, only one shot is allowed ateach target, but in doubles a shooter is presentedwith two targets each time. The varying winds andlight drizzle made it hard for all those present andlow scores were shot across the board, with very fewworth bragging about. However, Brian “Wingy”Murison (Sgt Rockhampton) started the medalcount for the team, collecting 2nd in C grade with arespectable 43/50.The first day of competition finished with the firsttrap event of the Nationals, the 50 target handicapwhich is shot, depending on a shooters grade, atanything from 15 to 25 metres back from the traphouse. Don Mabbutt (Insp. MSR) convincinglyout-shot the rest of the Queenslanders (and justabout everyone else) with a commanding display ofhandicap trap shooting under the windy conditions.Don finished off the event in a shoot off for overallsecond, beating local favourite and AFP officer, MattDwyer in the process.(Editor note – I think I know who wrote the article)9

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Clay Target Cont..Day two, Saturday, dawned sunny and fine andstarted with the shooters lining up for thepopular 50 target Double Barrel, which is wherea ‘possible’ 50/50 is nearly always needed to becompetitive. Richard Wilde (AO2 Upper MtGravatt) got them all and lined up for the shootoff with 8 other shooters for the overall prize inthe Police and Services section. He gave a verygood account of himself and pulled through tosecure 2nd in AA grade.In B grade, team members Don Mabbutt andDean Baird (QFRS, Southport) both toppedthe Police and Services section and entered athree way shoot off for 1st and 2nd in the grade.Don was quickly out of contention, but Deanpersevered for an eventual well deserved 2ndplace.Jim Molloy (team sponsor, Cloncurry), shot avery respectably 49/50 in the Civilian section inA grade, but unfortunately was beaten in a threeway shoot off, after coming in behind the othertwo shooters.The Double Barrel event also forms the basis forthe highly contested Australian NationalPolice Trapshooting Team Championship, whichis a three shooter team event decided from prenominatedteams. The Queenslanders won thetrophy this year for the first time since 2010, withteam members Richard Wilde, Don Mabbutt andSteve Steenstrup beating all the other teams andcollecting the sashes and trophy in a well deservedand long overdue win for Queensland.50 targets of Single Barrel was the 2nd event of theday and this difficult match quickly sorted out theshooters with 1st in AA Grade going to Viv Nolan(retired, Toowoomba) after a closely contestedshoot off.Jim Molloy also hit the mark with 43/50 in Agrade, which put him into a 4 way shoot off forthe grade. Despite a good start, Jim didn’t last thedistance though and didn’t make it to the end.B grader Chris Lawson (Det.S/C, Kingaroy CIB),also made his way to the podium for 1st in B gradeafter shooting a very competitive 47/50 shot underthe very windy conditions encountered during theafternoon.Saturday afternoon’s presentations saw evenmore prizes going north of the border, with theQueenslanders winning all three prizes in the raffle,11

