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HOLIDAY HOME BALLOT ­ July 2005 School Holidays Bookings for the Police Association Holiday Homes during the July 2005 school holidays are made by means of a ballot. Please read the information on how to participate. Direct queries to Angela Currie on (08) 8212 3055. The Police Journal this month introduces How to participate Applications close on 27th May, and the ballot will be drawn on 30th May. Profile, a new feature that turns the spotlight Dates available for the ballot are: 9 - 15 July 2005 Inclusive 16 - 22 July 2005 Inclusive on some of the most intriguing characters in, for the following venues: * BLINMAN * GLENELG * WALLAROO * PENNESHAW or with a connection to, policing. Complete the request form and return to the Police Association. You will be advised by letter of the outcome. The dates will be confirmed as soon as we receive your deposit of 50%, which is required by the date specified in the letter. Failure to meet this deadline will result in cancellation of the booking and the dates will be made available to other members. Contact: Angela Currie. Telephone (08) 8212 3055 Fax (08) 8212 2002 Andy McClean 26 Police Journal BALLOT REQUEST FOR HOLIDAY HOME JULY 2005 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Name........................................................................................................... Age: 43 Rank ..................................................ID ...................................................... April 2005 Born/raised: Adelaide Work Location ............................................................................................. PASA role: Delegate (Mt Gambier) Phone ................................................(H)...........................................(W) Home Address ............................................................................................. Post: Port McDonnell www ...........................................................................Postcode........................... Rank: Senior constable .policejournalsa.org.au Location Required Preferred Dates Family: Wife Fiona; sons Choice No. 1 ............................................ ........................................... Kyall, 7, and Keelan, 5 Choice No. 2 ............................................ ........................................... Choice No. 3 ............................................ ........................................... Please complete and return to the Police Association before 27th May 2005 (Limit one ballot per member. Multiple ballots will be disallowed) PO Box 6032, Halifax Street, Adelaide SA 5000 (Internal despatch no. 168) Faith in people WESTERN TREE & STUMP Militant and always right back to the leadership." confrontational was how Despite the images of renegade Police Association unions of the 1970s and '80s, delegate, Andy McClean, used to McClean had always harboured a perceive unions. But that was in the strong interest in the association. T days of rampaging BLF bovver Driven to help secure better working PLEASED TO SUPPOR EMBERS boys, and the once feared but now conditions for his mates, and not POLICE M deregistered Painters & Dockers simply leave representative work to ALL AREAS Union, on which many based their others, he took on the Country judgements of trade unionism. South Branch presidency in 1995. Now, as an active player in his own And, in that year, he would draw representative body, McClean sees great inspiration from the mass PROFESSIONAL the labour movement in a far more meeting of association members at G Tree Removal glowing light. A "real eye-opener" to Morphettville racecourse during G Stump Grinding him has been the broad respect he what had become a bitter pay G Trees Pruned & Shaped has seen the association command. campaign. "To have a union like we have, He attended the rally as a proxy G Inaccessible Areas a Specialty strong and pro-active in the way it for then association delegate and G Free Quotes & Advice deals with government and SAPOL, now committee member, David G Leaf Mulch Available it's just nice to be part of it," he says. "Bully" Reynolds, who had asked PROMPT & RELIABLE "To go to conferences and hear him to ferry some South-East overseas guest speakers, like members there by bus. The always SERVICE (Combined Law Enforcement affable McClean willingly became FULL INSURANCE Associations of Texas president) chauffeur to a band of country cops Ron DeLord and (former Police determined to add to the weight of Federation of England and Wales association demand on a then Garth (Owner Operator) Ph/Fax: 8296 2398 chairman) Fred Broughton... hostile Liberal government. GLENELG "SAPOL has great respect "That really got me going," he around the nation, but our union is says. "We rolled into Adelaide with Mobile: 0418 814 822 exactly the same, and that comes two busloads. There were about 40 PROFILE of us from the South-East ­ about one his young son to meet Hunt at Tara McClean, raised a Catholic but now "With the association work," he 27 in two members from our area. Hall for a private talk about life in the not religious, has seen plenty of explains, "you