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The remembrance walls around country honour those police officers have fallen in the line of duty. The ride is sure to be even more poignant following the death last week of a New South Wales police officer during a drugs raid.
A number of WA Police employees are already well into their journey. They started riding on Saturday, using their own time, and their own motorcycles. As well as taking part in an epic ride across our country, each WA participant is raising money for equipment for Princess Margaret Hospital which will potentially save the lives of many young WA cancer patients, including the daughter of a serving WA Police officer.
More than 30 WA Police employees and supporters set off on a marathon ride across Australia on Saturday, 11 September, to raise funds for Princess Margaret Hospital.
Shortly before the ride began, Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan APM announced the riders had surpassed their fundraising target to bring in a whopping $150,000 towards a 3D molecular imaging machine that will help doctors at Princess Margaret Hospital’s oncology ward develop treatment programs tailored to young cancer patients’ specific illnesses. – WA Wall to Wall Website
To get us a better understanding of the ride, on Thursday of last week I spoke to Assistant Commissioner Stephen Brown on 98.5 Sonshine FM. You can hear our conversation by clicking the play button on the audio player at the bottom of this post.
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