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Clay Target Cont..which was completely unexpected as we all thoughtthat it would be rigged. Gary Brown (Sgt, Wondai)and Scott Prendergast (Det. Sgt, Kingaroy CIB)were particularly happy for the chance to collecttheir prizes as they were the only things they wouldwin over the whole three days. Fortunately forthem, Chris Lawson also won a raffle prize and wasable to show them the way to the podium to collecttheirs.A foggy Sunday morning greeted shooters for thefinal day of the Nationals with the fog burning offduring the first event, the 50 target Point Score. InPoints every missed target results in 3 points beingtaken off a shooters possible score of 150 and usinga second shot loses 1 point.Vic Tipman (ret. Gympie) shot well enough andthen contested a shoot off to come 2nd in AAgrade. The run of Queenslanders in shoot offsfor the event continued with Tim Misson (Sgt,Barcaldine) competing in a lengthy shoot off in Agrade with Tim eventually collecting a well deserved2nd in the grade.The final event of the Nationals, the 60 targetChampion of Champions, consists of 20 targetsDouble Barrel, 20 targets Single Barrel and20 targets Point Score, and is all shot from thechallenging distance of 18 metres from the traphouse. The windy conditions made it difficultfor many of the shooters, but even so a numberQueenslanders shot very well, starting with SteveSteenstrup who shot 97/100 to win the eventoutright and take the sash. Vic Tipman then madeit to the podium again for first in AA grade aftera exciting three way shoot off against Glen ‘Wal’Durrie (ret. Gympie) and another shooter after aninitial score of 96/100. Then Tim Misson cleanedup in A grade with an unbeaten 94/100 to completethe Queenslanders nearly total domination in thehigher grades of this event.Once again one of the Queenslanders, Steve Turner(Team sponsor, Sunshine Coast) picked up a prizedin the raffle and the four bottles of wine he won gotthe team on to a good start for the final night of‘sightseeing’.The annual team over fifties versus the under fifties(a politically incorrect concept if there ever wasone) saw the over fifties take the cup with a closebut decisive victory by less than less than half apercent.Glen ‘Wal’ Durre, who is in his seventies and hasbeen retired (and reckons he is half blind in oneeye) outshot everyone else in the team to wincoveted ‘QPCTC Queensland Team National HighGun’ shield, which is awarded for being the besttrap shooter in the Queensland team, which heachieved with his very impressive 375/400.A good time was had by all during the 6 days andfive nights we had in the ACT and Queanbeyanand everyone is looking forward to next year’sNationals which are being held in Bendigo, Victoriaand to getting together again to break a few targetsfor Queensland.Many thanks to our sponsors who make this eventpossible, Virgo Funeral Services, Ransen TimberCompany, Central Hotel Cloncurry, PlatinumProperties – Sunshine Coast, CWB Plumbing,Royal Hotel Childers, Bank of Queensland– Kingaroy, Jim Hayne Real Estate, FuneralTransport Services Australia, Queensland PoliceUnion of Employees, Queensland Police SportingAssociation, Kingaroy Freight Express, Astill’sElectrical and Ollies Mower Service.13

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Super SaturdaySuper Saturday2012Super Saturday 2012was the fourth timethis event has been held.Super Saturday firsttook its name from theQueensland Police Gamesin 2009 when 11 eventsfrom those Games wereheld simultaneously atthe Queensland PoliceService Academy.The events included ina Games year includesquash, touch footy,greatest athlete, indoorsoccer, obstacle coursechallenge, martial arts,bench press/push pull,indoor rowing, basketball 3on 3, aquathon andswimming.As part of the celebration of events we also hadcarnival land amusements to set up their usualentertainment. These included a rock climbing wall,slippery slides, jumping castles, and snow conesfor the kids. Nearly 500 people attended this yearsevents.As an out of games year a smaller number of eventswere held. The touch footy attracted 8 teamsin 2012 of which 5 of those were from recruitgroups. The other three were from Amalgamated(a combination of old timers including LesterBrookes and Mark Ruggeri) and the Dog squadrun by Ash Purvey and DTU run by James Owen.As predicted the top two teams (Amalgamated andDog Squad) were in the final. After a close foughtgame Amalgamated won 5-2.The indoor soccer was run by Gary Tobin and15

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Super Saturday Cont..Barry Smith, they also attracted 6 teams. Withonly one court and a round robin event conductedteams played 7 minutes games with for andagainst extremely important.Eventual winners were ‘Badheads” from Beenleigh.The kids triathlon proved a massive hit onceagain. Jimmy Owen had nearly 70 competitorson the starting line this time round. Three wavesof competitors was the right call. There were kidseverywhere and parents making sure everythingwas ready for their big event.The under 8’s attracted the most competitors withnearly 40 little tikes swimming 1 lap, riding 1kmand running down to the oval to complete thedistance.The 9yr-11yr’s had to swim 50m, rideapproximately 2 km and then run down to theoval to complete a lap before finishing.The over 11’s had to swim 100m, ride 3km andthen cover 2 laps of the oval.All the kids will certainly be back next year as thiswas a fantastic event and lots of fun.The final event on this calender was the basketball17

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Super Saturday Cont..3 0n 3 run by Gavin DeLaCruz. He managed tohave a combination of children and adults fromwherever he could grab them. Some from his ownWestern Magic heartland and recruits made upthe numbers. Plenty of fun was the order of theday.Well done to all co-ordinators and QPSAcommittee members who assisted on the day. Thisevent proves to be hit every year and promises togrow bigger and better. The next Super Saturdaywill be incorporated as part of the 2013 Policeand Emergency Services Games, and is scheduledto be held on Saturday 21st September 2013 atthe Qld Police Academy, Oxley. Come along andsee what all the fun is about.19