cut through the Police Journal "It was a fantastic night. To walk job. brutality and heartache on the front bullshit and get to the source of a into a room like that and see so many After an hour-long conversation, line of policing. But under his big problem. I've taken that back into (police)... You would never at any McClean found his interest in police frame and rugged looks is an even- (police) work with me, saying: `Let's other time see that many coppers work truly sparked. So, as a 17-year- tempered man who never looks at just cut to the chase and get the job (1,800) together in one place." old just six months out of school, he humanity with a jaundiced eye. done'." April 2005 McClean, who had worked in the joined SAPOL in 1979. On the same "Most people have goodness in In his current police role, McClean South-East since 1990, went on to day he received word that the police them," he insists. "You see it in expects to remain fulfilled long into become the association delegate for had accepted him, he was due to small places, where the community the future and, therefore, plans no www Mt Gambier in 1997. Ever since attend an interview for a job as an is your greatest ally. I can call on changes. Ask him to ponder his .policejournalsa.org.au then, voters have returned him to apprentice mechanic. people, just ring them, and they're future with the Police Association office in consecutive elections. McClean graduated in 1981, and there, saying: `What can we do to and he laments the circumstances He describes his current-day role as, then undertook his only stretch of help?' I had that happen just recently that he says prevent him from in part, one of dealing with members' city work ­ 18 months in speed when a dinghy overturned in the surf. holding higher office. "day-to-day (industrial) problems". detection and Adelaide reliefs. In late They frequently relate to such issues 1982, he transferred to Whayalla and as rostering and cancelled leave; and has, over the ensuing years, served those who ask him to negotiate with in Kimba, Port Lincoln, Penong, management for them are often "quite Ceduna, Mt Gambier, and his current "It doesn't matter what it is, young" members. post, Port McDonnell. McClean senses their And, over 26 years as a cop, they just come out and help." cautiousness about confronting McClean has survived his share of bosses. "They ring me about close calls. In the late 1980s, he and problems that can be fixed locally," a colleague went to Oak Valley he says, "because they don't want Aboriginal Community, 410km north- to be seen to be rocking the boat." west of Ceduna, to arrest a rapist. A "Then, you try to give them a bit of "I would love to be on committee," Apart from attending the annual court had issued a warrant for him. recognition, and they say: `No, just he says, "but I have a young family delegates' conference, special The two officers took hold of the doing it to help the community'." and I'm 500kms away. But I get a lot meetings and association-run training wanted man but never got him back to McClean's best experience of of satisfaction out of being a sessions in Adelaide, McClean sees their police car: 30-odd community community support came when he delegate. the rest of his role as that of an members launched an attack on them had to quieten some rowdy, out-of- "I just hope people remember me intelligence-gatherer. To his with sticks and bottles. town pub revellers in Cowell. After when I'm gone, and say: `Macca had association superiors, he might, for In ripped uniforms, the besieged he arrested one, the local patrons a go, and we could always go to him example, report what he sees of the cops made a desperate dash for the jumped in to protect him against the if we wanted something. He would impact on members of an unsound police car, leaving their prisoner other five or six. always put in the hard yards for us'." SAPOL work practice. behind. McClean is certain that, had they ­ Brett Williams "We get the info for the full-time But, once inside the car, McClean not come to his aid, he "would have staff and the executive committee to saw him charging at them with a got clobbered". "That's the way do the hard yards with the tomahawk. He (McClean) grabbed a people in country towns rally to government and SAPOL," he mileage book ­ then made of heavy support each other," he says. "It explains. cardboard ­ which he thrust in front doesn't matter what it is, they just McClean left Daws Road High of his partner's head. come out and help." School in 1978 without any "That was in case he hoicked the The similarity that McClean sees plans for his future. His Irish migrant thing (tomahawk) through the between his police and union roles is father ­ who counted among his window," he says. "We drove that they both "deal with people's friends then superintendent and straight through them and out of the emotions". So, people skills, as well later commissioner, David Hunt ­ community, and kept going until we as directness, he says, are the suggested he consider a career in ran out of petrol. It was pretty greatest assets to anyone who policing. He went on to arrange for scary." works in either field.