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AFLQueensland Crocs 2012Australian RulesAfter the vast improvements made in theQueensland Crocs squad during 2010 and2011, the team travelled to this year’s NationalPolice Football Carnival in Tasmania full of hope.Unfortunately for the Crocs, the absence of a fewkey players from the last two years combined with abrutal injury toll left the side short on numbers andup against it from the outset.The Crocs opened their carnival with a tight-lossto a much improved Tasmanian side, before losingto New South Wales on Wednesday in Gametwo. A third loss to eventual carnival champions,South Australia, on Friday was inevitable given theheavy injury toll of the week but the side showedincredible heart and courage to give a spirited contestthroughout.Despite the difficulties on field, the week was enjoyedby a large travelling squad of over 30 members fromareas across the state including some from as wideranging as Normanton, Crows Nest and Kingaroy.Highlights from the trip included a superheroafternoon during Wednesday’s “Legends Match”including a half-time sprint, the awarding of the2012 Mankini to Justin Allen following an intense10-pin bowling bowl off, and the final functionfeaturing guest speakers Peter Hudson (formerHawthorn legend) and Brett Geeves (Tasmaniancricket representative).The Crocs welcomed a number of new faces thisyear who each brought quality on-field and off-fieldcontributions to the trip. Justin Allen, Jarrod McIvor,Tyler Matchett, Duane Amos were particularlystrong across each game, while Jamie Hall and Jacob21

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AFL Cont...Nobbs had breakout gamesagainst South Australia.Returning players Chrisand Nick Collins, BeauTanton, Karl Wood, BradRantall and Brett Price allhad strong carnivals. KayneNund was exceptionalacross all three gameswith his hard running andtenacity at the footballunmatched.Not surprisingly KayneNund was announced asthe back-to-back winnerof the Queensland Playerof the Carnival, while KarlWood received the Players’Player Award. Both playerswere worthy recipients ofthe All-Australian Teamselection.All players enjoyed thetrip with the committeeof Darryn Parkes, StewartManning, Bradley Wilson,Brendon Carr and DarylStephenson (and co.) doinga superb job in organisingthe off-field aspects.23The Crocs are looking forward to seeing an evengreater injection of youth in New South Wales thisyear at the 2013 carnival to help supplement a groupof evergreen, but ageing, veterans.As always the week would not have been possibleif not for the generous contributions of sponsorswhich included in 2012: RemSERV, A & MLogistics, Sciaccas Lawyers, the Queensland PoliceUnion, Kooga and the Queensland Police SportingAssociation.The Crocs are always on the lookout for new players andsupporters. Any person interested in joining the Crocscan do so by emailing any of the Crocs committee:President - Stewart Manning (SCOC)Secretary - Brendan Carr (SER)Treasurer - Daryl Stephenson (OSC)Committee Members - Darryn Parkes (NCR) and BradWilson (NCR)Football Operations Manager – Bradley Rantall (SCOC)

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Firies Vs Cops in the battle to the top!Heroes battle to the topIt will be the showdown of the year when theQueensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS)battle the Queensland Police Service (QPS) in theultimate heights challenge, Climb for Cancer on 19May 2013.There is strong competition between the teams; bothwant to come out on top at the Climb for Cancerstair race.QPS Inspector and President of the QueenslandPolice Sporting Association, James Owen met ActingInspecting Richard Gorey for a pre-race meeting andexplained why they were getting involved.Inspector Owen said he was looking forward totaking on the Firies.“Both the police and the firies have a strong emphasiswww.climbforcancer.org.au 25on health and well-being and Climb for Cancerwas a great way to ignite some healthy competitionbetween the two departments,” Inspector Owen said.QFRS Acting Inspector Richard Gorey, explainedthat four firies will be wearing full gear on the day.“They will be running all 810 stairs in full gear. Thisincludes full personal protective equipment (PPE);pants, jacket, helmet and breathing apparatus –adding an extra 25 kilograms to their load.”There was plenty of competitive banter and hecklingat the pre-race meeting.QPS’s Inspector Owen joked, “What do you call a fitfireman… retired”.QFRS’s Acting Inspector Gorey bit back by teasing,“If you can’t handle the heat, join the police”.

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Firies Vs Cops Cont...Both teams have beentraining hard in a bid toreach the top first.You can also climbalongside our state’s heroeson Saturday 19 May, if youwant to take part in thischallenge contact InspectorOwen via e-mail and hewill organise a team foryou wherever possible, oryou can enter your ownteam via the climb forthe cure website at www.climbforcancer.org.auThis will be a great eventand a lot of fun, if youwant to raise money forcancer and get fit at thesame time you will not finda better event. The eventcomprises a 37 storey or810 step race to the top ofWaterfront Place in theBrisbane CBD. As this is afund raising event there isan entry fee of $50.00 perindividual or $200.00 perteam. The Police SportingAssociation will providea team racing shirt for allpolice competitors wholet us know they haveentered. They will supplythe running shirts on themorning of the event.27Proudly Supporting the Qld Police & Emergency Services Games

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CRICKETAustralia and New Zealand PoliceCricket Championships 2012Recently the Queensland Police Cricket Associationhosted the Australia and New Zealand PoliceCricket Championships (ANZPCC) on the GoldCoast. The carnival was held at the Gold Coast DistrictCricket Club between 10 – 16 November 2012.Teams from New South Wales, Victoria, SouthAustralia, Western Australia and New Zealand attendedthe week long carnival. The carnival included a welcomefunction, 5 full days of cricket and a formal closingfunction. The carnival was attended by 120 current andformer serving police officers and staff members.At the conclusion of each carnival the ANZPCC MeritTeam is selected. Shane Connors of Logan CentralStation was Queensland’s sole representative and cappedoff a successful week. Shane’s highlights were 52 notout and 2/18 versus S.A. and 3/31 versus W.A.Several other highlights of the carnival were fromPaul Bonney of Carina, 113 versus Victoria whichconsisted of eighteen 4’s and two 6’s in a 55 ballinnings, Ray Atkinson 90 versus NSW and 54 notout versus S.A. as well as five catches for the carnival.A guest appearance by current Bull’s and SydneySixers cricketer Luke Feldman had the dirty Vic’sjumping around. Luke finished with figures of1/20 off 9 overs, but more importantly he claimed 6bruised Victorians.At the conclusion of the carnival, New Zealand weretoo strong for the rest. A team consisting of sevencurrent first grade players made the dad’s army teamsfrom Australia pay for lack of skill, ability and talent.This was New Zealand’s first title and well deserved.Queensland and New Zealand have a very healthyand competitive respect for each other and thisis reflected in the establishment of the MemorialTrophy. A trophy struck by New Zealand to reflectthe camaraderie and spirit shown between the twoteams. The trophy won by New Zealand at this31

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CRICKETcarnival, is made from debris of the Christchurchearthquake. A symbol of resilience, determination,mateship and commitment to the community andeach other. The wood in the trophy is from theCatholic Cathedral and the brick is from The PressBuilding, both were severely damaged whilst theblue glass reflects the Queensland floods of 2010 and2011. Both events showed the true spirit of policingand helping the community, with police puttingothers before themselves.During the formal dinner at the conclusion of thecarnival three Queenslanders were awarded LifeMembership of the ANZPCC, Brett Hutton, MattGill and Ray Atkinson. They join Queensland’sonly other Life Member Colin Frederick Harvey.There are strict criteria for being nominated for thisaward and it is based on dedication, commitmentand involvement in the ANZPCC. This award isvoted on by the ANZPCC Council. These fourhave been involved as players, administrators,managers and committee members for over a decade.Congratulations gentlemen!Thanks must go to the organising committee whoworked tirelessly over the past 18 months to makethe carnival seamless. The committee consisted ofcurrent serving officers Ray Atkinson, Brett Hutton,Phillip Bell and Brett Price as well as former officerMatt Gill. A special mention must go to Matt whoruns his business, MCG Legal, on the Gold Coast.Matts dedication to cricket and this carnival cameto the fore with his organising of grounds, sponsorsand functions. The rest of the committee is based inBrisbane and would not have been able to providesuch a professional event without Matt’s local33

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CRICKETknowledge and contacts.Final thanks must go to sponsors and supporters ofthe carnival. Sponsorship by the Queensland PoliceSporting Association and the QPCU, which has beena partnership for over a decade, is greatly appreciated.New partner MCG Legal came on board this carnival.Support from Kookaburra, Talisman Apartments,Cricket Gold Coast and Jupiters Hotel and Casino.The next ANZPCC will be held in Auckland, NewZealand in February 2015. Any player enquiries orinterest please direct to Brett Hutton, City CIB orRay Atkin35

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MELBOURNE2014Australasian Police & Emergency Services Games19-24 April 2014MELBOURNE2014 AP&ES GAMESC/- Victoria Police AcademyViewmount RoadGlen Waverley Vic 3150www.apandesgames.com.au

MESSAGE FROM THEGAMES MANAGER...Iam delighted to invite competitorsfrom all eligible Police & EmergencyService agencies from throughoutAustralasia to the Melbourne 2014Australasian Police & EmergencyServices Games .The Games are to be conductedbetween the 19th to 24th April 2014.It is Our mission to utilise the bestavailable sporting venues for the 50plus sporting disciplines on offer andto provide a social environment toperpetuate the tradition of friendlycompetition and inter-agencycamaraderie.We are excited about theopportunity to providecompetitors and theiraccompanying family members andfriends with not only an excellentsporting experience but also anoutstanding cultural, social andtourism experience, taking in allthe city of Melbourne and RegionalMelbourne 2014 Games to be anexperience NOT TO BE MISSEDDanny Bodycoat APMInspectorManager - Melbourne 2014 GamesThe Melbourne Sports and AquaticCentre will provide internationalstandard facilities for swimming,badminton, basketball, volleyball,squash and table tennis. The newLakeside Athletics Stadium will hostTrack & Field with the picturesqueparklands around Albert Park and thenearby bay beaches becoming home toan array of other sports. Some sports,bikes and shooting disciplines dueto their very nature, will be held inregional centres.Competition is in open and age gradedcategories catering for all levels ofability.

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MELBOURNE - AUSTRALIA’SCULTURAL & SPORTING CAPITALWIth a population of over 3million, Melbourne is theArts, Festival and SportingCapital of Australia. Consistentlytagged, “ The World’s Most LivableCity” , Melbourne is surrounded bypublic parks including the renownedRoyal Botanical Gardens and thecharming Fitzroy Gardens.This is a friendly, multicultural citythat is home to people from over 140different nations. There are morethan three thousand restaurants fromVictoria’ssuperb winescome fromover 250wineries.Melbournians are sportsmad. The MCG hostedthe 1956 Olympics- the‘Friendly Games’ It now hostsCricket Test Matches and AustralianFootball where 100,000 people willcheer on their team.Melbourne Park is the stage for theAustralian Open Tennis and AlbertPark hosts the annual FormulaOne Grand Prix. It’s also home tothe Melbourne Sports and AquaticCentre, the primary sporting precinctfor the 2014 Games.For theshoppers,hundredsof designerfashionboutiques fromInternationaland renowned Australian designers inthe city to funky Chapel Street make ita fashion paradise.There are art galleries, world classmuseums, shows, festivals includingthe Melbourne International ComedyFestival, which will be in full swingduring the Games.

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VICTORIAGAMES ELIGIBILITYVictoria Boasts some fantastictouring locations, each withina short drive of Melbourne.These include the Great Ocean Road,Mornington Peninsula, Yarra ValleyTo ensure all visitors have anopportunity to maximise their timein Melbourne and Victoria, Gamesorganisers have engaged a specialisttravel operator to provide a varietyof accommodation and touringideas. There will also be dedicatedpackages developed for New Zealandparticipants and their families &supporters travelling across theTasman for the event.All employees, registeredvolunteers and retiredpersonnel from eligiblePolice and Emergency Serviceagencies from throughoutAustralasia are eligible to compete.A full list of Eligible Agencies isavailable on the Games Websitewww.apandesgames.com.au

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MELBOURNE2014Australasian Police & Emergency Services GamesPROPOSED SPORTS• Angling Fresh Water• Angling Salt Water• Aquathon• Archery Field• Archery Target• Badminton• Basketball• Box Tag• Cricket Indoor• Cricket 20/20• Cross Country• Cycling• Darts• Dragon Boats• Duathlon• Equestrian• Golf• Half Marathon• Hockey Field• Lawn Bowls• Mountain Bikes• Netball• Petanque• Road Race• Rowing Indoor• Rugby 7’s• Shooting Large Bore• Shooting Small Bore• Shooting Trap• Shooting Skeet• Shooting Sporting Clays• Shooting Pistol• Snooker• Soccer Field• Soccer Indoor• Squash• Stair Race•• Swimming Open Water• Swimming Pool• Table Tennis• Ten Pin Bowling• Touch Rugby• Toughest Competitor• Track & Field• Triathlon• Tug Of War• Volleyball Beach• Volleyball Indoor• X-Terra DuathlonMELBOURNE2014 AP&ES GAMESC/- Victoria Police AcademyViewmount RoadGlen Waverley Vic 3150www.apandesgames.com.au

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